剑桥雅思19Test1Passage2阅读答案解析 The pirates of the ancient Me

剑桥雅思19阅读第 一套题目第二篇文章的13道题由6道段落信息匹配，2道五选二的多选，以及3道填空题组成。虽然题目都不算难，但对应原文中的点大多在段落中央，给定位带来不小的麻烦，比较考验大家通读原文的能力。下面是具体每道题目的解析，希望对大家有所帮助。

剑桥雅思19Test1Passage2阅读答案解析

第14题答案：D

对应原文：段落D：In the letters, the king of Alashiya (modern Cyprus) rejected Akhenaten’s claims of a connection with the Lukka (based in modern-day Turkey)

答案解析：段落D的后半部分提到，在信中，阿拉什亚国王（即今日的塞浦路斯）否认与卢卡人（来自今土耳其地区）有任何联系。而根据前文，卢卡人正是困扰困扰法老的两个海盗团伙之一。原文中rejected对应题干中的denial，connection对应involvement，Lukka对应piracy，尤其锁定答案。

第15题答案：G

对应原文：段落G：Taking personal command, Pompey divided the entire Mediterranean into 13 districts, assigning a fleet and commander to each. After cleansing one district of pirates, the fleet would join another in the next district.

答案解析：关于扫除海盗的内容主要出现在最后一段。原文中提到，庞培亲自挂帅，将整个地中海划分为13个战区，每个战区配备一支舰队和一位指挥官。在清剿完一个战区的海盗后，该舰队便会加入下一个战区的行动。这些内容正好对应题干-清除海盗活动的细节，由此锁定答案。

第16题答案：C

对应原文：段落C：… in the first and second millennia BCE for governments to resort to pirates’services, especially during wartime, employing their skills and numbers against their opponents.

答案解析：原文中C段开头提到，在公元前一千年和两千年里，政府有时也会利用海盗的力量，尤其是在战争时期，他们会雇佣这些海盗及其船队来对抗敌人。其中especially during wartime对应题干中的circumstances，first and second millennia BCE对应ancient world，resort to对应make use of，由此锁定它为正确答案。

第17题答案：A

对应原文：段落A：When one mentions pirates, an image springs to most people’s minds of a crew of misfits, daredevils and adventurers in command of a tall sailing ship in the Caribbean Sea.

答案解析：文章开头指出，当人们提到“海盗”这个词时，大多数人脑海中浮现的画面，往往是一些离经叛道、胆大妄为又充满冒险精神的人，驾驶着高大的风帆船，在加勒比海上横行霸道。其中minds对应view，most对应commonly，而一般现在时则对应today，由此锁定答案。

第18题答案：G

对应原文：段落G：many more (pirates) were offered land in fertile areas located far from the sea. This article is from laokaoya website. Instead of a maritime menace, Rome got productive farmers that further boosted its economy.

答案解析：文章最后提到，除了清理海盗之外，罗马还将大量海盗迁移到远离海岸的肥沃土地上，让他们定居务农。结果，曾经肆虐海上的威胁，转化为推动罗马经济发展的生产型农民。这道题虽然没有直接的词与词的对应，但海盗变为农民这一事实正好可以对应题干中some people were encouraged not to return to piracy，而且全文也没有其他更加合适的点，由此确定答案为G。

第19题答案：B

对应原文：段落B：Thus, in the ancient world most were restricted to a few well-known navigable routes that followed the coastline.

答案解析：段落B快到结束时，因此，在古代世界中，大多数船只能沿着几条众所周知的近海航道行驶。其中were restricted对应need，most对应many sailing vessels，followed the coastline对应close to land，由此确定B为正确答案。

第20题答案：B

对应原文：段落B：In addition, knowledge of the local area helped the pirates to avoid retaliation once a state fleet arrived.

答案解析：段落B最后一句提到，此外，对本地环境的熟悉，也帮助海盗在国家舰队前来追击时成功避开打击。其中knowledge of the local area对应knew the area so well，avoid retaliation对应escape capture，由此确定B为正确答案。

第21题答案：D

对应原文：段落B：In the ancient times, the inhabitants of these areas relied heavily on marine resources, including fish and salt.

答案解析：段落B中间提到，在古代，这些地方的居民主要依靠海洋资源为生，如捕鱼和采盐。D选项中depended more on the sea for their livelihood对应relied heavily on marine resources，由此确定其为正确答案。A选线中的stolen vessels，C选项中的paid for information，以及E选项中stored many of the goods在原文中都找不到依据，因此通通排除。

第22题答案：C

对应原文：段落E：Even high-ranking members of the state were not beyond engaging in such activities.

答案解析：段落E中间提到，甚至国家高 级官员也可能参与其中。C选项中important officials对应high-ranking members，taking part in对应engaging in，piracy对应such activities，由此确定其为正确答案。

第23题答案：E

对应原文：段落E：Interestingly, in his works the Iliad and the Odyssey,the ancient Greek writer Homer not only condones, but praises the lifestyle and actions of pirates.

答案解析：段落E前半部分提到，有趣的是，在其史诗《伊利亚特》和《奥德赛》中，古希腊作家荷马不仅不谴责，反而赞美了海盗的生活方式和行为。选项E中a favorable view对应praises，piracy对应pirates，certain Greek texts对应Iliad and the Odyssey，由此确定其为正确答案。选项A中的very few people，选项B中的attitudes changed，以及选项D中every citizen和unacceptable要么与原文描述相反，要么找不到依据，因此通通排除。

第24题答案：grain

对应原文：段落F：Pirate raids provided a steady source of slaves, essential for Rome’s agriculture and mining industries … Pirate attacks on grain ships, which were essential to Roman citizen

答案解析：根据slaves和industries定位到到F段，从题干可以推测出答案应该是某种物品，整段话中填上去语义合适的单词只有grain，再加上vessels transporting和ships的对应，由此锁定grain。

第25题答案：punishment

对应原文：段落F：… led to angry voices in the Senate, demanding punishment of the culprits

答案解析：顺着上一题往下，calls for与demanding同义替换，根据修饰关系很容易确定答案为punishment

第26题答案：ransom

对应原文：段落F：By the 1st century BCE, emboldened pirates kidnapped prominent Roman dignitaries, asking for a large ransom to be paid.

答案解析：仍然是顺着上一题往下，根据Roman officials和Roman dignitaries的对应定位到这句话，空前词demanding与asking for同义替换，由修饰关系确定答案为ransom。