15.考古發(fā)現(xiàn)(原卷版)

15.考古發(fā)現(xiàn)一、閱讀理解1NewdiscoveriesattheSanxingduiRuinssiteinGuanghan,SichuanProvincedrewtheworld’sattention.OnMarch20,Chinesearchaeologists（考古學(xué)家）announcedthattheyhadfoundmorethan500culturalrelics（文物）insixnewpitsatthesite,datingbackabout3,000years.Sofar,archaeologistshaveuneartheddifferentimportantculturalrelicsfromfourofthepits,includingpiecesofgoldmasks,goldfoil（箔）,bronzemasks,bronzetreesandlargenumbersofivories.In1986,alargenumberofculturalrelicswerediscoveredinNo.1andNo.2pits.TheSanxingduiRuins,whichwerefirstdiscoveredin1929,arebelievedtobetheremainsoftheancientShuKingdom.Thekingdomwasacenterofcivilization（文明）alongtheupperreachesofYangtzeRiver.ThediscoveryofSanxingduiraisedanimportantquestionabouttheoriginsofChinesecivilization.TheancientShucivilizationthatbuiltSanxingduiisbelievedtobeoneoftheearliestexamplesofChinesecivilization.Thesite,alongwiththeLiangzhuandShijiahesitesalongtheYangtzeRiver,showsthatthebirthplaceofChinesecivilizationmightnothavebeenonlyalongtheYellowRiverBasininnorthChina.Thenewly—discoveredculturalrelicsaresimilartothosefoundin1986,astheyalsoincludebronzetreesandbronzemasks.Theyfurthersupporttheideathatthepitswereusedforsacrificialpurposes.Newkindsofculturalrelicshavealsobeendugup.Forexample,expertsfoundtwosquarezun（尊）,akindofancientbronzejarthatwasusedforholdingwaterorwine.Theyalsofoundcong（琮）—ajadeitemcommonlyfoundatthe5,000—year—oldLiangzhuArchaeologicalRuinsinZhejiangProvince.“TheseartifactsshowthattheSanxingduiRuinssitehadacloseconnectionwithCentralChina,butitalsomarksanoriginalancientcivilizationinSichuanwithstrongcreativity,”saidChenXiandan,amemberoftheprojectwhoalsotookpartinthe1986excavation（發(fā)掘）.1.WhatdoweknowabouttheculturalrelicsfoundattheSanxingduiRuinssiterecently?A.Mostoftheculturalrelicsweremadeofgold. B.Theywerefoundinthesamepit.C.Theywerecreatedabout3,000yearsago. D.Theywereusedforcelebrationceremonies.2.ThenewdiscoveryofSanxingduishowsthatChinesecivilization________.A.startedearlierthanwasbelievedbefore. B.mighthaveseveraldifferentorigins.C.wascenteredalongtheYangtzeRiver. D.developedfromtheancientShucivilization.3.Theunderlineword“connection”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans________.A.relation B.similarity C.influence D.usage4.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.AncientcivilizationinSichuan. B.AncientculturalrelicsatSanxingdui.C.NewdiscoveriesatSanxingdui. D.IntroductiontoSanxingduiRuinssite.2Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?ZhongFangrongcouldhavechosenanycollegemajorshewanted.ThisgirlfromHunangotoneofthehighestgaokaoscoresinthecountrythisyear.Butshechosearchaeology,oneoftheleastpopularmajorsinChina.Herchoicehasledtoheateddiscussiononline.SomepeoplethinkZhongmadeapoorchoice.Theysayshe’llhaveahardtimefindingajob.Butothershavesupportedher,sayingthatpeopleshouldnotchoosetheirmajorsbasedonlyonpracticalreasons.Themostpopularmajorsnowadaysseemtobepracticalones–thatis,majorsthatwillleadtolotsofhigh-payingjobs.Majoringinartsorhumanitiesseemstobediscouraged.IntheUS,therearestereotypesaboutAsianandJewishparentspressuringtheirkidstobecomedoctorsandlawyers,astheseprofessionsearnalotofmoney.However,everyonehasadifferentreasonforpickingamajor.I,forinstance,chosetostudyatthesameuniversitythatmyfavoriteEnglishteacherstudiedat.Itistruethatsomemajors,suchasphilosophyandpoetry,areseenasunpracticalintheUS.Butsomestudentspickthemanyway.Infact,somestudentstrytwooreventhreedifferentmajorsuntiltheyfindtherightfit.Journalismwasmychoiceintheend.SometimesIwonderhowmylifemighthaveturnedoutifI’dchosendifferently.Butsofar,itseemslikeitwastherightchoice.5.ZhongFangrongchose________ashermajor.A.archaeology