A:Welcome to the Zhoukoudian caves here in China.It is 61._____ great pleasure to meet you students from England,who are interested in archaeology.You must be aware that it’s here 62._____ we found evidence of some of the earliest people who lived in this part of the world.We’ve been excavating here for many years and...
S1:I’m sorry 63._____ (interrupt) you but how could they live here? There are only rocks and trees.
A:Good questions.You are an acute 64._____(observe).We have found human and animal bones in those caves higher up the hill as well as tools and other objects.So we think it is 65._____ (reason) to assume they lived in these caves,regardless of the cold.
S2:How did they keep warm? They couldn’t have mats,blankets or quilts like we do.It must have been very uncomfortable.
A:We’ve discovered fireplaces in the center of the caves 66._____ they made fires.That would have kept them warm,cooked the food and scared wild beasts away as well.We have been excavating layers of ash almost six meters thick,which 67._____(suggest) that they might have kept the fire burning all winter.We haven’t found any doors but we think they might have 68._____(hang) animal skins at the cave mouth to keep out the cold 69._____ the freezing winter.
S3:70._____ wild animals were there all that time ago?
A:Well,we’ve been finding the bones of tigers and bears in the caves,and we think these were their most dangerous enemies.Now what do you think this tells us about the life of these early people?
69.during/in考查介词。during/in the freezing winter在寒冷的冬天。
70.What考查特殊疑问词。根据下文提到we’ve been finding the bones of tigers and bears in the caves,and we think these were their most dangerous enemies可知在问这些野生动物是什么?
第二节(共10小题,每小题1.5分,满分15分)
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Betty:Hi,Victor.I heard you’ve got a part-time 61._____.
Victor:No,I wish I had.I’m still 62._____ the waiting list.
Betty:Seems like it’s 63._____ to get a good part-time job these days.
Victor:You bet.The unemployment figures are up again this month.
Betty:Don’t be 64._____ negative.Look at the jobs in the classifieds in today’s newspaper...so many openings.Just print out your resume and send 65._____ to them.
Victor:I usually apply online.I send a short cover letter in the text of my e-mail and then attach my resume.What about you,Betty?
Betty:Well,I haven’t even started 66._____ (plan) to look for a job yet.I didn’t get good grades last term 67._____I bombed on two tests.
Victor:Was it because you didn’t suck up (奉承) to your teachers?
Betty:No,the teachers are very 68._____ (help).The main reason,I guess,was that I haven’t gotten accustomed to the way of learning here.In my country,we are used to 69._____ (learn) through memorization (死记硬背).Here,we 70._____ (teach) to think for ourselves.I’m working hard to adjust,and I’m catching up.
I remember the occasion when mother sent me to the main road, about twenty yards away from our house, to invite a passing group of seasonal work-seekers for a meal. She__61__(instruct) me to take a basket along and collect dry cow dung(牛粪) for making a fire. I was then to prepare the meal for the group of work-seekers.
__62___ thought of making an open fire outside at midday, and__63__ (cook)in a large three-legged pot in that intense heat, was sufficient to upset even an angel. I did not manage to hide my feelings from my mother and, after serving the group, she called me to the veranda(走廊)___64__ she usually sat to attend to her sewing and knitting.
__65__ straight into my eyes, she asked “Why did you get angry__66__ I requested you to prepare a meal for those poor people?”__67__ my attempt to deny her blame, using the heat of the fire and the sun as an excuse for my rude behavior,mother, she gave me a firm look,__68__(say), “You cannot detect what trouble may lie ahead of you.”
I__69__ (sudden) realized that if I had refused to offer this group of people a meal,__70__ would be impossible that in my travels some time in the future, I would get these individuals' help.