2025年炎黄职业技术学院高职单招高职单招英语2016-2024年参考题库含答案解析

2025年炎黄职业技术学院高职单招高职单招英语2016-2024年参考题库含答案解析（图片大小可自由调整）一、单选题(共50题)1、--Nicetomeetyou,Mike._______

--EverythingisOK.Thanks.A、Whatareyoudoing?B、Wherehaveyoubeen?C、Howisitgoing?D、What’swrongwithyou?正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析－见到你真高兴，Mike。事情进展怎样了？－一切进展顺利。谢谢。

A．Whatareyoudoing你正在做什么？

B．Wherehaveyoubeen

C．Howisitgoing事情进展怎样了

根据回答EverythingisOK．Thanks．可知C符合题意

D.What’swrongwithyou你怎么了？

2、—Wouldyoupleasegotoaskhimforhelp?—But________heisbusy?Iwon’tdothat.

(1分)A、GuesswhatB、whataboutC、whichoneD、whatif正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析考查情景交际用语。句意：——请你去找他帮忙好吗？——要是他很忙呢？我不会那样做的。AGuesswhat猜猜看；Bwhatabout……怎么样；Cwhichone哪一个；Dwhatif要是……怎么办呢？根据But和Iwon’tdothat。可知，作者感到担心，认为找他帮忙不现实，whatif用于询问不希望看到的事发生时的结果。故选D项。

3、Howoftendoyouwritetoyouruncle?________

(1分)A、OnceamonthB、OnemonthC、InamonthD、Foramonth正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析你多久给你叔叔写信一次？Onceamonth一个月一次；Onemonth一月；inamonth在一个月内；Foramonth一个月了

4、Theteacherstressedagainthatthestudentsshouldnot_____anyimportantdetailswhileretellingthestory.

(1分)A、bringoutB、leaveoutC、letoutD、makeout正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析考查动词短语辨析。句意：老师再次强调，学生在复述故事时，不应该遗漏任何重要的细节。Abringout出版，生产；Bleaveout遗漏；Cletout放出，泄露；Dmakeout理解，辨认出。结合Theteacherstressedagain可知，老师再次强调，学生在复述故事时，不应该遗漏任何重要的细节。故选B。

5、Idon’tthink____isanyneedforaguideonourjourney.

(1分)A、itB、thisC、thereD、that正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析考察宾语从句，根据地点状语onourjourney可知从句为therebe句型，表示某处有某物。故选C。我认为在旅途中没有找向导的必要。

6、Thesolution,ofcourse,wastoplanttreessotheanimalscouldseekshelterduringthedaytime.Heturnedtothe_________departmentforhelpbutwastoldthatnothingwouldgrowthere.

(1分)A、laborB、policeC、forestD、finance

正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析考查名词词义辨析。句意:他向森林部门求助，但被告知那里什么也不长。Alabor劳动；Bpolice警察；Cforest森林；Dfinance财政，金融。根据前一句中的”Thesolution,ofcourse,wastoplanttrees”可知，Molai想要种树，所以他应该向”森林”部门求助。故选C。

7、材料A:Hello,Tom.(1)

B:Hello,Lucy.Prettygood!It'sexcitingtoseeyouagainatschool.

A:Aha.(2)

B:Metoo.It'salongtimetostudyonlineathome.Wouldyouliketoshareonlinestudieswithme?

A:(3)First,weneedtomakeastudyplan.

B:Iagree.Creatingato-dolistfirstisimportant.

A:(4)Askyourfamilymembersnottomakenoiseduringclasses.

B:Whatelse?

A:Don'tchatwithyourclassmatesonlineinclass,oryou'llmisssomethingimportant.

B:(5)Thanksforsharing!

A:You'rewelcome!第（2）空填（）(1分)A、How'sitgoing?B、Sure,I'dliketo.C、Imissallofyouandteachers.D、Next,findaquietlearningenvironment.E、Nowonderyoudidsowellintheexamonline正确答案选项：参考答案：C

8、Itwas______thattheywentforadriveinthecountryside.

