and some will __________the day

A．it was said to be Leonardo da Vinci

B．we know for sure he was Veranzio

C．there were some historical records

D．we don’t know for sure yet

Why does the woman ask the man to relax？

A．He is going to be arrested.

B．He is accused of damaging books.

C．He has lost some valuable books.

D．He did not return books on time.

The 16th century, known as the "Age of Genius" , was a complicated （复杂) and

difficult time to live. Many countries fought for the power and riches of the newly discovered Americas. Men introduced new ideas which demanded great changes in older ideas. Despite these problems and possibly because of them , wonderful things were done by the greatest of men.

It is indeed difficult to know why in some periods you find many men of genius while in others you may find few. The "Age of Genius", however, produced some of the greatest thinkers, painters, authors, and scientists.

In Italy during the High Renaissance (文艺复兴), a period of the "Age of Genius", three famous painters started their work. They were Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael.

Leonardo da Vinci is famous not only for his beautiful pain tings but also for his talent in the sciences. One of his best - known painting is the "Mona Lisa." Michelangelo was also a man of many talents. He was an artist; he wrote poems; he drew plans for buildings; and he worked with other forms of art. His best- known work is the painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome (罗马西斯教堂).

Raphael was known for his painting. He made well-balanced pictures out of many different actions.

1. Another name for the 16th century is the ________.

A. Classical A ge

B. Middle Ages

C. "Age of Genius"

D. Age of Renaissance

2. To know why in some periods you find many intelligent men and few in other is __________.

A. an easy thing to do

B. a very difficult thing to do

C. not important

D. unneces sary

3. Which of the following statements is implied in the first paragraph of the passage？

A. Geniuses are born talented.

B. Geniuses are often produced in the same age.

C. Fighting for the riches of the newly - discovered Americas produced geniuses.

D. A period during which new ideas were replacing older ideas might produce geniuses.

4. _________ is famous for his paintings and for his talent in science.

A. Raph ael

B. Leonardo da Vinci

C. Michelangelo

D. Mona Lisa

5. Michelangelo is known for __________.

A. his Mona Lisa

B. his paintings in Sistine Chapel

C. his well-balanced pictures

D. his contributions to science

【D5】

JOSHUA: DA

D. ALLOWANCE DAY. CAN I HAVE MY ALLOWANCE？ FATHER: O

H. I FORGOT ABOUT THAT. JOSHUA: YOU ALWAYS FORGET. FATHER: I GUESS I DO.【D5】______ JOSHUA: JUST $ 13. FATHER: WELL, I"M NOT SURE IF I HAVE THAT MUC

H. JOSHUA: GO TO THE BAN

K. 【D6】______ FATHER: LOTS OF MONEY, UH？ UH, WELL. I THINK THE BANK IS CLOSE

D. JOSHUA: THEN, WHAT ABOUT YOUR SECRET MONEY JAR UNDER YOUR BED？ FATHER: OH, I GUESS I COULD DO THAT. 【D7】______ JOSHUA: I"M GOING TO PUT SOME IN SAVINGS, GIVE SOME TO THE POOR PEOPLE, AND USE THE REST TO BUY BOOKS. FATHER: WELL, THAT SOUNDS GREAT, JOSHUA. A. SO, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE MONEY？

B. YOU HAVE LOTS OF MONEY.

C. HOW MUCH DO I OWE YOU？

D. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING IN MIND？

【D6】

JOSHUA: DA

D. ALLOWANCE DAY. CAN I HAVE MY ALLOWANCE？ FATHER: O

H. I FORGOT ABOUT THAT. JOSHUA: YOU ALWAYS FORGET. FATHER: I GUESS I DO.【D5】______ JOSHUA: JUST $ 13. FATHER: WELL, I"M NOT SURE IF I HAVE THAT MUC

H. JOSHUA: GO TO THE BAN

K. 【D6】______ FATHER: LOTS OF MONEY, UH？ UH, WELL. I THINK THE BANK IS CLOSE

D. JOSHUA: THEN, WHAT ABOUT YOUR SECRET MONEY JAR UNDER YOUR BED？ FATHER: OH, I GUESS I COULD DO THAT. 【D7】______ JOSHUA: I"M GOING TO PUT SOME IN SAVINGS, GIVE SOME TO THE POOR PEOPLE, AND USE THE REST TO BUY BOOKS. FATHER: WELL, THAT SOUNDS GREAT, JOSHUA. A. SO, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE MONEY？

