1、课时作业43Deep South.阅读理解A(2019镇海中学模拟)If children arent particularly interested in history, its not their fault. History, while it is potentially an exciting subject, hasnt traditionally been treated as an interesting subject as math and reading. They often give only a glimpse (一瞥) into a historical sub
2、ject and sometimes that glimpse doesnt even do a good job of putting historical events or customs into context. So its no wonder that children dont often think of history as a subject that excites them and makes them know more.But it doesnt have to be this way. History has the power to come alive as
3、 long as its presented to children in the right way. I was reminded of this when I took my daughter and her friend to visit Colonial Williamsburg. Its a living museum, which features hundreds of restored (修复的), reconstructed and historically furnished buildings staffed (配备人员) with costumed interpret
4、ers who tell stories of the 18th century city.The two 9yearold girls I was accompanying around town got to dress up in period clothes, asked whatever questions came to their minds, and left behind the modern life for a day while they discovered that sheep were shorn to create cloth and printing pres
5、ses had to put the words together letter by letter. Thanks to a guide, they also learned much more about slavery than they had learned from a textbook.As a writer, I have personally described Cobblestone, our American history magazine for kids aged 9 through 14, as a source where history comes alive
6、. Now, I wont claim that a magazine can make a subject come alive like Colonial Williamsburg, but having read some of the articles helps us a lot in gaining some muchneeded context for our trip. If you are planning a trip with any sort of historical aspects, from a visit to a national park to a trip
7、 to a place like Colonial Williamsburg, Cobblestone could act as your personal guide.Of course, for a complete historical view, be sure to subscribe to Cobblestone, and you will get awesome history all year long. Here are some popular family trips with an historical component and some back (过期的) iss
8、ues that might help your family get the most out of the experience.本文是一篇议论文。在古镇威廉斯堡，每一个角落都隐藏着历史知识。孩子们可以在那里体验和感受活生生的历史。1Children show little interest in history mainly because _.Ait isnt presented in the right wayBlearning history well is a tough jobCits less important than math and readingDthe event
9、s or customs always discourage them答案：A解析：释义：细节理解题。根据文章第一段内容和第二段中的“History has the power to come alive as long as its presented to children in the right way.”可知，由于历史没有以正确的方式呈现给孩子们，所以他们对历史不感兴趣。2What impressed the author deeply when he visited Colonial Williamsburg?AHistory did come alive there.BOld c
10、ostumes were on display there.CChildren were dressed in old costumes.DVisitors didnt talk about the modern life there.答案：A解析：释义：细节理解题。根据文章第二段和第三段可知，在古镇威廉斯堡，孩子们可以体验和感受真实的、活生生的历史。3According to the author, Cobblestone _.Ashould be updated on a daily basisBcan help people a lot in historical tripsCis mu
11、ch better than Colonial WilliamsburgDis useless for people to travel in a national park答案：B解析：释义：细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段“.having read some of the articles helps us a lot in gaining some muchneeded context for our trip.”和“.Cobblestone could act as your personal guide.”可知，圆石杂志会在和历史相关的旅程中帮助你。4What would be the
