高三英語(yǔ)總復(fù)習(xí)閱讀理解

WhenIwas17,Ireadaquotethatwentsomethinglike:"Ifyouliveeachdayasifitwereyourlast,

somedayyou'llmostcertainlyberight."Itmadeanimpressiononme,andsincethen,forthepast33years,I

havelookedinthemiiToreverymorningandaskedmyself,“Iftodaywerethelastdayofmylife,wouldIwant

todowhatIamabouttodotoday?”

RememberingthatFilbedeadsoonisthemostimportanttoolFveeverencounteredtohelpmemakethebig

choicesinlife.

AboutayearagoIwasdiagnosedwithcancer.Thedoctorstoldmethiswasalmostcertainlyatypeofcancer

thatwasincurable,andthatIwouldlivenolongerthanthreetosixmonths.Mydoctoradvisedmetogohomeand

getmyaffairsinorder,whichisdoctors*codeforpreparingyourselftodie.

Ilivedwiththatdiagnosisallday.Iwascompletelyindespair.LaterthateveningIhadanotherbiopsyand

mywifetoldmethattumorturnedouttobecurablewithsurgery.IhadthesurgeryandFmfinenow.

ThiswastheclosestI'vebeentofacingdeath.Totellthetruth,noonewantstodie.Andyetdeathisthe

destinationweallshare.Noonehaseverescapedit.Itclearsouttheoldtomakeroomforthenew.Rightnowthe

newisyou,butsomedaynottoolongfromnow,youwillgraduallybecometheoldandbeclearedaway.

Yourtimeissolimitedthatyoushouldn'twasteitrepeatingsomeoneelse*slife.Don'tbetrappedby

dogma—whichislivingwiththeresultsofotherpeople'sthinking.Don'tletthenoiseofothers*opinionsdrown

outyourowninnervoice.Andmostimportant,havethecouragetofollowyourheart.Itsomehowalreadyknows

whatyoutrulywanttobecome.Everythingelseissecondary.

1.Thedoctoradvisedtheauthortogohomeandgethisaffairsinorderbecause.

A?hehadtorestathome

B.hisdiseasecouldnTbecured

C.hisdiseasewasnotseriousatall

D.hehadtowaitfortheresultofthetest

2.Howdidtheauthorfeelafterthediagnosis?

A.Calm.B.Excited.C.Hopeless.D.Optimistic.

3.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofdeath?

A.Hethinksitisnothingtobescaredof.

B.Hethinksitisimpossibletoavoid.

C.Hethinksitisnottheendoflife.

D.Hethinksitisthebeginningofanewlife.

4.Intheauthor'sopinion,weshould.

A.followothers*advice

B.dowhatwewant

C.keepapositiveattitudetowardslife

D.takeexerciseandkeephealthy

答案BCBB

2

LastnightIwasdrivingfromHarrisburgtoLewisburg,adistanceofabouteightymiles.Itwaslate.Several

timesIgotstuckbehindaslow-movingtruckonanarrowroadwithasolidwhitelineonmyleft,andIbecame

increasinglyimpatient.

Atonepointalonganopenroad,Icametoacrossingwithatrafficlight.Iwasaloneontheroadbynow,

butasIdrovenearthelight,itturnedredandImadeastop.Ilookedleft,rightandbehindme.Nothing.Nota

car,nosuggestionofcarlamps,butthereIsat,waitingforthelighttochange,theonlyhumanbeingforatleast

amileinanydirection.

IstartedwonderingwhyIrefusedtorunthelight.Iwasnotafraidofbeingcaught,becausetherewasclearly

nopolicemanaround,andtherecertainlywouldhavebeennodangeringoingthroughit.

Muchlaterthatnight,thequestionofwhyI'dstoppedforthatlightcamebacktome.IthinkIstopped

becauseit'spartofacontract（契約）weallhavewitheachother.Itrsnotonlythelaw,butit'sanagreementwe

have,andwetrusteachothertohonorit：wedon'tgothroughredlights.

