2020版高考英语复习Module6OldandNew课后达标检测外研版

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1、Module6OldandNew(建议用时：45分钟)Ⅰ阅读理解(2019·安徽示范高中高三上学期考试)Haveyoueverwonderedwhendogsfirstbecame“man’sbestfriend”andtheworld’sfavouritepet?Ifyouhave,thenyou’renotalone.Whenandwheredogsfirstbeganlivingsidebysidewithhumansarequestionsthathavestirredhotdebateamongscientists.Thereareafewhardf

2、actsthatallagreeon.Theseincludethatdogswereoncewolvesandtheywerethefirstanimaltobedomesticated(驯养)byhumans.Theycameintohumanlivessome15，000yearsago,beforethedawnofagriculture.Beyondthat,thereislittleagreement.Theearliestbonesfoundthatareunquestionabledogs’andnotwolves’datefrom14，000

3、yearsago.However,30，000－year－oldskullshavebeendiscoveredinFranceandBelgiumthatarenotpurewolves’andsomescientiststhinkcouldbedogs’．Withsuchpuzzlingevidence,manyscientistsarenowturningtoDNAtofindoutwhenandwheredogswerefirstdomesticated.Inoneresearchproject,tensofthousandsofbloodsample

4、shavebeentakenfromstreetdogsaroundtheworld.Theplanistocomparethemwiththoseofwolves.It’sevenpossibletoanalyseDNAfromancientbones.Tinypiecesofthe30，000－year－oldskullsmentionedearlierarecurrentlybeingstudied,andanotherDNAstudyhasalreadyshownthatancientdogspreservedintheAlaskanicefields

5、evolvedfromAsianwolves,notAmericanones.Indeed,theancientDNAmayturnouttobemoreinformativethantheDNAoflivingdogs.Becausedogshaveaccompaniedhumansaroundtheworldforthousandsofyears,theircurrentdistributionmaytellusverylittleoftheirorigins.Thisiswhydifferentgroupsofscientistsbelievethatd

6、ogsvariouslyoriginatedineasternAsia,Mongolia,Siberia,EuropeorAfrica.Butwhyweretheanimalsdomesticatedinthefirstplace?Themostrecenttheoryisthatdogsdomesticatedthemselves,initiallylivinginandaroundourancientvillagestoeatanyfoodthrownout.Today,thisisawayoflifestillsharedbythreequarterso

7、fabillionunowneddogsworldwide.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。研究发现，狗是从狼驯养而来的，早在一万五千年之前狗就进入了我们的生活。科学家通过分析DNA去查证狗最初是在何时何地被驯养的。1．Whichistheonlystatementgenerallyagreedonbyscientistsstudyingdogs?A．Dogsoriginallywereusedasfarmanimals.B．DogsevolvedfromwolvesfoundinEurope.C．Dogshelpedthedevelopmentofagricu

8、lture.D．Dogswerethe