A camera and a computer can “see” something that perhaps millions of pairs of eyes failed to see for 480 years: the Mona Lisa’s necklace. The discovery about the famous painting was made by an American physicist.
The Mona Lisa, painted by the Italian, Leonardo da Vinci, has been on show for many years in Paris. Now a row of white spots on the neck have been “seen”. They are said to be the remains (痕迹) of a necklace which the artist later painted over.
The painting will be examined further by using infrared scanning (红外线扫描) techniques. Laser (激光) technology can be used to show what lies directly under the surface of the finished work, too. This will help us to understand how the artist drew the picture: Did he begin with a quick-made drawing or have second thoughts as he painted the picture?
This kind of knowledge will show us the famous artist at work. It may also help to explain Mona Lisa’s smile, which has puzzled art lovers for centuries. This passage is mainly about ______.
| A．the famous artist Leonardo da Vinci |
| B．an American physicist’s discovery |
| C．further researches on the Mona Lisa |
| D．The uses of modern technology |
The Mona Lisa is ______.
| A．a famous artist | B．a famous painting |
| C．a smiling woman | D．a lost necklace |
In this passage, “the Mona Lisa’s lost necklace” suggests that ______.
| A．Mona Lisa once wore a necklace |
| B．someone stole the necklace from the Mona Lisa |
| C．the artist did not keep the necklace he had painted on the neck |
| D．the artist had a necklace stolen while working on the painting |
According to the passage, the white spots on Mona Lisa’s neck ______.
| A．are still invisible to visitors |
| B．have turned into a necklace |
| C．have already appeared before visitors |
| D．are looking more and more like a necklace |
The painting will be examined further so that people may know more about ______.
| A．Mona Lisa and her smile |
| B．the time when it was finished |
| C．infrared scanning and laser |
| D．this art work and the artist |
The Internet has led to a huge increase in credit-card fraud. Your card information could even be for sale in an illegal web site.
Web sites offering cheap goods and services should be regarded with care.
On-line shoppers who enter their credit-card information may never receive the goods they thought they bought. The thieves then go shopping with your card number — or sell the information over the Internet. Computers hackers have broken down security systems, raising questions about the safety of cardholder information. Several months ago, 25, 000 customers of CD Universe, an on-line music retailer(零售商), were n
ot lucky. Their names, addresses and credit-card numbers were posted on a Web site after the retailer refused to pay US $157, 828 to get back the information.
Credit-card firms are now fighting against on-line fraud. Mastercard is working on plans for Web — only credit card, with a lower credit limit. The card could be used only for shopping on-line. However, there are a few simple steps you can take to keep from being cheated.
Ask about your credit-card firm’s on-line rules: Under British law, cardholders have to pay the first US $78 of any fraudulent(欺骗性的) spending.
And shop only at secure sites; Send your credit-card information only if the Web site offers advanced secure system.
If the security is in place, a letter will appear in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen. The Website address may also start https: //—the extra “s” stands for secure. If in doubt, give your credit-card information over the telephone.
Keep your password safe: Most on-line sites require a user name and password before placing an order. Treat your passwords with care.What do most people worry about the Internet according to this passage?
| A．Many stolen credit-cards were sold on the Internet. |
| B．Too much fraud on the Internet. |
| C．Many Web sites are destroyed. |
| D．Many illegal Web sites are on the Internet. |
What is the meaning of “fraud” in the passage?
| A．Cheating. | B．Sale. | C．Payment. | D．Safety. |
How can the thieves get the information of the credit card?
| A．The customers give them the information. |
| B．The thieves steal the information from Web sites. |
| C．The customers sell the information to them. |
| D．The thieves buy the information from credit-card firms. |
You are shopping on the site: http: // www. Shopping. com, and you want to buy a TV set, what does this article suggest to do?
| A．Order the TV set at once. |
| B．Do not buy the TV set on this site. |
| C．E-mail the site your credit-card information. |
| D．Tell the site your password and buy the TV set for you. |
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| C．a PA system | D．carrying up to 70 guests |
If you are having a birthday party with 71 guests, what kind of vehicle will you hire?
A．A Routem aster. |
B．A Double Decker bus. |
| C．A Single Decker bus. | D．A horse-tram. |
We can learn from the passage that ____.
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| B．London United Busways has a history of more than 200 years |
| C．all the passengers on the Private Hire vehicles should be seated |
| D．London United Busways provides matches and concerts throughout the year |
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Watercolor is the o
ldest 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 downhill, and for the next several centuries watercolor 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 watercolor as a serious art form. The English have a widely-known love for 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 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.The purpose of the passage is to introduce ________.
| A．the gradual weakness of fresco painting |
| B．oil’s power or influence over watercolor |
| C．the discovery of watercolor in England |
| D．the start and development of watercolor |
In the 16th and 17th centuries the artists thought ________.
| A．watercolor was softer, and thus better. |
B．Oil pai nting lasted longer, and was better. |
| C．Watercolor wasn’t fit for finished works |
| D．Watercolor was too hard to use in any works. |
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（媒介） |
| C．it was extremely bright in color. | D．it was suited for popular tastes |
What would the next paragraph most probably talk about?
| A．The works of famous US watercolor artists. |
| B．Modern American oil painters. |
| C．The weaknesses of oil as popular paints |
| D．Techniques of producing watercolor |
Mr Ling lives in China. He worked in a factory and last year he retired. His wife died five years ago and his son works in Japan. He always has sports and he is in good health.
One day his son called him and asked him to have a journey to Tokyo. He was very happy. He was afraid to travel by plane and took the ship.
On the firs
t morning on the ship Mr Ling met an Englishman at table. The man said to him, “Good morning!” He thought the Englishman told his name to him. So he stood up and said, “Ling Bing!” And it was repe
ated a few mornings and Mr Ling told a teacher about it. Hearing him, the teacher began to laugh and said, “He says hello to you in the morning.”
The next morning, when Mr Ling met the Englishman, he said, “Good morning!” And the Englishman stood up and said, “Ling Bing, sir.” Mr Ling stays at home ______________.
| A．with his wife | B．with his son | C．with his daughter | D．by himself |
Mr Ling went to Japan by ship because ______________.
| A．he thought it was safer |
| B．he wanted to have sports on the ship |
| C．he had little money to take a plane |
| D．he had enough time to do so |
The old man told his name to the Englishman because ________.
| A．he hoped to make friends with him. |
| B．he wanted to say hello to him, too. |
| C．he wanted him to teach him English |
| D．he thought “Good morning” was his name |
Which of the following is right?
| A．Mr Ling began to study English on the ship. |
| B．The Englishman thought “Ling Bing” meant “Good morning” in Chinese |
| C．The Englishman learned much Chinese on the ship. |
| D．The old woman began to teach Mr Ling English. |
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Mr. Smith has been retired and he is alone. He is now not in good health. He wants a house in the country which is very quiet and near to see the doctor.
__The Williams are very rich, and they want to find a clean and comfortable house. They have a lot of friends and often invite them to spend the weekend in their house.
__ Mrs. White has a young daughter who is only seven years old, but she doesn't want to spend too much time sending her child to school. And she also likes a house near a park or the forest.
__ Mr. Jackson is a truck driver and he has two children, one of whom has a car and is going to get married. So they want to find a house where they can park their car and truck easily.
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D: Nice modern apartment with nine bedrooms, a swimming pool and lovely gardens, start Jan. 1, partly furnished, with water and dryer, central air conditioning, 1800 dollars a month.
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