摘要： The author’s attitude toward the Peales is in general . A. puzzled B. excited C. admiring D. disappointed 答案:56-59 DABC B New York Times–The already crazed competition for admission to the nation’s most famous universities and colleges became even more intense this year, with many recording the lowest acceptance rates. Harvard College, for example, offered admission to only 7.1 percent of the 27,462 high school seniors who applied - or, put another way, it rejected 93 of every 100 applicants, many with extraordinary achievements, like a perfect score on one of the SAT exams. Yale College accepted 8.3 percent of its 22,813 applicants. Both rates were records. Columbia College admitted 8.7 percent of its applicants, Brown University and Dartmouth College about 13 percent, and Bowdoin College and Georgetown University 18 percent - also records. “We love the people we admitted, but we also love a very large number of the people who we were not able to admit, said William R. Fitzsimmons, dean of admissions and financial aid at Harvard College. Some colleges said they placed more students on their waiting lists than in recent years, in part because of uncertainty over how many admitted students would decide to enroll . Harvard and Princeton stopped accepting students through early admission this academic year; that meant that more than 1,500 students who would have been admitted in December were likely to have applied to many famous schools in the regular round. Many factors contributed to the tightening of the competition at the most selective colleges, admissions deans said. The number of high school graduates in the nation has grown each year over the last decade and a half, experts estimate that the figure will reach the highest point this year or next, which might reduce the competition a little. Other factors were the ease of online applications, expanded financial aid packages, an ambitious students’ applying to ever more colleges.

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The Peales were a famous family of American artists. Charles Willson Peale is best remembered for his portraits of leading figures of the American Revolution. He painted portraits of Franklin and Jefferson and over a dozen of George Washington. His life-size portrait of his sons Raphaelle and Titian was so realistic that George Washington reportedly once tipped his hat to the figures in the picture.

Charles Willson Peale gave up painting in his middle age and devoted his life to the Peale museum, which he founded in Philadelphia. The world’s first popular museum of art and natural science mainly covered paintings by Peale and his family as well as displays of animals in their natural settings. Peale found the animals himself and found a method to make the exhibits more lifelike. The museum’s most popular display was the skeleton (骷髅) of a huge, extinct（灭绝的）elephant, which Peale unearthed on a New York farm in 1801.

Three of Peale’s seventeen children were also famous artists. Paphaelle Peale often painted still lives of flowers, fruit, and cheese. His brother Rembrandt studied under his father and painted portraits of many noted people, including one of George Washington. Another brother, Rubens Peale, painted mostly landscapes and portraits.

James Peale, the brother of Charles Willson Peale, specialized in miniatures (小画像). His daughter Sarah Miriam Peale was probably the first professional female portrait painter in America.

1. What is the main topic of the passage?

A. The life of Charles Willson Peale.                  B. Portraits in the 18th century.

C. The Peale Museum.                                      D. A family of artists.

2. The author mentions in Paragraph 1 that Washington tipped his hat to the figures in the painting to show that ________.

A. Charles Willson Peale’s painting was very lifelike

B. Washington respected Charles Willson Peale’s work

C. Washington was friendly with Raphaelle and Titian Peale

D. the painting of the two brothers was very large

3. The underlined word “unearthed” is closest in meaning to“ ______”.

A. showed            B. dug up          C. invented               D. looked over

4. Which of the following is NOT the child of Charles Willson Peale?

A. Titian Peale.   B. Rubens Peale.  C. Raphaelle Peale.      D. Sarah Miriam Peale.

5. The author’s attitude toward the Peales is in general _______.

A. puzzled            B. excited           C. admiring                D. disappointed

 

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    The Peales were a famous family of American artists. Charles Willson Peale is best remembered for his portraits of leading figures of the American Revolution. He painted portraits of Franklin and Jefferson and over a dozen of George Washington. His life-size portrait of his sons Raphaelle and Titian was so realistic that George Washington reportedly once tipped his hat to the figures in the picture.

