Some areas,______ their severe weather conditions, are hardly populated.A.due toB.in spite
Some areas,______ their severe weather conditions, are hardly populated.
A.due to
B.in spite of
C.but for
D.with regard to
Some areas,______ their severe weather conditions, are hardly populated.
A.due to
B.in spite of
C.but for
D.with regard to
第1题
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
第3题
第4题
A.control
B.condition
C.permission
D.limit
第5题
A.Best soccer players live in poor areas.
B.People live in slum areas are born with some unique quality.
C.Children in poor areas start playing football at the age of three or four.
D.To demonstrate a great soccer player may be born in a poor area.
第6题
A. reaction
B. interaction
C. Fraction
第7题
The author says that in some hot and dry areas it is advisable to ________.
A) build big lakes to store water
B) construct big pumping stations
C) channel water from nearby rivers to cropland
D) build small and cheap irrigation systems
第8题
A.Put some money in her wallet.
B.Buy a band-concert ticket.
C.Make a donation.
D.Lend the man some money.
第9题
Ancient Chinese astronomy could be accurately described as______.
A.entirely religious in nature
B.based on legendary figures
C.advanced in some areas
D.completely unsuccessful
第10题
Some newspapers refused delivery to distant suburbs probably because______.
A.readers threatened to pay less
B.newspapers wanted to reduce costs
C.journalists reported little about these areas
D.subscribers complained about slimmer products