辽宁省营口市高考英语二轮 阅读理解完形填空精品训练18.docx

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Runnersinarelayracepassastickinonedirection.However,merchantspassedsilk,gold,fruit,andglassalongtheSilkRoadinmorethanonedirection.TheyearnedtheirlivingbytravelingthefamousSilkRoad.

TheSilkRoadwasnotasimpletradingnetwork.Itpassedthroughthousandsofcitiesandtowns.ItstartedfromeasternChina,acrossCentralAsiaandtheMiddleEast,andendedintheMediterraneanSea.Itwasusedfromabout200BCtoabout1300AD.,whenseatravelofferednewroutes.Itwassometimescalledtheworld’slongesthighway.

However,theSilkRoadwasmadeupofmanyroutes,notonesmoothpath.Theypassedthroughwhatarenow18countries.Theroutescrossedmountainsanddesertsandhadmanydangersofhotsun,deepsnowandevenbattles.Onlyexperiencedtraderscouldreturnsafe.

TheSilkRoadgotitsnamefromitsmostprizedproduct.Silkcouldbeusedlikemoneytopaytaxesorbuygoods.Butthetraderscarriedmorethanjustsilk.Gold,silver,andglassfromEuropeweremuchfoundintheMiddleEastandAsia.HorsestradedfromotherareaschangedfarmingpracticesinChina.Indianmerchantstradedsaltandothervaluablegoods.Chinesemerchantstradedpaper,whichproducedanimmediateeffectontheWest.ApplestraveledfromcentralAsiatoRome.TheChinesehadlearnedtograft（嫁接）differenttreestogethertomakenewkindsoffruit.

Theypassedthisscienceontoothers,includingtheRomans.TheRomansusedgraftingtogrowtheapple.TradingalongtheSilkRoadledtoworld-widebusiness2,000yearsbeforetheWorldWideWeb.

ThepeoplealongtheSilkRoaddidnotsharejustgoods.Theyalsosharedtheirbeliefs.TheSilkRoadprovidedpathwaysforlearning,diplomacy,andreligion.

49.It’sprobablethattradersalongtheSilkRoadneeded________.

A.todealwithalotofdifficulties

B.toknowthemakingofproducts

C.toreceivecertainspecialtraining

D.toremembertheentiretraderoute

50.TheSilkRoadbecamelessimportantbecause________.

A.itwasmadeupofdifferentroutes

B.silktradingbecamelesspopular

C.peopleneededfewerforeigngoods

D.seatravelprovidedeasierroutes

51.NewtechnologiescouldtravelalongtheSilkRoadbecausepeople________.

A.sharedeachother’sbeliefs

B.learnedfromoneanother

C.tradedgoodsalongtheroute

D.earnedtheirlivingbytraveling

52.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheSilkRoad:

EastMeetsWest

B.TheSilkRoad:

PastandPresent

C.TheSilkRoad:

RoutesFullofDangers

D.TheSilkRoad:

PathwaysforLearning

参考答案ADBA

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Whenwewalkthroughthecity,weallexperienceakindofinformationoverloadbutwepayattentiononlytothosethatareimportanttous.Wedon'tstop,wekeepourfacesexpressionlessandeyesstraightahead,andindoingso,wearenotjustprotectingourselvesbutareavoidingoverloadingotherpeopleaswell.

Wemakeuseofstereotypesasconvenientwaystomakequickjudgmentsaboutsituationsandpeoplearoundus.Theymaynotalwaysbeaccurate，andtheycanoftenbedangerouslywrong,buttheyareusedregularly.

Theproblemwiththestereotypesisthattheyrestrictexperience.Byusinglimitedcluestoprovideuswitharapidopinionofotherpeopleorplaceswemaychoosetolimitourcommunication.Wemaydecidenottogotocertainplacesbecausewebelievetheywillnotoffersomethingweenjoy.

Inthecity,stylesofdressareparticularlyimportantwithregardtoself-presentation.Differentgroupsoftenuseclearlyidentifiablestylesofclothessothattheycanbeeasilyrecognized.Itisbecomingincreasinglycommonforbrandnamestobeplacedontheoutsideofclothes,andthislabelingmakesiteasytosendoutinformationaboutfashionandpriceinstantly,andletsotherstellatadistancewhetheranindividualhassimilartastesandisasuitablepersontoassociatewith.

InEngland,wheresocialgroupingorclasscontinuestomakesocialdistinctions,clothes,hairstyles,people'spronunciationandthemannerofspeakingareallcluestooursocialgroup.Classdistinctionstendtoberelativelyfixed,althoughinthecitywheregreatervarietyispermitted,theyaremorelikelytobesecondarydeterminingfactorsoffriendshipandassociation.

53.Peoplewalkingincitiesignorethesurroundingsbecause_________.