    Charles Willson Peale gave up painting in his middle age and devoted his life to the Peale museum, which he founded in Philadelphia. The world’s first popular museum of art and natural science mainly covered paintings by Peale and his family as well as displays of animals in their natural settings. Peale found the animals himself and found a method to make the exhibits more lifelike. The museum’s most popular display was the skeleton (骷髅) of a huge, extinct（灭绝的）elephant, which Peale unearthed on a New York farm in 1801.

    Three of Peale’s seventeen children were also famous artists. Paphaelle Peale often painted still lives of flowers, fruit, and cheese. His brother Rembrandt studied under his father and painted portraits of many noted people, including one of George Washington. Another brother, Rubens Peale, painted mostly landscapes and portraits.

    James Peale, the brother of Charles Willson Peale, specialized in miniatures (小画像). His daughter Sarah Miriam Peale was probably the first professional female portrait painter in America.

1. What is the main topic of the passage?

      A. The life of Charles Willson Peale.                  B. Portraits in the 18th century.

      C. The Peale Museum.                                      D. A family of artists.

2. The author mentions in Paragraph 1 that Washington tipped his hat to the figures in the painting to show that ________.

      A. Charles Willson Peale’s painting was very lifelike

      B. Washington respected Charles Willson Peale’s work

      C. Washington was friendly with Raphaelle and Titian Peale

      D. the painting of the two brothers was very large

3. The underlined word “unearthed” is closest in meaning to“ ______”.

      A. showed             B. dug up            C. invented                 D. looked over

4. Which of the following is NOT the child of Charles Willson Peale?

      A. Titian Peale.     B. Rubens Peale.  C. Raphaelle Peale.      D. Sarah Miriam Peale.

5. The author’s attitude toward the Peales is in general _______.

       A. puzzled             B. excited            C. admiring                 D. disappointed

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     The Peales were a famous family of American artists. Charles Willson Peale is best remembered for
 his portraits of leading figures of the American Revolution. He painted portraits of Franklin and Jefferson
 and over a dozen of George Washington. His life-size portrait of his sons Raphaelle and Titian was so
 realistic that George Washington reportedly once tipped his hat to the figures in the picture.     
     Charles Willson Peale gave up painting in his middle age and devoted his life to the Peale museum, 
which he founded in Philadelphia. The world’s first popular museum of art and natural science mainly
 covered paintings by Peale and his family as well as displays of animals in their natural settings. Peale 
found the animals himself and found a method to make the exhibits more lifelike. The museum’s most
 popular display was the skeleton (骷髅) of a huge, extinct elephant, which Peale unearthed on a New 
York farm in 1801.    
      Three of Peale’s seventeen children were also famous artists. Paphaelle Peale often painted still lives
 of flowers, fruit, and cheese. His brother Rembrandt studied under his father and painted portraits of
 many noted people, including one of George Washington. Another brother, Rubens Peale, painted 
mostly landscapes and portraits.     
     James Peale, the brother of Charles Willson Peale, specialized in miniatures (小画像). His daughter 
Sarah Miriam Peale was probably the first professional female portrait painter in America.
1. What is the main topic of the passage?   
A. The life of Charles Willson Peale.
B. Portraits in the 18th century.   
C. The Peale Museum.
D. A family of artists.
2. The author mentions in Paragraph 1 that Washington tipped his hat to the figures in the
     painting to show that _______.  
A. Charles Willson Peale’s painting was very lifelike   
B. Washington respected Charles Willson Peale’s work   
C. Washington was friendly with Raphaelle and Titian Peale
D. the painting of the two brothers was very large
3. Which of the following is NOT the child of Charles Willson Peale?
A. Titian Peale.    
B. Rubens Peale.
C. Raphaelle Peale.
D. Sarah Miriam Peale.
4. The author’s attitude toward the Peales is in general _______.
A. puzzled 
B. excited 
C. admiring 
D. disappointed
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　　The Peales were a famous family of American artists．Charles Wilson Peale is best remembered for his portraits of leading figures of the American Revolution．He painted portraits of Franklin and Jefferson and over a dozen of George Washington．His life-size portrait was so realistic that George Washington reportedly once tipped his hat to the figures in the picture．

