2026届山西省榆社中学英语高三上期末教学质量检测试题含解析

2026届山西省榆社中学英语高三上期末教学质量检测试题注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Sitdown,Emma.Youwillonlymakeyourselfmoretired,onyoufeet.A．tokeep B．keeping C．havingkept D．tohavekept2．Thedrivercouldhavesurvivedbuthetheseatbelt.A．hadbeenwearing B．hadn'tworn C．wasn’twearing D．didn'twear3．TheJapanesepeoplekeepupcheerfulspirits________theworldthattheycangetoverthecrisiscausedbytheterribletsunami（海啸）.A．beingconvinced B．convinced C．toconvince D．havingconvinced4．Itwasadifficultjobforhim.Hehadtriedeverythingbutitmadelittle________.A．use B．goodC．difference D．result5．It’salwaysdifficult______inaforeigncountry,especiallywhenyoudon’tspeakthelanguage.A．beingB．tobeC．havingbeenD．tohavebeen6．Heinsistedwhathedid_______rightandthatanyonewhobrokelaws________．A．was;bepunished B．be;waspunishedC．was;waspunished D．be;bepunished7．—Iamafraidthispairofshoesisalittleexpensive．—Ifyoureallywanttobuythem,Iwillgiveyoua____of10percent．A．quantity B．amount C．discount D．account8．The88thAcademyAwardCeremonywasheldinDolbyTheatre______seatsanaudienceofapproximately3,400.A．where B．whose C．when D．which9．Duringtheeconomiccrisis,weshouldhelpthosefor______lifeisfarfromeasy．A．whom B．whose C．who D．whoever10．—TherearenorelativearticlesontheInternet.Whatshallwedo?—MyGod！Therearealwaysnotanyusefularticleswhenyouwant.A．one B．it C．that D．any11．_____howtogetalongwithothersisveryimportantinsuccess.A．KnowB．KnownC．HavingknownD．Knowing12．Tomakeabreakthroughinhisscientificresearch,thescientisthasbeenmakinga(n)_____amountofeffort.A．modestB．miserableC．optionalD．tremendous13．—Haveyoufoundthenewflatadvertisedinthenewspaper?—Yes.Butthecommunity____verylargeandInearlygotlostjustnow.A．hadbeen B．was C．willbe D．is14．Afireworksdisplaywasorganized________theQueen’sbirthday.A．tomarkB．markedC．havingmarkedD．beingmarked15．Parentsoftentelltheirchildrenthatthey__________takecandyfromstrangers.A．needn't B．wouldn't C．shouldn't D．daren't16．IwishI______atmysister’sweddinglastTuesday,butIwasonabusinesstripinNewYorkthen.A．willbe B．wouldbeC．havebeen D．hadbeen17．Frommypointofview,there’slittlechancethatwewillbesuccessfulintryingtochangethepresentsituation.________,itisimportantthatwetryourbest.A．Meanwhile B．OtherwiseC．Therefore D．Nevertheless18．Itisdifficultforanyofustoeatbetter,exercisemore,andsleepenough,______weknowweshould.A．because B．evenifC．unless D．before19．Theydohaveadifferenttotheproblemofoverpopulation．A．solutionB．opinionC．decisionD．conclusion20．Itreallymatters_______hetreatedthelatestfailure,fortheexaminationisaroundthecorner.A．if B．thatC．why D．how第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Sobitteradarkwinterdayin1942wasnodifferentfromanyotherdayinthisconcentrationcamp.Iwasalmostdead,survivingfromdaytoday,sinceIwasbroughtherewiththousandsofotherJews.Eachday,asmoredisappeared,thehungrypastseemedlikeameredream,andIsankdeeperanddeeperintodespair.Suddenly,Inoticedayounggirl,ontheothersideofthebarbedwire,stoppedandlookedatmewithsadeyesseemingtosaythatsheunderstood.Thenshereachedintoherpocket,andpulledoutaredapple.Shelookedcautiouslytotheleftandtherightandthenwithsmileoftriumphquicklythrewtheappleoverthefence.Irantopickitup,holdingitinmytremblingfrozenfingers.Hereyestwinkled.Inmyworldofdeaththisapplewasanexpressionoflife,oflove.Shecameatthesametimetothespotthenextday.Andagainshebroughtmeanappleflyingitoverthefencewiththatsamesweetsmile.Forsevenmonthswemetlikethis.Sometimesweexchangedafewwords,sometimesjustanapple.ButonedayIcouldbarelyspeakasIsaidwhatmustbesaid:“Don'tbringmeanappletomorrow.Iambeingsenttoanothercamp.”TurningbeforeIlostallmycontrol,IrunawayandIcouldn'tstandlookingback.Withmonthspassingandnightmarescontinuing,thememoryofthisgirlsustainedmethroughthehopelessness.Overandoverinmymind,Isawherface,herkindeyes,Iheardhergentlewords,Itastedthoseapples.AndthenthewarendedandIwasfreed.Ilosteverythingthatwasprecioustomeincludingmyfamily.ButIstillhadthememoryofthisgirl,amemoryIcarriedinmyheartandgavemethewilltogoonasImovedtoAmericatostartanewlife.IntheNewYorkCityafriendconvincedmetogo_on_a_blind_datewithagirlnamedRoma.Reluctantly,Iagreed.“Wherewereyouduringthewar？”Romaaskedmegently.“IwasinaconcentrationcampinGermany，”Ireplied.Romagotafarawaylookinhereyes,asifshewasrememberingsomethingbitter­sweet.“Whatisit？”Iasked.Romaexplainedinasoftvoice.“Yousee,whenIwasayounggirlIlivednearaconcentrationcamp,whereIusedtovisitaboyprisonereverydaybringinghimapples.Iwouldthrowtheappleoverthefenceandhewouldbesohappy.”Romasighedheavilyandcontinued,“Itishardtodescribehowwefeltabouteachother—afterallwewereyoungandweonlyexchangedafewwords—butIcantelltherewasmuchlovethere.ButIcannotbearthinkingthathewaskilled,andItrytorememberhimashewasforthosemonthsweweregiventogether.”Withmyheartpoundingsoloudly,IlookeddirectlyatRomaandasked,“Anddidhetellyounottobringanappletomorrowbecausehewassenttoanothercamp？”“Howonearthcouldyoupossiblyknowthat？”Itookherhandsinmineandanswered,“BecauseIwasthatboy,Roma.”Formanymoments,therewasonlysilence.Wecouldnottakeoureyesfromeachother,behindwhich,astheveilsoftimelifted,werecognizedthesoul.Finally,Isaid,“Roma,Idon'teverwanttobeseparatedfromyouagain.NowIamfree,andIwanttobetogetherwithyouforever.Dear,willyoumarryme？”IsawthesametwinkleinhereyesthatIusedtoseeasRomasaidyes.OnValentine'sDay,1996,IbroughtRomatotheOprahWinfreyShowbecauseIwantedtotellheronthisnationalprogramwhatIfeltinmyhearteveryday:“Darling,youfedmeintheconcentrationcampwhenIwashungry.AndIamstillhungry,forsomethingIwillnevergetenoughof:yourlove.”1、Whichofthefollowingcandescribethefeelingoftheauthorwhenherecognizedthegirl?A．Bitterandgrateful.B．Embarrassedbuthopeful.C．Surprisedandjoyous.D．Depressdbutdetermined.2、Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?A．Amancanbedestroyedbutnotdefeated.B．Warmakesmangrowuporsinkdown.C．Lovefreesusofalltheweightandpain.D．Waitisbitterbutitsfruitisverysweet.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“goonablinddate”inParagraph5mean?A．fallinloveB．haveanappointmentC．getmarriedD．attendaweddingparty4、Whichisthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?a.Agirlstoppedandlookedatmewithsadeyesasifsheunderstood.b.IcouldbarelyspeakbecauseIwasgoingtobesenttoanothercamp.c.MorepeopledisappearedinthecampandIsankintofurtherdespair.d.IwantedtoexpresswhatIfeltinmyheartontheOprahWinfreyShow.e.Iwentonablinddatewithagirlandwefinallyrecoginizedeachother.f.Iwasfreedbutlosteverythingthatwasprecioustomeincludingmyfamily.A．c­a­b­f­e­dB．f­e­d­b­a­cC．c­f­e­b­d­aD．f­b­c­a­d­e5、Theauthoruseshislifeexperiencestoproducea(n)________．A．contraryeffectB．