閱讀理解（第7期）-2022屆新高考名校英語好題速遞分項(xiàng)匯編（學(xué)生版）

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閱讀選擇【福建省福州市八縣（市、區(qū)）一中2021-2022學(xué)年高三上學(xué)期期中聯(lián)考】

Youmayhopetohavehealthydietsandahealthybody.Youmaywanttoeattastyfoodthatiseasyto

prepare.Youmaybeinspiredtoexerciseandstayinshape.Thegoodnewsisthatthereareappstohelpyou.

Paprika

Paprikaisanapptohelpusersplanmeals,shopandcook.Youcansaverecipesfromwebsitesandfromother

appstoPaprika.Theappcanhelpkeeparecordofthefoodsyouhaveinyourhome,sowhenyougoshopping,it

canremindyouwhataretherequiredfoods.

MealBoard

MealBoardisanotherappthatcansuggestrecipesandhelpyouplanmeals.Thisappcansuggestrecipes

basedonthefoodyoualreadyhaveinyourhome.MealBoardcankeepalistofwhatfoodyouhaveandwhatyou

expecttobuy.Thisappcanscanbarcodes（條形碼）toadditemstoyourlist.Usingthisapp,youcanalsonotethe

expirationdates（保質(zhì)期），soyouknowwhenyourfoodisnolongerusable.

MealBoardletsuserssaverecipesfromwebsitesandthensearchthembyfoodsusedintherecipes.For

example,youcansearchforrecipesthathave“chocolate“inthem.

lEatWell

ThelEatWellappsupportshealthyeatingbygivingusersrewardsforeatingtherightfoods.Ifyoulikeearning

rewardsformeetingyourgoals,lEatWellmayworkwellforyou.Insteadofmeasuringhowmuchyoueat,

lEatWellmeasureshowwellyoueat.Telltheappwhatyouareeatingforyourmeal.Youcanevenaddaphoto.The

appwillratehowhealthyyourmealis,andthengiveyouarewardifyouareeatingwell.

21.WhatdotheappsPaprikaandMealBoardhaveincommon?

A.Theycanscanbarcodes.

B.Theycanletyouknowwhatyouneedtobuy.

C.Theycankeeparecordofthemealsyoueatoutside.

D.Theycantellifthefoodhaspassedtheexpirationdates.

22.WhatcanlEatWelldoifyoueatahealthydiet?

A.Itcanmeasurehowmucheat.B.Itcangiveyouareward.

C.Itcangiveyouapicture.D.Itcanprovideyouwithrecipes.

23.Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Tomakesomecomparisonsamonggameapps.

B,Tointroducesomewaysabouthowtostayhealthy.

C.Tointroduceseveralappstohelppeoplekeepfit.

D.Tocallonpeopletobuytheseapps.

Manyfactoriesandbusinessesaroundtheglobehavebeenstrugglingtodealwiththesevereeconomic

realitiesoftherecession（衰退），sotheyarehavingtheiremployeestakecompulsoryunpaidleavetosavemoney.

Forsomeworkers,theirsalarieshavebeencutby20percent,forcedtostayhomeoneoutofeveryfiveworking

days.Forsomebusinesses,though,theeconomicdownturnisactuallyagoldmine.

Insteadofgoingouttofancyrestaurantstodinewiththewholefamily,manychoosetostayathome,"People

areeatingoutlessandstayinghomemore,whichisdrivingoursales,"reportsDomino'sPizzachiefmanagerChris

Moore.Pizzaisverypopular,anditisalsoveryaffordableforafamilythathaslittleextramoneytospare.

Domino*sbusinessinEnglandrose15percentinthefirstsixweeksthisyearcomparedwiththepreviousyear.

Moorebelievesthatthecustomersnowwillremainloyalwhenthefinancialsituationrightsitself."By

exceeding（超越）theirexpectationsintermsofproductqualityandspeedofdelivery...thesecustomerswillstay

withDomino'swhentheeconomybecomesbetter.*'saidMoore.

