It is a custom _______ hundreds of years.A.da...

It is a custom _______ hundreds of years.

A.dating back B.dates from C.dated back D.dating from

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Stonehenge is one of the world’s most famous prehistoric monuments _____ over 5,000 years ago.

A. dated back to B. dating back to

C. dates from D. to date back to

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The search for beauty lasts centuries.Paintings of Egyptians1.(date) back to 4,000 years show both men and women painting their nails and wearing make-up.In the 18th century,wealthy French noblemen2.(wear) wigs（假发）of long and white hair to make3.(them) attractive.Today people continue to devote a lot of time and money 4.their appearance.

But what exactly is beauty?It's difficult to describe it clearly,and we know it when we find it.Our5.(aware) of it may start from an early age.In a study,six-month-old babies6.(show)a series of photographs.The faces in the pictures had been rated by attractiveness.Babies spent more time looking at the attractive faces than the unattractive ones.

For better or worse,beauty plays7.role in our life.But it is8.(extreme)difficult to describe exactly what makes a person attractive to another.Although there are certain physical traits9.(consider) universally appealing,it is also true that beauty does not always keep to a single standard.Beauty really is,10.the saying goes,in the eye of the beholder（旁观者）.

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In China, the history of people planting and using bamboo can date back to as far as 7,000 years. As early as the Shang Dynasty, bamboo was being used in ancient people’s daily lives. It was used for food, clothing, housing, transportation, 　 1. (music) instruments and even weapons.

The 　 2. (apply) of bamboo in science and technology is thrilling. In 251 BC, Li Bing, in Sichuan, 　 3. (lead) the local people in building the Dujiang Weirs(都江堰), the first irrigation network in the world, in which bamboo played 　 4. important role. The world’s oldest water pipe was also 　 5.　 (make) of bamboo. During the Han Dynasty, the people in Sichuan 6.　 (success) sank a 1600-metre-deep well with thick bamboo ropes. This technology did not spread to Europe 　 7.　 the 19th century, and it was by using the technology 　 8. the Americans drilled the first oil well in Pennsylvania in 1859.

In Chinese culture, bamboo is well-known as 　 9.　 of the “four gentlemen” in plants. To many famous men, bamboo is a symbol of goodness and honesty. It is always closely related to people of positive spirits. Bamboo culture contributes to encouraging people to hold on when 　 10.　　 (face) tough situations.

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In the past few years, he has collected a lot of ancient coins, _______ date back to the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

A. most of them     B. most of that         C. most of which        D. most of those

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Watercolor is the oldest paints known. It dates back to the early cave men who discovered they could add lifelike qualities to drawings of animals and other figures on the walls of caves by mixing the natural colors found in the earth with water.

Fresco(壁画), one of the greatest of all art forms, is done with watercolor. It is created by mixing paints and water and applying these to wet plaster(灰泥). Of the thousands of people who stand under Michelangelo's heroic ceiling in the Sistine Chapel, very few know that they are looking at perhaps the greatest watercolor painting in the world.

The invention of oil painting by the Flemish masters in the fifteenth century made fresco painting go down-hill, and for the next several centuries watercolor was used mainly for doing sketches(素描) or as a tool for study. It was not until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that English painters put back watercolor as a serious art form. The English have a widely-known love for the outdoors and also small, private pictures. The softness of watercolor had a remarkably strong attraction for them.

The popularity of watercolor continued to grow until in the twentieth century. The United States passed England as the center for watercolor, producing such well-known watercolor artists as Thomas Eakins and Andrew Wyeth.

1.What is the passage mainly about?

A. The gradual weakness of fresco painting.

B. Oils having more power or influence over watercolor.

C. The rediscovery of watercolor in England.

D. The start and development of watercolor.

2.The first watercolor artists were ______.

A. early cave men

B. Italian fresco artists

C. Flemish masters

D. English artists of the 18th century

3.According to the passage, watercolor painting was put back in England because ______.

A. it was easy to use outdoors

B. it was a strong medium

B. it was extremely bright in color

D. it was well suited to popular tastes

4.What would the next paragraph most probably deal with?

A. the works of famous American watercolor artists.

B. The weakness of oils as popular paints.

C. Techniques of producing watercolor.

D. Modern American oil painters.

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Watercolour is the oldest paints known. It dates back to the early cave men who discovered they could add lifelike qualities to drawings of animals and other figures on the walls of caves by mixing the natural colours found in the earth with water.

Fresco (壁画), one of the greatest of all art forms, is done with watercolour. It is created by mixing paints and water and applying these to wet plaster (灰泥). Of the thousands of people who stand under Michelangelo’s heroic ceiling in the Sistine Chapel, very few know that they are looking at perhaps the greatest watercolour painting in the world.

The invention of oil painting by the Flemish masters in the fifteenth century made fresco painting go down-hill, and for the next several centuries watercolour was used mainly for doing sketches (草图) or as a tool for study. It was not until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that English painters put back watercolour as a serious art form. The English have a widely-known love for outdoors and also small private pictures. The softness of watercolour had a remarkably strong attraction for them.

The popularity of watercolour continued to grow until the twentieth century. The United States passed England as the center for watercolour, producing such well-known watercolour artists as Thomas Eakins and Andrew Wyeth.

1. The purpose of the passage is to introduce _____.

2. In the 16^th and 17^th centuries the artists thought _____.

3.According to the passage, watercolour painting was put back in England because ____

4.What would the next paragraph most probably deal with?

