Question

【题目】 Deep in the forest of southeastern Mexico, scientists found a surprise. They found an ancient pyramid (金字塔). There were colorful murals in it. A mural is a painting on a wall. Those murals are helping scientists unlock a mystery (奥秘) about people who lived in ancient times.

The murals are about 1,350 years old. That's more than five times older than the United States. Scientists say the paintings belonged to the Mayas. That was a group of Native American people.

Scientists are excited about the discover because they don't know much about the Mayas daily life, explains Michael Coe, an expert on the Mayas. The paintings show how the Mayas worked, shopped and had meals.

"Mostly we get the murals that show gods and kings, never anything about the daily life, " Coe said. So far, scientists have found more than 30 murals in the pyramid. They are not sure why the Mayas created them. The experts hope to learn more as they continue their search. "We never had anything like this before," said Coe. "These are really special murals."

Scientists learned a lot about the Mayas from the murals. The Mayas were known for more than paintings. Now the murals tell us some fun facts about the Mayan way of life.

Sweet Home

The Mayas lived in what is now Central and North America. Today the area includes parts of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras.

Smart Starts

The Mayas invented a type of Math. They also created a type of writing that used symbols or pictures. Mayas used bark (树皮) to make books.

Different Plants

The Mayas often ate corn and used it to make other foods. They grew many crops (庄稼)， including beans and sweet potatoes.

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Mayan men dressed themselves up with some cloth while women wore long dresses. Rich Mayas wore jewelry (珠宝).

【1】What can the murals help scientists do?

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【2】Who was the owner of the murals?

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【3】Why does the discovery excite scientists?

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【4】Were the Mayas only known for the paintings?

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【5】What could be the best subtitle (小标题)in the blank?(No more than 3 words)

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】They can help them unlock a mystery about people who lived in ancient times.

【2】The Mayas.

【3】Because they don't know much about the Mayas daily life.

【4】No, they weren’t.

【5】Clothes.

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，介绍了科学家在墨西哥东南的一个森林中发现了一座古代金字塔，其中有许多壁画，是关于玛雅人民日常生活的。

【1】根据“Those murals are helping scientists unlock a mystery (奥秘) about people who lived in ancient times”，可知这些壁画可以帮助科学家揭开古代人民生活的奥秘，故答案为They can help them unlock a mystery about people who lived in ancient times.

【2】根据“Scientists say the paintings belonged to the Mayas”，可知这些壁画属于玛雅人民，故答案为The Mayas.

【3】根据“Scientists are excited about the discover because they don't know much about the Mayas daily life”，可知是因为科学家们不了解太多关于玛雅人的日常生活，故答案为Because they don't know much about the Mayas daily life.

【4】根据“The Mayas were known for more than paintings”，可知他们不只因为绘画而出名，故答案为No, they weren’t.

【5】根据该段主要在介绍玛雅人的日常穿着与服饰，故答案为Clothes.