Deliveredpizzaisnottheonlywinnerinthestay-at-homeeconomy.Almostallonlinegameshavebeen

reportingrecord-highincomesincethemiddleof2008.Onlinegamesaredesignedtoenableplayerstoletoff

steambyinteractingwitheachothersociallyinthecomfortoftheirownhomes.AShanghai-basedonlinegame

producerrecentlyjoked:"Thegamebusinessesareworriedabouteconomicrecovery."

Anotherbusinessthathasboomedduringtherecessioniscampingequipment.Luxuryvacationsforfamilies

aredown,butpeoplestillwanttogetawayfromtheirdulllives.Thismeansthatsalesoftents,sleepingbags,and

otheroutdoorequipmenthavegoneupasfamiliesaretryingtostillhavefuneventhoughtheirbankaccountsaren't

asgoodastheyoncewere.Therehavebeenreportsthatsalesoffishingequipmentareontherisebecausemany

peoplebelievethiscanhelplowertheirgrocerybills.

24.WhatistrueaboutDomino'sineconomichardtimes?

A.Itisgivingitsemployeesa20percentcut.

B.Ithasaddedfourorfivenewcheaperpizzas.

C.Ithastoclose15percentofitsstores.

D.Itsbusinessisincreasingquiterapidly.

25.Whatdoesthephrase"letoffsteam1'meaninthethirdparagraph?

A.Savemoney.

B.Freeone'sfeelings.

C.Killanotherplayeronline.

D.Makemoneyfromanonlinegame.

26.Howdoestheauthorpresenthispoint?

A.Bygivingexamples.

B.Byshowingasequence.

C.Byexplainingcausesandeffects.

D.Bymakingcomparisonsandcontrasts.

27.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Domino*sPizzaB.In-houseEconomy

C.BoomingBusinessesD.EconomicRecession

Wehaveheardsomeinterestingwaysthat5Gwirelesstechnologymightchangeourlivesinthefuture.

5G,shortforthe5thgenerationmobilecommunicationtechnology,promisesInternetspeedsbetween50to

100timesfasterthancurrent4Gsystems.While5GissettobeusedinsomelimitedareasofAmericathisyear,

muchoftheworldisnotexpectedtoreceivewidelyavailableserviceuntil2023.

OneprojectinBritain,however,isalreadytestingthissuperfasttechnologyonanunlikelygroupofInternet

users-cows.TheprojectwasdevelopedbyAmericantechnologycompanyCiscoSystems.Jtalsoreceivesmoney

fromtheBritishgovernment.Ciscosaystheprogramseekstoexplorethefutureof5Gconnectivityinruralareas

aroundtheworld.

TestingareasweresetupatfarmsinthreeruralareasofEngland.Thecowsareequippedwith5G-connected

devices（裝置）thatlinkuptoaroboticmilkingsystem,whichusessensorsandmachinelearningtofullyautomate

theprocess.Systemdesignerssaytechnologytakesoverafteracowfeelsreadytobemilkedandwalkstowardan

automaticgate.Thedeviceisdesignedtorecognizeeachindividualcow.Itthenpositionsequipmenttotheright

bodypositionformilking.Duringtheprocess,machinesreleasefoodforthecowasareward.

Other5Gtechnologytoolsincludeautomatedbrushesthatturnonwhenthecowrubsupagainstthem.Sensors

alsocontroltheamountoflighttothecows,livingareasdependingontheweather.And,anautomaticfeeding

systemmakessuretheanimalsalwaysgetenoughtoeat.

DuncanForbes,headoftheproject,toldReutersthattheprojectshowsthefarm'scowoperationscanbe

greatlyimprovedwith5Gtechnologyandthattheexperimentprovidesstrongevidencethat5Gtechnologycanbe

widelyusedinthefuture,notjustonfarmsinBritain,butinruralcommunitiesacrosstheworld.

28.WhatisthepurposeofCiscoSystems'program?

A.TowinfinancialsupportfromBritishgovernment.

B.Totesttheeffectsof5Gtechnologyonanimals

C.TopromoteitstechnologicaldevelopmentinBritain

D.Toexpandthefutureuseof5Ginruralcommunities.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"It"inParagraph3referto?

A.Theproject.B.Thecompany.

C.Thetechnology.D.Thegroup.