(1分)A、suchafineweatherB、sofineaweatherC、suchfineweatherD、sofineweather正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析so和such的用法。such与so的意思都是“如此，这样”。1、such后面主要是修饰名词。即：such+a/an+adj.+n．或a/an+such+adj.+n.。如果名词是不可数名词或复数名词，则不可以用不定冠词a或an。2、so后面只能跟形容词或副词。即：和so+adj．或adv．不过，so后面也可以跟名词，但该名词必须是单数可数名词。用法为：so＋形容词＋a或an＋单数可数名词。Weather为抽象名词，不可数，故选C。

9、---Myfatherisillinhospital.---I’msorry____that.

(1分)A、hearB、hearingC、heardD、tohear正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析句意我很抱歉听到这个消息，考besorrytodosth此短语，含义为对做某事感到抱歉，故选D。

10、-IsyourWeChataccount(账户)safe?—Yes,evenmyfathercan'tuseit（）Itellhimthepassword.(1分)A、whenB、unlessC、whileD、if正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析考查连词。句意为：“——你的微信账户安全吗?是的，我父亲也不能用它，除非我告诉他密码。"unless意为“除非”,引导条件状语从句，相当于“if…not(如果不)”。分析句子结构可知，空格后面的句子是前面句子的条件，且主句表达的是否定的意义，所以应用unless来引导条件状语从句。故选B。

11、Chinesestudentsusuallyspend______thestudentsoftheUSstudyingintheirfreetime.

(1分)A、twiceasmanyhoursasB、astwicemanyhoursasC、twicehoursasmanyasD、asmanyastwicehours正确答案选项：参考答案：A

12、Computerscanwork（）fasterthanman.(1分)A、millionoftimesB、millionsoftimesC、sometimeD、many正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析句子译文:电脑比人工作要快成千上万倍。

millionsof意思是“成千上万的,无数的”，由此可以排除A项;sometime的意思是“某个时候”,根据题意"电脑比人工作要快成千上万倍。”可知答案为B项。

核心短语/词汇:millionsof

成千上万的.

13、Icanhardlyeat_________.Iamnotfeelingwelltoday.

(1分)A、nothingB、anythingC、everythingD、something正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析句意:我几乎什么都吃不下。我今天感觉不舒服。A、nothing没什么;B、anything任何东西;C、everything一切;D、something一些事情。hardly表示否定,因此排除选项D。something一般情况下，用在肯定句，不合语法;去掉A/C，不合题意;anything用在否定句，是固定用法，因此选B。

14、Youcancomehereatanytime（）you'dlike.(1分)A、aslongasB、thoughC、assoonasD、unless正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析考查连词。句意为：“你想什么时候来都可以。”aslongas意为“只要”,引导条件状语从句。分析句子结构可知，空格后面的句子是前面句子的条件状语，所以应该用aslongas。故选A。

15、材料A:Hello,Cindy!What'syourplanforthissummerholiday?

B:Ihavenoidea.(1)

A:I'lltakepartinasocialactivitywithmysister.

B:Itsoundsexciting.(2)

A:No.Ihavebeenavolunteerinapoorvillage.Thechildrentheredon'thavemoneytobuybooks.

B:(3)

A:Yes.Iboughtthem60bookswithmypocketmoney.

B:Whatelsedidyoudothere?

A:(4)Andnowwearegoodfriends.

B:Wow!(5)I'dliketojoinyou.

A:Great!I'msurewe'llhaveameaningfulholiday.第（5）空填（）(1分)A、Canyoutellmesomethingaboutit?B、Haveyousentbookstothem?C、Ihelpedthemwiththeirlessons.D、Sheraisedsomemoneyforthem.E、Isityourfirsttimetojoininsuchactivities?F、Itwasawonderfulexperience!G、Whataboutyou?正确答案选项：参考答案：F

16、Shesaidthathe（）smokethere.(1分)A、mightB、mustn'tC、wouldD、should正确答案选项：参考答案：B

17、-Mom,theteacherpraisedmeformyspokenEnglishthismorning.-_____youhavedoneverywell,butyoustillhavealongwaytogo.

