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Unit 2 A Look into the Past
Section A Grammar Focus
A组 巩固过关
C组 思维拔高
B组 能力进阶
一、单词拼写
1. Health and fitness are more important than (财富).
2. We go hiking today. It’s raining heavily. (不可能)
3. I plan to (修理) my old bike this weekend.
4. The main purpose of the Silk Road was to t (贸易) goods.
5. Xi’an is a great place that is famous for its beautiful j (玉) and long history.
6. It’s (likely) that we will have a picnic tomorrow—the weather forecast says it will rain.
二、完成句子
1. 你可以搜索信息。
You can information.
2. 这座城市被埋在 7 米厚的火山灰之下。
The city was buried under 7 meters of .
3. That can’t be Lily. She has to stay at home.（改为同义句）
That Lily. She has to stay at home.
4. It may be boring to wait for X-rays.（改为一般疑问句）
it boring to wait for X-rays?
5. It might be difficult to collect enough books.（改为否定句）
It be difficult to collect enough books.
6. Can she finish the task on time? (改为肯定推测句)
She the task on time.
三、单项选择
1. You should ________ your temperature if you feel sick.
A. take B. to take C. taking D. took
2. “We can’t get away from the present moment.”中的“can’t”表示________。
A. 能力 B. 许可 C. 可能 D. 必须
3. “Water could make oil fires worse.” 中的 “could” 表示：
A. 过去能力 B. 可能性 C. 允许 D. 意愿
4. You can ask Tom about this question. He ________ know the answer.
A. can B. should C. may D. need
5. She ________ want to go with us, because she has to finish her homework first.
A. mustn’t B. might not C. need D. should
6. The little boy has a high fever and coughs a lot. He ________ have the flu.
A. must B. can C. needn't D. had better not
一、选词填空
different die travel be thousand include patient they place(v.) near
Most people wouldn’t feel the need to have an army to protect them after they died. However, the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huangdi, was not like 1 . He ordered workers to create an army out of clay and 2 it near his tomb (墓). The task of building the terracotta army was huge. It is estimated that workers and craftsmen (工匠) worked 3 forty years to build this tomb. Life-size figures had to be made by hand without any modern tools. Each warrior looked 4 , leading some historians to believe that they were modeled after real soldiers (士兵) in Qin’s army. What’s terrible is that it is said 5 of people were buried along with Qin Shi Huangdi and the Terracotta Army, 6 these craftsmen. When finished, the warriors were armed with real weapons.
Over the years, the terracotta warriors suffered from natural disasters and man-made destruction (破坏). About 2, 000 figures have 7 restored (修复) so far, but most of them are still waiting to be put together. Experts must do the work with great 8 because restoring the figures is very complex.
In 2025, more than 10 million people came to the Terracotta Army Museum. For many young visitors, this trip is like 9 back to ancient China and they are inspired to learn more about Chinese history. The Qin dynasty ended four years after the emperor’s 10 , but it has made great contributions to history and will never be forgotten.
二、语法填空
1. 阅读短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。
Deep in the mountains of Chaoyang, Liaoning, stand two parallel (平行的) stone walls. Between 1 (they), there are big forests. It would be very hard 2 (build) walls in this way even today. So, how did people from over 5,000 years ago do it?
These walls are part of the Niuheliang Site (牛河梁遗址), one of the 3 (old) known Chinese civilizations (文明).
In 1981, the Niuheliang Site 4 (find) by archaeologists (考古学家). The site dates back to about 5,800 years ago and it is part of the Hongshan civilization in northern China. The finding 5 (make) Chinese history older than we thought by over 1,000 years. As famous archaeologist Su Bingqi put it, “Here we see the dawn (黎明) of China’s 5,000-year civilization.”
The Niuheliang Site is like 6 old storybook. It shows where our culture came from and helps us learn more 7 our history. You can find out more about the Niuheliang Site 8 (easy) in the seventh-grade history textbook.