Trustisourfirstinclination（傾向）.Doubtingothersdoesnotseemtobenaturaltous.Thewhole

constructionofoursocietydependsonmutual（相互）trust,notdistrust.Wedowhatwesaywe'lldo；weshowup

whenwesaywe'llshowup；andwepaywhenwesaywellpay.Wetrusteachotherinthesematters,andwe're

angryordisappointedwiththepersonororganizationthatbreaksthetrustwehaveinthem.

Iwassoproudofmyselfforstoppingfortheredlightthatnight.

1.Whydidtheauthorgetimpatientwhiledriving?

A.Hewaslonelyontheroad.

B.Hewassloweddownbyatruck.

C.Hegottiredofdrivingtoolong.

D.Hecameacrosstoomanytrafficlights.

2.Whatwastheauthor'simmediateactionwhenthetrafficlightturnedred?

A.Stoppingstill.

B.Drivingthroughit.

C.Lookingaroundforothercars.

D.Checkingoutfortrafficpolice.

3.Theeventmadetheauthorstronglybelievethat.

A.trafficrulesmaybeunnecessary

B?doubtingothersishumannature

C.patienceisimportanttodrivers

D.asocietyneedsmutualtrust

4.Whywastheauthorproudofhimself?

A.Hekepthispromise.

B.Heheldbackhisanger.

C.Hefollowedhisinclination.

D.Hemadearightdecision.

答案BADD

3

“Soon,you'regoingtomoveitout!”criedmyneighboruponseeingthelargesttomatoplantknownto

mankind,oratleastknowninmyneighborhood.

Onetiny9-inchplant,boughtfor$1.25inthespring,hasalreadytakenovermuchofmyrosebed,covering

muchofotherplants盧andiswellonitswaytothefrontdoor.

Rosesrequireagooddealofcare,andifitweren'tforthepleasuretheygive,itwouldn'tbeworththework.

Asitis,Ihaveagardenfullofsweet-smellingrosesformostoftheyear,bushesmustbepruned（剪枝）inearly

spring,leavinguglywoodybranchesuntilthenewgrowthappearsafewweekslater.Itwasthespaceavailablein

thegardenthatledmeintoplantingjustonelittletomatoplant.Abigmistake.

Soilconditionsmadejustperfectforrosesturnouttobeevenmoreperfectfortomatoes.Thedailywatering

coupledwithfullsunandregularfertilizing（施月巴）haveturnedthelittleplantintoatallbush.ThecageIplaced

arounditastheplantgrewhaslongsincedisappearedunderthethickleaves.

NowthetaskIfaceinharvestingthefruitistwofold：First,Ihavetofindtheredonesamongtheleaves,

whichmeansIalmosthavetostandonmyhead,andoncefoundIhavetoreachdownandunder,pickthe

tomatoesandwithdraw（縮回）myfullfistwithoutdroppingtheprizesodearlywon.Ifoundtwofull-blownwhite

rosescompletelyhiddenasIpickedtomatoesinJune.Buttheywereweakandtheleavesalreadyyellowforlack

oflight.

HereIamfacedwithapainfulsmalldecision:Totearupawonderfulandproductivetomatoplantthat

offersupbetweentenandtwentyripesweettomatoeseachdayorsaygoodbyetoseveralexpensiveandtreasured

roses.LikeScarlettinGoneWiththeWind,Tilthinkaboutthattomorrow.

1.Whataretherequirementsforthehealthygrowthofrose?

A.Alotofcareandtherightsoil.

B.Frequentpruningandfertilizing.

C.Tomatoplantsgrownalongside.

D.Cagesplacedaroundtheroots.

2.Thewriterplantedthetomatobecause.

A.itcostonly$1.25

B.thesoilwasjustrightforit

C.therewasroomforitinthegarden

D.theroses'branchesneededtobecovered

3.Thisyearthewriter'sroseswere.