B. YOU HAVE LOTS OF MONEY.

C. HOW MUCH DO I OWE YOU？

D. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING IN MIND？

【D7】

JOSHUA: DA

D. ALLOWANCE DAY. CAN I HAVE MY ALLOWANCE？ FATHER: O

H. I FORGOT ABOUT THAT. JOSHUA: YOU ALWAYS FORGET. FATHER: I GUESS I DO.【D5】______ JOSHUA: JUST $ 13. FATHER: WELL, I"M NOT SURE IF I HAVE THAT MUC

H. JOSHUA: GO TO THE BAN

K. 【D6】______ FATHER: LOTS OF MONEY, UH？ UH, WELL. I THINK THE BANK IS CLOSE

D. JOSHUA: THEN, WHAT ABOUT YOUR SECRET MONEY JAR UNDER YOUR BED？ FATHER: OH, I GUESS I COULD DO THAT. 【D7】______ JOSHUA: I"M GOING TO PUT SOME IN SAVINGS, GIVE SOME TO THE POOR PEOPLE, AND USE THE REST TO BUY BOOKS. FATHER: WELL, THAT SOUNDS GREAT, JOSHUA. A. SO, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THE MONEY？

B. YOU HAVE LOTS OF MONEY.

C. HOW MUCH DO I OWE YOU？

D. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING IN MIND？

oblem. One of there, for example, was the great Italian artist, Leonardo Da Vinci. In the sixteenth century he made designs for machines that would fly, But they were never built.

Throughout history, other less famous men had wanted to fly, an example was a man in England 800 years ago. He made a pair of wings from chicken feathers. Then he fixed them to his body and jumped into air from a tall building. He did not fly every far. Instead, he fell to the ground and broke every bone in his body.

The first real steps took place in France, in 1783. Two brothers, the Montgolfiers, made a very large "hot air ballon". They knew that hot air rises. Why not fill a balloon with it？ The ballon was made of cloth and paper. In September of that year. The King and Queen of France came to see the balloon. They watched it carry the very first air passengers into the sky. The passengers were a sheep and a chicken. We do not know how they felt about the trip. But we do know that the trip lasted eight minutes and that the animals land ed safely. Two months later, two men did the same thing. They rose above Paris in a balloon of the same kind. Their trip last- ed twenty-five minutes and they traveled about eight kilometers.

Leonardo Da Vinci ______.

A．said that man would in the sky one day

B．built a kind of machine which never flew

C．drew many beautiful pictures of birds.

D．made designs for flying machines.

Section B

Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice.

Two years ago this month, Doubleday published a historical thriller with an announced first printing of 85,000 and high hopes that a little-known writer named Dan Brown would catch on with the general public.

"We surely expected to have a huge success, but I don't think anyone dreamed it would be come a historic publication," says Stephen Rubin, president and publisher of the Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group.

If the Harry Potter books stand as the essential popular read for young people, then The Da Vinci Code has captured the crown for grown-ups. A word-of-mouth sensation from the moment it came out, Brown's controversial mix of storytelling anti speculation remains high on best-seller lists even as it begins its third year since publication.

Twenty-five million books, in 44 languages, are in print worldwide and no end is in sight. Booksellers expect The Da Vinci Code to remain a best-seller well into 2005. A planned film version by Oscar-winning director Ron Howard should bring in even more readers. And at a time when consumers are supposedly minding their budgets, sales for the $24.95 hardcover have been so good that Doubleday still has set no date for a paperback.

"It's been our No.1 fiction book for two years in a row, and I can't remember another time that happened," said Bob Wietrak, vice president of merchandising for Barnes & Noble Inc. "People come into our store all the time and ask for it or ask for books that are like it."

Thanks to The Da Vinci Code, about the only books that seem able to keep up are Brown's previous novels. Deception Point, first released in 2001, now has 3.7 million copies in print, ac cording to Simon & Schuster, Brown's previous publisher. Angels and Demons, published in 2000 and featuring "Da Vinci" protagonist Robert Langdon, has more than 8 million copies in print.

The unprecedented success of The Da Vinci Code has been helped by wide access, with the book on sale everywhere from Wal-Mart to airports to supermarkets, often proving more popular than the mass market paperbacks available at the same outlets.

The Da Vinci Code has also thrived during a time when both literary and commercial novels struggled, when a tight economy, competition from other media and election-year tensions drove the public to nonfiction works or away from books altogether. Publishers and booksellers say Brown's novel has worked by combining narrative excitement and provocative—and disputed—historical detail.

