It was a major surprise to find tools associated with the new human family member.　The tools are like those formerly seen only with European fossils(化石) from our own species.　Homo sapiens(人类),and the oldest of them were made 94 000 years ago.　Homo sapiens is thought to have arrived in the island about 40 000 years ago,　much too late to be responsible for the tools.　If this tiny human made the tools,　then the inside structure(结构) of its brain must have been more like our own than a chimp's,　despite being just a third the size of ours.?

　　 This “new human” was suspected to be a dwarfed branch of Homo erectus(直立人).When creatures are separated in regions with rare resources but few enemies,　being big is a disadvantage,　and evolution tends to shrink them,　a process known as island dwarfing.　Could natural selection make a　human smaller while keeping—even　improving—mental ability?　Quite possibly,　believes Christopher Wills of the University of California.?

　　 Has the “Flores Human” even shown the ability of language?　“I find it difficult to imagine that people could make tools,　use fire,　and kill large animals without fairly advanced communication.”　Wills says.　Did “Flores Human” possess the basic components of human culture—such as the burying of the dead with ceremony?　Emiliano Bruner of the Italian Institute points out that Indonesia's hot,　wet environment is bad for fossilization.　It is reasonable to assume,　he says,　that the 18 000－year－old bones of the most complete Flores woman were well－preserved because she was buried with special care.?

1.According to the passage,　“Flores Human” __________ .?

A.lived a partly human life?

B.was a branch of Homo sapiens?

C.used tools before Homo sapiens arrived?

D.had a brain as large as a common chimp's

2.The underlined part “this tiny human” in Paragraph 2 refers to__________.

A.a chimp?

B.Flores Human?

C.Homo sapiens?

D.Homo erectus

3.This passage mainly talks about__________.

A.the tools made by “Flores Human”?

B.the language used by “Flores Human”?

C.the evolution of “Flores Human”?

D.the major surprising findings about “Flores Human”

4.According to the passage,　it is believed that “Flores Human” __________ .?

A.was dwarfed by its enemies?

B.could use language?

C.left a lot of fossils in the hot and wet environment?

D.reached Flores 40 000 years ago