Question

Israel is a young nation but its people have a long history. The Jews, or Hebrews, first settled on the narrow strip of land at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea about 3 500 years ago. They lost this homeland in Roman times and did not get it back again until a few decades ago.

Roman soldiers conquered the Jews in 63 B.C., and their land became a Roman province called Judea. Again and again, the Jews rebelled and tried to throw out the conquerors. Finally, in 132 A.D., the Romans ended all resistance by killing many of the Jews and forcing most of the others to leave the country. The Jews who survived were scattered over Europe and Asia. They began a long period of exile (流放).

Wherever they lived, the Jews carefully preserved their religion and laws, their language and customs. They dreamed to their homeland, and planned for the day when they could return to it.

After World War Ⅱ, in 1947,they called for dividing Palestine into two states, one Arab and the other Jewish. The Jewish state became Israel.

1. The province called Judea was ruled by the __________ .

A. Russians　　　　　　　　  B.Romans　　　　　　　　　　 C.Romanians　　　　　　    D.Germans

2. How long was it since the Jews had left their homeland?

A. About 1802 years.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. About 1815 years.

C. About 3500 years.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. About 1884 years.

3. Why did the Jews rebel against the Romans?

A. They wanted to throw out their conquerors.

B.They wanted to protest against Roman customs.

C.They wanted to keep their customs and religion.

D.They wanted to set up a new country.

4. On the whole, the article tells about 　　  .

A. Romans who forced Jews to leave their homeland

B.the history of the Jews and their homeland

C.the United Nations after the Second World War

D.Jewish resistance

 

Answer 1

答案：1B2B3A4B
解析：

1、Roman soldiers conquered the Jews in 63 B.C., and their land became a Roman province called Judea.根据这句可知答案。 2、文章第二段提及犹太人被迫离开家园是公元132年，距其归属以色列(1947年)大约有1815年。 3、Again and again, the Jews rebelled and tried to throw out the conquerors. 根据这句可知答案。 4、文章讲述了犹太人的不幸历史。文章第一句话为主题句。