Jade Pig-dragon (玉猪龙) is a famous jade artifact (玉器) from the Hongshan civilization. It does not look like a traditional dragon 9 it has a round body and a head that looks like a pig’s. The cute look shows ancient 10 (people) idea of beauty. Some people say it looks like a pig while others think it is a bear.
一、阅读单选
A篇
Have you ever heard of Sanxingdui? It is one of the most amazing archaeological discoveries (考古发现) in China. Sanxingdui is in Guanghan, Sichuan Province, not far from Chengdu. It has a history of more than 3,000 years. Long ago, it was the capital of the ancient Shu Kingdom.
The story of Sanxingdui started in 1929. A farmer found some old jade objects (玉器) when he was working in the field. At that time, people didn’t know they were so important. Then in 1986, two big sacrificial pits (祭祀坑) were found. Workers saw many wonderful relics (文物) under the ground. Archaeologists (考古学家) were very surprised. They found over 1,000 relics, such as bronzes (青铜器), gold, jade and ivory. From then on, Sanxingdui became famous around the world.
The relics from Sanxingdui are very special. The most famous ones are the huge bronze masks. Some masks have very big eyes and large ears. Their eyes look like cylinders (圆筒) and stand out from the face. Some bronze heads wear gold masks. These masks show that the ancient Shu people were smart and creative.
Another amazing relic is the bronze sacred tree (青铜神树). It is nearly 4 meters high. It has nine birds and a dragon on it. Experts think it was a bridge between people and gods in ancient Shu culture.
Today, many relics are on show in Sanxingdui Museum. Thousands of visitors come to visit it every year. Sanxingdui shows us that ancient people were very clever and that Chinese civilization (文明) has a long history. As middle school students, we should learn more about our history and protect these old cultural relics.
Choose the best answer:
1. Where is Sanxingdui?
A. In Chengdu city center. B. In Guanghan, Sichuan. C. Near Shanghai. D. In the west of Tibet.
2. When were the two big sacrificial pits found?
A. In 1929 B. In 1986 C. In 2019 D. In 2022.
3. What is special about the bronze masks?
A. They have no eyes or ears. B. They are made of silver.
C. Some have big, standing-out eyes. D. They look like modern people.
4. What do experts think the bronze sacred tree was?
A. A toy for children. B. A tool for picking fruits.
C. A bridge between people and gods. D. A lamp for lighting.
5. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Ancient Shu people had clear written words.
B. All mysteries of Sanxingdui have been solved.
C. Sanxingdui shows the wisdom of ancient people.
D. No new relics have been found in recent years.
B篇
The greatest wonders of the ancient world are usually hard to miss. For example, you can’t walk past Egypt’s pyramids without noticing them. They’re right in your face. But not the Nazca Lines in southern Peru.
These ancient drawings aren’t huge stone structures that rise up before you. They’re geoglyphs (地画). You can see them in the desert sands. There are hundreds of them. Some are so large that the best way to see them is from the window of a plane. That’s how thousands of travellers see them each year.
Yet no one noticed these wonders for nearly 1,500 years. A researcher first found some geoglyphs in Nazca (the Nazca Lines) in 1927. But people couldn’t find more geoglyphs until many years later. It took technology such as drones (无人机) to find them.
Researchers still have many questions about the geoglyphs. And the answers are unclear. Here’s what we do know: The area’s pre-Inca Nazca people created the geoglyphs. This was between 500 BCE and 500 CE. How did they make them? By moving away from some of the dark rocks that covered the ground. This showed the lighter-coloured desert sand below.
Many of the Nazca Lines show the natural world, like animals and plants. And then there are some that aren’t from nature. One example was a geoglyph in 2019. It’s of a strange creature (生物) with many eyes and mouths. Researchers say this shows that the Nazca people may have a taste for the magical.
So why did the Nazca people create the geoglyphs in the first place? Researchers think they may have been part of rituals (仪式) for rain and crops. Certain geoglyphs may show where the Nazca people had rituals. Others could bring travellers to those places.
Then again, these are all guesses. Only one thing is clear: The Nazcas found a way to draw lasting lines in the always-changing sands of time.
