2025中考英语阅读专项突破训练：考古发现（学生版+解析）

【考点突破】阅读理解：24考古发现专项练一2025中考英语

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After“sleeping“formorethan3,000years,theSanxingduiRuinssurprisedtheworldin

1986becauseresearchersfoundmorethan1,000culturalrelics（遗物）.Thesurprisesdidn'tstop

thereandresearchersrecentlyhavefoundabout500morerelicsthatdatebackover3,200years.

Newfindings

Bigwoodenbox:Scientistsfoundabigwoodenbox.Itis1.5meterslongand40

centimeterswide.Scientistsarefindingouthowtoopenit.

Silk:Afterhundredsofyears,silkturnstoblackash（灰）.Itshowsthatpeopleofthe

ancientShuKingdomeverusedsilk.

Byaccident

TheSanxingduiRuinswerefoundbyaccident.Afarmerfoundthemin1929whenhewas

working.Hefoundsomethings,buthedidn'tknowhowimportanttheywere.In1986,when

farmerswasworkingatthesameplaceagain,theyfoundmorerelicsagain.Thenexpertsfound

twopits（深坑）.Thenewestrelicswerefoundinsixpits.Thebiggestpitis19squaremeterswhile

thesmallestis3.5squaremeters.Researchersfrom34universitiesandresearchgroupsbeganto

digtheminOctober,2020.

Whyisitimportant?

TheSanxingduiRuinswerebuiltatthetimeoftheShangDynasty.Theywereinthe

AncientShuKingdom.SanxingduiisagoodexampleofShucivilization（文明）.Itmadeexperts

thinkmoreaboutwhereChinesecivilizationstarted.Itseemsthatitstartednotonlyalongthe

YellowRiver,butalsoalongtheYangtzeRiver.

1.Researchersmadepeopleallovertheworld.________in1986.

A.unhappyB.sadC.surprisedD.painful

2.Whatarethenewfindings?

A.Bigwoodenbox.B.Silk.C.Gold.D.Big

woodenboxandsilk.

3.TheSanxingduiRuinswasthefirstdiscovered________.

A.byscientistsB.byanexpertC.byafarmerD.byresearchers

4.TheSanxingduiRuinswerebuiltatthetimeoftheDynasty.

A.ShangB.XiaC.ZhouD.Qing

5.Accordingtothepassage,wecanlearnthat.

A.theSanxingduiRuinswereintheAncientDianKingdom

B.thestartofChinesecivilizationisalongboththeYellowRiverandtheYangtzeRiver

C.expertsfirstfoundtheSanxingduiRuinsanditsurprisedtheworld.

D.ittook500yearstodiscovertheSanxingduiRuins.

Whafstheearliestdynasty（朝代）ofChina?TheansweristheXiaDynasty.Itwasabout

4,000yearsago.Butforalongtime,wecouldn'tfindanythingthatpeoplebuiltduringthe

dynasty.Somanypeopledidn'tbelieveitactuallyexisted.

Anarchaeologist（考古学家）namedXuXushengbelievedthedynastywasreal.Hestudied

lotsofhistorybooksandmaps.In1959,the72-year-oldarchaeologistwenttoErlitou,Henan

province.There,heworkedwithhisteamandfoundsometombs,bronzewares（青铜器）and

remainsofhouses.TheymaybelongtotheXiaDynasty.Theyshowuswhatthe“earliestChina^^

lookedlike.

In1929,afarmerinSichuanwasdiggingawell.Hewassurprisedtofindsomejade（玉）.

Archaeologiststhencameandsearchedthearea.Inthefollowingyears,theyfoundthousandsof

jade,bronzeandgoldobjects.TheseobjectswerefromtheancientShuKingdom.Itwasabout

5,000yearsago.

TheobjectsfoundinSanxingduilookstrange.Thisbronzetreeisabout4meterstall.There

arebronzebirdsanddragonsonit.Wow,thebronzemask（面具）issohuge.Whocouldwearit?