B.education C.law D.arts6.Somepeopledidn’tsupportZhongbecause________.A.hermajorwasdifficulttolearnB.findingajobwasdifficultforherC.shedidn’thavehigh-payingjobsD.shedidn’tlikehermajor7.Accordingtotheauthor,________canbeapopularmajor.A.archaeology B.artsC.humanities D.law8.WhydoparentspressuretheirkidstobecomedoctorsandlawyersintheUS?A.Becausetheyarepopular.B.Becausetheycanearnalotofmoney.C.Becausetheirkidscanhavelow-payingjobs.D.Becausetheyareeasytolearn.9.Theauthor’smajoris________.A.archaeology B.artsC.medicalscience D.journalism3OnApril18th—theInternationalDayforMonumentsandSites,ChinaDaily’sdigitalemployeeYuanxiandDunhuangMogaoGrottoes’officialvirtual（虛擬的)cartoonfigureJiayaotogetherintroducedaninteractivedigitalplatform(數(shù)字化互動平臺)thathostsavirtualcopyoftheMogaoGrottoes’LibraryCavetotheworld.TheplatformwasdevelopedjointlybytheDunhuangAcademyandtheChinesetechfirmTencent.ItusesgamingtechnologiestoshowthehistoricalscenesoftheLibraryCaveinthedigitalworld.TheLibraryCaveinMogaoGrottoeswasdiscoveredin1900,withmorethan60,000culturalrelicsdatingfromthe4thcenturytothe11thcenturyunearthed.Itwasoneofthemostimportantarchaeologicaldiscoveriesinthe20thcentury.Ontheplatform,visitorscanrole-playand“timetravel”toancientdynastiesandtalkwitheighthistoricalfigures.ThepubliccanentertheplatformthroughtheDigitalDunhuangwebsiteanditsWeChatminiprogram.Inthedigitalage,themodelof“culture+technology”hasbeenadoptedtopromote(促進(jìn))thedevelopmentofChineseculture.ThedigitalizationrateofChina’spreciousculturalrelicshasbeenmorethan70percent,accordingtothe2022ChinaDigitalCollectionIndustryResearchReportreleasedbyiResearch.Institutions(機(jī)構(gòu))suchasthePalaceMuseumhavealsolaunchedonlinedigitalservicesoftheirown.Artificialintelligence(AI)technologyallowsthepublictoviewtheinteriorofthebuildingsthroughthePalaceMuseum’sWeChatminiprogram.TheMinistryofCultureandTourismhasalsoencouragedthedevelopmentandtransformation(轉(zhuǎn)型)ofculturalintellectualpropertybydigitalmeans.ChinaCentralTelevisionhascreatedaseriesofdigitalcollectionswithdifferentDunhuangthemes,suchastheDunhuangdivinedeerYouyou.Itwascreatedbasedontheimageofthenine-coloreddeerfromDunhuangmurals.ThepubliccanseethedivinedeeronCCTV’sowndigitalplatform.Digitalcollectionscaterto(迎合)theconsumptionhabitsofyoungpeople.TheynotonlyprotecttheintellectualpropertyofthecollectionsbutalsobringthepublicclosertoChina’s“excellenttraditionalculture”,notedDunhuangArtInstitute.SuBomin,directoroftheDunhuangAcademy,toldXinhuathatmoreeffortswillbemadetoexplorenewformsforshowingculturalrelicsandofferthepublicmoreimmersiveculturalexperiencestodevelopDunhuangculture.10.OntheinteractivedigitalplatformfortheMogaoGrottoes’LibraryCave,visitorscan________.A.playrole-playinggamessetinancienttimesB.playvideogamesnamedhistoricalcharactersC.designdigitalcavesshowinghistoricalcultureD.talktothedesignerofthedigitalLibraryCave11.Whatisthepurposeofdevelopingdigitalplatformsforculturalinstitutions?A.Toshowthelatestgamingtechnologies.B.Tohelpculturalinstitutionsmakemoney.C.TopromotethedevelopmentofChineseculture.D.Toencouragepeopletoexplorenewformsofdigitalcollections.12.