1. According to the text, which wonder is easy to miss?
A. The Three Gorges Dam.
B. The Giant’s Causeway.
C. The Nazca Lines.
D. The Terracotta Army.
2. What’s the purpose of Paragraph 5?
A. To introduce the rituals of the Nazca people.
B. To say that finding the geoglyphs was not very easy.
C. To show what some of the Nazca Lines look like.
D. To explain the reason for making the strange lines.
3. Which is certainly TRUE according to the text?
A. The Nazca Lines have been part of rituals.
B. The Nazca people have had a taste for the magical.
C. All of the Nazca Lines show the natural world.
D. The Nazcas found a way to draw lasting lines in the sands.
4. What is the main idea of the text?
A. A researcher found the Nazca Lines in 1927.
B. The Nazca Lines are pictures made in the sands of Peru.
C. Nazca people made the Nazca Lines between 500 BCE and 500 CE.
D. The Nazca Lines show a creature with many mouths and eyes.
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Unit 2 A Look into the Past
Section A Grammar Focus
A组 巩固过关
C组 思维拔高
B组 能力进阶
一、单词拼写
1. Health and fitness are more important than (财富).
【答案】wealth
【解析】句意：健康和身体素质比财富更重要。分析句子结构可知，空格在than之后，充当比较的对象，需用名词形式。根据中文提示“财富”可知，其对应的英文单词为wealth。
2. We go hiking today. It’s raining heavily. (不可能)
【答案】can’t
【解析】句意：我们今天不可能去徒步旅行了。雨下得很大。“不可能”可译为can’t，情态动词表示否定推测。
3. I plan to (修理) my old bike this weekend.
【答案】repair
【解析】句意：我计划这个周末修理我的旧自行车。此处表示“修理”用动词“repair”，因为“plan to”后需接动词原形，表达“修理”用“repair”。
4. The main purpose of the Silk Road was to t (贸易) goods.
【答案】trade##rade
【解析】句意：丝绸之路的主要目的是贸易货物。首字母t提示，trade作动词意为“贸易/交易”，也可作名词。此处to trade goods为不定式作表语，说明目的。故填trade。
5. Xi’an is a great place that is famous for its beautiful j (玉) and long history.
【答案】jade##ade
【解析】句意：西安是一个很棒的地方，它因美丽的玉和悠久的历史而出名。根据首字母j以及中文提示“玉”可知，空处对应不可数名词jade。
6. It’s (likely) that we will have a picnic tomorrow—the weather forecast says it will rain.
【答案】unlikely
【解析】句意：明天我们不太可能去野餐——天气预报说要下雨。likely意为“可能的”，是形容词。根据“the weather forecast says it will rain”可知，野餐的可能性很小，应用其反义词unlikely，表示“不可能的”。
二、完成句子
1. 你可以搜索信息。
You can information.
【答案】① search ② for
【解析】原句中“搜索”是关键词，表示“搜索”的动词短语是search for，位于情态动词“can”之后，使用动词原形。
2. 这座城市被埋在 7 米厚的火山灰之下。
The city was buried under 7 meters of .
【答案】volcanic ash
【解析】句中“火山灰”对应的英文单词是volcanic ash，且ash在此处为不可数名词；“7 metres of volcanic ash”表示“7 米厚的火山灰”，符合句子语境。
3. That can’t be Lily. She has to stay at home.（改为同义句）
That Lily. She has to stay at home.
【答案】① couldn’t ② be
【解析】句意：那不可能是莉莉。她得待在家里呢。“can’t be Lily”表示有把握的否定推测，意为“不可能是莉莉”，可用情态动词couldn’t后接动词原形be替换，couldn’t也表示否定推测，只是语气较can’t缓和。
4. It may be boring to wait for X-rays.（改为一般疑问句）
it boring to wait for X-rays?
【答案】① May ② be
【解析】句意：等待X光可能很无聊。原句为含有情态动词may的陈述句，变一般疑问句时，需将情态动词may提至句首，其余部分保持不变，be动词用原形。
5. It might be difficult to collect enough books.（改为否定句）
It be difficult to collect enough books.