A．thereistoomuchinformationtotakein

B．everyoneelseisexpressionless

C．theydonotwishtotalktootherpeople

D．theenvironmentisalreadyfamiliartothem

54.Accordingtothepassage,themaindisadvantageofusingstereotypesisthatthey________.

A．canrarelybereliedon

B．makeusmentallylazy

C．maymakeusmisssomepleasantexperience

D．arelikelytoleadusintodangeroussituations

55.Fromthepassagewemayconcludethat________.

A．stereotypescanhelptounderstandpeoplefully

B．dressingcansendmessagesaboutindividuals

C．peoplearebecomingmoreinterestedinfashion

D．stereotypescandomoreharmthangoodtopeople

56.ItwouldappearthatinEngland,aperson'sclass________.

A．issomethingthatcanbechangedeasily.

B．playslessofarolethanitdidinthepast

C．ismainlydeterminedbyhispronunciation

D．mightbelessimportantinmakingfriendsinacity

参考答案ACBD

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Theinternetwillopenupnewvistas（前景）,createtheglobalvillage—youcanmakenewfriendsallaroundtheworld．That,atleast,iswhatitpromisedus．Thedifficultyisthatitdidnottakethehumanmindintoaccount．Therealityisthatwecannotkeeprelationshipmorethanalimitednumberofpeople.Nomatterhowhardtheinternettriestoputyouincommunication,itsbesteffortswillbedefeatedbyyourmind．

Theproblemistwofold．First,thereisalimitonthenumberofpeoplewecanholdinmindandhaveameaningfulrelationshipwith．Thatnumberisabout150andissetbythesizeofourbrain.Second,thequalityofyourrelationshipsdependsontheamountoftimeyouinvestinthem．Weinvestalotinasmallnumberofpeopleandthendistributewhat’sleftamongasmanyothersaswecan．Theproblemisthatifweinvestlittletimeinaperson,ourengagementwiththatpersonwilldeclineuntileventuallyitdiesinto“someoneIonceknew”．

Thisisnot,ofcourse,tosaythattheinternetdoesn’tserveasociallyvaluablefunction．Ofcourseitdoes．Butthequestionisnotthatitallowsyoutoincreasethesizeofyoursocialcircletoincludetherestoftheworld,butthatyoucankeepyourrelationshipswithyourexistingfriendsgoingeventhoughyouhavemoretotheothersideoftheworld．

Inonesense,that’sagoodthing．Butitalsohasadisadvantage．Ifyoucontinuetoinvestinyouroldfriendseventhoughyoucannolongerseethem,thencertainlyyouaren’tusingyourtimetomakenewfriendswhereyounowlive．AndIsuspectthatprobablyisn’tthebestuseofyourtime．Meaningfulrelationshipsareaboutbeingabletocommunicatewitheachother,facetoface.Theinternetwillslowdowntheratewithwhichrelationshipsend,butitwon’tstopthathappeningeventually．

57．Whatisstressedinthefirstparagraph?

A．Thepresentsituationoftheinternet．

B．Thesociallyvaluablefunctionoftheinternet．

C．Thedifficultyincommunicationontheinternet．

D．Theroleofthehumanmindintheinternetcommunication．

58．Theunderlinedword“engagement”inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans“____”．

A．connectionB．appointmentC．interviewD．agreement

59．Accordingtothepassenger,theauthorholdstheviewthat_________．

A.theinternetgreatlyincreasesthesizeofsocialcircles

B.theinternetdeterminesthequalityofsocialrelationships

C.theinternetfailstoplaysovaluablearoleincommunicationasitpromised

D.theinternetcommunicationisnolesseffectivethantheface-to-facetalkinmanycases

60．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheuseoftheinternettostrengthenrelationships?

A．Hedoubtsit．B．Heishopefulofit．

C．Heapprovesofit．D．Heisuncertainaboutit．

参考答案DACA

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letters，cards，flowers，calls，andvisits.Itookabadknockwith__2__.Iwassostrugglingto__3__thewhysandhowsofthisterriblethingthathadhappenedtomyfamily，knowinginmyheartthattherereallywereno__4__.It’sjustallsosad.

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findingajobandraisingthreeyoungchildren.SheandPete，__12__BobandI，hadsharedoneofthoserare，close，“loveofyourlifeyoucanneverforget”__13__.

Inherlettershe__14__ananecdoteaboutmymotherwhohadpassedawayyearsago.Shewrote，“WhenPetedied，yourdearmother__15__meandsaid，‘Trudy，Idon’tknowwhattosay...soI’lljustsayIloveyou.’”

Sheclosedherlettertomerepeatingmymother’swordsofsolong__16__，“Bonnie，Idon’tknowwhattosay...soI’lljustsayIloveyou.”

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