高二英语话题阅读训练WeekEleven历史地理.docx

上传人:b****7 文档编号:26116975 上传时间:2023-06-17 格式:DOCX 页数:9 大小:21.50KB
下载 相关 举报
高二英语话题阅读训练WeekEleven历史地理.docx_第1页
第1页 / 共9页
高二英语话题阅读训练WeekEleven历史地理.docx_第2页
第2页 / 共9页
高二英语话题阅读训练WeekEleven历史地理.docx_第3页
第3页 / 共9页
高二英语话题阅读训练WeekEleven历史地理.docx_第4页
第4页 / 共9页
高二英语话题阅读训练WeekEleven历史地理.docx_第5页
第5页 / 共9页
点击查看更多>>
下载资源
资源描述

高二英语话题阅读训练WeekEleven历史地理.docx

《高二英语话题阅读训练WeekEleven历史地理.docx》由会员分享,可在线阅读,更多相关《高二英语话题阅读训练WeekEleven历史地理.docx(9页珍藏版)》请在冰豆网上搜索。

高二英语话题阅读训练WeekEleven历史地理.docx

高二英语话题阅读训练WeekEleven历史地理

WeekEleven历史地理

一、阅读理解(共7小题;共14.0分)

A

ThisisastorythathappenedinEuropeinthe17thcentury.Tulips(郁金香)wereintroducedintoHollandbeforethe17thcenturybutitdidnottakelongfortheflowerstogainpopularityamongtheupperclasses.Flowersofsuchbeautysoonbecamesymbolsofpowerandtherichtriedtheirbesttolaytheirhandsonsometodisplaythemintheirgardens.Whenmorepeoplelearnedofthepricesthattherichwerewillingtopayfortulips,theyknewtheyjustfounda“get-rich-quick”goldmine.

By1634,thewholecountrywassoattractedbytulipsthatallotheractivitiesalmostcametoastop.Peopleweretradingintulipsandevenbuyingandsellingbulbs(球茎).Atthattime,onerarebulbcostasmuchastentonsofcheese.

Manymadeafortuneinthebeginning.Asthepricesmovedinonedirection,theyonlyneededtobuylowandsellhigh,buyhighandsellhigher.Afterthegains,confidenceroseandmanysoldawayalltheirpropertyinordertoinvestmoremoneyintulips,hopingtomakemoremoney.Thedesirewassostrongthatthosewhowerewatchingalsorushedtothetulipmarket.Everyonethoughtthatthehighdemandfortulipswouldcontinueforeverandpricescouldonlygoupbecausemoreandmorepeoplefromallovertheworldwouldstarttoliketulips.

Whenthepricesoftulipswasmuchhigherthanitshouldbe,fewpeopleboughtthemforplantingintheirgardens.Therealdemandfortheflowersseemedgreaterthanitreallywas.Manypeoplewerebuyingthemforspeculation(投机),notappreciation.In1637,forsomeunknownreasons,agroupofpeoplesuddenlyrealizedthedanger.Thepricesoftulipsbegantofallandthemarketcrashed.Whenconfidencewasdestroyed,itcouldnotberecoveredandpriceskeptfalling.Soonthenoblesandtherichbecamepoor.CriesofsufferingwereheardeverywhereinHolland.

1.Whydidtheupperclassesbuytulipsinthebeginning?

A.Becausethepricesoftulipswerelow.

B.Becausetheywantedtomakeafortune.

C.Becausetulipswereintroducedfromabroad.

D.Becausetulipswerebeautifulandrepresentedpower.

2.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat .

A.greed(贪婪)wasthereasonwhysomanypeopleweremadabouttulips

B.tulipsbecamepopularamongtheupperclassesveryslowly

C.peoplewhoweremadabouttulipsboughtthemforappreciation

D.whenthepriceswereextremelyhigh,mostpeopleplantedtulipsintheirgardens

3.Thepassageismainlyabout .

