[单项选择]Because of its vivid yellow, black and orange coloring, the emperor penguin stands out against the usually bleak landscape of its habitat.
A. odd
B. pale
C. bright
D. simple

[单项选择]______ is famous for its vivid descriptions of the workhouse and life of the underworld in the 19th century London.
A. Oliver Twist
B. Great Expectations
C. David Copper Field
D. Hard Times

[单项选择]Which of the following statements about early colonial housing is NOT mentioned in the passage


A. The plantation house of the southern colonies was based on the wealthier houses in England.
B. New England continued to prefer timber rather than brick, even when masonry house began to symbolize status.
C. The English Gothic building traditions influenced the way houses were built in both New England and the South.
D. Brick and stone buildings were most common where the influence of English traditions was the strongest.

[单项选择]According to the passage, where did the first colors for painting come from
A. Animal skins.
B. The ground.
C. Trees and leaves.
D. Caves.

[单项选择]The English language has a vivid saying to describe this kind of phenomenon.
A. 语言中有活泼的表达方式和处境。
B. 英语中有很说法来说明这种情况。
C. 英语中有一个生动的说法来形容这种现象。
D. 英语语言有着很生动的活力。

[单项选择]This autobiography has more than 30 ______ in color and black and white.


A. instances
B. visions
C. annotations
D. illustrations

[单项选择]

Some say that nothing is more vivid or memorable than a picture. We disagree. No visual image is as vivid as the image created by the mind in response to words. The main function of the poet or the artist, in fact, is to enable people to see more deeply into things than they can with the unaided eye, and this is what good prose or poetry or painting is all about.
It is not true that one picture is worth a thousand words. It takes only a few words if they are the right words-to ignite the imagination and produce picture far more colorful than anything within the range of electronic communication.
Yet the ultimately importance and power of print is represented not by its superior images but by its ability to convey abstract ideas. No matter how intensive or prolonged a person’s formal schooling may be, he is only partially educated if he is unable to think abstractly. He knows that the most vital ingredient in the making of decisions is sequential thou
A. Abstract thought.
B. Deduction.
C. Induction.
D. Experienc