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.PresentingDigitalCollections B.ExperiencingHistoryOnlineC.CreatingMiniPrograms D.IntroducingGamingTechnologies4Likedetectives,archaeologistsuseevidencetosolvemysteries.Detectiveslookforcluestosolvecrimes.Archaeologistslookforcluestohelpthemunderstandhowpeoplelivedlongago.Infact,theword“archaeology”means“thestudyofancientthings”.Onetypeofevidenceusedtolearnaboutthepastispottery.Peoplehaveusedpotteryforthousandsofyearsallovertheworld.Oldpotteryisusuallyfoundinpiecescalled“potsherds”.Sometimespotsherdsfoundinthesameplacecanbeputbacktogethertorecreatetheoriginalpot.Eveninpieces,oldpotterycanteachusaboutthepast.Whenexaminingpottery,archaeologistsconsidernotonlyitsappearancebutwhatitwasmadeofandhowitwasmade.Withthisknowledge,theycangetinformationaboutpeople’slivesinancienttimes.①Potteryismadebyfirstaddingwatertoakindofsoilcalledclay.Whenwet,claycanbeformedintoshapes.Itisthenheated.Thishardens(使變硬)theclayandallowsittokeepitsshape.Tomakeclayeasiertoshapeandheat,potters(制陶工)usesomethingcalled“temper”.Differentmaterialscanbeusedastemper.Anarchaeologistcantellwhereapotcamefrombythetypesofclayandtemperthatwereused.Sometimesapotfoundinonelocationmighthavematerialsfromanotherplace.②Someoftheearliestpotsweremadequitesimply.Apieceofclaywashollowed(掏空)outandshapedintoabowl.Itwasthenheatedatalowtemperature.Thefinishedpotwasrough(粗糙),andoftenundecorated.Thistypeofpotmightbeusedforcooking.③Later,coiledpotsweremade.Theseweremadebyfirstrollingtheclayintoalongsnakeshape.Thecoilwasthenwound(繞)incirclestoformapot.Theywereoftendecoratedindifferentways.Thesepotswereheatedathightemperatures.Thehigherthetemperature,theharderandlonger-lastingthepot.Furtherimprovementsinpottery-makingdevelopedindifferenttimesandplaces.④Apot’sshapeanddecorationcanprovidecluesaboutthepast.Paintedpicturesmightshoweventsfromdailylifeorfromancientstories.Archaeologistsknowcertainshapesandstylesthatwerecommonindifferenttimesandplaces.Archaeologistsstudythedifferencesintypesofpotteryclosely.Becauseoftheirwork,thesedailyobjectscantellsomeofthemysteriesofthepast.13.Whenexaminingpottery,archaeologistsconsidernotonlyitsappearancebutwhatitwasmadeofandhowitwasmade.Theword“examining”means“________”inEnglish.A.studying B.displaying C.searching D.discovering14.Whyarethewords“potsherds”and“temper”writteninquotationmarks(引號)inParagraphs2and3?A.Toremindreadersthatbothwordsareveryuseful.B.Tomakesurereadersunderstandthewordscorrectly.C.Toshowthatthesewordscomefromotherlanguages.D.Tointroducethewordsthatmaybeunknowntoreaders.15.Whenistemperaddedtotheclay?A.Beforetheclayisshaped. B.Afterthepotisheated.C.Whilethepotisbeingdecorated. D.Whentheclayishollowed.16.Wecanputthesentence“Thiscanprovidecluesabouthowpeopletradedortravelled.”inBlank________.A.① B.② C.③ D.④17.