2023学年完整版Unit5Meetingyourancestors试题库

Unit5Meetingyourancestors试题库1Ⅰ.单句语法填空1．Theartshowwasfarfrom________(be)afailure;itwasagreatsuccess.2．Duetotheserioustrafficaccident,thewaywasblockedsowewentby________alternativeroad.3．Tosavethedrowningchild,theboyplungedintotheicywaterwithouthesitation,regardless________hisownsafety.4．________Iexplainedonthephone,yourrequestwillbeconsideredatthenextmeeting.5．Owingtothedrought,manypeoplewouldstarveto________(die)withoutthehelpfromalloverthecountry.6．Aseriesofattackshave________(sharp)fearsofmoreviolence.7．Alltheevidencethatheofferedsuggestedthathe________(be)innocent.8．Theweatherisabnormalthesedays,whichwillhaveabadeffectonthecrops________(ripen)．9．By________(analyze)thepartsofthesentencewelearnmoreaboutEnglishgrammar.10．—IwonderwhySusanlooksworriedtoday.—I'mnotsure,butshe________(have)asmallaccidentdrivinghere.11．Whileeatingbeef,peopleinthewesterncountrieswillcutit________withtheknifeandputitintomouthwiththefork.12．Inspiteoffailingtosaveeveryendangeredspecies,wemaypreservethemajority________extinction.答案：ripenhavehadⅡ.完成句子1．不仅你而且你的妻子也对我很友好。(aswellas)________________________________________________________________________2．郎朗一定是当代最好的钢琴家了。(must)________________________________________________________________________3．天那么冷，他们让火着了一整晚。(keepsth.doing)________________________________________________________________________4．似乎没人知道发生了什么事。(seem)________________________________________________________________________5．他过去烟瘾很大。(usedto)________________________________________________________________________6．我发烧了，那就是为什么我没去上学的原因。(why)________________________________________________________________________7．人们普遍认为态度决定一切。(assume)________________________________________________________________________8．路上车太多了，我们除了等别无选择。(alternative)________________________________________________________________________答案：1．Yourwifeaswellasyouisfriendlytome.2．LangLangmustbethebestpianistalive.3．Itwassocoldthattheykeptthefireburningallnight.4．Itseemsthatnobodyknewwhathadhappened.5．Heusedtosmokeheavily.6．Ihadafever.That'swhyIwasabsentfromschool.7．It'sgenerallyassumedthatattitudemeanseverything.8．Thereweresomanycarsoftheroadthatwehadnoalternativebuttowait.Ⅲ.单句改错1．Therewasnoalternativebutfighttillthevictory.________________________________________________________________________2．Themoreinterruptionyoumustdealwithwhileyouarereading,theharderitwillbetokeepyourattentiononthetaskathand.________________________________________________________________________3．Thisleavesherampleoftimetopreparethreemealsaday.________________________________________________________________________4．Youshouldbeencouragedtogoonworkinghardregardlesspastfailures.________________________________________________________________________5．Hervoicesharpeneredasshebecameimpatient.________________________________________________________________________答案：1．but后加to→interruptions3.去掉of后加of→sharpenedⅣ.完形填空TheTrueStoryofTreasureIslandItwasalwaysthoughtthatTreasureIslandwastheproductofRobertLouisStevenson'simagination.