牛津上海版高二年级英语第一学期话题阅读(一)literature and art(有答案)

话题阅读（一）Literature and Art

（A）

Leonardo's notebooks are the main reason why we know so much about him. He drew and wrote constantly, covering thousands of pages with his many ideas in different fields, 1 from art to philosophy and science. Leonardo 2 down things that interested him, such as riddles(谜语), sayings and 3 he had heard or read, and ideas for different inventions and projects. He also wrote this remark in one of his notebooks: With slight strokes(笔画), take a note in a little book which you should always carry with you. Much has been said about Leonardo writing his words 4 , from right to left, so that they only appear correctly if read in a mirror. People often say this is because Leonardo did not want anyone to read his work, but this is an unlikely explanation as anyone with a 5 could do so. A more practical way of 6 ideas secret would have been to write in a special code. And this is exactly what Leonardo did. In some of his notebooks, he wrote in a shorthand(速记法) which he 7 himself. A more probable reason for Leonardo's "mirror-writing" has to do with his left-handedness. If you write in ink with your 8 hand, from left to right, it is easy for your hand to smear(沾染) what you have just 9 ! Leonardo, as usual, was both different and practical.

1-5. B C J G D 6-9. A E F I

（B）

Ancient poets and scholars were more sensitive to these changes than modern man. In today's

1. A. land B. countryside C.opening D. fields

2. A. heavens B. sky C.peaks D. mountains

3. A. impress B. fix C.wander D. imagine

4. A. saucers B. things C.articles D. objects

5. A. as B. like C.that D. the

6. A. children B. grown-up C.adults D. farmers

7. A. consider B. think C.regard D. treat

8. A. brightness B. darkness C.earth D. dawn

9. A. strength B. liveliness C.energetic D. symphony

10. A.resemble B.like C.assemble pose

11. A.image B.ghosts C.spirits D.shadow

12. A.rock B.high-rises C.blankets D.bundles

13. A.gulf B.harbor C.channel D.tunnel

14. A.Throw B.Dispense C.Abandon D.Get

15. A.behind B.once C.alone D.undone

1-5. B B D B A 6-10. C B D B A 11-15. A B D C A

（C）

Many people think that Shakespeare's greatest play is "King Lear". It tells the story of a king far off in the past, who decides that it is time for him to take a rest, so he decides to divide his lands among his three daughters. But first he gives them a love-test. They have to tell him how much they love him. The two elder daughters tell him their love is as high as the sky and as deep as the ocean, but the third, Cordelia, refuses to play his game and simply says she loves him as much as she should. Angrily, he orders her to leave, and divides his kingdom into two, saying he