问题 选择题

马克思称英法发动第二次鸦片战争是“海盗式”扩张,以下哪一点最能说明之 [ ]

A、以战争为侵略手段

B、要求增开商埠

C、洗劫焚烧圆明园

D、外国公使进驻北京

答案

答案:C

阅读理解
阅读下面短文,根据所读内容在文后第76至第85小题的空格里填上适当的单词并将答案转写到答题卡上。
注意:每空仅填一个单词。
The ancient religions of the Greeks and Romans were based on myths. Originally the word meant “spoken words” or stories. Nowadays myths refer to tales without a kernel of truth, or fantasies.
In nearly every civilization people tried to control their surroundings and the things happening around them to make them less threatening. In prehistoric cultures myths were used to explain natural phenomena. Ancient civilizations saw the earth as the goddess because of its fertility. Other phenomena like wind, lightning and thunder also were brought into connection with supernatural forces. The people felt themselves surrounded by gods and completely dependent.
The Greek myths also originated in that manner, but had more functions. They also explained the beginning of the world and the origin of man. Furthermore, the myths kept alive the memories of the foundation of important cities as well as the heroic deeds of civilizations and individuals. The tales of heroes, human beings with often supernatural capacities, gave men examples of perfection. During the whole Classical Period people believed the myths, but over time they came to be taken less and less seriously.
During the Greek Period myths were spread by word of mouth. The singing of mythical events was an important aspect of religious ritual. Many singers traveled around and sang the tales they heard on their way.
The first collection of myths was the work of Homer. He was blind, and to survive he collected traditional stories and let them been written down by others. The books of his that we know are the Iliad and the Odyssey. The first author to write about the beginning of the world and its deities was Hesiod in the 18the century.
                            Title: 小题1:_____ of Myths
Meaning
小题2:________
They meant “spoken words” or traditional stories.
Nowadays
They meant something that people believe but which doesn’t 小题3:_____ or is false.
小题4:____ and Status
Prehistoric cultures
They were used to explain aspects of the natural world and supernatural phenomena.
People felt completely dependent on 小题5:_____.
Classical period
Besides explaining natural phenomena, they also
①explained how the world began and how the man came into 小题6:______;
②小题7:________ the foundation of important cities and good deeds;
③dealt with supernatural beings and heroes.
People believed in them but were not小题8:___ about them gradually.
Forms
Oral myths
They were usually sung in religious rituals or by 小题9:___ singers.
小题10:____ myths
The representative authors are Homer and Hesiod.
 
阅读理解

B

The climate of any place is the kind of weather. It usually has over a long period of time. The houses we live in, the clothes we wear, the foods we eat depend on the climate of the place where we live.

Climate is pattern that is not nearly as simple as we think, and it is affected by many factors. The distance to the North or South Pole or to the equator really matters a lot. If you live near either of the poles, you live in a cold climate, for the place where you live does not get as much or as direct sunshine as a place farther away from the poles. In places close to the equator, the climate is very hot, for they are the parts where the sun shines almost straight down.

Whether rain or snow falls makes a great difference to the climate. In hot, dry deserts, little rain falls, but in a hot rain forest, the amount of rainfalls is far larger than that in a desert, for there is a heavy rain almost every day, even several times per day. Though a rainforest and a desert may be the same distance from the equator, their climates are rather different from each other.

How much rain or snow falls are considered by some to be determined by the winds, the surrounding mountains and the currents(水流) in nearby seas and so on. In short, it is a very complex natural phenomenon.

65.This passage mainly talks about                            .

A.weather                B.different climates

C.climate and its determining factors  D.the difference between weather and climate

66.From this passage, we know climate and weather are      and climate is    .

A.almost the same; the general term of weather

B.quite different; the average weather conditions at a particular place over a period of time

C.not the same; included by weather

D.very much alike; bigger and weather is smaller

67.The difference of the climates between a tropical(热带的)desert and a tropical rain forst affected by                          .

A.the amount of rainfalls    

B.the winds and the surrounding mountains

C.the currents in near seas. 

D.how much sunshine the two different places can get

68.From the context, we can guess that the word “complex” is    and it     .

A.a noun; means a simple thing

B.an adjective; means being easy to understand

C.an adverb; has almost the same meaning of “rather”

D.an adjective; means being difficult to understand