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阅读理解 　　Artificial(假的)flowers are used for scientific as well as for decorative purposes．They are made from a variety of materials, such as wax and glass, so skillfully that they can scarcely be distinguished from natural flowers．In making such models, painstaking and artistry are called for, as well as thorough knowledge of plant structure．The collection of glass flowers in the Botanical Museum of Harvard University is the most famous in North America and is widely known throughout the scientific world．In all, there are several thousand models in colored glass, the work of two artist-naturalists, Leopold Blaschka and his son Rudolph． 　　The intention was to have the collection represent at least one member of each flower family native to the United States．Although it was never completed．It contains more than seven hundred species representing 164 families of flowering plants, a group of fruits showing the effect of fungus diseases, and thousands of flower parts and magnified details．Every detail of these is accurately reproduced in color and structure．The models are kept in locked cases as they are too valuable and fragile for classroom use． (1) Which of the following is the best title for the passage? [　　] A． An Extensive Collection of Glass Flowers B． The Lives of Leopold and Rudolph C． Flowers Native to the United States D． Material Used for Artificial Flowers (2) It can be inferred from the passage that the goal of Leopold and Rudolph was to ________． [　　] A． create a botanical garden where only exotic flowers grew B． do a thorough study of plant structure C． make a copy of one member of each United States flower family D． show that glass are more realistic than wax flowers (3) The underlined word“it”refers to ________． [　　] A． the intention B． the collection C． one member D． each flower family (4) Which of the following is NOT included in the display at the Botanical Museum of Harvard University? [　　] A． Models of 164 families of flowering plants． B． Magnified details of flower parts． C． Several species of native birds． D． A group of diseased fruits． (5) Which of the following statements is true of the flowers at Harvard University? [　　] A． They form a completed collection． B． They have a marvelous fragrance． C． They are loaned to schools for classroom use． D． They use authentic representations．

Answer 1

答案：1．A;2．C;3．B;4．C;5．D;
解析：

(1)	考综合概括能力，概括文章的题目。主要讲玻璃花的收集,故选A。
(2)	考逻辑推理能力，从第二段第一行可以推断出来。
(3)	根据上下文。可以猜测出it是collection。
(4)	考事实确认。从第二段中可以得知。
(5)	考分析判断。通过通读语篇，我们可以得出一个结论，在哈佛植物博物馆中展出的这些花都是艺术珍品。