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2．How would we travel without maps？It would be a bit adventurous （冒险的） to set off from Oxford University to go to London Bridge if there wasn't a map of the London Underground at each station．In fact，a lot of the early map-makers were adventurers and explorers，especially in the 15th and 16th centuries．So what did people do before there were maps？Well，it was quite easy to use natural signs like mountains and rivers if you were travelling on foot or riding a horse．People took small boats down rivers and followed coastlines．And it was much more logical （合理的） to use time，not distance，to measure （计量） journeys：the next village is a three-hour ride，for example．
In fact，in the earliest maps，people didn't draw landmarks．They drew the stars．It was very easy to see the night sky and use it for navigation （航行）．The sky was a lot clearer before the light pollution from cities that we have today．When towns and cities were built，people drew road maps which gave correct distances and directions．
The London Underground was opened in 1863and it also used a road map style．But a man called Henry Beck realized that travelling by train wasn't the same as driving your car across London．Passengers only needed to know which stations to change at．His new design （设计） for the Underground map wasn't very popular with the train companies at first．But the passengers loved it and in 1933，700，000copies were printed．
These days，of course，you can ride a bike，drive a car or go through a forest and know where you are exactly，using a GPS．It's really difficult to get lost!
82．What was drawn in the earliest maps？A
A．Stars．B．Landmarks．
C．Cities and towns，D．Mountains and rivers．
83．When did road maps come out？D
A．Around 15th and 16th centuries．B．When people began to travel by train．
C．When people began to travel by sea．D．When cities and towns appeared．
84．Which of the following is true？B
A．A GPS helped people to travel long time ago．
B．Ancient people could travel on a horse without maps．
C．The sky was polluted by light before cities were built．
D．Henry Beck's map wasn't popular with the passengers．
85．What is the main idea of the passage？A
A．Maps have a long history．B．We never get lost these days．
C．We can't travel without maps．D．Henry Beck designed a new map．
分析 【文章大意】这篇文章主要围绕地图进行讲述，内容包括地图的用途，地图何时被使用，以及在没有地图的时候，人们怎么旅游和判断方向．
解答 82 A 细节理解题．根据文章：In fact，in the earliest maps，people didn't draw landmarks．They drew the stars．可知在最早的时候，人们不画地标，画星星．故选A．
83 D 细节理解题．根据文章：When towns and cities were built，people drew road maps which gave correct distances and directions．可知当城镇和城市建设时，路线图出现了．故选D．
84 B 细节理解题．根据文章：Well，it was quite easy to use natural signs like mountains and rivers if you were travelling on foot or riding a horse．可知古代人很容易使用山水等自然迹象来步行或骑马旅行．故选B．
85 A 主旨大意题．根据文章可知，这篇文章主要围绕地图进行讲述，内容包括地图的用途，地图何时被使用，以及在没有地图的时候，人们怎么旅游和判断方向．所以整篇文章讲的是地图的发展，介绍地图的历史过程．故选A．
点评 首先要仔细阅读短文，掌握大意，然后结合具体的题目再读短文，从中找出相关信息，就可以确定正确答案．
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