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, 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. 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 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 _____.
A. the gradual weakness of fresco painting
B. oils’ power or influence over watercolour
C. the discovery of watercolour in England
D. the start and development of watercolour
2.In the 16th and 17th centuries the artists thought _____.
A. watercolour was softer, and thus better
B. oil painting lasted longer, and was better
C. watercolour wasn’t fit for finished works
D. watercolour was too hard to use in any works
3.According to the passage, watercolour painting was put back in England because ____
A. it was easy to use outdoors B. it was a strong medium
C. it was extremely bright in colour D. it was suited to popular tastes
4. What would the next paragraph most probably deal with?
A. The works of famous US watercolour artists
B. Modern American oil painters
C. The weakness of oils as popular paints
D. Techniques of producing watercolour
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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, 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. 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 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 _____.
A. the gradual weakness of fresco painting
B. oils’ power or influence over watercolour
C. the discovery of watercolour in England
D. the start and development of watercolour
2.In the 16th and 17th centuries the artists thought _____.
A. watercolour was softer, and thus better
B. oil painting lasted longer, and was better
C. watercolour wasn’t fit for finished works
D. watercolour was too hard to use in any works
3.According to the passage, watercolour painting was put back in England because ____
A. it was easy to use outdoors B. it was a strong medium
C. it was extremely bright in colour D. it was suited to popular tastes
4. What would the next paragraph most probably deal with?
A. The works of famous US watercolour artists
B. Modern American oil painters
C. The weakness of oils as popular paints
D. Techniques of producing watercolour
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The oldest and most common source (来源) of renewable energy known to man, biomass is one of the most important forms energy production in the United States and elsewhere. Since such a wide variety of biomass materials is everywhere —- from trees and grasses to agricultural and city —- life wastes —-biomass promises to play a continuing role in providing power and heat for millions of people around the world.
According to the Union of Concerned Scientists(UCS), biomass is a kind of renewable energy source that produces no carbon dioxide, because the energy it contains comes from the sun. When plant matter is burned, it gives off the sun’s energy. In this way, biomass serves as a sort of natural battery(电池) for storing the sun’s energy. As long as biomass is produced continuously —-with only as much grown as is used— the “battery” lasts forever.
According to the Energy Information Administration, biomass has been one of the leading renewable energy sources in the United States for several years running through 2007, making up between 0.5 and 0.9 percent of the nation’s total electricity supply. In 2008—-although the numbers aren’t all in yet—-wind power probably took over first place because of the rapid development of wind farms across the country.
Producing power from biomass helps reduce some 11 million tons of carbon dioxide each year. Some homeowners also try to make their own heat by using biomass materials. Such practice may save homeowner’s money, but it also produces a lot of pollution. So, the best way is to encourage power plants to use it.
1.Why is biomass considered as “a sort of natural battery”?
A. It burns simply plant matter.
B. It stores the energy from the sun.
C. It keeps producing electricity.
D. It produces zero carbon dioxide.
2.We learn from the text that in 2008 ______.
A. 0.5~0.9 of power supply came from biomass
B. biomass might become the main energy source
C. there was a rapid growth of electricity production
D. Wind power would be the leader of renewable energy.
3.Why does the author encourage power plants to use biomass?
A. To save money.
B. To prevent the waste of energy.
C. To reduce pollution.
D. To increase production safety.
4.Where does the text probably come from?
A. A book review. B. A business report.
C. A research plan. D. A science magazine
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Astronomy is the oldest science known to man. Thousands of years ago man looked at the stars and wondered about the heavens. But man was limited by what he could see with his eyes alone.
The Greeks studied astronomy over 2,000 years ago. They could see the size, color, and brightness of a star. They could see its place in the sky. They watched the stars move as the seasons changed. But the Greeks had no tools to help themselves study the heavens.
Each new tool added to the field of astronomy helped man reach out into space. They did not know that the planet called Saturn(土星) had rings around it. Their sight was so limited that they could not see all the planets. In the early 1700s, people thought there were only six planets. Nepture(海王星), the last of eight planets to be discovered, was not seen until 1846.
Before the spectroscope(分光镜), man did not know what kind of gases was in the sun or other stars. Without the radio telescope, we didn’t know that radio noises came from far out in space.
