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1、2014届高考英语一轮复习自选训练阅读理解13维A1阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分)选材相似度：★★★★设题相似度：★★★难度系数：★★★★ThemodernBritishEmpirefirsttookshapeintheearly17thcentury，withtheBritishsettlementoftheeasterncoloniesofNorthAmerica，whichwouldlaterbecometheoriginalUnitedStates，aswellasCanada'sMaritimeprovinces，andthecolonizatio

2、nsofthesmallerislandsoftheCaribbeansuchasTrinidadandTobago，theBahamas，Barbados，andJamaica.Thesesugarplantationislands，whereslaverybecamethebasisoftheeconomy，wereatfirstBritain'smostimportantandsuccessfulcolonies.TheAmericancoloniesprovidingtobacco，cotton，andriceinthesouthandnavalma

3、terialandfursinthenorthwerelessfinanciallysuccessful，buthadlargeareasofgoodagriculturallandandattractedfarlargernumbersofBritishimmigrants.Britain'sAmericanempirewasslowlyexpandedbywarandcolonization.TheevergrowingAmericancoloniespressedwestwardinsearchofnewagriculturallands.Confli

4、ctarosewiththeDutchovertradeandempire;FirstAngloDutchWar(1652～1654);SecondAngloDutchWar(1665～1667);ThirdAngloDutchWar(1672～1674);BritaingainedcontrolofNewAmsterdam，whichwasrenamedNewYork，butcededSuriname.TheydefeatedtheFrench，firstexpandingtheirholdoverthemaritimeprovinces.Thenduri

5、ngtheSevenYearsWartheBritishdefeatedtheFrenchatthePlainsofAbrahamandcapturedallofNewFrancein1760.ThisgaveBritaincontroloveralmostallofNorthAmerica.FourthAngloDutchWar(1780～1784);AngloDutchTreatyof1814；AngloDutchTreatyof1824.Inthelateeighteenthandearlynineteenthcenturyaseriesoftechn

6、ologicaladvancesledtotheIndustrialRevolution.Britain'spositionastheworld'spreeminenttraderhelpedfundresearchandexperimentation.Thenationwasalsogiftedbysomeoftheworld'sgreatestreservesofcoal，themainfuelofthenewrevolution.Notes：[来源:学科网]①navaladj.海的　②cedevt.放弃　③treatyn．条约④preeminentad

7、j.卓越的；优秀的长短句分析：TheAmericancoloniesprovidingtobacco，cotton，andriceinthesouthandnavalmaterialandfursinthenorthwerelessfinanciallysuccessful，buthadlargeareasofgoodagriculturallandandattractedfarlargernumbersofBritishimmigrants.句法点睛：本句中，“providingtobacco，cotton，andriceinthesouthandnava

8、lmaterialandfursinthenorth