illustrativeeffectC．logicaleffectD．abstracteffect6、Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．AblinddateinNewYorkB．ApplespullingmethroughC．DaysintheconcentrationcampD．Greathungerforyourlove22．（8分）AwhilebackIcaughtanewsreportonsomethingcalled―couchsurfing‖andthenetworkoftrustingsoulswhomakethisphenomenonpossible.Theyoffertoputuptravelersfreeofchargeandhelpthemontheirways.Atfirst,itsoundedunbelievable.Imean,invitingstrangersintoone’shomeforoneortwonights?Givemeabreak.However,Iwasintrigued.Idecidedtoinvestigate.Theonlywaytotrulylearnaboutthisphenomenonwastodivein.SoIplannedatriptoFinland,acountryI’vealwayswantedtoexplore.Iwouldcouchsurfateverystopthere.Ifeveranyanxietyexistedwhensteppingintotheunknown,itdisappearedwhenmyfirsthostmetmeatthetrainstation.ArilookedlikemyideaofatypicalFinn:tallandblue-eyed.Finnswerealsosupposedtobefamouslyreserved(寡言少语的).Ariwasanythingbut.Hewasalivewire,givingmeanenthusiasticwelcomeandhikingwithmetohisapartment,whereheshowedmethesleepersofa,servedmetea,andengagedmeinwarmconversations.HealsohandedmeakeytocomeandgoasIpleased.Ifthiswaswhatcouchsurfingwasallabout－trustandfriendship－thenIhadgottenofftoagoodstart.AsIboardedmynexttraintocontinuemyjourney,Ibegantothinkaboutthiscouch-surfingidea.Whaturgedthesepeopletoopentheirhomestostrangers?Iconcludedthattherewasadesiretolendahandtolike-mindedfolkswhomightenrichtheirownlives.Sevencitiesin14days.Sevenhosts.Sevennewfriends.Ifcouchsurfingtaughtmeanything,it’sthis:Mostpeoplearegoodandgenerous.Wherewillcouchsurfingtakemenext?Whoknows?ButIcan’twaittofindout.1、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains―intrigued‖underlinedinthesecondparagraph?A．Relaxed. B．Disgusted.C．Interested. D．Embarrassed.2、WhatcanweknowaboutAri?A．HewasreservedlikemostFinns. B．Hetalkedlessbuthewasfriendly.C．Hetreatedtheauthorasafriend. D．Hesawofftheauthoratthetrainstation.3、Whydidpeopleoffercouchsurfingtostrangers?A．Totakeanadventurewithstrangers.B．Toexchangehousesforashorttime.C．Tolearnmoreaboutothers’familylives.D．Toenrichtheirownlivesbyhelpingothers.4、Whatcanbethesuitabletitleforthetext?A．TravelonTrustandCouches B．AFreeTravelinFinlandC．ExperiencesinStrangers’Houses D．APlanforCouchSurfing23．（8分）AnexplosiononThursdaykilledoneandinjured21inabusystreetinTongren,SouthwestChina’sGuizhouProvince.Thebombwashiddeninarubbishbininthecity’scommercialhub（商业中心），wherelotsofshopsandrestaurantsareconcentrated.Theear-splittingblastwasheardaround12∶50p.m.，saidalocalnewspaper,citingwitnesses.Thepoweroftheblastshattered（使粉碎）nearbyshopwindowsandrippedthestainless（不生锈的）steelrubbishcantopieces.Onepasser-by，identified（确认）onlyasZhang，saidshewasshockedbythenoiseandsawalotofpedestrianslyingonthegroundwhenshegottothescene.Thirteenoftheinjuredweretakentoalocalhospitalaftertheexplosion.Adoctortheresaidfivewereinseriousconditionbutalreadyoutofdangerafteremergencytreatment.TheotherswerejustslightlyThecauseoftheexplosionisstillunderinvestigation,saidanofficerwiththeTongrenpolice,butrefusedtospeculateastothecause.1、444．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________.A．AlltheinjuredweretakentoahospitalB．8oftheinjuredwerenottakentoahospitalC．TherubbishbinwithabombwasinarestaurantD．Therubbishbinwithabombwasinashop2、446．