On one hand, tons of milk_______; on the other hand, tens of thousands of people ______hunger.         
[      ]
A. went bad; died of      
B. went badly; died of
C. went bad; died from      
D. went badly; died from
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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源： 題型：閱讀理解

New archaeological discovers suggest that trade between Europe and Asia along the Silk Road probably began in some form many centuries earlier than once thought. The findings, coupled with a widening range of scientific and historical research, could add a fascinating new page to the epic of the Silk Road.

    The latest and most surprising discovery is pieces of silk found in the hair of an Egyptian mummy from about 1000 BC, long before regular traffic on the Silk Road and at least one thousand years before silk was previously thought to be used in Egypt. Other research may extend human activity along this route back even further, perhaps a million years to the migration of human ancestors into eastern Asia.

    The official origin of East-West commerce along the road is usually placed in the late 2nd century BC when an agent of the Chinese Emperor Wu-di returned from a dangerous secret mission(使命) across the western desert into the remote high country of Central Asia. The agent, Zhang Qian, travelled as far as Afghanistan and brought back knowledge of even more distant lands such as Persia, Syria and a place known as Lijien, perhaps Rome. Historians have called this one of the most important journeys in ancient times. His journey opened the way for what have been thought to be the first indirect contacts between the ancient world’s two superpowers, China and Rome. Chinese silk, first traded to central Asian tribes for war horses and to the Parthians of old Persia in exchange for acrobats and ostrich eggs, was soon finding its way through a network of merchants to the luxury markets of Rome.

    But the new discoveries show that Chinese silk was apparently present in the West long before the Han emperor started organized trade over the Silk Road. The research could change thinking about the early history of world trade and provide insights into the mystery of just how and when Europe and the Mediterranean lands first became aware of the glorious culture at the other end of Eurasia.

59. The word “coupled” in the first paragraph could best be replaced by_______ .

A. produced       B. continued

C. doubled        D. combined

60. The silk thread found in the hair of an Egyptian mummy suggests that_______.

A. Egyptians had probably travelled to China to buy silk

B. trade along the Silk Road began earlier than once thought

C. historical research often achieves fascinating results

D. new light can now be thrown on ancient trading practices

61．Historians have always considered Zhang Qian’s mission important because they believe_______.

A. he brought back knowledge of Rome to the emperor

B. he discovered the Silk Road

C. he helped establish East-West trade

D. he travelled as far as Afghanistan

62. When did the official origin of East-West commerce along the Silk Road get to Persia?

A. About 1000 BC.

B. In the late 2nd century BC.

C. A million years ago.

D. In the 2nd century.

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Nine 1700?year?old brick tombs have been discovered in northwest China's Xinjiang.Experts say that they can provide valuable clues for the research of exchanges between the central Chinese government at that time and faraway Western Regions.

It is the first time ancient tombs with typical characteristics of China's main Han nationality have been found in the Uygur ethnic region(自治區(qū))．

Archaeologists from Beijing，Shanxi and Xinjiang concluded that the tombs were built between the middle and late third century and fourth century.

The tombs were unearthed during the construction of a road earlier this year in Kuqa county,740 km from Xinjiang's capital Urumqi and part of the ancient Qiuci State.Qiuci State，which existed between the second century BC and 860 AD，was one of the 36 states in the Western Regions.

The tombs would help archaeologists with research into the political，economic and cultural exchanges between the Central Plains government and states in the west，and on the cultural influence of the Central Plains on the Western Regions.

Archaeologists from the Xinjiang institute have dug nine tombs since August 22，finding bodies of more than 30 people，some ancient coins and more than 60 pottery(陶器)jars.It is thought there are another three tombs to be dug.

The people buried in the tombs were probably either people from the western regions deeply influenced by the Han culture or the Han residents(居民)in the region.

1How many 1700?year?old tombs have been dug or are to be dug in Xinjiang?

A．3. B．6.　 C．9. D 12

2According to the passage，the tombs were found ______.

A．by chance B．by mistake　 C．on purpose D．with plans

3What would the tombs help archaeologists to make a study of?