30.Whatcanwelearnabout5Gaccordingtothetext?

A.Itisnoworsethan4Gintermsofspeed.

B.Itisalreadywidelyavailableintheworld.

C.Itenablescowstocontroltheirownmilking.

D.Itisbasedonsensorsandmachinelearning.

31.Inwhichsectionofanewspapermaythistextappear?

A.Entertainment.B.Lifestyle.

C.Education.D.Technology.

Namedafterthe"quest（探索）forheavenlytruth,\Tianwen1,China'sfirstMarsprobe（探測器），hasgivenus

breathtakingimagesoftheredplanet.

Thesearethefirstclose-upimagesofMars*surfacetakenbyChina,whichweremadepublicbytheChina

NationalSpaceAdministration（CNSA）onMarch4,thisyear.Theprobeshothigh-definitionpictureswhile

travelinginMars'orbit.Craters（撞擊坑），mountainridges（山脊）andsanddunes（沙丘）canclearlybeseen.

CNSAestimatedthatthelargestcraterintheimagecouldbeabout620metersindiameter（直徑）.

ThepicturesweretakenatdifferentdistancesfromMars.Thetwoblack-and-whiteimagesweretakenbythe

high-resolution（高分辨率的）cameraonTianwen1whentheprobewasabout330-350kilometersabovethe

Martiansurface.Asforthecolorimage,itwastakenbyTianwen1'smedium-resolutioncamera.

Itistheshootingmodesthatdetermineiftheimagesareblack-and-whiteorcolored.Thehigh-resolution

cameracantakebothcolorandpanchromatic（全色的）images.Panchromaticimages,whichareblackandwhite,

aretheclearest,containingthelargestamountofdataforscientificstudy.Themedium-resolutioncamera,although

featuringautomaticexposureandremotecontrol,canonlyproducelesserclearimages.Scientistscombinedthe

panchromaticandcolorimages,obtainingaclearandbeautifulcolorimage.

Tianwen1waslaunchedonJuly23rd,2020andlandedonMarsonMay15lh,2021.ThesuccessofTianwen1

missionmakesChinaanothernationaftertheU.S.andtheSovietUniontolandonMars.NowChinaisamongthe

leadingcountriesinplanetaryexplorationbyvirtueofadvancedtechnologyandChinesespaceflightspirit.

32.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Panchromaticimagesarecolored.B.TheimageswereissuedonMarch4.

C.Tianwen1landedonMarsinMaythisyear.D.ChinaisthethirdnationtolandonMars.

33.WhatdoweknowaboutthepicturesofMarstakenbyTianwen1?

A.CNSAreleasedfivehigh-resolutionimagesofMarsrecently.

B?Mountainridgesarenotclearenoughinthepictures.

C.Thepanchromaticimagesincludemoredata.

D.Theyarethefirstclose-upimagestakenofMars.

34.Howweretheseimagestaken?

A.Theywerealltakenbyahigh-resolutioncamera.

B.Theyweretakenindifferentshootingmodels.

C.Thecolorsoftheimageswereadjustedbyaremotecontrol.

D.TheyweretakenwhentheprobepassedUtopiaPlanitia.

35.Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthearticle?

A.TodescribethetechniquesTianwen1usedtotakethesepicturesofMars.

B.TotellusthedifficultiesintakingpicturesofMars.

C.TointroducepicturesofMarsreleasedbyCNSA.

D.ToinformreadersoftheimportanceoftheseimagesofMars.

閱讀選擇【山東省荷澤市二中系列學(xué)校2021-2022學(xué)年高三上學(xué)期期中】

SkywalkattheGrandCanyonWestRim

HeadtothebreathtakingSkywalkattheGrandCanyonWestRimforanunforgettableview4,000feetabove

theCanyonfloor.Withtrustinourworld-famousGrayLinebluediamond,youcanbeconfidentofknowingthat

thiswillbeatrulymemorableday!

PleaseNote

Ifamotorcoachwithaliftisrequired,wemusthavea72-hourpriornotificationtothedateoftravel.

Servicedogsareallowedtotravelwiththecorrectandcurrentpaperwork.

