2022届高考英语二轮复习分类阅读写作训练之人与社会：时代变迁

2022届高考英语二轮复习分类阅读写作训练之人与社会 时代变迁 一、七选五 （2021·四川眉山市·仁寿一中） During the cool months from October to March, camel caravans (骆驼车队)arrive in the desert city of Timbuktu (廷巴克图)every few days. Led by Tuareg and Arab traders, the caravans have traveled from the salt mines of Taoudenni in Mali. 1． Long ago people in the deserts of Africa could not get it easily. Salt was so valuable that 1 ounce of salt was worth 1 ounce of gold. Nowadays, each salt caravan has from 60 to 300 Camels. Each Camel carries four to six bars of salt. The journey from the mines to Timbuktu takes 15 days. 2． At Taoudenni, salt is mined from ancient lake-beds that dried up millions of years ago. The mines lie deep below the Earth’s surface and are reached by tunnels. Large blocks of salt are dug out and then cut into small blocks above ground. 3．The local people of the Bella and Haratin groups do the work. However, their wages are so low that they are treated little better than slaves. 4． Here the salt is sold and carri