A.removedfromtherosebed

B.pickedalongwiththetomatoes

C.mostlydamagedbytoomuchsunlight

D.largelyhiddenunderthetomatoplant

4.Bysaying“theprizesodearlywon“inparagraph5,thewriterwantsto.

A.showthedifficultyinpickingthetomatoes

B.showthehardshipofgrowingtheroses

C.expressherlikingfortheroses

D.expresshercareforthetomatoes

參考答案ACDA

4

Beijing——ArecentChineseblockbuster（轟動(dòng)的作品）“AWorldWithoutThieves"isbasedonthe

experiencesofayoungmigrantworker（民工）carrying60,000yuanonatrainpackedwiththieves.Butwhilethe

imageofawarm-heartedbutsomewhatnaivemigrantworkermayhavemadefilmfanschuckle,it'sasurebet

thatmostofChina'smigrantworkersareyettostepintoacinematoadmireit.

“Forlyyuanaticket?Ican'laffordit,“saidShenJie,amigrantworkerataconstructionsitein

Dongzhimen,eastBeijing.

Shenfoundithardtorememberwhenhelastwatchedafilm,orwhatitwasabout."Itmustbe10years

ago,“hesaid.

Thoughtheyarethebuildersofthenation'stheatersandcinemas,alimitedculturallifeiscommon

amongChina's120millionmigrantworkers.

ShenarrivedfromEastChina'sZhejiangProvincein!991.Lifewasbetterthen;moneyseemedto

comemoreeasily.“Now,asmoreandmoreworkersarerushingtothecapital,it,stoohardtoearnmoney,and

noneofusdarethinkaboutwatchingfilms,hesaid.

FormanylikeShen,thedreamisearningenoughtopayfortheirchildren'seducationsotheycanfind

jobsinthecitiesandsaygoodbyetothehardshipsofrurallifeforever.Thisdrivesthemtoworkhardandsaveas

muchaspossible.

Withamonthlysalaryoflessthan500yuan,Shenhastosendmoneyhometohislittlesonand

silver-hairedparents.

InShen'ssmalldormitory,whichheshareswithsevenotherco-workers,thereisawell-thumbedcopy

ofamagazinepublishedin1998.

Arecentsurveybylocalmediarevealedthat80percentofmigrantworkersspenttheirsparetime

sleepingandchattingbecauseofexhaustandalackofincome.Thesamesurveyfoundthat47percentofmigrant

workershavetoworkformorethan10hoursaday.Around40percentdonotevenpossessabook,andnearly60

percentsaytheyaredissatisfiedwiththeirculturallife.

LikemanyofShen'sco-workers,readingnewspapersandhangingoutinBeijing'sstreetsprovide

eveningentertainment.

FromChinaDaily

1.Wecaninferfromthepassage"AWorldWithoutThieves”isafilmthat.

A.talksaboutexperiencesofagroupofthieves

B?dealswiththelifeofmigrantworkers

C.explainshowtocatchthievesontrains

D.attractsmanymigrantworkers

2.Asforthemigrantworker,ShenJie,.

A.lifewasharderwhenhefirstcametoworkinBeijing

B.heenjoyedalotoffilmstenyearsago

C.hiswishwastopayforhisson'seducation

D.thecapitalistoohardaplaceforhimtomakeanymoney

3.Accordingthepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE.

A.theworkersenjoyreadingverymuch,nomatterhowoldthemagazinesare

B.theworkershavesolittletoreadthattheyoftenreadthesamemagazineagainandagain

C.theworkersenjoymagazinesbecausetheyareeasytounderstand

D.theworkersthinkhighlyofthecopyofthemagazinepublishedin1998

4.Themainideaofthispassageisthatmigrantworkers.

A.lackculturalexperiences

B.arenotverywell-paidinBeijing

C.arelookeddownuponbycitypeople

D.needthegovernment'sattention

參考答案DCBA

5

There'renodistractionswhengoingskiing,butjustfreshairandthechallengeoflearninganewsport.

