专题限时训练(三十三)[文化教育型阅读理解(二)](限时:25分钟)(一)HumanremainsofancientsettlementswillbereburiedandlosttoscienceunderalawthatthreatensresearchintothehistoryofhumansinBritain,agroupofleadingarcheologists(考古学家)say.Inaletteraddressedtothejusticesecretary,KenClarke,40archaeologistswriteoftheir“deepandwidespreadconcern”abouttheissue.ItcentresonthelawintroducedbytheMinistryofJusticein2008whichrequiresallhumanremainsunearthedinEnglandandWalestobereburiedwithintwoyears,regardlessoftheirage.Thedecisionmeansscientistshavetoolittletimetostudybonesandotherhumanremainsofnationalandculturalsignificance.“Yourcurrentrequirementthatallarchaeologicallyunearthedhumanremainsshouldbereburied,whetherafterastandardperiodoftwoyearsorafurtherspecialextension,iscontrarytobasicprinciplesofarchaeologicalandscientificresearchandofmuseumpractice”,theywrite.Thelawappliestoanypiecesofboneuncoveredataround400digsites,includingtheremainsofbodiesfoundatStonehengein2008thatdatebackto3,000BC.Archaeologistshavebeengrantedatemporaryextensiontogivethemmoretime,buteventuallytheboneswillhavetobereturnedtotheground.ThearrangementsmayresultinthewasteoffuturediscoveriesatsitessuchasHappisburghinNorfolk,wherediggingiscontinuingafterthediscoveryofstonetoolsmadebyearlyhumans950,000yearsago.IfhumanremainswerefoundatHappisburgh,theywouldbetheoldestinnorthernEuropeandthefirstindicationofwhatthisspecieswas.Underthecurrentpracticeofthelaw,thoseremainswouldhavetobereburiedandeffectivelydestroyed.Before2008,guidelinesallowedfortheproperpreservationandstudyofbonesofsufficientageandhistoricalinterest,whiletheBurialAct1857appliedtomorerecentremains.TheMinistryofJusticeassuredarchaeologiststwoyearsagothatthelawwastemporary,buthassofarfailedtoreviseit.MikeParkerPearson,anarchaeologistatSheffieldUniversity,said,“Archaeologistshavebeenextremelypatientbecausewewereledtobelievetheministrywassortingoutthisproblem,butwefeelthatwecannotwaitanylonger.”Theministryhasnoguidelinesonwhereorhowremainsshouldbereburied,oronwhatrecordsshouldbekept.1.Accordingtothepassage,scientistsareunhappywiththelawmainlybecause________.A.itisonlyatemporarymeasureonthehumanremainsB.itisunreasonableandthusdestructivetoscientificresearchC.itwasintroducedbythegovernmentwithouttheirknowledgeD.itisvagueaboutwhereandhowtoreburyhumanremains2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Temporaryextensionoftwoyearswillguaranteescientistsenoughtime.B.HumanremainsoftheoldestspeciesweredugoutatHappisburgh.C.Humanremainswillhavetobereburieddespitetheextensionoftime.D.Scientistshavebeenwarnedthatthelawcanhardlybechanged.3.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheBritishlawgoverninghumanremains?A.TheMinistryofJusticedidnotintendtoprotecthumanremains.B.TheBurialAct1857onlyappliedtoremainsuncoveredbefore1857.C.Thelawonhumanremainshasn'tchangedinrecentdecades.D.TheMinistryofJusticehasnotdoneenoughaboutthelaw.4.Whichofthefollowingmightbethemainideaofthepassage?A.Newdiscoveriesshouldbereburied,thegovernmentdemands.B.Researchtimeshouldbeextended,scientistsrequire.C.Lawonhumanremainsneedsthoroughdiscussion,authoritiessay.D.Lawcouldburyancientsecretsforever,archeologistswarn.(二)Lookingforsomeinspirationorideasforyourcreativestories?Tostartwith,somewritersdescribewinterbyusingtheirfivesensesortheirimagination.Otherswriteontheirfavouritew...