Allreservationsmustbeconfirmed24hourspriortothetraveldate.

CamerasarenotallowedontheSkywalk.

TourOverview

PassbyDiamondBarRanchlocatedbetweenthegrandCanyonandJoshuaTreeForestinthestate.This

historicranchcoversanareaofaround106,000acres.

AttheGrandCanyonWestRim,visittheHualapaiIndianCountryandtakeadvantageofthemanyphoto

opportunitieswithyourhosts,TheHualapaiIndians.MeettheHualapaiIndiansinfulltribal(BB)dressandform

thetraditionaldance.

Visitguanopoint.Therearerelicsofahistorictramthatstretched8,800feetacrossthegrandCanyontoa

guanomine.

VisitEaglePoint.Besidesexperiencingthelatestattraction-theGrandCanyonSkywalk,youcanalsodine

atthenewlyopenedSkywalkCafeoverlookingthegrandCanyonforatrulyuniquelunchexperience

Afterapproximately4hoursattheWestRim,wellreturntotheLasVegashotel—there*snobetterwayto

spendyourday!

1.Whatifablindmanwithaguidedogintendstotakethetour?

A.Heshouldinformthecompanyahead

B.Heshouldpayextramoneyforthedog

C.Heshouldconfirmhisreservationinadvance

D.Heshouldproviderelateddocumentsaboutthedog

2.WhatcantouristsdointheHualapaiIndianCountry?

A.Tasteuniquelocalcuisine.B.Takepictureswiththelocals

C.DancewiththeHualapaiIndiansD.Tryonthetraditionaltribaldress

3.WherecanvisitorshaveawonderfulviewoverthegrandCanyon?

A.EaglePointB.Guanopoint

C.JoshuaTreeForestD.DiamondBarranch

FouTs'ong,aChinese-bornpianistknownforhissensitiveinterpretationsofChopin,Debussyand

Mozart,diedonMondayatahospitalinLondon,wherehehadlivedformanyyears.Hewas86.

Aloverofclassicalmusicfromayoungage,Mr.Foubegantakingpianolessonswhenhewas7.Mr.Fou

madehisfirststageappearancein1952.TheconcertcaughttheattentionofofficialsinBeijing,whoselectedhim

tocompeteandtourinEasternEurope.Mr.FousoonmovedtoPoland,wherehestudiedattheWarsaw

ConservatoryonascholarshipToprepareforthefifthChopinCompetitioninWarsawin1955,hepracticedso

diligentlythathehurthisfingersandwasnearlycutfromthefirstroundofthecompetition.

Mr.FouwasoneofthefirstChinesepianiststoachieveglobalprominencewhenhetookthirdplaceinthe

InternationalChopinPianoCompetitioninWarsawin1955.Healsowonaspecialprizeforhisperformanceof

Chopin'smazurkas.Almostovernight,hebecameanationalhero.ToChinaMr.Fou'srecognitioninawell-known

internationalcompetitionwasproofthatthecountrycouldstandonitsownartisticallyintheWest.Chinese

reportersflockedtointerviewMr.Fou,whilemanyotherssoughtouthisfather,FuLei,foradviceoneducating

children.

In1981,avolumeofletterswrittenbyhisfather,primarilytoMr.Fou,waspublishedinChinaFullofadvice,

encouragement,lifeteachingsandstrictpaternallove,thebookFuLei'sFamilyLettersbecameabest-sellerin

China.BesidesinfluencingagenerationofChinese,Mr.Fu*swordsvolumeuplongafterhisdeathamongpeople

fbrwhomtheywereintended.

“Myfatherhadasayingthat'Firstyoumustbeaperson,thenanartist,andthenamusician,andonlythencan

youbeapianist,"Mr.Fouoncerecalledinaninterview."Evennow,Ibelieveinthisorder——thatitshouldbethis

wayandthatIamthisway.”

4.Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout

A.FouTs'ong'sachievementsinmusic.

B.ThestageperformancesFouTs'onggave

C.FouTs'ong'sexperiencesoflearningmusic

D.TheeffortsFouTs'ongmadeforcompetitions

5.WhydoesFouTs'ong'sglobalrecognitionmeanalottoChina?

