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徽县二中2017-2018学年第二学期期中考试卷 高一 英语 第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A A NATIONWIDE BESTSELLER It’s likely that everything you learned about?America’s ancient history is wrong. The new book,1491, completely changes our understanding of the America before the arrival of Columbus in 1492. DID YOU KNOW? When Columbus landed there were probably more people in the Americas than there were in Europe. The peoples of North America had such healthy life-styles that as late as the 19th century they continued to be the tallest people on earth. Facts have shown that the Americas were populated as long as 33,000 years ago. 4,000 years ago Mesoamerican (中美洲）farmers developed corn in a feat (技艺) of genetic engineering that still isn’t completely understood. COMMENTS ON?1491 “In the tradition of?Jared Diamond John MePhee, a totally new view of pre-Columbian America”. －Richard Rhodes “Attractively written and really absorbing, Charles C.Mann has produced a book that’s part detective story, part epic(史诗) and part tragedy(悲剧). He has taken on a vast topic: thousands of years, two huge continents, and cultures.” －Charles Matthews, San Jese Mercary News “Powerful and challenging” －Alan Taylor, Washing to post “A pleasure to read as well as a wonderful education” －Howard Zinn 21. On the whole,1491?is a book mainly about America’s________. A.?population B. life-styles? C. agriculture D. history? 22. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the comments on the book?1491? A.?It is interesting and instructive. B.?It is attractive and culturally related. C.?It is challenging and revolutionary.? D.?It is humorous and persuasive 23. From this passage, we can learn_________. A. North Americans were the tallest in the 18th century in the world B. people settled in the America a little earlier than 1492 C. Mesoamencan farmers knew genetic engineering 5,000 years ago D. the population