Question

When a Swedish ship that sank in 1628 was recovered from the port of Stockholm, historians and scientists were overjoyed with the chance to examine the remains of the past. The ship construction showed how ships were built and operated during the seventeenth century. In this way, artifacts, objects made by human beings, provided a picture of daily life almost 400 years ago.

Underwater archaeology the study of ships, aircraft and human settlements that have sunk under large bodies of water―is really a product of the last 50 years. The rapid growth of this new area of study has occurred because of the invention of better diving equipment. Besides the Swedish ship wreck(残骸), underwater archacologists have made more exciting discoveries such as the 5,000-year-old boats in the Mediterranean Sea.

Underwater archacology can provide facts about the past. In ancient ports all over the world are ships sunken in the past 6,000 years. There are also sunken settlements in seas and lakes telling of people’s way of life and their systems of trade in ancient times. Underwater archacologists want to study these objects to add to the world’s knowledge of history , but they have to fight two enemies. One enemy is treasure hunters who dive for ancient artifacts  that they can sell to collectors. Once sold, these objects are lost to experts. The second enemy is dredging machines (挖掘机)often used to repair ports. These machines destroy, wrecks and artifacts or bury them deeper under sand and mud. By teaching the public about the importance of underwater “museums” of the past, archaeologists are hoping to get support for laws to protect underwater treasures.

63．What purpose does Paragraph 1 serve in the passage?

      A．To provide background information of the topic.

       B．To attract readers’ attention to the topic.

       C．To use an example to support the topic.

       D．To offer basic knowledge of the topic.

64．The aim of underwater archacology is to                 .

       A．exploit water bodies

       B．search for underwater life

       C．study underwater artifacts

       D．examine underwater environment

 

65．Underwater archaeologists are worried because             .

       A．sea hunters have better diving equipment

       B．their knowledge of world history is limited

       C．dredging machines cause damage to the ports

       D．sold artifacts can hardly be regained for research

66．What is the main purpose of the passage?

       A．to introduce a young branch of learning.

       B．To discuss the scientists ’ problems.

       C．To explain people’s way of life in the past.

       D．To describe the sunken ships.

Answer 1

 

本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章，向我们阐述了水下考古的意义和发展以及水下考古面临的困境。

63．B．

解析：推理题。一般说明性质的文章比较乏味，因此为了我们能更具体明确的了解到水下考古的意义，文章开始用讲故事的方式把我们引到考古学这个方面来，后面大篇幅的将是水下考古的意义和发展。

64．C．

解析：细节题。从文章第二段可以看到：Underwater archaeology---the study of ship,…under large bodies of water.水下考古的目的是研究船只，文物，和human settlements. B 是搜寻水下文物，文中未提；D说的是检查水下环境，更谈不上。

65．D．

解析：细节题。文中有：One enemy is treasure hunters who dive….Once sold, these objects are lost to experts.盗文物会使得文物流失而不能进行科学的分析和研究。C答案中注意的是dredging machines是在维修port在这个过程有破坏的是destroy wrecks and artifacts or bury them deeper under sand and mud.因此不能选。

66．A．

解析：主旨大意题。文章的结构是先引出topic－Underwater archaeology,然后根据这个主题讨论了其发展以及现在所面临的困境，文章始终都是围绕水下考古这个主题展开的。