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A English Schools
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[语篇解读] 文章介绍了四所教授地道英语的英国学校。 1．What can we know about Burlington School? A．It is open all year. B．It is located in London. C．It provides no accommodation. D．It offers no social practice classes.
解析：细节理解题。根据Burlington School, London可知该学校位于伦敦。 答案：B
2．Which school offers the biggest discounts? A．Burlington School. B．New School of English. C．University of Liverpool. D．Interactive English School.
解析：推理判断题。根据四所大学所提供的折扣以及“See University of Liverpool courses and save 12%”可知University of Liverpool 提供的折扣最大。
答案：C
3．How is New School of English different from the others? A．It sets a strict age limit. B．Its accommodation is optional.
C．Its teachers are qualified and experienced. D．It offers General and Specialist English courses.
解析：细节理解题。根据New School of English, Cambridge中的“The school is open all year and provides a range of English language courses for adults from all over the world (minimum age 16)．”可知，新英语学校与其他学校不同的是它有一个严格的年龄限制。
答案：A
4．Who would be interested in the schools? A．English professors. B．Native English speakers. C．Foreign English learners. D．Staff of esl-lounge Student.
解析：推理判断题。根据Burlington School, London中的“Students live either in homestays or in one of our hostels.”可知，外国的学英语的人会对这些学校感兴趣。
答案：C
B
Leonardo da Vinci was one of the great people in Italian Renaissance. Like many leaders of Renaissance humanism, he didn't see a division between science and art. His observations and inventions were recorded in 13,000 pages of notes and drawings, including designs for flying machines, plant studies, war machinery, anatomy (解剖) and architecture.
Da Vinci was born on 15 April, 1452 in the Tuscan hill town of Vinci. He was the son of a local lawyer. He learned from the sculptor (雕刻家) and painter Andrea del Verrocchio in Florence and in 1478, he became an independent master. In 1483, he moved to Milan to work for the ruling Sforza family as an engineer, sculptor, painter and architect. From 1495 to 1497, he produced a painting of The Last Supper, through which he got the world attention.
Da Vinci was in Milan until the city was ruled by the French in 1499, which made him return to Florence. During that time, he painted several portraits, and the only one that survives is Mona Lisa.
In 1506, da Vinci moved to Milan, remaining there until 1513. This was followed by three years in Rome. In 1517, at the invitation of the French king Francis Ⅰ， Leonardo moved to the Chateau de Cloux, in the city of Amboise, France, where he died on 2 May, 1519.
The fame of da Vinci's surviving paintings has meant that he has been regarded primarily as an artist, but thousands of surviving pages of his notebooks show the most brilliant of minds. His true genius wasn't as a scientist or an artist, but as a combination
of the two—an “artist-engineer”. His paintings were scientific, based on a deep understanding of the workings of human bodies and physics of light and shade. His science was expressed through art, and his drawings show what he meant, and how he understood the world.
5．The main idea of the first paragraph is about da Vinci's . A．inventions known by the world B．devotion to Italian Renaissance C．achievements on science D．talent in the field of art
解析：段落大意题。该段第一句话说他是意大利文艺复兴时期的伟大人物之一，然后介绍了他的科学观察和发明、绘画等。四个选项中，B项为“对意大利文艺复兴的奉献”正合题意。A(invention)，C(science)，D(art)三项太片面。
答案：B
6．What can we know about da Vinci from the text?
A．He was the first person to invent flying machines in the world. B．He got a lot of support from his father. C．His work The Last Supper made him popular. D．He joined the army to fight against the French in 1499.
解析：细节理解题。由第二段最后一句“...he produced a painting of The Last Supper, through which he got the world attention.”可知，《最后的晚餐》让他闻名世界。这与C项所表达的意思吻合。
答案：C
7．Da Vinci returned to Florence in 1499 because . A．Milan was seized by the French B．he missed Andrea del Verrocchio
C．Florence could offer him many materials for his paintings D．he didn't want to work for the ruling Sforza family
解析：细节理解题。由第三段第一句“Da Vinci was in Milan until the city was
ruled by the French in 1499, which made him return to Florence.”可知，达·芬奇回到佛罗伦萨，是因为法国人统治了米兰。
答案：A
8．According to the last paragraph, we can infer that . A．da Vinci is only regarded as a gifted artist
B．da Vinci applied scientific technology to his paintings C．da Vinci was the best at using light and shade in his works D．da Vinci showed his attitudes towards the world by drawing
解析：推理判断题。由最后一句“His science was expressed...and his drawings show what he meant, and how he understood the world.”可推知，他通过绘画来展示自己对世界的看法或态度，故选D项。
答案：D Ⅱ.阅读七选五
Five simple things that are actually complex The proof for “1＋1＝2” is over 300 pages long.
1 In the early 20th century, Bertrand Russell wanted to prove that mathematics worked, so he decided to start with the simplest concept and prove 1＋1＝2. However, it took the mathematician and philosopher 372 pages of complex sums.
Defining the word “the” is really difficult.
The word “the” is one of the most common words in English. 2 For example, why do we say, “I have the flu”， but not “I have the headache”？ In the Oxford English Dictionary, there are almost two dozen different ways the word can be used in a sentence correctly.
Yawning.
Some people say we yawn to keep us alert by taking in oxygen. However, various experiments have shown that yawning actually cools down the brain. 3 As for why yawning is contagious (感染性的), no one knows that either.
Left and right have been confusing philosophers for years.
Would you explain the concept of left and right in terms of your relative position
人教英语选修六练习：nit Art ection Ⅰ Warming p & Reading 含解析
