1 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Why did the young worker hide the skull?

A．He wanted to keep it safe.

B．He wanted to sell it later.

C．He wanted to do research on it.

2. When was the report published?

A．In 1978.

B．In 2018.

C．In 2021.

3. What inspired the scientists to name the skull “Dragon Man”?

A．The location where it was found.

B．The dragon-like features.

C．The name of its finder.

4. In which province was the “Dali skull” found?

A．Heilongjiang.

B．Hebei.

C．Shaanxi.

2 . 语法填空

Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient     1     (bury) town in Ethiopia that was inhabited for 1, 400 years. The town was part of a powerful civilisation called Aksum that dominated East Africa for centuries.

“This is one of the most important ancient     2     (civilisation), but people in the Western world don't know it,” says Michael Harrower, who has thrown himself     3    the study of the surrounding area. After discussions with the local people, the archaeologists set out     4     (dig) near a village, where they found piles of stone wall spread over fourteen hectares of land, which turned out to be a hill created by     5     (ruin).

According to Michael, future research at the site has the potential to clarify a range of topics, including the rise of one of Africa's first complex societies. Currently, they plan to do a further     6     (investigate) to look     7    this complex, yet still rather mysterious, society.

3 . Archeologists said on Wednesday they have unearthed the oldest wooden structure ever discovered, dating from nearly half a million years ago, which suggests that our ancestors may have been more advanced than previously thought.

The exceptionally well-preserved wooden structure was found at Kalambo Falls in the north of Zambia near the border with Tanzania. It dates back at least 476,000 years, well before the evolution of Homo sapiens (智人), according to a study describing the find in the journal Nature.

The wood bears cut-marks showing that stone tools were used to join two large logs to make the structure, which is believed to be a platform, walkway or raised dwelling to keep our ancestors above the water. A collection of wooden tools, including a wedge and a digging stick, was also discovered at the site. The ancestors of humans were already known to use wood at this time, but for limited purposes such as starting a fire or hunting.

Larry Barham, an archeologist at the U. K.’s University of Liverpool and the study’s lead author, said the structure was a “chance discovery” made in 2019 while excavating the site located on the banks of the Kalambo River, above a 235-meter waterfall.

Discoveries involving such ancient wood are rare, because it tends to rot leaving behind little trace for the historical record. But the high level of water at Kalambo Falls is believed to have preserved the structure over the centuries.

Excavations at the Kalambo site in the 1950s and 1960s unearthed some wood, but it was not able to be accurately dated. However, this time around, the researchers used a new method called luminescence dating, which determines age by measuring the last time certain minerals were exposed to sufficient heat or sunlight. This revealed that the structure was much older than the researchers had thought, dating back at least 476,000 years.

The discovery of the wooden structure “changed how I thought about these people”, Barham added. “They transformed their surroundings to make life easier, even if it was only by making a platform to sit on by the river to do their daily chores,” he said. “They used their intelligence, imagination and skills to create something they’d never seen before, something that had never previously existed.”

1. What can be learned about the wooden structure according to Paragraphs 1 and 2?

A．It was found in Tanzania.	B．It enjoyed a long history.
C．It was partially damaged.	D．It was used by Homo sapiens.

2. What might the wooden structure act as?

A．A bridge.

B．A weapon.

C．A walking stick.

D．A hunting tool.

3. What plays a key role in dating the wooden structure?

A．The shape of the wood.	B．The water in the wood.
C．The weight of the wood.	D．The certain minerals in the wood.

4. What is Barham’s attitude toward the research of the wooden structure?

A．Approving.

B．Worried.

C．Indifferent.

D．Objective.

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What was the man doing when he found the statue?

A．He was fishing.

B．He was swimming.

C．He was hunting.

2. When was the statue built according to experts?

A．In the 1300s.

B．In the 1600s.

C．In the 1800s.

3. How will the man deal with the statue?

A．He’ll keep it to himself.

B．He’ll give it to a museum.

C．He’ll make money from it.

9 . Lingjiatan Ancient Cultural Site

Position

Lingjiatan site is located in Lingjiatan village, Hanshan County, Anhui Province.

Status

·With a history of about 5,600 years, it is the largest and best preserved Neolithic settlement site found in Chaohu Lake Basin in the lower reaches of the Changjiang River.

·The unearthed area is 2,200 square meters, including 1 altar in the late Neolithic age, 66 tombs, 1 relic built with large-area red pottery blocks, 1 house site, and 1,300 precious cultural relics such as delicate jade ritual vessels, stone tools and pottery, of which jade accounted for more than half.

Importance

·The “Stonehenge” unearthed at the site is the only site found so far that there are Stonehenge remains in the Neolithic period in China, and its construction age is about 1,000 years earlier than that of Stonehenge in Britain.

·Unearthed “jade dragon”, the flat round jade dragon connected end to end is called “the first dragon in China”.

·The unearthed stone drill is one of the most important archaeological discoveries of the Neolithic Age in China in the 20th century.

Research value

·Studying urban elements

Lingjiatan site is the first settlement site in China with hierarchical architecture based on terrain. It plays a noticeable role in studying the evolution of Chinese ancient society and the exchange and collision of East, West, North and South cultures.

·Moving the history of Chinese cities forward for more than 1,000 years.

Mysteries to be solved

·Did the Youchao people master the metal smelting technology at that time? Have they produced the most primitive text symbols?

·After the discovery of Lingjiatan site, does Youchao’s birthplace lie in Chaohu Lake Basin?

1. How many precious cultural relics were unearthed according to the text?

A．1,000.

B．1,300.

C．2,200.

D．5,600.

2. Why is Lingjiatan site important?

A．There exists the only Stonehenge in the world.

B．The jade dragon is considered as “the first dragon in China”.

C．The stone drill is the most important archaeological discovery in history.

D．Moving the history of Chinese history forward for more than 1,000 years.

3. Which has proved true about Lingjiatan site?

A．Youchao’s birthplace lies in Chaohu Lake Basin.

B．The Youchao people mastered the metal smelting technology.

C．Lingjiatan site was the first settlement site for the ancient people.

D．The exchange of four-direction cultures ever happened in Lingjiatan site.

10 . The wrecks were first discovered in October 2022 by Shenhai Yongshi after about 500 exploratory dives. They were identified as being from the Ming Dynasty (1368—1644) and were later named the No 1 and No 2 shipwrecks near the northwest continental slope of the South China Sea.

The relatively well-preserved wrecks contain a large number of cultural relics of important historical, scientific and artistic value. The discovery is not only a major breakthrough for China’s deep-sea archaeology, but also ___________________.

A．a significant psychological discovery on a international level

B．a milestone scientific discovery on a national level

C．a landmark point in archaeology in China

D．a significant archaeological discovery on a global level