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阅读理解一文化艺术类 (限时15分钟，每小题2分，满分24分) C.Modern humans led to its rise in Indonesia. In 1879,an 8-year-old girl made a discovery that D.Modern humans might not have been real artists. would rock our understanding of human history.On the 3.What does the underlined word "upended"probably walls of Altamira cave in northern Spain,she spotted mean in paragraph 3? amazing drawings of wild cows,painted in vivid red and A.Proved. black.More striking even than the images was their B.Strengthened. age:they were made thousands of years ago by modern C.Overturned. humans'supposedly primitive ancestors.Today,nearly D.Overemphasized. 400 caves across Europe have been found decorated 4.What does the last paragraph mainly talk about? with hand stencils(模板)，strange symbols and A.The amazing discoveries. beautiful images of animals created by these skillful B.The researchers'expectations. artists. C.The benefits of the technique. The discoveries led to the view that artistic talent D.The description of the cave art. arose after modern humans arrived in the region some B 40,000 years ago,as part of a "cultural explosion" A study from the University of Montreal and the reflecting a flowering of the human mind.But more Montreal Museum of Fine Arts,published in Frontiers recent evidence has blown this idea out of the water. in Medicine,found that regular virtual visits to museums For a start,modern humans might not have been the could help seniors stay mentally active and come with a first artists in Europe.What's more,a collection of cave host of additional health benefits.That's because these paintings emerging in Indonesia has dismissed the idea digital connections can make retirees feel less lonely that Europe was the center of creativity. and isolated. Local people have long known that the caves of the Social isolation has been associated with the risks island of Sulawesi,Indonesia,contain many painted of heart disease and the decline of recognition abilities images.Modern humans are thou