2009高考阅读理解模拟练习

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1、2009高考阅读理解模拟练习ATaekwondoistheKoreanmartial（军事的）artofhand-to-handcombat（战斗）．Maybethatshouldreallybebody-to-bodycombatbecauseintaekwondothewholebodymustbetrainedtoproperlydefendandattack．Therearesomesimilaritiesbetweentaekwondoandothermartialarts．Forexample，taekwondousesquickstraight-linemo

2、veswhichcanalsobefoundinJapanesemartialarts，buttaekwondoalsousesflowingcircularmoveslikethetypeofmovesfoundinChinesemartialarts．Themaindifferencebetweentaekwondoandothermartialartsisthepowerfulkickingtechniquewhichtaekwondouses．Thisiswherethenametaekwondocomesfrom．InKorean，taemeans"tokick

3、"，kwonmeans"tostrikewiththehand"，anddomeans"art"．Therefore，taekwondocanbetranslatedas"theartofkickingandpunching"．PaintingsfoundonthewallsandceilingsofancientKoreantombsin-dicatethattaekwondo，orsomethingsimilartoit，hasbeenpracticedinKoreasinceabout50B．C．Also，recordsofaspeciallytrainedgrou

4、pofyoungwarriorscalledHwarangexplainhowtheseyoungmenweretaughttaekkyon（anearlyformoftaekwondo）alongwithhistory，philosophy，ethics，archery，riding，andswordfighting．MembersoftheHwarangwerealsoencouragedtotravelthroughoutKoreainordertolearnaboutthepeoplewholivedinallregionsofthecountry．Thishel

5、pedspreadthepracticeoftaekkyonthroughoutKorea．Eventuallytaekkyon，whichwaspracticedforexerciseandsportwasreplacedbysubak，anothermartialart．Thepurposeofsubakwasspecificallyfighting，somembersofthemilitarywererequiredtolearnit．However，people'sinterestinsubakdiedoutovertime．Bythe1800s，fewKorea

6、nsactuallypracticedsubak．AfterKoreawasinvadedin1909，authoritiesputanendtothepracticeofallmartialartsinthecountry．Inthelongrun，thisbanactuallyledtoincreasedinterestinmartialarts，andsecretgroupsbegantopracticesubakagainintheBuddhisttempleshiddenhighinthemountainsinKorea．AfterKoreagaineditsi

7、ndependenceagainin1948，interestinmanyformsofmartialartsgrewaroundthecountry．TheKoreanTaeKwonDoAssociationwasformedin1961，andthiswasfollowedbytheWorldTaeKwonDoFederationin1973．Today，taekwondoenjoysgreatpopularityaroundtheworld．Morethan20millionpeoplepracticetaekwondo