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Onepasser-by,identifiedonlyasZhang,sawthemanthrowingabombintoabin.B．Somecustomersinrestaurantswereinjured.C．Thewriterdidn’tgettothescene.D．Allcustomersinshopsgothurt.3、448．Inthelastparagraphtheunderlinedword“speculate”probablymeans________.A．tellB．guessC．discussD．talk4、450．Whatofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．BombHiddeninaRubbishBinB．TheCauseoftheExplosionC．ATerribleThingD．MarketBlastKills1,Injures2124．（8分）ItiswidelyknownthatanyEnglishconversationbeginswithTheWeather.SuchafixationwiththeweatherfindsexpressioninDr.Johnson’sfamouscommentthat“WhentwoEnglishmeet,theirfirsttalkisofweather.”ThoughJohnson’sobservationisasaccuratenowasitwasovertwohundredyearsago,mostcommentators(评论员)failtocomeupwithaconvincingexplanationforthisEnglishweather-speak.BillBryson,forexample,concludesthat,astheEnglishweatherisnotatallexciting,theobsessionwithitcanhardlybeunderstood.Hearguesthat”Toanoutsider,themoststrikingthingabouttheEnglishweatheristhatthereisnotverymuchofit.”Simply,thereasonisthattheunusualandunpredictableweatherisalmostunknownintheBritishIsles.JeremyPaxman,however,disagreeswithBryson,arguingthattheEnglishweatherisbynatureattractive.Brysoniswrong,hesays,“becausetheEnglishpreferencefortheweatherhasnothingtodowiththenaturalphenomena(现象).”Theinterestislessinthephenomenathemselves,butinuncertainty.”Accordingtohim,theweatherinEnglandisverychangeableanduncertainanditattractstheEnglishaswellastheoutsider.BrysonandPaxmanstandforcommonmisconceptionsabouttheweather-speakamongtheEnglish.Bothcommentators,somehow,aremissingthepoint.TheEnglishweatherconversationisnotreallyabouttheweatheratall.Englishweather-speakisasystemofsigns,whichisdevelopedtohelpthespeakersovercomethenaturalreserveandactuallytalktoeachother.Everyoneknowsconversationsstartingwithweather-speakarenotrequestsforweatherdata.Rather,theyareroutinegreetings,conversationstartersortheblank“fillers”,Inotherwords,Englishweather-speakisameansofsocialbonding.1、TheauthormentionsDr.Johnson’scommenttoshowthat________.A．mostcommentatorsagreewithDr.JohnsonB．Dr.JohnsonisfamousforhisweatherobservationC．thecommentwasaccuratetwohundredyearsagoD．Englishconversationsusuallystartwiththeweather2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“obsession”mostprobablyreferto?A．Asocialtrend. B．Anemotionalstate.C．Ahistoricalconcept. D．Anunknownphenomenon.3、Accordingtothepassage,JeremyPaxmanbelievesthat________.A．BillBrysonhaslittleknowledgeoftheweatherB．thereisnothingspecialabouttheEnglishweatherC．theEnglishweatherattractspeopletotheBritishIslesD．Englishpeopletalkabouttheweatherforitsuncertainty4、Whatistheauthor’smainpurposeofwritingthepassage?A．ToexplainwhatEnglishweather-speakisabout.B．ToanalyzemisconceptionsabouttheEnglishweather.C．TofindfaultwithbothBillBrysonandJeremyPaxman.D．ToconvincepeoplethattheEnglishweatherischangeable.25．