A.Europeinthe17thcentury

B.buyingandsellingtulips

C.beingmadabouttulips

D.thelifeofthenoblesandtherich

B

Themostcommonsymbolofanationinthemodernworldisalsooneofthemostancient.Withaclearsymbolicmeaning,theflaginthetraditionalformisstillusedtodaytomarkbuildings,shipsandothervehiclesrelatedtoacountry.

Thenationalflagasweknowittodayisinnowayaprimitive(原始的)artifact.Itis,rather,theproductofthousandsofyears'development.Historiansbelievethatithadtwomajorancestors,ofwhichtheearlierservedtoshowwinddirection.

Earlyhumanbeingsusedveryfragile(脆弱的)housesandboats.Oftenstrongwindswouldtearroofsfromhousesorcausehighwavesthatendangeredtravelers.People'sfoodsuppliesweresimilarlyvulnerable.Evenaftertheyhadlearnedhowtoplantgrains,theystillneededhelpfromnaturetoensuregoodharvests.Thereforetheyfearedanddependedonthepowerofthewind,whichcouldbringwarmthfromonedirectionandcoldfromanother.

Usingasimplepieceofclothtiedtothetopofaposttotellthedirectionofthewindwasmoredependablethanearliermethods,suchaswatchingtherisingofsmokefromafire.Theconnectionoftheflagwithheavenlypowerwasthereforereasonable.Earlyhumansocietiesbegantofixlongpiecesofclothtothetopsoftotems(图腾)beforecarryingthemintobattle.Theybelievedthatthepowerofthewindwouldbeaddedtothegoodwishesofgodsandancestorsrepresentedbythetotemsthemselves.

Theseflagsdevelopedveryslowlyintomodernflags.Thefirstknownflagofanationorarulerwasunmarked:

ThekingofChinaaround1000BCwasknowntohaveawhiteflagcarriedaheadofhim.ThispracticemighthavebeenlearnedfromEgyptiansevenfurtherinthepast,butitwasfromChinathatitspreadovertraderoutesthroughIndia,thenacrossArabLands,andfinallytoEurope,whereitmetupwiththeotherancestorofthenationalflag.

4.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe .

A.DevelopmentoftheNationalFlag

B.PoweroftheNationalFlag

C.TypeofFlags

D.Usesofflags

5.Theunderlinedword"vulnerable"inparagraph3means .

A.impossibletomakesureofB.likelytobeprotected

C.easytodamageD.difficulttofind

6.Whatdoestheauthorknowofthefirstnationalflag?

A.HeknowswhenitwassenttoEurope.

B.HebelievesitwasmadeinChina.

C.HethinksitcamefromChina.

D.Hedoubtswhereitstarted.

7.Whatwilltheauthormostprobablytalkaboutnext?

A.TheroleofChinainthespreadofthenationalflag.

B.Thesecondancestorofthenationalflag.

C.TheuseofmodernflagsinEurope.

D.Theimportanceofmodernflags.

二、阅读理解(共4小题;共8.0分)

NewarchaeologicaldiscoveriessuggestthattradebetweenEuropeandAsiaalongtheSilkRoadprobablybeganmanycenturiesearlierthanoncethought.Thefindings,coupledwitharangeofscientificandhistoricalresearch,couldaddafascinatingnewpagetotheepicoftheSilkRoad.

ThelatestandmostsurprisingdiscoveryispiecesofsilkfoundinthehairofanEgyptianmummyfromabout1,000BC,longbeforeregulartrafficontheSilkRoadandatleastonethousandyearsbeforesilkwaspreviouslythoughttobeusedinEgypt.

TheofficialoriginofEast-Westcommercealongtheroadisusuallyplacedinthelate2ndcenturyBCwhenanagentoftheChineseEmperorWudireturnedfromadangeroussecretmission(使命)acrossthewesterndesertintotheremoteCentralAsia.Theagent,ZhangQian,travelledasfarasAfghanistanandbroughtbackknowledgeofevenmoredistantlandssuchasPersia,SyriaandaplaceknownasLijien,perhapsRome.Historianshavecalledthisoneofthemostimportantjourneysinancienttimes.Hisjourneyopenedthewayforwhathavebeenthoughttobethefirstindirectcontactsbetweentheancientworld'stwosuperpowers,ChinaandRome.Chinesesilk,firsttradedtocentralAsiantribesforwarhorsesandtotheParthiansofoldPersiainexchangeforacrobatsandostricheggs,wassoonfindingitswaythroughanetworkofmerchantstotheluxurymarketsofRome.

