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The Roman roads at first were built for ______.
A．connecting the cities within the country
B．moving soldiers and weapons around
C．transporting goods within the country
D．amusing travelers and traders
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The Roman roads were mostly built in ______.
A．Spain
B．North Africa
C．Europe
D．Britain
What conclusion can we make from the passage？
A．Building roads without machinery was almost impossible 2,000 years ago.
B．It took a long time for the Romans to build roads by hand.
C．People still use the old Roman way of building roads.
D．Stones were used only in roads in Asia.
The Ancient Road Building
A quick review of ancient history since men began keeping records of their achievements would show that all the great empire (帝国) builders were also road builders. They knew well that good roads were necessary for keeping the extended empire together.
The first of the great empire road builders were the Persians (波斯人). Between 500 and 400 B. C. all the parts of the Persian Empire were connected by roads with the capital city. The main, or "royal", road began near what is now Turkey(土耳其), and ended in Susa. The road had well-built inns where travelers could rest and eat, and tax-houses like those on a modern highway.
The people of Greece, unlike the Persians, believed that their city-states could remain independent only if the roads between them were not too good. Besides, the landscape (风景) full of mountains in Greece made road building an extremely difficult job. As a result, the Greeks turned to the sea, and instead of highways, developed sea routes that reached distant lands.
By far the greatest of the ancient road builders were the Romans. The Romans, like the Persians before them, recognized the importance of land routes to keep their empire together. At the height of its power, the Roman Empire covered about 2,000,000 square miles. It extended from Spain in the west to the banks of the Caspian Sea(里海) in the east. And from England in the northwest, the empire stretched south to include the coastal lands of North Africa. By about 120 A.D. the Romans had built an extraordinary network of about 50,000 miles of roads. The roads were originally built for military traffic moving from one part of the empire to another, but during periods of peace these same roads were busy with traders and travelers.
You can still travel over Roman roads in many parts of Europe today. The Roman engineers knew how to build things that would last and last.
The Persians started to build roads about ______.
A．500 years ago
B．2000 years ago
C．1600 years ago
D．2500 years ago
The Ancient Road Building
A quick review of ancient history since men began keeping records of their achievements would show that all the great empire (帝国) builders were also road builders. They knew well that good roads were necessary for keeping the extended empire together. The first of the great empire road builders were the Persians (波斯人). Between 500 and 400 B. C. all the parts of the Persian Empire were connected by roads with the capital city. The main, or "royal", road began near what is now Turkey(土耳其), and ended in Susa. The road had well-built inns where travelers could rest and eat, and tax-houses like those on a modern highway.
The people of Greece, unlike the Persians, believed that their city-states could remain independent only if the roads between them were not too good. Besides, the landscape(风景) full of mountains in Greece made road building an extremely difficult job. As a result, the Greeks turned to the sea, and instead of highways, developed sea routes that reached distant lands.
By far the greatest of the ancient road builders were the Romans. The Romans, like the Persians before them, recognized the importance of land routes to keep their empire together. At the height of its power, the Roman Empire covered about 2,000,000 square miles. It extended from Spain in the west to the banks of the Caspian Sea(里海) in the east. And from England in the northwest, the empire stretched south to include the coastal lands of North Africa. By about 120 A.D. the Romans had built an extraordinary network of about 50,000 miles of roads. The roads were originally built for military traffic moving from one part of the empire to another, but during periods of peace these same roads were busy with traders and travelers.
You can still travel over Roman roads in many parts of Europe today. The Roman engineers knew how to build things that would last and last.
The Persians started to build roads about ______.
A．500 years ago
B．2000 years ago
C．1600 years ago
D．2500 years ago
What does the author say about straight, horizontal bars painted across roads？
A．They are falling out of use in the United States.
B．They tend to be ignored by drivers in a short period of time.
C．They are applicable only on broad roads.
D．They cannot be applied successfully to traffic circles.
Stealing salt was considered a major crime during some eras of history. In the 18th century, if a person were caught stealing salt, he could be put in jail. History records that about ten thousand people were put in jail during that century for stealing salt!
Salt was an important item on the table of royalty. It was traditionally placed in front of the king when he sat down to eat. Important guests at the king's table were seated near the salt. Less important guests were given seats farther away from it.
