高二年级阅读理解专项练习历史地理Word文档下载推荐.docx

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A.

Becausethepricesoftulipswerelow.

B.

Becausetheywantedtomakeafortune.

C.

Becausetulipswereintroducedfromabroad.

D.

Becausetulipswerebeautifulandrepresentedpower.

2.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat 

.

greed（贪婪）wasthereasonwhysomanypeopleweremadabouttulips

tulipsbecamepopularamongtheupperclassesveryslowly

peoplewhoweremadabouttulipsboughtthemforappreciation

whenthepriceswereextremelyhigh,mostpeopleplantedtulipsintheirgardens

3.Thepassageismainlyabout 

Europeinthe17thcentury

buyingandsellingtulips

beingmadabouttulips

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 

DevelopmentoftheNationalFlag

PoweroftheNationalFlag

TypeofFlags

Usesofflags

5.Theunderlinedword"

vulnerable"

inparagraph3means 

impossibletomakesureof

likelytobeprotected

easytodamage

difficulttofind

6.Whatdoestheauthorknowofthefirstnationalflag?

HeknowswhenitwassenttoEurope.

HebelievesitwasmadeinChina.

HethinksitcamefromChina.

Hedoubtswhereitstarted.

7.Whatwilltheauthormostprobablytalkaboutnext?

TheroleofChinainthespreadofthenationalflag.

Thesecondancestorofthenationalflag.

TheuseofmodernflagsinEurope.

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 

produced

continued

doubled

combined

9.ThesilkthreadfoundinthehairofanEgyptianmummysuggeststhat 

EgyptianshadprobablytravelledtoChinatobuysilk

tradealongtheSilkRoadbeganearlierthanoncethought

historicalresearchoftenachievesfascinatingresults

newlightcannowbethrownonancienttradingpractices

10.UntilrecentlymosthistoriansofficiallybelievedthattradealongtheSilkRoad 

originatedinthe2ndcenturyBC

extendedhumanmigrationintoeasternAsia

beganamillionyearsago

primarilybenefitedtheEgyptians

11.HistorianshavealwaysconsideredZhangQian'

sjourneyimportantbecausetheybelieve 

hebroughtbackknowledgeofRometotheemperor

hediscoveredtheSilkRoad

hehelpedestablishEast-Westtrade

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.YetAIDSDay2009b