高中英语 module 6 the world’s cultural heritage 课时跟踪练（一）introduction & reading-pre-reading 外研版选修7

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1、Module6课时跟踪练(一)Introduction&Reading—Pre-readingⅠ.阅读理解AScientistsrecentlydiscoveredthatpicturesoncavewallsatCreswellCragsaretheoldestknowninGreatBritain.Buttheydidn’tfindoutintheusualway.Archaeologistsoftendatecaveartwithaprocesscalledradiocarbondating.Thetec

2、hniquecanmeasuretheageofcarbonfoundincharcoal(木炭)drawingsorpaintedpictures.Carbonisanelement(成分)foundinmanythings,includingcharcoalandevenpeople.Butinthiscase,therewasnopaintorcharcoaltotest.Peoplecarvedthepicturesofanimalsandfiguresintotherockusingstonetool

3、s.Thescientistshadan“aha！”momentwhentheynoticedsmallrocksstucktothetopofthedrawings.Thesmallrocksmusthaveformedafterthedrawingsweremade.“Itisraretobeabletoscientificallydaterockart.”saidAlistairPike,anarchaeologicalscientistatBritain’sUniversityofBristol.“We

4、wereveryfortunatethatsomeoftheengravings(雕刻)werecoveredbystalagmites(石笋)．”Whenatestprovedthatthestalagmitesformed12,800yearsago,thescientistsknewtheartunderneaththemhadtobeatleastthatold.Andsomeoftheanimalsshown,liketheEuropeanbison,arenowextinct—anothertipo

5、ff(征兆)thattheartisquiteold.TheartistscametoCreswellCrags.ThisplaceisoneofthefarthestpointsnorthreachedbyourancientancestorsduringtheIceAge.Atthattime,muchoftheNorthSeawasdry,sopeoplecouldmoveaboutmoreeasily.Sometoolsandbonesfoundthereare13,000to15,000yearsol

6、d.Theyshowthatthetravelershuntedhorses,reindeer,andarctichares.TheirartworkissimilartoartinFranceandGermany.IttellsscientiststhattheCreswellCragsartistsmusthavehadacloseconnectiontopeoplesseveralthousandkilometersaway—anotherimportantevidenceofunderstandingh

7、owhumansspreadoutacrosstheworld.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，带领我们探寻英国古老的洞窟美术的历史。1．Theunderlinedword“Archaeologists”inParagraph2referstopeople________.A．whostudythingsleftbehindbypeopleinthepastB．whohaverichexperienceinpainting非常感谢上级领导对我的信任，这次安排我向股份公司述职，既是对我履行职责的监督，也是对我个人的关

8、心和爱护，更是对**百联东方商厦有限公司工作的高度重视和支持。C．whoareinterestedinwildanimalsD．whoaregoodatusingstonetools解析：选A　词义猜测题。根据第二段的内容可以看出，archaeologists意为“考古学家”。2．Whydoscientistssaytheartisquiteold?A．Theartwascarvedi