12、 best title for the text?AA Magical PlaceBLiving HistoryCLearning History WellDHistorical Trips答案：B解析：释义：标题判断题。本文前半部分主要讲在古镇威廉斯堡，每一个角落都隐藏着历史知识。孩子们可以在那里体验和感受活生生的历史；后半部分提到了圆石杂志，告诉读者这个杂志提供了丰富的历史知识，对旅行有很大的帮助。文章主要是围绕如何感受鲜活生动的历史展开的，故B项适合做标题。B(2019浙江“七彩阳光”联盟检测)Starting in the 4th century BC, merchants in th
13、e West exchanged silk for gold, horses or precious stones. Up to the frontiers of the Roman Empire, silk became a monetary standard for estimating the value of different products. Hellenistic Greece appreciated the high quality of Chinese silk and made efforts to plant mulberry trees (桑树) and breed
14、silkworms.According to a story by Procopius, it was not until 552 AD that the Byzantine emperor Justinian obtained the first silkworm eggs. He had sent two Nestorian monks to Central Asia, and they were able to smuggle (偷运) silkworm eggs by hiding the eggs in bamboos. The Byzantine church was thus a
15、ble to make silk for the emperor, with the intention of developing a large silk industry in the Eastern Roman Empire, using techniques learned from the Sassanids (萨珊王朝). But the empire continued to import silk from other major urban centers. The magnificence (精湛) of the Byzantine techniques was not
16、a result of the manufacturing process, but the meticulous (细心的) attention paid to the decorations.The Arabs, with their widening land that had been conquered in war, spread sericulture (养蚕业) across the shores of the Mediterranean. Included in these were Africa, Spain and Sicily, all of which develop
17、ed an important silk industry. The mutual interactions among Byzantine and Arabian silkweaving centers of all levels of quality, with imitations made in Andalusia and Lucca, among other cities, had made the identification and date of rare surviving examples difficult to check.While the Chinese lost
18、their control over silk production, they were able to reestablish themselves as major silk supplier (during the Tang dynasty) and industrialize their production in a large scale (during the Song dynasty). China continued to export highquality silk to Europe and the Near East along the Silk Road.本文是一
19、篇说明文。主要讲述了中国丝绸传到欧洲一些国家的历史以及丝绸业在这些国家的发展。5Para. 1 intends to stress _.Athe spread of silk in the WestBthe high quality of Chinese silkCthe popularity of silk in the WestDthe efforts of Greeks to produce silk答案：C解析：释义：推理判断题。综合第一段的内容可知，西方国家的商人用丝绸交换黄金、马匹或宝石。在通往罗马帝国的边境上，丝绸成了估计不同产品价值的货币标准，希腊种植桑树和饲养桑蚕。由此可推知
20、，第一段主要是要说明丝绸在西方一些国家的受欢迎程度。6What was the notable feature of Byzantine silk products?AThey were sold to other cities.BThey had beautiful decorations.CThey used highquality materials.DThey stressed manufacturing process.答案：B解析：释义：推理判断题。由第二段的最后一句可知，拜占庭技术的精湛并不是制造加工的结果。而是极其重视装饰细节的结果；由此可推知，拜占庭丝绸制品的突出特点在于其精
21、美的装饰。7We can conclude from Para. 3 that the spread of Arabs land _.Astopped the spread of sericultureBprotected the rare surviving Byzantine silkChad a negative effect on Byzantine silk industryDpromoted the technological exchange on silk production答案：D解析：释义：推理判断题。由第三段的第三句可知，拜占庭和阿拉伯各种质量的织丝中心彼此影响，这使得
22、极少幸存下来的样品鉴定和日期很难准确描述；由此可推知，阿拉伯征服多地，促进了丝绸业的传播，也加强了丝绸生产的技术交流。8During the Tang dynasty, China mainly served as a _.Asilk exporterBsilk clothes makerCreformer in silk production techniquesDcontroller of silk production techniques答案：A解析：释义：细节理解题。由最后一段的第一句可知，中国人虽然失去了丝绸生产的垄断地位，但他们把自己重新建立成为唐朝期间主要的丝绸供应者。.完形填