__1__，recentresearchhasfoundthetruestoryofthisexcitingwork.Stevenson,aScotsman,hadlived__2__formanyyears.In1881hereturnedtoScotlandfora__3__.WithhimwerehisAmericanwifeFannyandhisson__4__.EachmorningStevensonwouldtakethemoutforalong__5__overthehills.Theyhadbeen__6__thisforseveraldaysbeforetheweathersuddenlytookaturnfortheworse.Keptindoorsbytheheavyrain,Lloydfeltthedays__7__.Tokeeptheboyhappy,Robertaskedtheboytodosome__8__.Onemorning,theboycametoRobertwithabeautifulmapofanisland.Robert__9__thattheboyhaddrawnalargecrossinthemiddleof__10__.“What'sthat？”heasked.“That'sthe__11__treasure，”saidtheboy.Robertsuddenly__12__somethingofanadventurestoryintheboy's__13__.Whiletherainwaspouring,Robertsatdownbythefiretowriteastory.Hewouldmakethe__14__atwelve­year­oldboy,justlikeLloyd.Butwhowouldbethepirate(海盗)?RoberthadagoodfriendnamedHenley,whowalkedaroundwiththe__15__ofawoodenleg.Roberthadalwayswantedto__16__suchamaninastory.__17__LongJohnSilver,thepiratewithawoodenleg,was__18__.So,thankstoa__19__SeptemberinScotland,afriendwithawoodenleg,andtheimaginationofatwelve­year­oldboy,wehaveoneofthegreatest__20__storiesintheEnglishlanguage.1．B．ThereforeC．BesidesD．Finally2．B．nextdoorC．athomeD．abroad3．B．storyC．holidayD．job4．B．RobertC．HenleyD．John5．B．restC．walkD．game6．B．missingC．planningD．enjoying7．B．dullC．busyD．cold8．B．writingC．drawingD．exercising9．B．noticedC．decidedD．recognized10．seaB．thehouseC．ScotlandD．theisland11．B．buriedC．discoveredD．unexpected12．B．drewC．madeD．learned13．B．replyC．pictureD．mind14．B．heroC．writerD．child15．B．problemC．useD．bottom16．B．produceC．includeD．accept17．B．AlsoC．ButD．Thus18．B．bornC．hiredD．written19．B．sunnyC．coolD．windy20．B．loveC．real­lifeD．adventure答案与解析：1．解析：however“然而”，表示转折，现在的研究与人们以往认为的不同。答案：A2．解析：第二段第二句“...hereturnedtoScotland...”意为“……他回到了苏格兰……”，所以可以推断之前Stevenson都在国外，即abroad。答案：D3．解析：由下文他们每天的活动看Stevenson一家回苏格兰肯定是休假。答案：C4．解析：该选项要从下面第三段第三句找答案。答案：A5．解析：第三段第一句“...takethemout...overthehills...”意为“把他们带出来……在小山丘上……”，可知是在散步。答案：C6．解析：该句中this指“walk”，所以此处选D最合适。答案：D7．解析：第三段倒数第二句“Keptindoorsbytheheavyrain...”意为“因为暴雨而待在家中”，对于一个男孩来说，在天气差的时候被迫待在家中肯定是件无聊的事，所以dull最贴近文章。答案：B8．解析：第四段“abeautifulmapofanisland”意为“一张画着一个岛屿的漂亮地图”，所以可知Stevenson安排给儿子解闷的消遣是画画，即为drawing。答案：C9．解析：notice是“注意到”的意思，在上下文中最为合适。答案：B10．解析：第四段第一句已经提示Stevenson的儿子画了一张岛屿的地图，所以此处应为theisland。答案：D11．解析：《金银岛》的故事就是寻宝的故事，所以宝藏是埋着的。答案：B12．解析：从图画中看到(即构思出)一个冒险故事。答案：A13．解析：前面的段落已经提示Stevenson的儿子画了一张地图，所以是picture。答案：C14．解析：把主人公写成一个12岁的男孩。答案：B15．解析：withthehelpof是固定用法，注意：应该用介词with而不是under。答案：A16．解析：includesb.inastory把某人写入故事。答案：C17．解析：thus是“因此”之意。答案：D18．解析：born“出生”，但在文学作品中指一个角色诞生了(被创造出来了)。答案：B19．解析：第三段中的heavyrain就是答案。答案：A20．解析：《金银岛》描写的就是孤岛寻宝的故事，当然属于冒险类的，选adventure。答案：DⅤ.阅读理解TheTangDynastywasprobablytheperiodwhentheSilkRoadwasatitsbusiest.OneimportantcenterontheroadwasthecityofChang'an,wherepresent－dayXi'annowstands.Chang'anwasthecapitalcityofthisdynastyandbyabout750ADithadbecomeastrongandsuccessfulcapitalofaroundtwomillionpeople.Becauseofthechancesfortrade,anumberofforeignersfromcountriesborderingChinalivedinthecity.ThemarketsatthistimeinChang'anwereperhapsthemostexcitingmarketsanywhereintheworld.TheysoldgoodsfromIndia,Africa,Japan,Korea，Turkey,IranandotherArabcountriesandmanyitemsinthemarketswouldhavebeencompletelynewtosomeofthebuyers.Interestinganimalsweresoldtogetherwithexotic(奇异的)plantsandstrangemedicines.Driedanimals,driedfoodsanddriedplantswerelaidoutforsalenexttorareseedsandspices(香料).Butbesidesthehopetotrade,whichdrewpeopletogether,Chinawasstilllargelyamysteriouscountrytotheoutsideworldandcertainlythesecretofmakingsilkwasstillunknown.Theroute(路线)tothewestfolloweddifferentpathsbutthetraderswouldhavetraveledfromplacestoplaces,alwayslookingforroutesbothtowaterandprotection.However,theMingDynastyhaditspolicyofisolation(闭关)andreducedthetrafficalongthisancientlandroute.Instead,searoutesbecamemorepopularandintheearly15thcenturythereweremanyChineseshipstradingsilkandothergoodsalongthecoastsofIndia,ArabiaandAfrica.1．