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五、阅读理解
"What is that?"
"It looks like a fossil (化石)."
"It looks part-human."
"It can't be …"
The words "animal" and "human" were argued about by the archaeologists (考古学家).
"What if it's neither a human being nor an animal? What if it's something we haven't discovered yet?" I said.
There was silence.
Paul said, "I think you might be right, Jack. It isn't an animal we know of. It's not a human being. What else could it be?"
The other scientists started talking again. They talked about tests they could run. They headed back to their computers to begin researching.
Paul and I continued to examine the fossil. It seemed that the creature was smaller than a human being, and could stand on two legs.
Paul and I researched until very late. The next morning, I rushed straight to the fossil. The fossil was different! Now it looked like a small bear.
"What happened?" I asked. Everyone had a puzzled look on their faces and no one had an answer. During the day, we found nothing that was helpful in solving the mystery.
When night fell, we set up a rotation to make sure two of us were with the fossil at all times. All was quiet for my watch at midnight.
In the morning, I went to the fossil. It had changed again! This time it looked like a sheep. No one had seen or heard anything on their watch.
How and why did it keep changing? To this day, no one has found the answer to the mystery, but it is very interesting to see the creatures the fossil changes into!
(C)1. What were the archaeologists arguing about?
A. How old the fossil was.
B. What animal's fossil it was.
C. Whether it was a fossil of a human being or an animal.
D. If the creature was something they hadn't discovered.
(B)2. What did Paul and Jack do after the other scientists left?
A. They ran a test together.
B. They examined the fossil.
C. They worked on their computers.
D. They argued more with each other.
(D)3. What does the underlined word "puzzled" mean?
A. Excited.
B. Angry.
C. Upset.
D. Confused.
读后词汇拓展
1. creature n. 生物
2. rotation n. 轮班

答案： 1. C
2. B
3. D
读后词汇拓展 1. n. 生物 2. n. 轮班

译文：

“那是什么？”

“它看起来像一块化石。”

“它看起来有几分像人类。”

“不可能是……”

考古学家们争论着“动物”和“人类”这两个词。

“如果它既不是人类也不是动物呢？如果它是我们还没发现的某种东西呢？”我说。

一片沉默。

保罗说：“杰克，我觉得你可能是对的。它不是我们已知的动物，也不是人类。那它还能是什么呢？”

其他科学家又开始讨论起来。他们谈论可以进行的测试，然后回到电脑前开始研究。

保罗和我继续检查这块化石。这个生物似乎比人类小，而且可以用两条腿站立。

保罗和我研究到很晚。第二天早上，我径直冲向化石。化石不一样了！现在它看起来像一只小熊。

“发生了什么？”我问。每个人脸上都露出困惑的神情，没人能回答。白天，我们没找到任何有助于解开这个谜团的线索。

夜幕降临时，我们安排了轮班，确保始终有两个人守着化石。午夜我值班时，一切都很安静。

早上，我去看化石。它又变了！这次它看起来像一只羊。在值班期间，没人看到或听到任何动静。

它是如何以及为什么不断变化的呢？直到今天，没人找到这个谜团的答案，但看这块化石变成的各种生物很有趣！

1. 答案：C

句意：考古学家们在争论什么？

选项含义：A. 这块化石有多古老；B. 它是哪种动物的化石；C. 它是人类还是动物的化石；D. 这个生物是否是他们未发现的东西。

解析：第五段提到“The words ‘animal’ and ‘human’ were argued about by the archaeologists.（考古学家们争论着‘动物’和‘人类’这两个词。）”，故选C。

2. 答案：B

句意：其他科学家离开后，保罗和杰克做了什么？

选项含义：A. 他们一起做了测试；B. 他们检查了化石；C. 他们在电脑上工作；D. 他们互相争论得更厉害。

解析：第十段提到“Paul and I continued to examine the fossil.（保罗和我继续检查这块化石。）”，故选B。

3. 答案：D

句意：划线单词“puzzled”是什么意思？

选项含义：A. 兴奋的；B. 生气的；C. 沮丧的；D. 困惑的。

解析：第十二段提到“no one had an answer（没人能回答）”，说明大家是困惑的，“puzzled”意为“困惑的”，故选D。