So-called“badkids“canleavetheirreputationsbehindatschoolandforgeabetteroneoutdoors.That'sthetheory

behindtheAdventureTherapyprogram,whichahighschoolcounselorhasdevelopedtohelpsmallgroupsof

studentswithbehaviorproblemsbecomemoreconfidentandsociallyadapted.

Theprogressiveprogramhasseen16studentsgothroughitinitsfirsttwoyears,accordingtothefounder

MikeReeceofGeorgeMcDougallHighSchool.Theformerphysicaleducationteacherandskiinstructorwitha

master'sdegreeinpsychologyhasseentroubledteenagersintheprogramdevelophealthysocialhabitsbefore

masteringanoutdoorskillsuchasskiing.

Theprogrambeganinthefallof2008,afterReececonvincedschoolauthoritiestherewasaneedforoutdoor

activitiestohelpstudentsstrugglingwiththeirschoolingandexhibitingbehaviorproblems.

uThesearethekidswhomightbeaskedtoleavetheclass,orbesuspectedofwrongdoings,youknow,

alwaysgettingahardtimeintheregularschoolsystem,“Reecesaid."SoIbroughtthemoutandhadthemget

involvedintheplanning.Theyfeltpartoftheprocessandtheyfeltspecial.”

Studentsintheprogramjoinagroupofsevenpeersfacingsimilardifficultieseverytwoweeksforanhour

ofgrouptherapywithReeceoverapizzalunchsuppliedbytheschool.Thepizza'snice,buttheprogram'sreal

pointisthemonthlyoutdoor-activityfieldtrip,ledbyReeceandanotherteacher.

"I'mtryingtoexpandtheirhorizonsandshowthemthatsomethingisoutthereforthem,“Reecesaid.

“Amajorpartoftheprogramisgoal-settingandmakingplans.Theoverallgoalwouldincludefostering

asenseofoptimism,connectedness,andcommunicatingskills.w

1.WhathappenedtothestudentsaftertheywentthroughtheAdventureTherapyprogram?

A.Theydevelopedbettersocialskills.

B.Theybecamelessinterestedintheirstudies.

C.Theylearnedtomakepizza.

D.Theyhadworserelationshipswiththeirclassmates.

2.HowdoesReecemakethekidsfeelspecial?

A.Heoffersthemapizzalunch.

B.Hehelpsthemfindfriends.

C.Hetreatseveryoneofthemequally.

D.Hegetstheminvolvedintheplanning.

3.Whatattractsthestudentsmostintheprogramaccordingtothepassage?

A.Learninghowtoski.

B?Breathingfreshair.

C.Thepizzalunch.

D.Theoutdoor-activityfieldtrip.

4.WecanconcludefromthepassagethattheAdventureTherapyprogram.

A.isnotsupportedbytheschool

B.doesnogoodtothegoodkids

C.provestobesuccessful

D.willbeexpandedtonormalstudents

答案ADDC

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“SnakesintheGutter"canmakeaninterestinggamethatcanbeplayedinschool.Forthis,youneedtomake

someofthechildrensnakes.Theyhavetostandinalinewidelydistancedfromeachother.Tobeginthegame,

youneedtosay,“SnakesintheGutter."Afteryourannouncement,thechildrentrytogetthroughthelineofthe

snakeswithoutgettingcaught.Thekidswhoarecaughtbythesnakeshavetojointhesnakes1team.Theonewho

keepsfreetillalltheothersarecaught,isthewinner.

Ifyourschoolhasabigenoughplayground,youcanorganizebasketball,footballandothersuchoutdoor

teamgames.

Onlinegamesthathelpkidsgetskillsinusingthemouseandthekeyboardareexcellentgamesinmodern

times.Todowellinimagetrackinggames,kidsneedtodecidequicklyandcorrectlywhenclickingamoving

thing.

Vocabularygamesarethoseofthebestgamestoplayinschool.Oneoftheexcitingwordgamesisbuilding

wordsfromthedisorderedletters.Anothergamecouldbethatoffindingthespellingmistakeinagivenword.A

gameknownas“Hangman“isplayedbygivingapieceofinformationaboutthemeaningofawordtothekids

andtellingthemthenumberoflettersinthewords.

