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1、河北省保定市2016高考英语阅读理解选练（3）阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。According to historical documents, the forefathers of the Naxi people were closely related to a tribe called “Maoniu Yi” in the Han Dynasty，“Maoniu Yi” in the Jin Dynasty and “Moxie Yi” in the Tang Dynasty. Between the early 10th centur
2、y and the middle of the 13th century, production in the Lijiang area experienced marked changes, as agriculture replaced livestock (家畜)breeding as the main occupation of the people. Scores of agricultural, handicraft, mineral and livestock products were turned out, and the country presented a pictur
3、e of prosperity. During that period, a number of slaveowning groups in Ninglang，Lijiang and Weixi counties gradually grew into a feudal manorial lord caste(世袭封建庄园领主制) In 1278 the Yuan Dynasty established Lijiang Prefecture(自治州)representing the imperial court in Yunnan Province. This resulted in clos
4、er links between the Lijiang area and the centre of the empire. In the early Ming Dynasty, the leader of the Naxi people，named Mude, was made chief of Lijiang Prefecture, exercising control over the Naxi and other ethnic groups nearby. Throughout the Ming Dynasty, the chiefs from the Mu family kept
5、taxes and tribute(贡品)flowing to the Ming court in the form of silver and grain. The Ming, in turn, relied on the Mu family as the mainstay for the control of the people of various ethnic groups in northwestern Yunnan Province.Later, with the development of the productive forces, buying, selling and
6、renting of land began to take place in the Naxi areas，marking the beginning of a landlord economy.1In the 12th century, the main occupation probably be _.Alivestock breedingBagricultureCfishingDforestry答案：B从文章第二段第一句可知，10世纪早期至13世纪中期丽江经济经历了重大变化，也就是“agriculture replaced livestock breeding”。2Lijiang Pre
7、fecture was set up in _.A. the Tang Dynasty B. the Song DynastyC. the Yuan Dynasty D. the Ming Dynasty答案：C细节题。从第三段第一句可知答案。3During the Ming Dynasty, the Mu family kept taxes and tribute flowing to the Ming court in the form of _. A. gold and silver B. livestock and goldC. gold and silver D. silver an
8、d grain答案：D从文章第四段可知，the Mu family向明朝政府进贡物品是“silver and grain”。4What marked the beginning of the landlord economy?A. A feudal manorial lord caste.B. The appearance of buying, selling and renting of land.C. The rule of Mu family in Lijiang.D. The establishment of Lijiang Prefecture.答案：B从文章最后一段可知，the l
9、andlord economy的开始是以“buying, selling and renting of land began to take place”为标志的。 5What is the best title of the passage?A. The Mu familyB. The history of Lijiang PrefectureC. The history of the Naxi Ethnic GroupD. The rulers of Naxi答案：C通读全文可知，文章主要讲了纳西族的历史。【2012广东省深圳高级中学】Taiwan police cannot decide
10、 whether to treat it as an extremely clever act of stealing or an even cleverer cheat (诈骗). Either way, it could be the perfect crime (犯罪), because the criminals are birds-horning pigeons! There have been at least four such pigeon pick-ups in Changwa. What at first seemed like the work of a clever s
11、tay-at-home car thief, however, may in fact be the work of an even lazier and more inventive criminal mind-one that avoids not only collecting money but going out to steal the car in the first place. Police officer Chen says that the criminal probably has played a double trick: he gets money for thi
12、ngs he cannot possibly return. Instead of stealing cars, he lets someone else do it and then waits for the car-owner to place an ad in the newspaper asking for help. The theory is supported by the fact that, so far, none of the stolen cars have been returned. Also, the amount of money demanded-under
13、 3,000 Taiwanese dollars-seems too little for a car worth many times more. Demands for pigeon-delivered money stopped as soon as the press reported the story. And even if they start again, Chen holds little hope of catching the criminal. “We have more important things to do,” he said. 31. After the
14、car owner received a phone call, he _. A. went to a certain pigeon and put some money in the bag it carried B. gave the money to the thief and had his car back in a park C. sent some money to the thief by mailD. told the press about it 32. The “lazier and more inventive” criminal refers to _. A. the
15、 car thief who stays at homeB. one of those who put the ads in the paper C. one of the policemen in ChangwaD. the owner of the pigeons 33. The writer mentions the fact that “none of the stolen cars have been returned” to show _. A. how easily people get fooled by criminalsB. what Chen thinks might be correct C. the thief is extremely cleverD. the money paid is too little34. The underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refers to _. A. criminals B. pigeonsC. the stolen cars D. demands for money 35. We may infer from the text tha
