河北普高专升本英语（阅读理解）模拟试卷14
常规阅读
Archaeology (考古学), like many academic words, comes from Greek and means, more or less, \\
1.Which language does the word \\(B)
A. French.
B. Greek.
C. Roman.
D. German.
解析：根据第一段第一句“Archaeology，like many academic words，comes from Greek…”可知，Archaeology出自希腊语。故选B。
2.The word \\(D)
A. letters
B. photographs
C. paintings
D. objects
解析：根据第一段第三句“…but archaeologists learn from the objects left behind by the humans of long ago．”可推知，these指的是上文中提到的objects。故选D。
3.Which of the following helped to preserve \\(D)
A. Ice and low temperature.
B. Bacteria and oxygen.
C. Soil and energy.
D. Acid and water.
解析：根据第三段第二、三、四句“It was because he was in a very watery environment, safe from the bacteria that need oxygen to live. Also, the water in the bog was very acidic. The acid preserved the man’s skin in the way that animal skin is preserved for leather coats and shoes．”可知，水和酸帮助Lindow Man保存完好。故选D。
4.According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?(B)
A. Lindow Man was named after the person who first found him.
B. Historians usually use paper evidence, while archaeologists use hard evidence.
C. Lindow Man was found by two archaeologists in the south of England.
D. Lindow Man was good at manual work.
解析：根据第一段第三句“However, most historians use paper evidence, such as letters, paintings and photographs, but archaeologists (考古学家) learn from the objects left behind by the humans of long ago．”和第一段倒数第二句“…the hard evidence of history…”可知，B项正确；文中并没有提到“Lindow Man”这个名字是由何命名的，所以A项错误；根据第二段第一句“In 1984, two men made an amazing discovery while working in a bog called Lindow Moss…”可知，C项错误；根据最后一段倒数第三句“…suggested that he hadn’t done heavy manual work in his life…”可知，D项错误。故选B。
5.Which is the best title for the passage?(C)
A. What Is Archaeology
B. Archaeology and History
C. An Amazing Archaeological Discovery
D. The Death of \\
解析：通读全文可知，第一段讲述了考古学及考古学家用来进行研究的东西一般是不容易分解或消失的事物，但有时情况会有所不同，接着第二、三、四段便讲述了一项惊人的发现——具保存完好的尸体，介绍了这具名为“Lindow Man”的尸体被发现的过程和对他的研究。因此，“一项惊人的考古发现”最适合作文章标题。故选C。
When students and parents are asked to rate subjects according to their importance, the arts are unavoidably at the bottom of the list. Music is nice, people seem to say, but not important. Too often it is viewed as mere entertainment, but certainly not an education priority. This view is shortsighted. In fact, music education is beneficial and important for all students.
Music tells us who we are. Because music is an expression of the beings who create it, it reflects their thinking and values, as well as the social environment it came from. Rock music represents a lifestyle just as surely as a Schubert song. The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it came from American musical traditions. Music expresses our character and values. It gives us identity as a society.
Music provides a kind of perception that cannot be acquired any other way. Science can explain how the sun rises and sets. The arts explore the emotional meaning of the same phenomenon. We need every possible way to discover and respond to our world for one simple but powerful reason; No one way can get it
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