（10分）TheNationalGalleryDescription:TheNationalGalleryistheBritishnationalartmuseumbuiltonthenorthsideofTrafalgarSquareinLondon.Ithousesadiversecollectionofmorethan2,300examplesofEuropeanartrangingfrom13th-centuryreligiouspaintingstomoremodernonesbyRenoirandVanGogh.TheoldercollectionsofthegalleryarereachedthroughthemainentrancewhilethemoremodernworksintheEastWingaremosteasilyreachedfromTrafalgarSquarebyagroundfloorentrance.Layout:ThemodernSainsburyWingonthewesternsideofthebuildinghouses13th-to15th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeDuccio,Uccello,VanEyck,Lippi,Mantegna,BotticelliandMemling.ThemainWestWinghouses16th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeLeonardodaVinci,Cranach,Michelangelo,Raphael,Bruegel,Bronzino,TitanandVeronese.TheNorthWinghouses17th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeCaravaggio,Rubens,Poussin,VanDyck,Velazquez,ClaudeandVermeer.TheEastWinghouses18th-toearly20th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeCanaletto,Goya,Turner,Constable,RenoirandVanGogh.OpeningHours:TheGalleryisopeneverydayfrom10amto6pm(Fridays10amto9pm)andisfree,butchargesapplytosomespecialexhibitions.GettingThere:Nearestundergroundstations:CharingCross(2-minutewalk),LeicesterSquare(3-minutewalk),Embankment(7-minutewalk),andPiccadillyCircus(8-minutewalk).1、Inwhichcentury’scollectioncanyouseereligiouspaintings?A．The20th B．The17thC．The18th D．The13th2、WhereareLeonardodaVinci’sworksshown?A．IntheEastWing. B．InthemainWestWing.C．IntheSainsburyWing. D．IntheNorthWing.3、WhichundergroundstationisclosesttotheNationalGallery?A．CharingCross. B．LeicesterSquare.C．Embankment. D．PiccadillyCircus.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Theeasywayoutisn'talwaystheeasiest.IlearnedthatlessonwhenIdecidedtotreatDoug,myhusbandofonemonth,toaspecialmeal.I1tomakehomemadebread.Knowingthebreadwouldtaketime,I2itassoonasDougleftforwork.AsIwasnot3incooking,Ithoughtifadozenwasgood,twodozenwouldbebetter,soI4everything.AsDouglovedoranges,Ialsoopenedacanoforangeand5itallintothebowl.Soontherewasastickydough（面团）coveredwith6yellowishmarks.RealizingIwas7，Iputthedoughintherubbishbinoutsideso1wouldn'thaveto8Douglaughingatmywork.Iwentonpreparingtherestofth9,andwhenDouggothome,wesatdowntoCornishchickenwithrice.Hetriedtoenjoythemealbutseemed10.Twicehegotupandwentoutside,sayinghehearda11．Thethirdtimeheleft,Iwenttothewindowtoseewhathewasdoing.IsawDougstandingaboutthreefeetfromthe12,holdingthelidupwithastickandlooking13.WhenIcameoutofthehouse,hedroppedthestickandexplainedthattherewassomething14inourrubbishbin.Pickingupthestickagain,heheldthelidupenoughformetosee.Ifelt15ButIsteppedcloserandlookedharder.Without16itwasmywork.Thehot17hadcausedthedoughtodoubleinsizeandthefermentingyeast（酵母})madethesurface18andsighasthoughitwerebreathing.IcouldseewhyDougwasshaken.Ihadtoadmitwhatthe“19"wasandwhyitwasthere.Idon'tknowwhowasmore20bythewholething---Dougorme.1、A．choseB．managedC．hadD．remembered2、A．lookedforB．gotreadyforC．startedonD．worriedabout，3、A．weakB．interestedC．successfulD．experienced4、A．usedB．collectedC．doubledD．tried5、A．pouredB．wateredC．dippedD．threw6、A．pleasantB．uglyC．bigD．light7、A．defeatedB．injuredC．droppedD．lost.8、A．feelB．keepC．faceD．stop9、A．breadB．orangeC．riceD．meal10、A．disappointedB．disturbed.C．frightened.D．ashamed11、A．voiceB．cryC．shoutD．noise12、A．windowB．houseC．rubbishbinD．door13、A．aroundB．upwardC．insideD．out14、A．aliveB．importantC．newD．different15、A．happyB．coldC．angryD．inspired16、A．hesitationB．doubtC．delayD．exception17、A．potB．floorC．earthD．sun18、A．burnB．walkC．shakeD．work19、A．artB．workC．troublemakerD．livingthing20、A．embarrassedB．nervousC．regretfulD．Awkward第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）LeonardodaVinciwasanartist,scientist,and1．