职称英语阅读理解练习题(4)
<p> <span word="Space">Space</span>-<span word="age">age</span> <span word="Archeology">Archeology</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="tools">tools</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="archeologists">archeologists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="shovels">shovels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="picks">picks</span>.<span word="but">but</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="archeologists">archeologists</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="productive">productive</span>. <span word="archeologists">archeologists</span> <span word="dug">dug</span> <span word="pits">pits</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="clues">clues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>: <span word="stream">stream</span>-<span word="rounded">rounded</span> <span word="pebbles">pebbles</span>,<span word="stone">stone</span>-<span word="age">age</span> <span word="axes">axes</span>,<span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="ostrich">ostrich</span> <span word="eggshells">eggshells</span>,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shells">shells</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="snails">snails</span>.<span word="the">the</span> <span word="archeologists">archeologists</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="pleased">pleased</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="findings">findings</span>.<span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span>,<span word="theyd">theyd</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="axes">axes</span> <span word="scattered">scattered</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="desert">desert</span>,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="couldnt">couldnt</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="why">why</span>.<span word="now">now</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="rivers">rivers</span>,<span word="and">and</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="tools">tools</span> <span word="behind">behind</span>.<span word="some">some</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="shave">shave</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="day">day</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stretch">stretch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="walled">walled</span> <span word="fields">fields</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="expedition">expedition</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="england">england</span> <span word="fences">fences</span>.<span word="they">they</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span>,<span word="non">non</span>-<span word="stop">stop</span>,<span word="for">for</span> 40 <span word="miles">miles</span>.<span word="later">later</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span>,<span word="an">an</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="village">village</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pinpointed">pinpointed</span>,<span word="as">as</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="oxpemul">oxpemul</span>,<span word="once">once</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 1930<span word="s">s</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="reclaimed">reclaimed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jungle">jungle</span>.<span word="the">the</span> <span word="findings">findings</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="map">map</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="extent">extent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mayan">mayan</span> <span word="civilization">civilization</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="days">days</span>.<span word="working">working</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="foot">foot</span>,<span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 100 <span word="years">years</span>. 1.<span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="space">space</span>-<span word="shuttle">shuttle</span>-<span word="carrieD">carrieD</span>.<span word="radar">radar</span>, <span word="archeologists">archeologists</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="B">B</span>.<span word="traces">traces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="riverbeds">riverbeds</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="saharA">saharA</span>.<span word="desert">desert</span>. <span word="D">D</span>.<span word="A">A</span>.<span word="mountain">mountain</span> <span word="beneath">beneath</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="saharA">saharA</span>.<span word="desert">desert</span>. <span word="A">A</span>.<span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="olD">olD</span>.<span word="avenue">avenue</span>, <span word="C">C</span>.<span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shapeD">shapeD</span>.<span word="by">by</span> <span word="flowing">flowing</span> <span word="water">water</span>. 3.<span word="the">the</span> <span word="stream">stream</span>-<span word="roundeD">roundeD</span>.<span word="pebbles">pebbles</span> <span word="anD">anD</span>.<span word="stone">stone</span>-<span word="age">age</span> <span word="axes">axes</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="founD">founD</span>.<span word="along">along</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="river">river</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="B">B</span>.<span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span>. <span word="D">D</span>.<span word="early">early</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="gooD">gooD</span>.<span word="at">at</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span>. <span word="A">A</span>.<span word="olD">olD</span>.<span word="new">new</span> <span word="englanD">englanD</span>.<span word="fences">fences</span>. <span word="C">C</span>.<span word="the">the</span> <span word="expedition">expedition</span> <span word="members">members</span>. 5.<span word="which">which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="summarizes">summarizes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="passage">passage</span>? <span word="B">B</span>.<span word="without">without</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="tech">tech</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="archeologists">archeologists</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="woulD">woulD</span>.<span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="A">A</span>.<span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="D">D</span>.<span word="high">high</span>-<span word="tech">tech</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="archeologists">archeologists</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="fruitful">fruitful</span>.</p>
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