【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 ally have to rely on archaeologists to find ruined buildings and parts of tools or instruments or machines. Archaeologists then try to reconstruct, sometimes with the help of puter technology, what these ancient buildings and objects must have looked like, and how they might have been made. Sometimes historians are lucky and find an ancient document with a written description of these ancient buildings and objects. We can understand, then, why Chinese historians were so excited when they found cave paintings which show ancient science. They found these paintings in the worldrenowned Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang City, in Northwest China39。s Gansu Province. There are 500 manmade caves and they have survived for at least 1,600 years. Almost all of these caves have paintings on their ceilings or walls and they date from the 4th to 14th centuries. Wang Jinyu is an expert on these cave paintings (also called frescoes) and he says: We discovered frescoes containing scientific and technological content in almost all of the caves which have frescoes. What is remarkable about these cave paintings according to the Xinhua News Agency is that they provide evidence of scientific and technological inventions by ancient Chinese in maths, physics, chemistry, astronomy, geography, agronomy, architecture, textiles, traffic and transportation, arms and military equipment and medical sciences. Among the discoveries experts have made are cave paintings showing ancient techniques of pottery making and wine production and paintings showing ancient weaving machines and then toothbrushes! The paintings also give some evidence of the lifestyle at the time with, for example, pictures of people boiling milk over 1,000 years ago. Experts believe that there is more evidence to be found, but even now the caves are a wonderful natural museum. If the walls and ceilings of the caves were all put together they would form a tapestry 20 kilometers long and 2 meters high! It won39。t be possible to travel back in timethat only happens in filmsbut visiting these caves would be the nearest experience you could get to travelling back in time.（1）Why were Chinese historians excited when they found cave paintings showing ancient science? A.Because they had rarely seen cave paintings.B.Because they could make the place a tourist attraction.C.Because they could learn about ancient science through them.D.Because they would be given lots of money for the discovery.（2）The Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang City______. A.have 500 manmade cavesB.have been there for at most 1,600 yearsC.help us to know little about ancient scienceD.have paintings on their ceilings in every cave（3）Experts had discovered cave paintings showing the ancient techniques of ______. A.pottery making and wine productionB.weaving machines and toothbrushesC.boiling milk over 1,000 years agoD.architecture and weaving（4）The article is more likely to be selected from the magazine ______. A.Modern CountriesB.Business WorldC.Network WorldD.Popular Science【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）A（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，講述了科學家們在中國甘肅的敦煌莫高窟的洞穴中發(fā)現(xiàn)了反映古代科學的壁畫。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的What is remarkable about these cave paintings according to the Xinhua News Agency is that they provide evidence of scientific and technological inventions by ancient Chinese in maths, physics, chemistry, astronomy, geography, agronomy, architecture, textiles, traffic and transportation, arms and military equipment and medical sciences可知，這些壁畫為中國古代在數(shù)學、物理、化學、天文，地理、建筑以及農(nóng)學等領(lǐng)域的科技發(fā)明提供了證據(jù)，由此可知科學家們對此感到很興奮的原因是他們可以通過這些壁畫了解古代的科學，故選C。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第二段中的There are 500 manmade caves and they have survived for at least 1,600 years.可知，敦煌莫高窟有500個人工洞穴，故選A。 （3）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的Among the discoveries experts have made are cave paintings showing ancient techniques of pottery making and wine production and paintings可知，科學家發(fā)現(xiàn)壁畫中展示了古代制陶和釀酒技術(shù)，故選A。 （4）考查推理判斷?？v觀全文可知，本文介紹了科學家們在中國甘肅敦煌莫高窟的洞穴中發(fā)現(xiàn)了反映古代科學的壁畫，這屬于科學范疇，因此文章最有可能出自科學雜志，故選D。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，要求考生準確掌握細節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。5．閱讀短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。 Every year from March to October, Christian Moullec, also known as Birdman, takes to the skies aboard his adapted light aircraft. However, the 58yearold Frenchman39。s daily 30minute flight is not just to enjoy the impressive views, but to guide flocks (鳥群) of lesser whitefronted geese (小白額雁) through safe migration paths which the birds can teach future generations. His deed began in 1995 when he noticed their declining population in the wilds of Lapland, Sweden. To prevent their numbers from dropping further, Moullec tried to get the threatened species to follow him along migration routes that would protect them from bird hunters. However, getting grown geese to follow his lead proved challenging. As young geese imitate and follow whomever they view as their parent, Moullec decided to raise the geese from birth. To help raise funds and awareness of his job to protect not just the geese but birds worldwide, Moullec often allows paying tourists to join him on the 30minutelong flights aboard his aircraft. In addition to the trained birds flying alongside them, visitors, who e from as far as a 15hour plane flight away, are treated to a variety of crane and geese species as well as breathtaking views of castles and cities. He often brings his camera along for the flights, capturing photos not just for their beauty, but for what they describe. Moullec believes the use of agricultural chemicals has done harm to wild European birds, with more than a third disappearing in the last 30 years. It39。s a disaster, he said. My beautiful images with flying birds should be used to tell this story.（1）Why does Birdman always fly to the sky on his aircraft? observe geese along their migration routes. follow geese through safe migration paths. take visitors to operate his adapted aircraft. guide geese fly safely during the migration.（2）What do we know about Birdman? is a nature lover. is a bird watcher. is a volunteer pilot. is a bird hunter.