2024年12月27日+时政类语篇型填空专项训练（华龙洞遗址发现世界最小猫化石种）-2025届高三上学期英语一轮复习

World'ssmallestcatfossilfoundatancienthumansiteinChinaPassage1Archaeologistshaveunearthedthe1.(tiny)2.(know)catfossilatanancienthumansiteinEastChina,3.(identify)asanextinctspeciesofleopardcat.Thisdiminutivefelinewas4.tinythatitcould5.(comfortable)fit6.thepalmofone'shand.Theancientkitten'ssizewascomparabletothat7.thesmallest8.(exist)felinespecies--rusty-spottedcatandblack-footedcat,muchsmaller9.themodernleopardcat.TheresearchersfromtheInstituteofVertebratePaleontologyandPaleoanthropology(IVPP)undertheChineseAcademyofSciencesunearthedthefossil10.acaveattheHualongdongsiteinEastChina'sAnhuiprovince.Passage2Thenewspecies1.(name)PrionailuruskurteniorP.kurteni,accordingto2.studypublishedonlineintheAnnalesZoologiciFennici.Molecularbiologyresearch3.(support)thattheleopardcat,domesticcatandPallas'scatshareacommonancestor;4.,nofossilevidencehadbeenidentified5.thediscovery.6.(preserve)fossilsintheforesthabitats7.leopardcatslivedhas8.(prove)tobechallenging.Thefossilshowsaninclinedfirstmolar,providingevidencefromthejawboneand9.(tooth)thatsupportthecommonancestryofthethreespecies,accordingto10.study.Passage3fossils5.(find)inEastAsia6.termsoftheevolutionaryprocesstowardsHomosapiens."ThefoodscrapsofancientpeopleatHualongdongsitemighthaveluredratsandthosesmallleopardcats7.well,"saidJiangzuoQigaofromtheIVPP,thefirstauthorofthepaper."It'sunclear8.thesecatsconstitutedpartoftheHualongdongcavedwellers'diet,due9.the10.(absent)ofhumanbutcherymarksonthefossil'sjawbone,"headded.Passage4cats3.prehistoricaltimes,accordingtothestudy.4.(discovery)animalfossilsattheHualongdongsitecanhelpshedlightontheenvironment,dietandpotentialthreatsfaced5.theancientpeople,saidJiangzuo.ResearchersfromSwedishMuseumofNaturalHistoryandNortheastForestryUniversityinChinaalsoparticipated6.thestudy.Discoveredinlate1988,theHualongdongsite7.(yield)8.(remark)findsduringcontinuousexcavationssince2013.Approximately20individualancienthumanfossils,includinga9.(relative)completeskull,over400stoneartifacts,numerousbonefragmentswithevidenceofartificial10.(cut)andchopping,andmorethan80vertebratefossilshavebeenunearthedatthissite.参考答案参考答案11.tiniest2.known3.identified4.so5.comfortably6.in7.of8.existing9.than10.from参考译文1考古学家在中国东部一处古人类遗址出土了已知最小的猫化石，经鉴定为一种已灭绝的豹猫。这只娇小的猫科动物是如此娇小，它可以舒适地放在一个人的手掌里。这只古代小猫的体型与现存最小的猫科动物——锈斑猫和黑足猫——相当，比现代的豹猫小得多。来自中国科学院古脊椎动物与古人类研究所（IVPP）的研究人员在中国东部安徽省华龙洞遗址的一个洞穴中出土了这具化石。参考答案21.wasnamed2.a3.supports4.however5.before6.Preserving7.where8.proven9.teeth10.the参考译文2根据在线发表在《芬兰动物年刊》上的一项研究，这个新物种被命名为Prionailuruskurteni或P.kurteni。分子生物学研究支持豹猫、家猫和帕拉斯家猫有共同的祖先；然而，在这一发现之前，并没有发现化石证据。在豹猫生活的森林栖息地保存化石被证明是具有挑战性的。根据这项研究，化石显示出倾斜的第一磨牙，提供了来自颌骨和牙齿的证据，支持这三个物种的共同祖先。参考答案31.scientists2.dozens3.back4.found5.the6.in7.as8.whether9.to10.absence参考译文3中国科学家此前在该遗址发现了数十具30万年前的人类化石。这是在东亚发现的最早的智人进化过程化石。该论文的第一作者，IVPP的江左奇高说：“华龙洞遗址上古人的食物残渣可能也吸引了老鼠和那些小豹猫。”他补充说：“目前还不清楚这些猫是否构成华龙洞洞穴居民饮食的一部分，因为化石的颚骨上没有人类屠杀的痕迹。”参考答案41.identification2.diversity3.during4.Discovering5.by6.in7.hasyielded8.remarkable9.relatively10.cutting参考译文4根据这项研究，对P.kurteni的鉴定表明