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From the context, the word “disconcerting” (Para. 3, Line 2) most probably means __
From the context, the word “disconcerting” (Para. 3, Line 2) most probably means ________.
A) misleading
B) embarrassing
C) stimulating
D) upsetting
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From the context, the word “disconcerting” (Para. 3, Line 2) most probably means ________.
A) misleading
B) embarrassing
C) stimulating
D) upsetting
The major【C8】______ examples of early painting anywhere in the world are found in Western Europe and the Soviet Union. But some 5,000 years ago, the areas in which important paintings were executed【C9】______ to the eastern Mediterranean Sea and neighboring regions.【C10】______ Western shared a European cultural tradition the Middle East and Mediterranean Basin and, later, the countries of the New World.
Western painting is in general distinguished by its concentration【C11】______ the representation of the human 【C12】______ whether in the heroic context of antiquity or the religious context of the early Christian and medieval world. The Renaissance【C13】______ this tradition through a【C14】______ examination of the natural world and an investigation of balance, harmony, and perspectives in the visible world, linking painting【C15】______ the developing sciences of anatomy and optics. The first real【C16】______ from figurative painting came with the growth of landscape painting in the 17(上标)th and 18(上标)th centuries. The landscape and figurative traditions developed together in the 19th century in an atmosphere that was increasingly【C17】 ______ "painterly" qualities of the【C18】______ of light and color and the expressive qualities of paint handling. In the 20th century these interests【C19】______ to the development of a third major tradition in Western painting, abstract painting, which sought to【C20】______ and express the true nature of paint and painting through action and form.
【C1】
A.may have been
B.that may have
C.may have
D.that may have been
From the context, the word "disconcerting" (Sentence 1, Para.3) most probably means ______.
A.interesting
B.embarrassing
C.stimulating
D.inspiring
Judging from the context, "inept" (Line 2, Para.3) probably means ______.
A.foolishly unsuitable
B.unable to handle job
C.inactive
D.industrious
From the context, the word "minute" (Line 4, Para l) is closest in meaning to "second".
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
Judging from the context, this passage is probably written______.
A.in 2004
B.between 2003—2004
C.in 2005
D.between 2004—2005
From the context we may figure out that the word "plagued" (Paragraph 1) means ______.
A.annoyed
B.infected
C.damaged
D.affected
It can be inferred from the context that the "flip side"(Line 5, Para. 2)refers to______.
A.the disadvantages of being married
B.the emotional problems arising from marriage
C.the responsibility of taking care of one's family
D.the consequence of a broken marriage
It can be inferred from the context that the "Achilles heel" (Line 1, Para. 5) refers to____
A.deadly weakness
B.problem unsolved
C.indisputable fact
D.potential risk
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