共享题干题【2018年真题】Artificial flowers are used for scientific as well as for decorative purpose.They are made from a variety of materials, such as silk and glass, so skillfully that they can scarcely be distinguished from natural flowers.In making such models, painstaking skill and artistry are called for, as well as thorough knowledge of plant structure.
 The collection of glass flowers in the Botanical Museum of Harvard University is the most famous in North America and is widely known throughout the scientific world.The life-size models include 847 species, with remarkably accurate anatomical sections and enlarged flower parts.They are made entirely of glass, often reinforced internally with a wire support.
 The models in colored glass are the work of two artist-naturalists, Leopold Blaschka and his son Rudolph who made them from 1887 through 1936.Their lineage of jewelers and glassmakers traces as far back as the 15th century.The parts were shaped after the glass was softened by heat.Some models were blown.Colored glass was used for many, others were "cold-painted" with a thin wash of colored ground glass or metal oxides and heated until the material fused to the model.
 Since the glass flowers are always in bloom, tropical and temperate species may be studied year-round.The gallery is open during regular museum hours and is included in the general admission fee.
 The museum recently installed several Blaschka glass models from the ware collection which have not been seen at Harvard for decades.You can even see amazingly realistic models of apple and apricot plants illustrating some of the diseases affecting fruits of the Rosaceae family.Other newly installed models illustrate insect pollination, displaying bees enlarged to five inches in size to show pollination techniques.
 The intention of the collection was to have it represent at least one member of each flower family native to the United States.Harvard Professor George Lincoln Goodale, founder of the Botanical Museum, wanted life-like representatives of the plant kingdom for teaching botany.At the time only crude or wax models were available.Mrs.Elizabeth C.Ware and her daughter Mary Lee Ware financed the collection and presented it.
 Though it was never completed, it contains species representing 164 families of flowering plants, a group of fruits showing the effect of fungus diseases, and thousands of flower parts and magnified details.Every detail of these is accurately reproduced in color and structure.The models are kept in locked cases as they are too valuable and fragile for classroom use.

 

单选题第1题Making artificial flowers does NOT require_______.

A.dexterity

B.creativity

C.knowledge of chemistry

D.knowledge of plant structure

参考答案：C

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答案解析：错误排除。根据第一段最后一句 "In making such models, painstaking skill and
 artistry are called for, as well as thorough knowledge of plant structure" 可知'选项中,A
 对应skill, B对应artistry, D基本是原文重复,只有化学没有提到,故选C。


 

单选题第2题In the museum_______were NOT found on exhibition.

A.glass flowers

B.life-size plants

C.human models

D.enlarged flower parts

参考答案：C

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答案解析：错误排除。根据第二段提供的信息可知,博物馆专门展出彩色玻璃花朵模型,有
 的是真实尺寸,有的为局部放大件,皆与模特无关。



 

单选题第3题The materials for making the artificial flowers and other plants do NOT include_______

A.glass

B.wood

C.metal

D.paint

参考答案：B

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答案解析：错误排除。从第三段第三行开始,文章就玻璃花模型的原材料予以陈述,提到了
 glass,colored,cold-painted以及metal oxides,唯独没有提到 wood。



 

单选题第4题The founder of the Botanical Museum of Harvard University was_______.

A.Elizabeth Ware

B.George Goodale

C.Leopold Blaschka

D.Rudolph Blaschka

参考答案：B

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答案解析：细节识别。第六段第二行 "George Lincoln Goodale, founder of the Botanical
 Museum"表述得很明确。



 

单选题第5题Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka were_______ .

A.artists

B.florists

C.farmers

D.brothers

参考答案：A

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答案解析：细节识别。第三段第一行 "The models in colored glass are the work of two artist-
 naturalists,Leopold Blaschka and his son Rudolph" 表明 Leopold 和 Rudolph Blaschka 的
 身份是 artist-naturalists。



 

单选题第6题The purpose of the collection was to _______.

A.thoroughly study plant structure

B.create a botanical garden where only exotic flowers grow

C.show that glass flowers are more realistic than flowers

D.make a copy of one member of every US flower family

参考答案：D

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答案解析：近义表述。第六段第一句 "The intention of the collection was to have it represent at
 least one member of each flower family native to the United States" 说得非常清楚。



 

单选题第7题At the Botanical Museum of Harvard University,_______are NOT displayed.

A.diseased fruits

B.several species of native birds

C.magnified details of flower parts

D.models of 164 families of flowering plants

参考答案：B

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答案解析：错误排除。第七段提到了 "164 families of flowering plants ... fruits showing the
 effect of fungus diseases ... flower parts and magnified details",分别对应选项D、A和C,
 故排除B。



 

单选题第8题Which of the following statements is true of the flowers in the Botanical Museum of Harvard University?

A.They are made by a mother-daughter pair.

B.They are a collection of glass models.

C.They all have a marvelous fragrance.

D.They are lent to schools for classroom use.

参考答案：B

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答案解析：正误判断。全文一直在讲述玻璃花博物馆的建立,花朵模型的制作工艺和材料,
 馆藏目的等,尤其在第二段第四行说明了 "They are made entirely of glass",所以比较
 容易选择。



 

单选题第9题The word "it" underlined in the last paragraph refers to_______mentioned in the previous paragraph.

A.the museum

B.the collection

C.each flower family

D.the intention of the collection

参考答案：B

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答案解析：语篇衔接。第六段最后一句"financed the collection and presented it"存在句内
 回指,即it回指前面的the collection,第七段第一句重复it,属于词汇重复,复指the
 collection。所以,这里用了两种衔接手段。



 

单选题第10题An appropriate title for the passage should be_______ .

A.Flowers Native to the United States

B.Materials Used for Artificial Flowers

C.An Extensive Collection of Glass Flowers

D.The Stories of Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka

参考答案：C

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答案解析：补充标题。就文章内容而言,各段依次讲述了人造花朵的用途、材料、制作工
 艺,哈佛大学生物博物馆的玻璃花,玻璃花的制作历史与工艺,展览时间,馆藏展品
 新进展（果树及授粉）,馆藏目的与赞助人以及展品创新。显然选项C可以概括文章
 的核 心内容。




 

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