(1分)A、NowonderB、NoproblemC、NomatterD、Nodoubt正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析考查交际用语。ANowonder难怪；BNoproblem没问题；CNomatter无论…;DNodoubt毫无疑问；句意：-妈妈。今天早晨因为我的口语老师表扬了我。-毫无疑问，你做的非常好，但你还有很长的路要走。使用nodoubt是母亲对孩子表现得肯定，与后句youhavedoneverywell保持一致。故D项正确。

18、Weoftenhavesportsafterclass,andIliketoplay________basketball．

(1分)A、aB、anC、theD、/正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析我们课后经常有运动，我喜欢打篮球。playbasketball是固定短语，中间不填介词

19、Thelittlegirlwasafraidofstaying________inthe________house．

(1分)A、alonealoneB、alonelonelyC、lonelylonelyD、lonelyalone正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析该题考查alone和lonely的区别：alone可作形容词和副词，意为“独自一人，单独”，在句中用来作状语或表语：lonely是形容词，意为“孤独的

20、Aftertwohoursofwalking,theycametothecampsite,______.

(1分)A、hungryandtiredlyB、hungrilyandtiredlyC、hungrilyandtiredD、hungryandtired正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析考察形容词用法。hungryandtired是对they的情况进行说明的，是指他们来到营地的时候，又累又饿。

21、材料David:Doyouknowwhoinventthepaperinthehistory?

Alice:Yes.(1)

David:Right.Chinaistheearliestcountryusingthepaperintheworld.Inthe7thcenturyChinesebegantousepapermoney.

Alice:Wow!That'sgreat.(2)

David:Hemadepaperfromwood.Hetookthewoodfromtreesandmadeitintopaperbyhand.

Alice:Howaboutnow?

David:Nowpaperstillcomesfromtrees.(3)

Alice:Ifwekeeponwastingsomuchpaper,therewillnotbeanytreesleftontheearth.(4)

Andourenvironmentwillbechanged.

David:Yes.Weshouldsavepaperfromnow.

Alice:(5)

David:Wecanusebothsidesofeverypieceofpaper,choosedrinksinbottlesinsteadofthosein

paperpackets.

Alice:Let'sdothesethingsfromnow.

David:OK!That'sgreat.Ithinkourenvironmentwillbecomemoreandmorebeautiful.第（1）空填（）(1分)A、WhatmaterialswereusedtomakepaperbyCaiLunthen?B、That'sourEnglishteacher.C、Butwecanusemachinetomakepaper.D、Sohowcanwesavepaper?E、CaiLuninventedpaperalmost2,000yearsago.F、Iftherearenottrees,therewillbenopaper.G、That'sgreat.Howisitmade?正确答案选项：参考答案：E解析Doyouknowwhoinventthepaperinthehistory？（你知道历史上谁发明了纸吗？）结合选项可知，这里应说“蔡伦大约在2000年前发明了纸”符合语境。

22、（）withmyfather'shandwriting,mineispoor.(1分)A、CompareB、ComparedC、ComparingD、Compares正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析考查过去分词作状语。句意为：“与我父亲的书法相比，我的很差。”主语mine指的是myhandwriting,与动词compare是动宾关系，应用过去分词表被动。comparedwith意为“与……相比”,是过去分词作状语。故选B。

23、Heisastrangeman.Hegetson________withhisworkmates.

(1分)A、goodB、badC、wellD、badly正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析他是个奇怪的人。他和同事相处得很不好。getonwellwith与..相处融洽；getonbadlywith与...相处不好，糟糕。根据heisstrangeman可知他和别人相处得不好。

24、Tonyisalwayslate________schoolbecausehegetsup________7:00.

(1分)A、at；forB、at；atC、for；atD、for；for正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析latefor:迟到；getsupat7:00意为7点起床

25、

ItraveltotheBinhaiNewAreabylightrailwayeveryday,_____domanybusinessmenwholiveindowntownTianjin.

(1分)A、AsB、whichC、whenD、though正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析考查as的非限制性定语从句。后句有我的做法正如/正像生活在天津闹市区的商人一样。本句为避免头重脚轻结构经过了调整，主语和谓语颠倒，这点要注意，which代替上句部分和整体内容，此处没有它的意思，排除B;C，D均不合适，as正如，正像的意思符合，故选A.

26、-Where'syoursister,Eric?-Ithink（）isintheschoollibrary.(1分)A、heB、himC、sheD、her正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析考查人称代词。句意为：“——-Eric,你姐姐在哪里?——我认为她在学校的图书馆。”根据句意可知，空格处指代的是Eric的姐姐，所以排除A和B;由句子结构可知，空格处为宾语从句的主语，所以应该用主格形式。故选C。

27、材料Justinknewtherewasonlyonewayoutofhisneighborhood—basketball.Sohe（1）hard,runningwiththeballlikethe（2）dogswerechasing(追逐)him.Hecoulddefeatanyoftheguysatthe（3）andhesawhiswayoutandheranforit.

