Two skulls（头颅骨）found in Africa have been iden...

Two skulls（头颅骨）found in Africa have been identified as the oldest human remains known to science. The fossilized（化石）bones found in 1967 were originally thought to be 130,000 years old. But a re-dating of rock layers near those which yielded the fossils showed they are actually about 195,000 years old---from the time modern humans appeared. The skulls, known as Omo I and II, push back the known presence of Homo sapiens（现代人）in Africa by 40,000 years. The previous oldest Homo sapiens skulls, dated to between 154,000 and 160,000 years old, were found near a village called Herto in the afar region of eastern Ethiopia. Omo I and II were unearthed by famous paleontologist（古生物学家）Richard Leakey along the Omo River in southern Ethiopia, near the town of Kibish. Omo I’s more modern features led to disagreement among experts over whether they were the same age. The rocks in which they were found show they are, said an Australian archaeologist Prof. Ian McDougall, who made the discovery. He told scientific journal “Nature”: “Omo I and Omo II are relatively securely dated to 195,000 years old, making them the oldest anatomically（解剖学的）modern human fossils yet recovered”

1.By which means could scientists tell the age of fossils they have found?

A. The bones of the fossils.             B. The place where they were found.

C. The history of humans.              D. Identifying the rock layers of the fossils.

2.How many years older have modern humans become by the new discovery?

A. 130,000.    B. 40,000.    C. 195,000.     D. Between 154,000 and 160,000.

3.Which of the following statements are NOT true according to the passage?

A. The new discovery of the skulls and the research proved the modern humans might have started in Africa.

B. Prof. Ian McDougall thought Omo I and II were the oldest human fossils discovered.

C. Prof. Ian McDougall discovered that Omo I and II were not the same age.

D. Omo I and II were discovered in southern Ethiopia.

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．So far, several cases of a disease, _____ as H1N1, are reported to have been found in the country．

A．knowing              B．to be known       C．having known   D．known

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The two strangers have been talking in the park for a long time as though they ______old friends.

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---Does ____ of the two foreigners work in Chengdu?

---Yes.____ of them have been working here as English teachers for three years now.

A. any; Both                            B. either; All                       C. either; Both                   D. both, Both

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Nelson Mandela’s death may, in the short term, unite South Africa in ways _______have never been seen before.

A. by which　　 B. that　　　　 C. in which　　　 D. who

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I was born and raised in Minnesota, the USA,but as an adult I have mostly lived in Europe and Africa. I teach cross-cultural management at the International Business School near Paris. For the last 15 years, I’ve studied how people in different parts of the world build trust,communicate, and make decisions especially in the workplace.

While traveling in Tokyo recently with Japanese colleague，I gave a short talk to a group of 20 managers. At the end, I asked whether there were any questions or comments.No hands went up,so I went to sit down.My colleague whispered to me,“I think there actually were some comments, Erin.Do you mind if I try?” I agreed, but I guessed it a waste of breath. He asked the group again, “Any comments or questions?”

Still, no one raised a hand, but this time he looked very carefully at each person in the silent audience. Gesturing to one of them, he said, “Do you have something to add?” To my amazement,she responded “Yes, thank you.” and asked me a very interesting question. My colleague repeated this several times,looking directly at the audience and asking for more questions or comments.

After the session, I asked my colleague, “how do you know that those people had questions?” He hesitated, not sure how to explain it, and then said, “It has to do with how bright their eyes are.”

He continued, “In Japan, we don’t make as much direct eye contact as you do in the West. So when you asked if there were any comments, most people were not looking directly at you. But a few people in the group were looking right at you, and their eyes were bright. That indicates that they would be happy to have you call on them.”

I thought to myself I would never have learned from my upbringing in Minnesota. Since then, I try to focus on understanding behavior in other cultures I encounter, and keep finding the bright eyes in the room.

1.What can we conclude from the first paragraph?

A. Life in Minnesota has made the author worn out.

B. The author enjoys traveling around the world.

C. Different cultures are kind of familiar to the author.

D.The author may start his own business in the future.

2.Hearing the colleague whispering, the author ________.

A. went back to his seat and got seated.

B. knew his colleague had some questions.

C. owed a big debt of gratitude to his colleague.

D. thought his colleague would get nowhere.

3.Where does the author’s colleague probably come from?

A. Japan.　　　　　　　　 B. America.　　　　　 C. Africa.　　　　　　　　 D. France

4.Which is the proper title for the passage?

A. Focusing on Behavior in Cultures.

B. Looking at Another Culture in the Eye.

C. Sharing Different Cultures in Tokyo

D. Admiring the Beauty in the Eye.

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Tom as well as two of his classmates _____invited to the party.

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It is Tom as well as his two friends that _______ for the job.

A. have applied　 B. have been applied

C. has applied　 D. has been applied

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The two strangers talked as if they ____ friends for years.

A should be       B would be       C have been       D had been

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290. Since reforms and opening to the outside, five special economic _____ have been founded in China. They are Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Shantou, Xiamen and Hainan.

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