Archaeologistsnotonlyworkunderground,butalsodiveintothesea.In1987,some

ChinesearchaeologistsfoundanoldshipintheSouthChinaSea.Thearchaeologistsdoveintothe

waterandfoundmanybeautifulporcelainobjectsintheship.ItwasatradeshipfromtheSong

Dynasty.ItwasgoingtotakeChinesegoodstoothercountries.Butforsomereason,itsank（沉没）

intothesea.ItisthebiggestunderwaterdiscoveryinChina.PeoplecallitNanhaiOnebecauseifs

anewstartforChinesearchaeology.

Deepwaterisdangerous.Thearchaeologistshavetotakeheavytoolssuchasoxygen

bottlesandsonar（声波定位仪）.Theycanweighasmuchas50kg!

6.Accordingtothepassage,thetombsinErlitoumaybelongto.

A.XiaDynastyB.ShuKingdomC.SongDynastyD.ShangDynasty

7.WhenwasSanxingduifound?

A.In1929.B.In1959.C.In1987.In2024.

WhatcouldbefoundinNanhaiOne?

A.XiaDynastyisn'tactuallyexisted.B.Itiseasytodoresearchunderwater.

C.Sanxingduiwasdiscoveredbyaccident.D.NanhaiOnetookgoodsfromothercountries.

10.Whereisthispassagefrom?

A.SchoolLife.B.MusicZone.C.ScienceStudy.D.CultureandHistory.

TheZengHouyiChimeBellswerefoundfromtheZengHouyiTombinSuizhou,Hubei

Provincein1978.TheyarehistoricallyimportanttreasureofChina.

TheZengHouyiChimeBellsarehung（悬挂）atthreelevelsandaredividedinto（划分为）

eightgroups.Thereare19bellsinthreegroupsatthetoplevel,33bellsinthreegroupsatthe

middleleveland12bellsintwogroupsatthebottomlevel.Inaddition,thereisasingleandmuch

largerbellusedtochangepitch（音高）.Thebellsineachrowaredifferentfromoneanotherin

shapeandsize.

TheZengHouyiChimeBellsarehungontwosetsofwoodracks（架子）.Onerackis7.48

meterslongand2.65meterswide.Theotherrackis3.35meterslongand2.73meterswide.The

tworacksareperpendiculartoeachother,andtheymakeanangleofninetydegrees.

TheZengHouyiChimeBellsweighatotalof5tons.Thebiggestbellisof153.4cmin

heightand203.6kginweightwhilethesmallestbellisof20.4cminheightand2.4kginweight.

Fivemusicianswereneededtoplaytheinstrumentinthepast.Thesebellsaresoundedby

striking.Becauseoftheirshape,eachbellcouldproducetwodifferentpitches,oneifstruckatthe

side,theotheratthecenter.Thewholesetofchimebellsisabletoproduceallthepitchesofa

modempiano.

Therearemorethan2,800Chinesecharactersaboutmusicandthemakingofthe

instrumentonthebells.Instrumentsofsuchalevelwerequiteuncommonintheworldatthetime.

13.WhatisParagraph5mainlyabout?

A.Whythechimebellsarestruck.

B.Howthesebellswereplayedinthepast.

C.Howmanypitcheseachbellcouldproduce.

D.Howmanymusicianswereneededtoplaythebellsinthepast.

14.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthetheZengHouyiChimeBells?

A.Theyhaveahistoryof46years.

B.Theyweremadeinthesameshapeandsize.

C.Theycan'tproduceallthepitchesofamoderninstrument.

D.Theyneedstrikingindifferentplacestoproducetwodifferentpitches.

15.Whatisthewriter'sattitude（态度）totheZengHouyiChimeBells?

A.Heisproudofthem.B.Hedislikesthem.

C.Hedoesn'tcareaboutthem.D.Heisworriedaboutthem.

Adragon-shapedbronzestatue（青铜像）witha"tiger“headandtigerbrainwasdiscovered

attheSanxingduiRuins（遗址）SiteinGuanghan,SichuanProvince.Thiskindofobjecthasnever

beenfoundinothersitesoftheBronzeAgeinChina.