(invent)duringtheRenaissanceinItaly.Theword“renaissance”2．(come)fromLatinandmeans“tobebornagain”.Therenaissancewasatime3．Europestartedtodevelopitsartsandsciencesagain.It4．(last)fromaboutthe1100stothe1600s.5．(bear)in1452,daVinciwasoneofthemostfamousmenofthistime.Heisconsideredbymanytobeoneof6．(talent)andintelligentpeopleofalltime.Haveyouheardoftheterm“renaissanceman”?Itmeanssomeone7．doesmanythingsverywell.Originally,it8．(use)todescribeLeonardodaVinci’smanytalents.DaVinciis9．(probable)mostwellknownasapainter.Twoofhispaintings,andperhapstwoofthemostfamousintheworld,aretheMonaLisaandTheLastSupper.TheMonaLisaisapictureofawoman10．ameaningfulsmile.TheLastSupperisaboutthefamousChristianstory.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Asthesayinggoes,filialpiety(孝顺)isthemostimportantinallvirtues.RespecttheelderlyisaChinesetradition,whatisvaluedbyallChinese.Itisalsoveryimportantforthesocietytodevelophealthy.Tocaretheeldersnotonlyinvolveachildandafamily,butalsobenefitsthesocietyandthecountry.Sothisproblemhasbecomeaheatingissue.Aschildren,theyshouldtakecareofitseldersinmaterialandspirit.Foranexample,theyoughttogobackhomeoftenseetheirparentsandaccompanythem.Asthegovernment,theyshouldperfectthelaw,becausethesystemwasfarfromperfect.What’smore,thegovernmentshouldprovideassistancewiththeelderly.第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华。本学期你校开设了英语口语课，由于你初中在乡村就读，口语练习的不好，不太适应外教Chris的授课，你决定给她写一封求助信。内容包括：1.告诉她你的困难；2.求助的内容（推荐recommend一些听力材料、周末和她练习口语等）；3.希望得到她的帮助。注意：1.词数100左右，开头和结尾已经为你写好，不计入总词数；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearChris,IamLiHua,oneofyourstudentsinOralEnglishclass.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、C3、C4、C5、B6、A7、C8、D9、A10、A11、D12、D13、D14、A15、C16、D17、D18、B19、A20、D第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、DiggingsonthestoriedJudeancliffsiderevealedanewDeadSeaScrolls(死海经卷)cave,fullofscrollstoragejarsandotherantiques,thefirstsuchdiscoveryinover60years.Thediscoveryoverturnsadecades­oldtheoryinthearchaeologicalcommunitythatDeadSeaScrollswereonlyfoundincertaincavesattheQumrancliffs,whicharemanagedbyIsraelintheWestBank.Untilnow,itwasacceptedthatDeadSeaScrollswerefoundonlyin11cavesatQumran,buttheteamsbelievedtherewasnodoubtthiswasthe12thcave.Potteryfragments,brokenscrollstoragejarsandtheirlids—evenneolithicflint(新石器时代燧石)toolsandarrowheads—litteredthecave’sentranceandfartherin,thereappearedtobeacave­in(塌陷).Afterabitofworkofdigging,theteammadeamonumentalfind:anunbrokenstoragejarwithascroll.ItwasrushedtoHebrewUniversity'sconservationlab,whereitwasunfoldedinaprotectedenvironment.Ithadnowriting;itwasplacedinthejartoprepareitforwriting.Buttheeffortwasnotinvain.Scientistssoondiscoveredthecave­inwasintentionalandithidatunnelabout16­20feetinlength.Atsomepointhiddeninthetunnel,theteamfoundafewbrokenstoragejarswiththelid.Theyalsofoundtheclothcoveringsandtheleatherstrapthatboundthescrollsthejarsonceheld.Theteamthoughtrobberscameintothetunnel,tookthescrolls,orevenopenedthescrollsandlefteverythingaround,thetextiles,thepottery.Overthelastfewyears,researchershavebelievedDeadSeaScrollfragmentsmadetheirwayontotheantiqueblackmarket,leadingauthoritiesandresearcherstostartthetaskofsurveyingallthecavesatQumranintheJudeandesert.Th