题型一:阅读理解专题04:史地常识类题量要求:(45分钟)Studyingasubjectthatyoufeelpointlessisneverafunoreasytask.Ifyou'restudyinghistory,askingyourselfthequestion"whyishistoryimportant"isaverygoodfirststep.Historyisanessentialpartofhumancivilization.Youwillfindsomethingherethatwillarouseyourinterest,orgetyouthinkingaboutthesignificanceofhistory.Historygroundsusinourroots.Historyisanimportantandinterestingfieldofstudy,andlearningthehistoryofourhomecountrycangiveusadeeper,moremeaningfulglimpse(一瞥)intoourancestralpasts,andhowwegottowherewearetoday.Manypeoplefeelliketheyneedasenseofculturalbelonging,whichissomethingthatstudyingyourrootsandbeingopen-mindedtotheevolutionofyourculturecanprovide.Historyenrichesourexperience.ReadinghistoryisanamazingexperiencebecauseitenablesustoreflectonthesocialandeconomiclifeofthepeoplelivinglongtimeagoAccordingtotheexperts,problemsfacedbypeopleregardlessofthepastandpresentarethesame.Withtheinformationabouttheancestors,onecanbecomemoreexperiencedinhandlingchallengesoflife.Historymakesusmoreempathetic(具有共情能力的),Studyinghistorycangiveusinsight(洞察力)intowhyourculturedoescertainthings,andhowthepasthasshapeditintowhatweknownow.Italsoprovidesaratherstrongfoundationforempathyacrosscultures.Fearandhateforothersisusuallycausedbyignorance(无知).We'rescaredofthethingsthatwedon'tunderstand.Historyhasthepotentialtobreakdownthoseboundariesbyofferingusinsightintoentireworldsthatwouldotherwisebeforeigntous.Historycaninspireustolearnmore.what'sfantasticabouthistoryisthewayitbroadensourhorizons.It'salmostimpossibletolearnaboutonehistoricalperiodwithouthavingdozensofquestionsaboutrelatedconcepts.Studythe19thcenturyEngland,andyoumightcatchaglimpseofCharlesDickens'OliverTwist.LookupCharlesDickens,andyoumightlearnathingortwoaboutrealism.Ormaybeyouendupswitchingyourattentionawayfromnovels,anddiscoverthehistoryofromanticpoetsinEngland.Itcangoanywhere,andthereissomethinginthereforabsolutelyanybody.Thevalueofhistorycannotbeunderestimated.Wedon'thavetoliveinthepast,butwecan
definitelydobetterbylearningfromitandusingthelessonslearnttoleadmoremeaningfullives.1.Theunderlinedpart"wherewearetoday"inPara.2probablymeans__________.A.theturningpointinourhistoryB.thepresentstateofournationC.thelocationofourhomelandD.thetotalareaofourcountry2.Accordingtotheexperts,whyishistoryusefulforpeopletohandlechallengesoflife?A.Theproblemsatpresentaresimilartothoseinthepast.B.Ancientpeoplelaideconomicfoundationsforpeopletoday.C.Thecurrentchallengesoflifewerepredictedbytheancestors.D.Peoplelivinglongtimeagoknewmoreabouthowtosolveproblems.3.WhatcanbeconcludedfromPara.4?A.Itisdifficulttogetridofculturalbarriers.B.Peoplearewillingtoacceptforeigncultures.C.Culturalconflictsinhistoryaredifficulttoignore.D.Historyhelpsusimproveourcross-culturalawareness.4.WiththeexampleinPara.5,thewriterintendstoshowthat______________.A.CharlesDickenscontributesmuchtoBritishliterature.B.OliverTwistcansatisfyourcuriosityforromanticpoets.C.readingnovelsisawaytolearnaboutahistoricalperiod.D.studyinghistorycanarousepeople'sinterestinotherfields.5.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.HowtoBuildCulturalIdentityB.WhyStudyingHistoryMattersC.KnowthePast,KnowthePresentD.History:aWaytoBroadenHorizonsRomewasn'tbuiltinaday.AndneitherwastheRomansubwaysystem.Undergroundworkisslowgoing,becauseconstructionworkersoftenmeetwithfrescoes(壁画)andothervaluable