Theshapeofthisdragonisabitspecialasitsheadislikeatiger5shead,anditsearsare

roundlikethoseofatiger.Butithastwolonghorns件奇角）onitshead.Itsmouthisalsospecial

withsomethinglikeaknifeinit.Anditsbodyislikeaflyingdragon.

Accordingtoreports,thisstatueisabout80cmhigh,butifsstillnotacompletebronze.

Expertshavefoundthatthisstatuehasnosupportsinfrontofit,anditsmainbodyexceeds（超出）

thebase.Soitprobablyneedstolean（倚靠）onotherobjectstokeepitsbalance（平衡）.

Sowhereisthemissingpart?Aftersearching,expertsmadeanothergreatdiscoveryabout

halfameteraway:thetop-shapedsnake-likefigure（雕像）.The1.5-meter-highbodyissupported

onasquarebasewithbothhands,andturnsupward.Italsoneedstoleanonotherobjecttokeep

balance.

Nowsomeexpertsguessthatthetwostatuesareprobablythesamesetofobjects.Ifthe

guessprovestobetrue,thiswillbecomeanotherhugeSanxingduiRuinsSitesincethelate1920s.

Itallbeganin1929whenafarmerwasdiggingaholethereanditopenedthedoortoanunknown

cultureof3,000to5,000yearsold.

16.Whatcanweknowaboutthebronzestatue?

A.Itsshapeislikeatiger.

B.Therearetwolonghornsonitsmouth.

C.IthasbeenfoundinanothersitesoftheBronzeAgeinChina.

D.ItwasfoundattheSanxingduiRuinsSiteinGuanghan,SichuanProvince.

17.Whydoesthestatueneedtoleanonotherobjectsaccordingtotheexperts?

A.Becauseitsmainbodyistoolong.

B.Becauseithastokeepitsbalance.

C.Becauseithassupportsbehindit.

D.Becauseitisanindependentbronze.

18.Whatcanweinferfromtheexperts9guess?

A.Themissingpartofthedragon-shapedisprobablythesnake-likefigure.

B.Thesnake-likefigureisthefirstbronzethathasbeenfoundatSanxingduiRuinsSite.

C.Thesnake-likefigureisquitedifferentfromthetiger-shapedfigure.

D.Morethan50,000ancientobjectshavebeenfoundattheSanxingduiRuinsSite.

19.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Theguessofsomeexpertsaboutthebronzestatue.

B.Themissingpartofadragon-shapedbronzestatue.

C.Thediscoveryofadragon-shapedbronzestatue.

D.ThediscoveryofChineseunknownculture.

ZenghouyiChimeBells

Wheretosee

HubeiProvincialMuseuminWuhan,HubeiProvince

History

About2,400yearsago,theWarringStatesPeriod

Discovery

Location:TombofMarquisYioftheZengState（曾侯乙墓），Suizhou,Hubei

Time:46yearsago

Others

•Thefullsetincludes64chimebellsandoneBoBellfromKingofChu.

•Thebellsaremadeupofeightgroupsandplacedinthreelines.

•Onthesurfaceofthebells,therearepatternsofpeople,animals,dragons,flowers,andsoon.

Therearealsocharacters（字符）showingthepronunciationofeachbell.

•Eachbellcanproducedifferenttones（音调）whenitishitfromthefrontandtheside.

▲

TheZenghouyiChimeBellsnotonlyshowtheworldtheexcellentbronzecasting（青铜铸

造）skillsofancientChinesepeople,butshowthehighachievementsofChina'spre-Qinmusic.

ThissetisoneofChina'sfirst-classculturalrelies（文物）.In2002,itwasincludedinthe

firstlistofculturalrelicsthatarenotallowedtobeshownabroad.

20.WhatdoesthepictureshowabouttheZenghouyiChimeBells?

A.Thesize.B.Thematerial.C.Theproductionprocess.

21.Whenwerethebellsdiscovered?

A.Inabout400BC.B.Inthelate1970s.C.In2002.

22.WhatcanwelearnabouttheZenghouyiChimeBells?

A.Thereare64bellsinall.

B.Thebellsareinthreegroups.

C.Differentpartsofabellmakedifferenttones.

23.What?sthemissingwordinA?

