2016届湖北武汉市高考英语阅读理解二轮基础训练（51）（含答案）
<p> 2016年湖北武汉市高考英语阅读理解二轮基础训练（51）（含答案）</p><p> 【2016高考训练】阅读理解—词义猜测题、观点态度题。</p><p> <span word="Carrier">Carrier</span> <span word="Pigeons">Pigeons</span></p><p> <span word="People">People</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="pigeons">pigeons</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="messages">messages</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="pigeons">pigeons</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="messages">messages</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> Ⅱ.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 1815 <span word="an">an</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="banker">banker</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="Nathan">Nathan</span> <span word="Rothschild">Rothschild</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="relying">relying</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="messages">messages</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="carrier">carrier</span> <span word="pigeons">pigeons</span>. <span word="English">English</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="Napoleon">Napoleon</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="losing">losing</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="panic">panic</span> <span word="gripped">gripped</span> <span word="London">London</span>. <span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="bonds">bonds</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>. <span word="Few">Few</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Rothschild">Rothschild</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="snapping">snapping</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="bonds">bonds</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="desperately">desperately</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="London">London</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Duke">Duke</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Wellington">Wellington</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="defeated">defeated</span> <span word="Napoleon">Napoleon</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Waterloo">Waterloo</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bonds">bonds</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Rothschild">Rothschild</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span>-<span word="all">all</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pigeons">pigeons</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p> <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="carrier">carrier</span> <span word="pigeons">pigeons</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="individual">individual</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="England">England</span>, <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> , <span word="used">used</span> <span word="carrier">carrier</span> <span word="pigeons">pigeons</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fastest">fastest</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="reliable">reliable</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="messages">messages</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span> <span word="lines">lines</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="radios">radios</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="field">field</span> <span word="telephone">telephone</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="useless">useless</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="airplanes">airplanes</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="ships">ships</span>, <span word="every">every</span> <span word="branch">branch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birds">birds</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> Ⅱ, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 3,000 <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="and">and</span> 150 <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="train">train</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tens">tens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Pigeon">Pigeon</span> <span word="Service">Service</span>.</p>
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