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【题目】WHICH FAMOUS PERSON IN HISTORY WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE MET AND WHY?

For me it would clcarly be Leonardo da Vinci, I’d love to have met him. He was such a creative talent and not just an artist. He seems to have predicted a number of inventions that only came about hundreds of years later, like flying machines and so on. I’s like to tell him he really did see the future. Naomi, Chicago

I’d choose Cleopatra—the last king of ancient Egypt(埃及). She is thought to have been very beautiful and is generally considered to have developed some really useful political alliances (政治同盟). Not many women were that powerful in ancient times, I’d like to have seen how she did it. Lucinda, Nairobi

I’m Latin American, so I would name Simon Bolivar as the person I would like to have known. He’s supposed to have been a very great, brave leader'and is accepted to have helped achieve independence for several countries in Latin America in the nineteenth century. Patricia, Caracas

I studied philosophy(哲学) , so I would like to have spoken face-to-face with the Chinese philosopher donfucius. I’d like to have discussed with him his political philosophy and his idea about family values. He seems to have had a lot of respect for older people, and even though he lived over two thousand years’ ago, some of his opinions are still meaningful. Li Yun, Shanghai

【1】Whose ideas about inventions have come true?

A. Leonardo da Vinci’s. B. Cleopatra’s. C. Simon Bolivar’s. D. Confucius’.

【2】Which of the following is TRUE from the passage?

A. Leonardo da Vinci invented a flying machine hundreds of years ago.

B. Lucinda would like to have met Cleopatra because she was pretty.

C. Simon Bolivar was a person who encouraged independence of women.

D. Li Yun would like to have talked with Confucius about his family values.

【3】In which part of a magazine can we read the passage?

A. Art. B. Movie C. History. D. Technology.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 A

【2】 D

【3】 C

【解析】

短文大意：本文列举了四个不同国籍的人最想认识的历史人物，各自讲述了选择该历史人物的原因。

【1】题意：谁的发明想法实现了?考查细节理解题。根据第一则He seems to have predicted a number of inventions that only came about hundreds of years later, like flying machines and so on. I’s like to tell him he really did see the future.，可知达芬奇的发明实现了，故选A。

【2】题意：以下哪个选项是正确的?考查细节判断题。A. Leonardo da Vinci invented a flying machine hundreds of years ago. 达芬奇几百年前发明了一种飞行器；根据He seems to have predicted a number of inventions that only came about hundreds of years later, like flying machines and so on.，可知是预言以后会发明飞行器，说法错误。B. Lucinda would like to have met Cleopatra because she was pretty. 露辛达想见见克利奥帕特拉，因为她很漂亮；根据I’d choose Cleopatra—the last king of ancient Egypt.，可知说法错误。C. Simon Bolivar was a person who encouraged independence of women. 西蒙·玻利瓦尔是一个鼓励妇女独立的人；根据第三则He…is accepted to have helped achieve independence for several countries in Latin America in the nineteenth century.，可知说法错误。D. Li Yun would like to have talked with Confucius about his family values. 李云想和孔子谈谈他的家庭价值观；根据第四则so I would like to have spoken face-to-face with the Chinese philosopher Confucius.，可知说法正确。综合以上分析，故选D。

【3】题意：我们可以在杂志的哪一部分读这篇文章?考查来源推测题。A. Art.艺术；B. Movie电影；C. History.历史；D. Technology.科技。根据四则短文的内容，可知都和历史人物有关，故选C。

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