In the Roman Empire, one of the most important roads was the one that carried salt mines to Rome. Guards were stationed along the route to protect against salt thieves.The guards received their pay in salt, hence the English word, salary.
In the early days of the United States, salt was very scarce. So, the storekeeper of pioneer days was very careful with his salt. In the modern world salt has many uses beyond the dining table. For example, it is used in the making of glass, in the growing of crops, and so on. Salt even helps to relieve itching when it is rubbed on mosquito or other insect bites.
(33)
A．He could be fired.
B．He could be put to death.
C．He could be put in jail.
D．He could be driven out of his village.
The main idea of this passage is ______.
A．it is nature itself that should take the blame for the decline of North Africa
B．climatic changes coupled with forest abuse result in the decrease of forests in North Africa
C．without sufficient forests, the rains will take away all the organic nitrogen
D．since Roman times the rain forests in North Africa has been decreasing gradually
听力原文： We do not know when man first begin to use salt, but we do know that it has been used in many different ways throughout history. Historical evidence shows that people who lived over 3000 years ago ate salted fish. Thousands of years ago in Egypt, salt was used to embalm the dead.
Stealing salt was considered a major crime during some eras of history. (29)In the 18th century, if a person were caught stealing salt, he could be put in jail. History records that about ten thousand people were put in jail during that century for stealing salt!
Salt was an important item on the table of royalty. (30)It was traditionally placed in front of the king when he sat down to eat. Important guests at the king's table were seated near the salt. Less important guests were given seats farther away from it.
In the Roman Empire, one of the most important roads was the one that carried salt mines to Rome. (31)Guards were stationed along the route to protect against salt thieves. (32)The guards received their pay in salt, hence the English word, salary.
In the early days of the United States, salt was very scarce. So, the storekeeper of pioneer days was very careful with his salt. In the modern world salt has many uses beyond the dining table. For example, it is used in the making of glass, in the growing of crops, and so on. Salt even helps to relieve itching when it is rubbed on mosquito or other insect bites.
(30)
A．He could be fired.
B．He could be put to death.
C．He could be put in jail.
D．He could be driven out of his village.
Cambridge -- the University Town
1. When we say that Cambridge is a university town we do not mean just that there is a university in it. Manchester and Milan have universities, but we do not call them university towns. A university town is one where there is no clear separation between the university buildings and the rest of the city. The university is not just one part of the town; it is all over the town. The heart of Cambridge has its shops, market place and so on, but most of it is university--colleges, faculties, libraries, clubs and other places for university staff and students. Students fill the shops, cafes, banks and churches, making these as well part of the university.
2. The town was there first. Two Roman roads crossed there, and there are signs of buildings before Roman times. Trouble in Oxford in 1209 caused some students and their teachers to move. Cambridge became a center of learning, and the authority of the head of the university, the chancellor, was recognized by the king in 1226.
3. At that time many of the students were very young (about fifteen) and many of the teachers were not more than twenty-one. At first they found lodgings where they could．Colleges were opened so that students could live cheaply. This was the beginning of the college system Which has continued at Cambridge up to the present day.
4. The colleges were built with money from-kings, queens, religious houses or other sources. Today there are nearly thirty colleges. The newest are University College, founded in 1965, and Clare Hall. founded in 1966, both for graduates. Very few students can now live in college for the whole of their course; the numbers are too great. Many of them live in lodgings at first, and move into college for their final year. But every student is a member of his college from the beginning. While he is in "digs" he must eat a number of meals in the college hall each week. His social and sports life centers on the college, although he will also join various university societies and clubs.
5. With about 8,250 undergraduates and over 2,000 postgraduates, the city is a busy place in "full term". Undergraduates are not allowed to keep cars in Cambridge, so nearly all of them use bicycles. Don't try to drive through Cambridge during the five minutes between lectures. The students' bicycles are hurrying in all directions. If you are in Cambridge at five minutes to the hour any morning of full term, you know that you are in a university town.
第 23 题 Paragraph 2__________
A．The present situation of colleges
B．The busy scene of the university town in full term
C．Cambridge's emergence as university town
D．The colorful campus life of Cambridge students
E．Cars are forbidden in Cambridge.
F．The origin of college system
In the 2nd paragraph "roads" means_______.
A.some roads
B.high ways
C.country roads
D.heavy roads
