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【题目】 Archeology （考古学）isn't the dusty science it was a generation ago. New technologies that once seemed out of sci-fi are now locating buried traces of buildings and revealing the ruins of cities.

For more than a decade, Sarah Parcak and her team have been on the front line of this revolution. They use satellite images to find and explore ancient sites around the globe. Now they're about to take on a new challenge as they focus Global Xplorer citizen-science project on India.

In 2017, Parcak launched an online platform, called Global Xplorer, to crowd source （群众外包）the initial assessment of satellite images for signs of cultures from long ago. Anyone in the world with a computer and Internet access could help discover and protect remains of Peru's rich cultural heritage. The results have been surprising. About 80,000 participants from a hundred countries have identified 19,000 sites that were not in Peru's database. The platform for Peru is still running.

If all goes well, the work in India could last for years. "India has had relatively little archaeological work done," Parcak says. Also, the full extent of India's archaeological work has never been mapped completely. Parcak expects her project to make up that. “Wherever we end up going, the crowd's going to be able to see extraordinary things," Parcak says.

Thirty six India's cultural heritage relics are already listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Parcak thinks there could be tens of thousands of as yet unknown sites mapped as part of this project. The discoveries promise to be amazing across the land that has seen a parade of cultures come and go.

In the future, she hopes other countries will contact her to launch their own satellite surveys. The possibilities are huge. Parcak estimates that there are at least 12 million potential archaeological sites yet to be discovered. That means the sky is the limit for her project now that it has gotten off the ground successfully.

【1】What's the purpose of Parcak's project?

A.To interview citizens via the Internet.

B.To dig out more remains of ancient cities.

C.To build databases for unknown cultural heritage.

D.To identify unknown ancient sites through joint efforts.

【2】What do we know about the participants in Peru project?

A.They are Internet-equipped volunteers.

B.They are well-trained voluntary scholars.

C.They are mostly fans of archeology in Peru.

D.They are all archaeologists all over the world.

【3】Why is Parcak's project important to India?

A.India lacks thorough archaeological work.

B.Indians call for the protection of their rich cultures.

C.There's no amazing archaeological discovery in India.

D.India needs more relics listed as World Heritage Sites.

【4】What does the underlined sentence "The possibilities are huge. " in Paragraph 6 mean?

A.Parcak's project will become successful.

B.Few countries will start satellite surveys.

C.There will be amazing discoveries in India.

D.More archaeological sites will be identified.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】A

【4】D

【解析】

这是一篇夹叙夹议的记叙文。通过记叙萨拉创立现代考古平台Global Xplorer的一些经历，来发表一些观点。比如，考古不再是几十年前灰头土脸的科学，而是可以利用高科技来定位和发掘这些埋在城市废墟底下的古迹了。

【1】

推理判断题。这是推理判断题类型里的目的意图题。问帕卡克项目的目的是什么。首先定位在帕卡克项目第一次出现的地方：第一段末尾和第二段开头两句话：Now they're about to take on a new challenge as they focus Global Xplorer citizen-science project on India.现在他们即将接受一个新的挑战，他们将把全球公民科学项目的重点放在印度。In 2017, Parcak launched an online platform, called Global Xplorer, to crowd source （群众外包）the initial assessment of satellite images for signs of cultures from long ago.2017年，Parcak推出了一个名为Global Xplorer的在线平台，用于对卫星图像进行初步评估，寻找远古文明的迹象。从这些信息可以看出来帕卡克是想发动群众的力量来寻找古迹，而网络是最方便的路径。这句意图对很久以前的文化古迹卫星图像进行初始评估也就是说通过群众即大家的力量来辨别卫星图像。此意与D选项切合：To identify unknown ancient sites through joint efforts.通过联合的力量来辨识不知名的古迹。故选D。

【2】

推理判断题。通过题干中的participants in Peru project定位文章中的相应位置。Anyone in the world with a computer and Internet access could help discover and protect remains of Peru's rich cultural heritage.文章中说全世界任何拥有电脑和能上网的人都帮助找出,并发现、保护秘鲁丰富的文化遗产。这句话足以说明此题的答案全世界任何拥有电脑和能够上网的人即是参与者participants，他们不需要培训，所以B选项排除；他们也不一定对在秘鲁的考古感兴趣，所以排除C；他们是来自于全世界各地的考古学家，更是无中生有,可以排除。因此A选项：“They are Internet-equipped volunteers.他们都是网络装备好了的志愿者们”最切合题意。故选A。

【3】

细节理解题。审题得知帕卡克的项目对于印度很重要的原因是什么。可以浏览信息得知定位于第四段：If all goes well, the work in India could last for years. 如果一切进展顺利，印度的考古工作得延续十年以上。"India has had relatively little archaeological work done," Parcak says.帕卡克说，“印度的考古工作做得相对来说比较少” Also, the full extent of India's archaeological work has never been mapped completely.此外，印度考古工作的全部范围从未被完全绘制出来。因此可以推出印度的考古还是很欠缺的。而A选项：“India lacks thorough archaeological work.印度缺乏彻底的考古工作”切合题意。这里完全thorough和completely同义转换得来的。所以推出此题答案为A选项。故选A。

【4】

词义猜测题。此题实际为猜测句意题。此类题目一定要回扣文章，看句子的出处。句子的前一句是：In the future, she hopes other countries will contact her to launch their own satellite surveys. 将来，她希望其他国家会联系她发起他们自己的卫星调查。句子的后一句是： Parcak estimates that there are at least 12 million potential archaeological sites yet to be discovered.帕卡克估计至少有1200万潜在的古迹遗址还没有被发现。这么多的古迹遗址没有被发现，其被发现的可能性是很高的。据此可推出D选项：More archaeological sites will be identified.更多的考古遗址会被确认。这和文章意思切合。故选D。