There were many different cultures in the ancient world,but the two that had the most influence?on European and American civilizations were the Greek and the Roman．Often these two eultures are?lumped together in our minds,as if they were really exactly al

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There were many different cultures in the ancient world,but the two that had the most influence?on European and American civilizations were the Greek and the Roman．Often these two eultures are?lumped together in our minds,as if they were really exactly alike．But that is not the case．In many?ways the Greeks and the Romans could not have been more different．
The Greeks were truly democratic,often without a single leader but instead governed by a group?of men chosen by the people．The Romans were semi-democratic．They had a governing Senate,but?the political power was mostly or completely in the hands of a single emperor．
Both cultures were great builders．But the construction interests of the two cultures were also?different．The Greeks tended to be more artistic．Their buildings were well constructed and they were?especially interested in temples,columns,and decorative forms．The Romans,on the other hand,were more engineers than artists．They concentrated their efforts on urban planning,well-functioning?water pipes,and the best roads．
Only in cooking and eating habits are the two cultures really similar．Both peoples ate very well?indeed:lots of fish,fresh vegetables and fruits,healthy meals,holding at the same time long?discussions and tasting excellent wines．
In fact,it would probably be fair to say that they both loved life in their warm,
sea-oriented?climates,and they both lived a full life．

How are the two cultures alike?

A.Both loved the sea．
B.Both lived long lives．
C.Both loved cooking．
D.Both enjoyed talking over meals．
相似考题

1.The American continents were peopled as a result of two long－continuing immigration movements, the first from Asia, and the second from Europe and Africa.()此题为判断题(对，错)。

2.It can be inferred from the passage that by the end of World War Ⅱ , most Americans ______.A. were very richB. lived in povertyC. did not own automobilesD. had own automobiles

3.Passage TwoStarted in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest of all the many colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard.In the early years, these schools were much alike. Only young men went to college. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin, Greek and Hebrew. Little was known about science then, and one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated, most of them became ministers (大臣) or teachers.In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyers could receive their training in Harvard's law school. In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began teaching modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began teaching American history.As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interested them.Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are made up of smaller schools that deal with (涉及) special fields of learning. There's so much to learn that one kind of school can't offer it all.36. The oldest university in the US is______.A. YaleB. PrincetonC. HarvardD. Columbia

4.According to the third paragraph ,which of the following is true?[ A] Five percent of American college students learnt Latin texts.[ B] Students in New England learnt Latin texts in official organizations.[ C] Students were compelled to learn modern European languages.[ D] American college students had to learn Latin grammar by heart.

参考答案和解析
答案：D
解析：
【考情点拨】事实细节题。
【应试指导】文章最后两段讲了希腊人和罗马人的相似之处．根据“Both peoples ate very well indeed…excellent wines”可知，他们喜欢边吃边聊，故选D。
更多“There were many different cultures in the ancient world,but the two that had the most influence?on European and American civilizations were the Greek and the Roman．Often these two eultures are?lumped”相关问题

  • 第1题：

    Between about 1910 and 1930, new artistic movements in European art were making themselves felt in the United States. American artists became acquainted with the new art on their trips to Paris and at the exhibitions in the famous New York gallery “291”( named after its address on Fifth Avenue) of the photographer Alfred Stieglitz. But most important in the spread of the modern movements in the United States was the sensational Armory Show of the 1913 held in New York, in which the works of many of the leading European artists were seen along with the works of a number of progressive American painters. Several of the American modernists who were influenced by the Armory Show found the urban landscape, especially New York, an appealing subject. Compared with the works of the realist painters, the works of American modernists were much further removed from the actual appearance of the city; they were more interested in the “feel “ of the city, more concerned with the meaning behind appearance. However, both the painters of the Ash Can School” and the later realists were still tied to nineteenth-century or earlier styles, while the early modernists shared in the international breakthroughs of the art of the twentieth century.The greatest of these breakthroughs was Cubism, developed most fully in France between 1907 and 1914, which brought about a major revolution in Western painting. It overturned the regional tradition that had been built upon since the Renaissance. In cubism, natural forms were broken down analytically into geometric shapes. No longer was a clear differentiation made between the figure and the background of a painting: the objects represented and the surface on which they were painted became one. The Cubists abandoned the conventional single vantage point of the viewer, and objects depicted from multiple viewpoints were shown at the same way.

