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Notes on the text课文注释

1 what is more，作“而且”、“再者”解，是插入语。

2 CD-ROM，是 compact disc read-only memory的缩写。

3 as it were，“可以说”，是插入语。

4 be faced with，作“面临”、“面对”解。

5 shed light on…，使清楚地显出来，解释。

6 come into being，产生，形成。

7 Ice Age，冰川时期。

Multiple choice questions多项选择题

Choose the correct answers to the following questions.

Comprehension理解

1 In assuming that calendars came into being with the advent of agriculture, historians madethe mistake of

a.relying solely on the written word

b.disregarding the markings that early man had been responsible for

c.supposing that nomadic man had no reason to understand the seasons

d.not connecting the passage of days with the phases of the moon

2 The scientific evidence that has recently come to light is that ______ .新概念英语听力

a.nomads engraved the bones and tusks of the animals they killed

b.nomads lived by hunting and fishing

c.nomads travelled widely in various parts of the world

d.the markings made by various nomadic groups all have a definite pattern

3 The paintings which have been found on the walls of nomadic dwelling places ______ .

a.have taught historians something about the nomadic way of life

b.have no other content than their artistic merit

c.are not thought to be connected with an ancient calendar system

d.are invariably accompanied by odd dots, lines and symbols

Structure结构

4 It ______ as if they could see and hear us in action. (11. 6-7)

a.was

b.were

c.should be

d.will be

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