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1、 Module 5Ethnic Culture阅读理解组块专练练速度(本栏目内容，在学生用书中以独立形式分册装订！)(限时：35分钟).阅读理解A(2018辽宁葫芦岛第六高级中学高三第二次阶段考试)Gypsies According to the linguistic and genetic researches, ancestors of the Gypsies left the land of India in the amount that did not go beyond 1,000 people. Today there are about 10 million Gypsies i
2、n the world. Some scientists believe that Gypsies were Egyptians.Sumerians Sumerians must be the mysterious people in the ancient world. We know nothing about their origin and nothing about the origin of their language. The Sumerians were rather advancedthey became the first in the Near East to use
3、a wheel, to create an irrigation system and their unique writing. And besides, they were impressively good at maths and astronomy.MayaSome scientists believe that they are connected to legendary atlantes (男像柱), others suppose their ancestors were Egyptians. Its thought that the Maya created an effic
4、ient agricultural system and had deep astronomy knowledge. Their calendar was used by other people of Central America. Maya applied the hieroglyphic writing (象形文字) system. Now it seems that the Maya came from nowhere and disappeared nowhere【语篇解读】本文介绍了三种古人类，苏美尔人、吉卜赛人和玛雅人。1Whose ancestors do some scie
5、ntists believe were Egyptians?AGypsies and Maya.BMaya and Sumerians.CGypsies and Sumerians.DEuropeans and Sumerians.答案与解析：A细节理解题。由“Some scientists believe that Gypsies were Egyptians.”和“others suppose their ancestors were Egyptians.”可知一些科学家认为吉卜赛人和玛雅人的祖先是埃及人，选A。2The Maya are thought to _.Aexist on th
6、e earth nowBhave 10 million peopleChave no writing systemDbe creative in some fields答案与解析：D推理判断题。由“Its thought that the Maya created an efficient agricultural system and had deep astronomy knowledge. Their calendar was used by other people of Central America. Maya applied the hieroglyphic writing(象形
7、文字)system.”可推断出玛雅人在很多领域，都具有创造性，选D。3What can we learn from the text?AThe origin of the Maya has been discovered by scientists.BThe ancestors of the Gypsies left the land of India in the middle ages.CThe Europeans were thought to be the most mysterious people in the ancient world.DThe Sumerians were t
8、he first to use a wheel in the irrigation system in the Near East.答案与解析：D细节理解题。由“they became the first in the Near East to use a wheel, to create an irrigation system and their unique writing.”可知在近东，苏美尔人首次在灌溉系统中使用车轮，选D。B(2018湖北荆州质量检测)A group of artists, writers and intellectuals has launched a new “
9、university” in London, designed to help those too tied up with work to appreciate the finer things in life, like art, books and travel. The School of Life, operating out of a small shop in the arty district of Bloomsbury, describes itself as a “chemist for the mind” that plans to offer “cultural sol
10、utions to everyday ailments (疾病)”. It hopes to inspire those who have got out of the habit of reading decent books, cannot keep conversation flowing at dinner parties, or need to expand their holiday horizons. The philosopher Alain de Botton, author of How Proust Can Change Your Life, and Sophie How
11、arth, a former curator (馆长) at the Tate Modem Gallery, are among the staff members.The founders believe that people with too little time to spare need instruction in how to live a more fulfilled (有成就感的) existence. Perhaps you have a burning question for a paleontologist(古生物学家). “Perhaps youre consid
12、ering a career change and want to talk firsthand to a photographer or landscape designer. The School of Life has a large professional staff who are willing to meet with you for an hour of chat in exchange for a small fee，” the website explains, listing 50 experts.Among courses being offered later th
13、is year are instruction in life, love, work, family and politics. A typical course, in love, will explore why relationships are so complicated and why attraction ebbs and flows. “We draw on ideas from philosophy, psychoanalysis (心理分析), literature and art. We discover what the likes of Plato, Shakesp
14、eare, Tolstoy and Freud had to say about compassion, empathy and selflove，” the instructors promise.Courses run for six weeks and cost 195 pounds.【语篇解读】一群艺术家、作家和知识分子在伦敦创建了一所新的“大学”，旨在帮助那些埋头于工作的人们欣赏生活中更加美好的事物，比如艺术、书籍和旅游等。4From Paragraph 1 we know the purpose of “the university” is to _.Ahelp people li
15、ve a finer lifeBtell people how to spend their spare timeCmake money by setting up a university on the internetDoffer education to those who have little chance to go to university答案与解析：A细节理解题。根据第一段“designed to help those too tied up with work to appreciate the finer things in life”得知新大学是为了帮助人们欣赏生活中美
16、好的事情。得知故选A。5The School of Life offers courses to those who _.Apursue a quality lifeBtry to improve communicative skillsCget into the habit of reading good booksDseek solutions to their physical diseases答案与解析：A推理判断题。根据第三段“The founders believe that people with too little time to spare need instruction in how to live a m