A.ItearnsChineseartsaplaceinthewest

B.ItpromotesthespreadofChineseculture

C.ItprovesChinesepeople'stalentformusic

D.ItenablesChinesearteducationtoberecognized

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"they"inparagraph4referto?

A.MrFu*swordsB.YoungChinese

C.FouTs'ongandhisfamilyD.ReadersofFuLei'sFamilyLetters

7.WhichofthefollowingagreeswithFuLei*sideasinthelastparagraph?

A.Pursuingartisalongandpainfulprocess

B.Itrequiresvariousqualitiestobeapianist

C.Everyoneshoulddevelopaninterestinart

D.Talentisofgreatestimportanceforapianist

AnationalengineeringlaboratoryinLiverpoolisthebaseoftheworld'slargestandmostadvancedsound

sourceidentificationsystemforcommercialuse.Atfirstglance,theequipment,knownasasoundcameraand

consistingofabigwheelwithasupportingframe,resembles（類似于）aminiFeniswheelthatlacksseatsand

cannotrotate,acloserlookatthe5-meter-diameterwheelrevealshigh-techfeatureslikeanarrayof144sensors

usedtocapture,identifyandanalyzethesourceofnoiseonrailways."Itislikeasoundradarfordiscovering

noise,9,saidSaraDykman,viceheadoftheNationalEngineeringLaboratoryforNoiseControlandReductionat

BritishRailwayDesignCorporation.

Sarasaidthatthedataproducedbythemachineallowsengineerstobetterunderstandthesoundsgenerated

whenatrainpassesby,suchaswhichpartproducesthemostnoise.Afteranalyzingthedata,engineerscandrawup

preciseplanstoreducenoiseandmakeconstructionplansaccordingly.Forexample,ifarailwaypassesa

residentialareawithstricternoiseabatementrequirements,engineerscancomeupwithaplantominimizenoise,

usuallyatgreaterexpense.Butifarailwaypassesaplacewithmorerelaxednoisecontrolrequirements,designers

canmakeacheaperplan.

Noisecontroltechnologieshavebeenappliedtodozensofmajorrailwayprojectsacrossthecountry.The

soundcamera,fullydevelopedinUK,isadvancedbyworldstandards,saidMacconaMatthew,thedirectorofthe

NationalEngineeringLaboratory.Beforethesoundcamerawasavailable,engineersusuallyusedapolefittedwith

sensorstocollectsounddataalongrailwaylines."Itcannotbecomparedtothetechniqueweareusingnowwhich

isfarmoreaccurate,vMatthewsaid.

Themachineisjustoneofmanyinnovationsdevelopedbythelaboratory.Ithasconductedmanyresearch

projectsonrailways,leadingtothedevelopmentofkeynoisecontrolequipmentforhigh-speedrailwaysand

bringingquieterlivestopeoplelivingnearthelines.

8.Whatcanweknowaboutthesoundcamerafromparagraph1?

A.ItisinventedbySaraDykman

B.Itisasoundradarintheshapeofawheel

C.Itisfittedwithmanysensorstostudynoise

D.Ittransformssoundinformationintoimages

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"abatement”probablymean?

A.Monitoring.B.Ranking.

C.Reducing.D.Analyzing

10.Whathighlightsthesoundcameraaccordingtoparagraph?

A.ItisveryeasytomoveB.Itconsumeslittleenergy

C.ItisavailableforeveryoneD.Itoperatesfarmoreprecisely

11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TechnologyFreesPeoplefromNoise

B.SoundCameraMakesRailLinesQuieter

C.TheImportanceofConductingSoundresearch

D.TheInfluenceofNoisePollutiononPeople'sLife

Weusuallythinkofarchaeologyasinvolving,braveexplorationandlotsoftiringdigging.Buttoday,

long-hiddencitiesarebeingrevealedfromtheair,wheremodernarchaeologistsuselaserbeams(激光束)tospot

evidenceofancientlifeburiedbeneaththickplants.

