第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
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CHRONOLOGICA
——The Unbelievable Years that Defined History
DID YOU KNOW…
In 105 AD paper was invented in China?
When Columbus discovered the New World?
The British Museum opened in 1759?
CHRONOLOGICA is a fascinating journey through time,from the foundation of Rome to the creation of the internet.Along the way are tales of kings and queens,hot air balloons…and monkeys in space.
Travel through 100 of the most unbelievable years in world history and learn why being a Roman Emperor wasn’t always as good as it sounds,how the Hundred Years’ War didn’t actually last for 100 years and why Spencer Perceval holds a rather unfortunate record.
CHRONOLOGICA is an informative and entertaining tour into history,beautifully illustrated and full of unbelievable facts.While CHRONOLOGICA tells the stories of famous people in history such as Thomas Edison and Alexander the Great,this book also gives an account of the lives of lesser-known individuals including the explorer Mungo Park and sculptor Gutzon Borglum.
This complete but brief historical collection is certain to entertain readers young and old,and guaranteed to present even the biggest history lover with something new!
1.What is CHRONOLOGICA according to the next?
A．A biography. B．A travel guide.
C．A history book. D．A science fiction.
2.How does the writer recommend CHRONOLOGICA to readers?
A．By giving details of its collection.
B．By introducing some of its contents.
C．By telling stories at the beginning.
D．By comparing it with other books.
For a long time Gabriel didn’t want to be involved in music at all. In his first years of high school, Gabriel would look pityingly at music students, across the campus with their heavy instrument cases. at school for practice hours anyone else had to be there. He swore to himself to music, as he hated getting to school extra early.
_____, one day, in the music class that was ____of his school’s standard curriculum, he was playing idly （随意地）on the piano and found it _______to pick out tunes. With a sinking feeling, he realized that he actually ____doing it. He tried to hide his ____pleasure from the music teacher, who had ____over to listen. He might not have done this particularly well, ____the teacher told Gabriel that he had a good ____ and suggested that Gabriel go into the music store-room to see if any of the instruments there __48__ him. There he decided to give the cello（大提琴）a ____. When he began practicing, he took it very ___. But he quickly found that he loved playing this instrument, and was ____to practicing it so that within a couple of months he was playing reasonably well.
This ____, of course, that he arrived at school early in the morning, ____ his heavy instrument case across the campus to the ____ looks of the non-musicians he had left ____.
1.A. travelling B. marching C. pacing D. struggling
2. A. rising up B. coming up C. driving up D. turning up
3. A. before B. after C. until D. since
4. A. betray B. accept C. avoid D. appreciate
5. A. Therefore B. However C. Thus D. Moreover
6. A. part B. nature C. basis D. spirit
7. A. complicated B. safe C. confusing D. easy
8. A. missed B. disliked C. enjoyed D. denied
9. A. transparent B. obvious C. false D. similar
10. A. run B. jogged C. jumped D. wandered
11. A. because B. but C. though D. so
12.A. ear B. taste C. heart D. voice
13. A. occurred to B. took to C. appealed to D. held to
14.A. change B. chance C. mission D. function
15. A. seriously B. proudly C. casually D. naturally
16. A. committed B. used C. limited D. admitted
17. A. proved B. showed C. stressed D. meant
18.A. pushing B. dragging C. lifting D. rushing
19.A. admiring B. pitying C. annoying D. teasing
20. A. over B. aside C. behind D. out
—Going to watch the Women’s Volleyball Match on Wednesday?
—_________!Will you go with me?
A.You there B. You bet
C. You got me D. You know better
The disappearance of dinosaurs is not necessarily caused by astronomical incidents. But _________explanations are hard to find.
A.alternative B.aggressive C.ambiguous D.apparent
—What does the stuff on your T-shirt mean?
—it’s nothing .Just something _________.
A.as clear as day
B.off the top of my head
C.under my nose
D.beyond my wildest dreams
Determining where we are _________our surroundings remains an essential skill for our survival.
A.in contrast to B.in defense of
C.in face of D.in relation to
