19．CHRONOLOGICA
--The Unbelievable Years that Defined History
DID YOU KNOW…

In 105 AD paper was invented in China？
When Columbus discovered the New World？
The British Museum opened in 1759？

CHRONOLOGICA is a fascinating journey through time，from the foundation of Rome to the creation of the internet．Along the way are tales of kings and queens，hot air balloons…and monkeys in space．
Travel through 100 of the most unbelievable years in world history and learn why being a Roman Emperor wasn't always as good as it sounds，how the Hundred Years'War didn't actually last for 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 CHRONOLOGICA tells the stories of famous people in history such as Thomas Edison and Alexander the Great，this book also gives an account of the lives of lesser-known individuals including the explorer Mungo Park and sculptor Gutzon Borglum．

This complete but brief historical collection is certain to entertain readers young and old，and guaranteed to present even the biggest history lover with somgthing new!

56．What is CHRONOLOGICA according to the text？C
A．A biography．B．A travel guide．
C．A history book．D．A science fiction．
57．How does the writer recommend CHRONOLOGICA to readers？B
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．

分析 本文是一篇廣告布告類閱讀，文章主要介紹了CHRONOLOGICA這本書，它是一本歷史書，是一個(gè)穿越時(shí)空的奇妙的旅程的書，從羅馬的建立介紹到互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的創(chuàng)建．

解答 CB
56．C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)CHRONOLOGICA部分中的內(nèi)容：CHRONOLOGICA is a fascinating journey through time，from the foundation of Rome to the creation of the internet．可知CHRONOLOGICA這本書是一個(gè)穿越時(shí)空的奇妙的旅程，從羅馬的建立到互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的創(chuàng)建．再根據(jù)While CHRONOLOGICA tells the stories of famous people in history such as Thomas Edison and Alexander the Great，可知CHRONOLOGICA這本書講述了歷史上Thomas Edison和Alexander the Great等名人的故事．由此可知，CHRONOLOGICA這本書是一本歷史書．故選C．
57．B 理解選擇題．根據(jù)CHRONOLOGICA部分中的內(nèi)容：While CHRONOLOGICA tells the stories of famous people in history such as Thomas Edison and Alexander the Great，this book also gives ab account of the lives of lesser-known individuals including the exploeer Mungo Park and sculptor Gutzon Borglum．可知CHRONOLOGICA這本書講述了歷史上Thomas Edison和Alexander the Great等名人的故事．這本書也介紹了一些鮮為人知的人物，包括Mungo Park和雕塑家Gutzon Borglum．由此可知，筆者通過引入這本書的一些內(nèi)容來向讀者介紹的．故選B．

點(diǎn)評 本文考察學(xué)生的理解推斷能力以及細(xì)心程度，只要抓住文章的關(guān)鍵詞，采用尋讀的方法查找細(xì)節(jié)，就能找到正確答案．

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