高考英语阅读理解模拟练习

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

2、ekwondousesquickstraight-linemoveswhichcanalsobefoundinJapanesemartialarts，buttaekwondoalsousesflowingcircularmoveslikethetypeofmovesfoundinChinesemartialarts．Themaindifferencebetweentaekwondoandothermartialartsisthepowerfulkickingtechniquewhichtaekwondo

3、uses．Thisiswherethenametaekwondocomesfrom．InKorean，taemeans"tokick"，kwonmeans"tostrikewiththehand"，anddomeans"art"．Therefore，taekwondocanbetranslatedas"theartofkickingandpunching"．PaintingsfoundonthewallsandceilingsofancientKoreantombsin-dicatethattaekwo

4、ndo，orsomethingsimilartoit，hasbeenpracticedinKoreasinceabout50B．C．Also，recordsofaspeciallytrainedgroupofyoungwarriorscalledHwarangexplainhowtheseyoungmenweretaughttaekkyon（anearlyformoftaekwondo）alongwithhistory，philosophy，ethics，archery，riding，andswordf

5、ighting．MembersoftheHwarangwerealsoencouragedtotravelthroughoutKoreainordertolearnaboutthepeoplewholivedinallregionsofthecountry．ThishelpedspreadthepracticeoftaekkyonthroughoutKorea．Eventuallytaekkyon，whichwaspracticedforexerciseandsportwasreplacedbysuba

6、k，anothermartialart．Thepurposeofsubakwasspecificallyfighting，somembersofthemilitarywererequiredtolearnit．However，people'sinterestinsubakdiedoutovertime．Bythe1800s，fewKoreansactuallypracticedsubak．AfterKoreawasinvadedin1909，authoritiesputanendtothepractic

7、eofallmartialartsinthecountry．Inthelongrun，thisbanactuallyledtoincreasedinterestinmartialarts，andsecretgroupsbegantopracticesubakagainintheBuddhisttempleshiddenhighinthemountainsinKorea．AfterKoreagaineditsindependenceagainin1948，interestinmanyformsofmart

8、ialartsgrewaroundthecountry．TheKoreanTaeKwonDoAssociationwasformedin1961，andthiswasfollowedbytheWorldTaeKwonDoFederationin1973．Today，taekwondoenjoysgreatpopularityaroundtheworld．Morethanillionpeoplepracticetaekwondoinmoret