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1、阅读提速练(四)(建议用时：30分钟)阅读理解(共两节，满分35分)第一节(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A(2019·浙江瑞安高三第一次调研)WhenHuangLizhitookherfirstclassinAfricansociologyattheUniversityoftheWitwatersrandinSouthAfricainFebruary,herprofessoraskedherandherclassmates
2、whatimpressedthemmostwhenitcametoAfrica.Unexpectedly,Huang,31,foundthatwordslike“poverty”and“safari”—negativewordsthatwereoftenassociatedwiththecontinentinmediareports—werethekindoftermsherAfricanclassmatesdidn’twanttohear.Instead,theypreferredtohearth
3、equestionansweredinthisway：“Africaisthecradleofhumankind”and“Africansarepassionateandgenerous”．Apparently,therearesomemisunderstandingsbetweenus.It’struethatwithincidentsliketheEbolaoutbreakinWestAfricaandtheemergence(出现)ofpiratesoffthecoastofSomaliahi
4、ttingthenews,it’seasyforustokeepforgettingthatAfricahasoneoftheworld’soldestcivilizations—Egypt,bornbytheworld’slongestriver,theNile.TheproofisintheGreatPyramidofGizaandtheGreatSphinxofGiza,whicharebothpopularamongtourists.AndthetombsofancientEgypthave
5、alsobecomeendlesssourcesfortheliteratureandfilmindustries.WhenitcomestothenaturalenvironmentofAfrica,ourmisunderstandingsareonlybigger.Butthetruthisthatinsteadofbeingextremelyhotallyearroundandcoveredbydesert,thecontinenthaslargeareasofsavannas(稀树草原)wh
6、erelions,giraffesandzebraslive,thesnowcappedKilimanjaro—thehighestmountaininAfrica—andeventhickforestontheislandofMadagascar.Thesemisunderstandingsareoneofthereasonswhythe2018BeijingSummitoftheForumonChinaAfricaCooperationwasheldonSept.3and4—toundersta
7、ndeachotherbetter.Indeed,onlybyvisitingAfricaherselfdidHuangseetheconvenientlivingconditions,theamazingnaturalbeautyandthefriendlypeople.Inhereyes,herclassmateswereashopefulaboutthefutureoftheirowncountriesastheywereaboutAfricaasawhole,andtheywerequick
8、todemonstrateboththeirstrongwillandactivity.“Atthatmoment,Iknewexactlywhattheywanted—theywantedtheirculturetoberespected.”1．Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheunderlined“cradle”inparagraph2?A．Asmallbedforbabies.B．Abaskettoholdsomething.C