【答案】① might ② not
【解析】句意：收集足够的书可能会很困难。句中含有情态动词might，变否定句时直接在might后加not。
6. Can she finish the task on time? (改为肯定推测句)
She the task on time.
【答案】must finish
【解析】句意：她能按时完成任务吗？ 要改为肯定推测句，需要使用表示肯定推测的情态动词。在英语中，must表示语气强烈的肯定推测，意为“一定、肯定”，后接动词原形finish。
三、单项选择
1. You should ________ your temperature if you feel sick.
A. take B. to take C. taking D. took
【答案】A
【解析】句意：如果你感觉不舒服，你应该量一下体温。
考查情态动词后的动词形式。情态动词should后应接动词原形，构成“should + do”结构。故选A。
2. “We can’t get away from the present moment.”中的“can’t”表示________。
A. 能力 B. 许可 C. 可能 D. 必须
【答案】C
【解析】句意：“We can’t get away from the present moment.”中的“can’t”表示可能。
本句句意是“我们不可能逃离当下这一刻”，这里的“can’t”表达的是一种逻辑上的不可能性或客观事实的否定，即“脱离当下”这件事是不可能发生或实现的，而非主观能力或许可。
3. “Water could make oil fires worse.” 中的 “could” 表示：
A. 过去能力 B. 可能性 C. 允许 D. 意愿
【答案】B
【解析】句意：水可能会使油类火灾变得更糟。
could在此处表示理论上的可能性，意为“可能”。根据句意可知此处表示可能性。
4. You can ask Tom about this question. He ________ know the answer.
A. can B. should C. may D. need
【答案】C
【解析】句意：你可以问汤姆这个问题。他可能知道答案。
can能，会；should应该；may可能；need需要。根据“You can ask Tom about this question.”可知，建议去问汤姆，推测他有可能知道答案，表示可能性推测用may。
5. She ________ want to go with us, because she has to finish her homework first.
A. mustn’t B. might not C. need D. should
【答案】B
【解析】句意：她可能不想跟我们一起去，因为她得先完成作业。
mustn’t禁止；might not可能不；need需要；should应该。根据“because she has to finish her homework first.”可知她得先完成作业，推测她可能不想去。
6. The little boy has a high fever and coughs a lot. He ________ have the flu.
A. must B. can C. needn't D. had better not
【答案】A
【解析】句意：这个小男孩发高烧并且咳嗽得很厉害。他一定得了流感。
must一定；can能；needn’t不必；had better not最好不。根据前句“发高烧且咳嗽厉害”的症状，可知是对病情的肯定推测，must用于肯定句中表示把握很大的推测。应填must。
一、选词填空
different die travel be thousand include patient they place(v.) near
Most people wouldn’t feel the need to have an army to protect them after they died. However, the first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huangdi, was not like 1 . He ordered workers to create an army out of clay and 2 it near his tomb (墓). The task of building the terracotta army was huge. It is estimated that workers and craftsmen (工匠) worked 3 forty years to build this tomb. Life-size figures had to be made by hand without any modern tools. Each warrior looked 4 , leading some historians to believe that they were modeled after real soldiers (士兵) in Qin’s army. What’s terrible is that it is said 5 of people were buried along with Qin Shi Huangdi and the Terracotta Army, 6 these craftsmen. When finished, the warriors were armed with real weapons.
Over the years, the terracotta warriors suffered from natural disasters and man-made destruction (破坏). About 2, 000 figures have 7 restored (修复) so far, but most of them are still waiting to be put together. Experts must do the work with great 8 because restoring the figures is very complex.
In 2025, more than 10 million people came to the Terracotta Army Museum. For many young visitors, this trip is like 9 back to ancient China and they are inspired to learn more about Chinese history. The Qin dynasty ended four years after the emperor’s 10 , but it has made great contributions to history and will never be forgotten.
