69.All of the following are important factors in Chinese painting EXCEPT ________.

A.the teaching methods

B.the Chinese philosophy

C.the personality of the painter

D.the mood and spirit of the subject

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第二段的第一句话“For Chinese painting，the special pedagogy，the close relationship with the painter’s personality and the unique Chinese philosophy are the most important.”可得知答案为D。

70.Why is Chinese painting conserved as something more than art?

A.It conveys the most essential philosophy of China.

B.It expresses the painter’s knowledge and temperament.

C.It encourages the painters to love and admire nature.

D.It is simple in composition but full of harmony and balance.

解析：选B。细节理解题。由第二段中的“The Chinese believe that the painting is also the expression of the painter’s knowledge and temperament.”可知，因为国画同时也表达了绘画者的知识和性情，所以它不仅仅是艺术。故答案为B。

71.The passage is mainly about ________.

A.the influence of Chinese painting

B.some basic information about Chinese painting

C.the relationship between Chinese painting and nature

D.the differences between Chinese painting and Western painting

解析：选B。主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章从一些基本理论和知识角度介绍了国画，所以答案为B。

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Old Computers Make for Unhappy Workers­Survey LONDON (Reuters)—Dealing with the dissatisfaction of aging and unreliable office computers leads to workers’ unhappiness and more sick­leave，a survey(调查) showed on Wednesday.

A survey carried out by care4free.net of over 2,700 European office workers from the UK，France and Germany found that workplace dissatisfaction increased greatly with the age of computer equipment.

“We do know that job satisfaction is falling in Britain and in most advanced nations，”said Stephen White，a researcher from the Work Foundation.“The actual reasons for this are the subject of very heated discussion.It’s certainly one interesting theory that technology may be the cause of this in some way，”White added.A quarter of those using outdated computers in Britain said they were “quite”or “very dissatisfied” with their everyday job compared to 16 percent of those who had enjoyed an advantage from up­to­date technology.

The survey also said that among workers dealing with outdated equipment，there was a 35 percent greater probability they would take six or more days of sick­leave per year compared with the average worker.In France，where more workers use older computers，the probability jumped to 55 percent.

Results also showed that women in the three countries were more likely to be using outdated equipment.In the UK，where more workers have up­to­date computers than in the other countries surveyed，the number of women using old equipment doubled that of men.

White pointed out that there were two sides to this problem，saying that continually having to deal with new technology and new equipment can also be a source of worry.“Old and faulty equipment is a major cause of office dissatisfaction，there’s no question about it，but you also have to say that the frequent change of equipment is also，or could be，a main cause of dissatisfaction.”

72.The underlined word “this”(Paragraph 3) refers to ________.

A.workplace dissatisfaction

B.computer use in most jobs

C.the aging of office computers

D.the survey by care4free.net

73.How many office workers using old computers in Britain expressed their dissatisfaction?

A.16%. B.25%.

C.35%. D.55%.