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?A.Peoplehaveusedpotteryforthousandsofyearsallovertheworld.B.Potsaredecoratedwithpicturesthatshoweventsfromancientstories.C.Ancientpotterycantellaboutthelivesofthepeoplewhomadeandusedit.D.Archaeologistslookforcluestosolvemysteriesindifferenttimesandplaces.5GreeceopensitsfirstunderwatermuseumGreecehasopeneditsveryfirstunderwatermuseum.Visitorswillbeabletoexploreanancientshipwreck(沉船)there.TheunusualattractionssitoffthecoastoftheislandofAlonissos,knownasthePeristerashipwreck,itactuallytakesitsnamefromanearbytinyislandwherenobodylives.Theshipwasfirstdiscoveredintheearly1990s.Itisfilledwitharchaeologicalgems(考古珍寶)fordiverstodiscover,includingthousandsofamphoras(古希臘的雙耳細(xì)頸瓶).Theyprobablycontainedwinewhentheshipsankinthelate5thcenturyB.C.Theshiplays25metresbelowthewater’ssurface.Sinceitwasfirstdiscovered,onlyscientistsandresearchershavebeenallowedtoexploreit.TheunderwatermuseumofPeristeraopenedonAugust1.Atpresent,itisn’tplannedasapermanentexhibition(展覽).DiverswillbeabletotourtheshipwreckuntilearlyOctober.Themuseumhasaninformationcentreforthosewhoaren’tdiversorwhoprefertostayonland.Itoffersvirtual(虛擬的)toursoftheunderwatersiteaswellasexhibitionaroundthehistoryoftheshipwreck.18.Infact,theshiptakesitsnamefrom_________.A.aunderwatermuseum B.archaoologicalgemsC.amphoras D.anearbytinyislandwherenobodylives19.Sinceitwasfirstdiscovered,only________havebeenallowedtoexploreit.A.visitors B.localpeopleC.scientistsandresearchers D.drivers20.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“permanent”?A.永久性的 B.著名的 C.暫時(shí)的 D.開放的21.Whichofthefollowingiscorrect?A.Visitorswillbeabletoexploreamodernshipwreckthere.B.Theshipwasfirstdiscoveredinthelate1990s.C.Theshiplays250metresbelowthewater’ssurface.D.Thereisaninformationcentreforthosewhoaren’tdiversorwhoprefertostayonlandinthemuseum.6Imagineadogyoudon’tneedtotrain.Instead,youcanprogramittodowhateveryouwant.Now,youdon’tneedtoimagineitMeetSpot,adog-likerobotfromUScompanyBostonDynamics.InMarch,theArchaeologicalParkofPompeii(龐貝考古公園)inItalygaveSpotanewjob.Pompeiiisafamous“timecapsule(膠囊)”fromtheancientworld.Thousandsofyearsago,anearbyvolcano(火山)coveredthecityinash(灰).Maypeopledied,buttheashkeptbuildingssafeuntilsomeonefounditin1748.So,whatisSpotdoinginPompeii?Itwalksaroundthesitewitha3Dscanner(掃描儀).Therearemanynarrow,undergroundtunnels(隧道)inPompei.Thievesusedthetunnelstostealthings.Thetunnelsbringsafetyproblemstotheancientbuildings.Robotdogsaresmallenoughtogothroughthesetunnlesandfindanychangestothebuildings.AccordingtoGabrielZuchtriegel,thenewdirectorofthesite,thisisthefirsttimeanyonehasusedarobottohelpprotectanarchaeologicalsite.“It’sabreaktroughanditwouldallowustoprotecttheruins(遺跡)withgreaterseedandintotalsafety,”saidZuchtriegel.Spotwillalsoworkwitha3D-scanningdrone(無人機(jī)).Thetwotoolswillcheckthesiteregularly.Theywilllookforanydamagethatmayneedarepair.AsatmagazineARTnewssaid,Pompeiiisturningintoa“SmartArchaeologicalPark”.22.WhatcanwelearnabouttheArchaeologicalParkofPompeiifromParagrph2?A.Peoplefoundatimecapsuleatthepark.B.ManypeoplediedatheparkinMarch.C.Adog-likerobotworksatthepark.D.Avolcanocoveredtheparkinashin1748.23.WhatdoestheparkuseSpottodo?A.Lookforsafetyproblems. B.Cleanupvolcanicash.C.Catchthieves. D.Buildanarrowtunnel.24.WhatdoesSpotusetofindchangestothebuildings?A.Itsimagination. B.Its3Dscanner. C.Arobotdog. D.Adrone.25.WhatdoesZuchtriegelthinkofSpot?A.Itbreaksthingsoften. B.Itisagreathelptothepark.C.Itbringssafetyproblems. D.Itshouldmovefaster.26.