Before Nicholas Clapp got there, he had half hoped that he might run into some of Ubar’s ruins sticking(凸出) out of the sand. But finding the city wasn’t that easy. During the summer, he and his 40 helpers dug at 35 different spots. The only things they found were ground spiders, giant ticks, and deadly snakes.
Just before Thanksgiving says Clapp, “We were within a whisker of total failure.”
But then Clapp’s team looked at the high-tech maps again and saw something surprising. Many of the caravan routes(沙漠商队路线)on the high-tech maps came together on the same spot marked “Omani Marketplace” on Ptolomy’s map. Two maps, made almost 2000 years apart, pointed the team toward the same area!
In December 1991, Clapp arrived at the spot where, according to the maps, the caravans met. Clapp had a handheld instrument that could detect(探测) objects below the ground. It showed ruins under the sand! He and his team started digging. And then they found it! A tower buried in the sand. They slowly unearthed a giant, eight-sided fortress(堡垒). It had nine towers and many rooms. People had lived in this fortress 2000 years ago. Outside its walls, they had found buried remains of nearly 40 campsites. They seemed to be camping areas for traders(商人).
More digging found shards, or pieces of pottery(陶瓷) from ancient Rome, Greece, China, Egypt, and Syria. Diggers and scientists agree that people were here for about 5000 years. Clapp and his team were excited as they continued to discover more pieces of the past that seemed to prove that it was the lost city of Ubar.
“We started with this hopeless myth(神秘),” says Clapp, “and then finally found the truth behind the myth.” But is this unearthed site really the once-great Ubar? Experts aren’t totally persuaded.
Donald Whitcomb is an archeologist(考古学家) at the University of Chicago. He doubts that Clapp really discovered Ubar. “There’s probably some truth to this myth,” he says. “But Ubar is described as a place with walls all made of gold, and the rubies and emeralds(宝石).” No gold or precious stones have been found by Clapp.
“I’m not sure whether they discovered Ubar because I’m not sure if Ubar really existed,” Whitcomb says.
1.The following statements are true according to the reading EXCEPT_____.
A.Clapp made this discovery with the help of caravan routes on the maps |
B.Clapp made this discovery with the help of some high technology |
C.Clapp was not sure that he had found Ubar |
D.Donald Whitcomb was not sure if Clapp had found Ubar |
2.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined part?
A.We were ready for any failure |
B.We were on the point of giving up hopes |
C.We would never stop digging though there was difficulty. |
D.We decided that we had failed to find Ubar. |
3.It can be inferred from the reading that Nicholas Clapp is _____
A.a person of courage |
B.a person of determination |
C.a very young person |
D.a person who is good for nothing |
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Before Nicholas Clapp got there, he had half hoped that he might run into some of Ubar’s ruins sticking(凸出) out of the sand. But finding the city wasn’t that easy. During the summer, he and his 40 helpers dug at 35 different spots. The only things they found were ground spiders, giant ticks, and deadly snakes.
Just before Thanksgiving says Clapp, “We were within a whisker of total failure.”
But then Clapp’s team looked at the high-tech maps again and saw something surprising. Many of the caravan routes(沙漠商队路线)on the high-tech maps came together on the same spot marked “Omani Marketplace” on Ptolomy’s map. Two maps, made almost 2000 years apart, pointed the team toward the same area!
In December 1991, Clapp arrived at the spot where, according to the maps, the caravans met. Clapp had a handheld instrument that could detect(探测) objects below the ground. It showed ruins under the sand! He and his team started digging. And then they found it! A tower buried in the sand. They slowly unearthed a giant, eight-sided fortress(堡垒). It had nine towers and many rooms. People had lived in this fortress 2000 years ago. Outside its walls, they had found buried remains of nearly 40 campsites. They seemed to be camping areas for traders(商人).
More digging found shards, or pieces of pottery(陶瓷) from ancient Rome, Greece, China, Egypt, and Syria. Diggers and scientists agree that people were here for about 5000 years. Clapp and his team were excited as they continued to discover more pieces of the past that seemed to prove that it was the lost city of Ubar.
“We started with this hopeless myth(神秘),” says Clapp, “and then finally found the truth behind the myth.” But is this unearthed site really the once-great Ubar? Experts aren’t totally persuaded.
