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B.Theexperts&

rsquo;

lackofknowledge.

C.Thewashing-awayoflimestonecliffs

D.Thedisappearanceofhotels,housesandgardens.

正确答案：

C 

满分：

2 

分

2）. 

TheerosionofthewhitecliffsinthesouthofEngland__________.

willsoonbecomeaproblemforpeoplelivingincentralEngland

B.hasnowbecomeathreattothelocalresidents

C.canbestoppedifpropermeasuresaretaken

D.isquicklychangingthemapofEngland

B 

3）. 

Theexperts’studyontheproblemoferosionto__________.

warnpeoplewhosehomesareindanger

B.provideaneffectivewaytoslowitdown

C.headtoitseventualsolution

D.leadtoitseventualsolution

A 

4）. 

Itisnotfeasibletobuildseadefensestoprotectagainsterosionbecause__________.

houseagentsalongthecoastdonotsupporttheidea

B.itistoocostlyandwillendangerneighbouringareas

C.thegovernmentistooslowintakingaction

D.theywillbeeasilyknockeddownbywavesandcurrents

5）. 

Accordingtotheauthor,whenbuyingahousealongthesouthcoastofEngland,peopleshould_________.

takethequalityofthehouseintoconsideration

B.guardagainstbeingcheatedbythehouseagent

C.examinethehousecarefullybeforemakingadecision

D.beawareofthepotentialdangerinvolved

D 

2. 

Ifwewereaskedexactlywhatweweredoingayearago,weshouldprobablyhavetosaythatwecouldnotremember.Butifwehadkeptabookandhadwritteninitandaccountofwhatwedideachday,weshouldbeabletogiveananswertothequestion.

Itisthesameinhistory.Manythingshavebeenforgottenbecausewedonothaveanywrittenaccountofthem.Sometimesmendidkeeparecordofthemostimportanthappeningsintheircountry,butoftenitwasdestroyedbyfireorinawar.Sometimestherewasneveranywrittenrecordatallbecausethepeopleofthattimeandplacedidnotknowhowtowrite.Forexample,weknowagooddealaboutthepeoplewholivedinChina4,000yearsago,becausetheycouldwriteandleavewrittenrecordsforthosewholivedafterthem.Butweknowalmostnothingaboutthepeoplewholivedeven200yearsagoincentralAfrica,becausetheyhadnotlearnedtowrite.

Sometimes,ofcourse,evenifthepeoplecannotwrite,theymayknowsomethingofthepast.Theyhaveheardaboutitfromolderpeople,andoftensongsanddancesandstorieshavebeenmadeaboutthemostimportanthappenings,andthesehavebeensungandactedandtoldformanygenerations.Formostpeopleareproudtotellwhattheirfathersdidinthepast.Thiswemaycall&

ldquo;

rememberedhistory&

rdquo;

.Someofithasnowbeenwrittendown.Itisnotsoexactorsovaluabletousaswrittenhistoryis,becausewordsaremuchmoreeasilychangedwhenusedagainandagaininspeechthanwhencopiedinwriting.Butwheretherearenowrittenrecords,suchspokenstoriesareoftenveryhelpful.

Whichofthefollowingideasisnotsuggestedinthepassage?

Rememberedhistory&

comparedwithwrittenhistory,islessreliable.

B.Writtenrecordsofthepastplaythemostimportantroleinourlearningofthehumanhistory.

C.Awrittenaccountofourdailyactivitieshelpsustobeabletoanswermanyquestions.

D.Wheretherearenowrittenrecords,thereisnohistory.

