BeforeNicholasClappgotthere,hehadhalfhopedthathemightrunintosomeofUbar’sruinssticking(凸出)outofthesand.Butfindingthecitywasn’tthateasy.Duringthesummer,heandhis40helpersdugat35differentspots.Theonlythingstheyfoundweregroundspiders,giantticks,anddeadlysnakes. JustbeforeThanksgivingsaysClapp,“Wewerewithinawhiskeroftotalfailure.” ButthenClapp’steamlookedatthehigh-techmapsagainandsawsomethingsurprising.Manyofthecaravanroutes(沙漠商队路线)onthehigh-techmapscametogetheronthesamespotmarked“OmaniMarketplace”onPtolomy’smap.Twomaps,madealmost2000yearsapart,pointedtheteamtowardthesamearea! InDecember1991,Clapparrivedatthespotwhere,accordingtothemaps,thecaravansmet.Clapphadahandheldinstrumentthatcoulddetect(探测)objectsbelowtheground.Itshowedruinsunderthesand!Heandhisteamstarteddigging.Andthentheyfoundit!Atowerburiedinthesand.Theyslowlyunearthedagiant,eight-sidedfortress(堡垒).Ithadninetowersandmanyrooms.Peoplehadlivedinthisfortress2000yearsago.Outsideitswalls,theyhadfoundburiedremainsofnearly40campsites.Theyseemedtobecampingareasfortraders(商人). Morediggingfoundshards,orpiecesofpottery(陶瓷)fromancientRome,Greece,China,Egypt,andSyria.Diggersandscientistsagreethatpeoplewerehereforabout5000years.ClappandhisteamwereexcitedastheycontinuedtodiscovermorepiecesofthepastthatseemedtoprovethatitwasthelostcityofUbar. “Westartedwiththishopelessmyth(神秘),”saysClapp,“andthenfinallyfoundthetruthbehindthemyth.”Butisthisunearthedsitereallytheonce-greatUbar?Expertsaren’ttotallypersuaded. DonaldWhitcombisanarcheologist(考古学家)attheUniversityofChicago.HedoubtsthatClappreallydiscoveredUbar.“There’sprobablysometruthtothismyth,”hesays.“ButUbarisdescribedasaplacewithwallsallmadeofgold,andtherubiesandemeralds(宝石).”NogoldorpreciousstoneshavebeenfoundbyClapp. “I’mnotsurewhethertheydiscoveredUbarbecauseI’mnotsureifUbarreallyexisted,”Whitcombsays. 小题1:ThefollowingstatementsaretrueaccordingtothereadingEXCEPT_____. |
A.Clappmadethisdiscoverywiththehelpof
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小题1:C小题2:B小题3:B小题1:细节理解题。由第三段可知A、B两项的陈述是对的。由倒数第二段可知DonaldWhitcomb怀疑Clapp发现了Ubar古城,故D项的陈述也对。小题2:词义理解题。上文讲述他们的工作艰...
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