InChina,aselsewhere,the__1__theperiodthemoreimportantarchaeological(考古)evidenceistoourunderstandingof__2__lifewaslike.Forperiodsbefore__3__,survivingartifacts(人工制品)offeracrucial(决定性的)correctivetolegendandmyth.__4__,evenafterwritingwasinvented,formanycenturiesthetypesoftextsthat__5__areverylimited,sothatthereisstill__6__tolearnfromartifacts.Scientificallyexcavated(发掘古物)objectscanbeplacedmoreaccuratelyintimeandplacethanearlytexts,whichoften__7__aprocessofaccretion__8__,withmanypassages__9__later.ThousandsofearlyarchaeologicalsiteshavebeenexcavatedinChina,mostof__10__graves.__11__fromthisarchaeologicalevidenceisatleastas__12__aslearningfromtexts.Theobjectsare__13__--wemustaskquestionsofthem__14__theycantellusanything.Thisunit__15__summariesoffivearchaeologicalsites,__16__indatefromabout2300BCto100BC.Thetombsselectedforexaminationwereall__17__fortheirtime.Theiroccupants(居住者)weremembersoftherulingclass__18__theperiod,abletoaffordthe__19__standardofmaterialcomfort,technicalexcellence,andartisticembellishment(修饰)then__20__.1.AearlierBearlyCmoreDlater2.AwhichBwhatCthatDwhose3.AartifactsBgraveCwritingDsound4.AWhat’sworseBThereforeCHoweverDMoreover5.AsurviveBsurvivesCliveDalive6.AagoodmanyBalotofCagreatdealDanumberof7.AlookedthroughBsufferedCgotthroughDwentthrough8.AovertimeBbyandbyCaheadoftimeDinnotime9.AaddBaddedCaddingupDaddedupto10.AthemBwhichCwhomDwhat11.ATolearnBBeinglearningCLearningDTobelearned12.AeasyBhardlyCdifficultDdifficulty13.AstillBquietCcalmDsilent14.AafterBwhenCbeforeDwhile15.AcontainsBcontainingCincludesDincluding16.ArangedBrangingCrangesDrange17.AadvancedBadvancingCadvanceDinadvance18.AatBinCbyDof19.AlowestBcheapestChighestDexpensive20.AaccessibleBavailableCadaptableDacceptable备注:1.A本题考察的是:themore…,themore…再根据实际情况可知,是越古老越有价值。2.B3.C根据下文evenafterwritingwasinvented可知,是在文字出现之前。4.D而且,在文字出现之后,保存下来的文献也很有限。A是“更糟糕的是”;B是“因此”的意思;C是转折关系。5.A这里survive是作that定语从句的谓语动词,而且是一般现在时。6.C表示许多的意思,但是学习到的东西,一般是不可数的,B可以改为alot7.D这些文献经常会经历一个被灰尘堆积的过程。A有“浏览”的意思;C有“经过;接通;通过等”意思。8.Aovertime随着时间的推移;byandby一会,很快的aheadoftime提前innotime决不9.B后来又有许多加入,with的复合结构,而且passages是被加入的。Addup加起来;addupto达到10.A11.C动名词作主语12.C13。D从后面wemustaskquestionsofthem可知still指静止不动quiet不发出噪音calm保持沉着冷静silent沉默14.C15.Acontain全部包括,且在句中作谓语动词。Include部分包括16.B现在分词形式在句中充当伴随状语。17.Aadvanced高级的advancing在前进中的inadvance提前18.Doftheperiod当时的19.C墓的主人是统治阶级,所以他们能够买得起最高水平的奢侈品。20.B当时能够得到的。Accessible可接近的,可进入的,可使用的adaptable有适应能力的acceptable认可的,认同的