2013届高考英语二轮专题总复习精选综合能力专练：阅读理解4请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空格1个单词。WhenpeopletalkaboutthecivilizationofancientBabylon,theHangingGardensmustbebroughtintotheirdiscussion.Itwasnotuntilthereign(统治时期)ofNaboplashar(625—605BC)oftheNeo-BabylonianDynastythattheBabyloniancivilizationreacheditstophonor.TheancientcityofBabylonmusthavebeenawondertotravelers.NebuchadnezzarII(604---562BC),sonofNaboplashar,thencametopowerandruledfor43years.ItishewhoisbelievedtohavebuiltthelegendaryHangingGardens.TheGardenswerebuilttopleasehishomesickwife.Shefoundthedry,flatgroundofMesopotamiaboring.Intheplacewhereshegrewup,therewasgreengrassandmountainousplains.TheKingwantedtorecreateherhomeland.AlotofpeoplestillbelieveintheexistenceoftheHangingGardens,despitethefactthatmostdescriptionsoftheGardenscomefromGreekhistorianswhileBabylonianrecordsremainsilentontheHangingGardens.EventhehistorianswhogavedetaileddescriptionsoftheHangingGardensneversawthem.ModernhistoriansarguethatitwasAlexander’ssoldiersthatmadeupthestory.WhentheyreachedtherichlandandsawBabylon,theywereimpressedwiththebeautifulscenery.Whentheylaterreturnedtotheirpoorhomeland,theytoldabouttheamazinggardensinBabylon.Anditwastheimaginationofpoetsandancienthistoriansthatmixedupalltheseelementstoproduceoneoftheworld’swonders.SomeofthemysteriessurroundingtheHangingGardenswerenotsolveduntilthetwentiethcentury.ArchaeologistsarestillstrugglingtogatherenoughevidencebeforereachingthefinalconclusionsaboutthelocationoftheGardens,theirwatersupplyingsystem,andtheirtrueappearance.SomerecentresearchersevensuggestthattheHangingGardenswerebuiltbySenaheribwhoruled100yearsearlierthanNebuchadnezzarIIdid.1答案：1.under2.have3.where4.existed5.rather6.returning7.imagined8.before9.like10.462BCASouthamptonUniversityteamfoundthatpeoplewhowerevegetariansby30hadrecordedfiveIQpointshigheronaverageattheageof10.ResearcherssaiditcouldexplainwhypeoplewithahigherIQwerehealthierasavegetariandietwaslinkedtolowerheartdiseaseandobesityrates.Thestudyof8,179peoplewasreportedintheBritishMedicalJournal.TwentyyearsaftertheIQtestswerecarriedoutin1970,366ofthe2TheHangingGardensNebuchadnezzarIIisbelievedto(2)____builtthelegendaryHangingGardensduringhisruleofancientBabylonfor43years.Topleasehishomesickwife,hewantedtorecreateherhomeland,(3)____therewasgreengrassandmountainousplains.Manypeoplefeelcertainthatthere(4)____theHangingGardens,thoughnohistorianssawthemandGreek(5)____thanBabylonianhistoriansdescribedthem.ModernhistoriansheldtheopinionthatitisthestorymadeupbyAlexander’ssoldier(6)____fromBabylon.TheGardenswas(7)____bypoetsandhistoriansaccordingtowhatthesoldierstoldaboutBabylon.Itwasinthetwentiethcentury(8)____somemysteriesabouttheHangingGardensweresolved.ArchaeologistsarestilltryingtocollectevidencetodecidewheretheGardenswasandwhatitlooked(9)____.SomestudiesshowthattheHangingGardenswerebuiltbySenaberibinabout(10)____.TheHangingGardensmusthavebeenoneoftheworld’swondersandis(1)____discussion.participantssaidtheywerevegetarians—althoughmorethan100reportedeatingeitherfishorchicken.MenwhowerevegetarianshadanIQscoreof106,comparedwith101fornon-vegetarians;whilefemalevegetariansaveraged104,comparedwith99fornon-vegetarians.TherewasnodifferenceintheIQscores,betweenstrictvegetariansandthosewhosaidtheywerev...
