高三英语阅读理解(人物故事)各地方试卷集合汇编含解析.doc

高三英语阅读理解(人物故事)各地方试卷集合汇编含解析

一、高中英语阅读理解人物故事类
1．Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhaveread.
In1888anEgyptianfarmerdigginginthesandnearthevillageofIstablAntaruncoveredamassgrave.Thebodiesweren'thuman.Theywerefeline—ancientcatsthathadbeenmummified(木乃伊化的)andburiedinholesinastonishingnumbers."Notoneortwohereandthere",reportedEnglishIllustratedMagazine,"butdozens,hundreds,hundredsofthousands,alayerofthem,alayerthickerthanmostcoaljoints,tentotwentycatsdeep."Someofthelinen-wrappedcatsstilllookedpresentable,andafewevenhadgoldenfaces.Villagechildrenpeddledthebestonestotouristsforchange;therestweresoldasfertilizer.Oneshiptransportedabout180,000,weighingsome38,000pounds,toLiverpooltobespreadonthefieldsofEngland.
Thosewerethedaysofgenerouslyfundedexplorations—thatdraggedthroughacresofdesertintheirquestforroyaltombs,andforsplendidgoldandpaintedmaskstodecoratetheestatesandmuseumsofEuropeandAmerica.ThemanythousandsofmummifiedanimalsthatturnedupatreligioussitesthroughoutEgyptwerejustthingstobeclearedawaytogetatthegoodstuff.Fewpeoplestudiedthem,andtheirimportancewasgenerallyunrecognized.
Inthecenturysincethen,archaeologyhasbecomelessofatreasurehuntandmoreofascience.Archaeologistsnowrealizethatmuchoftheirsites'wealthliesinthemajorityofdetailsaboutordinaryfolks—whattheydid,whattheythought,howtheyprayed.Andanimalmummiesareabigpartofthat.
"They'rereallydisplaysofdailylife,"saysEgyptologistSalimaIkram.Afterpeeringbeneathbandageswithx-raysandcataloguingherfindings,shecreatedagalleryforthecollection—abridgebetweenpeopletodayandthoseoflongago."Youlookatthesemummifiedanimals,andsuddenlyyousay,Oh,KingSo-and-Sohadapet.Ihaveapet.Andinsteadofbeingatadistanceof5,000-plusyears,theancientEgyptiansbecomeclearerandclosertous."
（1）Whichofthefollowingwordshastheclosestmeaningto"peddled"(paragraph1)?
A.modernizedB.displayedC.illustratedD.demonstrated
（2）Whywasarchaeologyoncereferredtoasa"treasurehunt"(paragraph3)?
A.Intheroyaltombs,thereweremanytreasuresmadeofsilverandgo