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does from that of Neanderthals and modern humans, the case for declaring it a new species would be it would be unusual for a new species to be recognized on the basis of DNA alone. In new diggings starting this summer, archaeologists will look for remains more analytical than the finger will also begin re examining the fossil collections in museums to see if any_wrongly_assigned_bones_might_belong instead_to_the_new_line. 【解題導(dǎo)語】 在阿爾泰山的山洞里,考古學家們發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個孩子的遺骨。他不是現(xiàn)代人類也不是尼安德特人,那么從它的身上我們會發(fā)現(xiàn)什么? 16. According to the passage, ________. A. modern humans arrived in Europe before Neanderthals B. modern humans arrived in Europe about 44,000 years ago C. Neanderthals arrived in Europe about 44,000 years ago D. Neanderthals arrived in Europe soon after modern humans did 解析 事實細節(jié)題。由第 2段可知。 答案 B 17. Evidence from the bone of the child shows that________. A. the Denisova child belonged to Neanderthals B. the Denisova child is a new human species C. its ancestor moved to Europe 1,000,1000 years ago D. the habitat of its ancestor was in Africa 解析 事實細節(jié)題。由第 5段末句可知。 答案 D 18. Which human line is the first challenge to the standard view of human resettlement? A. Neanderthals. B. Modern humans. C. Small humans in Indonesia. D. Homo erectus. 解析 事實細節(jié)題。由第 7段第 2句可知。 答案 C 19. The underlined part in last paragraph implies________. A. some other bones of the new line must have been wrongly identified B. some other bones might give some evidence to support the new line C. some other bones could help find the belongings of the new line D. some other bones belonging to the new line might not have been found yet 解析 句意理解題。由 “if any...bones...”可知。 答案 D 20. The best title of the passage could be________. A. Bone May Reveal a New Human Group B. Bone of a New Human Group Is Found C. Human Group Once Existed in Southern Siberia D. Bone Gives Evidence to a New Human Group 解析 主旨大意題。由首段首句可知。 答案 A