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语法填空-短文语填(约70词) | 适中(0.65) |
1 . 阅读下列短文,根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1个适当的单词,在给出提示词的空白处用括号所给词的正确形式填空。

Naomi Watts, one of Hollywood’s greatest     1    (star) , was born in England on 28th September, 1968. At seven she     2    (begin) to follow her mother and her brother around England until in 1982 they settled in Australia where Naomi persuaded her mother to let her take acting classes. After bit parts in commercials, she landed her first role in For Love Alone. Later her part in the film Mulholland Drive showed her strong acting ability, and earned     3    (she) much respect.

2022-01-19更新 | 149次组卷 | 3卷引用:北京市昌平区2021-2022学年高三上学期期末质量抽测英语试卷
阅读理解-阅读表达(约400词) | 适中(0.65) |
2 . 阅读下面短文,根据题目要求用英文回答问题。请在答题纸指定区域作答。

Leonardo Da Vinci was a genius: wildly imaginative, passionately curious and creative across multiple disciplines—painting, architecture, aeronautics, and engineering. Yet oddly the word “genius” minimizes him by making it seem as if he were touched by lightning.His early biographer made this mistake: “Sometimes, in a supernatural fashion, a single person is gifted by heaven with beauty, grace, and talent in such abundance that seems that his every act is divine(天赐的)”. In fact, the self-taught Leonardo’s genius was shaped by his own will and ambition. It did not come from being the divine recipient, like Newton or Einstein.

Part of what made Leonardo a genius, what set him apart from people who are merely extraordinarily smart, was creativity. His talent for combining observation with fantasy allowed him to make unexpected leaps that related things seen to things unseen.

Leonardo was also a very human genius. He made mistakes. He left a trail of unfinished projects, flying machines that never flew, tanks that never rolled. “Tell me if ever I did a thing…Tell me if anything was ever made.”

His flawed humanity makes Leonardo more accessible. Even though we may never be able to match his talents, we can learn from him and try to be more like him. His life offers a wealth of lessons.

Seek knowledge for its own sake. Not all knowledge needs to be useful. Sometimes it should be pursued for pure pleasure. Leonardo did not need to know how heart valves work to paint the Mona Lisa, nor did he need to figure out how fossils got to the top of mountains to produce Virgin of the Rocks. By allowing himself to be driven by pure curiosity, he got to explore more horizons and see more connections.

Keep a childlike sense of wonder. At a certain point in life, most of us quit puzzling over everyday phenomena. We might savor the beauty of a blue sky, but we no longer bother to wonder why it is that color. Leonardo did.

Be curious, observe things, see things unseen, respect facts, be open to mystery...We can never learn enough from Leonardo.

1. What set Da Vinci apart from people who are merely extraordinarily smart?
2. Why was Da Vinci regarded as a very human genius?
3. Please paraphrase the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1
4. Which quality of Da Vinci’s do you appreciate most? How can it benefit you in your life?(In about 40 words)
2022-01-13更新 | 231次组卷 | 1卷引用:北京市海淀区2021-2022学年高三上学期期末考试英语试题
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