The Iceman
On a September day in 1991, two Germans were climbing the mountains between Austria and Italy, high up on a mountain pass, they found the body of a man lying on the ice. At that height (10,499 feet, or 3,200 meters), the ice is usually permanent, but 1991 had been an especially warm year. The mountain ice had melted more than usual and so the body had come to the surface.
It was lying face downward. The skeleton(骨架) was in perfect condition, except for a wound in the head. There was still skin on the bones and the remains of some clothes. The hands were still holding the wooden handle of an ax and on the feet there were very simple leather and cloth boots. Nearby was a pair of gloves made of tree bark (樹(shù)皮) and a holder for arrows.
Who was this man? How and when had he died? Everybody had a different answer to these questions. Some people thought that it was from this century, perhaps the body of a soldier who died in World War I, since several soldiers had already been found in the area. A Swiss woman believed it might be her father, who had died in those mountains twenty years before and whose body had never been found. The scientists who rushed to look at the body thought it was probably much older,maybe even a thousand years old.
With modern dating techniques, the scientists soon learned that the Iceman was about 5,300 years old. Born in about 3300 BC, he lived during the Bronze Age in Europe. At first scientists thought he was probably a hunter who had died from an accident in the high mountains. More recent evidence, however, tells a different story. A new kind of X-ray shows an arrowhead still stuck in his shoulder. It left only a tiny hole in his skin, but it caused internal damage and bleeding. He almostcertainly died from this wound, and not from the wound on the back of his head. This means that he was probably in some kind of a battle. It may have been part of a larger war, or he may have been fighting bandits. He may even have been a bandit himself.
By studying his clothes and tools, scientists have already learned a great deal from the iceman about the times he lived in. We may never know the full story of how he died, but he has given us important clues to the history of those distant times.
41. The body of the iceman was found in the mountains mainly because _________.
A. the melted ice made him visible
B. he was just on a mountain pass
C. two Germans were climbing the mountains
D. he was lying on the ice
42. What can be inferred from paragraph2?
A. The Iceman was struck dead from behind.
B. The Iceman could have died from the wound in the head.
C. The Iceman was killing while working.
D. The Iceman lived a poor life.
43. All the following are assumptions once made about the Iceman EXCEPT _________.
A. he was a Swiss woman's long-lost father
B. he came from Italy
C. he was a soldier in World War I
D. he was born about a thousand years ago
44. The scientists made the deduction that the Iceman _________.
A. had got a wound on the back of his head
B. had a tiny hole in his skin causing his death
C. was hit in the shoulder by an arrowhead
D. was probably in some' kind of a battle
45. The word "bandits" in paragraph 4 could be best replaced by _________.
A. soldiers
B. hunters
C. robbers
D. shooters
41．A[解析]本題是細(xì)節(jié)考查題。從第一段中我們知道因?yàn)樘鞖馀?，冰雪消融，冰人才露了出?lái)。而其他幾項(xiàng)所列原因都不是主要原因。
42．B [解析]本題是理解題。根據(jù)第二段的細(xì)節(jié)描寫(xiě)，我們推測(cè)他可能是因?yàn)轭^上的傷而致死的。
43．B [解析]本題是細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第三段我們知道只有選項(xiàng)B沒(méi)有提及。
44．D[解析]本題是理解題。本題其余的選項(xiàng)都是事實(shí)而不是推斷。
45．C [解析]本題是理解題。由上下文推測(cè)該詞的意思是"強(qiáng)盜"。
On a September day in 1991, two Germans were climbing the mountains between Austria and Italy, high up on a mountain pass, they found the body of a man lying on the ice. At that height (10,499 feet, or 3,200 meters), the ice is usually permanent, but 1991 had been an especially warm year. The mountain ice had melted more than usual and so the body had come to the surface.
It was lying face downward. The skeleton(骨架) was in perfect condition, except for a wound in the head. There was still skin on the bones and the remains of some clothes. The hands were still holding the wooden handle of an ax and on the feet there were very simple leather and cloth boots. Nearby was a pair of gloves made of tree bark (樹(shù)皮) and a holder for arrows.
Who was this man? How and when had he died? Everybody had a different answer to these questions. Some people thought that it was from this century, perhaps the body of a soldier who died in World War I, since several soldiers had already been found in the area. A Swiss woman believed it might be her father, who had died in those mountains twenty years before and whose body had never been found. The scientists who rushed to look at the body thought it was probably much older,maybe even a thousand years old.
With modern dating techniques, the scientists soon learned that the Iceman was about 5,300 years old. Born in about 3300 BC, he lived during the Bronze Age in Europe. At first scientists thought he was probably a hunter who had died from an accident in the high mountains. More recent evidence, however, tells a different story. A new kind of X-ray shows an arrowhead still stuck in his shoulder. It left only a tiny hole in his skin, but it caused internal damage and bleeding. He almostcertainly died from this wound, and not from the wound on the back of his head. This means that he was probably in some kind of a battle. It may have been part of a larger war, or he may have been fighting bandits. He may even have been a bandit himself.
By studying his clothes and tools, scientists have already learned a great deal from the iceman about the times he lived in. We may never know the full story of how he died, but he has given us important clues to the history of those distant times.
41. The body of the iceman was found in the mountains mainly because _________.
A. the melted ice made him visible
B. he was just on a mountain pass
C. two Germans were climbing the mountains
D. he was lying on the ice
42. What can be inferred from paragraph2?
A. The Iceman was struck dead from behind.
B. The Iceman could have died from the wound in the head.
C. The Iceman was killing while working.
D. The Iceman lived a poor life.
43. All the following are assumptions once made about the Iceman EXCEPT _________.
A. he was a Swiss woman's long-lost father
B. he came from Italy
C. he was a soldier in World War I
D. he was born about a thousand years ago
44. The scientists made the deduction that the Iceman _________.
A. had got a wound on the back of his head
B. had a tiny hole in his skin causing his death
C. was hit in the shoulder by an arrowhead
D. was probably in some' kind of a battle
45. The word "bandits" in paragraph 4 could be best replaced by _________.
A. soldiers
B. hunters
C. robbers
D. shooters
41．A[解析]本題是細(xì)節(jié)考查題。從第一段中我們知道因?yàn)樘鞖馀?，冰雪消融，冰人才露了出?lái)。而其他幾項(xiàng)所列原因都不是主要原因。
42．B [解析]本題是理解題。根據(jù)第二段的細(xì)節(jié)描寫(xiě)，我們推測(cè)他可能是因?yàn)轭^上的傷而致死的。
43．B [解析]本題是細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第三段我們知道只有選項(xiàng)B沒(méi)有提及。
44．D[解析]本題是理解題。本題其余的選項(xiàng)都是事實(shí)而不是推斷。
45．C [解析]本題是理解題。由上下文推測(cè)該詞的意思是"強(qiáng)盜"。