A.Importance.B.Popularity.C.Development.

24.Wherecanwefindthereadingmostprobably?

A.Inanovel.B.Inaculturemagazine.C.Inaphysicstextbook.

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YoumustknowtheTerracottaArmyinXi'an.Ifsarchaeologythatmakesusabletoseeso

wonderfulthingsandknowmoreabouttheQinDynasty.25AccordingtoBaidu,itisthe

studyofthingsthatpeoplemade,used,andleftbehind.Wedoittounderstandwhatpeopleinthe

pastwerelikeandhowtheylived.Forexample,archaeologistsstudytombsandculturalrelics（文

物）.Theytrytofindouthowancientpeoplemadetools,whytheymovedaround,andwhattheir

customswere.26

Onecommonmisunderstanding（误解）isthatarchaeologistsstudydinosaurs.However,it

ispaleontologists（古生物学家）whodothiskindofwork.Thisisnottheonlycommon

misunderstandingaboutarchaeology.27

"Archaeologistscaremoreaboutthestoriesbehindtherelics^^saidLiuHuiyun,whois

studyingarchaeologyatPekingUniversity.28Itcouldshowuswhatkindoffoodpeople

ateinthepast.

AsUSarchaeologistPaulF.Reedsaid,archaeologyworkisdifficult,dirty,andsometimes

lessexciting.29Also,forthecountryandforthewholeworld,archaeologymakesus

realizethatwebelongtothesamegroup.

A.Sowhafsarchaeology?

B.Manytoolscanbeusedtodig.

C.Inotherwords,archaeologyisastudyofhumans.

D.Butitismeaningfulasitbringslighttotheunknownpast.

E.Besidesit,manypeoplethinkarchaeologistsfindbeautifulrelics.

F.Forexample,evenburnedcommightbevaluabletoarchaeologists.

Adragon-shapedbronzestatue（青铜像）witha“tiger“headandtigerbrainwasdiscovered

attheSanxingduiRuins（遗址）SiteinGuanghan,SichuanProvince.Thiskindofobjecthasnever

beenfoundinothersitesoftheBronzeAgeinChina.

Theshapeofthisdragonisabitspecialasitsheadislikeatiger?shead,anditsearsare

roundlikethoseofatiger.Butithastwolonghorns（特角）onitshead.Itsmouthisalsospecial

withsomethinglikeaknifeinit.Anditsbodyislikeaflyingdragon.

Accordingtoreports,thisstatueisabout80cmhigh,butifsstillnotacompletebronze.

Expertshavefoundthatthisstatuehasnosupportsinfrontofit,anditsmainbodyexceeds（超出）

thebase.Soitprobablyneedstolean（倚靠）onotherobjectstokeepitsbalance.

Sowhereisthemissingpart?Aftersearching,expertsmadeanothergreatdiscoveryabout

halfameteraway:thetop-shapedsnake-likefigure（雕像）.The1.5-meter-highbodyissupported

onasquarebasewithbothhands,andturnsupward.Italsoneedstoleanonotherobjecttokeep

balance.

Nowsomeexpertsguessthatthetwostatuesareprobablythesamesetofobjects.Ifthe

guessprovestobetrue,thiswillbecomeanotherhugeSanxingduiRuinsSitesincethelate1920s.

Itallbeganin1929whenafarmerwasdiggingaholethereanditopenedthedoortoanunknown

cultureof3,000to5,000yearsold.

30.Whatcanweknowaboutthebronzestatue?

A.Itsshapeislikeatiger.

B.Therearetwolonghornsonitsmouth.

C.IthasbeenfoundinanothersitesoftheBronzeAgeinChina.

D.ItwasfoundattheSanxingduiRuinsSiteinGuanghan,SichuanProvince.

31.Whafsthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“support“inparagraph3?

A.维持B.养活C.支撑D.帮助

32.Whydoesthestatueneedtoleanonotherobjectsaccordingtotheexperts?

A.Becauseitsmainbodyistoolong.B.Becauseithastokeepitsbalance.

C.Becauseithassupportsbehindit.D.Becauseitisanindependentbronze.