    51.What’s the main topic of the passage?

    A. Modern art movements in the United States.

    B. The great influence of Cubism.

    C. Several American modernists found urban landscape an appealing subject.

    D. Contemporary artists in the United States.

    52.Which of the following is not mentioned as a means through which American artists learned about new movements?

    A. Trips to Paris.

    B. Lectures by European artists.

    C. The exhibitions in the famous New York gallery “291”.

    D. The sensational Armory Show in 1913.

    53.What was exhibited on the sensational Armory Show of 1913 in New York?

    A. Works of many leading European artists as well as works of many progressive American painters.

    B. Works of all the European artists and American painters.

    C. Works of a number of American modernists and painters of the “Ash Can School”.

    D. Works of European artists only.

    54.According to the author, which of the following was a major new movement in twentieth-century art?

    A. Impressionism.

    B. Cubism.

    C. The rational tradition.

    D. Realism.

    55.What do we know about Cubism?

    A. It made a clear differentiation between the figure and the background of a painting.

    B. Natural forms were broken down analytically into shape of a square.

    C. The object represented and the surface on which they were painted became one.

    D. The Cubists preserved the conventional single vantage point of the viewer.


    参考答案：
    51.A52.C53.A54.B55.D

  • 第2题：

    Which of the following can be inferred from Paragraph 3 about Bauhaus?

    A．It was founded by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.

    B．Its designing concept was affected by World War II.

    C．Most American architects used to be associated with it.

    D．It had a great influence upon American architectrue.


    正确答案：D
    解析：推理题。题干的Bauhaus定位在第三段第二句，因此答案指向第二句。第二句是个长难句，。

  • 第3题：

    According to the first paragraph an American student is allowed____．

    A．to live in a different universitiy

    B．to take a particular course in a different university

    C．to live at home and drive to classes

    D．to get two degrees from two different universities


    正确答案：B
    参见文章第一段最后一句“It’S also possible for a student to move between one university and another during his degree course，…，”可知B正确，符合原文。

  • 第4题：

    根据下面资料，回答题
    German Prime Minister Otto Von Bismarck may be most famous for his 11 and diplomatic talent, but his contributions to the society include many of today′s social insurance programs. During the middle of the 19th century, Germany, along with other European nations, 12 an unusual outbreak of workplace deaths and accidents as a result of growing 13 . Motivated in part by Christian sympathy for the helpless as well as a practical political impulse to get the created of the socialist labor movement, Bismarck 14 the world′ s first worker′ s compensation law in 1884.
    By 1908, the United States was the 15 industrial nation in the world that lacked workers′ compensation insurance. American′s injured workers could seek compensation in a court of law, but they still faced a number of tough legal barriers. 16 , employees had to prove that their injuries directly 17 employer′s lack of care and they themselves were ignorant about potential danger in the workplace. The first state workers′ compensation law in this country passed in 1911, and the program soon 18 throughout the nation.
    After World War II, benefit payments to American workers did not 19 the cost of living. In fact, real benefit levels were lower in the 1970s than they were in the 1940s, and in most states the maximum benefit was below the poverty level for a family of four. In 1970, President Richard Nixon set up a national commission to study the problems of workers′ compensation. Two years later, the commission issued 19 key recommendations, 20 one that called for increasing compensation benefit levels to 100 percent of the states′ average weekly wages.


    A.spread
    B.promoted
    C.stretched
    D.placed

    答案：A
    解析：
    考查动词辨析。spread“传播，蔓延”，promote“提升”，stretch“伸展”，place“放置”。美国第一部工人赔偿法在1911年通过后就迅速传播到整个国家。故选A。