23、空(2019合肥一中月考)In the middle of town lived an old man. One day he _1_ his watch in his own store. It was _2_ to him because it was from his wife. After searching _3_ in the store for a long while, he _4_ to ask for help from a group of children playing outside the store. He _5_ them that the person wh
24、o found it would be rewarded. _6_ this, the children hurried inside the store, went through and around the _7_ store, but still could not find the watch.Soon the man felt hopeless and wanted to _8_. A little boy went up to him and asked for another _9_. The man looked at him and thought, “Why not? _
25、10_， this kid looks sincere enough.” _11_ the man sent him back in the store. After a while the boy _12_ with the watch in his hand! The man was very _13_， and he asked the boy how he found it while the others had _14_. The boy replied, “I did nothing but sat on the ground and _15_. Then I heard the
26、 ticking (嘀嗒声) of the watch and just looked for it in that _16_.”We usually think about our own needs, which cant bring peace into our mind. _17_ we need to think about ourselves and keep peaceful for a while, which can produce a _18_ result. So allow a few minutes of _19_ to your mind every day, an
27、d see how it helps you deal with your work and make _20_ as you expect to!本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过找表这样一个小故事告诉我们给自己的大脑片刻宁静非常重要。1A.lostBbrokeChidDfixed答案：A解析：释义：由该段的“searching”“found”以及“still could not find the watch”可知，他把表弄“丢了(lost)”。2A.closeBstrangeCsimilarDimportant答案：D解析：释义：由该空后的“because it was from his wi
28、fe”可知，这块表对他来说非常“重要(important)”。3A.young and oldBheavy and lightChigh and lowDblack and white答案：C解析：释义：这位老人在店里“上上下下(high and low)”找了个遍。4A.forgotBdecidedCagreedDlearned答案：B解析：释义：由下文孩子们进店找表的行为可知，他“决定(decided)”让在店外玩耍的孩子们进来帮忙。5A.warned BtaughtCworriedDpromised答案：D解析：释义：由该空后的“the person who found it would
29、 be rewarded”可知，他向孩子们“承诺(promised)”：谁找到了表，就有奖赏。6A.HearingBSeeingCWearingDFeeling答案：A解析：释义：“听到(Hearing)”他的承诺，孩子们冲进了店里。7A.bigBdirtyCwholeDbusy答案：C解析：释义：孩子们为了找到表，搜遍了“整个(whole)”店。8A.set offBgive upCcalm downDshow off答案：B解析：释义：由该空前的“the man felt hopeless”可知，他想要“放弃(give up)”了。9A.dateBreasonCmeetingDchance
30、答案：D解析：释义：由下文的“the man sent him back in the store”可知，一个小男孩请老人再给他一次“机会(chance)”。10A.After allBSo farCAt firstDAs usual答案：A解析：释义：由该空前后内容可知，此处是说：为什么不呢？“毕竟(After all)”这个孩子看上去十分真诚。11A.ButBOrCSoDUnless答案：C解析：释义：老人认为这个孩子真诚，因此又让他进了店，前后是因果关系，故填So。12A.ran awayBcame outCfell downDwent back答案：B解析：释义：由上文的“the ma
31、n sent him back in the store”可知，过了一会儿，小男孩手里握着表“出来(came out)”了。13A.angryBproudCnervousDsurprised答案：D解析：释义：看到自己的表被找到了，这位老人十分“惊喜(surprised)”。14A.failedBfinishedCregrettedDdoubted答案：A解析：释义：由上文内容可知，其他孩子都没有找到表而这个小男孩成功了，故填failed。15A.playedBwaitedClistenedDwatched答案：C解析：释义：由该空后的“Then I heard the ticking (嘀嗒
32、声) of the watch”可知，这个小男孩坐在地上开始仔细地“听(listened)”。16A.stationBdirectionCsituationDdarkness答案：B解析：释义：听到手表的嘀嗒声，然后朝着那个“方向(direction)”去找。17A.LuckilyBPossiblyCBesidesDInstead答案：D解析：释义：我们往往只考虑自己的需求，这样就无法让我们的心平静下来。“相反(Instead)”，我们应该从自身的角度去想一想，保持片刻宁静，这样才会带来“好的(good)”结果。18A.clearBgoodCdirectDnatural答案：B解析：释义：此处指好的结果。19A.silenceBexerciseCpleasureDconversation答案：A解析：释义：由上文的“keep peaceful for a while”可知，这里是说给自己的大脑片刻“宁静(silence)”。20A.noisesBsenseCprogressDmistakes答案：C解析：释义：由该空前的“helps you deal with your work”和该空后的“as you expect to”可知，这里是说取得“进步(progress)”。