Archaeology, like many academic words, comes from Greek and means, more or less, “the study of old things”. So, it is really a part of the study of history. However, most historians use paper evidence, such as letters, paintings and photographs, but archaeologists learn from the objects left behind by the humans of long ago. Normally, these are the hard materials that don't break down or disappear very quickly—things like human bones and objects made from stone and metal.

It is very unusual to find anything more than the hard evidence of history—normally, the bacteria in the air eat away at soft materials, like bodies, clothes and things made of wood. Occasionally, things are different.

In 1984, two men made an amazing discovery while working in a bog called Lindow Moss, in the north of England. A bog is a very wet area of earth, with a lot of plants growing in it. It can be like a very big and very thick vegetable soup—walk in the wrong place and you can sink and disappear forever. The men were working when one of them saw something sticking out—a human foot! Naturally, the men called the police, who then found the rest of the body. Was it a case of murder? Possibly—but it was a death nearly two thousand years old. The two men had found a body from the time of the Roman invasion of Britain. Despite being so old, this body had skin, muscles, hair and internal organs—the scientists who examined him were able to look inside the man's stomach and find the food that he had eaten for his last meal!

Why was this man so well preserved? It was because he was in a very watery environment, safe from the bacteria that need oxygen to live. Also, the water in the bog was very acidic. The acid preserved the man's skin in the way that animal skin is preserved for leather coats and shoes.

How did he die? Understandably, archaeologists and other scientists wanted to know more about the person that they called “Lindow Man”. His hands and fingernails suggested that he hadn't done heavy manual work in his life—he could have been a rich man. They found that he hadn't died by accident. The archaeologists believe that he was sacrificed to three different gods.

1.The underlined word “these” in the first paragraph refers to ________.

A．letters　　　　　　　B．photographs

C．paintings D．objects

2.Which of the following helped to preserve “Lindow Man”？

A．Ice and low temperature

B．Acid and water

C．Soil and energy

D．Bacteria and oxygen

3.According to the passage, which of the following statements is right?

A．“Lindow Man” was named after the person who first found him.

B．Historians usually use paper evidence, while archaeologists use hard evidence.

C．“Lindow Man” was found by two archaeologists in the south of England.

D．“Lindow Man” was good at work by hand.

4.Which is the best title for the passage?

A．An Amazing Archaeological Discovery

B．Archaeology and History

C．What Is Archaeology?

D．The Death of “Lindow Man”

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A. was stepping B. have stepped C. steppedD. has stepped

（湖南省怀化市2014年高三第二次模拟考试）26. — “Man From the Stars” is one of the most popular South Korean TV plays in China nowadays.

— But I’m afraid it can’t interest ______.

A. somebodyB. everybody C. nobody D. anybody

（湖南省怀化市2014年高三第二次模拟考试）29. — When is he willing to lend his friends some money?

— Only when ______ hard enough.

A. to press B. pressed C. pressing D. is pressed

—Who should be responsible for the accident?

—The boss, not the workers.They just carried out the order .

A.as toldB.as are toldC.as tellingD.as they told

（湖南省怀化市2014年高三第二次模拟考试）30. , and you will realize your dream of being successful.

A. Making great efforts B. To make your efforts

C. A bit more effort D. If you double your efforts

（湖南省怀化市2014年高三第二次模拟考试）35. So mysteriously ______ missing that many puzzles wait to be solved.

A. did Flight MH370 go B. Flight MH370 went

C. does Flight MH370 go D. had Flight MH370 gone

that Marie was able to set up new branches elsewhere.

A.So successful her business was B.So successful was her business

C.So her business was successful D.So was her successful business

（2014年福州市高三适应性练习）24. Reputation is a treasure that, once _______, can never be won back.

A. losing B. being lost C. lost D. having lost

Every evening after dinner, if not from work, I will spend some time walking my dog.

A. being tiredB. tiring C. tired D. to be tired