When you take a walk in any city, you often see a lot of people walking dogs. It is still true that a dog is the most useful and faithful animal in the world, but the reason why people keep a dog has changed. In the old days people used to train dogs to protect(保护) themselves against attacks by other beasts. Later they came to realize that a dog was not only useful for protection but willing to obey his master. For example, when people used dogs for hunting, the dogs would not eat what was caught without permission.

These days people in the city need not protect themselves against attacks from animals. Why do they keep dogs, then? Some people keep dogs to protect themselves from robbery(抢劫). But the most important reason is for companionship. For a child, a dog is a best friend when there are no friends to play with. For young couples, a dog is their child when they have no children. For old couples, a dog is also their child when their natural children have grown up. So the main reason why people keep dogs has changed from protection to friendship.

67. According to the passage, in the old days people trained dogs ______ .

for protection against robbery

just for fun

for companionship

for protection against other animals

68. The word "companionship" may mean ______ .

A. native     B. advice     C. friendly relationship(关系)  D. usage

69. The dogs were used for hunting because ______ .

A. they were good hunters

B. they obeyed their masters

C. they were useful for protection

D. they did not eat other animals

70. The most important reason for people to keep dogs now is they ______ .

A. need companion

B. like children

C. enjoy hunting

D .want to protect themselves

71. We can infer from the passage that ______ .

A. dogs can be helpful to those who need company

B. city people always feel lonely

C. dogs can be boring (厌烦的)

D. the city can be a very dangerous place

     Yinxu (Ruins of Yin) is the ruins of the last capital of China’s Shang Dynasty (1600 BC - 1046 BC). The capital served 255 years for 12 kings. It shows the golden age of early Chinese culture, crafts (工艺品) and science, a time of great prosperity (繁荣) during the Chinese Bronze Age (青铜时代).

     Discovered in 1899, Yinxu is one of the oldest and largest archeological sites (考古遗址) in China and is one of the historical capitals of China and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It lies in central Henan Province, near the modern city of Anyang, and is open to the public as the Garden Museum of Yinxu. It is famous as the source of oracle bone script (甲骨文), the earliest recorded form of Chinese writing. The oracle bone script has recorded almost everything from dream-explaining to events such as harvests, birth of a child, the weather and the success of military campaigns.

     Over 3,000 tombs, 2,200 pits, and 200 houses have been dug out at Yinxu. The large number of burial accessories found there shows the high level of the Shang crafts industry.The site includes a main palace and an ancient tomb. Besides, there are a number of large buildings, at least 53 of which have been dug out.

      Yinxu has seen many years of research, first researched by the Academia Sinica in the late 1920s to the early 1930s and most recently by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

41. During which period may Yin have been the capital of Shang Dynasty?

    A. 1600 BC - 1500 BC

    B. 1500 BC - 1200 BC

    C. 1200 BC - 1050 BC

    D. 1050 BC - 850 BC

42. From the passage, we can know that Yinxu ______.

    A. was the last capital of China’s Shang Dynasty

    B. proved the failure of the Shang Dynasty

    C. was discovered in the 1920s

    D. can be visited by the public now

43. Which of the following is NOT true about the oracle bone script?

    A. It was discovered in Yinxu.

    B. It is the earliest form of Chinese writing.

    C. It has recorded many things.

    D. It is important for studying the Shang Dynasty.

According to the passage, which of the following belongs to all the things   

    that are dug out from Yinxu?

     a. crafts  b. gold  c. oracle bone script  d. tombs 

     e. sites  f. houses  g. accessories

     A. afg  B. bcd    C. bdg          D. aec

45. We can infer from the passage that ______.

    A. Anyang is a city of the Shang Dynasty

    B. there are 200 houses in Yinxu

    C. many things are still to be dug out

    D. no research has been carried out on Yinxu

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