题目内容
2．A．approach B．shape C．previously D．evident E．secret F．dateG．hardly H．remains I．irrelevant J．potential K．particularly
Swedish Archaeologists Make New Discoveries
Archaeologists have begun exploring an unknown ancient city at a village called Vlochos，five hours north of Athens．The Archaeological （31）Hare scattered on and around the Strongiloveni hill on the great Thessaliam plains and can be traced to several historical periods．
"What used to be considered remains of some （32）Isettlement can now be upgraded to remains of a city higher significance than （33）Cthought，"says Robin Ronnland，PhD student in Classical Archaeology and Ancient History at the university of Gotheoburg and leader of the firework．
"We came across the site which has never been explored before in connection with another project last year and retailed the great （34）Jright away．"
Working together with the Swedish Institute at Athens and the local archaeological service in Karditsa，the Vlochos Archacological Project （VLAP） was started with an aim to explore the remains．The project's research team completed the first field season during two weeks in September 2016．
Ronnlund says that the hill is hiding many （35）E．Remains of towers，walls and city gates can be found on the mountaintop and slopes，but （36）Ganything is visible on the ground below．The ambition is to avoid digging and instead use （37）Asuch as ground-penetrating radar．This will enable the team to leave the site in the same （38）Bas it was in when they arrived．The success of this method is （39）Dfrom the results of the first field season．
"We found a town square and a street network that indicate that we are dealing with quite a large city．The area inside the city wall measured over 40hectares．We also found ancient pottery and coins that can help to（40）Fthe city．Our oldest finds are from around 500BC，but the city seems to have flourished mainly from the fourth to the third century BC before it was abandoned for some reason，maybe in connection with the Roman conquest of the area．
Ronnlund believes that the Swedish-Greek project can provide important clues as to what happened during this violent period in Greek history．
分析 本文讲述了瑞典考古学家的新发现．考古学家发现了被埋藏的一座古城，但是考古学家是使用雷达进行探测，而不是进行挖掘，这样做极大地保护了这块区域，为后来的修复成功提供了极大的保障．
解答 31-40 HICJE GABDF
31．H．remains遗迹．前面提到"Archaeologists have begun exploring an unknown ancient city at a village called Vlochos"，所以考古学的遗迹仍然分散在这个村庄．故选H．
32．I．irrelevant不相干的．根据句意，过去被认为是一些不相关的地区，现在由于发现历史遗迹，可以升级为一个更重要的城市．故选I．
33．C．previously以前的．根据句意，和以前的想法相比，现在认为这一地区很重要．故选C．
34．J．potential潜能．根据文章内容可知，偶然发现的这个区域，是在去年从未被探索过的，并将潜在的巨大潜能．故选J．
35．E．secret秘密．根据后面的描述可知，这座山上埋藏了很多秘密．故选E．
36．G．hardly几乎不．根据描述，塔，城墙和城门都可以找到在山顶和山坡，但几乎看不到下面的地面．故选G．
37．A．approach方法．根据句意，他们的目的是避免进行挖掘，而是使用探地雷达等方法来进行探索．故选A．
38．B．shape形状．前面提到，考古学家使用雷达进行探测，而不是进行挖掘．可推测出这样做可以使这片区域保持原来的形状．故选B．
39．D．evident显然．根据文章内容可知，这个方法的成功显然是来自于先前第一阶段努力（用雷达探测而不是挖掘）的结果．故选D．
40．F．date确定年代．根据"We also found ancient pottery and coins"可知，我们还发现了古代陶器和硬币，这些可以帮助我们确定这个城市的年代．
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