职称英语综合类考试考前每日一练(6)
<p> 职称英语综合类考试考前每日一练</p><p> <span word="Genghis">Genghis</span> <span word="Khan">Khan</span></p><p> <span word="Genghis">Genghis</span> <span word="Khan">Khan</span>, the great Mongol conqueror, was horn in about 1162. His father, a petty Mongol chieftain ; named the boy Temujin, after a defeated rival chieftain, and for some years the surviving members of the family lived in constant danger and privation . This was an inauspicious beginning, hut Temujins situation was to become a lot worse before it got better. When he was a young man, he was captured in a raid by a rival tribe. To prevent his escaping, a wooden collar was placed around his neck. From this extremity of helplessness as an illiterate prisoner in a primitive, barren country, Temujin rose to become the most powerful man in the world.</p><p> <span word="His">His</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="escape">escape</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="captors">captors</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="allied">allied</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Roghril">Roghril</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fathers">fathers</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="chieftain">chieftain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="tries">tries</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="internecine">internecine</span> <span word="warfare">warfare</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="Mongol">Mongol</span> <span word="tribes">tribes</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Temujin">Temujin</span> <span word="gradually">gradually</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="tribesmen">tribesmen</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mongolia">Mongolia</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="skilled">skilled</span> <span word="horsemen">horsemen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fierce">fierce</span> <span word="warriors">warriors</span>. <span word="Throughout">Throughout</span> <span word="history">history</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="sporadic">sporadic</span> <span word="raids">raids</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Temujin">Temujin</span>, <span word="thevarious">thevarious</span> <span word="tribes">tribes</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="prowess">prowess</span>, <span word="diplomacy">diplomacy</span>, <span word="ruthlessnessand">ruthlessnessand</span> <span word="organizational">organizational</span> <span word="ability">ability</span>, <span word="Temujin">Temujin</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="weldall">weldall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="tribes">tribes</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1206 <span word="an">an</span> <span word="assembly">assembly</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mongol">Mongol</span> <span word="chieftains">chieftains</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>- <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="Genghis">Genghis</span> <span word="Khan">Khan</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="universal">universal</span> <span word="emperor">emperor</span>.</p>
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