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吉林省长春市十一高中2017-2018学年高二下学期作业反馈英语试卷（word版，无答案）1/9长春市十一高中2017-2018学年度高二下学期英语假期作业反馈测试第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分26分）第一节（井8小题；每小题2分，满分16分）AThesingle,decisivefactorthatmadeitpossibleformankindtosettleinlastingcommunitieswasagriculture.AfterfarmingwasdevelopedintheMiddleEastinabout6500BC,peoplelivinginfamilyunitsdidnothavetobeonthemovecontinuallysearchingforfoodorhuntingtheiranimals.Oncepeoplecouldcontroltheproductionoffoodandbeassuredofareliablesupplyofit,theirliveschangedcompletely.Farmingwasarevolutionarydiscovery.Itnotonlymadesettlementspossibleandlaterthebuildingofcitiesbutitalsomadeavailableareliablefoodsupply.Withmorefoodavailable,morepeoplecouldbefed.Populationthereforeincreased.Thegrowingnumberofpeopleavailableformorekindsofworkledtothedevelopmentofnewsocialformations.Withmoreandmorefood,acommunitycouldsupportavarietyofworkerswhowerenotfarmers.Farmingintheworldoverhasalwaysrelieduponadependablewatersupply.Fortheearliestsocietiesthismeantriversandstreamsorregularrainfall.Thefirstgreatcivilizationsgrewupalongrivers.Latercommunitieswereabletodevelopbytakingadvantageoftherainyseasons.Alloftheancientcivilizationsprobablydevelopedinmuchthesameway,inspiteofafewdifferences.Asvillagesgrew,theproductionofmorenumerousgoodsbecamepossible.Clothcouldbewovenfromwool.Housesmadeofwood,brick,andstonecouldbeputup.Thescienceofmathematicswasanearlyoutgrowthofagriculture.Peoplestudiedthemovementsofthemoon,thesun,andtheplanetstoworkoutseasons.Bydoingsotheycreatedthefirstcalendars(日历).Withacalendaritwaspossibletofind吉林省长春市十一高中2017-2018学年高二下学期作业反馈英语试卷（word版，无答案）2/9outthearrivalofeachgrowingseason.Measurementoflandareaswasnecessaryiffieldwastobedividedaccurately.Measurementsofamounts,forexample,ofseedsorgrainswasalsoafactorinfarmingandhousekeeping.Latercamemeasuresofvalueasmoneyexchangebecamecommon.AllofthemajorancientcivilizationsinMesopotamia,Egypt,theIndusValley,andChinaappearedinthe4thmillennium(千年)BC.Historiansstillargueoverwhichonecameintobeingfirst.ItmaywellhavebeentheMiddleEast.ThisplacereachesoutfromtheNileRiverinEgyptnorthwardalongthecoastofformerPalestine,theneastwardintoAsiatoincludeMesopotamia.Inthisareapeoplesettledalongtheriverbanksandpracticedfieldagriculture.Thiskindoffarmingdependedonthereproductionofseed,normallyfromgraincrops.1.Thefinalresultofthedevelopmentofagriculturewasthat________.A.anewsocialformationcameintobeingB.thepopulationincreasedslowlyC.avarietyofjobswereopentopeopleD.aconstantsupplyoffoodwascertain2.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothewriter?A.Clothmakingmarkedanimportantperiodinagriculturaldevelopment.B.Moderncitiesdevelopedoutoforiginallywealthiervillages.C.Societiesinthepastindifferentpartsoftheworldgrewinsimilarways.D.Mathematicshelpedcreatetheagriculturalsociety.3.Itcanbesafelyconcludedthat_______.A.theearliestcivilizationfirstcameintobeingintheMiddleEastB.thedevelopmentofagricultureplayedaveryimportantroleinhumanhistoryC.thedevelopmentofmathplayedadecisiveroleinthebirthofmoderncitiesD.allancientcivilizationsaroundtheworlddevelopedinexactlythesameway4.Thepassageismainlyabout________.A.therelationshipbetweenagricultureandsocietyB.theoriginofagricultureC.theancientcivilization吉林省长春市十一高中2017-2018学年高二下学期作业反馈英语试卷（word版，无答案）3/9D.theimportanceofagricultureBOnacoldspringday,MaxFreed,theownerofashirt-makingcompany,wasreturningtohisfactorywithabundle(捆)ofordersbeneathhisarm.BusinesswasgoodandMax,althoughonly30,wascarvingoutanicheasasuccessfulbusinessman.Ashewalkedtohisoffice,henoticedayounggirlacrossthestreet,onherhandsandknees,washingthefrontstepsofChurchill’s,aclothingwholesaler.Theyounggirllookedfamiliar.ThenFreedrecalledshewasthebutcher’sdaughterJenny.Freedwenttohisofficeandphonedthebutcher.Throughthebutcher,FreedknewJennywantedtogobacktocollegebutherfamilycouldn’taffordtosendher.Thenextnight,FreedmetJennyinhisoffice.HeofferedtoputJennythroughcollege.Asmilebroadenedacrossherface.Shecouldn’tbelieveit.Beforehandingoveracheque,FreedtoldJenny,“ThereareseveralconditionsIinsiston.First,youmusttellnoonewherethismoneycamefrom.”Thegirlnodded.“Second,youmustmaintaintopgrades;I’mnotsendingyoutocollegetoplay.”“Third,thisisaloan(贷款).Youhavetopaymebackeverypennywhenyoucanaffordto.Andlastly,youmustpromisetodothisforsomeoneelseinyourlifetime.”“Thankyou.Mr.Freed,”Jennyreplied.“Iwon’tdisappointyou.”EachmonthJennyvisitedFreedtoreportonherprogress.AttheUniversity,sheearnedhighgrades,wasnearthetopofherclassandwaselectedpresidentofthestudentbody.Jennybeganrepayingthedebtassoonasshelandedherfirstjobaftercollege.Afterthreeyearsshepaidoffallthemoney.Throughherlife,sheneverforgotthedayshe’dbeengiventheopportunitysheneededtosucceed.Also,shehelpedseveralyoungpeoplethroughcollege.TherewasonepromiseshemadetoMaxFreedthatshecouldn’tkeep.Fornearly30years,shetoldnoonehersponsor.Butshefinallydecidedtotellherstorybecauseshefeltitwouldinspireotherstohelpsomeone,andbecauseshefeltthatMaxFreeddeservedtherecognitiondespitewantingtobeanonymous(匿名).Nomatterwhatwedoinlife,nomatterhowhighweclimbtheladderofsuccess,wewilleventuallyberememberedforhowwe