33.Whatcanweinferfromtheexperts5guess?

A.Themissingpartofthedragon-shapedisprobablythesnake-likefigure.

B.Thesnake-likefigureisthefirstbronzethathasbeenfoundatSanxingduiRuinsSite.

C.Thesnake-likefigureisquitedifferentfromthetiger-shapedfigure.

D.Morethan50,000ancientobjectshavebeenfoundattheSanxingduiRuinsSite

34.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Theguessofsomeexperts.

B.Themissingpartofadragon-shapedbronzestatue.

C.Thediscoveryofadragon-shapedbronzestatue.

D.ThediscoveryofChineseunknownculture.

In1968,afarmerdugabeautifulpotoutofthefield.Asithadnolid（盖子）toopen,the

farmerthoughtituselessandjustkeptitinthehouse.Fourteenyearslaterwhenafrienddropped

in,thisspecialpotcaughthisattention.Hetookittoamuseumandaskedexpertsforhelp.Soon

expertscametoasurprisingresult:thepotbelongedtotheFiveDynasties.

Butexpertsdidn'tknowhowtopourwaterintothepot.Theyonlyfoundasmallholeinthe

bottom.Whatwasitusedfor?

Tofindtheanswers,expertsgavethepotanX-ray,andfoundthereweretwopipes（管道）

inside.Onestraightpipeisinthemiddle,andtheothercurved（弯的）pipeconnectstothespout

（嘴）.Thesmallholeinthebottomistheendofthestraightpipe.Whenusingthepot,peoplehave

tofirstholditupsidedownandthenpourwaterintothepotthroughthesmallhole.Watercanbe

pouredoutfromthespoutthroughthecurvedpipe,butitwon'tcomeoutfromtheholeinthe

bottom.Thiskeepsthewaterinsideclean.

Expertsfurtherstudiedthedesigns（图案）onthepot.InChina,thelionisthe“kingof

animals^^,thepeonyisthe"kingofflowers”,andthephoenixisthe“kingofbirds”.Thesespecial

designsareusedtoexpressgoodwishes.Asallthreeappearonthepot,itisnamed“PotofThree

Kings^^.

NowthepotishousedinShaanxiHistoryMuseum.Manyvisitors,localandinternational,

aresurprisedatthewisdomoftheChinesepeopleover1,000yearsago!

35.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderofthediscoveryofthepot?

a.TheexpertsgavethepotanX-ray.

b.Thefriendtookthepottothemuseum.

c.Thefarmerdugoutthepot.

d.Thefrienddroppedin.

A.c-d-a-bB.b-a-c-dC.c-d-b-a

36.Theunderlinedword"it"inParagraph2refersto_.

A.thelidB.theholeC.thebottom

37.Theinnerstructure（内部结构）ofthemagicpotmaybe.

A就B⑥。①

38.Thepotisnamed“PotofThreeKings“accordingtoits.

A.colorsB.shapesC.designs

ThefirstemperorofChina,QinShihuang,isrememberedforthemanythingshedidduring

hisrule.

Between221and210B.C,hestartedtheconstructionoftheGreatWallofChina.Hebuilt

alargenetworkofroads.Heintroducedanewwritingsystem,currency（货币流通），andsetof

measurements.Theemperoralsoorderedtheconstructionofahugearmyoflife-sizedterracotta

（陶器）soldiers.These,hehoped,wouldprotecthistomb（基）afterhisdeath.

Today,thesoldiersinXi'an'sterracottamuseumarelightbrown,buttheyweren'talways

thiscolor.Theybeganasanarmyofred,blue,yellow,green,white,andpurple.Sadly,mostofthe

colorsdidnotlasttothepresentday.Beforetheirdiscovery,theclaysoldierswereprotectedby

beingunderground.Whentheywere___▲___,however,theaircausedthecoatingunderthe

painttofalloff.Thepaintdisappearedinlesstimethanittakestoboilanegg,takingwithit

importantpiecesofhistory.