Today, astronomy is a growing science. We had learned more in the last fifty years than in the whole history of astronomy.
1.. Thousands of years ago, people observed the stars with the limitation of their _____.
A. eyesight B. land
C. wealth D. knowledge
2.. When the Greeks watched the stars, they could ____ .
A. know what the stars were made of
B. not see their places in the sky
C. help themselves study the heavens
D. watch the stars move as the seasons changed
3.. Until there were ____, man knew very little about the moon.
A. telescopes B. spectroscopes
C. radio telescopes D. spaceships
4.. Which of the following sentences is NOT true?
A. Astronomy is the oldest science that humans have known.
B. Astronomy is developing fast with the help of technology.
C. In the early 1700s, people didn’t know the existence of Neptune.
D. Over 2,000 years ago, the Greeks knew the planet Saturn had rings around it.
5.. This passage mainly talks about _____.
A. tools used in astronomy
B. the development of astronomy in the last 50 years
C. Greeks’ achievements in astronomy
D. new tools and the development of astronomy
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Astronomy (天文学) is the oldest science known to man. Thousands of years ago man looked at the stars and wondered about heavens (天堂). But the six planets that he could see with his eyes alone limited man.
The Greeks studied astronomy over 2,000 years ago. They could see the size, color, and brightness of a star. They could see its place in the sky. They watched the stars move as the seasons changed. But the Greeks had no tools to help themselves study the heavens.
Each new tool added to the field of astronomy helped man reach out into space. Until there were telescopes (望远镜), man did not know much about the moon. He did not know that the planet called Saturn (土星) had rings around it. His sight was so limited that he could not see all the planets. In the early 1700s, people thought there were only six planets. Pluto (冥王星), the last of the nine planets to be discovered was seen until 1930.
Before the spectroscopes (分光镜), man didn’t know what kind of gas was in the sun or other stars, without radio telescopes (射电望远镜), we did not know that radio noise came from far in space.
Today, astronomy is a growing science. We have learned more in the past fifty years than in the whole history of astronomy.
1.Thousands of years ago, man watched ____ with his eyes.
A. the moon B. the stars C. the universe D. all the planets
2.When the Greeks watched the stars, they could ____ .
A. know what the stars were made of B. not see their places in the sky
C. help themselves study the heavens D. watch the stars move as the seasons changed
3. Until there were ____ , man knew very little about the moon.
A. telescopes B. spectroscopes C. radio telescopes D. spaceships
4.People didn’t know about Pluto until ____ .
A. the 1700s B. 2,000 years ago C. 1930 D. thousands of years ago
5. ____ people began to do research on astronomy.
A. 50 years ago B. 90 years ago C. In the early 1700s D. Over 2,000 years ago
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The oldest and most common source of renewable energy known to man, biomass（生物质） is one of the most important forms energy production in the United States and elsewhere. Since such a wide variety of biomass materials is everywhere —- from trees and grasses to agricultural and city —- life wastes —-biomass promises to play a continuing role in providing power and heat for millions of people around the world.
According to the Union of Concerned Scientists(UCS), biomass is a kind of renewable energy source that produces no carbon dioxide(二氧化碳), because the energy it contains comes from the sun. When plant matter is burned, it gives off the sun’s energy. In this way, biomass serves as a sort of natural battery(电池) for storing the sun’s energy. As long as biomass is produced continuously —-with only as much grown as is used— the “battery” lasts forever.
According to the Energy Information Administration, biomass has been one of the leading renewable energy sources in the United States for several years running through 2007, making up between 0.5 and 0.9 percent of the nation’s total electricity supply. In 2008—-although the numbers aren’t all in yet—-wind power probably took over first place because of the rapid development of wind farms across the country.
Producing power from biomass helps reduce some 11 million tons of carbon dioxide each year. Some homeowners also try to make their own heat by using biomass materials. Such practice may save homeowner’s money, but it also produces a lot of pollution. So, the best way is to encourage power plants to use it.
