【题目】
CHRONOLOGICA
—The Unbelievable Years that Defined History
DID YOU KNOW…
In 105ADpaper was invented in China?
WhenColumbus discovered the New World?
TheBritish Museum opened in 1759?
CHRONOLOGICA is a fascinating journey throughtime, from the foundation of Rome to the creation of the internet. Along theway are tales of kings and queens, hot air balloons…and monkeys in space.
Travel through 100 of the mostunbelievable years in world history and learn why being a Roman Emperor wasn’talways as good as it sounds, how the Hundred Years’ War didn’t actually lastfor 100 years and why Spencer Perceval holds a rather unfortunate record.
CHRONOLOGICA is an informative and entertaining tour into history,beautifully illustrated and full of unbelievable facts. While CHRONOLOGICAtells the stories of famous people in history such as Thomas Edison andAlexander the Great, this book also gives ab account of the lives oflesser-known individuals including the explorer Mungo Park and sculptor GutzonBorglum.
This complete but brief historical collectionis certain to entertain readers young and old,and guaranteed to present eventhe biggest history lover with something new!
56.What is CHRONOLOGICA according to the next?
A. A biography.
B. A travel guide.
C. A history book.
D.A science fiction.
57.How does the writer recommend CHRONOLOGICA to readers?
A.By giving details of its collection.
B.By introducing some of its contents.
C. By telling stories at the beginning.
D. By comparing it with other books.
【文章大意】文章介绍了一本关于历史的书籍，这本书记录了不同时代、世界各地的历史事件和史实。作者提到了很多书里面的内容来向读者推荐本书。
【答案】D；B
【解析】
56. 推理判断题。根据”CHRONOLOGICA is an informative and entertaining tour into history,beautifully illustrated and full of unbelievable facts. While CHRONOLOGICAtells the stories of famous people in history such as Thomas Edison andAlexander the Great, this book also gives ab account of the lives oflesser-known individuals “可知，CHRONLOGICA是一本有关历史的书籍及。
57. 推理判断题。作者在文中以提问的方式提到很多与历史有关的人物或事件，像“from thefoundation of Rome to the creation of the internet....tales of kings and queens, hot air balloons…and monkeys in space...why being a Roman Emperor wasn’t always asgood as it sounds, how the Hundred Years’ War didn’t actually last for 100 years and why Spencer Perceval holdsa rather unfortunate record”，说明作者是在引用书中的内容；文章没有提及其它书籍，因此不是使用了对比手法。
【名师点睛】
推断文章出处是高考英语阅读中一个比较常见的考点。主要考查考生能否从内容特点、文体特点、语言风格等判断出所读文章的具体出处。比如，如果所读材料具有较强的时效性或新闻性，则可能出自新闻报道；如果所读材料侧重历史事实，且措辞严谨，则可能出自历史教科书；如果所读材料中涉及工作要求、工资待遇、联系电话等，则可能出自招聘广告；如果所读材料轻松、休闲，则可能出自旅游杂志或休闲杂志等。第56题属于这一类题目。根据文章中出现的历史事件不难推断出CHRONOLOGICA是一本历史书。
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