【答案】1. them 2. place 3. nearly 4. different 5. thousands 6. including 7. been 8. patience 9. traveling 10. death
【解析】本文讲述秦始皇令工匠造兵马俑，历经损毁与修复，成中外文化瑰宝。
(1)题： 句意：然而，中国第一位皇帝秦始皇却不像他们。前文提到“大多数人死后觉得无需军队守护”，此处用代词them指代前文的“Most people”，作介词like的宾语，符合指代逻辑。
(2)题： 句意：他下令工匠用陶土打造军队，并将其放置在陵墓附近。and连接并列不定式结构，与“to create”并列需填动词原形，place表示“放置”，符合语境。
(3)题： 句意：据估计，工人和工匠几乎耗时四十年建造这座陵墓。此处修饰数词“forty years”表“将近、近乎”，用副词nearly，贴合时间估算语义。
(4)题： 句意：每个兵马俑看起来都与众不同。系动词look后接形容词作表语，different表示“不同的”，呼应后文“仿真实士兵造型”的特点。
(5)题： 句意：据说成千上万的人与秦始皇及兵马俑一同被埋葬。固定搭配thousands of意为“成千上万的”，符合数量表达习惯。
(6)题： 句意：据说成千上万的人被埋葬，包括这些工匠。介词including表“包含、包括”，补充说明被埋葬人群的范围，逻辑通顺。
(7)题： 句意：截至目前，约2000个俑已被修复。“so far”是现在完成时标志，且兵马俑是“被修复”，需用被动语态结构“have been restored”，故填been。
(8)题： 句意：专家必须以极大的耐心完成这项工作。形容词great 后接名词，patience表示“耐心”，契合修复工作复杂、需细心的语境。
(9)题： 句意：对许多年轻游客而言，这次旅行就像游历回古代中国。介词like后接动名词，traveling与back to搭配表“游历到……”，符合旅行体验的语境。
(10)题： 句意：秦始皇去世四年后，秦朝灭亡。名词所有格emperor’s后接名词，death表示“死亡”，符合“皇帝去世后朝代终结”的历史逻辑。
二、语法填空
1. 阅读短文，在空白处填入适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。
Deep in the mountains of Chaoyang, Liaoning, stand two parallel (平行的) stone walls. Between 1 (they), there are big forests. It would be very hard 2 (build) walls in this way even today. So, how did people from over 5,000 years ago do it?
These walls are part of the Niuheliang Site (牛河梁遗址), one of the 3 (old) known Chinese civilizations (文明).
In 1981, the Niuheliang Site 4 (find) by archaeologists (考古学家). The site dates back to about 5,800 years ago and it is part of the Hongshan civilization in northern China. The finding 5 (make) Chinese history older than we thought by over 1,000 years. As famous archaeologist Su Bingqi put it, “Here we see the dawn (黎明) of China’s 5,000-year civilization.”
The Niuheliang Site is like 6 old storybook. It shows where our culture came from and helps us learn more 7 our history. You can find out more about the Niuheliang Site 8 (easy) in the seventh-grade history textbook.
Jade Pig-dragon (玉猪龙) is a famous jade artifact (玉器) from the Hongshan civilization. It does not look like a traditional dragon 9 it has a round body and a head that looks like a pig’s. The cute look shows ancient 10 (people) idea of beauty. Some people say it looks like a pig while others think it is a bear.
