2015中考英语专项复习阅读理解 社会历史类.docVIP

中考复习社会历史类专项练习 一、阅读理解 Dubai is a city of big business, expensive hotels, skyscrapers (摩天楼), and shopping malls. In the early 20th century, Dubai was a successful trading port. People from the world stopped in Dubai to do business. But it was still a small city, and most people lived as fishermen and businessmen. Then in 1966, oil was discovered. This brought a lot of money into the area, and soon Dubai began to change. Today Dubai is one of the world’s most important business centers. In fact, each year the city gels its money mainly from business, not oil. Recently Dubai has attracted