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1、I.阅读理解»＞在学生用书中.此内容血独成册⑥AThediscoveryofadwarfed（矮个的）"humanbeing”wholivedinFlores,Indonesia（印尼），upto18,000yearsagoischangingthewaywethinkaboutthehumanfamily.This“FloresHuman”wasthreefeettallandherbrainwassmallerthanthatoftheaveragechimp（黑猩猩），yetsheandherrel

2、ativesapparentlylivedfullyhumanlives.Theyseemedtohavemadetools,workedtogethertofindfoodandcookit,andperhapsevenburiedtheirdeadwithceremony.Itwasamajorsurprisetofindtoolsassociatedwiththenewhumanfamilymember.ThetoolsarelikethoseformerlyseenonlywithEuropean

3、fossils（化石）fromourownspecies,Homosapiens（智人），andtheoldestofthemweremade94,000yearsago.Homosapiensisthoughttohavearrivedintheislandabout40,000yearsago,muchtoolatetoberesponsibleforthetools.Ifthi§Whumanmadethetools,thentheinsidestnictu『e（结构）ofitsbrainmustha

4、vebeenmorelikeourownthanachimp's,despitebeingjustathirdthesizeofours・This“newhumanvwassuspectedtobeadwarfedbranchofHomocrcctus（直立人）.Whencreaturesareseparatedinregionswithrareresourcesbutfewenemies,beingbigisadisadvantage,andevolutiontendstoshrinkthem,apro

5、cessknownasislanddwarfing.Couldnaturalselectionmakeahumansmallerwhilekeeping一evenimproving一mentalability?Quitepossibly,believesChristopherWillsoftheUniversityofCalifornia・HastheuFloresHumanvevenshowntheabilityoflanguage?“Ifinditdifficulttoimaginethatpeopl

6、ecouldmaketools，usefire,andkilllargeanimalswithoutfairlyadvancedcommunication.nWillssays.DiduFloresHuman"possessthebasiccomponentsofhumanculture—suchastheburyingofthedeadwithceremony?EmilianoBrunetoftheItalianInstitutepointsoutthatIndonesianshot,wetenviro

7、nmentisbadforfossilization.ltisreasonabletoassume,hesays,thatthe18,0（）0-year-oldbonesofthemostcompleteFloreswomanwerewell-preservedbecauseshewasburiedwithspecialcare・【语篇解读】本文介绍了关于“FloresHumaiT的主要发现。1.Whatdidthedwarfed“humanbeings”looklike?A.Theywerenotsma

8、ll.B・Theywereverytall.C・Theywere30inchestall.D.Theywere36inchestalk解析：选D。根据第一段中"This"FloresHuman,wasthreefeettallandherbrainwassmaller...”看出这些矮人有三英尺高，一英尺等于12英寸。2.Theunderlinedpart“thistinyhumanninParagraph2refersto.