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1、廉政文化是社会主义文化建设的重要组成部分，是在我国五千多年文明历史发展过程中形成的博大精深的中华文化，是中华民族的传统美德阅读理解提升练(五)主旨大意题A(20176浙江) Benjamin West,the father of American painting,showed his talent for art when he was only six years of age.But he did not know about brushes before a visitor told him he needed one.In those days,a brush was made fr
2、om camels hair.There were no camels nearby.Benjamin decided that cat hair would work instead.He cut some fur from the family cat to make a brush.The brush did not last long.Soon Benjamin needed more fur.Before long,the cat began to look ragged(蓬乱).His father said that the cat must be sick.Benjamin w
3、as forced to admit what he had been doing.The cats lot was about to improve.That year,one of Benjamins cousins,Mr.Pennington,came to visit.He was impressed with Benjamins drawings.When he went home,he sent Benjamin a box of paint and some brushes.He also sent six engravings(版画) by an artist.These we
4、re the first pictures and first real paint and brushes Benjamin had ever seen.In 1747,when Benjamin was nine years old,Mr.Pennington returned for another visit.He was amazed at what Benjamin had done with his gift.He asked Benjamins parents if he might take the boy back to Philadelphia for a visit.I
5、n the city,Mr.Pennington gave Benjamin materials for creating oil paintings.The boy began a landscape(风景) painting.William Williams,a well-known painter,came to see him work.Williams was impressed with Benjamin and gave him two classic books on painting to take home.The books were long and dull.Benj
6、amin could read only a little,having been a poor student.But he later said,“Those two books were my companions by day,and under my pillow at night.”While it is likely that he understood very little of the books,they were his introduction to classical paintings.The nine-year-old boy decided then that
7、 he would be an artist.1.What is the text mainly about?A.Benjamins visit to Philadelphia.B.Williams influence on Benjamin.C.The beginning of Benjamins life as an artist.D.The friendship between Benjamin and Pennington.2.What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 3 suggest?A.The cat would be clos
8、ely watched.B.The cat would get some medical care.C.Benjamin would leave his home shortly.D.Benjamin would have real brushes soon.3.What did Pennington do to help Benjamin develop his talent?A.He took him to see painting exhibitions.B.He provided him with painting materials.C.He sent him to a school
9、 in Philadelphia.D.He taught him how to make engravings.4.Williams two books helped Benjamin to .A.master the use of paintsB.appreciate landscape paintingsC.get to know other paintersD.make up his mind to be a painter导学号44994012B(201711浙江)Its surprising how much simple movement of the body can affec
10、t the way we think.Using expansive gestures with open arms makes us feel more powerful,crossing your arms makes you more determined and lying down can bring more insights(领悟).So if moving the body can have these effects,what about the clothes we wear?Were all well aware of how dressing up in differe
11、nt ways can make us feel more attractive,sporty or professional,depending on the clothes we wear,but can the clothes actually change cognitive(认知的) performance or is it just a feeling?Adam and Galinsky tested the effect of simply wearing a white lab coat on peoples powers of attention.The idea is th
12、at white coats are associated with scientists,who are in turn thought to have close attention to detail.What they found was that people wearing white coats performed better than those who werent.Indeed,they made only half as many errors as those wearing their own clothes on the Stroop Test(one way o
13、f measuring attention).The researchers call the effect “enclothed cognition,” suggesting that all manner of different clothes probably affect our cognition in many different ways.This opens the way for all sorts of clothes-based experiments.Is the writer who wears a fedora more creative?Is the psych
14、ologist wearing little round glasses and smoking a cigar more insightful?Does a chefs hat make the restaurant food taste better?From now on I will only be editing articles for PsyBlog while wearing a white coat to help keep the typing error count low.Hopefully you will be doing your part by reading
15、PsyBlog in a cap and gown(学位服).5.What is the main idea of the text?A.Body movements change the way people think.B.How people dress has an influence on their feelings.C.What people wear can affect their cognitive performance.D.People doing different jobs should wear different clothes.6.Adam and Galin
16、skys experiment tested the effect of clothes on their wearers.A.insightsB.movementsC.attentionD.appearance7.How does the author sound in the last paragraph?A.Academic.B.Humorous.C.Formal.D.Hopeful.导学号44994013C(2017浙江杭州七校联考)Do you feel lucky?You probably dont.You may think youve got where you are today through willpower and hard work.We tend t