A．The cultural exchanges between the Central Plains government and Western Regions.

B．The cultural influence of the Central Plains on Western Regions.

C．The whole history of Han Dynasty.

D．A and B.

4What is the best title of this passage?

A．1700?year?old tombs were found in Xinjiang

B．Archaeologists are working in Xinjiang

C．There are many ancient tombs in Xinjiang

D．An introduction of Western Regions

 

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Anyone who ever wondered why a dying plant, say, a freshly-cut red rose may appeal to a lady friend, might take some comfort in science, which once again offers us a reasonable answer to one of the world’ s great mysteries.
Beyond a common preference in people for blue, “the long history of color preference studies has been described as ‘confusing and contradictory(矛盾的)’,” write scientists Anya Hurlbert and Yazhu Ling of England’ s Newcastle University, authors of a new study in the journal Current Biology. “This fact is perhaps surprising,” they said, “though the popularity of the concept that little girls differ from boys in preferring pink.”
But the scientists believe they have an answer to this scientific mystery, discovering women’s preference for red, hidden above the average liking for blue.
In their study, the pair quickly flashed color cards, displaying many different aspects, at 208 volunteers, mostly Britishers but with a number of Han Chinese, who moved to the United Kingdom recently. Tested in three different experiments, the researchers found out a small but significant preference for reddish colors in the female volunteers.
Puzzled, the authors realized that most of the difference between men and women came in the form of a preference for green VS red in the color cards, regardless of the other slight differences such as the slightly blue ones that everyone liked. Why might this be?
Evolution might offer an answer, they reason. Human color perception(感知), the assessment of three separate color types — red — green — blue— in our vision (視覺(jué)) is a relatively recent addition to our line of mammals(脯乳動(dòng)物)
Adding weight to their argument, they found the women who are most typically feminine(女性的) on a psychological survey also had the biggest preference for reddish colors. “My love is like a red, red rose,” wrote the Scottish poet Rober Burns in 1794.
【小題1】What does the first paragraph probably tell us ?

A．Scientific research can help people solve the mystery.
B．When we are tired, we can turn to science for help.
C．Science can make our study interesting and contradictory.
D．We should turn to scientific invention for comfortable life.
【小題2】The word “pair” in Para.4 refers to _____.
A．boy and girlB．the two authors
C．research and resultD．pink and blue
【小題3】According to the passage, ______________.
A．boys like blue better than girls
B．girls like pink better than boys
C．men like red better than women
D．men and women both like green
【小題4】How did the scientist do the research?
A．By asking questionsB．By telephoning the interviewees
C．By adding numbersD．By doing experiments
【小題5】What is the purpose of writing this article?
A．To sell products packed in redB．To introduce the history of color
C．To inform us of a research findingD．To analyze men’s taste for color

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科目：高中英語(yǔ) 來(lái)源：2010-2011福建省師大附中高二下期末模塊測(cè)試英語(yǔ)試卷 題型：閱讀理解

New archaeological discoveries suggest that trade between Europe and Asia along the Silk Road probably began in some form many centuries earlier than once thought. The findings, coupled with a widening range of scientific and historical research could add a fascinating new page to the epic (史詩(shī)) of the Silk Road.
The most surprising discovery is pieces of silk found in the hair of an Egyptian mummy from about 1000 BC, long before regular traffic on the Silk Road and at least one thousand years before silk was previously thought to be used in Egypt. Other research may extend human activity along this route back even further, perhaps a million years to the migration of human ancestors into eastern Asia.
The official origin of East-West trade along the road is usually placed in the late 2nd century BC when an agent of the Chinese Emperor Wu-di returned from a dangerous secret mission（使命）across the desert into the remote high country of Central Asia. The agent, Zhang Qian, travelled as far as Afghanistan and brought back knowledge of even more distant lands such as Persia, Syria and a place known as Lijien, perhaps Rome. Historians have called this one of the most important journeys in ancient times. His journey opened the way for what have been thought to be the first indirect contacts between the ancient world’s two superpowers, China and Rome. Chinese silk, first traded to central Asian tribes for war horses and to the Parthian for acrobats and ostrich eggs, was soon finding its way through a network of merchants to the luxury (奢侈品) markets in Rome.
But the new discoveries show that Chinese silk was apparently present in the West long before the Han emperor started organized trade over the Silk Road. The research could change thinking about the early history of world trade and provide insights into the mystery of just how and when Europe and the Mediterranean lands first became aware of the glorious culture at the other end of Eurasia.
【小題1】The word “coupled” in the first paragraph could best be replaced by        .