stonefoundationsthousandsofyearsago.Andafewyearsago,theyfoundthewoodenfoundationsofaluxuriousporchfromaRomanbuilding.SolocalarchaeologistscalledinMauroBernabeioftheNationalResearchCouncilofItaly.He'sadendrochronologist:someonewhoanalyzestreerings,whichgiveageandenvironmentalinformation."Wehavetostudywoodbecauseit'sfull,reallyfull,ofinformation!"Bernabeiandhisteamfoundthatthewoodenplankswereoak(橡木).Butthewood'soriginwashardertodetermine.Sotheycomparedthetreeringsintheoakfloortothoseavailableinlibrariesoftreeringsthatcontaintimberfrom alloverEurope.AndtheyfoundamatchfortheRomanwood—fromtheJuraregionofeasternFrance,morethan600milesaway.Theresearchersalsodeterminedthatitwasusedinabout40to60B.C.Andsomecamefromtreesalreadyupto300yearsoldwhentheywerecutdown.ThedetailsareinthejournalPLOSONE.ThediscoveryisthefirstclearevidenceofoakfromnorthoftheAlpsbeingusedtobuildancientRome.Andit'sareminderthattheRomanshadacomplextradingnetwork.Thesetrees,forexample,likelyfloateddowntworivers,acrosstheMediterraneanandupanotherrivertoRome.BernabeisaysRomanarchaeologistsusuallydestroyancientwood—it'snotasvaluableasjewelryandvasesandfrescos.Buthe'shopingthisstudymightchangetheirminds."Savethewood,yes!Andcallme,ifyoudon'twanttosave—please,callme!"Hesays.1.WhydoesthesubwayinRomegoslowly?A.ItishardtodiguptheearthinRome.B.Therearemanyancientruinsburiedhere.C.ItisverydangeroustoworktoofastinRomeD.TheRomanarenotexperiencedinbuildingsubways2.Whatcanpeoplelearnfromthewoodfoundations?A.ThewealthinancientRomeB.ThetradinginformationofancientRomeC.ThecultureofancientRomeD.ThesocialrelationsofancientRome
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinparagraph4referto?A.ThestoneB.ThesubwayC.TheFrenchwoodD.TheRomanfoundation4.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.ScientistsfoundsomeinformationaboutancientRomeB.WoodwasnotasvaluableasstonesinancientRomeC.OnlytherichpeopleinancientRomecouldusewoodD.AncientRomecouldhavearichtradingnetwork.TheGlobewasbuiltin1599usingtimberfromanearliertheatre,TheTheatre,whichhadbeenbuiltbyRichardBurbage’sfather,JamesBurbage,inShoreditchin1576.ThefirstperformanceforwhichafirmrecordremainswasJonson’sEveryManoutofHisHumour—withitsfirstscenewelcomingthe“graciousandkindspectators”—attheendoftheyear.On29thJune1613,theGlobeTheatrewentupinflamesduringaperformanceofHenryVIII.Atheatricalgun,setoffduringtheperformance,misfired,burningthewoodenbeamsandstraws.Accordingtooneofthefewsurvivingdocumentsoftheevent,noonewashurtexceptamanwhoseburningbreeches(炮后膛)wereputoutwithabottleofale.Itwasrebuiltinthefollowingyear.LikealltheothertheatresinLondon,theGlobewascloseddownbythePuritansin1642.Itwaspulleddownin1644,orslightlylater—thecommonlyciteddocumentdatingtheactto15April1644hasbeenidentifiedasfalse—tomakeroomforotherbuildings.Amodernreconstructionofthetheatre,named“Shakespeare’sGlobe”,openedin1997,withaproductionofHenryV.Itisanacademicapproximationoftheoriginaldesign,basedonavailableevidenceofthe1599and1614buildings,andislocatedapproximately750feet(230m)fromthesiteoftheoriginaltheatre.5.HowdidtheGlobeTheatrebegintobeonfireon29June1613?A.Itwassetfiretobyaperformerbydesign.B.Itcaughtfirebyaccidentduringaplay.C.Amanputoutbreecheswithabottleofale.
