Zheng He made seven heroic voyages to Asia and Africa between 1405 and 1433, which predated the Westerners’ Voyages of Discovery by almost a century .

Despite Zheng He’s remarkable maritime feats , with larger and matchless fleets until World War I , he is relatively unknown worldwide compared with his Western counterparts like Columbus and Vasco da Gama . Why ?

Sadly , much of the official Chinese records of these voyages were destroyed after his death , by order of his powerful enemies at Court . They were opposed to his expeditions , both on economic and other grounds .

Further , the Ming History made only little mention of his exploits . Most surprisingly , not even his date of death and burial place were recorded . Therefore , his final resting place is still a matter of conjecture .So he became only a legend and folk hero in his life time .

However , hardly any Chinese works on him have been translated into foreign languages . Ironically , it was due to a handful of famous Western researchers like Needham, Zlevathes and , most recently , Menzies that the world is now more familiar with his greatness .

Zhen He’s rightful place in Chinese history has been confirmed by none other than Deng Xiaoping in 1984 , when he addressed the nation’s People’s Congress in Beijing : “…The Ming dynasty , under Yongle Emperor , did wisely pursue an open-door policy resulting in Zheng He’s famous maritime expeditions overseas . However , after Yongle’s death, China deserted this policy resulting in foreign intervention and China’s final humiliation during the 19th century . The open-door policy is therefore the way forward for China.”

Following a more realistic overall appraise by scholars East and West of Zheng He’s achievements , his standing as one of the greatest maritime explorers of all time has at last been firmly recognized worldwide .

 

56.Which statement is TRUE according to the passage ?

      A.No one knew Zheng He’s maritime achievements in history until World War I .

       B.The Westerners’ Voyages of Discovery fell behind China until 1433 .

       C.No other fleets in the world could be compared with those of China in size for almost over 500 years in history .

       D.Columbus was born in a western country, so he was more famous than Zheng He in the world .

57.From the passage , we can suppose        .

       A.Zheng He had been to Africa for seven times from 1405 to 1433 .

       B.Columbus and Vasco da Gama were relatively unknown in China compared with Zheng He .

       C.the Ming government didn’t know about Zheng He, so they made only little mention of Zheng He’s exploits .

       D.some government officials in the Ming dynasty were strongly against Zheng He’s voyages to Asia and Africa .

58.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “conjecture”?

       A.mistake              B.guess                 C.coincidence        D.imagination

59.Zheng He’s success in his maritime expeditions overseas mainly resulted from        .

      A.his braveness and perseverance                        B.Yongle Emperor’s open-door policy

       C.his strong curiosity to know about Africa         D.the support from his friends and family

56.D.文章第三段說到“他死后許多關(guān)于他航海的官方紀(jì)錄均宮廷里強大的敵對勢力下令銷毀了”,第四段說到“明朝歷史幾乎沒有提及之一史實,甚至連鄭和去世的日期和安葬地均無記載”。

57.D.根據(jù)文章第三段說到他的宮廷強大的敵對勢力可知。

58.B.文章第四段說到明朝歷史沒有記載鄭和去世的日期和安葬地,所以人們對以上問題只能是猜測。

59.B.文章第六段提出“明朝永樂年間明智地追求門戶開放政策,結(jié)果使得鄭和著名的海外航行大獲成功”。
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  閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
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  They are members of a group named Laughing Club,and when they get together,all they do is laugh.
  Zheng Lixin,the fouder of the club and regarded as the "laugh leader",told the paper that laughing does him a lot of good.He started after he read some advice in a book and tried giggling afer quarrelling with his wife to relax.
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  When he got to know a kind of "laughing yoga(瑜珈)" is good for the health,Zhang went to Bomday to learn from locals and developed what he learned into more than 30 ways of laughing.
  The "lion bellow"is to shout with the fingers outstretched(伸開) near the ears.There is the "open mouth laugh".The "bow-pulling laugh",the "welcoming laugh" and evenn the "quarrelling laugh",with different arm movements of laugh style.
  The "laugh movement" swept over Shenzhen in a matter of months,attracting tens of thousands of people to join,and has been followed in nearby cities such as Guangzhou.
  Every morning at the lakefront and at 8 p.m.on every Monday,Wednesday and Friday at the mountain peak square in Linadhua Mountain Park,club members gather to laugh and shout loudly.
  56.From the first paragraph we know that________.
  A.the Guangzhou Daily is the source of the information
  B.those happy people come from the Guangzhou Daily
  C.there is a Guangzhou Daily office near the Laughing Club
  D.the Guangzhou Daily supported the laughing movement
  57.Which of the underlined words has a meaning similar to "laughing""
  A.B.C.D.
  58.What is the "lion bellow"?
  A.It's a kind of "laughing yoga".
  B.It's a bombay style of laughing.
  C.It's one of the 30 ways of laughing.
  D.It's not among the 30 ways of laughing.
  59.What's the idea expressed by the last two paragraphs?
  A.The Laughing Club is getting larger.
  B.The laugh movement is becoming popular.
  C.The laughing is done only in parks.
  D.Lianhua Mountain Park also has a lake in it.

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第三部分 閱讀理解(共兩節(jié),滿分40分)

第一節(jié) (共15小題;每小題2分,滿分30分)

  閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

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  Nearly a thousand people laugh heartily together for jalf an hour every morning in a park in Shenzhen.The Guangzhou Daily took a closer look at those happy people.

  They are members of a group named Laughing Club,and when they get together,all they do is laugh.

  Zheng Lixin,the fouder of the club and regarded as the "laugh leader",told the paper that laughing does him a lot of good.He started after he read some advice in a book and tried giggling afer quarrelling with his wife to relax.

  After laughing for a few days,Zhang found himself more outgoing and relaxed.Soon his wife joined him,bringing the family more laughter and less bickering.

  When he got to know a kind of "laughing yoga(瑜珈)" is good for the health,Zhang went to Bomday to learn from locals and developed what he learned into more than 30 ways of laughing.

  The "lion bellow"is to shout with the fingers outstretched(伸開) near the ears.There is the "open mouth laugh".The "bow-pulling laugh",the "welcoming laugh" and evenn the "quarrelling laugh",with different arm movements of laugh style.

  The "laugh movement" swept over Shenzhen in a matter of months,attracting tens of thousands of people to join,and has been followed in nearby cities such as Guangzhou.

  Every morning at the lakefront and at 8 p.m.on every Monday,Wednesday and Friday at the mountain peak square in Linadhua Mountain Park,club members gather to laugh and shout loudly.

  56.From the first paragraph we know that________.

  A.the Guangzhou Daily is the source of the information

  B.those happy people come from the Guangzhou Daily

  C.there is a Guangzhou Daily office near the Laughing Club

  D.the Guangzhou Daily supported the laughing movement

  57.Which of the underlined words has a meaning similar to "laughing""

  A.B.C.D.

  58.What is the "lion bellow"?

  A.It's a kind of "laughing yoga".

  B.It's a bombay style of laughing.

  C.It's one of the 30 ways of laughing.

  D.It's not among the 30 ways of laughing.

  59.What's the idea expressed by the last two paragraphs?

  A.The Laughing Club is getting larger.

  B.The laugh movement is becoming popular.

  C.The laughing is done only in parks.

  D.Lianhua Mountain Park also has a lake in it.

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