A．combinedB．contributedC．doubledD．produced
【小題2】The silk thread found in the hair of an Egyptian mummy suggests that         .
A．Egyptians had probably travelled to China to buy silk
B．new light can now be thrown on ancient trading practices
C．historical research often achieves fascinating results
D．trade along the Silk Road began earlier than once thought
【小題3】Until recently historians mostly believed that trade along the Silk Road       .
A．began a million years ago
B．primarily benefited the Egyptians
C．originated in the 2nd century BC
D．extended human migration into eastern Asia
【小題4】Historians have always considered Zhang Qian’s mission important because they believe       .
A．he discovered the Silk Road
B．he helped establish East-West trade
C．he travelled as far as Afghanistan
D．he brought back knowledge of Rome to the emperor

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What’s the meaning of “dark horse”? It’s someone who wins when no one expects it.

Han Xiaopeng took China’s first gold on snow. He became an Olympic “dark horse” by winning the gold medal in men’s freestyle aerial skiing(自由式滑雪空中技巧) at Turin in Italy. He made two almost perfect jumps for the highest score. Han had never won a world gold medal before, let alone(更不用說(shuō)) in the Olympics!

“I never thought this would happen,” said the 23-year-old. “I feel like I’m in a dream.” It’s China’s second gold medal at the Turin Olympics. But more important, Han’s gold was the country’s first ever in a snow sport. In 2002, China’s Yang Yang won the gold for speed skating at the winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, US.

That Han’s win was unexpected doesn’t mean that he didn’t work hard.

Han grew up in Jiangsu Province. Before he started his training on snow, he used to be an acrobat(雜技演員) at a circus. In 1995, a coach found his talent(才能). The coach, Yang Er’qi, said Han had the agility(靈活性) and courage to be a ski jumper. When Yang first took the 12-year-old to northern China, the boy couldn’t swim, skate or ski. But he wasn’t afraid of the high platform(跳臺(tái)) and kept on training.

Han almost left the sport after hurting his knee months before the Salt Lake Games. In that Olympics he only got 24th. “I was hopeless at that time, but my family and the coach stood firmly(堅(jiān)強(qiáng)地) behind me, helping me through,” he recalled.

 Han Xiaopeng worked so hard that he won the gold medal in the Olympics at last. Because of his success, more and more people in China are becoming interested in skiing. We are proud of him and we hope he will have another big success in the next winter Olympics.

71. What does ‘dark horse’ mean? It means _____________.

A. a horse which is dark                                 B. someone who is unexpected to win

C. a horse which likes the dark               D. someone whose win is expected

72. Where did Han Xiaopeng take China’s first gold on snow?

A. In China                B. In Italy.             C. In America.             D. In Australia.

73. What made the coach, Yang Er’qi, choose Han Xiaopeng to be a ski jumper?

A. He had enough courage though he was only 12 years old.

B. He was born in the south of China and liked sports on snow.

C. He had the agility and wasn’t afraid of the high platform.

D. He had the talent and he had won a world gold medal before.

74. Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. He insisted on competing though hurting his knee in the game

B. He made two almost perfect jumps and got the highest score.

C. Someone had won the gold before Han Xiaopeng at the winter Olympics.

D. He never gave up even though he had faced many difficulties.

75. What is the best title for this passage?

A. A Wonderful Match                           B. A Dark Horse at the Winter Olympics

C. A Hopeful Snow Game                       D. An Exciting Skiing Race

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