Leonardo da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 in Italy. He is best known as an artist today. One of his famous paintings is called Mona Lisa. However, Leonardo had many other natural abilities. He was also a great inventor. Many of his inventions have become important in modern day life. Although Leonardo hated war, he invented many different machines used for wars. His most special invention was the machine gun, which was produced and used in war many years later.

By watching the way birds fly, Leonardo tried to find out the secret of flying. Among his sketches(素描) we can see several objects. We consider them as modern flying machines. Leonardo spent many hours thinking about how to make good use of time. He developed ideas for labor-saving machines like cutting machines.

Leonardo was a strange man. He didn't eat any meat, which was unusual in those times. He never published his ideas and scientific discoveries. He usually used mirror writing, which looks like writing in a mirror, starting from the right side of the page and moving to the left.

We have very little of his work today. Leonardo finished only a few of his paintings. He left many unfinished because he thought they were not perfect. No one in his life time knew how great Leonardo was. We now believe, however, that he was one of the cleverest men the world has ever known.

1.According to the passage, Leonardo was not only an artist but also .

A. a musician B. an inventor

C. a writer D. an engineer

2.What was Leonardo's most special invention.

A. The mirror writing B. The cutting machine

C. The machine gun D. The flying machine

3.Which of the following statements is true about Leonardo?

A. He usually wrote in a mirror. B. He didn't eat any meat.

C. He liked to publish his discoveries. D. He enjoyed drawing flying machines.

4.What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To let us know more about Leonardo. B. To introduce Leonardo's great inventions

C. To discuss Leonardo's famous paintings. D. To introduce a great artist to us.

Once upon a time there was no tea at all in England. People there used to drink a light beer. No coffee or milk but large glasses of beer stood on the breakfast table!

When tea was first brought to England, an old couple got some as a special treat. But they did not know how it should be used. They cooked the leaves in hot water, and spread them on a piece of bacon(培根) which they were going to have for dinner. They ate the leaves, and threw the tea away! However, tea is becoming as popular as coffee and milk in England today.

Tea is the leaf of a plant which grows widely in China, Japan and some other countries. Tea farmers usually grow a great many tea plants on a large piece of land. When the tea leaves are ready to be picked, it is the busiest time for tea farmers in a year. They pull off the leaves and dry them. In their spare time, they pick out the best leaves and get them ready for market. In China, whenever a visitor comes into a house, he is served with a cup of tea.

1.What was served for breakfast in England long ago?

A. Beer. B. Tea. C. Coffee. D. Milk.

2.How did the old couple deal with the tea leaves?

A. They sold them. B. They ate them.

C. They burnt them. D. They threw them away.

3.Tea farmers are the busiest in a year when they

A. serve visitors at home B. sell tea in the market

C. pick and dry tea leaves D. look for a piece of land

4.A is usually served with a cup of tea.

A. couple B. farmer C. king D. visitor

5.In which part of a magazine can we read the text?

A. Nature. B. Culture. C. Environment. D. Technology.

Much meaning can be carried clearly with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak. Do you have such kind of experience? In a bus you may look at a stranger, but not too long. And if he finds that he is being looked at, he may feel uncomfortable. It’s the same in daily life. If you are looked at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down, to see if there is something wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel angry toward the person who is looking at you that way. Eyes do speak, right?

Looking too long at someone may seem to be impolite. But sometimes things are different. If a man looks at a woman for more than 10 seconds, it may mean that he wishes to attract her attention, to make her understand that he loves her. When two people are in a conversation, the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time, in order to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what he or she is saying. Lovers will enjoy looking at each other or being looked at for a long time, to show something that words cannot express.

Clearly, eye contact(接触)should be done according to the relationship between two people and the place where you stay.

1.What can our eyes carry clearly according to the passage? (不超过5个词)

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2.What does the writer think about looking too long at someone? (不超过15个词)

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3.Why will the speaker look at the listener from time to time when they are in a conversation?(不超过20个词)

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