Therecanbemanysuchgamestoplayinschool.Remembertodesigngamesthatareinterestingaswellas

educative.Gamesinschoolserveasthebestwaytodevelopcertainskillsinchildren,andtheyarealsofulloffun

andexcitement.So,getgoing!

1.Inordertowinthegame“SnakesintheGutter"，oneshould.

A.becaughtassoonaspossible

B,standinalinetoactsnakes

C.keephimself/herselffreetilltheend

D.say“SnakesintheGutter"beforetheothers

2.Byplayingtheimagetrackinggamesonlinechildrencanimprovetheirskillsin.

A.findingoutdifferentpictures

B.describingamovingthingcorrectly

C.communicatingwitheachother

D.makingaquickandrightdecision

3.Whatcanwelearnaccordingtotheintroductionofvocabularygames?

A.Theyareusuallyplayedathome.

B.Theyareusedtoimprovekids*translationskill.

C.Theycanhelpkidslearnmorewords.

D.Theycanhelpkidsmakesentences.

4.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsgamesinschoolis.

A.unknownB.positiveC.uncertainD.negative

答案CDCB

7

Whetheryoudependonyourbikefortransportation（交通）orexercise,you'llenjoythesefunfactsonthis

two-wheeledvehicle（車輛）.

*In1817,KarlvonDraisfromGermanyinventedahorselesscarriagethatwouldhelphimgetaroundfaster.

Themachinebecameknownasthe4tdraisine,\andledtothecreationofthemodernbicycle.

*Theterm“bicycle”wasnotintroduceduntilthe1860s,whenitwascreatedinFrancetodescribeanew

kindoftwo-wheeler.

*FredA.Birchmorecircledtheglobebybicycleattheageof25in1935.Thewholetripcoveredforty

thousandmiles.Herodeabout25,000milesandworeoutsevensetsoftires(輪胎).

*ThereareoverahalfbillionbicyclesinChina.Theyarethemostcommonmeansoftransportation.Bikes

werefirstbroughttoChinainthelate1800s.

*About100millionbicyclesaremadeworldwideeachyear.

*Americansusetheirbicyclesforlessthanonepercentofallcitytrips.Europeansbikeincitiesalotmore

often—inItaly5percentofalltripsareonbicycle,30percentintheNetherlands,andsevenoutofeightDutch

peopleoverage15haveabike.

*TheTourdeFranceisoneofthemostfamousbicycleracesintheworld.Establishedin1903,itis

consideredtobethebiggesttestofendurance(耐久力)outofallsports.LanceArmstrong,anAmericancyclist,

istheonlymantohavewonseventitles(1999—2005)aftersurvivingcancer.

#BicycleMotoCross(BMX),anextremestyleofbicycletrackracing,becameasportinthe2008Summer

OlympicGamesinBeijing,China.MarisStrombergs,fromLatvia,received

thegoldmedalforMen'sBMX,andAnneCarolineChausson,fromFrance,tookhomethegoldinthefirst

Women'sBMXO1ympicevent.

1.Thepassageiswrittenmainlyto.

A.tellaninterestingstory

B-tellusthehistoryofthebicycle

C.encouragemorepeopletoridebicycles

D.introducesomeinterestingfactsaboutthebicycle

2.Whousethebicycleleastaccordingtothepassage?

A.Chinese.B.Americans.C.Italians.D.Dutchpeople.

3.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?

A.KarlvonDraisinventedthemodembicycle.

B.FredA.Birchmorewasthefirsttogoaroundtheworld.

C.AnneCarolineChaussonwonseventitlesoftheTourdeFrance.

D.MarisStrombergswonthefirstMen'sBMXOlympicevent.

4.Fromthepassage,weknowthattheauthor.

