Question

 

    When a Swedish ship that sank in 1628 was recovered from the port of Stockholm, historians and scientists were overjoyed with the chance to examine the remains of the past. The ship construction showed how ships were built and operated during the seventeenth century. In this way, artifacts, objects made by human beings, provided a picture of daily life almost 400 years ago.

Underwater archaeology-the study of ships, aircraft and human settlements that have sunk under large bodies of water-is really a product of the last 50 years. The rapid growth of this new area of study has occurred because of the invention of better diving equipment .Besides the Swedish ship wreck(殘骸），underwater archaeologists have made more exciting discoveries such as the  5000-year-old boats in the Mediterranean Sea.

Underwater archaeology can provide facts abut the past. In ancient ports all over the world are ships sunken in the past 6,000 years. There are also sunken settlements in seas and lakes telling of pelples way of life and their systems of trade in ancient times. Underwater archaeologists want to study these objects to add to the world's knowledge of history, but they have to fight two enemies. One enemy is treasure hunters who dive for ancient artifacts that they can sell to collectors. Once sold, these objects are lost to experts. The second enemy is dredging machines(挖掘機）often used to repair ports. These machines destroy wrecks and artifacts or bury them deeper under sand and mud. By teaching the public about the importance of underwater“museums”of the past, archaeologists are hoping to get support for laws to protect underwater treasures.

1.What purpose does Paragraph 1 serve in the passage?

A. To provide background information of the topic

B. To attract readers' attention to the topic

C. To use an example to support the topic

D. To offer basic knowledge of the topic

2.The aim of underwater archaeology is to_________ .

   A. exploit water bodies              B. search for underwater life

C. study underwater artifacts            D. examine underwater environment

3.Underwater archaeologists are worried because_____.

A. sea hunters have better diving equipment　

B. their knowledge of world history is limited　

C. dredging machines cause damage to the ports　

D. sold artifacts can hardly be regained for research

4.What is the main purpose of the passage?

A. To introduce a young branch of learning.　   B. To discuss the scientists’problems.　

C. To explain people’s way of life in the past.　  D. To describe the sunken ships.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

【解析】：一般說明性質(zhì)的文章比較乏味，因此為了使我們更具體明確的了解到水下考古的意義，文章開始用講故事的方式把我們引到考古學(xué)這個方向來后面大篇幅的重要是將了水下考古的意義和發(fā)展。

【考點】：篇章結(jié)構(gòu)理解題。

【易錯點】：對文章結(jié)構(gòu)的錯誤了解容易選A。

2.C

【解析】：從文章第二段可以看到：Underwater archaeology-the study of ships, aircraft and human settlements that have sunk under large bodies of water。水下考古的目的是研究船只、文物和human settlements。B是搜尋水下生物文章沒有談到，而D說是檢查水下環(huán)境更談不上，因此符合archaeology這個詞解釋的只有C。

【考點】：文章細節(jié)理解。

【易錯點】：因為片面的理解這個句子，所以容易錯選A

3.D

【解析】：文章有：One enemy is treasure hunters who dive for ancient artifacts that they can sell to collectors. Once sold, these objects are lost to experts.盜文物者會使得文物流失而不能進行科學(xué)的分析和研究。C答案中注意的是dredging machines是在維修port在這個過程有破壞的是destroy wrecks and artifacts or bury them deeper under sand and mud。因此不能選。

【考點】：文章細節(jié)理解題。

【易錯點】：搞錯了dredging machines破壞的對象容易錯選C。

4.A

【解析】：文章的結(jié)構(gòu)是先引出topic- Underwater archaeology,然后根據(jù)這個主題討論了其發(fā)展以及現(xiàn)在所面臨的困境，文章自始至終都是圍繞水下考古這個主題展開的。B、C、D三個的答案都只說到了一個方面。

【考點】：文章歸納總結(jié)題。

【易錯點】：由于不完整的歸納容易錯選B。

【篇章分析】：本篇文章是一個夾敘夾議的文章。向我們闡述了水下考古的意義和發(fā)展以及水下考古所面臨的困境。