Question

When a Swedish ship that sank in 1628 was recovered from the port of Stockholm, historians and scientists were overjoyed with the chance to examine the remains of the past. The ship construction showed how ships were built and operated during the seventeenth century. In this way, artifacts, objects made by human beings, provided a picture of daily life almost 400 years ago.

Underwater archaeology the study of ships, aircraft and human settlements that have sunk under large bodies of water―is really a product of the last 50 years. The rapid growth of this new area of study has occurred because of the invention of better diving equipment. Besides the Swedish ship wreck(殘骸), underwater archacologists have made more exciting discoveries such as the 5,000-year-old boats in the Mediterranean Sea.

Underwater archacology can provide facts about the past. In ancient ports all over the world are ships sunken in the past 6,000 years. There are also sunken settlements in seas and lakes telling of people’s way of life and their systems of trade in ancient times. Underwater archacologists want to study these objects to add to the world’s knowledge of history , but they have to fight two enemies. One enemy is treasure hunters who dive for ancient artifacts  that they can sell to collectors. Once sold, these objects are lost to experts. The second enemy is dredging machines (挖掘機)often used to repair ports. These machines destroy, wrecks and artifacts or bury them deeper under sand and mud. By teaching the public about the importance of underwater “museums” of the past, archaeologists are hoping to get support for laws to protect underwater treasures.

63．What purpose does Paragraph 1 serve in the passage?

      A．To provide background information of the topic.

       B．To attract readers’ attention to the topic.

       C．To use an example to support the topic.

       D．To offer basic knowledge of the topic.

64．The aim of underwater archacology is to                 .

       A．exploit water bodies

       B．search for underwater life

       C．study underwater artifacts

       D．examine underwater environment

 

65．Underwater archaeologists are worried because             .

       A．sea hunters have better diving equipment

       B．their knowledge of world history is limited

       C．dredging machines cause damage to the ports

       D．sold artifacts can hardly be regained for research

66．What is the main purpose of the passage?

       A．to introduce a young branch of learning.

       B．To discuss the scientists ’ problems.

       C．To explain people’s way of life in the past.

       D．To describe the sunken ships.

Answer 1

 

本文是一篇夾敘夾議的文章，向我們闡述了水下考古的意義和發展以及水下考古面臨的困境。

63．B．

解析：推理題。一般說明性質的文章比較乏味，因此為了我們能更具體明確的了解到水下考古的意義，文章開始用講故事的方式把我們引到考古學這個方面來，后面大篇幅的將是水下考古的意義和發展。

64．C．

解析：細節題。從文章第二段可以看到：Underwater archaeology---the study of ship,…under large bodies of water.水下考古的目的是研究船只，文物，和human settlements. B 是搜尋水下文物，文中未提；D說的是檢查水下環境，更談不上。

65．D．

解析：細節題。文中有：One enemy is treasure hunters who dive….Once sold, these objects are lost to experts.盜文物會使得文物流失而不能進行科學的分析和研究。C答案中注意的是dredging machines是在維修port在這個過程有破壞的是destroy wrecks and artifacts or bury them deeper under sand and mud.因此不能選。

66．A．

解析：主旨大意題。文章的結構是先引出topic－Underwater archaeology,然后根據這個主題討論了其發展以及現在所面臨的困境，文章始終都是圍繞水下考古這個主題展開的。