　　Charles Wilson Peale gave up painting in his middle age and devoted his life to the Peale museum, which he founded in Philadelphia．The world’s first popular museum of art and natural science mainly covered paintings by Peale and his family as well as displays of animals in their natural settings．Peale found the animals himself and found a method to make the exhibits more real．The museum’s most popular display was the skeleton(骷髅)of a huge, extinct elephant, which Peale unearthed on a New York farm in 1801．

　　Three of Peale’s seventeen children were also famous artists．Paphaelle Peale often painted still lives of flowers, fruit, and cheese．His brother Rembrandt studied under his father and painted portraits of many famous people, including one of George Washington．Another brother, Rubens Peale, painted mostly landscapes and portraits．

　　James Peale, the brother of Charles Wilson Peale, specialized in miniatures(小画像)．His daughter Sarah Miriam Peale was probably the first professional female portrait painter in America．

(1)

What is the main topic of the passage?

[　　]

A．

The life of Charles Wilson Peale．

B．

Portraits in the 18th century．

C．

The Peale Museum．

D．

A family of artists．

(2)

The author mentions in Paragraph 1 that Washington tipped his hat to the figures in the painting to show that ________．

[　　]

A．

Charles Wilson Peale’s painting was very lifelike

B．

Washington respected Charles Wilson Peale’s work

C．

Washington was friendly with Raphaelle and Titian Peale

D．

the painting of the two brothers was very large

(3)

The underlined word “unearthed” is closest in meaning to “________”．

[　　]

A．

showed

B．

looked over

C．

invented

D．

dug up

(4)

Which of the following is NOT the child of Charles Wilson Peale?

[　　]

A．

Sarah Miriam Peale．

B．

Rubens Peale．

C．

Raphaelle Peale．

D．

Titian Peale．

(5)

The author’s attitude toward the Peales is in general ________．

[　　]

A．

puzzled

B．

excited

C．

admiring

D．

disappointed

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　　The Peales were a famous family of American artists．Charles Willson Peale is best remembered for his portraits of leading figures of the American Revolution．He painted portraits of Franklin and Jefferson and over a dozen of George Washington．His life-size portrait of his sons Raphaelle and Titian was so realistic that George Washington reportedly once tipped his hat to the figures in the picture．

　　Charles Willson Peale gave up painting in his middle age and devoted his life to the Peale museum, which he founded in Philadelphia．The world's first popular museum of art and natural science mainly covered paintings by Peale and his family as well as displays of animals in their natural settings．Peale found the animals himself and found a method to make the exhibits more lifelike．The museum's most popular display was the skeleton(骷髅)of a huge, extinct elephant, which Peale unearthed on a New York farm in 1801．

　　Three of Peale's seventeen children were also famous artists．Paphaelle Peale often painted still lives of flowers, fruit, and cheese．His brother Rembrandt studied under his father and painted portraits of many noted people, including one of George Washington．Another brother, Rubens Peale, painted mostly landscapes and portraits．

　　James Peale, the brother of Charles Willson Peale, specialized in miniatures(小画像)．His daughter Sarah Miriam Peale was probably the first professional female portrait painter in America．

(1)

What is the main topic of the passage?

[　　]

A．

The life of Charles Willson Peale．

B．

Portraits in the 18th century．

C．

The Peale Museum．

D．

A family of artists．

(2)

The author mentions in Paragraph 1 that Washington tipped his hat to the figures in the

painting to show that ________．

[　　]

A．

Charles Willson Peale's painting was very lifelike

B．

Washington respected Charles Willson Peale's work

C．

Washington was friendly with Raphaelle and Titian Peale

D．

the painting of the two brothers was very large

(3)

The underlined word“unearthed”is closest in meaning to“________”．

[　　]

A．

showed

B．

dug up

C．

invented

D．

looked over

(4)

Which of the following is NOT the child of Charles Willson Peale?

[　　]

A．

Titian Peale．

B．

Rubens Peale．

C．

Raphaelle Peale．

D．

Sarah Miriam Peale．

(5)

The author's attitude toward the Peales is in general ________．

[　　]

A．

puzzled

B．

excited

C．

admiring

D．

disappointed

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