2019-2020年高考英语一轮复习高考提能练四十一Module5EthnicCulture外研版选修

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1、2019-2020年高考英语一轮复习高考提能练四十一Module5EthnicCulture外研版选修Ⅰ.阅读理解A(xx·辽宁葫芦岛第六高级中学高三第二次阶段考试)GypsiesAccordingtothelinguisticandgeneticresearches,ancestorsoftheGypsiesleftthelandofIndiaintheamountthatdidnotgobeyond1,000people.Todaythereareabout10millionGypsiesintheworld.Somescien

2、tistsbelievethatGypsieswereEgyptians.SumeriansSumeriansmustbethemysteriouspeopleintheancientworld.Weknownothingabouttheiroriginandnothingabouttheoriginoftheirlanguage.TheSumerianswereratheradvancedtheybecamethefirstintheNearEasttouseawheel,tocreateanirrigationsystemand

3、theiruniquewriting.Andbesides,theywereimpressivelygoodatmathsandastronomy.MayaSomescientistsbelievethattheyareconnectedtolegendaryatlantes(男像柱),otherssupposetheirancestorswereEgyptians.It'sthoughtthattheMayacreatedanefficientagriculturalsystemandhaddeepastronomyknowled

4、ge.TheircalendarwasusedbyotherpeopleofCentralAmerica.Mayaappliedthehieroglyphicwriting(象形文字)system.NowitseemsthattheMayacamefromnowhereanddisappearednowhere【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。1．WhoseancestorsdosomescientistsbelievewereEgyptians?A．GypsiesandMaya.B．MayaandSu

5、merians.C．GypsiesandSumerians.D．EuropeansandSumerians.答案与解析：A　细节理解题。由“SomescientistsbelievethatGypsieswereEgyptians.”和“otherssupposetheirancestorswereEgyptians.”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。2．TheMayaarethoughtto________.A．existontheearthnowB．have10millionpeopleC．havenow

6、ritingsystemD．becreativeinsomefields答案与解析：D　推理判断题。由“It'sthoughtthattheMayacreatedanefficientagriculturalsystemandhaddeepastronomyknowledge.TheircalendarwasusedbyotherpeopleofCentralAmerica.Mayaappliedthehieroglyphicwriting(象形文字)system.”可推断出玛雅人在很多领域，都具有创造性，选D。3．Whatcanw

7、elearnfromthetext?A．TheoriginoftheMayahasbeendiscoveredbyscientists.B．TheancestorsoftheGypsiesleftthelandofIndiainthemiddleages.C．TheEuropeanswerethoughttobethemostmysteriouspeopleintheancientworld.D．TheSumerianswerethefirsttouseawheelintheirrigationsystemintheNearEast

8、.答案与解析：D　细节理解题。由“theybecamethefirstintheNearEasttouseawheel,tocreateanirrigationsystemandtheiruniquewriting.”可知在近东，苏美