Question

【題目】An oval-shaped (橢圓形) structure, which is believed to be 121meters across, is shown in a picture of Antarctica.

Some say the structure is evidence that human civilization once lived in the South Pole, while others say it may be a natural phenomenon.

“What if, in the distant past, an ancient civilization developed in Antarctica, creating splendid structures and temples there?” Peter Turney says in a post on Ancient Code.

The post says scientists first thought the discovery could be a sastrugi (雪面波紋)一a natural phenomenon formed by years of battering (磨損) by strong, freezing winds and heavy snowfalls. But sastrugi are not known to form in oval shapes.

This is not the first time people have suggested there was a lost civilization in Antarctica.

Ever since last year, some people have been claiming (聲稱(chēng)) that a strange pyramid in the Antarctic has appeared.

A video posted on YouTube by Third Phase of the Moon, a YouTube channel, showed a picture of a pyramid-like structure in the snow. Responses to the picture were varied, with some users backing-up the claims, such as James Jason, who commented: “Excellent report by Third Phase!I also believe things are about to get very dramatic (戲劇性的)，and that is for everyone on our planet.”

Ashoka Tripathi from the University of Calcutta said the pictures showed clear evidence of an ancient human settlement beneath the ice sheet. “These are clearly characteristics of some sort of human-made structure, like some sort of pyramidal structure,” he said. “The patterns clearly show nothing we should expect from nature. We clearly have evidence of human engineering here,” John Emerson, his colleague, added.

But others were against it, such as Gordon Anderson, who said, “I have spent a lot of time on snow covered mountains—skiing down, and this looks natural to me—not man made anyway!”

【1】What makes Peter Tumney believe in human civilization in Antarctica?

A. The ice sheet.

B. A heavy snowfall.

C. A big sastrugi.

D. An oval-shaped structure.

【2】What is Third Phase of the Moon?

A. A picture.

B. A person.

C. A channel.

D. A video.

【3】Who thinks the pyramidal structure is natural?

A. James Jason.

B. Ashoka Tripathi.

C. John Emerson.

D. Gordon Anderson.

【4】Which of the following might be the best title for the text?

A. Antarctica, a possible land of civilization

B. South Pole, a splendid place to live in

C. Evidence of a newly-found planet

D. An excel lent post on Ancient Code

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】 本文屬于科普文章。主要敘述了在南極洲出現(xiàn)了一個(gè)橢圓形的結(jié)構(gòu)，因此有人認(rèn)為這是南極洲有人類(lèi)文明的證據(jù)，但也有人認(rèn)為這不是人造的而是天然的。針對(duì)此有人提出了證據(jù)來(lái)說(shuō)明南極洲可能有人類(lèi)文明。

【1】D

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一、二、三段可知，在南極洲的照片上出現(xiàn)了一個(gè)橢圓形的結(jié)構(gòu)。有人說(shuō)，這種結(jié)構(gòu)是人類(lèi)文明曾經(jīng)存在于南極的證據(jù)，而另一些人則認(rèn)為這可能是一種自然現(xiàn)象。但Peter Turney認(rèn)為南極洲有人類(lèi)文明。分析以上三段內(nèi)容可知，Peter Turney認(rèn)為南極洲的存在人類(lèi)文明的就是這個(gè)橢圓形的結(jié)構(gòu)。故選D項(xiàng)。

【2】C

猜測(cè)詞義題。根據(jù)第七段中的第一句“Third Phase of the Moon, a You Tube channel, showed a picture of a pyramid-like structure in the snow.”可知，Third Phase of the Moon與a You Tube channel是同位語(yǔ)的關(guān)系，即Third Phase of the Moon,就是a You Tube channel，分析選項(xiàng)可知C項(xiàng)符合題意。

【3】D

推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段內(nèi)容“But others were against it, such as Gordon Anderson, who said, "I have spent a lot of time on snow covered mountains - skiing down, and this looks natural to me-not man made anyway.！”可知一些人認(rèn)為金字塔是人造的，但Gordon Anderson卻認(rèn)為很自然的，不是人做的。故D符合題意。

【4】A

主旨林意題。本文主要敘述了在南極洲出現(xiàn)了一個(gè)橢圓形的結(jié)構(gòu)，有人認(rèn)為這是南極洲有人類(lèi)文明的證據(jù)，但也有人認(rèn)為這不是人造的而是天然的。針對(duì)此有人提出了 證據(jù)來(lái)說(shuō)明南極洲可能有人類(lèi)文明。分析全文可知，南極洲可能是文明的之地；分析選項(xiàng)可知A項(xiàng)符合題意。故選A