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Protectingtheparkfromdamageisdifficult.B.SpotwillrepairdamagetothebuildingsofPompeii.C.A3D-scanningdronewilltakeSpot’splace.D.Modeminventionsmakeiteasiertoprotectancientbuildings.7In1974,whensomeChinesefarmersdugawellnearthecityofXi’an,Shanxiprovince,theydiscoveredsomethingamazing.Thefarmersdugintoanundergroundroom.Itwasapartofahugetomb.ItturnedoutthatthetombbelongedtothefirstemperorofChina,QinShiHuang.Itissaidthattheemperorwasafraidofdeathandspentmuchofhislaterlife,lookingforawaytoliveforever.Forthisreason,someexpertsbelievethathehadthetombbuilttoprotecthimafterdeath.QinShiHuang’stomblookslikehisreal-lifeempire(王國)did,exceptthatitisallunderground.Peoplefoundmanylife-sizedsoldiersinthetomb.Thesoldiersareterra-cottasoldiers.Terra-cottaisthekindofbakedclaythatthesoldiersweremadefrom.ThisexplainswhythefamousarchaeologicalsiteissometimescalledtheTerra-CottaSoldiers.Thesoldiersallweardifferentclothesandhavedifferentfaces.Thismakesthemlooklikefossilsofrealpeople.Someofthemrideonhorses,andsomeofthemareincartspulledbyhorses.Eventhekindsofthehorsesaredifferent.Asarchaeologists(考古學(xué)家)pointout,whatisreallyimportantisthatitsmorethansixthousandsoldiersareallfacingeastandareallreadyforbattle.Itisbecausesomeofthesoldiershavedrawncrossbowsandevendrawnswords,whichamazingly,arestillshinyandsharptoday.ExpertsbelievethatthereasonthesoldiersarefacingeastisbecauseQinShiHuang’senemiesinlifecamefromthatdirection.Theterra-cottasoldiers,then,werebuiltbytheemperortoprotecthiminhistombafterhewasdead.27.Accordingtothepassage,whatwastheemperor’spurposetobuildthetomb?A.Tobuildanundergroundcity B.ToshowhispowerandwealthC.Tokeephimsafeafterhewasdead D.Toprovehewasnotafraidofdeath28.Whyisthetombnotliketheemperor’sreal-lifeempire?A.Becausethereal-lifeempirelastedlonger.B.Becausethetombwastotallyunderground.C.Becausethetombismuchsmallerthanthereal-lifeempire.D.Becausethereal-lifeempirehadnoarmiestoprotecttheemperor.29.Accordingtothepassage,whatmakesthesoldierslooklikefossilsofrealpeople?A.Theyareridinghorses. B.Theyarereadyforbattle.C.Theyaremadefromterra-cotta. D.Theyhavedifferentclothesandfaces.30.Whatcanweknowaboutthesoldiersbeingreadyforbattle?A.NotallarmiesinAncientChinacarriedswordsandcrossbowsintobattle.B.Thedrawncrossbowsandswordsmakethesoldierslookreadyforbattle.C.Theyarereadyforbattlesagainsttheemperor’senemiesfromthewest.D.Thesesoldierswerejustrecentlyuncoveredinthetomb.31.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.ThefirstempireinChina B.ThedeathofanemperorC.ThetombofQinShiHuang D.ThearmiesofQinShiHuang8Didyouseeanydiscussionsaboutarchaeology（考古學(xué)）onsocialmediain2020?ThesubjectbecamepopularbecauseofZhongFangrong,agirlwhogotaveryhighscoreingaokao.Asaliberalarts（文科）studentinHunan,ZhongchosetomajorinarchaeologyatPekingUniversity.Asa“l(fā)eft-behindgirl”inasmallvillage.Zhongwasexpectedtoapplyfora“money-related”majorsothatshecouldmakemoremoneyforherfamily.Butshemadeherdecisionbyfollowingherheart.ManyInternetusersweresurprisedbyherdecisionandquestionedher,sayingthatshewouldbewastingherefforts.