  • 第5题：

    Text 4 The most thoroughly studied intellectuals in the history of the New World are the ministers and political leaders of seventeenth-century New England.According to the standard history of American philosophy,nowhere else in colonial America was"So much importance attached to intellectual pursuits."According to many books and articles,New England's leaders established the basic themes and preoccupations of an unfolding,dominant Puritan tradition in American intellectual life.To take this approach to the New Englanders normally means to start with the Puritans'theological innovations and their distinctive ideas about the church-important subjects that we may not neglect.But in keeping with our examination of southern intellectual life,we may consider the original Puritans as carriers of European culture,adjusting to New World circumstances.The New England colonies were the scenes of important episodes in the pursuit of widely understood ideals of civility and virtuosity.The early settlers of Massachusetts Bay included men of impressive education and influence in England.Besides the ninety or so learned ministers who came to Massachusetts church in the decade after 1629,There were political leaders like John Winthrop,an educated gentleman,lawyer,and official of the Crown before he journeyed to Boston.There men wrote and published extensively,reaching both New World and Old World audiences,and giving New England an atmosphere of intellectual earnestness.We should not forget,however,that most New Englanders were less well educated.While few craftsmen or farmers,let alone dependents and servants,left literary compositions to be analyzed,it is obvious that their views were less fully intellectualized.Their thinking often had a traditional superstitions quality.A tailor named John Dane,who emigrated in the late 1630s,left an account of his reasons for leaving England that is filled with signs.Sexual confusion,economic frustrations,and religious hope—all came together in a decisive moment when he opened the Bible,told his father the first line he saw would settle his fate,and read the magical words:"come out from among them,touch no unclean thing,and I will be your God and you shall be my people."One wonders what Dane thought of the careful sermons explaining the Bible that he heard in puritan churches.Meanwhile,many settles had slighter religious commitments than Dane's,as one clergyman learned in confronting folk along the coast who mocked that they had not come to the New world for religion."Our main end was to catch fish."40.The text suggests that early settlers in New England__________.

    A.were mostly engaged in political activities
    B.were motivated by an illusory prospect
    C.came from different backgrounds.
    D.left few formal records for later reference

    答案：C
    解析：
    从文章第三段内容谈到这些早期的定居者有作家、律师、政客等可以推断出C的结论。

  • 第6题：

    There were many different cultures in the ancient world,but the two that had the most influence?on European and American civilizations were the Greek and the Roman．Often these two eultures are?lumped together in our minds,as if they were really exactly alike．But that is not the case．In many?ways the Greeks and the Romans could not have been more different．
    The Greeks were truly democratic,often without a single leader but instead governed by a group?of men chosen by the people．The Romans were semi-democratic．They had a governing Senate,but?the political power was mostly or completely in the hands of a single emperor．
    Both cultures were great builders．But the construction interests of the two cultures were also?different．The Greeks tended to be more artistic．Their buildings were well constructed and they were?especially interested in temples,columns,and decorative forms．The Romans,on the other hand,were more engineers than artists．They concentrated their efforts on urban planning,well-functioning?water pipes,and the best roads．
    Only in cooking and eating habits are the two cultures really similar．Both peoples ate very well?indeed:lots of fish,fresh vegetables and fruits,healthy meals,holding at the same time long?discussions and tasting excellent wines．
    In fact,it would probably be fair to say that they both loved life in their warm,
    sea-oriented?climates,and they both lived a full life．

    What were the Greeks famous for?

    A.The overall planning of a city or a town．
    B.The artistic decoration of the buildings．
    C.The practical functions of the buildings．
    D.The system of water supply and transportation．

    答案：B
    解析：
    【考情点拨】事实细节题。
    【应试指导】根据文章第三段第三、四句“TheGreeks tended to be more artistic…and decorative?forms”可知，希腊的建筑很有艺术风格，有很多艺术装饰，故选B。

  • 第7题：

    There were many different cultures in the ancient world,but the two that had the most influence?on European and American civilizations were the Greek and the Roman．Often these two eultures are?lumped together in our minds,as if they were really exactly alike．But that is not the case．In many?ways the Greeks and the Romans could not have been more different．
    The Greeks were truly democratic,often without a single leader but instead governed by a group?of men chosen by the people．The Romans were semi-democratic．They had a governing Senate,but?the political power was mostly or completely in the hands of a single emperor．
    Both cultures were great builders．But the construction interests of the two cultures were also?different．The Greeks tended to be more artistic．Their buildings were well constructed and they were?especially interested in temples,columns,and decorative forms．The Romans,on the other hand,were more engineers than artists．They concentrated their efforts on urban planning,well-functioning?water pipes,and the best roads．
    Only in cooking and eating habits are the two cultures really similar．Both peoples ate very well?indeed:lots of fish,fresh vegetables and fruits,healthy meals,holding at the same time long?discussions and tasting excellent wines．
    In fact,it would probably be fair to say that they both loved life in their warm,
    sea-oriented?climates,and they both lived a full life．

    Which of the following is TRUE?