A.ownsabicycleshop

B.isgoodatridingabike

C.hasarichknowledgeofthebicycle

D.hastakenpartintheTourdeFrance

答案DBDC

8

KatharineMehta'smotherlikestojokethatthefirstsentenceherdaughtersaidwast4Ilovedogs."It'snotthe

fact,butit*scertainlytrueinspirit.

uWhenIwasyoung,mygrandmothertoldmeabouthowshesometimesfoundstraydogsandcats,andkept

themonherfarmaspets,“saysKatharine."Thatmademewonderwhatwouldhappenwhenanimalsdidn't

haveahome.Ifelthorriblethinkingthattheymightbehungryorcouldgethitbyacar.^^

Butwhatcouldalittlegirldo?TheanswercameduringatriptoaparkinherNewYorkCityneighborhood

twoyearsago,whereshemetvolunteersfromMightyMutts,alocalno-killanimalrescueorganization."I

thoughtmaybeIcouldearnsomemoneyandgiveittothem,“shesays.

SinceKatharinehadplentyofpracticetakingcareofherowndog,shedecidedtostartasummer

dog-walkingservice.Shechosetwofriendsand,withtheirparents'permission,thegroupputuphomemade

posterswiththeirphonenumbersandabargainprice—50centsanhour.Beforelongtheyhad15dogsintheir

care."Wewalkedtwoorthreeatatimewithonemotherhelpingout,“shesays."Bytheendofthatsummer,

we'dcollected$45.“ThatfallKatharineandhermother,Loma,cameupwithanotherminienteiprisetoraise

moneyforMightyMutts—sellingfresh-bakedshortbreadtotheirneighbors.

The11-year-old,whostartssixthgradethisfall,hasbecomeanonstopcampaigner.Hermothersays,

“Whensheseessomebodywithadog,shestartsaconversationandtellsthemtodonatetoMightyMutts.”

Katharine'spassioncomesfromtheheart."Itmakesmecrytothinkthatstraysmightbeputtosleepwhen

there'sagroupthatcanfindnewhomesforthem,“Katharinesays."ButitmakesmesmiletoknowIcanhelp.”

1.Katharine'sloveofdogscomesfrom.

A.hergrandmothersinfluence

B,hermother'sinfluence

C.theinfluenceofanorganization

D.seeingadogkilledbyacar

2.HowdidKatharinehelptheorganization——MightyMutts?

A.Bywalkingstraydogs.

B.Bygivingshortbreadtostraydogs.

C.Bycollectingmoney.

D.Bymakingspeecheseverywhere.

3.Theunderlinedpart“beputtosleep“inthelastparagraphmeans"

A.tobesuppliedwithacomfortableplaceforsleeping

B.tobegivendrugssothattheycandiewithoutpain

C.tobemadeunconsciousbeforeamedicaloperation

D.tobemadetosleep

4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Katharineandherpets

B.Anorganizationforrescuingstraydogs

C.Petdogsarepopularwithchildren

D.Alittlegirlhelpsstrays

答案ACBDKI

9

ThemodemBritishEmpirefirsttookshapeintheearly17thcentury,withtheBritishsettlementofthe

easterncoloniesofNorthAmerica,whichwouldlaterbecometheoriginalUnitedStates,aswellasCanada*s

Maritimeprovinces,andthecolonizationsofthesmallerislandsoftheCaribbeansuchasTrinidadandTobago,

theBahamas,Barbados,andJamaica.

Thesesugarplantationislands,whereslaverybecamethebasisoftheeconomy,wereatfirstBritain'smost

importantandsuccessfulcolonies.TheAmericancoloniesprovidingtobacco,cotton,andriceinthesouthand

navalmaterialandfursinthenorthwerelessfinanciallysuccessful,buthadlargeareasofgoodagriculturalland

andattractedfarlargernumbersofBritishimmigrants.

Britain'sAmericanempirewasslowlyexpandedbywarandcolonization.TheevergrowingAmerican

coloniespressedwestwardinsearchofnewagriculturallands.ConflictarosewiththeDutchovertradeand

empire;FirstAnglo-DutchWar(1652?1654);SecondAnglo-DutchWar(1665?1667);ThirdAnglo-DutchWar

(1672?1674);BritaingainedcontrolofNewAmsterdam,whichwasrenamedNewYork,butcededSuriname.

