2016届高考英语阅读改错提升训练14 历史文化_高考复习指南

2016届高考英语阅读改错提升训练14 历史文化

　　D．Extended.

　　答案　D　[词义猜测题。联系“westward in search of new agricultural lands”可知，这些殖民者向西扩张以寻求更多的土地，因此D项最合适。]

　　4．How many years was it from the first war with Anglo to the end of the last war in history?

　　A．132 years.

　　B．162 years.C．172 years.

　　D．108 years.

　　答案　A　[推理判断题。第一次战争开始于1652年，而最后一次战争结束于1784年，因此得出答案A。]

　　维A2 阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分)

　　高考曾用材料：2012浙江卷B篇

　　选材相似度：★★★★

　　设题相似度：★★★

　　难度系数：★★★★

　　Culture helps human societies survive in changing natural environments.For example，the end of the last Ice Age，beginning

　　about

　　15,000 years ago，brought an enormous challenge to which humans had to adapt.Before this time，large parts of the northern hemisphere were covered in great sheets of ice that contained much of the earth's water.In North America，large animals that roamed the vast tundra provided people with food and materials for clothing and simple shelters.When the earth became warm，large Ice Age animals disappeared，and many land areas were submerged by rising sea levels from melting ice.But people survived.They developed new technologies and learned how to survive on new plant and animal species.Finally some people settled into permanent villages，durable houses and farms.