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第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AFrom thetimehumanbeingsbegantodrawthem,mapshavehelpedpeoplefindtheirwayaroundtheirenvironments.Butmapscanshowusmanythings,notjustwhichdirectiontogo.Theyshowthepathofhistory，theearth’sshapedevelopmentofmathematics,andtheprogress oftechnologyOneoftheoldest-knownlandmapsisanalmost1,600-year-oldtabletfromSouthwestAsiaThemapshowsacircleoflandthatisdividedbyariverandsurroundedbyocean.Trianglesonthemapindicateeightdifferentregions.And themap’stextdescribeslegendarybeastsandheroesthatwereimportanttotheancientpeopleofthearea.AroundAD150,aGreekscientistdrewnorth-southandeast-westlinesonamap.Thisadditionappliesmathematicstomappingandwas anearlyattempttoshowtheearth’sshapeonaflatpieceofpaper.Mapsgraduallybecamemuchmoredetailedasnewregionswereexploredandputdownonpaper.Also,mathematicalandastronomicaladvanceshelpedtoperfecttheworldmaptowhatweknowandlovetoday!Nowthatyouknowalittleabouttheearlyhistoryofmaps,let'slearnsomefunfactsEastat theTopThesedays,mostmapsfeaturenorthatthetop.However,duringtheMiddleAges,mostmapshadeast at the top.Thiswas donetopoint inthe direction of themorning sun.PuzzleMapsWhenprintedmapsbecameavailabletothegeneralpopulationintheeighteenthandnineteenthcenturies,noteveryonecouldunderstandthem.Infact,thefirstjigsawpuzzlesweredesignedaspracticemapsforeighteenth-centurygeographyclasses!FakePlacesMapmakersneedtomakesurethattheirworkisnotcopiedbyothers.Toprotecttheirworkmanymapmakersaddmade-uptownsorstreetstotheirmaps.Onlytheoriginalmapmakerwouldknowaboutthefakeentry.ModernTechnologyToday,digitalmapsandGPStechnologyhaverevolutionizedthewayweexploreourworldWiththetouchofascreen,wecanseeourexactlocation,planroutes,andevenviewreal-time trafficupdates.第3页，共12页命题/审题：成都石室中学文庙校区高2025届英语备课组