Question

A grave of a man dating back to around 2300 BC was found by archaeologists in England On May 3, 2002. Buried with him were the tools of a hunter or warrior. There was a bone pin that may have been from a piece of clothing such as a leather coat. He carried a copper knife on his breast. The most amazing find was two gold earrings. That would have made him a man of distinction. Only a few centimeters from his head were two pots made of clay, tools and materials to make arrows, a bow and a dozen arrows for hunting and a second, smaller copper knife. Next to them lay a cushion stone, upon which the man could work metal.

His grave is the richest of any found from that period, because this man was buried with two gold earrings which are the oldest gold ever found in Britain (dated to 2470 BC). Besides, he was buried three miles from Stonehenge. Archaeologists tend to believe he was a member of a powerful class who might have organized the construction of Stonehenge.

Stonehenge was begun around 3000 BC. In about 2300 BC the huge stone circles were built. The biggest stone weighed approximately 20 tons. But the smaller blue stones, still weighing 4 tons on average, came from west Wales. It is not yet known how these were conveyed over a distance of 380 km. It is also a mystery how early man was able to construct Stonehenge without the use of modern construction machines and lorries.

He is an example of people who brought culture and new techniques from the European mainland to Britain. In terms of technical development people were going from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age and then to the Iron Age.

1.Which are not included in the things that are found in the grave of a man?

A．Tools, a bone pin, a bow and a cushion stone

B．A copper knife and two gold earrings.

C．Two pots, arrows and materials to make arrows.

D．some chicken and grains.

2. The man buried in the grave might be ______ at that time.

A．A poor man                            B．a kind-hearted man

C．a rich man                             D．an ordinary man

3. Why is the man buried in the grave called the "king of Stonehenge" ?

A．He was buried three miles from Stonehenge.

B．He had the oldest gold ever found in Britain.

C．He might be a member of a powerful class who might have organized the construction of Stonehenge.

D．All of the above.

4. We can infer that _______ .

A．how Stonehenge was built

B．the King of Stonehenge was from France

C．Stonehenge was built through several ages

D．Stonehenge was built because of war

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了2002年5月3日，英國考古學家發現了一座約公元前2300的男人墓穴。這個墓穴有很多隨喪物品，從這些東西可已看出他是當時比較富有的。他被埋在巨石陣的3英里處；考古學家推測他可能參與了巨石陣的建設，但是至今還不知道這些石頭是如何從380公里以外的地方運來的。就技術發展而言，人們正從石器時代過渡到青銅器時代。

1.細節理解題。根據短文的第一自然段可知應選D。

2.細節理解題。根據His grave is the richest of any found from that period,故選C。

3.細節理解題。根據he was buried three miles from Stonehenge. his man was buried with two gold earrings which are the oldest gold ever found in Britain Archaeologists tend to believe he was a member of a powerful class who might have organized the construction of Stonehenge.可知選D。

4.推理判斷題。In terms of technical development people were going from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age and then to the Iron Age.可推出應選C。

考點：科普類短文閱讀。

點評：推理判斷題需要考生正確的閱讀短文對語篇有個整體的把握。會根據語句之間的邏輯關系、段內的語義關系及篇章的語義關系，從段落、篇章的角度理解文章的主旨、作者的觀點和態度。做此類試題要善于抓住某一段話中的關鍵信息，即某些關鍵詞或短語去分析、推理、判斷，利用逆向思維或正面推理，從而推斷出這句話所隱含的深層含義。