When The Da Vinci Code was first published,______.

A．Doubleday hoped that it would become a historic publication

B．Doubleday only expected to sell no more than 85,000 copies

C．Doubleday had great confidence in the book and its author

D．Doubleday announced a conservative printing of the book

听力原文：M: Yes. I'm Edgar Davis from the Insurance Company(保险公司).

W: I'm sorry, Mr. Davis, but Ryan's not here today. He wasn't feeling well, so I told him to stay at home.

M: Oh, I see. Do you think he'll be out for several days？

W: I just don't know. He has a very bad cold. He called me earlier this morning. And I noticed he was coughing a lot.

M: That's too had. I hope it's nothing serious.

W: He hardly ever gets sick. He is one of our best workers.

M: He called me about some insurance(保险)for his car. Would you give these forms, please？

W: Certainly.

Why does Mr. David want to see Mr. Ryan？

A．To deal with his insurance for his ear.

B．To show consideration for his health.

C．To praise him for his hard work in the office.

听力原文：Daughter: Dad，dad. What's for breakfast？

Dad:

[Dad mumbles something. ]

Daughter: Dad？

Dad: What？

Daughter: What's for breakfast？

Dad: Uh，there's a banana on the kitchen counter. Enjoy.

Daughter: Dad，that banana's all bruised，and it looks like the eat took a bite out of it last night…dad. Wake up.

Dad: Okay. Uh，there's some cereal in the cupboard. Help yourself.

Daughter: But there's no milk.

Dad: Well，just mix up some powered milk.

Daughter: Ah，no way. That stuff is nasty and warm. Come on，dad。

Dad: Uh，okay. I guess I could make some pancakes.

Daughter: Uh，no. The last time you made pancakes，they were as hard as rocks. Even the dog wouldn't touch them

Dad: That bad？[Yeah. ]Alright. Wait!Why in the world are we having this conversation anyway？ You're 19 years old. Make your own breakfast. I'm going back to bed.

Daughter: Because you love me…plus you said that you'd make something for me if I cleaned the dishes last night.

Dad: Okay. How about some eggs and bacon？I can't go wrong there.

Daughter: Okay，but don't put any of that funny stuff in it…you know，those weird mushrooms like you did last time.

Dad: Okay，okay. So，you want me to keep things simple，right？

Daughter: Exactly. But，please hurry. My friend is picking me up in a few minutes.

Dad: On a Saturday morning？

Daughter: Yeah. He's taking me fishing.

Dad: Fishing？Since when did you start liking fishing？

Daughter: Since Dirk gave me this ring!What do you think？

Dad: What？Wait. I'm not going to ask. Let me get breakfast on the table…Then，we'll have a long chat.

Daughter: Oh，he's here. I'll just take the $20 bill out of your wallet. I can buy breakfast on the way. Bye.

Dad: Oh，no!

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A．The banana is still green．

B．Their pet ate part of it．

C．The daughter hates bananas．

D．The banana smells weird．

reeks in the eighth century B. C. These coins, which were made of electrum, a natural combination of gold and silver, were irregular in weight and quality. The pure gold and silver coins with related values which appeared during the reign of Croesus (560 -546 B. C. ) provide the first un doubted evidence of standard coinage by state authority. The coins were not perfectly shaped, however, for they were struck with a hand wielded hammer. The trend toward complete mathematical symmetry did not, in fact, begin until the coining press, invented by Leonardo da Vinci in the sixteenth century, was generally used in the middle of the seventeenth century.

One should not assume, however, that only machine made coins are prized for their workmanship. The silver dekadrachm from Syracuse, struck about 413 B. C. , is considered one of the finest Greek coins and is worth more than a thousand dollars today. An artistic masterpiece of a much later period is the silver taler minted in Ratisbon, southern Germany, in 1754.

The value of a coin is not primarily determined by its age, as many people seem to think. Many Greek and Roman coins that were issued in abundance can be purchased for a moderate price. On the other hand, a German coin made of shrapnel during the First World War is very rare and valuable. Among the especially rare United States coins are the 1804 silver dollar, the 1822 five-dollar gold piece, and the 1894 silver dime.

The reason some old Roman coins are NOT costly is that they are ______.

A．available in quantity

B．inferior in workmanship

C．irregular in shape and size

D．made out of inexpensive metal