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Unit1CulturalrelicsⅠ.阅读理解AIfchildrenaren’tparticularlyinterestedinhistory,it’snottheirfault.History,whileitispotentiallyanexcitingsubject,hasn’ttraditionallybeentreatedasaninterestingsubjectasmathandreading.Theyoftengiveonlyaglimpse(一瞥)intoahistoricalsubjectandsometimesthatglimpsedoesn’tevendoagoodjobofputtinghistoricaleventsorcustomsintocontext.Soit’snowonderthatchildrendon’toftenthinkofhistoryasasubjectthatexcitesthemandmakesthemknowmore.Butitdoesn’thavetobethisway.Historyhasthepowertocomealiveaslongasit’spresentedtochildrenintherightway.IwasremindedofthiswhenItookmydaughterandherfriendtovisitColonialWilliamsburg.It’salivingmuseum,whichfeatureshundredsofrestored(修复的),reconstructedandhistoricallyfurnishedbuildingsstaffed(配备人员)withcostumedinterpreterswhotellstoriesofthe18thcenturycity.Thetwo9-year-oldgirlsIwasaccompanyingaroundtowngottodressupinperiodclothes,askedwhateverquestionscametotheirminds,andleftbehindthemodernlifeforadaywhiletheydiscoveredthatsheepwereshorntocreateclothandprintingpresseshadtoputthewordstogetherletterbyletter.Thankstoaguide,theyalsolearnedmuchmoreaboutslaverythantheyhadlearnedfromatextbook.Asawriter,IhavepersonallydescribedCobblestone,ourAmericanhistorymagazineforkidsaged9through14,asasourcewherehistorycomesalive.Now,Iwon’tclaimthatamagazinecanmakeasubjectcomealivelikeColonialWilliamsburg,buthavingreadsomeofthearticleshelpsusalotingainingsomemuch-neededcontextforourtrip.Ifyouareplanningatripwithanysortofhistoricalaspects,fromavisittoanationalparktoatriptoaplacelikeColonialWilliamsburg,Cobblestonecouldactasyourpersonalguide.Ofcourse,foracompletehistoricalview,besuretosubscribetoCobblestone,andyouwillgetawesomehistoryallyearlong.Herearesomepopularfamilytripswithanhistoricalcomponentandsomeback(过期的)issuesthatmighthelpyourfamilygetthemostoutoftheexperience.1.Childrenshowlittleinterestinhistorymainlybecause.A.itisn’tpresentedintherightwayB.learninghistorywellisatoughjobC.it’slessimportantthanmathandreadingD.theeventsorcustomsalwaysdiscouragethem2.WhatimpressedtheauthordeeplywhenhevisitedColonialWilliamsburg?A.Historydidcomealivethere.B.Oldcostumeswereondisplaythere.C.Childrenweredressedinoldcostumes.D.Visitorsdidn’ttalkaboutthemodernlifethere.3.Accordingtotheauthor,Cobblestone.A.shouldbeupdatedonadailybasisB.canhelppeoplealotinhistoricaltripsC.ismuchbetterthanColonialWilliamsburgD.isuselessforpeopletotravelinanationalpark4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AMagicalPlaceB.LivingHistoryC.LearningHistoryWellD.HistoricalTrips导学号〚23280030〛B(2018·浙江“七彩阳光”联盟检测)Startinginthe4thcenturyBC,merchantsintheWestexchangedsilkforgold,horsesorpreciousstones.UptothefrontiersoftheRomanEmpire,silkbecameamonetarystandardforestimatingthevalueofdifferentproducts.HellenisticGreeceappreciatedthehighqualityofChinesesilkandmadeeffortstoplantmulberrytrees(桑树)andbreedsilkworms.AccordingtoastorybyProcopius,itwasnotuntil552ADthattheByzantineemperorJustinianobtainedthefirstsilkwormeggs.HehadsenttwoNestorianmonkstoCentralAsia,andtheywereabletosmuggle(偷运)silkwormeggsbyhidingtheeggsinbamboos.TheByzantinechurchwasthusabletomakesilkfortheemperor,withtheintentionofdevelopingalargesilkindustryintheEasternRomanEmpire,usingtechniqueslearnedfromtheSassanids(萨珊王朝).Buttheempirecontinuedtoimportsilkfromothermajorurbancenters.Themagnificen...