    A.The Romans had more political awareness．
    B.The Romans had less political freedom and democracy．
    C.The Romans had more freedom to choose their leader．
    D.The Romans had fewer people elected into the government．

    答案：B
    解析：
    【考情点拨】推理判断题。
    【应试指导】文章第二段将希腊和罗马的政治文化进行对比，由此可知，希腊的政治强调民主，罗马则强调专制。故罗马的政治自由和民主较少。故选B。

  • 第8题：


    It can be inferred from the passage that Brian Swann believes which of the following about the European settlers of America？( )

    A.They probably were more literate，on the average，than the general European population they left behind.
    B.They probably thought it necessary to understand American Indian politics before studying American Indian literature.
    C.They probably did not recognize evidence of an oral poetic tradition in the American Indian cultures they encountered.
    D.They probably could not appreciate American Indian poetry because it was composed in long narrative cycles.

    答案：C
    解析：

  • 第9题：

    Why did the early settlers come to America? Who were the Pilgrims? Who were the Puritans? What were the features in the colonial period which had influence on later American development?


    正确答案:—— The early settlers came to America either for the opportunity to realize their dreams and better their lives or for the freedom from religious and governmental persecution. The Pilgrims were persons who suffered religious persecution in England and went to Holland and later moved to America in 1620. The Puritans were the members of a Protestant group in England who wanted to purify the Church of England. Dissatisfied and threatened in England, they saw America as a refuge and migrated to America since 1630. There were a number of features in the colonial period which had influence on later American development. They were: representative form of government, rule of law, respect of individual rights, religious tolerance and a strong spirit of individual enterprise.

  • 第10题：

    单选题
    Which of the following statements about Vandergrift's research is TRUE?
    A

    The participants were postgraduates learning French as a second language.

    B

    All the participants were taught using the conventional method, with the focus on listening strategies.

    C

    The two groups were taught by different teachers.

    D

    The participants were at the same initial skill level.


    正确答案： A
    解析：

  • 第11题：

    问答题
    Democracy is not a new conception. The ancient Athenians　　　　　　　　　　  1．______had a democratic system. Their democracy was the same asAmerican democracy in many ways. Furthermore, there are　　　　　　　　　　　　　2．______several important differences between their democracy and ours.　　The ancient Athenian citizens voted fortheir representatives, and they also voted for certain issues.　　　　　　　　   3．______Moreover, any qualified citizen could become public official. The　　　　　　　　4．______ancient Athenian democratic government also protected thecitizens’ right private property, encouraging private business and　　　　　　　5．______supported public education.　　A similar system of representative government exists in theUnited States. United States citizens vote for theirrepresentatives, and they can impeach representatives, too.　　　　　　　　　　　6．______American citizens also vote on certain important matters. In theUnited States, like in ancient Athens, any qualified citizen can　　　　　　　　 7．______become a public official. The government of this country alsoprotects private property, encourages private business enterprise.and supports public education.　　The major difference between these two forms ofdemocracy is the definition of citizen. In ancient Athens acitizen was a free man, not a woman and a slave. Women and　　　　　　　　　　　 8．______slaves were largest part of the population; thus, the Athenian　　　　　　　　　 9．______democracy was not broadly representative. In the United States,however, all American men and women, of all races andreligions, are citizens. Slavery is legal in this country.　　　　　　　　　　  10．______　　Therefore, American democracy is more broadly representative.In brief, democracy is an old and varied concept. In thePast it meant different things to many different people.