ButthenewdiscoveriesshowthatChinesesilkwasapparentlypresentintheWestlongbeforetheHanemperorstartedorganizedtradeovertheSilkRoad.TheresearchcouldchangethinkingabouttheearlyhistoryofworldtradeandwonderthemysteryofjustwhenandhowEuropeandtheMediterraneanlandsfirstbecameawareofthegloriousculture.

8.Theunderlinedword"coupled"inthefirstparagraphcouldbestbereplacedby .

A.producedB.continuedC.doubledD.combined

9.ThesilkthreadfoundinthehairofanEgyptianmummysuggeststhat .

A.EgyptianshadprobablytravelledtoChinatobuysilk

B.tradealongtheSilkRoadbeganearlierthanoncethought

C.historicalresearchoftenachievesfascinatingresults

D.newlightcannowbethrownonancienttradingpractices

10.UntilrecentlymosthistoriansofficiallybelievedthattradealongtheSilkRoad .

A.originatedinthe2ndcenturyBC

B.extendedhumanmigrationintoeasternAsia

C.beganamillionyearsago

D.primarilybenefitedtheEgyptians

11.HistorianshavealwaysconsideredZhangQian'sjourneyimportantbecausetheybelieve .

A.hebroughtbackknowledgeofRometotheemperor

B.hediscoveredtheSilkRoad

C.hehelpedestablishEast-Westtrade

D.hetravelledasfarasAfghanistan

三、阅读理解(共5小题;共10.0分)

AIDS-relatedillnesseshavekilledmorethan30millionpeoplesince1981.That'shalfasmanydeathsasinWorldWarII.Andit'snotover.Anestimated1.1millionAmericansareamongthe33millionpeopleworldwidewhoarenowlivingwithHIV,thevirusthatcausesAIDS.

Between1884and1924,somewherenearmodern-dayKinshasainWestCentralAfrica,ahunterkillsachimpanzee.Someoftheanimal'sbloodentersthehunter'sbody,possiblythroughanopenwound.Thebloodcarriesavirusharmlesstothechimpbutdeadlytohumans:

HIV.

InJune,1981,theCDCpublishesareportfromLosAngelesoffiveyounghomosexualmenwithfatalorlife-threateningPCPpneumonia.Firstcasesrecognized.In1985,RockHudsondiesofAIDS.LarryKramer'sAIDSplay,"TheNormalHeart."shocksNewYorkaudiences.

In1986,forthefirsttime,PresidentReaganpubliclyutterstheword"AIDS."In1987,PrincessDianaisphotographedhuggingpeoplewithAIDS.ReaganmakeshisfirstspeechonAIDS.LiberacediesofAIDS.Threeyearslater,PhotographerRobertMapplethorpediesofAIDS.

In1988,thefirstWorldAIDSDAYisheldonDec.1.During1991-1992,theredribbonisintroducedasasymbolofAIDSsolidarity(团结一致).ButAIDSbecomestheleadingcauseofdeathinU.S.menaged25-44andtenyearslater,AIDSbecomestheleadingcauseofdeathworldwideforpeopleaged15to59.

In2008,forthefirsttime,globalAIDSdeathsdecline.UNAIDScalculatesthattheglobalspreadofAIDSpeakedin1996at3.5millionnewinfections.Deathspeakedin2004,at2.2million.YetAIDSDay2009bringssurprisingfigures:

2.7millionnew

展开阅读全文
相关资源
猜你喜欢
相关搜索

当前位置:首页 > 工程科技 > 环境科学食品科学

copyright@ 2008-2022 冰豆网网站版权所有

经营许可证编号:鄂ICP备2022015515号-1