Leonardo da Vinci's(达芬奇) mother may have been a Chinese slave(奴隶) according to a new research by an Italian -Angelo Paratico. He has spent the last 20 years living and working in Hong Kong, researching the links(联系) b1. his homeland and China.
It is believed that Leonardo da Vinci's mother was named Caterina, who, according to some reports, was a local farmer. But Mr. Paratico's new work leads to a d2. explanation.
Speaking to the South China Morning Post, Mr. Paratico said, “I am s3. that Leonardo's mother was from the East, but to make her a Chinese, we need to use a deductive method (演绎法).”
Angerlo Paratico has s4. many documents(文献). He found that one wealthy friend of Leonardo's father’s had a slave called Caterina. After Leonardo's date of b5., she disappeared from the documents. “She was no longer working there and could not be found,” Paratico a6.. Supporting his opinion, he said, “During the period, countries like Italy and Spain were f7. of slaves from the East.”
He said that there were certain aspects(方面) of Da Vinci's life and works which suggest a Chinese link. An e8. is that he was writing with his left hand from left to right. And he was a vegetarian(素食者), which was not common. Mona Lisa(蒙娜丽莎) is probably a picture of his mother. On the back of Mona Lisa, there is a Chinese landscape and e9. her face looks Chinese.
Mr. Paratico said the only way to s10. the mystery is to extract(提取) some DNA. But he said he preferred to let the mystery remain mysterious.
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Eco-friendly(环保) rain gardens have beautiful flowers, trees and other plants that beautify the community. They are also healthy for the environment and the people living and working nearby. A rain garden is not very different from a traditional garden, It is just far more eco-friendly. Usually it is built lower than the ground.
Why Eco-friendly Rain Gardens Are Recommended
Rain gardens smartly used rain and storm water by temporarily(暂时) holding water from rain and storms and letting it soak(渗透) slowly into the ground before it runs into streams or enters the public drinking water supply. In this way, a rain garden keeps the water, allowing it to be used as needed by plants in the rain garden, rather than flowing(流) directly into nearby streams and going unused, The water will soak slowly into the ground within a day or two. This creates an advantage that the rain garden does not allow mosquitoes(蚊子) to breed(繁殖). This is a simple, attractive, and eco-friendly “green” way to treat storm water.
What's more, planting a rain garden helps cut down on pollution and make the environment better. The gardens don’t use expensive machinery and chemicals. They remove harmful chemicals in the rainwater and reduce the amount of pollution reaching streams and rivers by up to 30%.
How You Build Your Own Rain Gardens
Native(本地的) plants are recommended for rain gardens because they are more used to the local climate(气候), soil, and water conditions. They may attract local wildlife such as native birds. Water your rain garden right after planting and once a week. Don’t water it if you have had at least an inch of rain during the week. You needn’t take much care of it once the plants have a necessary root system(根系统).
Often, local governments and private businesses develop large rain gardens in their yards and in public parks. However, you can do your own part. You don't need to be an environmental engineer to create a rain garden. Just start by building smaller rain gardens in your yards.
Eco-friendly Rain Gardens | |
Definition(定义) | ♦ Eco-friendly rain gardens are far more eco-friendly gardens 1. under the ground. |
2. of rain gardens | ♦ Rain gardens use rain in 3. ways. Rain water is held and soaks into the ground before running into streams or 4. the drinking water supply. ♦ They 5. mosquitoes from breeding. |
| ♦ They help to cut down on pollution and 6. the environment. 30% of the pollution is reduced 7. using machinery and chemicals. |
How you build the garden | ♦ Use native plants because they are more used and may attract 8.. ♦ Water the garden 9. you have had at least an inch of rain during the week. |
Conclusion | ♦ To create such a garden, you needn’t be an environmental 10.. Just start by building small ones in your yards. |
根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确。
1.Some foreigners like to ____(给) themselves funny Chinese names. For example, a friend of mine call himself “Hao Lihai”.
2.As the sun shines brightly, everything returns to life when ____ (春天) comes.
3.Huang Zichang is a rising star in the CSL. A bright ____ (未来) is waiting for him.
4.There is nothing good in war, ___ (除了) its ending.
5.Fang Ping is spoken ____ (高度地) of by all the students’ parents.
Housework is an endless argument between lazy husbands and their hard-working wives, but women are warned not to expect men to share housework any time soon.
A study from Oxford University has found it seems impossible for men to be doing an equal share of housework before 2050. Mothers will continue to shoulder the burden(负担) of childcare and housework for the next forty years, largely because housework such as cleaning and cooking is still thought of to be “women’s work”.