Thispassagemainlytellsus________.A．thesilktradeinthepastB．theriseandfalloftheSilkRoadC．thehardlifethetraderslivedontheSilkRoadD．whysearoutesbecamepopularintheearly15thcentury2．Itisprobablethatmanydriedgoodsweresoldinthemarketbecause________.A．themarkettraderscouldstorethemforlongertimeandsellthemmoreeasilyB．theycouldbestoredandtransportedmoreeasilybythetradersontheSilkRoadC．theycouldbetransportedfarmoreeasilybytradersfromdifferentcountriesD．theywerelighterforthecamelstocarrywhereverthetraderswantedtogo3．Bysaying“Chinawasstilllargelyamysteriouscountrytotheoutsideworld”，theauthorreferstothefactthat________.A．alargepartofChinawasmysterioustotheoutsideworldB．ChinawasalargecountrythatwastotallyunknowntotheoutsideworldC．toagreatextentChinawaslittleknownorunderstoodbytheoutsideworldD．mostofChinawasmisunderstoodbytheoutsideworld4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mysterious”mean?A．ampleB．wonderfulC．livelyD．secret答案与解析：1．解析：主旨大意题。从每一段的首句可以看出，本文讲的是丝绸之路的兴衰史。答案：B2．解析：推理判断题。从第三段可知丝绸之路很漫长，由此可推知交易的干货多是因为干货易于贮存和运输。答案：B3．解析：句意理解题。这句话指的是当时在很大程度上中国对于外面的世界来说是很神秘的这样的一个事实。答案：C4．解析：词义理解题。从“Chinawasstilllargelyamysteriouscountrytotheoutsideworldandcertainlythesecretofthesilkmakingwasstillunknown.”看出此处mysterious是“神秘的”之意。答案：D2Ⅰ.用所给单词的正确形式填空1．Itwasonlyafterthatwerealizedthetrue________(significant)ofhisremark.2．Haveyoulooked________whatyouwillbedoinginfiveyears'time?3．Wemusttakemeasures________(accelerate)therateofeconomicgrowth.4．Thelady________(arrest)forcarryingdrugs.5．IfonlyI________(know)it,Iwouldn'thavedoneit.6．Tothegreat________(relieve)ofthecitizens,nooneelsewasinfectedwithH7N9excepttheconfirmedcases.7．________(receive)theirfinalmedicalcheck,theastronautsthenboardedtheirspacecraft.8．Ihadhardlygottotheoffice________mywifephonedmetogobackhomeatonce.9．—DoyouknowthereasonwhytheWhitesgotdivorced?—Notheyhaven'tquarreledwitheachothersincetheygotmarried.________，theybrokeupfinally.10．Sheisusedto________(use)thecleaner,whichisusedto________(clean)thehouse.答案：acceleratearrestedknownreceived;cleanⅡ.用方框内所给短语的适当形式填空1．Bepatient,thequestionisboundto________atthemeeting.2．I'mold________havethefreedomtodoasIlike.3．Mymotherwasveryill,andIhadtoattendtoher.AndI________heroperation.4．Heaskedthedoctorto________hisbadtooth.5．Wemust________beforewemakeadecision.6．You'dbetternot________him.Heisacheater.7．Idon'tcareabouttheprice,solongasthecaris________.8．Weallsighed________whentheplanefinallytoucheddownsafely.9．Hetakesmysisterouttothetheatre________.10．Idreadthecomingexams.________Icouldhavetimetoreviewmylessons.答案：1．comeuptoworriedaboutoutaheadingoodconditionreliefandthenonlyⅢ.完成句子1．____________________afewminutesearlier!要是我们早来几分钟就好了！2．It'satradition____________________100yearsago.这个传统追溯到100年以前。3．Ihadjustfallenasleep__________________.我刚睡着电话铃就响了。4．Sheturnedtothedriveway________________.她转入车道却发现道路已被堵了。5．Theforeigner__________________isfromCanada.昨天参观我们学校的外宾来自加拿大。6．I____________________thechildren'sbehavior.