TPO70阅读真题+题目+答案下载：The Development of Chinese Dynasties

TPO70阅读真题+题目+答案下载：The Development of Chinese Dynasties

The centralized dynasties that ruled ancient China were a product of the terrain and climate of the Asian continent China is isolated from the rest of the Eastern hemisphere by formidable natural barriers of mountains on the west and southwest as well as the Gobi Desert on the north To the east lies the Pacific Ocean Although China s separation was not total—trade goods, people and ideas moved back and forth between China India, and Central Asia—in many respects its development was distinctive

in its formative years, Chinese civilization had been influenced by the contributing factors of the Yellow River region the land of the loess It is generally understood that the river running through a vast area where the fine and porous soil accounts for the large silt content in its current has a constant tendency to clog its own course and cause dikes to break and enormous inundations to occur The problem cannot be dealt with locally This predicament has a historical origin that can be traced at least to the Spring and Autumn period (722-481 B C ), when in 652 B C Duke Huan of Qi convened his league of states A mutual pledge by all participants is recorded in various sources as “not to execute improper dikes and 'not to hinder the water flow The stone inscriptions of his own achievements erected by the first emperor of the Qin dynasty (221-207 B c ) are reproduced in The Records of History One of the meritorious deeds that he credited to himself was the neutralization of the barriers that obstructed water flows These and other references are evidence that China's political unification, achieved in the B c era had come under the pressing demand for a coordinated effort in dealing with the flood problem which over and above technical considerations has remained in force for the past 2 000 years。

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TPO70阅读真题题目：

1、(单选题) According to paragraph 2, how does silt affect the Yellow River?

A.The large amount of silt causes the river to dry up

B.The buildup of silt blocks the flow of water

C.The silt blows across the river into vast areas

D.The flow of silt damages the soil around the river

2、(单选题) The word execute in the passage is closest in meaning to

A.move

B.produce

C.design

D.include

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