“Youwillregretyourchoiceonceyouenterthejobmarket,”oneofthemwrote.ButmuseumsandarchaeologyresearchersweresupportingZhong.Theyhavesentherarchaeologybooksandlettersofcongratulation.LinZhivan,anarchaeologistfromSichuan,saidInternetuserswhoquestionedZhong’schoicehadlittleunderstandingofthesubject.Aftergraduation,Zhongcanworkatpublicmuseumsorarchaeologyresearchinstitutes,whichofferstable（穩(wěn)定的）jobsandgoodpay,orshecanchoosetoworkforprivatearchaeologicalcompaniesthatofferevenhigherpay.Thesearecommonchoicesforyoungpeoplewhomajorinarchaeology.Actually,archaeologymighthaveamorehopefulfuturethanyoumightthink.In2020,PresidentXiJinpingstressedseveraltimesthatarchaeologicalresearchshouldbegreatlyemphasized（重視）.Archacologicalfindingsdisclosetheorigin（起源）andevolution（演變）ofChineseculture,whichcanbuilduppeople’sconfidenceinChineseculture.GuYunong,aseniorarchaeologystudentatPekingUniversity,saidthemajorismeaningful.“Forthecountryandhumankind,archaeologybuildsupourculturalidentity.Forpeoplelikeme,itallowsustotravelbetweenthepastandthepresent.”Gusaid,“Archaeologyhasmademylifemoremeaningful.”32.WhatcanweknowaboutZhongFangrongaccordingtothepassage?A.Shebecamepopularonsocialmediain2020.B.ShewasaliberalartsstudentinHubeiProvince.C.ShechosetomajorinarchaeologyatPekingUniversity.D.Shedidn’tmakeaneffortintheNationalCollegeEntranceExamination.33.Matchthepersonswiththeinformationandchoosetherightanswer.①PresidentXiJinping②LiuZhiyan③GuYunong④oneInternetusea.Archaeologymakeshislifemoremeaningful.b.Zhongwillregretherchoicewhenshelooksforajob.c.Archaeologicalresearchshouldbegreatlyemphasized.d.Zhongcanworkatpublicmuseumsorarchaeologyresearchinstitutes.A.①-c②-d③-a④-b B.①-a②-c③-b④-d C.①-c②-a③-b④-d D.①-a②-b③-c④-d34.Whatcanweinferaccordingtothepassage?A.Before2020,archaeologywasapopularmajor.B.Manystudentschosetolearnarchaeologyinthepast.C.Archaeologyisnotasimportantasmoney-related”majors.D.Therewillbemorestudentstostudyarchaeologyinthefuture.35.WhatisZhongFangrong’spersonalityaccordingtothepassage?A.Shyandhelpful. B.Braveandstrong-minded. C.Carefulandserious. D.Activeandwarm-hearted.9OnMarch20,2021,theSanxingduisite(三星堆遺址)inGuanghan,Sichuandrewtheworld’sattention.Chinesearchaeologists(考古學(xué)家)havefoundmorethan500culturalrelics(文物)insixpits(坑)atthesite,whichdatesbackover3,200years.TheSanxingduisite,whichwasfirstdiscoveredbyafarmerin1929,isbelievedtobethesiteoftheancientShuKingdom(蜀國).Thekingdomwasacenterofcivilization(文明)alongtheYangtzeRiver.In1986,archaeologistsdiscoveredtwopits.Theybelievedtheywereusedforlargesacrificialceremonies(祭祀儀式).Atthattime,over1,000relicswerefound.ThediscoveryofSanxingduiraisedanimportantquestionabouttheorigins(起源)ofChinesecivilization.TheancientShucivilizationthatbuiltSanxingduiisbelievedtobeoneoftheearliestexamplesofChinesecivilization.Thesite,alongwiththeLiangzhuandShijiahesitesalongtheYangtzeRiver,showsthatthebirthplaceofChinesecivilizationmightnothavebeenonlyalongtheYellowRiverBasin(流域)innorthChina.Thenewly-discoveredrelicsaresimilartothosefoundin1986,andtheyfurthersupporttheideathatthepitswereusedforsacrificialpurposes.Newkindsofculturalrelicshavealsobeendugup.Forexample,expertsfoundakindofancientbronzejar(青銅罐)thatwasusedforholdingwaterorwine.Theyalsofoundajade(玉)reliccommonlyfoundat5,000-year-oldLiangzhuArchaeologicalsiteinZhejiangProvince.