我烦透了这些孩子的行为。7．______________________，theboywasallowedtowatchTV.完成作业后，那个男孩被允许看电视了。答案：1．Ifonlywehadcome2．thatdatesbackto/datingbackto3．whenthetelephonerang4．onlytofindtheroadhadbeenblocked5．visitingourschoolyesterday6．amfedupwith7．HavingfinishedhishomeworkⅣ.语法填空Cons(欺骗)happenalotinoursociety.Itcanbehardtoknowwhoisreallyinneedandwhoistryingtoexploit(探测)otherpeople's__1__(kind)．Recently,Iwasfinishingmyworkathome__2__thedogbarked,lettingmeknowsomeonewasatthegate.Irushedtoseewho__3__wasandthereIsawapoor,fragilewomaninherlatefifties.Thiswomantoldmeastory,“MyhusbandandIliveinaslumnearby.Weearn__4__livingworkingatconstructionsites.Afewdaysagomyhusbandfelldownthestairswhile__5__(carry)aheavyload.Hewasbadlyhurtandhe__6__(lie)inbedwithahightemperatureforthepastfivedays.Pleasehelpme!Ineedtotakemyhusbandtoadoctor！”Ifeltreallybadabouthersituation__7__wasshetellingmethetruthortryingtocheatmeformoney?However,Iwentoutwithfiftydollarsandhandedittoher.__8__momentshegotthemoneysheburst__9__tears.Shetookmyhandandsaid,“Thankyousomuch！”FromhertearsIwasabletofigurethatshewasreallyinneedofhelp.I__10__(move)andwentbacktomyworksmiling.答案：lainmovedⅤ.阅读理解TheancientMayabuiltmanylargecitiesinwhatisknownastheirclassicperiod,whichlastedfromabout250A.D.untilabout900.Eachcityhaditsownkingandrulingclass.Thecitiestradedwithoneanother,butoftenfoughtaswell.Aroundtheyear900,theMayaabandonedmanyoftheircities.ArchaeologistsandotherscientistshavelongpuzzledoverwhytheMayaleft.Theyhaveexaminedthecitiescarefully,andstudiedthesettlementsthatsurroundthem.InCopantheyfoundmanytoolsdatingfrom500toabout1000andafewtoolsdatingfromabout1000to1200.Theyfoundthatnonewmonumentshadbeenbuiltafter822.Fromplantremaining,theyconcludedthattheareaaroundCopanhadbeenfarmland,andotherevidencesuggestedthatthelandhadbeenoverfarmed.Inviewoftheevidence,thescientistsconcludedthatalargepopulationhadlivedinCopanuntilabout1000,butthatasmorepeoplefarmedtheland,thesoilhadlostitsrichnessandproducedfewercrops,causingtheMayatheretosufferfrommalnutrition(营养不良),asananalysisofskullshasshown.Asaresult,peoplebegantoleaveCopanaroundtheyear1000.WarmayalsohavecausedtheMayatoabandonsomeoftheircities.Forexample，itisthoughtthatarival(敌对)city,Caracol,mayhaveonceconqueredTikal.100yearslaterTikalreturnedtopower,andtherulingfamilybuilttemplestohonouritsvictory.However，bytheendofthe800s,Tikalwasnolongerpowerful,anditsinhabitantsleft.AlthoughwedonotknowforcertainwhymanyancientMayaabandonedtheircities,today'sMayamayprovideuswithclues.ThemodernMayastillliveonthelandsinMexicoandGuatemalathattheirancestorsoccupied.Manypresent－dayMayastillhaveancientbeliefsandfarmingpractices，andstudyingthesemayhelpusdiscovermoreaboutancientMayaculture.1．InCopan,scientistsfoundevidencethattheMaya________.A．hadbeendefeatedbythepeopleofCaracolB．hadoverfarmedthelandandsufferedfrompoorhealthC．hadbeeninvolvedinaconflictwithTikalD．hadleftthecitybecauseofawar2．It'sprobablethatscientistswillnotagreeonwhytheMayaabandonedtheircities________.A．untilmorecitiesarefoundB．withoutmorephysicalevidenceC．untilmodernpracticesarebetterunderstoodD．withoutcomparingtheMayatootherancientcultures3．ThescientiststhinkstudyingthebeliefsandpracticesofthemodernMayawillhelpthemunderstandancientMayancivilizationbecausethemodernMaya________.A．areidenticaltotheancientonesB．