【答案】1. them 2. to build 3. oldest 4. was found 5. makes 6. an 7. about 8. easily 9. because 10. people’s
【解析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了辽宁朝阳牛河梁遗址的石墙遗迹、考古发现及其历史意义，并提及红山文明的代表玉器玉猪龙，展现了中国早期文明的曙光。
(1)题： 句意：在它们之间有大片森林。介词“Between”后需跟人称代词宾格作宾语，故将主格“they”变为“them”。
(2)题： 句意：即便在今天，用这种方式建造石墙也会非常困难。固定句型“It is hard to do sth.”表示“做某事很困难”，此处用不定式“to build”作真正主语。
(3)题： 句意：这些石墙是牛河梁遗址的一部分，该遗址是已知最古老的中国文明之一。“one of the+形容词最高级+复数名词”表示“最……之一”，故将“old”变为最高级“oldest”。
(4)题： 句意：1981年，牛河梁遗址被考古学家发现。主语“the Niuheliang Site”与“find”是被动关系，且时间为1981年，故用一般过去时的被动语态“was found”。
(5)题： 句意：这一发现让中国历史比我们原本认为的还要早1000多年。此处将“The finding”视为一个客观事实，强调它至今仍在“让中国历史显得更久远”，用一般现在时，主语“The finding”是单数，“make”变为“makes”。
(6)题： 句意：牛河梁遗址就像一本古老的故事书。“old storybook”是单数可数名词，表泛指，且“old”以元音音素开头，因此用不定冠词“an”。
(7)题： 句意：它展示了我们文化的起源，帮助我们更多地了解我们的历史。固定搭配“learn more about”，表示“更多地了解……”，因此用介词“about”。
(8)题： 句意：你可以在七年级历史课本中轻松地找到更多关于牛河梁遗址的信息。修饰动词词组“find out”需用副词，形容词“easy”变为“easily”。
(9)题： 句意：它看起来不像传统的龙，因为它有着圆圆的身体和像猪一样的头。后句是前句的原因，需要使用连词“because”引导原因状语从句。
(10)题： 句意：这可爱的模样展现了古代人们的审美观念。表示“人们的”，需用名词所有格，“people”的所有格为“people’s”。
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A篇
Have you ever heard of Sanxingdui? It is one of the most amazing archaeological discoveries (考古发现) in China. Sanxingdui is in Guanghan, Sichuan Province, not far from Chengdu. It has a history of more than 3,000 years. Long ago, it was the capital of the ancient Shu Kingdom.
The story of Sanxingdui started in 1929. A farmer found some old jade objects (玉器) when he was working in the field. At that time, people didn’t know they were so important. Then in 1986, two big sacrificial pits (祭祀坑) were found. Workers saw many wonderful relics (文物) under the ground. Archaeologists (考古学家) were very surprised. They found over 1,000 relics, such as bronzes (青铜器), gold, jade and ivory. From then on, Sanxingdui became famous around the world.
The relics from Sanxingdui are very special. The most famous ones are the huge bronze masks. Some masks have very big eyes and large ears. Their eyes look like cylinders (圆筒) and stand out from the face. Some bronze heads wear gold masks. These masks show that the ancient Shu people were smart and creative.
Another amazing relic is the bronze sacred tree (青铜神树). It is nearly 4 meters high. It has nine birds and a dragon on it. Experts think it was a bridge between people and gods in ancient Shu culture.
Today, many relics are on show in Sanxingdui Museum. Thousands of visitors come to visit it every year. Sanxingdui shows us that ancient people were very clever and that Chinese civilization (文明) has a long history. As middle school students, we should learn more about our history and protect these old cultural relics.
Choose the best answer:
1. Where is Sanxingdui?
A. In Chengdu city center. B. In Guanghan, Sichuan. C. Near Shanghai. D. In the west of Tibet.
2. When were the two big sacrificial pits found?
A. In 1929 B. In 1986 C. In 2019 D. In 2022.
3. What is special about the bronze masks?
A. They have no eyes or ears. B. They are made of silver.
C. Some have big, standing-out eyes. D. They look like modern people.
4. What do experts think the bronze sacred tree was?
A. A toy for children. B. A tool for picking fruits.
C. A bridge between people and gods. D. A lamp for lighting.
5. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Ancient Shu people had clear written words.
