【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ed for his portraits of leading figures of the American Revolution. He painted portraits of Franklin and Jefferson and over a dozen of George Washington. His lifesize portrait of his sons Raphaelle and Titian was so realistic that George Washington reportedly once tipped his hat to the figures in the picture.Charles Willson Peale gave up painting in his middle age and devoted his life to the Peale museum, which he founded in Philadelphia. The world’s first popular museum of art and natural science mainly covered paintings by Peale and his family as well as displays of animals in their natural settings. Peale found the animals himself and found a method to make the exhibits more lifelike. The museum’s most popular display was the skeleton (骷髏) of a huge, extinct elephant, which Peale unearthed on a New York farm in 1801.Three of Peale’s seventeen children were also famous artists. Paphaelle Peale often painted still lives of flowers, fruit, and cheese. His brother Rembrandtstudied under his father and painted portraits of many noted people, including one of George Washington. Another brother, Rubens Peale, painted mostly landscapes and portraits.James Peale, the brother of Charles Willson Peale, specialized in miniatures (小畫像). His daughter Sarah Miriam Peale was probably the first professional female portrait painter in America.36. What is the main topic of the passage?A. The life of Charles Willson . Portraits in the 18th century.C. The Peale . A family of artists.37. The author mentions in Paragraph 1 that Washington tipped his hat to the figuresin the painting to show that . Charles Willson Peale’s painting was very lifelikeB. Washington respected Charles Willson Peale’s workC. Washington was friendly with Raphaelle and Titian PealeD. the painting of the two brothers was very large38. The underlined word “unearthed” is closest in meaning to“ ______”.A. showed B. dug up C. invented D. looked over 39. Which of the following is NOT the child of Charles Willson Peale?A. Titian Peale. B. Rubens Peale. C. Raphaelle Peale. D. Sarah Miriam Peale.40. The author’s attitude toward the Peales is in general _______.A. puzzled B. excited C. admiring D. disappointedBBeauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy（值得表揚）. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Personal advisers give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants（被告）. But in the executive（行政的）circle, beauty can bee a liability.While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder（梯子），it is negative to a woman. Handsome male executives were considered as having most honesty than plainer men。 effort and ability were thought to lead to their success. Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than unattractive ones。 their success was connected not with ability but with篇三：人教版英語必修5練習題及解析課時訓練1Unit 1 Great scientistsSection Ⅱ Warming Up Reading－Language PointsⅠ.品句填詞1．The need to municate is a key ________(特征)of human society.2．I don’t know who sent the gift，but I’ll make some ________(詢征詢)．3．You will be ________(指示)where to go as soon as the plane is ready.4．An active attitude towards life can help people deal with whatever ________(挑戰(zhàn))they may e across in daily life.5．What made you ________(疑心)your best friend of having taken your necklace?6．She tried every means to ________(改正) her child of the bad habit.Ⅱ.選詞填空 attend on；be absorbed in；expose；draw a conclusion；cure1．We’d better discuss together before ________________.2．I ________________the book just now and didn’t notice you enter the room.3．The doctor ________________me of my illness，and I was very thankful to him.4． himself ________________the sick man last night.5．They consider it almost a crime to ________________children to violence and sex on TV. Ⅲ.單項填空1．(2011年山東實驗中學檢測)No one has ________ anything better than the plan now under consideration.A．put up with B．e upC．put forward D．e up to’s ________eye，the painting was terrible.A．eagerB．extraC．exactD．expert3．(2011年白鷺洲高二檢測)Her pale face suggested that she ________ badly