Lidar,shortfor“l(fā)ightdetectionandranging”(andacousinofradio-basedradar),involvesdirectingarapid

seriesoflaserpulsesatthegroundfromanairplane.Softwarerecordsthetimeandwavelengthofthepulses

reflectedfromthesurfaceandcombinesthedatawithGPStoproduceathree-dimensionalmapofthescenebelow.

Thesehigh-techexplorationshaverevealedlong-buriedMayancities.

Inrecentyears,lidarexposedanancientcityinwesternMexicocalledAngamuco.BuiltbythePurepecha,

whowereenemiesoftheAztecs,Angamucowasamajorcivilizationintheearly16thcentury,beforeEuropeans

arrived.t4TothinkthatthishugecityexistedintheheartlandofMexicoforallthistimeandnobodyknewitwas

thereiskindofamazing”，saysChrisFisher,anarchaeologistatColoradoStateUniversitywholedtheteam.t6You

aretalkingabout40,000buildingfoundations,whichisaboutthesamenumberofbuildingfoundationsthatareon

theislandofManhattan,9,saysFisher.

Archaeologistsdiscoveredsignsoftheburiedcityin2017andinitiallyattemptedtoexploreitusinga

traditionalapproach.Buttheteamsoonrealizedthatwiththeroughroad,itwouldtakeatleastadecadetooutline

theentirecity.In2020,theybeganusinglidartomapnearly14squaremiles,revealinganastonishingnumberof

characteristics,fromtemplestoroadsystemsandgardenareas.Thisgavethemthe"map"theyneededtoknow

wheretoexplorefurther.Sofar,Fisherandhisteamhaveconfirmedmorethan7,000architecturalremainsovera

1.5-square-milearea.Alltold,researchersnowbelievethatmorethan100,000peoplelivedinangamucofrom

about1000Ceto1350CE.ThatmakesitthebiggestcityinwesternMexicoatthetime.

"Everywhereyoupointthelidarinstrument,youfindnewthings,“saysFisher."Rightnow,everytextbookhas

toberewritten,andtwoyearsfromnow,they'regoingtohavetoberewrittenagain.”

12.WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph2?

A.Toshowhowlidarworks

B?Tointroducearecentfinding

C.Tointroducehowlidarwascreated

D.Toshowchallengesarchaeologistsmeet

13.WhatisspecialaboutAngamuco?

A.ItwasnexttoMexicoB.Itwashiddenverywell

C.ItwasbasedontheAztecs'effortsD.ItwasoriginallyruledbyEuropeans

14.WhatcanwelearnfromtheprocessofrevealingAngamuco?

A.BetterlaterthaneverB.Nosmokewithoutfire

C.MakewhatisgoodstillbetterD.Gettwicetheresultwithhalftheeffort

15.WhatdoweknowaboutFisher'swork?

A.ItistraditionalB.Itistrouble-free

C.ItisawasteoftimeD.Itishighlyproductive.

閱讀選擇【湖南省郴州市2022屆高三上學(xué)期第一次月考】

OncePopularSportsinAncientCapitalXi'an

TheancientcapitalXi'aninNorthwestChina'sShaanxiprovinceisholdingtheNationalGames.Asthecapital

of13dynastiesthroughoutChinesehistory,theancientcityhasneverbeenfarfromsports.Startingfromthe

WesternZhouDynastytotheTangDynasty,thecityhasheldmanysportsevents.

Cuju:Originofmodernsoccer

CujuwasanancientChinesecompetitivegameinvolvingkickingaballthroughanopeningintoanet.Asthe

ancestorofsoccer,itfirstappearedintherenownedancientChinesehistoricalworkZhanGuoCe(''Strategiesof

theWarringStates”)，whichdescribedCujuasaformofentertainmentamongthegeneralpublic.Later,cujuwas

commonlyplayedinthearmyformilitarytrainingpurposes,duringtheHanDynasty.

Jiaodi:Chinese-stylewrestling

Sumo,knownasJapan's''nationalsport"，actuallystartedinancientChina.Sumowascalledjiaodiorjiaoliin

ancienttimes.Ancientjiaodi,aChinese-stylewrestling,wasperformedbyathleteswearingoxhornsandwrestling

witheachotherimitatingwildoxen.DuringtheSuiandTangdynasties,jiaodiwashighlyfavoredbyemperors.In

theTangDynasty,jiaodiwaspartofmilitarytrainingandakindofentrainmentandathleticsports.

