Several centuries ago, tobacco was regarded as a kind of______.
第1题
Several centuries ago people did not believe that the earth______round the sun.
A.revolved
B.had revolved
C.revolves
D.has been revolving
第2题
Why doesnt the man believe that weather is responsible for the recent events?
A.No melting has been observed.
B.The past several winters have been unusually severe.
C.Nothing unusual has happened in other parts of Antarctica.
D.The ice shelf had remained intact for centuries despite the weather.
第3题
Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? ______
A.Unlike Francisco Goya, Pablo and several Mexican artists expressed their political opinions in their paintings.
B.History books often reveal the compilers' political views.
C.Religious art remained in Europe for centuries the only type of art because most people regarded the Bible as the Holy Book.
D.All of the above.
第4题
Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A.Unlike Francisco Goya, Pablo Picasso and several Mexican artists expressed their political opinions in their paintings.
B.History books often reveal the compilers' political views.
C.Religious art remained in Europe for centuries the only type of art because most people regarded the Bible as Holy Book.
D.In the Middle East even today you can hardly find any human and animal figures on palaces or other buildings.
第5题
Section A
Several centuries ago, when European people marveled at the fine pottery shipped from a mysterious nation in the orient, they decided to give it a name.【76】The trader explained that the exquisite products were made in a town called " changnan", which people gradually began to pronounce as"china".
【77】Chinese ceramics were first created more than 2,000 years ago when Changnan was little more than a village. The township was not established until the early ninth century AD, when the Song Emperor Jingde named Changnan with his own royal name as a reward for the local people’s creativity and inspiration.【78】From then on, Changnan gradually fell into oblivion(遗忘) , but Jingdezhen, or Jingde Town, in the same place, is still the capital of ceramics(陶瓷).
【79】Traditional Jingdezhen china art can be categorized into four schools, with the most famous one being the " blue and white porcelain". Chinese families take pride in possessing Jingdezhen-made porcelain pieces, and they know how to distinguish good china from inferior china by referring to the unique features attributed to Jingdezhen ceramics only.
【80】In the face of challenges from Europe and the rest of Asia in the production of chinaware today, local minds advocate giving priority to artistic porcelain. Several new generations of masters have added many new types of china to their traditional legacy by diversifying into a large variety of wares, including pots, plates, sculpture, other decorations and screens.
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第6题
The trumpets developed as players and makers worked to improve its design, size, shape, material, and method of construction. They wanted to create an instrument that would produce a beautiful and attractive tone, enable the performer to play all the notes of the scale, extend the range higher and lower, make it possible to play more difficult music, and, in general, be easier to play well. The remarkable way in which the modern trumpet achieves these goals is a measure of the success of all those who struggled to perfect this glorious instruments.
The trumpet is actually the leading member of an entire family of related instruments. There are trumpets of several different sizes, and in several different keys, There are trumpets of several different sizes, and in several different keys. There are cornets, bugles, flugehorns, and a number of others that are all similar to the trumpet in the way they are made and played.
The trumpet family is much more than a group of related instruments that stir one with their sound, or narrow tubes of metal capable of producing a variety of musical sounds. It is a link to many different periods of history and to people of many cultures. From the use of trumpets in accident religious ceremonies to the part they play in modern rock bands the trumpet family of instruments has much to tell about civilization and its development.
It can be inferred from the passage that in order to make the trump work, ______ is needed.
A.air pressure
B.daily cleaning
C.keen eyesight
D.long fingers
第7题
Today's trumpet (小号) is one of the world's oldest instruments. It is the result of many centuries of development. Although it looks nothing like its ancestors, there are many similarities. All trumpets are hollow tubes. They are all blown. And they all use the player's lips to produce the basic sound.
The trumpet developed as players and makers worked to improve its design, size, shape, material and method of construction. They wanted to create an instrument that would produce a beautiful and attractive tone, enable the performer to play all the notes of the scale, extend the range higher and lower, make it possible to play more difficult music, and in general, be easier to play well. The remarkable way in which the modern trumpet achieves these goals is a measure of the success of all those who struggled to perfect this glorious instrument.
The trumpet is actually the leading member of an entire family of related instruments. There are trumpets of several different sizes, and in several different keys.
The trumpet is a link to many different periods of history and to people of many cultures. From the use of trumpets in ancient religious ceremonies to the part they play in modern rock bands, the trumpet family of instruments has much to tell about civilization and its development.
It can be inferred from the passage that ______ is needed to make the trumpet work.
A.air pressure
B.daily cleaning
C.keen eyesight
D.longer fingers
第8题
The trumpet developed as players and makers worked to improve its design, size, shape, material, and method of construction. They wanted to create an instrument that would produce a beautiful and attractive tone, enable the performer to play all the notes of the scale, extend the range higher and lower, make it possible to play more difficult music and, in general, be easier to play well. The remarkable way in which the modem trumpet achieves these goals is measure of the success of all those who struggled to perfect this glorious instrument.
The trumpet is actually the leading member of an entire family of .related instruments. There are trumpets of several different sizes, and in several different keys. There are comets, bugles, and a number of others that are all similar to the trumpet in the way they are made and played.
The trumpet family is much more than a group of related instruments that can stir one with their sound, or narrow tubes of metal capable of producing a variety of musical sounds. It is a link to many different periods of history and to people of many cultures. From the use of trumpets in ancient religious ceremonies to the part they play in modern rock bands, the trumpet family of instruments has much to tell about civilization and its development.
It can be inferred from the passage that ______ is needed to make the trumpet work.
A.air pressure
B.keen eyesight
C.daily cleaning
D.long fingers
第9题
根据以下材料,回答题
Native American Pottery
There are several American Indian groups in the Southwest that still make beautiful pottery.
Some of this pottery may be sold at fairly high prices. But the makers consider their work as more than a commercial enterprise. By using methods handed downfor generations, the potters express their pride in their cultural inheritance (遗产) .
Some of the most interesting pottery is made by the Pueblo Indians. There are 21 individual pueblos in Arizona and New Mexico. Several are famous for their craftsmanship.To make a pot,these potters use a clay base and add long thin coils of clay toit in a spiral pattern. When they have reached the size they want, they use an implement such as a rock or shell to smooth the surfaces of the pot.
How a pot is decorated and fired depends on the traditions of the group making it. Traditional pottery produced by the Acoma, who have lived for centuries on a high mesa in NewMexico, is first painted with a clay slip. The resulting pots: which are prizedfor their delicacy and strength,may be left white. They may also be painted with black and white patterns or with a combination of black, orange, and brown.
Very distinctive (忒别的,有特色的) black pottery comes from the Sail Ildefonso and Santa Clara pueblos. The black color is the result of carbon being released from the animal manure (粪肥) in which the pot is fired. Some artisans hand -rub this ware to a shiny gloss. Others cut patterns into it: resulting in a part shiny: part fiat surface. Potters at Sail lldefonso make many types of wares. Potters at Santa Clara are especially known for wedding jars-jars with two necks connected by a handle.
Other groups such as the Hopi and the Cochiti also make pottery. Each group uses distinctive methods and produces distinctive .forms and designs.
In the first paragraph the word "commercial" means 查看材料
A.advertising products on TV
B.selling and business
C.large-scale
D.artistic
第10题
【C1】
A.acknowledging
B.verifying
C.proving
D.achieving