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1、【上海市长宁、嘉定区上海市长宁、嘉定区 2014 模拟模拟】Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. Archaeologists are scientists who search for clues that help form a clearer picture of the li
2、ves people led in the past. Archaeology is a modern science, but it has been _1_ for centuries. More than 2,400 years ago, the Greek historian Herodotus described the Egyptian pyramids and other monuments. He may have been the first writer to consider that remains and _2_ could provide information f
3、or _3_ generations. For more than a thousand years, however, such _4_ were observers rather than researchers. In the 1700s, scientists and adventurers from a variety of countries traveled _5_ to explore ancient sites. Digs that are still _6_ began in 1709 at Herculaneum, an Italian city buried in as
4、h during the explosion of Mount Vesuvius in A. D. 79. The Danish scholar Carsten Niebuhr visited the ruins of Persepolis in the Middle East in 1765 to study cuneiform writing (楔形文字). _7_, archaeology didnt become a widely recognized science and schools didnt recognize the subject as a scholarly purs
5、uit until the 19th century. The term itself was _8_ in 1837. It comes from a Latin word meaning “the study of antiquities (古物).” One of the first archaeologists to use a scientific approach to the discipline was Heinrich Schliemann of Germany, who in the late 1800s _9_ the ancient civilization of th
6、e city of Troy. Today, archaeologists uncover the past in many different _10_, including deserts and jungles, at sites called digs. Ancient sources, folk tales, and landscape features can suggest where archaeologists should look. Surveys of the land help them choose sites _11_ to provide artifacts,
7、the objects that will unlock the story of a particular people their daily lives, their beliefs, and their ties to other cultures. A site, however, does not have to be old to be interesting to an archaeologist. Some prefer to study more _12_ settlements. One scientist, for instance, studies coal mini
8、ng camps in California by examining the garbage that miners _13_. Archaeologists may work for universities, museums or governments, and some of them are involved in educating the public about _14_ ancient sites. Artifact hunters who are _15_ history rob these places and sell what they find for a few
9、 dollars to immoral dealers in antiquities. 1. A. adventuringB. changingC. diggingD. evolving2. A. booksB. historyC. ruinsD. science3. A. lostB. laterC. olderD. several4. A. inventorsB. scholarsC. visitorsD. writers5. A. extensivelyB. nationwideC. regularlyD. together6. A. in progressB. in good cond
10、itionC. on displayD. out of control7. A. BesidesB. HoweverC. InsteadD. Meanwhile8. A. coinedB. consideredC. recognizedD. used9. A. createdB. developedC. establishedD. investigated10. A. countriesB. fieldsC. locations D. ways11. A. certainB. likelyC. readyD. necessary12. A. honorableB. peacefulC. rur
11、alD. recent13. A. gave awayB. gave offC. left behind D. left out14. A. choosing B. examiningC. studyingD. protecting15. A. aware of B. fed up withC. ignorant ofD. familiar with【参考答案】1-5 DCBBA6-10 ABADC11-15 BDCDC完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 15 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 3655 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂
12、黑。When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000m race. My job was to 36 water to the runners, I remember being so 37 to see all the different kinds of people who passed by and grabbed a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past. I saw so many
13、 types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! So the next year I 38 up for the race.That first 10,000m race was quite an 39 . I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. 40 , I didnt know if I could finish. Then came a defining(起决定性作用的) 41 .At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man
14、 ran past me, very, very fast, and I felt 42 because I was 15 years old, younger than him but I couldnt even keep up with him. I felt 43 for a second.But then I 44 something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had 45 abilities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine.
15、Remember my 46 was only to finish.After a minute, it 47 me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I learned something about myself in that moment. I turned my embarrassment into 48 .I 49 that I would not give up running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train an
16、d prepare 50 and one day I would be one of those 70-year-old persons who were still running. As I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my 51 .In life we all have those moments when we 52 ourselves with others. Its only 53 . Dont allow those moments to 54 you. Turn them into motivation and let them inspire you. With the proper preparation and training, you can improve your result to 55 anything you want in life.3