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Watercolor（水彩画） is the oldest paints known. It dates back to the early cave men. They discovered that they could mix the natural colors found in the earth with water. In this way they could add lifelike qualities to drawings of animals and other figures on the wall of caves.

Fresco（壁画）, one of the greatest art forms, is done with watercolor, it is created by mixing paints and water and applying these to wet plaster（灰泥）. Of the thousands of people who stand under Michelangelos’ works in the Sistine Chapel, very few know they are looking at perhaps the greatest watercolor painting in the world.

The invention of oil painting by the Glemish masters in the fifteenth century made fresco painting go downhill, and for the next several centuries watercolor was used mainly for doing sketches（素描） or as tool for study. It was not until the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that English painters put back watercolor as a serious art form. The English have widely-known love for the outdoors and also for small, private pictures. The softness of watercolor had a strong attraction for them.

The popularity of watercolor continued to grow until the twentieth century. The United States took the place of England and became the center of watercolor. It produced such well-known watercolor artists as Thomas Eakins and Andrew Wyeth.

1. The first watercolor users were___________

A. the early cave men

B. Italian fresco artists

C. Flemish masters

D. the English artists in the 18th century

2. In the 16th and 17th centuries the artists thought__________.

A .watercolor was more costly, but better

B. oil painting lasted less long, but clearer and brighter

C. watercolor was not suitable for serious works

D. oil painting was difficult to use

3. According to the passage, watercolor painting was put back in England because ______

A. it was easy to use outdoors

B. it was a strong tool

C. it was extremely bright in color

D. it was well suited to popular tastes

4. What is the passage mainly about?________

A. the gradual weakness of fresco painting.

B. Oils having more power of influence over watercolor.

C. The rediscovery of watercolor in England.

D. The start and development of watercolor.

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8：30 PM

Outlook

Outlook is back with a new series of reports to keep you up date with all that’s new in the world of entertainment. Stories go all the way from the technical to the romantic, from stage to screen. There will be reports of the stars of the moment, the stars of the future and the stars of the past. The director with his new film，he designer with the latest fashion and the musician with the popular song are part of the new Outlook . The program is introduced by Fran Levine.

9:00 PM

Discovery

When a 10-year-old boy gets a first class degree in mathematics or an 8-year-old plays chess like a future grand master， they are considered as geniuses . Where does the quality of genius come from? Is it all in the genes (基因) or can any child be turned into a genius ? And if parents do have a child who might become a genius in the future，what should they do? In this 30-minute film, Barry Johnson , the professor at School of Medicine , New York University will help you discover the answer .

10:00 P

Science/Health

Is it possible to beat high blood pressure without drugs? The answer is “yes”, according to the researchers at Johns Hopkins  and three other medical centers . After a study of 800 persons with high blood pressure , they found that after 6 months , those devoted to weight loss—exercise and eating a low—salt , low-fat food—lost about 13 pounds and became fitter . Plus , 35% of them dropped into the “normal” category(范畴). This week, Dr . Alan Duckworth will tell you how these people reduce their blood pressure to a level similar to what’s achieved with Hypertension drugs .

1.The main purpose of writing these three texts is        .

2.From Outlook , you can get a great deal of information about          .

3.Who will be most probably interested in Discovery ?

4.In Science / Health; “Johns Hopkins” is             .

5.According to the third text , which of the following has almost the same effect as Hypertension drug ?

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8:30 PM

Outlook

Outlook is back with a new series of reports to keep you up to date with all that’s new in the world of entertainment. Stories go all the way from the technical to the romantic, from stage to screen. There will be reports of the stars of the moment, the stars of the future and the stars of the past. The director with his new film, the designer with the latest fashion, and the musician with the popular song are part of the new Outlook. The program is introduced by Fran Levine.

9:00 PM

Discovery

When a 10-year-old boy gets a first class degree in mathematics or an 8-year-old boy plays chess like a future grand master, they are considered as geniuses. Where does the quality of genius come from? Is it all in the genes(基因) or can any child be turned into a genius? And if parents do have a child who might become a genius in the future, what should they do? In this 30-minute film, Barry Johnson, the professor at School of Medicine, New York University, will help you discover the answer.

10:00 PM

Science/Health

Is it possible to beat high blood pressure without drugs? The answer is “yes”, according to the researchers at Johns Hopkins and three other medical centers. After a study of 800 persons with high blood pressure, they found that after 6 months, those devoted to weight loss-exercise and eating a low-salt, low-fat food lost about 13 pounds and became fitter. Plus, 35% of them dropped into the “normal” category(范畴). This week, Dr Alan Duckworth will tell you how these people reduce their blood pressure to a level similar to what’s achieved with hypertension drugs.

1.The main purpose of writing these three texts is _____________.

A. to invite people to see films              B. to invite people to join in topic discussions

C. to attract more students to attend lectures   D. to attract more people to watch TV programs

2.From Outlook, you can get a great deal of information about __________________.

A. story tellers    B. famous stars     C. film companies    D. music fans

3.Who will be most probably interested in Discovery?

A. Parents who want to send their children to a school of medicine.

B. Children who are good at mathematics.

C. Parents who want their child to become another Albert Einstein.

D. Children who are interested in playing chess.

4.“Johns Hopkins” is _____________.

A. a famous university                     B. a medical center

C. a well-known doctor                    D. a drug company

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