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1、Ⅰ.阅读理解(建议用时16′)A[2017·长沙一模]EvidenceofviolentstormsthatdestroyedalosttownknownasBritain'sAtlantishasbeenuncovered.ThefindswereuncoveredoffthecoastofDunwich,Suffolk—asmallvillagewhichinthe11thcenturywasoneofthelargesttownsinEngland.Thetownwashitbyaseriesofstormsinthe13thand14th
2、centuriesandisnowlargelybelowthesea.Researcherssaidsediment(沉积物)gatheredfromthecliffsindependentlyprovedthehistoricalrecord.“Theywerelikethesouthcoaststormsof2013,atleastonceayearfordecades，”ProfessorDavidSear,oftheUniversityofSouthampton,said.ThethreeyearresearchonDunwichhas
3、beenfundedbyTouchingtheTide,a￡900,000HeritageLotteryFundplantoexplorethechangingSuffolkcoast.Adiverusedultrasound(超声波)to“illuminate”findingsontheseabed,andthemarshes(沼泽)anderodingcliffsweresurveyed.“Itoffersamarveloushistoryofclimatechangeandcoastalerosion，”saidProf.Searwithr
4、egardtothefindings.Inthe11thcentury,Dunwichwasthe10thlargesttowninEngland,butnowhasabout120residents.Twogreatstormsin1286and1326resultedinthelossofitsharbourandstarteditsdecline.Prof.SearsaidanalysisshowedhowpeoplegaveuponDunwichafter1338,whenanothergreatstormchokeduptheportf
5、orgood,andfoodproductiondeclined.“Sedimentgatheredfromthecliffs，”hesaid,“independentlyconfirmedthesequencesofstormsrecordedinthehistoricalrecord.”Theunderwaterresearchhasbeencarriedoutusingacoustic(声音的)imagingtechnology,andhasunearthedaseriesofbuildings.Wefoundtheruinsofabout
6、fourchurchesandwe'vealsofoundruinsofwhatwethinkwasatollhouse.We'vealsofoundshipwrecks(沉船),whichnoone'sknownbefore.Adigin2015discoveredevidenceofDunwich'sprehistoricorigins,aswellasevidencethatitwasaprosperousSaxonport,priortoitsrapidgrowthfollowingtheNormaninvasion.BillJenman
7、,fromTouchingtheTide,said，“Wefoundloadsofpottery,alotmorethanwe'vefoundbefore,sortofHighMedieval—thepeakofthewealthofDunwich.WeknowitwasafairlymajortownintheAngloSaxonperiod.”篇章导读：本文讲述了研究人员发现了英国一个衰落的小镇“Dunwich”被猛烈的暴风雨摧毁的新证据.1．EvidenceshowsthatDunwichdeclinedinhistorydueto____
8、____.A．theriseofsealevelB．sedimentfromthecliffC．theNormaninvasionD．a
