2024年12月27日+時政類語篇型填空專項訓練（華龍洞遺址發(fā)現世界最小貓化石種）-2025屆高三上學期英語一輪復習

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.參考答案參考答案11.tiniest2.known3.identified4.so5.comfortably6.in7.of8.existing9.than10.from參考譯文1考古學家在中國東部一處古人類遺址出土了已知最小的貓化石，經鑒定為一種已滅絕的豹貓。這只嬌小的貓科動物是如此嬌小，它可以舒適地放在一個人的手掌里。這只古代小貓的體型與現存最小的貓科動物——銹斑貓和黑足貓——相當，比現代的豹貓小得多。來自中國科學院古脊椎動物與古人類研究所（IVPP）的研究人員在中國東部安徽省華龍洞遺址的一個洞穴中出土了這具化石。參考答案21.wasnamed2.a3.supports4.however5.before6.Preserving7.where8.proven9.teeth10.the參考譯文2根據在線發(fā)表在《芬蘭動物年刊》上的一項研究，這個新物種被命名為Prionailuruskurteni或P.kurteni。分子生物學研究支持豹貓、家貓和帕拉斯家貓有共同的祖先；然而，在這一發(fā)現之前，并沒有發(fā)現化石證據。在豹貓生活的森林棲息地保存化石被證明是具有挑戰(zhàn)性的。根據這項研究，化石顯示出傾斜的第一磨牙，提供了來自頜骨和牙齒的證據，支持這三個物種的共同祖先。參考答案31.scientists2.dozens3.back4.found5.the6.in7.as8.whether9.to10.absence參考譯文3中國科學家此前在該遺址發(fā)現了數十具30萬年前的人類化石。這是在東亞發(fā)現的最早的智人進化過程化石。該論文的第一作者，IVPP的江左奇高說：“華龍洞遺址上古人的食物殘渣可能也吸引了老鼠和那些小豹貓?！彼a充說：“目前還不清楚這些貓是否構成華龍洞洞穴居民飲食的一部分，因為化石的顎骨上沒有人類屠殺的痕跡?！眳⒖即鸢?1.identification2.diversity3.during4.Discovering5.by6.in7.hasyielded8.remarkable9.relatively10.cutting參考譯文4根據這項研究，對P.kurteni的鑒定表明