D.Itwasstartedbywoodenbeamsandstraws.6.Inwhatorderisthetextarranged?A.TimeB.SpaceC.ImportanceD.Flashback7.AccordingtothepassagealltheplayswereperformedintheGlobeTheatreEXCEPT________.A.JamesBurbage.B.EveryManoutofHisHumourC.HenryVIII.D.HenryV8.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.ThepopularityoftheGlobeTheatre.B.TheconstructionoftheGlobeTheatre.C.ThefunctionoftheGlobeTheatre.D.ThehistoryoftheGlobeTheatre.TheVictorians’WayofHavingFunWhetheritwasvisitingahumanzoo,takingabullonahot-airballoonride,orsingingbeautifulsongs,VictorianLondonerslovedtohavefun.Asperformancemanagerscameupwithincreasinglywell-designedwaystomakemoneyfromthecapital’shugepotentialaudience,Victorianseffectivelyinventedthemodernleisureindustry–includingthemeparks,pubsandprofessionalfootball.AsanewbookbyhistorianLeeJacksonexplains,thehuntforprofitinvolvessurroundingmorality,classandempire.SowheredidVictoriansgoforfun?Andwhatstillexiststoday?DancingRooms:ArgyllRooms,PiccadillyIt’snowabuildingsitenearLeicesterSquare,butwhentheArgyllRoomslostitslicencein1878,therewasariot(暴乱).Drunkenstudentsweresoangryattheclosureoftheirfavouriteplacethattheytooktothestreets.TheArgyllclosedasthedancecrazecametoanend,andBignellturnedthespaceintotheTrocaderomusichall.Itkeptthatnamethroughthe20thcenturywhenitwastransformedintooneofLondon’smosttastelesstouristattractions.Thesitecurrentlyawaitsdevelopmentintoahotel.Pleasuregardens:GremorneGardens,Chelsea
GremornewasrunbythreeWestEndpubowners,popularamongtheyoungpeoplethen.Itclosedin1877afterlosingitslicence.Pleasuregardensmoregenerallylosttheirmeaningofexistencewiththeestablishmentofpublicparks.London’srapidgrowthmeantthevaluablelandwasusuallysoldtobigcompaniesforotherpurposes,whichiswhysolittleofLondon’sgreatpleasuregardensremain.PleasuregardenswerealsoovershadowedbylargerexhibitiongroundssuchastheCrystalPalace,whichtriedtofindawayofbalancingentertainmentwithculturaleducation.LittlephysicallyremainsoftheCrystalPalaceitself,whichmovedtoSydenhamfromHydeParkin1854,butthegrand200-acregroundsstillexistasapublicpark.OnthesiteoftheMethodistCentralHallwasashort-livedattractionthatattemptedtotransporttheseasidetocentralLondon.ItwasrailwaysthatmadeMargateandSouthendaccessibletoLondoners,andsomeoftheleisureactivitiespeculiartotheseasidesoonmadeitbacktothecapital.Footballgrounds:CravenCottage,StevenageRoad,FulhamFulhamFC,London’soldestprofessionalfootballclub,stillworksattheirfirstground,builtbytheVictoriansin1896.Versionsofthesporthadbeenaroundforcenturies,butitwastheVictorianswhocreatedthegameandthenprofessionalizedit.Thisledtoenclosedgroundswherespectatorspaidforadmittance,withtheincomespentonacquiringnewplayers.Themoderngamewasborn.9.Whichofthefollowingisnotsimilarinmeaningto“tooktothestreets”inPara.2?A.gatheredtogetherinthestreetsB.enjoyedwindowshoppingC.wentoutsideonthestreetsD.protestedonthestreets10.ThereasonwhyfewergreatpleasuregardensareleftinLondonisthat.A.peoplebuiltmorefactoriesB.theywereturnedintofarminglandC.thelandwassoldtodevelopersD.theybecameuniversitycampuses11.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.Themoneyfromfootballisusedtobuynewplayers.B.Londonhasmuchonitsfootballhistory.C.FulhamF.C.ismorethan200yearsold.D.TheVictorianshavecultivatedmanyfootballers.12.Whichofthefollowingisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Thebuildingofrailwaysledtothethemeparks.
B.TheWestEnd’sgardensbecamebighotels.C.TheVictorianslargelyinventedmodernleisureindustries.D.Theincomefrommodernfootballsupportsnewplayers.