当西方为新的文明打下了基础时，拜占廷帝国却一直躺在光辉灿烂、占压倒优势的遗产上，一直无力冲破过去的桎梏，变成了一个陈旧的，与时代不合的存在物，直到1453年遭到耻辱的但却不可避免的灭亡为止。灭亡拜占廷帝国的是
A．阿拉伯国家
B．古巴比伦王国
C．罗马帝国
D．奥斯曼土耳其
答案：D
题目分析：本题考查拜占庭帝国的灭亡的内容，联系已学知识可知拜占庭帝国，即东罗马帝国，是一个信奉东正教的君主专制国家。1453年，被奥斯曼土耳其攻入君士坦丁堡（现已更名为伊斯坦布尔）而灭亡，因此D符合题意，故选D。
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model might be just around the comer, according to multiple reports. At issue was mass-based company Terrafugia wanting its "Transition" vehicle to be classified as a "Light Sport Aircraft" by the FAA so people eager to fly it would need only 20 hours of flying time. Yet the two-seater vehicle came in 110 pounds overweight in providing roadworthy-assuring safety items. The FAA said that so long as customers are advised about this extra weight, the car-plane mixture can be sold. The Terrafugia completed its maiden voyage last March in upstate New York. According to its maker, the Terrafugia can transform from a roadable vehicle that can hit a highway speed of 65 miles per hour to a winged aircraft in 30 seconds. The plane version can cruise at about 115 miles per hour and cover about 400 miles worth of the area before needing a refill of regular unleaded gas. The price of a Terrafugia is expected to be around ＄200,000 and deliveries could start next year, assuming the vehicle passes crash tests. The company has envisioned its vehicle as finding a home with amateur pilots who live near air fields, but as any Jetsons' fan knows, flying cars might well be the wave of the future. | ||
| 1. The underlined part in Para. 1 "has been billed" means _____. | ||
| A. has been sold B. has been advertised C. has been ordered D. has been designed | ||
| 2. The author tells us in the passage that _____. | ||
| A. this vehicle can carry only two passengers B. the driver should weigh less than 110 pounds C. anyone can drive this flying car if they want D. the car flies faster than a modem plane | ||
| 3. The author tells us in the passage that _____. | ||
| A. this vehicle can carry only two passengers B. the driver should weigh less than 110 pounds C. anyone can drive this flying car if they want D. the car flies faster than a modem plane | ||
| 4. Which is the best title of the passage? | ||
| A. Coolest Vehicles You'll Never Get to Ride B. Flying Car Could Transform Traffic Jam C. Flying Car One Step Closer To Reality D. Transportation in Future Time |