    正确答案：
    1.conception改为concept conception表示“构思;想出的意念或计划”,而concept表示相对于实体的“概念”,该句意为“民主不是一个新的概念”。
    2.furthermore改为nevertheless或however     上一句说的是古代雅典的民主和美国的民主在许多方面是相同的,而这一句讲的是它们之间存在着几处重要的不同,相对于前面的内容,属于转折关系,而非递进关系,故应该将furthermore改为nevertheless。
    3.for改为on 就某事进行投票应该用“vote on sth.”,投票支持某人才用“vote for sb.”。
    4.public前加a 作“官员”讲时是可数名词,故单数时应添加不定冠词。
    5.encouraging改为encouraged
    这里encouraged和前面protected以及后面的supported属于并列结构,所以要一致。
    6.√
    7.lik改为as     like表“像……一样”时后一般接名词性成分,而as可以接介词短语。
    8.and改为or或and和a之间加not     这里要表达的“既不是一个妇女,也不是一个奴隶”为否定成分并列,所以有这两种改法。
    9.largest前加the     形容词最高级前应加定冠词the。
    10.legal改为illegal     根据上下文,这里应用反义词表示“非法的”。
    解析： 暂无解析

  • 第12题：

    问答题
    Why did the early settlers come to America? Who were the Pilgrims? Who were the Puritans? What were the features in the colonial period which had influence on later American development?

    正确答案： —— The early settlers came to America either for the opportunity to realize their dreams and better their lives or for the freedom from religious and governmental persecution. The Pilgrims were persons who suffered religious persecution in England and went to Holland and later moved to America in 1620. The Puritans were the members of a Protestant group in England who wanted to purify the Church of England. Dissatisfied and threatened in England, they saw America as a refuge and migrated to America since 1630. There were a number of features in the colonial period which had influence on later American development. They were: representative form of government, rule of law, respect of individual rights, religious tolerance and a strong spirit of individual enterprise.
    解析： 暂无解析

  • 第13题：

    The __________ f;owers were all that remained.

    A. two yellow little

    B. yellow two little

    C. little two yellow

    D. two little yellow


    正确答案：D

  • 第14题：

    Celts were different groups of ancient people who came originally from________ .

    A.France

    B.Denmark

    C.Ireland

    D.Germany


    正确答案：D

  • 第15题：

    根据下面资料，回答题
    German Prime Minister Otto Von Bismarck may be most famous for his 11 and diplomatic talent, but his contributions to the society include many of today′s social insurance programs. During the middle of the 19th century, Germany, along with other European nations, 12 an unusual outbreak of workplace deaths and accidents as a result of growing 13 . Motivated in part by Christian sympathy for the helpless as well as a practical political impulse to get the created of the socialist labor movement, Bismarck 14 the world′ s first worker′ s compensation law in 1884.
    By 1908, the United States was the 15 industrial nation in the world that lacked workers′ compensation insurance. American′s injured workers could seek compensation in a court of law, but they still faced a number of tough legal barriers. 16 , employees had to prove that their injuries directly 17 employer′s lack of care and they themselves were ignorant about potential danger in the workplace. The first state workers′ compensation law in this country passed in 1911, and the program soon 18 throughout the nation.
    After World War II, benefit payments to American workers did not 19 the cost of living. In fact, real benefit levels were lower in the 1970s than they were in the 1940s, and in most states the maximum benefit was below the poverty level for a family of four. In 1970, President Richard Nixon set up a national commission to study the problems of workers′ compensation. Two years later, the commission issued 19 key recommendations, 20 one that called for increasing compensation benefit levels to 100 percent of the states′ average weekly wages.


    A.resulted in
    B.stood for
    C.resulted from
    D.dealt with

    答案：C
    解析：
    考查动词短语辨析。result in“导致”，stand for“代表”，result from“由……引起”，deal with“处理”。工人必须证明他们受伤是由于雇主对他们缺乏关心。故选C。

  • 第16题：

    根据下面资料，回答题
    German Prime Minister Otto Von Bismarck may be most famous for his 11 and diplomatic talent, but his contributions to the society include many of today′s social insurance programs. During the middle of the 19th century, Germany, along with other European nations, 12 an unusual outbreak of workplace deaths and accidents as a result of growing 13 . Motivated in part by Christian sympathy for the helpless as well as a practical political impulse to get the created of the socialist labor movement, Bismarck 14 the world′ s first worker′ s compensation law in 1884.
    By 1908, the United States was the 15 industrial nation in the world that lacked workers′ compensation insurance. American′s injured workers could seek compensation in a court of law, but they still faced a number of tough legal barriers. 16 , employees had to prove that their injuries directly 17 employer′s lack of care and they themselves were ignorant about potential danger in the workplace. The first state workers′ compensation law in this country passed in 1911, and the program soon 18 throughout the nation.
    After World War II, benefit payments to American workers did not 19 the cost of living. In fact, real benefit levels were lower in the 1970s than they were in the 1940s, and in most states the maximum benefit was below the poverty level for a family of four. In 1970, President Richard Nixon set up a national commission to study the problems of workers′ compensation. Two years later, the commission issued 19 key recommendations, 20 one that called for increasing compensation benefit levels to 100 percent of the states′ average weekly wages.


