托福阅读实战：历史类二

托福阅读实战：历史类二Paragraph2：Rome’sdebttoGreecewasenormous.TheRomansadoptedGreekreligionandmoralPhilosopht.Inliterature,GeekwriterswereconsciouslyusedasmodelabytheirLatinsueecssors.ItwasabsolutelyacceptlythataneducatedRomanshouldbefluentinGeek.Inspeculativephilosophyandthesciences,theRomansmadevirtuallynoadvanceonearlyachievements.Paragraph3：YetitwouldbewrongtosuggestthatRomewassomehowajuniorpartnerinGreco-Romancivilization.TheRoman'geniuswasprojectedintonewspheres-especiallyintothoseoflaw,militaryorganization,administration,andengineering.Moreover,thetensionsthatarosewithintheRomanstateproducedliteraryandartisticsensibilitiesofthehighestorder.ItwasnoaccidentthatmanyleadingRomansoldiersaiidstatesmenwerewritersofhighcaliber.11.Theword“spheres”inthepassageisclosestinmeaningtoA.abilitiesB.areasC.combinationsD.models12.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutleadingRomansoldiersandstatesmenissupportedbyparagraphs5and6?A.TheycouldreadandwritetheGreeklanguage.B.Theyfrequentlywrotepoetryandplays.C.Theyfocusedtheirwritingonmilitarymatters.D.TheywroteaccordingtothephilosophicallawsoftheGreeks.Paragraph4：ModemattitudestoRomancivilizationrangefromtheinfinitelyimpressedtothe:thoroughdisgusted.-Asalways,therearethepowerworshippers,especiallyamonghistorians,whoarepredisposedtoadmirewhateverisstrong,whofeelmoreattractedtothemightofRomethantothesubtletyofGreece.一Atthesametime,thereisasolidbodyofopinionthatdislikesRome.-Formany,RomeisatbesttheimitatorandthecontinuatorofGreeceonalargerscale.-Greekcivilizationhadquality;Rome,merequantity.Greecewastheinventor;Rome,theresearchanddevelopmentdivision.SuchindeedwastheopinionofsomeofthemoreintellectualRomans.hadtheGreeksheldnoveltyinsuchdisdainaswe,askedHoraceinhisEpistle,';whatworkofancientdatewouldnowexist?13.Lookatthefoursquares-thatindicatewherethefollowingsentencecouldbeaddedtothepassage.TheyesteemsymbolsofRomanpower,suchasthemassiveColosseum.Wherewouldthesentencebestfit?14.Direction:AnintroductorysentenceforabrieFsummaryofthepassageisprovidedbelow.CompletethesummarybyselectingtheTHREEanswerchoicesthatexpressthemostimportantideasinthepassage.Somesentencesdonotbelonginthesummarybecausetheyexpressideasthatarenotpresentedinthepassageorareminorideasinthepassage.