高考英语阅读冲刺：阅读理解20
<p> 阅读理解 （共20小题； 每小题2分，满分 40分） 阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项(<span word="A">A</span>、<span word="B">B</span>、<span word="C">C</span>、<span word="D">D</span>)中，选出最佳选项。 <span word="A">A</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="man">man</span>－<span word="made">made</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Qin">Qin</span> <span word="Dynasty">Dynasty</span>( 朝代) <span word="between">between</span> 221 <span word="and">and</span> 208 <span word="BC">BC</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>. <span word="The">The</span> 15－<span word="foot">foot</span>－<span word="high">high</span>, 25－<span word="foot">foot</span>－<span word="wide">wide</span>, 1,500－<span word="mile">mile</span>－<span word="long">long</span> <span word="structure">structure</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="undoubtedly">undoubtedly</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="invading">invading</span> <span word="enemies">enemies</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="empire">empire</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="however">however</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="wall">wall</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Qin">Qin</span> <span word="Dynasty">Dynasty</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="losses">losses</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rebellion">rebellion</span>（反抗）<span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Qin">Qin</span> <span word="Dynasty">Dynasty</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> 207 <span word="BC">BC</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Han">Han</span> <span word="Dynasty">Dynasty</span> <span word="began">began</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="magnificent">magnificent</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="attracts">attracts</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span>, <span word="scientists">scientists</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="historians">historians</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="generations">generations</span>. 56. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Han">Han</span> <span word="Dynasty">Dynasty</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="because">because</span> . <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="enemies">enemies</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="effectively">effectively</span> <span word="prevented">prevented</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="invading">invading</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="empire">empire</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="controlled">controlled</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="rebelled">rebelled</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="empire">empire</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Qin">Qin</span> <span word="emperor">emperor</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="creation">creation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> 57. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> . <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emperor">emperor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Qin">Qin</span> <span word="Dynasty">Dynasty</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slave">slave</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="invading">invading</span> <span word="enemies">enemies</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="appreciated">appreciated</span> 58. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="opinions">opinions</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="agree">agree</span>? <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="pyramids">pyramids</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="represent">represent</span>（体现）. <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="pyramids">pyramids</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="standing">standing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>. <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="significance">significance</span> (意义) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pyramids">pyramids</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span>. <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="significance">significance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pyramids">pyramids</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span>. 59. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="stated">stated</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opinion">opinion</span> <span word="that">that</span> . <span word="A">A</span>. <span word="Astronauts">Astronauts</span>（宇航员） <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="B">B</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Qin">Qin</span> <span word="Dynasty">Dynasty</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="labor">labor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="constructing">constructing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Qin">Qin</span> <span word="Dynasty">Dynasty</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="existence">existence</span> <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="B">B</span>省略</p>
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