考点二十史地人文类A限时8分钟TheNazcaLinesareaseriesoflargeancientgeoglyphs(地画)intheNazcaDesert,insouthernPeru.Itisrangingfromgeometricpatternstodrawingsofdifferentanimalsandstylizedhumanlikeforms.Theancientlinescanonlybetrulytakeninfromhighintheair,leavinggenerationspuzzledastohowthesepreciseworkscouldhavebeencompletedlongbeforethedocumentedinventionofhumanflight.TheLineswerefirstspottedwhencommercialairlinesbeganflyingacrossthePeruviandesertinthe1920s.Whobuiltthemandwhatwastheirpurpose?Aretheyroads,starpointers,maybeevenagiganticmap?Ifthepeoplewholivedhere2,000yearsagohadonlyasimpletechnology,howdidtheymanagetoconstructsuchprecisefigures?Didtheyhaveaplan?Thesemarkingsarelikeavastpuzzle.TheNazcaLinesarethemostoutstandinggroupofgeoglyphsintheworld.TherearealsohugegeoglyphsinEgypt,Malta,theUnitedStates(MississippiandCalifornia),Chile,Holiviaandinothercountries.ButtheNazcageoglyphs,becauseoftheirnumbers,characteristics,dimensionsandculturalcontinuityastheyweremadeandremadethroughoutacertainhistoryperiod,formthemostimpressivearcheological(考古学的)group.TheNazcaplainisuniqueforitsabilitytopreservethemarkingsuponit,duetothecombinationoftheclimate(oneofthedriestonEarth,withonlytwentyminutesofrainfallperyear)andtheflat,stonygroundwhichminimizestheeffectofthewindatgroundlevel.Withnodustorsandtocovertheplainandlittlerainorwindtoerode(腐蚀)it,linesdrawnheretendtostaydrawn.Thesefactors,combinedwiththeexistenceoflightercoloredsubsoilbeneaththedesertsurface,provideavastwritingpadthatissuitedtotheartistwhowantstoleavehismarketernal.篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了出现在秘鲁南部Nazca沙漠的大型古代地画theNazcaLines的神奇之处及形成原因。1．WhatcanweknowabouttheNazcaLinesfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Theyarebuiltasabigmap.B．Theyareformedbynature.C．Theyareancientlinesincaves.D．Theyarehugemarkingsinadesert.答案：D细节理解题。根据第一段第一句“TheNazcaLinesareaseriesoflargeancientgeoglyphs(地画)intheNazcaDesert,insouthernPeru.”及下文对TheNazcaLines图案和发现过程的具体介绍可知，theNazcaLines是出现在秘鲁南部Nazca沙漠的大型古代地画，故选D。2．HowmanyfactorsmaketheNazcaLinesthemostimpressive?A．One.B．Two.C．Three.D．Four.答案：D细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句中的“becauseoftheirnumbers,characteristics,dimensionsandculturalcontinuity...,formthemostimpressive”可知，四个因素使得这些地画给人留下极为深刻的印象，故选D。3．WhyaretheNazcaLineswellpreserved?A．Becauseofthewindatgroundlevel.B．Becauseoftheexistenceofsoftsoil.C．Becauseoftheclimateandgeography.D．Becauseofthethicksandonthetop.答案：C推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“TheNazcaplainisuniqueforitsabilitytopreservethemarkingsuponit,duetothecombinationoftheclimate(oneofthedriestonEarth,withonlytwentyminutesofrainfallperyear)andtheflat,stonygroundwhichminimizestheeffectofthewindatgroundlevel.”可知，因为这里干燥少雨的气候和平坦多石的地形使地画能很好地保留下来，故选C。4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“eternal”probablymean?A．Nonstop.B．Everlasting.C．Reallife.D．Highend.答案：B词义猜测题。最后一句指这些因素，加上沙漠表面下浅色底土的存在，给想要永久留下印记的艺术家提供了一个巨大的书写板。eternal“永恒的”，和everlasting同义，故选B。B限时8分钟LebanesefilmmakerNadineLabakihasbecomethefirstfemaleartistintheArabworldtobenominated(提名)foranAcademyAward,orOscar.LabakidirectedthefilmCapernaum,afilmaboutaSyrianrefugee(难民)boyandaKenyanbabywholivewi...