OnedaywhenJustinwasplayingbasketball,he（4）hisrightkneebadly.Thedoctorsaidhemightneverplay（5）.Justinwasextremelysad.EverydayJustinjust（6）inbed,watchingTVandeatingpotatochips.Whenhe（7）likeaballoon,hissistercamehomefromtheuniversityonholiday,bringingexciting（8）ofafarawaylandcalledcollege.

Justinwas（9）bythedormstoriesandcampus（10）thatshetold,buthecould（11）believeanyofthem.Itwasasifsheweretellinghimaboutsome（12）landhighabovetheclouds.

Justinwasapretty（13）guy,buthissisterhadawayof（14）himtodothingsthatnobodyelsecould.Sowhileshewashomeduringthe（15）,theystudiedtogether,andtheytalked,andtheyworked,andJustinfelt（16）thanheeverhadbefore.

Afterspendingthose（17）withhissister,Justinrealizedthathedidn'twanttofeelbadforhimselfanymore,andhedidn'twanttoquit.Basketball（18）behisthing,butnowtherewasonly（19）.UsingthestudyskillsJustinhadacquiredfromhissister,hescored（20）ineveryexam.Theuniversitythatheappliedtoacceptedhim.第14空填（）。(1分)A、gettingB、promisingC、permittingD、warning正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析考查动词词义辨析。getting意为“让”;promising意为“承诺”;permitting意为“允许”;warning意为“警告”。根据下文内容可知，此处指Justin的姐姐有办法让他去做其他人无法让他做的事情。getsb.todosth.意为“让某人做某事”,故选A。

28、IliveinRoom403,Samlivesintheroomrightabovemine,onthe_____floor.

(1分)A、thirdB、threeC、fifthD、five正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析句意：我住在403房间。萨姆正好住在我的上面。在五楼。fifth第五，five五。空格后的名词是单数，所以这里用序数词，故排除，根据IliveinRoom403，可知Sam住在5楼。

29、材料OnemorningRaman,atruemasteroftheartofarchery(箭术),invitedhisfavoritestudenttowatchadisplayofhisskill.Thestudenthad（1）thismorethanahundredtimesbefore,buthestillobeyedhis（2）

Together,theywentintoanearbywoodandreachedatall.（3）.Ramanpickedaroseflowerand（4）itononeofthebranchesofthetree.He（5）openedhisbagandtookoutthreeobjects:his（6）,anarrowandawhitehandkerchief.

Ramanstoodonehundredpacesfromthespotwherehehadplacedthe（7）.Facinghistarget,he（8）hisstudenttoblindfold(蒙住眼睛)himwiththehandkerchief.Thestudentdidashisteacher（9）.

“Howoftenhaveyouseenmepracticethesportofarchery?”Ramanaskedhim（10）.

“Everyday,”repliedhisstudent.“Andyouhave（11）managedtohittherosefromthreehundredpacesaway.”

Withhiseyescoveredbythe（12）,Ramanplacedhisfeetfirmlyonthegroundand（13）thebowstring(弓弦)withallhisstrength.Aimingattheroseonthe（14）,heletthearrowfly.Thearrowwhistledthroughtheair,（15）itdidnotevenhitthetree,missingthetargetbyafewmeters.

“DidI（16）it?”saidRaman,removingthehandkerchieffrom

hiseys.

“No,youmissed（17）,”repliedthestudent.“Ithoughtyouweregoingto（18）methepowerofthoughtandyourabilitytoperformmagic.”

“Ihave（19）taughtyouthemostimportantlessonaboutthepowerofthought.”repliedRaman.“Whenyou（20）something,concentrateonlyonthat:Noonewilleverhitatargettheycannotsee.”第18空填（）。(1分)A、showB、giveC、offerD、lend正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析考查动词词义辨析。show意为“展示”;give意为“给”;offer意为“提供”;lend意为“借”。此处指学生本以为老师要给他展示意念的力量和神奇的能力。故选A。

30、It'srathercoldhere.You'dbetter（）yourcoat.(1分)A、putawayB、notputonC、nottakeoffD、takeoff正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析考查固定用法。句意为：“这里相当冷，你最好不要脱下外套。”hadbetternotdosth.意为“最好不要做某事”。根据“It'srathercoldhere.”可以推断是建议不要脱外套。故选C。

31、---DidyouremembertogiveMarythemoneyyouowedher?

