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ReadingWhatisit?Pre-readingPossibleanswerZhoukoudianisarelicofprimitiveculture,48kilometerssouthwestofdowntownBeijing,whereLonggushan(dragonskeletonmountain)isstanding.Severaldecadesago,localfarmersTellwhatyouhaveknownaboutZhoukoudianCaves.minedlime-stoneinZhoukoudian,cameuponsomebonefossilsandcalledthem“theDragonBones”.Zhoukoudianbecameknownas“DragonBoneMountain”.Drugstorespurchasedthebonesasamedicalingredient.Thenewsaboutthe“magicbones”drewattentionofscientists.In1929theselime-stonecavesbecameworldfamouswiththediscoveryofaskullandtwoteethdatingback200,000to500,000years.TheywerenamedPekingMan.ButthefossilswerelostduringWorldWarII.Manyoftheimplementsusedbythoseearlyhumans,andbonesofanimalstheyhuntedareondisplayatamuseumnearthesiteofthediscovery.Withthesteadilyincreasednumberofvisitorsfromallovertheworld,ZhoukoudianhasbecomeascenicspotofBeijing.Nowreadthedialoguealoudplease.Tellthe3topicsthatthearchaeologisttalkedabout.SkimmingStage1Stage2Stage3LifeinthecaveWhatwecanlearnfromaneedleWhatwecanlearnfromanecklaceReadthetextagainandgetthemainideaofthedialogueandthenwritedownthethreewaysinwhichthelifeofearlypeoplediffersfrommodernones.ScanningHomesToolsDressCaves,perhapswithskinstokeepoutthecoldScrapers,axe-heads,boneneedlesAnimalskinssewntogetherwithneedlesandthread,necklacesRelicsDescriptionsoftherelicsConclusionsCavesHumanandanimalbones,toolsandornamentsinthosecaves.Earlypeoplelivedinthecaves.Theyusedfiretokeepwarm,cookfoodand____wildanimalsaway.Theymighthavekeptthefire_______allwinterscareburningCarefulreadingI.Readthetextcarefullyandfillintheblanks.RelicsDescriptionsoftherelicsConclusionsCavesFireplacesinthecentreofthecaves______ofashalmostsixmetresthickNodoorsTheymighthavehunganimal____atthecavemouthtokeepoutthecold.Tigersandbearsmighthavebeentheirmostdangerousenemies.LayersskinsRelicsDescriptionsoftherelicsConclusionsAneedleAtmostthreecentimetreslongMadeof____.Perhapstheycutanimalskinsandsewedthepiecestogethertomake______.AnecklaceMadeofanimalbonesandshellsTherewas_____betweenthemortheytravelledtothe______ontheirjourneys.boneclothestradeseaside1.WhyhavetheEnglishstudentscometotheZhoukoudiancaves?Thestudentswanttofindoutabouthowearlypeoplelived.TherearenosuchsitesinEnglandwhiletheZhoukoudiancavesprovideanexcellentexampleofasitewhereearlypeoplelived.II.Answerthefollowingquestionsafteracarefulreading.3.Howdidtheykeepwarm?Theyconstructedthefiresinthecenterofthecavestokeepthemwarm.Theymighthavekeptfiresburningallwinter.Theyhunganimalskinsatthecavemouthtokeepoutthecold.2.Wheredidearlypeoplelive?Earlypeoplelivedincaves.4.Whatdidtheyusefordoors?Thearchaeologistthinkstheymayhaveusedanimalskins.5.Whatdidtheyeat?Theyateanimalmeat,suchastigersandbears,andfishfromthelakenearby.Theyalsopickedfruitwhenitwasripe.6.Whatanimalsweretheirmostdangerousenemies?Tigersandbearsweretheirmostdangerousenemies.Theirclothesweremadefromanimalskins.Theyusedsharpenedstonetoolstocutuptheanimalsandremovetheirskin.Thensmallerscraperswereusedtocleanthefatandmeatfromthem.Theyhadtorubanampleamountofsaltinsidetheskintomakeitsoftenough.Finally,theywouldhavecutitandsewnthepiecestogetherwithneedlesmadeofanimalbones.7.Howdidtheymakeclothes?Someofthenecklacebeadsweremadeofanimalbonesbutsomeweremadeofshells,whichtellusthatallthefieldsaroundhereusedtobepartofalargeshallowlake.Perhapstherewastradebetweenearlypeopleortheytraveledtotheseasideontheirjourneys.8.Whatcanwelearnfromthenecklacetheywore?9.Whatdidtheearliestpeopleusefirefor?Theyusedfiretokeepthemwarm,cookthefoodandscaretheanimals.10.What’sthemainideaofthetext?AbriefintroductionofthelifeandhabitsoftheearliestpeopleinZhoukoudian.III.Readthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestanswer.1.Wheredothecaveslie?A.Intheforest.B.Ontheseaside.C.Atthefootofthehill.D.Higherupthehill.2.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderabouthowearlypeoplemadeclothes?a.cleanthefatandmeatfromtheskinb.cutuptheanimalsc.rubsaltinsidetheskind.removetheskine.sewthepiecestogetherA.b-d-c-a-eB.b-d-a-c-eC.b-a-d-c-eD.b-a-c-d-e3.Whichofthefollowingshowsustheearliestpeopleandthemodernpeoplehavesomethingincommon?A.PeoplehunganimalskinstokeepoutthecoldB.PeoplenevergrewtheirowncropsC.PeopleusescienceD.Peoplecareabouttheirappearance4.Whatcanweinferfromthesentences---“Thisonelooksverylikeafishbone.Isitreasonable?---Yesindeed,asthebotanicalanalyseshaveshownus,allthefieldsaroundhereusedtobepartofalargeshallowlake.Probablytherewerefishinit.”?A.Beinganarchaeologistneedsawiderangeofknowledge.B.Alakeisnotthesea.C.Peoplecanidentifythefishbythecolour.D.Afishbonecanbemadeintoanecklace.ModernpeoplePekingManAccuracyPlaceforlivingStone,woodenorbrickhouse.CaveVeryaccurateComparemodernpeopleandPekingman,andfinishthefollowingform.ModernpeoplePekingManAccuracyFurni-tureWooden,specialforeachroomfireplaceAccurateModernpeoplePekingManAccuracyEntertain-mentTV,sport,films,hobbies,education,jobMealstogetherInaccurateModernpeoplePekingManAccuracyFoodFruit,vegetables,meatandfish,etc.Meat,fish,berriesandfruitinseasonAccurateModernpeoplePekingManAccuracyClothingNaturalandman-made