havethebestfarmingpracticesC．knowwhattheirancientcivilizationwaslikeD．carryonsomeoftheirancestors'beliefsandpractices4．Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthemainideaofthetext?A．TheclassicperiodofMayancivilizationlastedfromabout250untilabout900.B．OverfarmingwasthereasontheMayaabandonedtheircities.C．ScientistsareinvestigatingwhytheMayaabandonedtheircities.D．FewerpeoplelivedinCopanafter1000thanbefore1000.答案与解析：1．解析：根据第二段的“...otherevidencesuggestedthatthelandhadbeenoverfarmed...morepeoplefarmedtheland，thesoilhadlostitsrichnessandproducedfewercrops,causingtheMayatheretosufferfrommalnutrition(营养不良)．..”可知，人们对农田的过度开垦导致土地营养的流失，最终导致那里的古玛雅人营养不良。故选B项。答案：B2．解析：根据第二段和第三段可知研究人员为了弄明白为什么玛雅人放弃了他们赖以生存的城池故土，找了很多证据来证明，所以可以推出B项正确。答案：B3．解析：根据最后一段的“Manypresent－dayMayastillhaveancientbeliefsandfarmingpractices,andstudyingthesemayhelpusdiscovermoreaboutancientMayaculture.”可知，科学家们之所以认为研究现代玛雅人的信仰及风俗习惯有助于了解古玛雅文明，是因为现代玛雅人传承了古玛雅人的一些信仰及风俗习惯。故选D项。答案：D4．解析：本文主要讲了创造了灿烂文明的古玛雅人为什么陆续地放弃了他们赖以生存的城池故土。研究人员通过搜集证据来解释这个原因。故选C项。答案：CⅥ.七选五阅读Agreatlifedoesn'thappenbyaccident.Itistheresultofallocating(分配)yourtime,energy,thoughts,andhardworktowardswhatyouwantyourlifetobe.Stopsettingyourselfupforstressandfailure,andstartsettingupyourlifetosupportsuccessandease.Itistheresultofusingwhatyougetinacreativeandthoughtfulway,insteadofjustwhatcomesnext,__1__S—Simplify.Agreatlifeistheresultofsimplifyingyourlife.Peopleoftenmisinterpretwhatsimplifymeans.It'snotawaytoremoveworkfromyourlife.__2__.Inordertocreateagreatlife,youwillhavetomakeroomforitinyoursfirst.E—Effort.Agreatlifeistheresultofyourbesteffort.Creatingitrequiresthatyoumakesomeadjustments.Itmaymeanre－evaluatinghowyouspendyourtime,orchoosingtospendyourmoneyinadifferentway.Lifewillrewardyourbesteffort.C—Createpriorities(首要事情).Agreatlifeistheresultofcreatingpriorities.It'seasytospendyourdaysjustrespondingtothenextthingthatgetsyourattention,insteadofintentionallyusingthetime,energyandmoneyyouhaveinawaythat'simportanttoyou.__3__R—Removedistractions.Agreatlifeistheresultofremovingdistractions.__4__.Removingdistractionscanbeadifficultconcepttomanypeople,sincetheyhaven'treallyconsideredthatthereisanotherwaytolive.Findwaystofreeupyourmentalenergyforthingsthataremoreimportanttoyou.T—Thoughts.__5__.Yourbeliefintheoutcomewilldirectlydeterminehowsuccessfulyouare.Motivatedpeoplehavespecificgoalsandlookforwaystoachievethem.Believingthereisasolutiontothesameoldproblemsyouencounteryearafteryearisvitallyimportanttocreatingalifethatyoulove.A．Whenyoufocusonsimplifyingyourlife,youfreeupenergyandtimefortheworkthatyouenjoyandthepurposeforwhichyouarehere.B．Agreatlifeistheresultofhavingreserves—reservesofthings,time,space，energyandmoney.C．Today,rightnow,istherightdaytostarttotakeastepinthedirectionofyourheart'sdesires.D．Upto75%ofyourmentalenergycanbetiedupinthingsthatstopyouconcentrating.E．Nowpleaseuse“secrets”tofityourownneedsandstyle,andstartcreatingyourowngreatlifetoday.F．Agreatlifeistheresultofcontrollingyourthoughtssothatyouacceptandallowforthepossibilitythatitactuallycanhappentoyou!G．Focusonremovingtheobstaclesthatgetinthewayofyoumakingsureyouarehonoringyourpriorities.答案：1－5EAGDF3Ⅰ.用所给动词的适当形式填空1．We________(work)onitformanyhours,butwehavenotyetreachedanyconclusion.2．Tellthestudentstostopshouting.We________(write)ouressaysnow.3．