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Book1Unit4NaturalDisastersSectionIV
ReadingforWriting同步测试(原卷版)
【大单元教学】2023-2024学年高一英语同步备课系列
（人教版2019必修第一册）
一、阅读理解PassageA
Thecapitalofacountryisoftenaverypopulatedcitywheremuchhistoryhasbeenmadeduetothehigh-levelpoliticalandeconomicfunctionsthatoccurthere.However,sometimesgovernmentleadersdecidetomovethecapitalfromonecitytoanother.Capitalrelocationhasbeendonehundredsoftimesthroughouthistory.TheancientEgyptians,Romans,andChinesechangedtheircapitalfrequently.
Somecountrieschoosenewcapitalsthataremoreeasilydefendedinatimeofinvasion(侵略)orwar.Somenewcapitalsareplannedandbuiltinpreviouslyundevelopedareastopromotedevelopment.Countriessometimeschangetheircapitalbecausetheyexpectsometypeofpolitical,social,oreconomicbenefit.Theyhopeandexpectthatthenewcapitalswillsurelydevelopintoculturaltreasureandhopefullymakethecountryamorestableplace.
Herearecapitalrelocationsthathaveoccurredinapproximatelythelastfewcenturies.
Asia
Japan
fromKyototoTokyo—1868
Turkey
fromIstanbultoAnkara—1923
Israel
fromTelAviv-JaffotoJerusalem—1950
Europe
Poland
fromKrakowtoWarsaw—1596
Finland
fromTurkutoHelsinki—1812
Italy
fromTurintoFlorencetoSalernotoRome—1871
TheAmericas
TheUS
fromNewYorktoWashington—1800
Jamaica
fromPortRoyaltoSpanishTowntoKingston—1872
Oceania
NewZealand
fromAucklandtoWellington—1865
1．Whydidsomecountriesdecidetomovethecapital?
A．Tofurtherexpandtheirland.
B．Touncoverancienttreasure.
C．Todevelopundevelopedareas.
D．Todeclarewaronanothercountry.
2．Whichcountrywastheearliesttomoveitscapital?
A．Turkey. B．Poland.
C．TheUnitedSate. D．NewZealand.
3．WhatdoItalyandJamaicahaveincommon?
A．Theymovedthecapitalsmorethanonce.
B．Theircapitalsweredestroyedinthewar.
C．Theymovedtheirca