The gap(鸿沟) has narrowed slowly over the past 40 years. Women expect true equality(平等). But what makes them down is that it will take another forty years before it is achieved.
The research found that in the northern Europe, the burden of housework is shared more equally between men and women. In the UK, a woman spends around four hours and forty minutes each day on housework, compared with two hours and twenty-eight minutes for men. This is an improvement from the 1960s, when British women typically(典型地) spent six hours a day on housework, while men spent just 90 minutes every day.
But progress towards housework equality appears to be slowing in some countries. Dr Oriel Sullivan,a research reader, said, “we’ve looked at what is influencing the equality in the home, and we have found that certain tasks seem to be given according to whether they are viewed as ‘men’s work’ or ‘women’s work’.”
Dr Sullivan said cultural attitudes(态度) taught at school may decide the views of housework. “At school it is much easier for a girl to be a tomboy, but it is much more difficult for a boy to enjoy cooking and dancing,” she said.
1.Women will continue to do more housework before 2050 mainly because _________.
A.men are too busy to help B.they would like to do so
C.they can do better D.it is considered as women’s work
2.The underlined “it” in Paragraph 3 refers to (指代) ___________.
A.the research B.true housework C.true equality D.the gap
3.From Paragraph 4 we know that in the UK ___________.
A.men now spend just 90 minutes a day on housework on average
B.women now are too busy with their work to do housework
C.women now spend less time on housework than before
D.housework is shared equally between men and women
4._____________ is mentioned in the last two paragraphs(段) of the article.
A.What men think of housework
B.How much housework women spend on housework
C.What influences people’s view of housework
D.Why men should share housework
5.What is the main idea of this passage?
A.Argument about housework between husbands and wives will end.
B.Women will be doing more housework than men until 2050.
C.Men are unable to help their wives with housework.
D.Women spend less time on housework while men spend more than before.
A mother held her new baby and very slowly rocked him back and forth, back and forth, back and forth.And while she held him, she sang:
I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always,
As long as I'm living, my baby you'll be.
The little boy grew. He grew until he was nine years old. And he never wanted to come in for dinner, he never wanted to take a bath, and when grandma visited, he always said bad words. Sometimes his mother wanted to sell him to the zoo!
The boy grew. He grew until he was a teenager. He had strange friends and he wore strange clothes and he listened to strange music. Sometimes the mother felt like she was in a zoo!__
That teenager grew. He grew until he was a grown-up man. He left home and got a house across town.
Well, that mother, she got older. She got older and older and older. One day she called up her son and said, "You'd better come to see me because I'm very old and sick."
So her son came to see her. When he came in the door, she tried to sing the song:
I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always,
But she couldn't finish because she was too old and sick.
The son went to his mother. He held her in his arms very slowly rocked her back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. And he sang this song:
I'll love you forever, I'll like you for always,
As long as I'm living, my Mommy you'll be.
1.This story is about ___________.
A.mother and son B.father and son C.mother and daughter D.father and daughter
2.From the underlined sentence, we can know that the boy might _________ when young.
A.make much trouble B.have good manners
C.showed love properly D.showed gift in sports
3.The underlined phrase “As long as” is similar to ___________?
A.since B.if C.while D.though
4.Which of the following is NOT true according to this article?
A.The boy's mother sold him to the zoo when he was nine years old.
B.The boy had strange friends when he was a teenager.
C.The boy didn't live with his mother when he grew up.
D.The boy returned to show his love for his mom in the end.
Thirteen-year-old Sophie had been bullied (欺凌) at school for over two years. She had had her keys and mobile phone stolen. She had also been knocked off her bicycle, kicked and punched(以拳重击). She tried to fight back, but it always seemed to be her, not the bullies, who got into trouble.
Her headmaster encourages students to look after one another. He encouraged Sophie to play the guitar in a school concert. It gave Sophie new confidence and earned her respect from the other students.
Sadly, Sophie’s story is not rare. Bullying is always around us. They can take many forms. And there are new bullies. Cyber (网络的) bullies can be harder to avoid and harder to catch. It is too easy to send a nameless threat by text, or post something insulting (侮辱的) on social media. Yet the results can be serious for the victim.
But help is out there. There are many charities and organizations giving support to young people. Remember one very important piece of advice: If you are being bullied, don’t put up with it – tell someone.
1.In the beginning, Sophie found it __________ to fight back when she was bullied.
A.important B.easy C.helpful D.difficult
2.We can infer(推断) from the article that cyber bullies__________?
A.can be harder to stay away from B.are less serious than school bullies
C.have a long history D.are a result of school bullies
3.The writers starts to talk about the topic of bullies by __________.
A.explaining what bullies are B.giving an example
C.discussing how common it is D.mentioning ways to fight