    A.unique
    B.only
    C.powerful
    D.most

    答案：B
    解析：
    考查形容词辨析。unique“独特的”，only“唯一的”，powerful“强大的”，most“最多的，最大的”。截至1908年，美国是唯一没有工人赔偿法的工业化国家。故选B。

  • 第17题：

    Text 4 The most thoroughly studied intellectuals in the history of the New World are the ministers and political leaders of seventeenth-century New England.According to the standard history of American philosophy,nowhere else in colonial America was"So much importance attached to intellectual pursuits."According to many books and articles,New England's leaders established the basic themes and preoccupations of an unfolding,dominant Puritan tradition in American intellectual life.To take this approach to the New Englanders normally means to start with the Puritans'theological innovations and their distinctive ideas about the church-important subjects that we may not neglect.But in keeping with our examination of southern intellectual life,we may consider the original Puritans as carriers of European culture,adjusting to New World circumstances.The New England colonies were the scenes of important episodes in the pursuit of widely understood ideals of civility and virtuosity.The early settlers of Massachusetts Bay included men of impressive education and influence in England.Besides the ninety or so learned ministers who came to Massachusetts church in the decade after 1629,There were political leaders like John Winthrop,an educated gentleman,lawyer,and official of the Crown before he journeyed to Boston.There men wrote and published extensively,reaching both New World and Old World audiences,and giving New England an atmosphere of intellectual earnestness.We should not forget,however,that most New Englanders were less well educated.While few craftsmen or farmers,let alone dependents and servants,left literary compositions to be analyzed,it is obvious that their views were less fully intellectualized.Their thinking often had a traditional superstitions quality.A tailor named John Dane,who emigrated in the late 1630s,left an account of his reasons for leaving England that is filled with signs.Sexual confusion,economic frustrations,and religious hope—all came together in a decisive moment when he opened the Bible,told his father the first line he saw would settle his fate,and read the magical words:"come out from among them,touch no unclean thing,and I will be your God and you shall be my people."One wonders what Dane thought of the careful sermons explaining the Bible that he heard in puritan churches.Meanwhile,many settles had slighter religious commitments than Dane's,as one clergyman learned in confronting folk along the coast who mocked that they had not come to the New world for religion."Our main end was to catch fish."39.The story of John Dane shows that less well-educated New Englanders were often__________.

    A.influenced by superstitions
    B.troubled with religious beliefs
    C.puzzled by church sermons
    D.frustrated with family earnings

    答案：A
    解析：
    文章第四段谈到“但是，我们不应该忘记大部分新英格兰人较少的文化。虽然有少数手工艺人或农民，更不用说家属及受雇人对文学成分进行分析，他们的思想往往有一种传统的迷信质量”，然后文章拿John Done进行举例说明，由此我们可知答案为A。

  • 第18题：

    There were many different cultures in the ancient world,but the two that had the most influence?on European and American civilizations were the Greek and the Roman．Often these two eultures are?lumped together in our minds,as if they were really exactly alike．But that is not the case．In many?ways the Greeks and the Romans could not have been more different．
    The Greeks were truly democratic,often without a single leader but instead governed by a group?of men chosen by the people．The Romans were semi-democratic．They had a governing Senate,but?the political power was mostly or completely in the hands of a single emperor．
    Both cultures were great builders．But the construction interests of the two cultures were also?different．The Greeks tended to be more artistic．Their buildings were well constructed and they were?especially interested in temples,columns,and decorative forms．The Romans,on the other hand,were more engineers than artists．They concentrated their efforts on urban planning,well-functioning?water pipes,and the best roads．
    Only in cooking and eating habits are the two cultures really similar．Both peoples ate very well?indeed:lots of fish,fresh vegetables and fruits,healthy meals,holding at the same time long?discussions and tasting excellent wines．
    In fact,it would probably be fair to say that they both loved life in their warm,
    sea-oriented?climates,and they both lived a full life．

    What is the first paragraph about?

