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【题目】Choose the best answer. （根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案）

Nobody expected to find them there, outside the city walls. The broken bones of 30 or 40 bodies lay with one on top of the other. It looked bad. There was no sign of battle. Everyone wondered why all the people had died at the same moment. Men came day after day to dig and remove the earth. They worked with great care, like detectives. Each day something new was discovered. Every bone was studied. Soft brushes were used so that nothing was damaged. It all took a very long time, and there were many puzzles．

Deep in the ground they found an important secret. Below the bodies there was a building made of bricks. Inside it lay the body of a woman. There were many things of value in the building with her－gold for her head, neck and arms, and clothes covered with gold. It was clear that the woman had been a queen. This explains why the other bodies were there. The queen’s servants had killed themselves immediately after the queen had died. They wanted to be her servants in the next world, too. Usually we learn about the past from books. But hundreds of thousands of years before man hadn't such books. Only archaeologists can find about our early history. This story is an example of how archaeologists work．

【1】Everyone wanted to know why ________.

A.there had been a battle thereB.they found so many dead bodies there

C.the broken bones were found outside the city wallsD.all the people died at the same moment

【2】The workers worked very carefully because________．

A.they want to find gold and other valuable thingsB.the things in the earth were easily broken

C.each day something new was foundD.there were many puzzles

【3】The body of woman ________．

A.was found inside a building deep in the groundB.lay together with those dead bodies

C.was found above the bones of 30 or 40 bodiesD.was covered by golden clothes

【4】It was clear that the woman had been a queen because_______.

A.there was quit a lot of gold with her

B.there were so many bones of bodies below her body

C.many of her servants killed themselves before she died

D.many servants of hers fought a battle after her death

【5】Usually we learn about the past from books, but______.

A.We couldn't find our early history

B.scientists didn't write any books undreds years ago

C.archaeologists didn't find anything important to write

D.man who lived thousands of years ago couldn't be studied from books

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】A

【4】A

【5】D

【解析】

文章大意：这个故事是考古学家工作的一个例子，发现三四十具尸体，尸体下面有一座砖砌的建筑物。里面躺着一具女人的尸体，推测她是女王。

【1】细节理解题。根据文章第一段Everyone wondered why all the people had died at the same moment.“每个人都想知道为什么所有的人都在同一时刻死去。”，故答案选D。

【2】细节理解题。根据第一段Soft brushes were used so that nothing was damaged.“使用柔软的刷子，以免损坏任何东西。”可知，他们仔细工作是因为东西容易损坏，故答案选B。

【3】细节理解题。根据第二段Below the bodies there was a building made of bricks. Inside it lay the body of a woman“尸体下面有一座砖砌的建筑物。里面躺着一具女人的尸体。”故答案选A。

【4】细节理解题。根据第二段There were many things of value in the building with her－gold for her head, neck and arms, and clothes covered with gold. It was clear that the woman had been a queen“这栋楼里有许多值钱的东西，她的头、脖子和胳膊都是金的，衣服也被金子覆盖的。很明显那女人是女王”，故答案选A。

【5】细节理解题。根据文章第二段But hundreds of thousands of years before man hadn't such books“但在人类没有这样的书之前，已经有几十万年了。”可知生活在几千年前的人不能从书本上研究学习，故答案选D。