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2023名校版高考英语阅读理解精读附答案Thesafeguardingofintangibleculturalheritageisconsideredanimportantpartofsustainabledevelopment.Amongthe629UNESCO-listedtraditionsarefiveentriesinEstoniathemostrecentofwhichisthebuildinganduseofdugoutcanoesintheSoomaaregion.EveryyearbeforespringSoomaaNationalParktransformsintoanalmostdrownedworldwhenwaterfrommeltingsnowintheeasternuplandsfloodsthelow-lyingforestswetlandsroadsandyardsoftheresidentswhostilllivehere.Thewaterlevelrosesohighthatvillagerscouldrolladugoutcanoerightthroughtheirwindowsandintotheirlivingrooms.Everyonehashadtolearntoadapttothenaturalannualphenomenon.BuildingadugoutcanoerequiresagoodtrunkofanaspenwhichgrowsthroughouttheforestsofEstonia.Oncecutdownthetreesarepeeledandshapedlikeacigarusinganaxe.Fromheretheinsideoftheboatiscarvedouttogiveitshape.Builderscuttheframedowntoafewcentimetresinthickness.Alonglogfireisthenbuiltalongsidethecanoewhichisfilledwithseveralbucketfulsofwaterandlefttowarmup.Oncethewaterhasevaporatedsticksaresqueezedintotheframelengthwaystoopenitup.Aspenisasoftwoodandatrunkhalfametreacrosscanbeexpandedintoametre-wideboat.Theboatisthenlefttocoolintheshadeandistraditionallyfinishedthefollowingspringoncethewoodhasfullydriedwhenitsgivenitsfinaldesignandcoveredwithtar.AivarRuukeloneofonlyfiveEstonianswhostillpreservetheskillchoosestobuildthemasawaytoconnectwiththehistoryAsayoungmanRuukelattendedworkshopsledbytwomasterboatbuildersbothintheir70satthetime.Hehopesthatbythetimehes70therewillbemoreyoungpeopledoingthesame.Enthusiastshopethatitsjoiningtheheritagelistwillsafeguardtheancientpracticeandattractthenextgenerationofboatmasterstokeepthetraditionalive.WhydovillagershavetopreservedugoutcanoesTosurvivefloods.Togocanoeinginthepark.Tolearnaboutanaturalphenomenon.Toapplyforintangibleculturalheritage.WhatstherightorderofbuildingadugoutcanoeTheboatisleftintheshadetodry.@Theinsideoftheboatiscarvedouttogiveitshape.Builderswarmupthecanoeandopentheframeup.Theboatisgiventhedesignandcoveredwiththetar.Buildersremovethebarksandmakethetreesintocigarshapes.A.
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②③⑤④①WhichstatementwillRuukelprobablyagreewithYoungpeopleshallbecomeboatmasters.Thepracticewilldieoutinthenextgeneration.Morepeopleareneededtopassonthetradition.Onecannotmastertheskillwithoutlearninghistory.WhatisthebesttitleforthetextDugoutcanoescometolifeBoatbuildingindustryinEstoniaCulturalheritageprotectioninEstoniaDugoutcanoesinEstoniaboattofutureaccDWomenwerelesslikelythanmentosupporttheVietnamwartheGulfwarortheinvasionsofAfghanistanandIraq.Theycommitfarfewermurders.Theyarelesslikelytofavorstrikes.Forsomescholarsthesearegroundsforthinkingthataworldrunbywomenwouldbemorepeaceful.ButEuropeanhistorysuggestsotherwiseaccordingtopoliticalscientistsOeindrilaDubeandS.P.Harish.TheystudiedhowoftenEuropeanrulerswenttowarbetween1480and1913andfoundthatstatesruledbyqueenswere27%morelikelytogetinvolvedinwarsthanthoseruledbykings.Thiswasnotallthequeens7fault:menseeingthemassofttargetstendedtoattackthem.FredericktheGreatofPrussiaoncedeclared:〃Nowomanshouldeverbeallowedtogovernanything.〃ShortlyafterbecomingkingheattackedthenewlycrownedArchduchessofAustriaMariaTheresaandseizedSilesiaprovince.Despiteyearsofwarsheneverrecoveredit.Butperceivedweaknessisnotthewholestory.Queenstheresearchersfoundweremorelikelytogainnewterritory.CatherinetheGreatexpandedherempirebysome200000squaremiles.Andmarriedqueensweremoreaggressivethansinglequeensorkingswhethersingleormarried.Theauthorssuggestseveralreasonsforthis.Firstmarriedqueensmayhavebeenabletoformmoremilitaryalliances(联盟)makingthemconfidentenoughtopickfights.Theirhusbandshadoftenservedinthearmybeforetheymarriedandwerewellplacedtostrengthenmilitarytiesbetweentheirhomelandsandtheirwives7states.Secondunlikemostkingsqueensoftengavetheirhusbandsalotofpowecputtingtheminchargeofforeignpolicyortheeconomy.Duringthe1740sMariaTheresa7shusbandFrancisIreformedtheAustrianeconomyandraisedmoneyforthearmedforceswhilehiswiferuledmuchofcentralEurope.PrinceAlbertwasQueenVictoriasmosttrustedadvisershapingherforeignpolicyuntilhisdeathinl
861.Thisdivisionoflabortheauthorssuggestfreeduptimeforqueenstopursuemoreaggressivepolicies.Themoderneratoozhaswitnessedfemaleleadersinwars:GoldaMeirandtheYomKippurwarorMargaretThatcherandtheFalklands.Thenumberofcountriesledbywomenhasmorethandoubledsince2000butthereisplentyofroomforimprovement:thecurrentlevelof15representslessthan10%ofthetotal.Aworldinwhichmorewomentookpowermightbemoreequal.Whetheritwouldbemorepeacefulisadifferentquestion.Theunderlinedperceivedweakness77inparagraph4meansthat.womenwerelesslikelytosupportwarswomencouldnotrecoverlostterritorywomencommitfarfewercrimeswomenweresofttargetsWhyweremarriedqueensmorelikelytogainnewterritoryBecausetheirmilitaryalliancespickedfightsforthem.Becausetheywereambitiousandaggressivebynature.Becausetheirhusbandsweresupportiveinstategoverning.Becausetheycentralizedallpowerintotheirownhands.WhatisthepurposeofmentioningthetwofemaleleadersinthelastparagraphToimplythereisroomforimprovementingenderequality.Toindicatemorefemalesbecomeleadersinmoderntimes.Toillustratefemaleleaderscannotpreventwarsinmoderntimes.Tosuggestfemaleleadershavetheirshareofwarsinmoderntimes.Accordingtothepassagewecansafelyconcludethat.marriedwomenarenotfittogoverntheirstatesontheirownfemaleleadersshouldberesponsibleforallwarsthroughouthistorytheworldwouldn7tbemorepeacefulevenifmorewomentookpowerthedivisionoflaborallowsqueenstosurviveeconomiccrisis。