Question

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有多余选项。

The Dark Age of Greece

【小题】Among early civilizations, we call the low points "dark ages", because civilizations often dropped to such a low level that it is hard to get an accurate picture of their history during these periods. During a dark age, a civilization may not have produced monuments, statue, or other objects which we use to learn about early civilizations.

One' of the most important dark ages was the dark age of Greece,which lasted from about 1100 BC to 900 BC. Prior to-that-time,Greece had a highly advanced society called the Mycenaean civilization. The Mycenaeans were a trading civilization1.In fact, the Mycenaean civilization was so important that when it collapsed in the 12th centuryBC,most other civilizations in the region collapsed as well.The next 200 years are like a blank page to  historians and we know very little about this period.2.The collapse of the Mycenaeans brought an end to writing in the area, and thus an end to the written records historians rely on.

The little that we know about this period has been learned from archaeology. It seems that civilization became much less advanced. The pottery from this period is much simpler and less artistic. This suggests that there was lack of wealthy people to buy higher quality products. 3.   This would suggest a large decrease in population, possibly due to a widespread lack of food and consequent starvation.

Sometime around 800 BC, the Greeks began to emerge from this dark age, most probably due to the influence of other civilizations. They had lost their early writing system, but began to use the writing system of the Phoenicians at this time.4.Over the next 300 years, their civilization continued to rise, and their dark age was forgotten.

A.Many civilizations undergo a series of high points and low points during their history.

B.Many early civilizations underwent dark ages, but Greece never recovered from its dark age.

C.They began constructing larger cities and trading with their neighbors again.

D.Another interesting point is that most of the large cities of earlier time periods appear to have been abandoned in favor of much smaller settlements.

E.Many pieces of evidence suggest that there was a huge increase in population during the dark age of Greece.

F.and they did much to spread their culture across the eastern Mediterranean.

G.One major reason for this is that writing basically stopped.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.F

3.G

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍人类文明有高潮和低潮。具体的讲述希腊的文明从崛起到低落再到崛起的过程，主要分享这个过程中的原因。

1.考查上下文的逻辑关系及语境理解。从下文的：Among early civilizations, we call the low points "dark ages", because civilizations often dropped to such a low level that it is hard to get an accurate picture of their history during these periods. 这里提到人类文明的低潮期，说明前面说的是人类文明有高潮和低潮。选A

2.考查上下文的逻辑关系及语境理解。从上文的：The Mycenaeans were a trading civilization，可知他们把文化传播在地中海中部，选F

3.考查上下文的逻辑关系及语境理解。从上文的：The next 200 years are like a blank page….可知是因为书写基本上都停止了，所以没有记录，选G

4.考查上下文的逻辑关系及语境理解。从下文的：This would suggest a large decrease in population, possibly due to a widespread lack of food and consequent starvation.可知人口的减少是因为大城市被遗弃人们喜欢小的村落，选D

5.考查上下文的逻辑关系及语境理解。从下文的：Over the next 300 years, their civilization continued to rise, and their dark age was forgotten.可知希腊的文明重新崛起是因为他们又建立大的城市和周围的邻居交流。选C

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