Question

Japanese history has been shaped to an important degree by the influence of geographic location.It is somewhat like the British Isles at the other and of the Eurasian landmass.The Japanese islands,however,are more independent than the British Isles;115 miles separate them from the mainland,compared with the 21-mile width of the English Channel.Thus before their defeat by the USA,the Japanese has been seriously threatened by foreign invasion only in the thirteenth century.The Japanese,therefore,have been close enough to themainland to benefit from the great Chinese civilization,but distant enough to be able to choose and refuse as they wished.In fact the Japanese have been unusually quick and clever in what they have brought in from abroad.Although widely regarded as a nation of borrowers they have independently developed,because of their independence,their own culture.

Which of the following shows the correct geographic location of the British Isles,Japan and the Eurasian landmas?

E—the Eurasian;B—the British Isles;J—Japan

Why do we say the Japanese are borrowers?

A.Because they are easily influenced by their neighbours.

B.Because the Japanese islands are more independent.

C.Because they were defeated by the USA.

D.Because they are good at bringing in everything they need from abroad.

Japan develops her own culture in order to__________.

A.make other developments

B.be quicker and cleverer to bring in what she wants to

C.keep independent

D.be dependent

Japanese history  has been shaped by the influence of geographic location because______.

A.Japan is too far from the mainland to the conquered

B.Japan is so near to the mainland that she can easily learn everything there

C.Japan is near enough to be helped and far enough to be independent

D.China helped Japan a lot and let her choose what she liked and give up what she disliked

Answer 1

【小题1】D

【小题2】A

【小题3】C

【小题4】C

解析:

【小题1】根据文章第三句及插图可以推测出答案。

【小题2】根据原文，日本从中华文明中获益匪浅。

【小题3】文章最后一句说明，日本发展自己文化的目的是为了保持独立性。

【小题4】根据文章我们知道日本历史的形成与它的国家地理位置有关。有关这一点，文章第一句已提到。