TheydefeatedtheFrench,firstexpandingtheirholdoverthemaritimeprovinces.ThenduringtheSevenYears

WartheBritishdefeatedtheFrenchatthePlainsofAbrahamandcapturedallofNewFrancein176O.Thisgave

BritaincontroloveralmostallofNorthAmerica.FourthAnglo-DutchWar(1780?1784);Anglo-DutchTreatyof

1814；Anglo-DutchTreatyof1824.

InthelateeighteenthandearlynineteenthcenturyaseriesoftechnologicaladvancesledtotheIndustrial

Revolution.Britain'spositionastheworld'spre-eminenttraderhelpedfundresearchandexperimentation.The

nationwasalsogiftedbysomeoftheworld'sgreatestreservesofcoal,themainfuelofthenewrevolution.

1.WheredidtheBritishfirstsettlewhentheyfirstcametoAmericainthe17thcentury?

A.OnlytheUnitedStates.

B.NotonlytheUnitedStatesbutalsopartsofothercountries.

C.ThewholeofCanada.

D.Smallislands.

2.AccordingtothepassagewhatinAmericamadetheBritishinterestedmost?

A.Tobacco,cotton,andrice.

B.Navalmaterialandfurs.

C.Agreatdealofgoodfarmland.

D.Forests.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pressecTmeaninthethirdparagraph?

A.Touched.B.Pushed.C.Published.D.Extended.

4,HowmanyyearswasitfromthefirstwarwithAnglototheendofthelastwarinhistory?

A.132years.B.162years.C.172years.D.108years.

答案BCDA

10

Culturehelpshumansocietiessurviveinchangingnaturalenvironments.Forexample,theendofthelastIce

Age,beginningabout15,000yearsago,broughtanenormouschallengeto.whichhumanshadtoadapt.

Beforethistime,largepartsofthenorthernhemispherewerecoveredingreatsheetsoficethatcontainedmuchof

theearth'swater.InNorthAmerica,largeanimalsthatroamedthevasttundraprovidedpeoplewithfoodand

materialsforclothingandsimpleshelters.Whentheearthbecamewarm,largeIceAgeanimalsdisappeared,and

manylandareasweresubmergedbyrisingsealevelsfrommeltingice.Butpeoplesurvived.Theydevelopednew

technologiesandlearnedhowtosurviveonnewplantandanimalspecies.Finallysomepeoplesettledinto

permanentvillages,durablehousesandfarms.

Culturaladaptationhasmadehumansoneofthemostsuccessfulspeciesontheplanet.Throughhistory,

majordevelopmentsintechnology,medicine,andnutritionhaveallowedpeopletoreproduceandsurvivein

ever-increasingnumbers.Theglobalpopulationhasrisenfrom8millionduringtheIceAgetoabout6billion

today.

However,thesuccessesofculturecanalsocreateproblemsinthelongrun.Overthelast200years,people

havebeguntouselargequantitiesofnaturalresourcesandenergyandtoproduceagreatamountofmaterialand

chemicalwastes.Theglobalpopulationnowconsumessomecrucialnaturalresources—suchaspetroleum,wood,

andmineralores—fasterthannaturecanproducethem.Manyscientistsbelievethatintheprocessofburning

fuelsandproducingwastes,peoplemaybechangingtheglobalclimateinunpredictableandpossiblyharmful

ways.Thus,theadaptivesuccessofthepresent-dayglobalcultureofproductionandcommercemaybe

temporary.

1.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A.HowthehumanbeingsurvivedintheIceAge.

B?WhatthesituationwasduringtheIceAge.

C.WhatcausedtheIceAgetocometoanend.

D.WhytheIceAgewasveryimportant.

2.Thepassagedoesn'ttellthereaders.

A?whatcausedtheearthtobecomewarm

B?whentheendingofth