Donald Whitcomb is an archeologist(考古学家) at the University of Chicago. He doubts that Clapp really discovered Ubar. “There’s probably some truth to this myth,” he says. “But Ubar is described as a place with walls all made of gold, and the rubies and emeralds(宝石).” No gold or precious stones have been found by Clapp.
“I’m not sure whether they discovered Ubar because I’m not sure if Ubar really existed,” Whitcomb says.
1.The following statements are true according to the reading EXCEPT_____.
A.Clapp made this discovery with the help of caravan routes on the maps |
B.Clapp made this discovery with the help of some high technology |
C.Clapp was not sure that he had found Ubar |
D.Donald Whitcomb was not sure if Clapp had found Ubar |
2.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined part?
A.We were ready for any failure |
B.We were on the point of giving up hopes |
C.We would never stop digging though there was difficulty. |
D.We decided that we had failed to find Ubar. |
3.It can be inferred from the reading that Nicholas Clapp is _____
A.a person of courage |
B.a person of determination |
C.a very young person |
D.a person who is good for nothing |
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The singer left a few minutes before I arrived. If I had got there a bit earlier, I _______ him in person.
A. saw B. would see
C. had seen D. would have seen
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The nervous-looking young man had waited for a few moments outside the jeweler’s before he got enough courage to enter. He was warmly greeted by a young assistant. James felt a rush of blood to his face as he explained he would be bringing in his future wife to choose a birthday present.
The assistant listened carefully and told him he’d better buy a necklace. He wasn’t used to buying jewelry and was a little worried about overspending, because he was not very rich. After some discussion as to a reasonable price and the type, the assistant showed him dozens of necklaces and helped him to choose.
At last James chose one and left the shop promising to return at five o’clock. Half an hour later than planned, James did return to the shop with his future wife, Laura. The assistant acted as if she had never seen him before. When she was asked to show them some necklaces, she first brought out some inexpensive ones for them to choose, and then gave them the ones she had prepared. A choice was soon made and they went away satisfied. Later James would certainly come back to buy what he wanted when he got married.
1.The good title for this passage is “______”.
A. A Clever Assistant. B. Buying a Birthday Present
C. How to Choose a Necklace D. A Brave Young Man
2.The underlined word “overspending” in the passage means ______.
A. spending too much
B. spending too much time
C. spending more time than he planned
D. spending too much money
3.James and Laura reached the shop at _______.
A. 4:30 B. 5:30 C. 5:00 D. 6:00
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The nervous-looking young man had waited for a few moments—outside the jeweler’s before he got enough courage to enter. He was warmly greeted by a young assistant. James felt a rush of blood to his face as he explained he would be bringing in his future wife to choose a birthday present. The assistant listened carefully and told him he’d better buy a necklace. He wasn’t used to buying jewellery and was a little worried about over-spending.
After some discussion as to a reasonable price and the type, the assistant showed him dozens of necklaces and helped him to choose. At last James chose one and left the shop promising to return at five o’clock. When, half an hour later than planned, James did return to the shop with his future wife, Laura, the assistant acted as if she had never seen him before. When she was asked to show them some necklaces, she first brought out some inexpensive ones for them to choose, and then gave them the one she had prepared. A choice was soon made and they went away, satisfied. James would certainly come back to buy what he wanted.
1.A good title for this passage is ________.
A. A Clever Assistant
B. Buying a Birthday Present
C. How to Choose a Necklace
D. A Brave Young Man
2.When James told the assistant why he wanted to buy a present, his face ________.
A. turned pale B. turned red
C. turned yellow D. turned black
3.James and Laura reached the shop at ________.
A. 4:30 B. 5:00
C. 5:30 D. 6:00
4.James would come back to buy what he wanted because_________.
A. the necklace was good
B. Laura liked the necklace
C. the assistant who served James was very beautiful
D. the assistant knew how to satisfy the people who came to buy things
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A long time ago, before there was any money (coins or paper money), people got the things that they needed by trading or exchanging. Salt was one of the first items used to exchange for other items. Later, some of the common things that were used for exchanging were tea leaves, shells, feathers, animal teeth, tobacco, and blankets. Around 3000 BC, barley, a type of grain, was used for exchanging.
