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also a great inventor. Many of his inventions have bee important in modern daily 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 sketch (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 laborsaving 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 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. ( )31. According to the passage, Leonardo is not only an artist but also . A. an inventor B. an engineer C. a writer D. a musician ( )32. was Leonardo39。 s most special invention. 5 A. The mirror writing B. The cutting machine C. The machine gun D. The flying machine ( )33. Leonardo was strange, for example, . didn39。 t eat any vegetables B. he usually used mirror writing C. he liked to publish his discoveries D. he enjoyed drawing flying machines ( )34. Leonardo invented some machines to . the war B. help paint pictures C. watch the birds D. make good use of time ( )35. From the passage, we can learn that Leonardo was very . A. humorous B. serious C. clever D. lonely (C) Lu Xun is one of the greatest Chinese writers of the 20th century. Besides his famous stories, he also wrote many influential articles about the living conditions of Chinese people. Born in 1881 to a wealthy family, Lu Xun had a happy childhood. In 1893, however, his grandfather, a senior government official, was put into prison for taking money. At the same time, his father became seriously ill. From that time on, his family were no longer accepted by their relatives and friends. These early experiences greatly influenced his writing. By the time Lu Xun arrived in Nanjing to study at university in 1899, he already believed that Chinese society had to change and bee modern. In 1902 he went to study in Japan. There, he began writing articles for several Chinese student magazines. He showed a gift for writing and translating and he even wrote several books, although none was popular. He returned to China in 1909 because he was in need of money. 根据短文内容，完成下列句子， 每 空一词。 of Lu Xun’s articles are about the conditions of Chinese people. Xun’s father was ill in . Xun was born in a rich family and had a happy . 1899, Lu Xun went to to study at university. 1909, Lu Xun came back to China, because he needed . 第三部分 语言知识运用 (25分 ) Ⅰ .词汇。 (10分 ) (A)根据句意及首字母提示填。