Italy，the ideas of the Renaissance rapidly spread northwards to France, Germany, England, and the rest of Europe.
Trade with other parts of the world meant that Europe was ___11___ richer, too. This meant that people had money to ___12___ on the arts; and it became easier for artists to find people who could afford to buy their works or employ them. Leonardo worked for important people ___13___ the Duke of Milan, and, towards the end of his life, the King of France.
Renaissance artists found new ideas for their work in classical Greece and Rome. But they looked forwardP3 , too, by opening new frontiers in the arts. Painters ___14___ how to use ___15___ and the effects of light; composers put different voices together and created polyphony (many voices); architects ___16___ designing buildings with more light which contrasted with the heaviness of the Gothic cathedrals of the Middle Ages.
___17___， Leonardo was ___18___ extraordinaryW5 genius, an example of what has been described ___19___ “Renaissance man”： someone interested in everything and with many different talents.S But even if his only contributionW6 to history ___20___ the Mona Lisa, it would have been genius enough for all time.
对于许多人来说文艺复兴指的就是14～16世纪时期的意大利及其当时的艺术、建筑、音乐以及文学等的发展，本文借助众所周知的“蒙娜·丽莎的微笑”这幅画简单介绍了当时在绘画方面的发展。
1. A. took the place B. prepared for C. focused on D. took place
答案：D take place“发生”。句意为：对于很多人来说，文艺复兴指的是14～16世纪时期的意大利及其当时在艺术、建筑、音乐以及文学领域的发展。
2. A. This B. It C. One
D. That
答案：B “It is believed to be...”为固定句式，it指代上文中的“the Mona Lisa”。
3. A. amazed B. amazing
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C. asked D. supported
答案：A amazed符合语境，在此作谓语。 4. A. Painting B. Paints C. Painted
D. Paint
答案：C paint与后面主语“the Mona Lisa”构成被动关系，故用painted。 5. A. Even if B. As if C. Now then D. Ever since
答案：A 句意为：人们想知道蒙娜·丽莎是谁，她又为什么在笑。即便是对文艺复兴了解不多的人，他们也都听说过这幅作品。even if在此处引导一个让步状语从句。
6. A. heard
B. received
C. watched D. heard of
答案：D hear of“听说”，hear“听见”。 7. A. no more than B.better than C. fewer than D.more than
答案：D 句意为：??当然文艺复兴不仅仅只是《蒙娜·丽莎》。more than“不仅仅”。
8. A. was B.be C. is D.were
答案：C 句意为：文艺复兴是一个法语单词，意为“再生”，于19世纪首次出现在英语中。此处是现在对文艺复兴的评论，因此用现在时态is。
9. A. who B.when C. which D.why
答案：C 句意为：这个词被用来描绘随着首批欧洲人抵达美洲而开始的那段欧洲历史，这是一段探险的历史，也是现代世界史的开端。which引导一个定语从句，修饰a period。
10. A. the Middle Ages B. the Renaissance
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C. the late 19th century D. the early 20th century
答案：A 句意为：经历了中世纪的沉睡之后，欧洲似乎要苏醒过来了。从意大利开始，文艺复兴的精神很快向北传遍了法国、德国、英国以及欧洲的其他国家。从．..the Renaissance means 14th to 16th century Italy...看出文艺复兴在中世纪之后。
11. A. predicting B.getting C. attempting D.doing
答案：B 句意为：与世界其他地方的贸易往来意味着欧洲也在变得更加富裕。getting是现在分词，表示“正变得??”。
12. A. cost B.pay C. spend D.take
答案：C 句意为：这意味着人们有钱用来花费在艺术上，对于艺术家来说要想找到人来购买他们的作品或者雇用他们也更容易。此处考查的是．..spend money on...的句型。to spend on the arts是不定式短语作定语，修饰money。
13. A. without B.such as C. besides D.forward
答案：B 句意为：列奥纳多为一些重要的人物工作过，比如米兰的公爵，在晚年他也曾经为法国国王工作过。such as...“例如??”。
14. A. discovered B.heard C. disclosed D.looked forward
答案：A 文艺复兴的艺术家从古希腊以及古罗马文献中寻找他们作品的灵感。而他们也通过开辟新的艺术领域来展望未来。画家们发现了怎样来利用透视以及光的作用。discover“发现”。
15. A. post-impressionist B.perspective C. impressionist D.modern
答案：B 从“the effects of light”看出此处选perspective(透视法)。 16. A. preferred B.would like to
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C. love better D.had better
答案：A 作曲家们将不同的声调合到一起创造了复调音乐，相比较于中世纪哥特式建筑的沉重来说，建筑师们则更喜欢更加光亮的建筑。prefer doing sth.“更喜欢干某事”。
17. A. After all
B.Short for
C. For short D.In short
答案：D 句意为：简言之，列奥纳多是一个非凡的天才，一个被描绘成“文艺复兴人物”的典范。for short“简称，简略之”；in short“简言之，总而言之”；short for“??的简称”；after all“毕竟”。
18. A. an B./ C. a
D.the
答案：A extraordinary的第一个音素是元音，故要选A。 19. A. to B.on C. as D.from
答案：C be described as...“被描述为??”。 20. A. had been B.were C. is D.was
答案：A 句意为：但即使他对历史的贡献仅仅是一幅《蒙娜·丽莎》，这也已经是永恒的天才作品。此处是与过去事实相反的虚拟语气，从句中用过去完成时。
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Ⅵ. 阅读理解
The story of Muhammad Shahid Nazir seems to prove that if you give a man a fish, he will eat for a day, but if you teach a man to sing about fish, his song will shoot up the British pop chart (排行榜)．
The 31-year-old Pakistani fishmonger (鱼贩) became famous recently in the unlikeliest circumstances: while hawking (叫卖) frozen snapper and mackerel for one British pound at Queens Market in London.
Not satisfied with shouting to attractW1 customers, he came up withP1 a simple song to promoteW2 his sale. “Come on ladies, come on ladies, one pound fish! Have a, have a look, one pound fish! Very, very good, one pound fish，” sang Nazir in the market.
When the song was posted onP2 YouTube earlier this year, it became a
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