The world’s first metal money was developed by the Sumerians who melted silver into small bars all weighing the same. This was around 1000 BC. About three hundred years later, people started using coins as official money.
Around 640 BC, people in the ancient kingdom of Lydia ( which was in Turkey) created special coins of exact with and purity (纯度). They were made of gold and silver and were stamped with a lion’s head.
Later, other empires such as Greece, Persia, and Rome adopted the concept of coins and started developing their own in many different shapes and different metals.
Around the year 1000, the Chinese started using paper money. The Chinese were the first to use paper money. The Europeans discovered this thanks to Marco Polo who went to China in 1295. the Chinese had different values for the paper notes which were made by the Chinese government.
Around 1661, Sweden became the first European country to make paper money. Until 1850, the Spanish dollar was the coin most widely used throughout the world.
1.What is the best title for this passage?
A. The history of money |
B. How people traded in the past |
C. The invention of paper money |
D. The use of coins around the world |
2.We learn that before coins and paper money were used, _____.
A. barley had always been used for exchanging |
B. only a few people knew how to trade with others |
C. salt was the most widely used item for exchanging |
D. many kinds of things were used for exchanging |
3.According to the passage, when did people start using coins as official money?
A. Around 1300 BC. B. Around 1000 BC.
C. Around 700 BC. D. Around 640 BC.
4.The underlined word “adopted” in Paragraph 4 probably means “____”.
A. replaced | B. changed |
C. accepted | D. invented |
5.Which of the following countries first started to use paper money?
A.Spain | B.China | C.Sweden | D.Lydia |
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_______ in the queue for half an hour, Tom suddenly realized that he had left his wallet at home.
A. To wait B. Having waited C. Have waited D. To have waited
高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
_____in the queue for half an hour, Tom suddenly realized that he had left his wallet at home.
A. To wait B. Have waited
C. Having waited D. To have waited
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_____ in the queue for half an hour, Tom suddenly realized that he had left his wallet at home.
A. To wait B. Have waited C. Having waited D. To have waited
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_____ in the queue for half an hour, Tom suddenly realised that he had left his wallet at home.
A.To wait B.Have waited
C.To have waited D.Having waited
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Mr. Brown worked in a factory of a small town. He had been there for twenty years before one day he was sent to the capital for important business. He was quite excited because he had never been there before. Before he set off, he asked his wife and three daughters if they wanted him to buy something for them in Lon-don. Mrs. Brown began to think it over and then she said she wished her husband would be able to buy a nice umbrella for her, and so did their three daughters. As he was afraid he would forget it, he drew an umbrella on his hand. To his regret, he lost it at the station.
On the train Mr. Brown sat opposite to an old woman. The woman’s umbrella was so nice that he carefully looked at it and said to himself not to forget to buy a few umbrellas like it. When the train arrived at the station in London, he said good-bye to the old woman, took his bag and her umbrella and was going to get off.
“Wait a minute, sir,” shouted the old woman. “That’s my umbrella!”
Now Mr. Brown noticed that he had taken her umbrella. His face turned red at once and said in a hurry,“Oh, I’m very sorry, Madam! I didn’t mean it!”
Seven days later Mr. Brown left the capital. To his surprise, he met the old woman and sat opposite to her again. Looking at the four umbrellas, the old woman was satisfied with herself. “It seems that I had a better result than the other four women.” She thought.
1.We can learn from the passage that Mr. Brown was ______.
A.a conductor B.a worker C.a thief D.an umbrella maker
2.The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refers to ______.
A.his ticket B.his bag C.his drawing D.his umbrella
3. Why did Mr. Brown take the woman’s umbrella?
A.Because he was lost in thought.
B.Because it was much like his own umbrella.
C.Because he thought the woman would not notice it.
D.Because the woman misplaced it beside Mr. Brown.
4.When looking at Mr. Brown with four umbrellas, the woman felt ______.
A.surprised B.angry C.fortunate D.sad
5.How did Mr. Brown get the four umbrellas?
A.He picked them on the train.
B.He brought them from his small town.
C.He bought them in London.
D.He stole them from four women.
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