6.Archaeologists searching for a lost city in the forests of Honduras have discovered the urban remains of what they believe is a vanished (消失的) ancient civilization.A writer and photographer for a magazine accompanied a team of scientist to Honduras'Mosquitia region reporting a legendary"White City"or"City of the Monkey God."
The expedition was made after aerial light diction scanning(機載激光雷達檢測)-known as LIDAR-uncovered what appeared to be man-made structures below the rainforest.Seeking to confirm the discovery,a team of U.S.a(chǎn)nd Honduran researchers entered the remote region.They were protected by Honduran Special Forces.
Writer Douglas Preston said the team emerged on February 25,after documenting the ruins of a"vanished culture.""In contrast to the nearby Maya,this vanished culture has hardly been studied and it remains virtually unknown.Archaeologists don't even have a name for it,"Douglas wrote.Archaeologists no longer believed in the existence of a single"While City,"he said,instead believing there had been an entire civilization with many cities.
The expedition found earth works,including an earthen pyramid as well as a collection of stone sculptures.Archaeologists from Honduras estimated they dated from A.D 1000to 1400.
The researchers were greeted by wildlife which appeared never before to have seen humans,wandering unafraid through their camp.This is clearly the most undisturbed rainforest in Central America.The team left their finds untouched and are keeping the exact location of the site secret in an attempt to prevent looting (洗劫).
But Douglas warned that the area was nevertheless under threat,with illegal logging (砍伐) for cattle farming within a dozen miles.A local director said that the forest and valley could disappear within eight years unless action was taken."The Honduran government is trying to protect this area,but doesn't have the money.We urgently need international support."
24.The purpose of the expedition is toB.
A.find the endangered animals
B.make sure the existence of relics
C.stop illegal activities
D.test the equipment
25.The team kept the exact location secret in order thatB.
A.wildlife could wander around freely
B.their finds were under protection
C.illegal farming could be prevented
D.the most undisturbed rainforest could be protected
26.What is the greatest concern for the Honduran government to protect this area?A
A.Financial problems
B.No political support
C.An unsolved technical problem
D.Local people's poor environmental awareness.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了古學家尋找在洪都拉斯的森林中迷失的城市為了證明文明的存在,但他們的經(jīng)濟十分困難,呼吁社會的幫助.
解答 24.B.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第一段Archaeologists searching for a lost city in the forests of Honduras have discovered the urban remains of what they believe is a vanished (消失的) ancient civilization可知探險的目的是為了肯定文明的存在;故選B.
25.B.推理判斷題.根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段The team left their finds untouched and are keeping the exact location of the site secret in an attempt to prevent looting 可知團隊保持精確的位置秘密以便保護他們的發(fā)現(xiàn);故選B.
26.A.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)最后一段The Honduran government is trying to protect this area,but doesn't have the money.We urgently need international support可知洪都拉斯政府保護這一地區(qū)最關心的是財物問題;故選A.
點評 考察學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.