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《大学英语》II考试试卷 姓名 专业 分数 I. Reading comprehension Passage one Finger Painting Children need ways to show what they think and feel. For this reason, many children enjoy finger painting. Using their fingers, they can paint their own pictures and make designs. People started finger painting long ago. Early humans used their hands to paint animals on the walls of caves. Hundreds of years ago, Chinese artists used their fingers to draw with ink. Modern finger painting was started by an American school teacher named Ruth Shaw. A child in her class hurt a finger. The teacher told the student to put some iodine on the cut. Later she found the child using the iodine and all the fingers to draw designs. From this, she got the idea of letting children rub paint on paper with their fingers. To finger paint, children use a special paint and paper. The paint must be harmless to the skin and wash off easily .The paper has a shiny coating on one side that holds the paint. The young artists wet the paper before they begin their work. They paint standing up so that they will have more room to move their arms. They can paint with their fingers or with their elbows, arms or hands. As they slide the paint over the paper, they turn a sea of color into a bright design. 1. In China, artists used their fingers to_____. A. draw standing up B. make colors in the sea C. draw with ink D. paint their teacher 2. What word means “a medicine that is put on cuts ” ? A. Shiny. B. Paint. C. Iodine. D. Design. 3. Finger paints must be _____. A. made from iodine B. hard to wash off C. harmless to the skin D. shiny on one side 4. Which of the statements is true? A. Only children with hurt fingers can draw. B. Finger painting is only good for making designs. C. Finger painting is not a new idea. D. You must be Chinese to use finger paints. 5. On the whole, the story is about ______. A. American school teachers B. Chinese artists who painted on walls C. the origin