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1、【王鑫托福阅读】托福TPO全集之TPO20-2TPO20TP020-2EarlySettlementsintheSouthwestAsiavi1lages1・Theword"momentous"inthepassageisclosestinmeaningtoAnumerousBregularCveryimportantDverypositive2.MajorclimaticchangesoccurredbytheencloftheIceAgeinallofthefollowinggeographicareasEXCEPTAtemperateregionso
2、fAsiaBsouthwesternAsiaCNorthAmericaDEuropeThephrase"thisremarkablechange"inthepassagereferstoinmountainsnowlinesCtheincreaseinthepopulationAwarmingattheendoftheTeeAgeBshiftsmovomentofpeoplefromfarmstoDadramaticTheunivcrsalglobalwarmingattheendoftheIceAgehaddramaticeffectsontempera
3、teregionsofAsia,Europe,andNorthAmerica・Icesheetsretreatedandsea1evelsrose.TheclimaticchangesinsouthwesternAsiaweremoresubtie,inthattheyinvolvedshiftsinmountainsnowlines,rainfallpatterns,andvegetationcover.However,thesesamecyclesofchangehadmomentousimpactsonthesparsehumanpopulation
4、softheregion.AttheendoftheIceAge,nomorethanafewthousandforagers1ivedalongtheeasternMediterraneancoast,intheJordanandEuphratesvalleys.Within2,000years,thehumanpopulationoftheregionnumberedinthetensofthousands,allasaresultofvillagelifeandfarming.Thankstonewenvironmentalandarchaeolog
5、icaldiscoveries,wenowknowsomethingaboutthisremarkablechangeinlocal1ife."exploited"inthepassageisclosestin5.Whydoestheauthormentionseashells,stonebowls,andartifactsmadeofobsidia4・ThewordmeaningtoAexploredButi1izedCinhabitedDimprovedATogiveexamplesofobjectsobtainedthroughtradewithot
6、hersocietiesBToillustratethekindsofobjectsthatarepreservedinacoolclimateCToprovideevidencethattheorganizationofworkwasspecializedDTogiveexamplesoftheartisticabilityoflocalpopulationsPollensamplesfromfreshwaterlakesinSyriaandelsewheretel1usforestcoverexpandedrapidlyattheendoftheIce
7、Age,forthesouthwesternAsianclimatewasstillcoolerandconsiderablywetterthantoday.Manyareaswerericherinanimalandplantspeciesthantheyarenow,makingthemhighlyfavorableforhumanoccupation.About9000B・C・,mosthumansettlementslayintheareaalongtheMediterraneancoastandintheZagrosMountainsofTran
8、andtheirfoothills.Somelocalareas,
