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【題目】Who designed the first helicopter (直升機)？ Who painted the most famous pictures in the world? Who knew more about the human body than most ？There is an answer to all these questions — Leonardo da Vinci.

Leonardo may have been the greatest genius(天才) have ever known. He lived in Italy around the year 1500，but many of his seem modern to us today. For example, one of his notebooks has drawings of a helicopter. Of course, he couldn't a helicopter with the things he had. But scientists say his idea would have worked.

But Leonardo wasn't just an inventor. He was one of the greatest artists of his day. By the time he was twenty years old, he was called a master painter, and as he got older he became more famous. Sometimes he drew a hand in ten different ways he was ready to paint.

Many of Leonardo's wonderful paintings are still with us today. You may know one of his most famous works the woman known as the Mona Lisa.

【1】 A. artists B. doctors C. painters D. people

【2】 A, scientists B. artists C. doctors D. people

【3】 A. paintings B. inventions C. experiences D. traditions

【4】 A. draw B. fly C. imagine D. build

【5】 A. less B. no C. even D. very

【6】 A. before B. after C. because D. when

【7】 A. interesting B. crying C. smiling D. surprising

Answer 1

【答案】【1】 B

【2】 D

【3】 B

【4】 D

【5】 C

【6】 A

【7】 C

【解析】【1】 對人體比較了解的莫過于醫(yī)生了，將達·芬奇與醫(yī)生相比才能顯示其對人體的了解甚多. 故選擇doctors。

【2】 達·芬奇涉獵廣泛，應是世人所知道的天才中最偉大的人，而不是某一類人中所知道的最偉大的天才。故選D項。

【3】 下面舉了helicopter的例子，直升機屬于“發(fā)明”。

【4】 限于當時的條件，達·芬奇雖然畫出了一架直升機，卻沒法將其建造出來。

【5】 達·芬奇年少成名，在20歲時便成為繪畫大師，而隨著年齡漸長，劉變得越發(fā)著名。even常用來修飾比較級，意為“甚至更……”，符合文意。

【6】 為了使自己的畫達到最高境界，他會在畫某幅畫之前去嘗試不同的畫法，所以應選before。

【7】 達·芬奇的名作——Mona Lisa以畫中人物面部神秘的微笑而名揚天下，故選smiling。