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　　Watercolor is the oldest 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 wall of caves by mixing the natural colors found in the earth with water．

　　Fresco(壁畫), one of the greatest 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 Michelangelos' works in the Sistine Chapel, very few know they are looking at perhaps the greatest watercolor painting in the world．

　　The invention of oil painting by the Glemish masters in the fifteenth century made fresco painting go downhill, and for the next several centuries watercolor was used mainly for doing sketches or as 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 widely-known love for the outdoors and also for 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 a s the center of watercolor, producing such well-known watercolor artists as Thomas Eakins and Andrew Wyeth．

(1)

In the 16th and 17th centuries the artists thought ________．

[　　]

A．

watercolor was more costly, but better

B．

oil painting lasted less long, but clearer and brighter

C．

watercolor was not suitable for serious works

D．

oil painting was difficult to use

(2)

According to the passage, watercolor painting was put back in England because ________

[　　]

A．

it was easy to use outdoors

B．

it was a strong tool

C．

it was extremely bright in color

D．

it was well suited to popular tastes

(3)

What is the passage mainly about?

[　　]

A．

the gradual weakness of fresco painting．

B．

Oils having more power of influence over watercolor．

C．

The rediscovery of watercolor in England．

D．

The start and development of watercolor．

(4)

The first watercolor users were ________

[　　]

A．

the early cave men

B．

Italian fresco artists

C．

Flemish masters

D．

the English artists in the 18th century

答案：1．C;2．D;3．D;4．A;
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科目：高中英語 來源：2004年高考紅皮書·英語 題型：050

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　　Over the next 500 years the free-flying part to the flag became more important.

　　Every country today has its own flag. Many groups and organizations also have a flag which stands for, or symbolizes, the aims of the group.

　　The United Nation The flag depicts a world map, centred on the north pole. The map is surrounded by an olive wreath, symbolizing peace and cooperation. The flag is blue and white.

　　Nepal This is the only national flag that is not a rectangle. The white shapes represent the sun and moon.

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　　Japan The central red disc of the sun represents sincerity and passion. The white background represents purity and honesty.

　　Cambodia Three towers of the famous temple of Angkor Wat feature on this flag.

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[　　]

A．be made of fabric
B．have a map on it
C．have white shapes on it
D．be made of carved wood

2．An olive wreath is used to represent ________.

[　　]

A．peace
B．purity
C．justice
D．equality

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A．Nepal and Japan

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　　While Thais and Cambodians share the same branch of Buddhism(佛教), many linguistic(語言的)and cultural traits(特點), the neighbours have had many slight quarrels over the countries, many of which were lined to the Angkor Wat temple．

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The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refers to ________．

[　　]

A．

Khmer

B．

Angkor Wat

C．

Thailand

D．

Cambodia

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The two provinces controlled by Thailand were returned to Cambodia in ________．

[　　]

A．

1967

B．

1431

C．

1827

D．

1907

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From the text we know that ________．

[　　]

A．

Thailand was founded in 1953

B．

During the rule of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, there was little formal contact between Thailand and Cambodia

C．

Preah Vihear belonged to Thailand according to the judgment of the international court in 1962

D．

Relations between Thailand and Cambodia were not normalized in 1993

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What is the best title for the passage?

[　　]

A．

Temple of Discussion．

B．

Preah Vihear．

C．

The Angkor Wat Temple．

D．

Temple of Disturbance(動亂)．

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[　　]

A．

adventurous

B．

pleasnt

C．

exciting

D．

dull

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What did the author remember most fondly of her train trip?

[　　]

A．

The trine dry country-people．

B．

The mountains along the way．

C．

The crowds of people in the streets．

D．

The simple lunch served on the train．

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Which of the following words can best take the place of the word“relish”in the second paragraph?

[　　]

A．

choose

B．

enjoy

C．

prepare for

D．

carry on

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[　　]

A．

Johore Baru．

B．

The Causeway．

C．

Bunerworth．

D．

Singapore．

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What can we learn from the story?

[　　]

A．

Comfort in traveling by train．

B．

Pleasure of living in the country．

C．

Reading gives people delight．

D．

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The author expected the train trip to be ________．

[　　]

A．

adventurous

B．

pleasnt

C．

exciting

D．

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(2)

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[　　]

A．

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B．

The mountains along the way．

C．

The crowds of people in the streets．

D．

The simple lunch served on the train．

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Which of the following words can best take the place of the word“relish”in the second paragraph?

[　　]

A．

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B．

enjoy

C．

prepare for

D．

carry on

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A．

Johore Baru．

B．

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C．

Bunerworth．

D．

Singapore．

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What can we learn from the story?

[　　]

A．

Comfort in traveling by train．

B．

Pleasure of living in the country．

C．

Reading gives people delight．

D．

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