1. Why is biomass considered as “ a sort of natural battery”?
A. It burns merely plant matter.
B. It keeps producing electricity.
C. It stores the energy from the sun.
D. It produces zero carbon dioxide
2. We learn from the text that in 2008 ______.
A. Wind power would be the leader of renewable energy.
B. there was a rapid growth of electricity production
C. biomass might become the main energy source
D. 0.5~0.9 of power supply came from biomass
3. Why does the author encourage power plants to use biomass?
A. To prevent the waste of energy.
B. To increase production safety.
C. To reduce pollution.
D. To save money.
4. Where does the text probably come from?
A. A research plan. B. A science magazine
C. A book review. D. A business report.
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. This tower _______ back to 1860s and it is still in good condition.
A. is dating B. dated C. was dated D. dates
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Angkor Wat is a famous temple which _____the eleventh century.
A dates back to B. dated back to
C. dates in D. dated in
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We are going to visit an old temple _____ the 12th century.
A. is dated back to B. dated from C. dating back to D. that is dated from
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The pomegranate is one of the oldest known fruits. Pomegranates are found in ancient writings and pictured in the ancient art of many cultures and religions. The pomegranate is also a symbol of health, fertility and long life.
Experts think the pomegranate is native to northern India, Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan. Today it also grows in Southeast Asia, the western U.S., Armenia and parts of Africa, among other places.
The skin of a pomegranate is strong. It can be red, purple or orange-yellow. The inside is filled with beautiful dark red seeds that shine like rubies. It is not easy to get them out. But the reward is great.
Health benefits
The pomegranate grows on trees. Parts of the pomegranate tree and fruit are used to make medicine.
The pomegranate is used for many conditions. However, the U.S National Institutes of Health says there is not enough scientific evidence to rate pomegranates as effective for any of them.
Still, in traditional medicine, the pomegranate is used for conditions of the heart and blood vessels, including high blood pressure and "hardening of the arteries."
The jewel-like seeds of the pomegranate are loaded with many nutrients and chemicals called antioxidants(抗氧化剂). These antioxidants remove poisons from the body.
The antioxidants found in pomegranates may help remove build-up of damage in blood vessels. So, it is a very heart-healthy fruit.
Antioxidants slow the progression of age-related sickness and may slow the growth of cancer cells. Men who have prostate cancer may benefit from a daily serving of pomegranate juice.
Pomegranates are used for weight loss and used as a treatment for sore throat. Pomegranates are also high in vitamin K, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium, zinc and iron.
Let's just say pomegranates are loaded with great things for the inside of your body.
Beauty benefits
But let's not forget the outside, too!
Pomegranates are great for the skin. They protect the skin by encouraging new skin growth, healing wounds and repairing tissue. Pomegranates protect the skin against sun damage as well. They may help skin look younger by providing moisture and elasticity.
Recipes for pomegranates
But how does one eat a pomegranate?
Pomegranates seeds are both sweet and tart. A thick liquid, or syrup, from the pomegranate tastes great with lamb, pork or chicken dishes.
Pomegranate seeds provide extra flavor to salads and other vegetable dishes. The seeds are also delicious in rice and grain dishes. And, of course pomegranates make great desserts. In the U.S., pomegranate juice is often added to sparkling drinks, drinks called smoothies and alcoholic drinks.
Fresh pomegranates are only available in the United States from September to January. They can keep, or remain good to eat, in the refrigerator for about two months if kept in a plastic bag.
1.Where does the pomegranate not grow?
A. Pakistan B. The northern Asia
C. Afghanistan D. The western U.S.
2.According to Health benefits, we can learn _____.
A. The pomegranate tree and fruit are used to make medicine.
B. It is very effective to use pomegranates for many conditions.
C. Eating pomegranates may help remove build-up of damage in blood vessels.
D. You can’t grow cancer cells if you eat pomegranates.
3.The pomegranate is beneficial to the following body parts EXCEPT .
A. Heart B. Blood vessels C. Skin D. Head
4.The best title of this article is _______.
A. Pomegranate: Best Fruit
B. Pomegranates’ health benefits
C. Pomegranate: Good Recipes
D. Pomegranate: Still Healthy at 5,000 Years Old
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. These old buildings possibly __________ the Ming Dynasty.
A. dated back to B. date back to C. date back D. are dated back to
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