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 war. 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 sketched(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(发表) 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.

(    )71. According to the passage, Leonardo is not only an artist but also             .

    A. an inventor       B. an engineer      C. a writer      D. a musician

(    )72.         was Leonardo's most special invention.

A. The mirror writing                               B. The cutting machine   

C. The machine gun                                 D. The flying machine

(    )73. Leonardo was strange, for example,              .

A.he didn't eat any vegetables                 B. he usually used mirror writing      

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

(    )74. Leonardo invented some machines to           .

.stop the war                                           B. help paint pictures   

C. watch the birds                                    D. make good use of time

(    )75. From the passage, we can learn that Leonardo was very          . 

A. humorous        B. serious                    C. clever        D. lonely  

 _______their short stay in Zhalong Nature Reserve, the tourists could watch the birds ______.

    A. While; closely   B. When; close   C. During; closely   D. At; close

　 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（发明家）. Many of his inventions have become important in modern day life.

Although Leonardo hated war, he invented many different machines used for war. His most special invention was the machine gun（枪）, 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 very unusual in those times. He never published（发表）his ideas and scientific discoveries. He usually used mirror writing, which looks like writing 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.

（ ）52. According to the passage, Leonardo is not only an artist but also 　　　　 .

A. an inventor　　　 B. an engineer　　　 C. a writer　　　 D. a musician

（ ）53. 　　　　　 was Leonardo’s most special invention.

A. The mirror writing　　　　　 B. The cutting machine

C. The machine gun　　　　　　 D. The flying machine

（ ）54. Leonardo was strange, for example, 　　　　　　　 .

A. he didn’t eat any vegetables　　　　　　　 B. he usually used mirror writing　　　　　　

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

（ ）55. Leonardo invented some machines to 　　　　 .

A. stop the war　　　　　　　　　　　 B. help paint pictures　

C. watch the birds　　　　　　　　　　 D. make good use of time

【小题1】I never feel ____________ (bore) when he is with me, because he’s very funny.
【小题2】I think the food my mother cooks is ____________ (tasty) of all.
【小题3】Could you tell me the _______________ (high) of the building?
【小题4】They decided ________________(not go) to the park because they had too much work to do.
【小题5】___________ (able) to sleep, I got up and made myself a drink.
【小题6】-- Didn’t you hear the doorbell, dear?  --Sorry. I______________ (listen) to Pop music.
【小题7】Some wild animals are in danger of the _______________ (lose) of living areas.
【小题8】There are more and more ______________ (nature) disasters in the world.
【小题9】Many birds can live _______________ (comfortable) in Zhalong all year round.
【小题10】I’ll watch the dolphin show alone if Tom _____________ (be not) free tomorrow.
【小题11】Tim and I are good friends, and we keep our secrets to _____________(we).
【小题12】--Would you like to see the maple (枫树) ______________ (leaf) in Hongmei Park ?
-- I’d love to!
【小题13】All of the students were excited at Yao Ming’s ______________ (arrive)
【小题14】Do you have a great time ____________ (chat) with each other during lunchtime?
【小题15】Our English teacher encourages us ____________ (speak) English as much as possible.