    A.The Greek and the Roman were similar．
    B.People misunderstood European civilization．
    C.Greek civilization was quite different from Roman civilization．
    D.European civilization influenced American civilization greatly．

    答案：C
    解析：
    【考情点拨】主旨大意题。
    【应试指导】文章第一段首先说人们将希腊和罗马文化混为一谈是错误的，最后一句又强调了两者是非常不同的。所以本段主要讲的是希腊文化和罗马文化两者有巨大差异，故选C。

  • 第19题：

    The first true piece of sports equipment that man invented was the ball.
    In ancient Egypt,as everywhere,pitching stones was a favorite children's game．But a badly thrown rock could hurt a child．Looking for something less dangerous to throw,the Egyptians made what were probably the first balls.
    At first,balls were made of grass or leaves held together by vines．Later they were made of piece of animal skin sewed together and stuffed with feathers or hay.
    Even though the Egyptians were warlike,they found time for peaceful games．Before long they had developed a number of ball games,each with its own set of rules．Perhaps they played ball more for instruction than for fun．Ball playing was thought of mainly as a way to teach young men the speed and skill they would need for war.

    This selection says that the Egyptians played__.

    A.many different games with balls
    B.many different kinds of games
    C.only one ball game
    D.different games with similar roles

    答案：A
    解析：
    参见第四段第二句。

  • 第20题：

    The Commonwealth of Nations is an association of independent countries（）.

    • A、that were once colonies of Britain
    • B、that have a large number of British immigrants
    • C、that have close relations with Britain
    • D、that have fought on the side of Britain in the two world wars

    正确答案:A

  • 第21题：

    问答题
    The History of the Olympic Games　　The first Olympic games at Olympia were held in 776 B.C. Scholars have speculated that the games in 776 B.C. were not the first games, but rather the first games held after they were organized into festivals held every four years as a result of a peace agreement between the city-states of Elis and Pisa.　　The games were held every four years from 776 B.C. to 393 A.D. when they were abolished by the Christian Byzantine Emperor Theodosius I. The ancient Olympic Games lasted for 1,170 years. If the Modern Olympic games last that long, they will still be held in 3066 A.D.　　The ancient Greeks were highly competitive and believed strongly in the concept of competition or contest. The ultimate Greek goal was to be the best. All aspects of life, especially athletics, were centered around this concept. It was therefore considered one of the greatest honors to win a victory at Olympia. The fact that the only prize given at Olympia was an olive wreath illustrated this point. The athletes competed for honour, not for material goods.　　In ancient Greece, games were closely connected to the worship of the gods and heroes. Games were held as part of religious ceremonies in honour of deceased heroes. Games were also held in the context of many ancient fertility festivals. Later, the Olympic games began to be usurped by the prominent cult of Zeus, and eventually lost much of their religious character.　　The Greek calendar was based on the conception of the four-year Olympiad. When Greek historians referred to dates, they most often referred to a year within the Olympiad that the event occurred. The winner of the state race in a given year had the Olympiad named in honour of him. The first Oympiad is therefore known as that of Koromikos of ELis, the winner of the state in 776 B.C.　　Every four years for over 1,100 years, from 776 B.C. to 393 A.D., thousands of people ceased all warfare and flocked to a small sanctuary in north-western Greece for five days in the late summer for a single reason—to witness the Olympic Games. During that time, competitors from all over the Greek world competed in a number of athletic events and worshipped the gods at the sanctuary of Olympia. However, unlike modern Olympics, only free men who spoke Greek could compete and the games were always held at Olympia instead of moving around to different sites every time.　　From the beginning, the games at Olympia served to strengthen the Greek sense of national unity. During the Hellenisitic period, Greeks who came to live in foreign surroundings such as Syria, Asia, and Egypt, strove to hold on to their own culture. One of the ways they did was to build athletic facilities and continue their athletic traditions. They organized competitions, and sent competitors from their towns to compete in the Panhellenic games. In the 2nd century A.D., Roman citizenship was extended to everyone within the Roman empire. After this point there were many competitors from outside of Greece, and the Olympic games became more internationalized. When the Greek government reinstated the games in 1896, this internationalized character of the competitions was preserved by Baron de Coubertin. Now, the Olympic games attract competitors from countries all over the world.

