Question

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The earliest maps were probably drawn in the Middle East . Some of these maps have____and they show us the people at that time thought the earth flat (平的) . As time went by , the pictures became more detailed and maps were more____made . Later on , ancient Greeks(希腊人) used their____of math and science to make maps . Greek maps tell us the Greeks knew the world was____

From simple pictures , map making has turned into a science . Maps are made____surveying(勘测) land . In the 1900s , people around the world started to share information to make____maps . With the help of the photographs taken from the sky and space , maps are now more exactly made than ever .____the world is always changing , we will always need new maps .

There are many types of maps , but almost all use____and pictures to describe what a place is like when the map is made . A map usually tells what the pictures____Some maps may show the whole world . A road map will help you know the____from one place to another . Other maps may use pictures to show the temperature and population in different places .

1.A. disappeared    B. survived    C. gone    D. left

2.A. slowly    B. simply    C. correctly    D. carelessly

3.A. knowledge    B. courage    C. energy    D. challenge

4.A. long    B. small    C. square    D. round

5.A. into    B. by    C. of    D. from

6.A. cleaner    B. lighter    C. better    D. older

7.A. Though    B. So    C. Unless    D. Since

8.A. sounds    B. models    C. words    D. stories

9.A. stand for    B. go for    C. ask for    D. wait for

10.A. weather    B. distance    C. feature    D. culture

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.B

【解析】试题分析：短文大意：该文介绍了地图的起源和制作发展过程。既然世界总是在变化，我们将永远需要新的地图。

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考点：历史文化类短文。