【威学教育】王鑫托福阅读TPO26-3阅读文本

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1、【王鑫托福阅读】托福TPO全集之TPO26-3TPO26TP026-3SumerandtheFirstCitiesoftheAncientNearEast3・Theword“sustain"inthepassageisclosestinmeaningtoAdefendBpromoteCmaintainDtransfonn1・WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinparagraph1asadisadvanta.geoftheMesopotamianplain?AThere

2、wasnotverymuchrainfal1formostoftheyear・BMeltingsnowcausedfloodingeveryyear・CThesiltdepositedbyriversdamagedcrops.DTimber,stoneandmetalswerenotreadilyavailable.2.Accordingtoparagraph1,whichofthefollowingmadeitpossibleforanelitetoemerge?ANewcropsweredevel

3、opedthatwerebettersuitedtoconditionsontheMesopotamianplain.BTherichestindividualsmanagedtogaincontrolofthemostvaluab1ecropland.CControloverthefewavailablenaturalresourcesmadesomepeoplefourtofivetimesricherthaneveryoneelse.DThebuildingofcanalstoincreasea

4、griculturaloutputrequiredorganization.TheearliestofthecitystatesoftheancientNearEastappearedatthesouthernendoftheMesopotamianplain,theareabetweentheTigrisandEuphratesriversinwhatisnowIraq.ItwasherethatthecivilizationknownasSumeremergedinitsearliestformi

5、nthefifthmillennium.Atfirstsight,theplaindidnotappeartobealikelyhomeforacivilization.Therewerefewnaturalresources,notimber,stone,ormetals.Rainfal1waslimited,andwhatwatertherewasrushedacrosstheplaininthearmualfloodofmeltedsnow.Astheplainfellonly20metersi

6、n500kilometers,thebedsoftheriversshiftedconstantly.Itwasthisthatmadetheorganizationofirrigation,particularlythebuiIdingofcanalstochannelandpreservethewater,essential.Oncethiswasdoneandthesiltcarrieddownbytheriverswasplanted,therewardswererich:fourtofive

7、timeswhatrain-fedearthwouldproduce・Itwastheseconditionsthata11owedanelitetoemerge,probab1yasaningclass,andtosustainitselfthroughthecontrolofsurpluscrops.5.ThewordmeaningtoBmasterCdefenderDcreator4.Accordingtoparagraph2,EriduandUrukareexamplesofurbansett

8、lemcntsthatAlackedthefeaturesusuallyfoundinotherear1yurbansettlementsBdevelopedaroundreligiousbuildingsCgrewmuchmorerapidlythanmostoftheurbansettlementsfoundinSumerI)weremysteriouslydestroyedandabandoncdinAcounselorsovereign"inth