Newtechniquesarenowstartingtoreveal（揭露）thearmy'struecolors.Scientistshave

recentlydiscoveredanareawithmorethanahundredsoldiers.Manyofthesestillhavetheir

paintedfeatures,includingblackhair,pinkfaces,andblackorbrowneyes.Chineseresearchers

havedevelopedaspecialliquid（液体）tohelpkeepthesoldiers5colors.Aftertheyfindasoldier,

scientistsspreadtheliquidoverit.Theythencoveritinplastic.

ScientistsarealsofindingcolorsinthedirtaroundXian'sterracottawarriors."It's

importantnottomovethedirt,sothecolorswon'tbelost.Wearetreatingtheearthasanartpiece,“

saysRongBo,themuseum'sleadingchemist.Thenextchallenge,saysRong,istofindawayto

putthecolorstothearmyagain.Oncethathappens,artistscanbringEmperorQin'sarmybackto

lifeinfullcolor.

39.Whatisthereadingmainlyabout?

A.whytheemperor'sclayarmywasbuilt.

B.therealcolorsoftheterracottasoldiers.

C.whatlifewaslikeforsoldiersunderEmperorQin.

D.whytheemperor^tombwasbuilt.

40.Inparagraph3,whatcanbeputinto__▲___?

A.cleanedupB.dugupC.lookedoverD.fixedup

41.Whathavescientistsrecentlydiscovered?

A.Amuseumwithmanyartpieces.

B.Aliquidinthetombthatkeepsthesoldiers5colors.

C.Aplacewithoverahundredterracottasoldiers.

D.AnewtombforEmperorQin.

42.WhichstatementwouldRongBoprobablyagreewith?

A.Thesoldiersshouldbeleftthewaytheywerefound.

B.Artistsshouldbeabletopaintthesoldiersthecolorstheywant.

C.Weshouldtrytorepaintthearmy'srealcolors.

D.weshouldclearuptheeartharoundthearmyforvisitorstoseethem.

Likedetectives,archaeologistsuseevidencetosolvemysteries.Detectiveslookforcluesto

solvecrimes.Archaeologistslookforcluestohelpthemunderstandhowpeoplelivedlongago.In

fact,theword“archaeology“means"thestudyofancientthings”.Onetypeofevidenceusedto

learnaboutthepastispottery.

Peoplehaveusedpotteryforthousandsofyearsallovertheworld.Oldpotteryisusually

foundinpiecescalled“potsherds”.Sometimespotsherdsfoundinthesameplacecanbeputback

togethertorecreatetheoriginalpot.Eveninpieces,oldpotterycanteachusaboutthepast.When

examiningpottery,archaeologistsconsidernotonlyitsappearancebutwhatitwasmadeofand

howitwasmade.Withthisknowledge,theycangetinformationaboutpeople'slivesinancient

times.①

Potteryismadebyfirstaddingwatertoakindofsoilcalledclay.Whenwetclaycanbe

formedintoshapes.Itisthenheated.Thishardens（使变硬）theclayandallowsittokeepits

shape.Tomakeclayeasiertoshapeandheat,potters（制陶工）usesomethingcalled“temper”.

Differentmaterialscanbeusedastemper.Anarchaeologistcantellwhereapotcamefrombythe

typesofclayandtemperthatwereused.Sometimesapotfoundinonelocationmighthave

materialsfromanotherplace.②

Someoftheearliestpotsweremadequitesimply.Apieceofclaywashollowed（掏空）out

andshapedintoabowl.Itwasthenheatedatalowtemperature.Thefinishedpotwasrough（粗

糙）,andoftenundecorated.Thistypeofpotmightbeusedforcooking.®

Later,coiledpotsweremade.Theseweremadebyfirstrollingtheclayintoalongsnake

shape.Thecoilwasthenwound（绕）incirclestoformapot.Theywereoftendecoratedin

differentways.Thesepotswereheatedathightemperatures.Thehigherthetemperature,the

harderandlonger-lastingthepot.Furtherimprovementsinpottery-makingdevelopedindifferent

timesandplaces.④

Apofsshapeanddecorationcanprovidecluesaboutthepast.Paintedpicturesmightshow

eventsfromdailylifeorfromancientstories.Archaeologistsknowcertainshapesandstylesthat

werecommonindifferenttimesandplaces.