Thisisthefirsttimethestudents________(go)toHydePark.4．She________(do)hermother'sworksinceshewasadmittedintothehospital.5．Wehavesometimesaccidentsonthisline,butnoaccidents________(occur)sincelastwinter.6．Eventhoughhe________(prepare)forthecompetitionforseveralmonths,heisstillnotsureaboutit.7．Sinceshelostherjob,she________(study)toprepareforanotherone.8．It________(rain)withoutstopforalmostaweekhere.9．ShecametoliveinYantaitheyearbeforeand________(live)theresince.10．—Ihavegotaheadache.—Nowonder.You________(sit)infrontofthecomputertoolong.答案：1．havebeenworkingwritinggone4．hasbeendoingoccurredbeenpreparingbeenstudyingbeenrainingbeenlivingbeensittingⅡ.完成句子1．She________________for6hoursandstillcannotwakeup.她已经睡了六个小时了，到现在还叫不醒。2．Thetobaccoindustry__________________toimproveitsimage.烟草行业一直在试图改善其形象。3．Ithascometoourknowledgethatyou__________________thecompany.据我们了解你一直欺骗公司。4．Jim____________________Jennyeverynightforthepastweek.一星期以来吉姆每天晚上给詹妮打电话。5．Where____________________？We______________________everywhere.你到哪里去了？我们到处在找你。答案：1．hasbeensleepingbeentryingbeencheatingbeenphoningyoubeen;havebeenlookingforyouⅢ.单句改错1．Iarrivedlate.Ididn'texpectthetrafficwassoheavy.________________________________________________________________________2．Youhaveworkedinfrontofthecomputertoolong.Youmusttakeabreaknow.________________________________________________________________________3．Nodecisionwillmakeuntilourmanagercomesback.________________________________________________________________________4．Theoldmachinehasbeenrepairedatthemoment,sowecan'tuseitnow.________________________________________________________________________5．Willtheseflowerswaterinafewminutes?________________________________________________________________________6．Sorry,noteaorcoffeeisservinginourrestaurant.________________________________________________________________________7．Iknownothingabouthim.Ididn'tseehimsincewegraduatedfromcollege.________________________________________________________________________8．ThemomentIgottothestation,Ifoundthetrainleft.________________________________________________________________________9．Stopmakingthenoise.AnewsreporthasbeenbroadcastandIwanttolisten.________________________________________________________________________10．IlikethesepoemsandtheyarereadmanytimesbymyChineseteacher.________________________________________________________________________答案：1．didn'texpect→hadn'texpectedworked→havebeenworking→bemadebeen→isbeing→bewatered→served'tsee→haven'tseen→hadleftbeenbroadcast→isbeingbroadcastread→havebeenreadⅣ.阅读理解AThediscoveryofadwarfed(矮个的)“humanbeing”wholivedinFlores,Indonesia(印尼),upto18,000yearsagoischangingthewaywethinkaboutthehumanfamily.This“FloresHuman”wasthreefeettallandherbrainwassmallerthanthatoftheaveragechimp(黑猩猩),yetsheandherrelativesapparentlylivedfullyhumanlives.Theyseemedtohavemadetools,workedtogethertofindfoodandcookit,andperhapsevenburiedtheirdeadwithceremony.Itwasamajorsurprisetofindtoolsassociatedwiththenewhumanfamilymember.ThetoolsarelikethoseformerlyseenonlywithEuropeanfossils(化石)fromourownspecies,Homosapiens(智人),andtheoldestofthemweremade94,000yearsago.Homosapiensisthoughttohavearrivedintheislandabout40,000yearsago，muchtoolatetoberesponsibleforthetools.Ifthis_tiny_humanmadethetools，thentheinsidestructure(结构)ofitsbrainmusthavebeenmorelikeourownthanachimp's，despitebeingjustathirdthesizeofours.This“newhuman”wassuspectedtobeadwarfedbranchofHomoerectus(直立人).Whencreaturesareseparatedinregionswithrareresourcesbutfewenemies,beingbigisadisadvantage,andevolutiontendstoshrinkthem,aprocessknownasislanddwarfing.Couldnaturalselectionmakeahumansmallerwhilekeeping—evenimproving—mentalability?Quitepossibly,believesChristopherWillsoftheUniversityofCalifornia.Hasthe“FloresHuman”evenshowntheabilityoflanguage?