    正确答案： 【参考译文】
    奥运会的历史 第一届奥运会于公元前776年在奥林匹亚举行。学者们已经推断出公元前776年举行的运动会不是第一届运动会,但是它是被确定为每四年举行一次的运动会的第一届,当时伊里斯和比萨两座城市达成了和平协议。
    从公元前776年到公元393年奥运会每四年举行一次,后来被信奉基督教的拜占庭帝国的狄奥西多一世废除。古奥运会一直持续了l,170年。如果现代奥运会也能持续这么长时间的话,就可以一直延续到公元3066年。
    古希腊人极具竞争精神,坚信“竞争”或“比赛”。古希腊人最高的目标就是成为最棒的。生活的方方面面,尤其是体育,都是围绕着这一理念。因此,能在奥林匹亚赢得胜利被认为是最崇高的荣誉。奥林匹亚赛事的唯一奖品就是橄榄叶花环也充分地说明了这一点。竞赛者是为了荣誉而战,而不是为了获得物质利益。
    在古希腊,比赛与对神和英雄的崇拜紧密相关。比赛也被视为宗教仪式的一部分,以纪念逝去的英雄。同时,比赛也在很多庆丰收的节日里举行。后来,奥林匹亚运动开始被显赫的宙斯膜拜夺去了光环,并最终失去了它的宗教色彩。
    希腊的历法基于每四年一次的奥林匹亚运动会的理念。当希腊的历史学家提到日期的时候,他们通常会参考事件发生时所举办的那一届奥运会所在的年份。某一年奥林匹亚运动会的获胜者将赢得以他的名字来命名这届奥运会的殊荣。因此第一届奥运会又被称为伊里斯的考诺弥科斯运动会,他是公元前776年奥运会的获胜者。
    从公元前776年到公元393年的1,100多年里,成千上万的人停止所有的战争,蜂拥到希腊西北部的小神殿,在夏末举行为期五天的运动会,目的只有一个——观看奥林匹亚运动会。在比赛期间,来自希腊各地的竞赛者在一系列的比赛项目中角逐并膜拜奥林匹亚神殿里的神灵。然而,与现代奥林匹亚运动会有所不同的是,只有那些能说希腊话的自由人才能参加比赛,而且比赛只能在奥林匹亚举行,而不是每次在不同的地方举办。
    从最初开始,奥运会的目的就是加强希腊人的民族团结精神。在希腊化时期,那些在异国,例如叙利亚、亚洲和埃及居住的希腊人努力维持他们自身的文化。其中的一个办法就是兴建体育设施和继续发扬希腊的运动传统。他们组织比赛,并让镇上的参赛者参加泛希腊运动会。在公元2世纪,罗马帝国的公民身份的权利扩展到了每一位在罗马帝国境内的人。自那以后,很多希腊境外的人来参赛,因此,奥林匹亚运动会更加的国际化。当希腊政府在1896年重新恢复奥运会时,其国际化被巴仁·德·顾拜旦保留了下来。如今,奥运会吸引了世界上各个国家的参赛者。
    解析： 暂无解析

  • 第22题：

    单选题
    Barely able to speak because of the cold, the communication among the two explorers had to be done through gestures.
    A

    the communication among the two explorers had to be done through gestures

    B

    the communication between the two explorers had to be done through gestures

    C

    the two explorers had to communicate through gestures

    D

    the two explorers had to communicate between themselves from gestures

    E

    gestures were used to communicate between the two explorers


    正确答案： E
    解析：
    原句修饰词组的位置不正确，C纠正了这个错误。

  • 第23题：

    单选题
    According to the passage, Asian civilizations, which were ahead of Europe’s, fell behind because ______.
    A

    Asian languages were more difficult to learn

    B

    European languages had simple alphabets

    C

    they didn’t have the technology to spread ideas

    D

    people’s communication skills were not good enough


    正确答案： B
    解析：
    第三段第二句指出“One reason why Asia’s civilizations, in 1000 far ahead of Europe’s, then fell behind was that they lacked the technology to reproduce and diffuse ideas”，由此可知曾经领先于欧洲的亚洲文明落后的原因是他们缺乏传播思想的技术，因此选项C符合文意。reproduce复制；再生。diffuse扩散；传播。

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