WeknowverylittleaboutthecentralAfrica200yearsagobecause_______.

therewasnothingworthbeingwrittendownatthattime

B.thepeoplethereignoredtheimportanceofkeepingarecord

C.thewrittenrecordswereperhapsdestroyedbyafire

D.&

thepeopletheredidnotknowhowtowrite

“Rememberedhistory”refersto_______.

historybasedonaperson&

simagination

B.storiesofimportanthappeningspasseddownfrommouthtomouth

C.songsanddancesaboutthemostimportantevents

D.bothBandC

“Rememberedhistory”isregardedasvaluableonlywhen_______.

itiswrittendown&

B.nowrittenaccountisavailable

C.itprovestobetrue&

D.peopleareinterestedinit

Thepassagesuggeststhatwecouldhavelearnedmuchmoreaboutourpastthanwedonowiftheancientpeoplehad_______.

keptawrittenrecordofeverypastevent

B.&

notburnttheirwrittenrecordsinwars

C.toldexactstoriesofthemostimportanthappenings

D.mademoresongsanddances

3. 

Inthelast500years,nothingaboutpeople&

mdash;

nottheirclothes,ideas,orlanguages&

haschangedasmuchaswhattheyeat.TheoriginalchocolatedrinkwasmadefromtheseedsofthecocoatreebySouthAmericanIndians.TheSpanishintroducedittotherestoftheworldduringthe1500&

s.Andalthoughitwasveryexpensive,itquicklybecamefashionable.InLondon,shopswherechocolatedrinkswereservedbecameimportantmeetingplaces.Somestillexisttoday.

Thepotatoisalsofromthenewworld.Around1600,theSpanishbroughtitfromPerutoEurope,whereitsoonwaswidelygrown.IrelandbecamesodependentonitthatthousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedwhenthecropfailedduringthe&

potatofamine&

of1845-1846,andthousandsmorewereforcedtoleavetheirmotherlandandmovetoAmerica.

TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericantotheOldWorld.Butsomeotherswentintheoppositedirection.Brazilisnowtheworld&

slargestgrowerofcoffee,andcoffeeisanimportantcropinColombiaandotherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopia,acountryinAfrica.ItwasfirstmadeintoadrinkbyArabsduringthe1400&

s.

AccordingtoanArabiclegend,coffeewasdiscoveredwhenapersonnamedKaldinoticedthathisgoatswereattractedtotheredberriedonacoffeebush.Hetriedoneandexperiencedthewide-awakefeelingthatone&

ndash;

thirdoftheworld&

spopulationnowstartsthedaywith.

Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowinghaschangedthemostinthelast500years?

A.Food

B.

Clothing

C.Ideas

D.Languages

Inthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraph“some”refersto______.

somecocoatrees

B.somechocolatedrinks

C.someshops

D.someSouthAmericanIndians

ThousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedduringthe“potatofamine”because_______.

A.theyweresodependentonpotatoesthattheyrefusedtoeatanythingelse

B.theywereforcedtoleavetheirmotherlandandmovetoAmerica

C.

theweatherconditionsinIrelandwerenotsuitableforgrowingpotatoes

D.thepotatoharvestwasbad

Whichcountryisthelargestcoffeeproducer?

A.Brazil

B.Colombia

Ethiopia

D.Egypt

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue,accordingtothepassage?

A.One&

spopulationdrinkscoffee.

B.CoffeeisnativetoColombia.

Coffeecankeeponeawake.

D.CoffeedrinkswerefirstmadebyArabs.

4. 

WhenMrs.JosephGroegerdiedrecentlyinVienna,Austria,peopleaskedtheobvious,&

Whydidshelivetobe107?

Answerswereprovidedbyasurveyconductedamong148Viennesemenandwomenwhohadreachedtheageof100.Somewhatsurprisingwasthefactthatthemajorityhadlivedmostoftheirlivesincities.Inspiteofthecity&

simageasanunhealthyplace,citylivingoftenprovidesbenefitsthatcountylivingcanlack.Onefactorseemstobeimportanttothelongevity（长寿）ofthoseinterviewed.

Thisfactorisexercise.Inthecitiesitisoftenfastertowalkshortdistancesthantowaitforabus.Eventakingpublictransportati