---Yes.Igaveittoher（）Isawher.(1分)A、whileB、themomentC、suddenlyD、once正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析试题分析:考察连词辨析。A当...时;然而;B一..就;C突然;D一旦;themoment(that)可引导时间状语

句意:--你记得要把欠的钱给Mary吗?-是的。我一见到她就给了她。根据句意说明B正确。

在英语中,经常会用-些表示时间的名词短语引导时间状语从句,这些名词从语法意义上,已经充当连词来引导从句,常见到名词短语有:

1.themoment,theminute,theinstant,thesecond等,这类名词短语由定冠词the+表示时间单位的名词构成含义上表示.......相当于assoonas.

2.nexttime,thefirsttime,lasttime,everytime等,这类名词短语直接用作引导时间状语从句,含义与自身名词的含义相同。

32、---Howareyougettingalongwithyourpaper?---Notvery（）I'mafraid.PerhapsI（）ifIhadfollowedyouradvice.(1分)A、smoothly;wouldhavedonebetterB、well;wouldbedoingbetterC、well;wasabletodogoodD、badly;wasabletodogood正确答案选项：参考答案：A

33、MynameisRobert,（）mostofmyfriendscallmeBobforshort.(1分)A、thenB、insteadC、howeverD、but正确答案选项：参考答案：D

34、—IhearyourbrotherwillenterTsinghuaUniversitythissummer.

—Exactly,hewasaborngenius.Hewasabletoreadandwrite________theageof4.

(1分)A、inB、onC、atD、of正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析句意：——我听说你哥哥今年夏天要入学清华大学了。——没错，他是个天生的天才。他四岁时就会读写了。考查介词辨析和固定搭配。in在……内；on在……之上；at在……岁时；of……的。attheageof...表示“在……岁时”，固定短语。故选C。

35、Someonecalledmeupinthemiddleofthenight,buttheyhungup（）Icouldanswerthephone.(1分)A、asB、sinceC、untilD、before正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析解析试题分析：考查时间状语从句。有人半夜把我叫醒，但是，我还没来得及接听，他们就挂断了电话。故选D。A自从；B在......之后；C直到；D在......之前，没来得及......，常与情态动词连用。故选D。

考点：考查时间状语从句

36、WolfWarrior2wassosuccessfulthatmillionsofpeoplethought（）ofit.(1分)A、highB、heightC、highlyD、higher正确答案选项：参考答案：C解析考查副词。句意为：“《战狼2》非常成功，数以百万计的人对它高度评价。”thinkhighlyof意为“对……高度评价”,其中highly为副词，意为“高度地”,修饰动词thought(think的过去式)。故选C

37、Listen!Canyouhearagirl’s________?

(1分)A、noiseB、voiceC、soundD、noises正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析sound，noise和voice这三个名词都可表示“声音”，但是它们表示的“声音”并不相同。voice指的是一个人唱歌或讲话的嗓音；sound泛指一切自然界的声音；noise指的是一些吵的，让人觉得不愉快的噪音。这里是问有没有听到一个女孩的声音

38、—TomisalwaysmakingsomanymistakesinhisEnglishexercises!—Yeab.Ifhe（）morecareful,he（）fewermistakes.(1分)A、was;willmakeB、is;wouldmakeC、were;willmakeD、were;wouldmake正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析考查虚拟语气。句意为：“——Tom总是在英语练习中犯那么多错误!——是的，如果他能更细心一些，他就会犯更少的错误。”if引导的虚拟条件句，与现在事实相反时，从句的谓语动词用过去式(be通常用were),主句用should/would/could/might+动词原形。故选D。

39、Practicemore,________you'lllostthechancetotakepartinthecompetition.

