TPO27:CRAFTS IN THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST
(2014-02-15 21:09:32)Crafts in the Ancient Near East
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While population estimates are notoriously unreliable, scholars assume that Uruk inhabitants were able to support themselves from the agricultural production of the field surrounding the city, which could be reached with a daily commute.
尽管人口估计非常不靠谱,学者们认为Uruk居民能够通过城市周边的田地进行农业生产;他们可以每天通勤到这些田地
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解析:选项A错,不依靠农业错了。
选项B错,不确定农业足够喂养城市人口错了。
选项C错,城市人口不能自给自足错了。
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解析:surpass就是超过的意思,所以答案选B。
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解析:选项C错,段落最后一句“It was the first city in human history,”所以不可能是一组更大居住地中的一个。选项A对,第二句“….in the area occupied by permanent settlements.”选项B对,第四句“….Uruk inhabitants were able to support themselves from the agricultural production…”选项D对,第四句“…the agricultural production of the field surrounding the city, which could be reached with a daily commute.”
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解析:intact是完好无损的意思,所以答案选C。
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解析:段落倒数第四句“It is a rather shallow bowl that was crudely made in a mold; hence, in only a limited number of standard sizes.”这种碗在模具中制作粗糙,因此只有有限的标准尺寸。答案选D。A的因果关系部队;B说反了;C也说反了。
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解析:段落首句“The vast majority of its population remained active in agriculture, even those people living within the city itself.”大部分的人在务农,也就意味着有少部分的人不在务农。接着第二句“But a small segment of the urban society started to specialize in nonagricultural tasks as a result of the city’s role as a region center.”这少部分的人在做一些非农业的专业。所以可以推断出,不需要务农的人可以做其他的专业活动,答案B是正确的。A的比较不存在;C的即为了实用也为了装饰没讲过;D中的only不对。
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解析:段落第二句“Certain images depict groups of people, most likely women, involved in weaving textiles, an activity we know from later third-millennnium texts to have been vital in the economy and to have been centrally administered.”选项A正确;选项B错,第二句说了centrally administered;选项C错,第一句
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解析:interpret 是理解的意思,所以答案选D。
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解析:第三段讲了weaving textiles和metal-producing作为大量生产的例子,补充了第二段讲的pottery生产。正确答案B。
10. 与单词legible在文中意思最接近的是
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解析:legible的意思是看得清的,所以答案选C。
11. 第四段暗示以下哪项关于美索不达米亚cylinder seals的意义? (Inference Question)
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解析:段落首句“Objects themselves suggest that they were the work of skilled professionals.”第四段的主旨句说物体本身表明它们是由技术娴熟的专家制成的。接下来讲的物品就是cylinder seals,自然cylinder seals肯定是由专家制成。
12. 根据第四段,Uruk文化晚期的艺术成就之一是 (Factual Information Question)
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解析:段落第二句讲到cylinder seal,在第四句讲到这是一种carving,第五句降到这种carving很relief。Relief在上下文中的意思是清晰。段落最后一句讲到了monumental art,relief and statuary in the round,所以是雕像。选项A正确;选项B错,建筑复杂没提到;选项C错,stamp seals不是Uruk的艺术;选项D,玻璃石器没提到。
13. Look at the four squares ■that indicate where the following sentence could be added to the passage.
When viewed on the curved surface of the cylinder, the image looked distorted, but the carved image served only as a mold.
在圆柱上看雕刻表面,图像有些扭曲,但这个雕刻的图像只是用作模板。
解析:雕刻表面在第二插入口之前的句子第一次被提到,所以答案只能在其后。正好第二个插入口之后的句子讲到放在软质材料上,图景就会变得清晰。正好和插入句子的图像模糊是因为用作模板联系在一起。所以答案就是B。
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Uruk, located in ancient Mesopotamia, flourished in the fourth millennium B.C.E and was the first city in human history.
Uruk位于古美索不达米亚,在第四个千年繁荣,并且是人类历史上的第一座城市。
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解析:选项A对,概括了第二、三段
选项B错,这是一个细节
选项C错,在壳、骨头和瓷器上生产小规模的清晰图景,原文没讲到
选项D错,出口没讲到
选项E对,概括了第二段
选项F对,概括了第四段
答案:a,e,f