B. All mysteries of Sanxingdui have been solved.
C. Sanxingdui shows the wisdom of ancient people.
D. No new relics have been found in recent years.
【答案】1. B 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. C
【解析】本文主要讲述三星堆位于四川广汉，是3000多年前古蜀国的都城。1929年发现玉器，1986年发现两个祭祀坑，出土了青铜面具、青铜神树等文物，展示了古代人民的智慧和中华文明的悠久历史。
(1)题： 第一段“Sanxingdui is in Guanghan, Sichuan Province,...”，三星堆位于“四川广汉”。
(2)题： 第二段“Then in 1986, two big sacrificial pits (祭祀坑) were found”，两个大祭祀坑“在1986年”被发现。
(3)题： 第三段“Some masks have very big eyes...stand out from the face”，面具的特别之处是“有些有突出的大眼睛”。
(4)题： 倒数第二段“Experts think it was a bridge between people and gods”，专家认为青铜神树是“人与神之间的桥梁”。
(5)题： 最后一段“Sanxingdui shows us that ancient people were very clever”，三星堆展现了古代人民的智慧。
B篇
The greatest wonders of the ancient world are usually hard to miss. For example, you can’t walk past Egypt’s pyramids without noticing them. They’re right in your face. But not the Nazca Lines in southern Peru.
These ancient drawings aren’t huge stone structures that rise up before you. They’re geoglyphs (地画). You can see them in the desert sands. There are hundreds of them. Some are so large that the best way to see them is from the window of a plane. That’s how thousands of travellers see them each year.
Yet no one noticed these wonders for nearly 1,500 years. A researcher first found some geoglyphs in Nazca (the Nazca Lines) in 1927. But people couldn’t find more geoglyphs until many years later. It took technology such as drones (无人机) to find them.
Researchers still have many questions about the geoglyphs. And the answers are unclear. Here’s what we do know: The area’s pre-Inca Nazca people created the geoglyphs. This was between 500 BCE and 500 CE. How did they make them? By moving away from some of the dark rocks that covered the ground. This showed the lighter-coloured desert sand below.
Many of the Nazca Lines show the natural world, like animals and plants. And then there are some that aren’t from nature. One example was a geoglyph in 2019. It’s of a strange creature (生物) with many eyes and mouths. Researchers say this shows that the Nazca people may have a taste for the magical.
So why did the Nazca people create the geoglyphs in the first place? Researchers think they may have been part of rituals (仪式) for rain and crops. Certain geoglyphs may show where the Nazca people had rituals. Others could bring travellers to those places.
Then again, these are all guesses. Only one thing is clear: The Nazcas found a way to draw lasting lines in the always-changing sands of time.
1. According to the text, which wonder is easy to miss?
A. The Three Gorges Dam.
B. The Giant’s Causeway.
C. The Nazca Lines.
D. The Terracotta Army.
2. What’s the purpose of Paragraph 5?
A. To introduce the rituals of the Nazca people.
B. To say that finding the geoglyphs was not very easy.
C. To show what some of the Nazca Lines look like.
D. To explain the reason for making the strange lines.
3. Which is certainly TRUE according to the text?
A. The Nazca Lines have been part of rituals.
B. The Nazca people have had a taste for the magical.
C. All of the Nazca Lines show the natural world.
D. The Nazcas found a way to draw lasting lines in the sands.
4. What is the main idea of the text?
A. A researcher found the Nazca Lines in 1927.
B. The Nazca Lines are pictures made in the sands of Peru.
C. Nazca people made the Nazca Lines between 500 BCE and 500 CE.
D. The Nazca Lines show a creature with many mouths and eyes.
【答案】1. C 2. C 3. D 4. B
【解析】本文介绍秘鲁纳斯卡线条，这些巨型地画难以从地面发现，需借助飞机或无人机才能完整观察，其用途可能与仪式有关。
(1)题： 根据第一段“But not the Nazca Lines”及第二段“no one noticed these wonders for nearly 1,500 years”可知，纳斯卡线条容易被错过。
(2)题： 第五段以2019年发现的多眼多嘴生物地画为例，说明纳斯卡线条的内容，旨在展示部分线条的样子。
(3)题： 根据最后一段“The Nazcas found a way to draw lasting lines in the always-changing sands of time.”可知，纳斯卡人找到了在变幻的时光之沙中画出持久线条的方法。
(4)题： 全文围绕纳斯卡线条展开，介绍其特点、发现过程、制作方法、图案内容及可能用途，即介绍这些位于秘鲁沙地中的地画。
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