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1、完形填空练习（10）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 lives people led in th
2、e 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 for _3_ generations.
3、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 ash during the explosi
4、on 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 pursuit until the 19th c
5、entury. 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 the city of Troy. Toda
6、y, 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, the objects that wil
7、l 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 mining camps in Californ
8、ia 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 dollars to immoral
9、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 conditionC. on displayD. out o
10、f 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. ruralD. recent13.A. gave awayB. ga
11、ve 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完形填空填空练习完形填空。阅读下面短文.从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B. C和D中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She
12、crossed a large area of grassland into the woods 26 she realized that she was lost.Sitting on a rock and 27 what to do, she began crying. After a while, She 28 to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. 29 it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the
13、 door and 30 stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the 31 . Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a 32 .The girls parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy 33 that his mistress（女主人）was in danger. He jumped 34 a window, breaking the glass.
14、He looked in the fields, but he couldnt find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a 35 scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He 36 the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking 37 into the air, the dog 38 through the woods until he found the 39 . But the girl was not there, so he h
15、eaded back to the woods. Much to his 40 , he saw his mistress blue shirt in the distance. He 41 over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was 42 .When she opened her eyes and 43 her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you 44 me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of 45 . That night Laddy had a heros supper: a huge meal of steak.26. A. beforeB. sinceC. whileD. as27. A. wondering
