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高二选修八Unit5 单元调研卷试卷准备人：包海霞程红艳使用时间2014.7第一部分：阅读（共2节，满分30分）第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并填写在答题卡上。

（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）(A)Zhoukoudian is a small village situated about 50 kilometers to the southwest of Beijing. In the 1920s, archaeologists discovered some prehistoric human bones there which changed people’s view of China’s history. They came from an unknown species of man and were the first evidence of human life in China thousands of years ago. The remains were three teeth!In 1929, a complete skull was also discovered. Eventually, archaeologists found almost 200 items, including six skulls and more than 150 teeth. These discoveries proved the existence of a human species who lived in the area between 700,000 and 200,000 years ago. Four sites where Beijing Man and his relatives lived were discovered on the northern face of Longgushan. They lived in the caves in the area.However, the life span of Beijing Man was short. About 70% of the people probably died before the age of 14. Fewer than 5% lived to the age of 50. Ashes were found alongside the fossils which showed they had used fire for cooking food and also for light, warmth, and protection against wild animals. This is the earliest evidence of the use of fire anywhere in the world. They also made tools of bones and stones. Unfortunately, when Japan invaded China in 1937, excavations (发掘) at the Beijing Man Site stopped and most of the fossils disappeared, including a Beijing Man skull. After the People’s Republic o f China was established in 1949, the work started again.Zhoukoudian was listed as a World Heritage Site in December 1987. It has not only given us important information about prehistoric Asian societies, but also provided amazing evidence about the process of evolution. Today, parts of the caves have been badly affected by rain. Some areas are almost completely covered in weeds, causing serious damage. Pollution from the nearby factories has also contributed to the problem. This is a very serious matter and the Chinese Academy of Sciences is trying to raise public awareness of it.1. Archaeologists _________.A. thought that Zhoukoudian was a beautiful villageB. thought that the findings in Zhoukoudian wouldn’t change the history of ChinaC. discovered some prehistoric human bones in ZhoukoudianD. thought that the findings in Zhoukoudian are the first evidence of human life in Asia 2. Beijing Man used fire to do all of the following things EXCEPT _____.A. light in the darkB. keep warmC. make toolsD. scare wild animals away3. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. The digging was delayed by the Japanese invasion in the 1930s.B. These ancient Chinese were the first people to use fire in daily life.C. Some valuable things excavated from the site are still missing.D. The digging of Zhoukoudian is famous and is well-funded.4. What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?A. The digging of Zhoukoudian is still under way.B. Zhoukoudian plays an important part in the study of prehistoric societies.C. Zhoukoudian is a World Heritage Site.D. Zhoukoudian is in great need of protection.5. From the passage, we can infer that ___________.A. the work of excavating the Beijing Man Site has not proceeded smoothlyB. Beijing Man had a short lifeC. Beijing Man lived in the caves of LonggushanD. archaeologists found six complete skulls and more than 150 teeth in 1929(B)THE ZHOUKOUDIAIN CA VESA group of students (S) from England has come to the Zhoukoudian caves for a visit. An archaeologist (A) is showing them round.A: Welcome to the Zhoukoudian caves here in China. It is a great pleasure to meet you students from England, who are interested in archaeology. You must be aware that it's here that we found evidence of some of the earliest people who lived in this part of the world. We've been excavating here for many years and ...S1: I'm sorry to interrupt you but how could they live here? There are only rocks and trees.A: Good question. You are an acute observer. We have found human and animal bones in those caves higher up the hill as well as tools and other objects. So we think it is reasonable to assume they lived in these caves, regardless of the cold.S2: How did they keep warm? They couldn't have mats, blankets or quilts like we do. It must have been very uncomfortable.A: We've discovered fireplaces in the centre of the caves where they made fires. That would have kept them warm, cooked the food and scared wild beasts away as well. We have been excavating layers of ash almost six metres thick, which suggests that they might have kept the fire burning all winter. We haven't found any doors but we think they might have hung animal skins at the cave mouth to keep out the cold during the freezing winter.S3: What wild animals were there all that time ago?A: Well, we've been finding the bones of tigers and bears in the caves, and we think these were their most dangerous enemies. Now what do you think this tells us about the life of these early people? (shows picture of a sewing needle)S2.: Gosh! That's a needle. Goodness, does that mean they repaired things?A: What else do you think it might have been used for?S4: Let me look at it. It's at most three centimetres long. Ah yes, it seems to be made of bone. I wonder how they made the hole for the ...S2: (interrupting) Do you mean that they made their own clothes? Where did they get the material?A: They didn't have material like we have today. Can you guess what they used?Sl: Wow! Did they wear clothes made entirely of animal skins? How did they prepare them? I'm sure they were quite heavy to cut and sew together.A: Our evidence suggests that they did wear clothes made from animal skins. We continue discovering tools that were sharpeners for other tools. It seems that they used the sharpened stone tools to cut up animals and remove their skin. Then smaller scrapers were probably used to remove the fat and meat from the skin. After that they would rub an ample amount of salt onto the skin to make it soft. Finally, they would cut it and sew the pieces together. Quite a difficult and messy task! Now look at this. (shows a necklace)S2:Why, it's a primitive necklace. Did early people really care about their appearance like we do? It's lovely!A:Yes, and so well preserved. What do you think it's made of?.S4:Let me see. Oh, I think some of the beads are made of animal bones but others are made of shells.A:How clever you are! One bone is actually an animal tooth and the shells are from the seaside. Can you identify any other bones?S1:This one looks very much like a fish bone. Is that reasonable?A:Yes, indeed, as the botanical analyses have shown us, all the fields around here used to be part of a large shallow lake. Probably there were fish in it.S3:But a lake is not the sea. We are miles from the sea, so how did the seashells get here?A:Perhaps there was trade between early peoples or they travelled to the seaside on their journeys. We know that they moved around, following the herds of animals. They didn't grow their own crops, but picked fruit when it ripened and hunted animals. That's why they are called hunters and gatherers. Now, why don't we go and visit the caves?6. What do we know about the caves?A. They are at the foot of the hills.B. Animals were raised inside the cave.C. There was a wooden door to each cave.D. Animal skins were hung to shield against wind.7. How did the primitive keep warm in the cave in winter?A. By running and climbing.B. By keeping a fire burning.C. By wearing clothes made of leaves.D. By hugging and huddling each other.8. The needle found in the cave were made of _____:A. bonesB. animal toothC. woodD. wool9. Which of the following is TRUE about the necklace?A. It was made of stones.B. It was made of freshwater shellfish (贝类).C. It was used by the primitive to pick their teeth.D. The primitive actually cared about their look. 10. What do we know about the cavemen?A. They had sharp teeth.B. They knew how to fish.C. They grew fruits for food.D. They did not stay in the cave for life (终身).第二节：(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。