Roman soldiers conquered the Jews in 63 B.C., and their land became a Roman province called Judea. Again and again, the Jews rebelled and tried to throw out the conquerors. Finally, in 132 A.D., the Romans ended all resistance by killing many of the Jews and forcing most of the others to leave the country. The Jews who survived were scattered over Europe and Asia. They began a long period of exile (流放).

Wherever they lived, the Jews carefully preserved their religion and laws, their language and customs. They dreamed to their homeland, and planned for the day when they could return to it.

After World War Ⅱ, in 1947,they called for dividing Palestine into two states, one Arab and the other Jewish. The Jewish state became Israel.

1. The province called Judea was ruled by the __________ .

A. Russians　　　　　　　　  B.Romans　　　　　　　　　　 C.Romanians　　　　　　    D.Germans

2. How long was it since the Jews had left their homeland?

A. About 1802 years.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. About 1815 years.

C. About 3500 years.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. About 1884 years.

3. Why did the Jews rebel against the Romans?

A. They wanted to throw out their conquerors.

B.They wanted to protest against Roman customs.

C.They wanted to keep their customs and religion.

D.They wanted to set up a new country.

4. On the whole, the article tells about 　　  .

A. Romans who forced Jews to leave their homeland

B.the history of the Jews and their homeland

C.the United Nations after the Second World War

D.Jewish resistance

Israel is a young nation but its people have a long history. The Jews, or Hebrews, first settled on the narrow strip of land at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea about 3 500 years ago. They lost this homeland in Roman times and did not get it back again until a few decades ago.

Roman soldiers conquered the Jews in 63 B.C., and their land became a Roman province called Judea. Again and again, the Jews rebelled and tried to throw out the conquerors. Finally, in 132 A.D., the Romans ended all resistance by killing many of the Jews and forcing most of the others to leave the country. The Jews who survived were scattered over Europe and Asia. They began a long period of exile (流放).

Wherever they lived, the Jews carefully preserved their religion and laws, their language and customs. They dreamed to their homeland, and planned for the day when they could return to it.

After World War Ⅱ, in 1947,they called for dividing Palestine into two states, one Arab and the other Jewish. The Jewish state became Israel.

1. The province called Judea was ruled by the __________ .

A. Russians　　　　　　　　  B.Romans　　　　　　　　　　 C.Romanians　　　　　　    D.Germans

2. How long was it since the Jews had left their homeland?

A. About 1802 years.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. About 1815 years.

C. About 3500 years.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. About 1884 years.

3. Why did the Jews rebel against the Romans?

A. They wanted to throw out their conquerors.

B.They wanted to protest against Roman customs.

C.They wanted to keep their customs and religion.

D.They wanted to set up a new country.

4. On the whole, the article tells about 　　  .

A. Romans who forced Jews to leave their homeland

B.the history of the Jews and their homeland

C.the United Nations after the Second World War

D.Jewish resistance

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　　BAGHDAD(Reuters)—Iraq(伊拉克)asked Arabs on Monday to seek martyrdom(殉难；牺牲)by attacking U.S. forces in Kuwait(科威特), saying the Americans were preparing to occupy(占领)Iraq.

　　“We in Iraq and in the entire(Arab)nation believe that every faithful(虔诚的)Arab has the right, duty, and the honor to deal with these forces in Kuwait, ”a spokesman was replying to the comments by al-Attiya, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council(GCC，海湾合作委员会), in which he turned down an apology by President Saddam Hussein(萨达姆·侯塞因)to the Kuwaiti people for the 1990 invasion(入侵).

　　Saddam apologized Saturday for his 1990-1991 invasion of the country, but scolded Kuwait rulers for conspiring(同谋；搞阴谋)with Washington against the Baghdad(巴格达)government.

　　Kuwait turned down the apology and said Saddam's message amounted to“incitement(煽动)for terrorism(恐怖主义)”.

　　The Iraq spokesman said, “Does Attiya not know that the U.S. forces occupy Kuwait, start from there to destroy the Iraq and kill the Iraqis, and that the U.S. army forces plan to occupy Iraq?”

　　The GCC is made up of Kuwait, Saudi Arabian(沙特阿拉伯), United Arab Empires(阿拉伯联合酋长国), Qatar(卡塔尔), Bahrain(巴林)and Oman(阿曼).

　　UAE Information Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zaid al-Nahayan said Saddam's speech had cost Baghdad what support it had left in the Arab world.

　　“I believe the speech cost the Iraq leadership any pity it had left and further proved the weakness of Iraq's political and media credibility(可靠性；确实性)at a time when Iraq needs to try its best to get rid of the threat of a face-off(对峙), ”Sheikh Abdullah told the official Kuwait News Agency.

　　Iraq invaded Kuwait on Aug. 2, 1990.U.S.-led united forces drove the Iraq army from the oil-rich state in February, 1991.

　　Thousands of U.S. troops have been sent to Kuwait since the 1991 Gulf War. However, these forces have been attacked several times in recent weeks. At least one U.S. soldier has died.

1．It can be inferred that Iraq is ________.

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A．seeking support in the Arab world

B．trying to make Arab die for the Iraqis

C．sincerely apologizing to Kuwait

D．attacking U.S. forces in Kuwait

2．Which of the following are members of the Gulf Cooperation Council?

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A．Iraq and Kuwait.

B．Kuwait and Egypt.

C．Kuwait and Oman.

D．All the Arabian countries.

3．After Iraq apologized, it was generally thought in GCC that ________.

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A．Iraq would win more support from the Arab countries

B．it was too late for Iraq to do so

C．Iraq would lose support from Arabian countries though they all supported it at the time being

D．Iraq would lose all the support that it had from Arabian countries

4．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

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A．Iraq was quite weak in politics.

B．Iraq was trying to avoid a war with the U.S.

C．The Gulf War Lasted for a whole year.

D．America won support from all the Arabian countries.

5．What does the underlined part“turned down”in Paragraph 2 mean?

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