“Ifinditdifficulttoimaginethatpeoplecouldmaketools,usefire，andkilllargeanimalswithoutfairlyadvancedcommunication.”Willssays.Did“FloresHuman”possessthebasiccomponentsofhumanculture—suchastheburyingofthedeadwithceremony?EmilianoBruneroftheItalianInstitutepointsoutthatIndonesia'shot，wetenvironmentisbadforfossilization.Itisreasonabletoassume,hesays,thatthe18,000－year－oldbonesofthemostcompleteFloreswomanwerewell－preservedbecauseshewasburiedwithspecialcare.1．Whatdidthedwarfed“humanbeings”looklike?A．Theywerenotsmall.B．Theywereverytall.C．Theywere30inchestall.D．Theywere36inchestall.2．Accordingtothepassage,“FloresHuman”________.A．livedapartlyhumanlifeB．wasabranchofHomosapiensC．usedtoolsbeforeHomosapiensarrivedD．hadabrainasacommonchimp's3．Theunderlinedpart“thistinyhuman”inParagraph2refersto________.A．achimpB．FloresHumanC．HomosapiensD．Homoerectus4．Thispassagemainlytalksabout________.A．thetoolsmadeby“FloresHuman”B．thelanguageusedby“FloresHuman”C．theevolutionof“FloresHuman”D．themajorsurprisingfindingsabout“FloresHuman”答案与解析：1．解析：根据“This‘FloresHuman’wasthreefeettallandherbrainwassmaller...”看出这些矮人有三英尺高，一英尺等于12英寸。答案：D2．解析：由“Itwasamajorsurprisetofindtoolsassociatedwiththenewhumanfamilymember.Thetools...ago”推出C项正确。答案：C3．解析：词义猜测题。从“adwarfed(矮个的)‘humanbeing’．..This‘FloresHuman’...，Ifthis_tiny_humanmadethetools,thentheinsidestructure(结构)ofitsbrainmusthavebeenmorelikeourownthanachimp's”，以及第三段的“This‘newhuman’was...”看出，thistinyhuman意指“FloresHuman”。答案：B4．解析：主旨大意题。本文主要论述了关于“FloresHuman”的主要发现。A、B、C项均为D项的一个方面。答案：DBTheoldeststonebuildingsintheworldarethepyramids(金字塔).Theyhavestoodfornearly5000years，anditseemslikelythattheywillcontinuetostandforthousandsofyearsyet.Thereareovereightyofthemscattered(散布)alongthebanksoftheNile,someofwhicharedifferentinshapefromthetruepyramids.Themostfamousofthesearethe“Step”pyramidandthe“Bent”pyramid.Someofthepyramidsstilllookasmuchalikeastheymusthavebeenwhentheywerebuiltthousandsofyearsago.Mostofthedamagesufferedbytheothershasbeenatthehandsofmenwhowerelookingfortreasureor,moreoften,forstonestouseinmodernbuildings.ThedryclimateofEgypthashelpedtokeepthepyramidsingoodcondition,andtheirveryshapehasmadethemlesslikelytofallintoruin.Thesearegoodreasonswhytheycanstillbeseentoday,butperhapsthemostimportantisthattheywereplannedtolastforever.The“Step”pyramidhadtobeonthewestsideoftheNile，thesideonwhichthesunset.Thiswasforspiritualreasons.Italsohadtostandwellabovetheleveloftherivertoprotectitagainsttheregularfloods.ItcouldnotbetoofarfromtheNile,however，asthestonestobuilditneededtobecarriedinboatsdowntherivertothenearestpoint.Watertransportwas,ofcourse,mucheasierthanlandtransport.Thebuildersalsohadtofindarockbase，whichwasnotlikelytocrack(破裂)underthegreatweightofthepyramid.Finally，ithadtobenearthecapital,orbetterstillneartheking'spalacesothathecouldvisititeasilytopersonallychecktheprogressbeingmadeon