2017届广东省广州市天河区高考英语一轮复习同步练习：13（含答案）_高考复习指南

2017届广东省广州市天河区高考英语一轮复习同步练习：13（含答案）

　　46．A．warn B．stop C．allow D．push

　　47．A．back B．away C．up D．out

　　48．A．Therefore B．Obviously C．Still D．Also

　　49．A．called B．promised C．invited D．helped

　　50．A．Although B．Once C．Because D．Though

　　51．A．stay B．visit C．adventure D．challenge

　　52．A．fair B．famous C．difficult D．enjoyable

　　53．A．collect B．make C．order D．wear

　　54．A．let B．made C．watched D．noticed

　　55．A．increased B．benefited C．tried D．seized

　　第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，共40分）

　　第一节（共15题每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　Most people know that a wedding ring is symbolic of the bond of love and commitment between two people．But not everyone knows about the history behind this small yet powerful symbol．The history of the wedding ring goes back not just hundreds but thousands of years．No other currently practiced wedding tradition has been around as long．

　　The Egyptians were the first recorded civilization to use the wedding ring．In Egyptian hieroglyphics a circle represented eternity．Once a woman accepted the ring she became the “property” of the person who gave it to her and she was in a sense “his．” The first wedding ring could have been made of braided grass or hay （which would have been changed often）, ivory, bone, or leather．Eventually, metal was used, but the first wedding bands were crude and rough．However, the sentiment remained the same-eternal commitment and love．