Archaeologistsstudythedifferencesintypesofpotteryclosely.Becauseoftheirwork,

thesedailyobjectscantellsomeofthemysteriesofthepast.

43.WhyaredetectivesandarchaeologistsmentionedinParagraph1?

A.Tocomparethepotterywithevidence.B.Toshowthelonghistoryofpottery.

C.Toleadtothetopicofthepassage.D.Tocatchreaders9attentiontoarchaeology.

44.Wecanput“Thiscanprovidecluesabouthowpeopletradedortravelled.inBlank.

A.①B.②C.③D.@

45.Whenistemperaddedtotheclay?

A.Beforetheclayisshaped.B.Afterthepotisheated.

C.Whilethepotisbeingdecorated.D.Whentheclayishollowed.

46.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Peoplehaveusedpotteryforthousandsofyearsallovertheworld.

B.Potsaredecoratedwithpicturesthatshoweventsfromancientstories.

C.Ancientpotterycantellaboutthelivesofthepeoplewhomadeandusedit.

D.Archaeologistslookforcluestosolvemysteriesindifferenttimesandplaces.

What?Aflushtoilet（抽水马桶）fromover2,000yearsago?Isthatevenpossible?

Well,accordingtoaresearchteaminChina,theanswerisyes!

Notlongago,Chineseresearchersdiscoveredseveralbrokenpartsofa2,400-year-oldflush

toilet.Theybelieveitmightbetheworld'soldestflushtoilet.

“ItisthefirstandonlyancientflushtoiletthathasbeenfoundinChina,“saidLiuRui,a

researcher."Everybodyontheresearchteamwastakenbysurprisewhenwefoundit,andthenwe

allcouldn'thelplaughing.

Describedbyresearchersasa"luxury（奢华的）object”,thetoiletisthoughttohavebeen

placedinsidethepalace.Accordingtotheresearchers,thistoiletmighthavebeenusedbyDuke

XiaoofQinorhisfather,DukeXianofQin.Liupointedoutthatthetoiletwasprobablyset

indoorsandconnectedtoanoutdoorhole.

TherearemanyhistoricalrecordsabouttoiletsinancientChinaandsomeancienttoilets

havebeenfound.ItshowsthattheancientChinesealreadyrealisedtheimportanceofhygiene（卫

生）.Andtopeople'ssurprise,itseemsthatthereisnottoomuchdifferencebetweenancienttoilets

andthemodernonesweseetoday.

47.Howdidtheresearchersfeelwhentheyfoundtheancienttoilet?

A.Common.B.Bored.C.Quiet.D.Surprised.

48.WhichofthefollowingismentionedinParagraph5?

A.Thetoiletwashardtouse.B.Thetoiletwasusedoutdoors.

C.Thetoiletwasaluxuryobject.D.Thetoiletwasusedforhygiene.

49.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ones”inthelastparagraphreferto（指的是）?

A.Toilets.B.Objects.C.Palaces.D.Records.

50.Inwhichpartofamagazinecanwereadthetext?

A.Art.B.History.C.Science.D.Education.

ADinosaur（恐龙）PrintsDiscovered

Adinereatinginarestauranfsoutdooryard,inSichuanProvince,hasdiscovereddinosaur

footprintsontheground.Afterusinga3Dscanner（扫描仪），scientistsmadesurethatthe

footprintsare100millionyearsold.Theybelongedtotwodinosaurswithlongnecksandtails.

B________

MarleyandBobsaytheybecameinterestedinarchaeology（考古学）fromstudyinghistoryat

school,goingtomuseumsandwatchingHumanHistories!TheyalsogototheYoung

Archaeologists9Clubandtheydodigsatarchaeologicalsites（地点）andcarefullyresearchtheir

finds.4tYouneverknowwhatyoumightdiscover,anditisafascinatingwaytouncoverold

remainsonarealdig.Itmakesmereallyhappy,“saysBob.

StudentsFindAncientMurals

Agroupofstudentarchaeologistshaveuneartheda1,000year-oldmural（wallpainting）