“TheserelicsshowthattheSanxingduisitehadacloseconnectionwithCentralChina,butitalsomarksanancientcivilizationinSichuanwithstrongcreativity,”saidChenXiandan,amemberoftheexcavation(發(fā)掘)project.36.Whatdothenewly-discoveredrelicssuggest?A.Morethan1,000relicswerefoundinSanxingduisince1986.B.SanxingduiwasfoundearlierthanLiangzhuArchaeologicalsite.C.SanxingduiismoreimportantthanthesitesinnorthChina.D.ThecivilizationintheancientShuKingdomwascreative.37.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.TheSanxingduisiteisinthecityofGuanghan,SichuanProvince.B.Sanxingdui,LiangzhuandShijiahesitesarealongtheYangtzeRiver.C.AChinesearchaeologistdiscoveredthefirstSanxingduirelics.D.TheSanxingduisitewasbuiltbytheancientShucivilization.38.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph3referto?A.Pits. B.Archaeologists. C.Ceremonies D.Relics.39.WhereisthebirthplaceofChinesecivilizationaccordingtothispassage?A.AlongtheYellowRiverBasin(流域)innorthChina.B.AlongtheYangtzeRiver.C.AroundShuKingdomalongtheYangtzeRiver.D.AlongtheYellowRiverandtheYangtzeRiver.40.WhatdoesChenXiandanintendtoexpressinthelastparagraph?A.Sanxingduisitehadacloseconnectionwithmoderncivilization.B.PeopleinSichuanareverycreativeandgoodatfindingculturalrelics.C.AncientcivilizationinSichuanisfullofcreativityanditispartofChinesecivilization.D.Therewillbemorenewkindsofculturalrelicstobedugup.10Peopleexpectliving,breathingfishwhentheyvisitanaquarium(海洋館).SovisitorstoaShanghaiaquariumweresurprisedtoseearobotsharkinstead.CGTNreportedtheelectric-powered“whaleshark”showedupinShanghaiinJanuary.DevelopedbyChineseresearchers,the4.7-meter-long“shark”hasmechanical(機(jī)械的)fins.Itcanswim,turnanddive(潛水)likearealshark.Itswimsasfastas0.7meterspersecondandcangoasdeepas10metersunderwater.Bionic(仿生的)fishlikethisarenotjustforpleasingaquariumvisitors.Theycanbeusedinawiderangeoffields.Thebionicwhaleshark,forexample,willbeequippedwithdifferentsensors(傳感器)tocheckwaterquality(質(zhì)量)andtakephotosofunderwateranimalsandplants,CGTNreported.AccordingtoiMediaNews,military(軍事的)usesarealsolikely.Bionicfishproducealmostnonoise.Theywillnotbefoundbysonar,meaningtheycanswimaroundsubmarines(潛水艇)unnoticedcomparedtoanti-submarineaircraft(反潛艇飛機(jī)),anti-submarine“fish”arecheaperandcanworkbetter.Alongwithmilitaryandresearchuses,underwaterrescue(救援)andarchaeology(考古)canalsobenefitfrombionicfish.Smallerrobotscanswiminandaroundsunkenships,sendingallkindsofdatabacktopeople.Witha3Dscanner(掃描儀),peoplemayevenmakemodelsofsunkenships.Maybemostexciting,thesefishcanswimamongrealfish.Withsensorsandcameras,wecanlearnmoreaboutfishbehavior,suchasschooling—howsmallfishswimtogethertoavoidpredators—andbreeding(繁衍).Ifroboticfisharegoodatmixingin,wemayalsolearnwhatit’sliketogeteatenbysharks!41.Whatdoweknowabouttherobotshark?A.Itmovesjustlikearealshark. B.Itislargerthanarealshark.C.Itwasmadetosurprisevisitors. D.Itswimsfasterthanarealshark.42.Bionicfishcanbeusedinmilitaryareasbecause________.a.theyarecheapandefficientanti-submarinetoolsb.theymakebignoisesthatscaresubmarinesc.submarinescan’teasilydetectthemd.theycanavoidsubmarineattacksA.ab B.ac C.bd D.cd43.Howcanbionicfishhelpwithrescues?A.Theycanbringthingsbackfromsunkenships.B.Theycancollectdataofsunkenshipsforpeople.C.Theycanmakemodelsofa3Dscanner.D.Theycanlocatewherethesunkenshipsare.44.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A.Theinfluenceofbionicfishonhumans. B.Sendingbionicfishtoschool.C.Theaimofcreatingbionicfish. D.Usingbionicfishtostudyfish.二、完