(1分)A、orB、andC、soD、but正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析本题考察祈使句。or否则，and而且，so所以，but但是。根据句意，如果不多练习，你就会失去参加比赛的机会，所以选A

40、从下面单词中找一个括号部分读音不同的单词。（）(1分)A、bl(u)eB、d(u)tyC、f(e)wD、exc(u)se正确答案选项：参考答案：A

41、Shemaycomewithus（）shearrivesintime.(1分)A、ifB、andC、orD、so正确答案选项：参考答案：A解析考查连词。句意为：“如果她及时到，她可以和我们一起去。”if意为“如果”,引导条件状语从句，主句一般是一般将来时、含情态动词或是祈使句，从句用一般现在时。故选A。

42、材料Itwasgettingdarkandsnowwascomingdown.Joewasdrivinghome.He'dbeenunemployedsincethefactory(1).Mostofhisfriendshadleft,buthestayedon.（2）,hewasbornhere.

Suddenlyhesawaladystandingonthesideoftheroadand（3）.Shewasworried.Noonehadstoppedto（4）forthelasthour.Joeknew（5）shefeltandsaid,“MynameisJoeandI'mheretohelpyou.”Allshehadwasaflattyre,（6）foranoldlady,thatwasbadenough.Joechangedthe（7）,buthegotdirtyandhishandshurt.ShewantedtopayJoeandsaidany（8）wouldhavebeenallright.Joeneverthoughttwiceaboutthemoneyandthereweremanypeoplewhohad（9）himahandinthepast.Hehadlivedhislifethatway.Hetoldherthatifshereallywantedtopayhim（10）,thenexttimeifshesawsomeonewhoneededhelp,shecouldgivethatpersontheassistancethathe（11）,

Latertheladywentina（12）decoratedrestauranttoeatinahurry.Thecashierwaslikethetelephoneofanout-of-workactor—itdidn't（13）much.However,thewaitress,whowasnearlyeightmonthspregnant(怀孕的),broughtacleantoweltoherwitha（14）smile.Theoldlady（15）Joe.Afterthewaitressbroughtthechangefroma100-dollarbill,shefoundthelady（16）andsomethingwrittenonanapkin,“（17）oncehelpedmeout,thewayI'mhelpingyou.（18）youreallywanttopayhimback,don'tletthechainoflove（19）withyou.”

That（20）thewaitressgavehersleepinghusbandasoftkissandwhispered,“Everything'sgoingtobeallright,Joe.”第11空填（）。(1分)A、askedB、neededC、gaveD、hoped正确答案选项：参考答案：B解析考查动词词义辨析。asked意为“问”;needed意为“需要”;gave意为“给”;hoped意为“希望”。此处指如果她看到需要帮助的人，她可以给他需要的帮助。故选B。

43、Thereissomething（）youcandoforme.(1分)A、thatB、whichC、whenD、what正确答案选项：参考答案：A

44、Inthebookshop,areaderaskedtheshopkeeper________WhoMovedMyCheesewasaninterestingbook．

(1分)A、thatB、howC、whatD、if正确答案选项：参考答案：D解析在书店里，一位读者问店主《谁搬了我的奶酪》，是不是一本有趣的书。在本句中，if引导的是宾语从句，而WhoMovedMyCheese在宾语从句中作主语．

45、材料MostscientistsagreetheGreatSphinxofGiza(吉萨狮身人面像)wasbuiltaround2,500B.C.ButJohnAnthonyWestsaysthatit'smucholder.Ifhe'sright,“Everythinganybodyhaslearnedaboutancientcivilizationswouldhavetobecompletelyrevised.”hetoldamagazine.

West,awriterandfilm-maker,firstgotinterestedinancienthistoryafterstudyingtheworkofaFrenchresearcher.TheresearchersaidEgyptiancivilizationcouldhavedevelopedasearlyas30,000yearsago,ratherthan4,500yearsago,asmostexpertsbelieve.

Westjoinedascientisttodoresearchtogether.TheirresearchsuggestedthattheSphinxhadbeenworndown(磨损)overtheyearsbywater,ratherthanbysandandwind.

Waitaminute?Water?Howcouldthatbe?TheSphinxisintheSaharaDesert,whichhasbeendryfor12,000years!However,beforethattime,itwasverygreen.Ifit'struethatwaterworedowntheSphinx,Westthinksthatitmusthavebeenbuitcenturiesearlier.

WhetherWestisrightorwrong,it'simportanttochallengeaccep