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1、吉林四平市2016高考英语完形填空（二轮）摸成选练（3）及答案【上海市长宁、嘉定区2014模拟】Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Archaeologistsarescientistswhosearchforcluesthathelpformaclearerpictureofthelivespeopleledinthepa
2、st.Archaeologyisamodernscience,butithasbeen1forcenturies.Morethan2,400yearsago,theGreekhistorianHerodotusdescribedtheEgyptianpyramidsandothermonuments.Hemayhavebeenthefirstwritertoconsiderthatremainsand2couldprovideinformationfor3generations.Formorethanathousandyears,however,such4wereobs
3、erversratherthanresearchers.Inthe1700s,scientistsandadventurersfromavarietyofcountriestraveled5toexploreancientsites.Digsthatarestill6beganin1709atHerculaneum,anItaliancityburiedinashduringtheexplosionofMountVesuviusinA.D.79.TheDanishscholarCarstenNiebuhrvisitedtheruinsofPersepolisintheM
4、iddleEastin1765tostudycuneiformwriting（襖形文字｝•7,archaeologydidn'tbecomeawidelyrecognizedscienceandschoolsdidn'trecognizethesubjectasascholarlypursuituntilthe19thcentury.Thetermitselfwas8in1837.ItcomesfromaLatinwordmeaning"thestudyofantiquities（古物）•"Oneofthefirstarchaeologiststouseascienti
5、ficapproachtothedisciplinewasHeinrichSchliemannofGermany,whointhelate1800s9theancientcivilizationofthecityofTroy.Today,archaeologistsuncoverthepastinmanydifferent10,includingdesertsandjungles,atsitescalleddigs.Ancientsources,folktales,andlandscapefeaturescansuggestwherearchaeologistsshou
6、ldlook.Surveysofthelandhelpthemchoosesites11toprovideartifacts,theobjectsthatwillunlockthestoryofaparticularpeople—theirdailylives,theirbeliefs,andtheirtiestoothercultures.Asite,however,doesnothavetobeoldtobeinterestingtoanarchaeologist.Someprefertostudymore12settlements.Onescientist,for
7、instance,studiescoalminingcampsinCaliforniabyexaminingthegarbagethatminers13.Archaeologistsmayworkforuniversities,museumsorgovernments,andsomeofthemareinvolvedineducatingthepublicabout14ancientsites.Artifacthunterswhoare15historyrobtheseplacesandsellwhattheyfindforafewdol
