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1、福州市2014高考英语（2013暑假）阅读理解训练（17）及答案解析(二)Peoplehavebeenactinglikepeople—inotherwords,they’vebeenmakingtools,creatingceremonies,andsharingfood—foralongtime.That’stheconclusionofarecentstudyfromSouthAfrica’ssoutherncoast.There,inacavelyingabovethesea,researchersfromArizonaStateUniversityhavefo
2、undevidencethathumanswerebehavinginsurprisinglycomplexwaysasearlyas164,000yearsago.Ourspecies,Homosapiens,appearedanestimated200,000yearsago.ThecaveheldthreeimportantcluesaboutthebehavioroftheseStoneAgepeople.First,theresearchersfoundtheremainsofallkindsofshellfish.Thepeoplewholivedinthe
3、caveprobablycollectedthesecreaturesfromrockyshoresandtidepoolsandbroughtthemtothecavetoeat.TheresearchersproposetheearlyAfricansmovedtotheSouthAfricancoastbetween195,000and130,000yearsago.Aroundthattime,theclimateinlandturnedrelativelycoldanddry.Therefore,therewerefewerplantsandanimalsto
4、eatawayfromthecoast.Whentheseancientpeoplemovedtothecoast,theyprobablyexperiencedamajorculturalshift,theresearcherssuspect.That’sbecauseobservationsofmodernhuntergatherersocietiessuggestthatmenaremorelikelytohuntforbiganimalswhenpeopleliveinland.Onthecoast,womenplayamoreimportantroleinpr
5、ovidingfoodbygatheringplantsandshellfish.Asforthesecondclue,theresearchersunearthed57piecesofreddishpigment(颜料).Theresearchersthinkthatthecavehabitantsusedthepaintforcoloringtheirbodiesorforotherceremonies.Symbolicbehaviorisaclearlyhumanfeature.Finally,thesearchdiscoveredover1,800stoneto
6、ols,includingwellcraftedblades(刀片).Thesebladescameinvarioussizes.Thesmallestwerejustlessthanahalfinchwide.Ancientpeoplemayhaveattachedthesebladestotheendofasticktomakespearsorothertools.( )11.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Ancientcavebehavior.B．Newevidenceofancientlife.-7-C．Thehistoryofh
7、umanbeings.D．Humanbehavior’sdevelopment.( )12.TheearlyAfricansmovedtotheSouthAfricancoastwiththemainpurposeof________.A．avoidingbadlycoldanddryweatherB．seekingtheculturaldevelopmentC．seekingenoughfoodtoliveonD．livinganewerandbetterlife( )13.Accordingtothepassage,thecave
