阅读理解

　　When speaking of mathematics in East Asia, it is necessary to describe its development in China, Korea, and Japan as a whole. Mathematicians from these countries can be considered as part of the same mathematical community. Besides, these scholars usually wrote with Chinese characters and thus could read one another's texts.

　　The common basis for the development of mathematics in East Asia was books that were written in China from the 1st through the 13th century, to which most of the later works refer. For this period, the two main sources, the references found in the texts and those given in a list of books arranged for the dynastic annals(朝代编年史)indicate that there are many lacunae(空白) in the books that have existed. The oldest existing works survived because they became official books.

　　In the 17th century few ancient Chinese mathematical works were known, and those that were known were not fully understood. Afterwards, as Chinese mathematicians began to realize European achievements, they began to look for such works throughout the country. Editions of the texts they found began to appear at the end of the 18th century and have become the main sources for the history of Chinese mathematics. Discoveries of new sources are now rare。contrary to the situation for Arabic mathematics, for example. However, in the 20th century a mathematical book was discovered in a grave dating from the 2nd or 3rd century, which pushed back by more than three centuries what was previously known about the subject.

1．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

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A．Ancient China, Korea and Japan shared the same tradition in mathematical study.

B．Many Chinese, Korean and Japanese mathematicians used to work in the same community.

C．The ancient Chinese, Korean and Japanese mathematicians led the world in the field of mathematics.

D．Ancient Korean and Japanese mathematicians learned mathematics from their Chinese teachers.

2．The source of mathematics is traced back to books written _____.

[　　]

A．in China

B．in Japan

C．in Korea

D．in all the three countries

3．When Chinese mathematicians came to know European mathematics, they _____.

[　　]

A．found the Chinese mathematics history was longer than they had known

B．found ancient Chinese mathematics better than western mathematics

C．began to search for Chinese mathematics achievements in history literature

D．began to write books in mathematics in Chinese

4．The best title for the passage is _____.

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A．Mathematics in China

B．Mathematies in Ancient China

C．Mathematics in Ancient Asia

D．The Origin of Mathematics

阅读理解

　　When speaking of mathematics in East Asia, it is necessary to describe its development in China, Korea, and Japan as a whole. Mathematicians from these countries can be considered as part of the same mathematical community. Besides, these scholars usually wrote with Chinese characters and thus could read one another's texts.

　　The common basis for the development of mathematics in East Asia was books that were written in China from the 1st through the 13th century, to which most of the later works refer. For this period, the two main sources, the references found in the texts and those given in a list of books arranged for the dynastic annals(朝代编年史)indicate that there are many lacunae(空白) in the books that have existed. The oldest existing works survived because they became official books.

　　In the 17th century few ancient Chinese mathematical works were known, and those that were known were not fully understood. Afterwards, as Chinese mathematicians began to realize European achievements, they began to look for such works throughout the country. Editions of the texts they found began to appear at the end of the 18th century and have become the main sources for the history of Chinese mathematics. Discoveries of new sources are now rare。contrary to the situation for Arabic mathematics, for example. However, in the 20th century a mathematical book was discovered in a grave dating from the 2nd or 3rd century, which pushed back by more than three centuries what was previously known about the subject.

1．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

[　　]

A．Ancient China, Korea and Japan shared the same tradition in mathematical study.

B．Many Chinese, Korean and Japanese mathematicians used to work in the same community.

C．The ancient Chinese, Korean and Japanese mathematicians led the world in the field of mathematics.

D．Ancient Korean and Japanese mathematicians learned mathematics from their Chinese teachers.

2．The source of mathematics is traced back to books written _____.

[　　]

A．in China

B．in Japan

C．in Korea

D．in all the three countries

3．When Chinese mathematicians came to know European mathematics, they _____.

[　　]

A．found the Chinese mathematics history was longer than they had known

B．found ancient Chinese mathematics better than western mathematics

C．began to search for Chinese mathematics achievements in history literature

D．began to write books in mathematics in Chinese

4．The best title for the passage is _____.

[　　]

A．Mathematics in China

B．Mathematies in Ancient China

C．Mathematics in Ancient Asia

D．The Origin of Mathematics

阅读下列材料，从所给的六个选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中，选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项。

________1. Fang Yuan spent his childhood mostly with hr parents’ performance of Beijing Opera, where she learned a lot about the opera, the costume and the face painting. She wants to know more about theatre and performance, and she wants to enjoy her leisure to the fully by making a visit to an art exhibition.

________2. Wang Lu is an art student, majoring in oil paintings. He is interested in oil paintings with comparison between inner world and nature. Having got some achievements in the art, he wants to know more about abstract(抽象的)paintings.

________3. Zhao Xin, s student from an art university, is always reading books and appreciating paintings from European Renaissance. He has written some essays about them, but he is not satisfied with what he has done. He wants to do some research on those rarely-seen paintings from some European country of that time.

________4. Ye Ling is talented and clever at needlework, though she is still a student at present. Besides, she is fond of collecting everything. And she has made a large collection of postage stamps, paintings and swords(剑). As long as she hears there is any exhibition of collections, she will surely go to have a look.

________5. Miao Qi, as one of the promising art students, is interested in every style of Chinese art at present. In order to know more about it, he is planning to pay a visit to a show of artists’ works with varieties of styles.

A.     Back on art

Traditional swaddling brace(襁褓带)collections from minority groups of Guizhou Province are still ondisplay. Donated by private collector Ma Zhengrong, the swaddling brace are used by women to carry infants on their backs. With delicate design and fine embroidery(刺绣), it reflects the wisdom of mothers and carious local artistic flavours of minority groups.

B.      Light from the past

The Italian Art Exhibition continues with more than 80 masterpieces, dating back to the late 13^th century. Among them are 11 paintings that have never before been exhibited from the Florentine Bardini Collection.

C.     Joint show

A grand show of more than 50 professional artists is ongoing. Participating artists include Ban Xuejian, ChenGuang, Guo Lizhong and others. With various styles, their works open a window to the contemporary Chinese art scene.

D.     Oil paintings

Beijing painter Hong Ling’s oil paintings are distinguished for their comparison between the inner world and nature, abstract and realistic presentation, freehand and fine brushwork. Graduated from the oil school of the Capital Normal University and now a professor in the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Hong, 50, has made outstanding progress throughout his career.

E.      Grand scene

A one-painting exhibition is underway with Shen Jingdong’s New Grand ceremony of National Day. With his period of creation lasting a whole year, Shen communicates history from his own comprehension and angle. Different from Dong Xiwen’s famous work of the same name, Shen’s work portrays the moment with well-spaced colour and background, leading viewers to the memories of the past.

F.      Reality and illusion(幻想)

A multimedia art exhibition entitled Happy Days is ongoing. Including Zhang Hui, Wang Mao, Wang Chenand Wang Renke, the group try to present the combining elements of theatre and performance with contemporary art. Through their collective works of painting, photography, and video, the show builds a world somewhere between reality and illusion.