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专题四 阅读七选五 [见学生用书P97]
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Leonardo da Vinci is often thought of mainly as an artist,with worldfamous works like The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa.__1__ But his notebooks,filled with his strange writing,show that his main interests were in engineering and technology.
__2__ If his pioneering work on anatomy(解剖学)is also taken into consideration,it is not hard to see why Leonardo is considered to be one of the greatest geniuses of all time.
Born in 1452 to a Florentine lawyer and a local village girl,Leonardo was given only a very basic education.After ten years in the workshop of the artist Verrocchio,he began to work for himself.The work he did shows an unbelievable combination of technical skill and very careful observation.__3__
At the age of thirty,he left his hometown and moved to Milan,where he spent seventeen years working for the Duke of Milan.__4__ In fact,his painting was increasingly influenced by his interest in mathematics.During this period,he painted The Last Supper and developed his ideas for chemical weapons.
In 1506 he returned to Milan and became increasingly interested in science.__5__ He also studied many other animals,comparing their bodies to the human body.From then on,Leonardo spent the rest of his life mainly on his scientific studies.
A.Before long,he returned to his painting.
B.Of course,his place in art history is certain.
C.It also shows his great interest in technology.
D.The notebooks are full of drawings for all kinds of inventions.
E.He began to study human bodies and the movement of the blood.
F.Here he continued to combine his scientific work with his painting.
G.It was a good chance to make some money with his new inventions.
语篇解读:本文是一篇人物传记。达·芬奇不只是一名伟大的艺术家,他对科学研究也十分感兴趣,这对他的艺术创作产生了一定影响。
1.__B__ 2.__D__ 3.__C__
4.__F__ 5.__E__
1.B 【解析】 考查上下文串联。空格前一句主要讲述了Leonardo da Vinci的艺术成就,空格后内容表明他对科学也很感兴趣,因此空格处需要对前文进行总结,并与空格后内容形成转折。故选B。
2.D 【解析】 考查上下文串联。根据上文“But his notebooks,filled with his strange writing,show that his main interests were