2014高考英语阅读理解训练题（17）附答案.doc

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1、武汉市2014高考英语阅读理解训练题（17）附答案ThefirstfieldseasonisnowoveratthehutvillageoftheworkmenwhobuiltthetombsintheValleyoftheKings.However，thearchaeologistsworkingontheexcavation(挖掘)havefoundthattheystillhaveagreatdealtodo.Thesun,thewindandtouristshavelefttheirmarkonthevill

2、age,originallydiscoveredbyBernardBruyhrein1935．“Fromourmodernperspective，itisupsettingtoseehowthevillagewasfirstexcavatedandthenlefttobedestroyed.Passers-byhaveusedthehutsasrubbishdumpsandrestrooms,”saysJaanaToivari—Viitala,ateacherattheUniversityofHelsinki.“Fo

3、rtunately,whilewestillhavesomesurfacecleaningtodo,conservationareofftoagoodstart.”ThehutvillageoffersrareinsightintoeverydaylifeinancientEgypt.“Intheearlytwentiethcentury，archaeologistswereonlyinterestedinthetombsofkings.Theworkmen’shutstheydiscoveredwereseenas

4、anecessaryevilinthequestfortherealtreasures.”“NowseveralinternationalresearchgroupsondifferentexcavationsareexaminingeverydaylifeandworkintheValleyoftheKings.Thisseemstobeatrendinarchaeologyrightnow.”Toivari-Viitalasays．Herresearchgroupwantstofindoutwhythehutvi

5、llagewasbuiltontheslopeofamountain，halfwaybetweentheconstructionsiteandDeir-el-Medina.Theyarealsointerestedinhowmanyworkerslivedinthevillageatatime,whentheylivedthere,andwhattheirrolewasintheconstructionwork.“ComparingthenamesfoundinthevillageandinDeir-el-Medin

6、aprovidesusefulinformation．Judgingfromtheconstructionmethods，settlementinthevillagecanbedividedintotwoseparateperiods:theinitialsettlementandalaterone.”Forthetimebeing，muchisuptoguessing,butToivari-Viitalabelievesthatthecomingfourfieldseasons,threemonthseach,wi

7、llseeresults.“TheworkingconditionsarenotnearlyasdifficultasIthoughttheywouldbe.Thecoolwindsinthemountainsnicelyalleviatetheheat.”Theresearchgroupworkingonthe“Workmen’shutsintheThebanmountains”projectisplanningtoreturntotheValleyoftheKingsinOctober.13.Whatdoesth

8、epassagemainlytalkabout?________A.ThehutvillageintheValleyoftheKings.-8-B.TheexcavationofthetombsintheValley.C.Thearchaeologistsworkingontheexcavation.D.Everydaylifeandworki