（重庆大学版）2016届高考英语一轮复习：考点规范练20
<p> 考点规范练20(选修7 <span word="ThemeB">ThemeB</span>)</p><p> 考点规范练第40页 </p><p> .阅读理解1.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="Everybody">Everybody</span> <span word="loves">loves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span>,<span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="surprising">surprising</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="pastime">pastime</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="existence">existence</span>.<span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earliest">earliest</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="over">over</span> 5,000 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="Senet">Senet</span>,<span word="an">an</span> <span word="Ancient">Ancient</span> <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="burials">burials</span> <span word="before">before</span> 3000 <span word="BC">BC</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="involves">involves</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="element">element</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="luck">luck</span>,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ancient">Ancient</span> <span word="Egyptians">Egyptians</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="protected">protected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="God">God</span>.<span word="For">For</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="reason">reason</span>,<span word="games">games</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Senet">Senet</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="buried">buried</span> <span word="alongside">alongside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="body">body</span>,<span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="afterlife">afterlife</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="paintings">paintings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tombs">tombs</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grid">grid</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="rows">rows</span>,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="pawns">pawns</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unknown">unknown</span>,<span word="although">although</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="historians">historians</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senet">Senet</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Royal">Royal</span> <span word="Game">Game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ur">Ur</span>,<span word="also">also</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Game">Game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Twenty">Twenty</span> <span word="Squares">Squares</span>,<span word="is">is</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="dates">dates</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="First">First</span> <span word="Dynasty">Dynasty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ur">Ur</span>,<span word="in">in</span> 2600 <span word="BC">BC</span> <span word="Mesopotamia">Mesopotamia</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="counters">counters</span>,<span word="one">one</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="white">white</span>,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="sided">sided</span> <span word="dice">dice</span>(骰子).<span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unknown">unknown</span>,<span word="a">a</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="tablet">tablet</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="describes">describes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reliable">reliable</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="in">in</span> 177 <span word="BC">BC</span>-176 <span word="BC">BC</span>.</p><p> <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="Senet">Senet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Royal">Royal</span> <span word="Game">Game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ur">Ur</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="existence">existence</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="backgammon">backgammon</span>(西洋双陆棋),<span word="which">which</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="history">history</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nard">Nard</span>,<span word="which">which</span> <span word="existed">existed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="around">around</span> 3000 <span word="BC">BC</span>,<span word="used">used</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sets">sets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span> <span word="counters">counters</span>,<span word="four">four</span> <span word="dice">dice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="backgammon">backgammon</span> <span word="today">today</span>,<span word="although">although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="positions">positions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="different">different</span>.<span word="Similar">Similar</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ancient">Ancient</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="India">India</span>.</p>
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