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1、专题限时训练(二十八) [史地常识型阅读理解(二)](限时：25分钟)(一)Peoplehavebeenactinglikepeople—inotherwords,they’vebeenmakingtools,creatingceremonies,andsharingfood—foralongtime.That’stheconclusionofarecentstudyfromSouthAfrica’ssoutherncoast.There,inacavelyingabovethesea,researchersfromArizonaStateUniver
2、sityhavefoundevidencethathumanswerebehavinginsurprisinglycomplexwaysasearlyas164,000yearsago.Ourspecies,Homosapiens,appearedanestimated200,000yearsago.ThecaveheldthreeimportantcluesaboutthebehavioroftheseStoneAgepeople.First,theresearchersfoundtheremainsofallkindsofshellfish.The
3、peoplewholivedinthecaveprobablycollectedthesecreaturesfromrockyshoresandtidepoolsandbroughtthemtothecavetoeat.TheresearchersproposetheearlyAfricansmovedtotheSouthAfricancoastbetween195,000and130,000yearsago.Aroundthattime,theclimateinlandturnedrelativelycoldanddry.Therefore,ther
4、ewerefewerplantsandanimalstoeatawayfromthecoast.Whentheseancientpeoplemovedtothecoast,theyprobablyexperiencedamajorculturalshift,theresearcherssuspect.That’sbecauseobservationsofmodernhuntergatherersocietiessuggestthatmenaremorelikelytohuntforbiganimalswhenpeopleliveinland.Onthe
5、coast,womenplayamoreimportantroleinprovidingfoodbygatheringplantsandshellfish.Asforthesecondclue,theresearchersunearthed57piecesofreddishpigment(颜料)．Theresearchersthinkthatthecavehabitantsusedthepaintforcoloringtheirbodiesorforotherceremonies.Symbolicbehaviorisaclearlyhumanfeatu
6、re.Finally,thesearchdiscoveredover1,800stonetools,includingwellcraftedblades(刀片)．Thesebladescameinvarioussizes.Thesmallestwerejustlessthanahalfinchwide.Ancientpeoplemayhaveattachedthesebladestotheendofasticktomakespearsorothertools.( )1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Ancientcave
7、behavior.B．Newevidenceofancientlife.C．Thehistoryofhumanbeing.6用心爱心专心D．Humanbehavior’sdevelopment.( )2.TheearlyAfricansmovedtotheSouthAfricancoastwiththemainpurposeof________.A．avoidingbadlycoldanddryweatherB．seekingtheculturaldevelopmentC．seekingenoughfoodtoliveonD．livinganewer
8、andbetterlife( )3.Accordingtothepassage,thecav
