考研阅读模拟

54Peoplehavebeenpaintingpicturesforatleast30,000years.Theearliestpictureswerepaintedbypeoplewhohuntedanimals.Theyusedtopaintpicturesoftheanimalstheywantedtocatchandkill.PicturesofthiskindhavebeenfoundonthewallsofcavesinFranceandSpain.Nooneknowswhytheywerepaintedthere.Perhapsthepaintersthoughtthattheirpictureswouldhelpthemtocatchtheseanimals.Orperhapshumanbeingshavealwayswantedtotellstoriesinpictures.About5,000yearsago,theEgyptiansandotherpeopleintheNearEastbegantousepicturesaskindofwriting.Theydrewsimplepicturesorsignstorepresentthingsandideas,andalsotorepresentthesoundsoftheirlanguage.Thesignsthesepeopleusedbecameakindofalphabet.TheEgyptiansusedtorecordinformationandtotellstoriesbyputtingpicturewritingandpicturestogether.Whenanimportantpersondied,scenesandstoriesfromhislifewerepaintedandcarvedonthewallsoftheplacewherehewasburied.Someofthesepicturesarelikemoderncomicstripstories.IthasbeensaidthatEgyptisthehomeofthecomicstrip.But,fortheEgyptians,picturesstillhadmagicpower.Sotheydidnottrytomaketheirwayofwritingsimple.Theordinarypeoplecouldnotunderstandit.Bytheyear1,000BC,peoplewholivedintheareaaroundtheMediterraneanSeahaddevelopedasimplersystemofwriting.Thesignstheyusedwereveryeasytowrite,andtherewerefewerofthemthanintheEgyptiansystem.Thiswasbecauseeachsign,orletter,representedonlyonesoundintheirlanguage.TheGreeksdevelopedthissystemandformedthelettersoftheGreekalphabet.TheRomanscopiedtheidea,andtheRomanalphabetisnowusedallovertheworld.Thesedays,wecanwritedownastory,orrecordinformation,withoutusingpictures.Butwestillneedpicturesofallkinds:drawing,photographs,signsanddiagrams.Wefindthemeverywhere:inbooksandnewspapers,inthestreet,andonthewallsoftheplaceswhereweliveandwork.Pictureshelpustounderstandandrememberthingsmoreeasily,andtheycanmakeastorymuchmoreinteresting.?1.PicturesofanimalswerepaintedonthewallsofcavesinFranceandSpainbecause?______?.?A.thehunterswantedtoseethepictures?B.thepainterswereanimallovers?C.thepainterswantedtoshowimagination?D.thepictureswerethoughttobehelpful?2.TheGreekalphabetwassimplerthantheEgyptiansystemforallthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthat?______.A.theformerwaseasytowrite?B.therewerefewersignsintheformer?C.theformerwaseasytopronounce?D.eachsignstoodforonlyonesound?3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE??A.TheEgyptiansignslaterbecameaparticularalphabet.?B.TheEgyptianslikedtowritecomic?stripstories.?C.TheRomanalphabetwasdevelopedfromtheEgyptianone.?D.TheGreekscopiedtheirwritingsystemfromtheEgyptians.?4.Inthelastparagraph,theauthorthinksthatpictures?______?.?A.shouldbemadecomprehensible?B.shouldbemadeinteresting?C.areofmuchuseinourlife?D.havedisappearedfromourlife参考答案：1.D)根据文章第一段第五行“Perhapsthepaintersthoughtthattheirpictureswouldhelpthemtocatchtheseanimals.”可知古代人以为在墙上画画会对他们有所帮助，故选项D为正确答案。?2.C)在做此类题时要注意题干的要求。通过阅读文章第四段很清楚就知道选项C“前者容易发音”在文中没有提及，故为正确答案。?3.A)可用排除法来做本题。通过阅读文章很清楚选项B和D为错误陈述。选项C“罗马字母是从埃及字母发展而来的”根据文章第四段第四，五句可知为错误论述，因此只有选项A为正确答案。4.C)文章最后一段讲述了图画在今天的用途，故选项C为正确答案。六级阅读专项训练36.BeethovenAndLennonLudwigVanBeethoven1wasoneofthegreatestmusiciansinthe19thcentury.JohnLennon2wasoneofthegreatestmusiciansinthe20thcentury.Althoughthereisaperiodofabout200yearsbetweenthem,theyarequitesimilarincertainways.Bothmenexpressedthespiritoftheirtimeintheirmusic.Beethovenlivedintheperiodofrisingcapitalism.Atthattime,peopleweretryingtobreaktheshacklesoffeudalism3,andtheywerepursuingfreedom,equality,anduniversallove.Thissocialtrend,especiallytheFrenchrevolution,greatlyinspiredBeethoven.Hismusicwasveryactive,passionate,andvigorous.Someofhisworkspraisedheroism,someconveyedthelovefornature,andsomeextolled4harmonyamongpeople.Similarly,Lennon'smusicrevealedhistime.Inthe1960sand1970s,theyouthinAmericaweredeeplyfrustratedbythediscriminationandinjusticeinthesocietyandwerelongingtobuildanewone.MostofLennon'ssongsexpressedtheideasoftheyouth.InoneofhissongsentitledImagine,hesings,Imagineallthepeople,livingunderpeace,andTheworldwillbeunitedtogetherasone.Thesewordsshowhisanti-warattitudeandhishopeforpeace,andreflectthespiritofthe60sand70s.Bothmenweresocialrebelstosomeextent.Theyrefusedtobowtosocialconventionsandpower.Beethovenwasadevotedrepublican.WhenNapoleon5wasinpower,whoclaimedtobeadefenderofrepublicanism,BeethovenadmiredhimsomuchthathededicatedhisSymphonyNo.3,thethemeofwhichisheroism,tohim.ButthenNapoleoncrowned6himselfandbecameanemperor.BeethovenwassoangrythatheopenlydeclaredhetookbackwhathehadsaidaboutNapoleon,regardlessofpossiblepersecution.Lennonwasalsoconsideredatrouble-makerbytheauthoritiesbecauseofhissupportforyouthmovements.Foratimehewasnotevenallowedtogivepublicperformances.Butheignoredallthisandstucktohisbelief.阅读自测Ⅰ.Findthecorrectmeaningsofthewordsintheleftfromtherightside:1.passionateA.praisesomebodyorsomethinghighly2.dedicateB.discouraged,notsatisfied3.frustratedC.causedbyorshowingstrongfeelings4.sticktoD.notchangesomething;keepto5.extolE.address(one'sbook,apieceofmusic)tosomebodyasawayofshowingrespectⅡ.Fillintheblanks:1.Atthetimeofcapitalism,peopleweretryingtobreakthe_____(枷锁)Offeudalismtopursuefreedom_______(平等