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1、贵州省成人高等教育学士学位课程考试(英语)A卷PartIReadingComprension(40Points)Directions:Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinisbedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD,YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswer
2、Sheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.(划线部分为第四部分的翻译题。)Passage1Questionslto5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Inthe1920s,scientistsfoundacollectionofbonesnearbeijing,China.Theybelievedthattheboneswerehumanandthattheywereabout500,000yearsold.Theyalsobelievedtheboneswereimportantbeca
3、usetheywerefromalittle-knownstageintheevolutionofhumanbeings.TheboneswereinBeijinguntil1941.Then,becausetheJapanesearmywasadvancingtowardsthe140city,thescientistsdecidedtosendthebonestotheUnitedStatesforsafety.Sincethennobodyheardanythingaboutthematall.Dr.HarryL.Shapiro,Profe
4、ssorofAnthropologyatColumbiaUniversity,hasbeensearchingforthemeversince.HebeoievesthattheywerestolenbytheAmericanarmywhosejobwastotakethemtotheU.S.A.Hecouldberight.Afterthewar,aChicagobusinessmanoffered$5,000toanybodywithinformationaboutthebones.Awomanphonedhimandtoldhimshekn
5、ewwheretheboneswere.Hearrangedtomeetheronthe102ndflooroftheEmpireStateBuildinginNewYork.TheymetandshetoldhimthatherhusbandhadcomehomefromChindwithfossilsofaprehistoricman.Sheshowedhimaphotographofthem.Thenshewalkedawayandwasneverheardfromagain.Afewyearslater,however,aSydneybu
6、sinessmanreportedthathehadthebonesandthathehadburiedtheminaforestinTasmania.Heofferedtosaywhereforalargesumofmoney.Thenhe,too,wasneverheardfromagain.Someone,somewhere,hasthesebones,butnobodyseemstoknowwhoorwhere.1、Howoldwerethebonesthoughttobe?A.Fivethousandyearsold.140B.Fift
7、ythousandyearsold.C.Abouthalfamillionyearsold.D.Amillionyearsold.2、WhywerethebonessenttotheU.S.A.?A.BecauseAmericanslikedcollectingoldthings.B.BecausethebonesmightfallintothehandsofJapaneseinvaders.C.Becaisetheycouldbesoldforaoltofmoney.D.BecausetheChinesedidn’tneedthem.3、Wha
8、thappenedtothewomananershemadecontactwiththeChicagobusinessman?A.She