Jiju:Ancientpolo

Jijuisasportwhichusesasticktohitballswhileridingonahorse,prettysimilartomodempolo.Itwas

popularintheroyalcourtandamongcommonpeopleintheTangDynasty.Thereweremanyfieldsforplayingpolo

inthecourtanditwasalsoamajormilitarytrainingprograminthearmy.IntheTangDynastycapital,therewere

formalpolocourts,suchasthestadiumpavilioninChang'anpalace.

Archery

Duringancienttimes,theoriginofarcherywascloselyrelatedwithhuntinganddefense.Ancientarcherywas

notonlyanathleticevent,amilitarytrainingprogram,andanentertainmentactivity,butalsopartofeducation.As

earlyasinZhouDynasty,thearcherywaslistedasoneofthesixpracticaldisciplines,alsocalledtheSixArts,

becominganimportantandcompetitiveform.

1.WhichwaspopularinthearmyduringtheHanDynasty?

A.Cuju.B.Jiaodi.

C.Jiju.D.Archery.

2.HowdidpeopleplayJijuinTangDynasty?

A.Onlybyridingahorse.

B.Byhittingballswearingoxhorns.

C.Bykickingaballthroughanopeningintoanet.

D.Byhittingballswhileridingonahorsewithastick.

3.Whatdidthefourgameshaveincommon?

A.Theywereonlyforentertainment.

B.Theyalldisappearedlategradually.

C.Theyweremilitarytrainingprograms.

D.TheyalloriginatedfromHanDynasty.

Itistheyear1975,whenCharlotteVonSledvin,a19-year-oldstudentofaSwedishroyalfamily,travels

toIndiatogetaportraitmadebyagiftedartist.TheartistwasbornintoapoorIndianfamilyofthelowestcaste（社

會(huì)階層）.Despitetheincrediblydifficultcircumstances,theartistnamedPradyumnaKumarMahanandiahad

gainedanoutstandingreputationforbeingagiftedpainter.HisreputationledCharlotteVonSledvintotravelallthe

waytoIndiatogetherportraitdone.

Bythetimetheportraitwasfinished,thetwohadfalleninlove.PradyumnawasfascinatedwithCharlotte's

beauty.Hegavehisbesttocaptureallherbeautyintheportrait,yetneverfullysucceeded.Nonetheless,theportrait

wasmagnificentandCharlottefellforhissimplicityandhisbeautifulcharacter.Becauseofhim,shenaturally

decidedtostaylongerinIndia.Thetwohadfallensodeeplyinlovethattheydecidedtogetmarried.

However,thetimecamewhenCharlottehadtoleaveagaininordertocompleteherstudiesinLondon.

Thousandsofmilesseparatedthetwobuttheirfeelingsforeachotherneverchanged.Theystayedincontact

throughletters,whichtheyexchangedalmostweeklywitheachother.AfterPradyumnahadfinishedhisstudies,he

hadnothingbutlittlemoney.Allhecouldaffordwasacheapandusedbicycle.Insteadofallowingthedifficult

circumstancestostophimfromseeinghisbelovedwifeagain,hemadethedecisiontousewhathehadinorderto

seeheragain.Nothingcouldstophimfromreunitingwithhiswife,evenifthatmeantanexhaustingbicycleride

halfaroundtheworld.

HisdecisionwasthebeginningofabicyclejourneyfromIndiatotheWesternworld.Hisvoyageledhim

througheightcountriesandtookmorethanfourmonths.Buteventually,hearrivedatCharlotte'shometownin

SwedenandHnallysawheragain.Fromthenon,thetwodidneverleaveeachother'ssidefortoolong.

4.WhydidthegirlstaylongerinIndia?

A.Becauseshedecidedtostudythere.

B.Becauseshelovedtheartistdeeply.

C.Becauseshewantedtofinishherportrait.

D.Becauseshewasfascinatedwiththebeautifulscenery.

5.Wheredidthegirlstudy?