2019年高考二轮专题复习：板块1 专题1 强化练习2.docVIP

PAGE PAGE 1 专题强化练二 A Lost Cities That Have Been Found The White City In 2015，a team of explorers to Honduras in search of“the Lost City of the Monkey God”led to the discovery of the White City.They found the ruins in the Mosquitia region of the Central American country which is known for poisonous snakes，vicious jaguars and deadly insects.It is believed that local people hid here when the Spanish conquerors (征服者) occupied their homeland in the 16th century. Canopus and Heracleion Modern researchers were teased by the ancient writings about the Egyptian cities Canopus and Heracleion－where Queen Cleopatra often visited.But the cities werent found until 1992，when a search in Alexandria waters found that the two cities had been flooded for centuries.Artifacts(手工艺品)showed that the cities once highly developed as a trade network，which helped researchers piece together more about the last queen of Egypt. Machu Picchu A Yale professor discovered“the Lost City in the Clouds”in 1911.A combination of palaces，plazas，temples and homes，Machu Picchu displays the Inca Empire at the height of its rule.The city，which was abandoned in the 16th century for unknown reasons，was hidden by the local people from the Spanish conquerors for centuries，keeping it so well preserved. Troy The ancient city of Troy in Homers The Iliad was considered a fictional setting for his characters to run wild.But in 1871，explorations in northwestern Turkey exposed nine ancient cities layered (层叠) on top of each other，the earliest dating back to about 5，000 years before.It was later determined that the sixth or seventh layer contained the lost city of Troy and that it was actually destroyed by an earthquake，not a wooden horse. 【语篇解读】　文章介绍了几座已被发现的遗失的城市，以及与它们相关的一些史实。 1．Why did people hide in the White City in the 16th century? A．To survive the war. B．To search for a lost city. C．To protect their country. D．To avoid dangerous animals. 解析：细节理解题。根据题干中的关键词the White City和the 16th century可找到文章The White City部分的最后一