【高考一轮】话题十九　历史与地理（A）含解析

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话题十九　历史与地理(A)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
[2020· 陕西省部分学校第一学期摸底检测] Three boys were
enjoying themselves in their hometown of Bovina, Mississippi. However,
their lives were turned upside down when they discovered the jawbone of a
Mastodon(乳齿象)．
Brothers Shawn and Caid Sellers and their cousin Michael Mahalitc
found the prehistoric bone in a piece of earth that was recently plowed. “I
thought it was a log，” Caid said. “I tried to pick it up and it was really
heavy and I saw teeth on it.” The bone weighed about 50 pounds. They
eventually got the bone to their home and fitted it in their bathtub, but it
took their collective strength, might and a golf cart, to carry the large
Mastodon bone.
“They didn't expect to find that，” Michael's mom said. “Now
they believe that they will be more aware of their surroundings and what
they're digging up when they are digging and playing.”
“We've gotten a lot of petrified(石化的) wood and Civil War relics
from the area and that's what I thought it was ，” the brothers' mother
said. “This is our first set of teeth we've found. So we thought it was their
imagination. We were quite surprised to see that it was not their
imagination.”
They were exploring near the brothers' home. It's surprising that they
saw what they thought resembled a fossil. It was the curator of
paleontology ( 古 生 物 学 负 责人 ) of the Mississippi Museum of Natural
Science, George Phillips, who first identified the bone as a “very mature
individual”．
The Mastodon was a mammal who lived during the prehistoric times.
They had long tusks and trunks, like elephants. They were clearly different
from their modern day counterparts, as well as woolly mammoths(猛犸)．
1．How did they find the jawbone of a Mastodon?
A．With great efforts. B．By chance.
C．Instructed by an expert. D．Through imagination.
2．At first the brothers' mother thought the jawbone was ________.
A．from people who died in the Civil War
B．the bone from a very mature individual
C．like a log or something
D．the prehistoric bone
3．The discovery of the jawbone of a Mastodon is important mainly
because it ________.
A．helps people to know more about the Civil War
B．teaches kids to be more aware of their surroundings
C．promotes the research on more prehistoric creatures
D．attracts the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
4．Which of the following can be the best title for the article?
A．Prehistoric Bones Recently Found in Mississippi
B．Not Petrified Wood nor Civil War Relics
C．First Identifying Bone as a “Very Mature Individual”
D．Unexpectedly Discovering Mastodon Jawbone
B
[2020·江西临川一中等六校联考] When Huang Lizhi took her first
class in African sociology at the University of the Witwatersrand in South
Africa in February, her professor asked her and her classmates what
impresses them most when it comes to Africa.
Unexpectedly, Huang, 31, found that words like “poverty” and
“safari” — negative words that were often associated with the continent
in media reports — were the kind of terms her African classmates didn't
want to hear. Instead, they preferred to hear the question answered in this
way ： “ Africa is the cradle of humankind” and “Africans are
passionate and generous”．
Apparently, there are some misunderstandings between us. It's true
that with incidents like the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and the
emergence (出现) of pirates off the coast of Somalia hitting the news, it's
easy for us to keep forgetting that Africa has one of the world's oldest
civilizations — Egypt, born by the world's longest river, the Nile. The proof
is in the Great Pyramid of Giza and the Great Sphinx of Giza, which are
both popular among tourists. And the tombs of ancient Egypt have also
become endless sources for the literature and film industries.
When it comes to the natural environment of Africa, our
misunderstandings are only bigger. But the truth is that instead of being
extremely hot all year round and covered by desert, the continent has large
areas of savannas ( 稀树草原) where lions, giraffes and zebras live, the
snowcapped Kilimanjaro — the highest mountain in Africa — and even
thick forest on the island of Madagascar. These misunderstandings are one
of the reasons why the 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on ChinaAfrica
Cooperation was held on Sept. 3 and 4－to understand each other better.
Indeed, only by visiting Africa herself did Huang see the convenient
living conditions, the amazing natural beauty and the friendly people. In
her eyes, her classmates were as hopeful about the future of their own
countries as they were about Africa as a whole, and they were quick to
demonstrate both their strong will and activity. “At that moment, I knew
exactly what they wanted — they wanted their culture to be respected.”
5．Which of the following best explains “cradle” underlined in
Paragraph 2?
A．A small bed for babies.
B．A basket to hold something.
C．A place for people to relax themselves.
D．A place where something important began.
6．What can we infer about Africa according to the passage?
A．It is very hot all year round.
B．It's not a safe continent to live on.
C．It's different from what we imagine.
D．It is bound to have a bright future.
7．Which of the following would Huang agree with?
A．To see is to believe.
B．Think twice before you do.
C．A miss is as good as a mile.
D．Don't judge a person by his appearance.
8．What can be a suitable title for the text?
A．Valuing a Culture B．Understanding Africa
C．Paying a Visit to Africa D．Discovering a Continent
Ⅱ.完形填空
I used to believe courtesy (礼貌) was a thing of the past. I had __1__
met a courteous human being in this modern age of the socalled
Gentleman.
Recently, I changed my __2__. I had gone to a coffee place, with two
of my daughters. The place was __3__ and we had to climb steep stairs to
find an empty table. After enjoying coffee, we were climbing down the
stairs, where the __4__ space made climbing up or down only possible in a
single line.
__5__ I was in the middle of climbing down, a gentleman __6__ the
main entrance of the cafe which was right __7__ the stairs. I was __8__ I
would be pushed roughly by this man who would go up hurriedly. So I kept
coming down as fast as possible towards my daughters who were already
down.
Nearly reaching them, I noticed the man still __9__ near the door. I
reached my __10__ and passed the stranger at the entrance door he kept
holding open.
We __11__ his chivalry (彬彬有礼) for both — waiting for us to come
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