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1、课时质量评价（十）必修第二册UNIT 4主题语境：重大政治、历史事件，文化渊源I .阅读理解A（2023 珠海模拟）An individual from an unknown hominid （原始人类）species walked across a field of wet, volcanic ash in what is now East Africa around 3.66 million years ago, leaving behind a handful of footprints.Those five ancient footprints, largely ignored sin

2、ce they were partly unearthed at Tanzania5 s Laetoli site in 1976, show features of upright walking by a hominid, a new study finds. Researchers had previously considered them hard to classify, possibly produced by a young bear that took a few steps while standing. But the latest analysis refutes th

3、at suggestion.McNutt, DeSilva, who started the new investigation as a Dartmouth College graduate student, and their colleagues fully dug out and cleaned the five Laetoli footprints in June 2019. Then they measured, photographed and 3-D scanned the ancient tracks. McNutt5 s group focused on two footp

4、rints that were particularly well-preserved. Foot shapes, sizes, and walking characteristics of the Laetoli individual differed in various ways from those of other hominid individuals at the same site. The prints also didn，t match those from modern black bears and modern chimps （黑猩猩） walking upright

5、.The Laetoli individual possessed a wider, more chimplike foot than humans, the researchers say. Its big toe stuck out slightly from the second toe （月却趾），but not to the degree observed in chimps. On one step, the Laetoli individuaf s left leg crossed in front of the right leg, leaving a left footpri

6、nt directly in front of the previous track . People may cross-step in this way when trying to regain balance. And bears and chimps assume a relatively wide standing due to knee and other bone arrangements that prevent them from walking like the Laetoli individual and probably from cross-stepping, th

7、e scientists say.Given that only two of the ancient footprints are complete enough to analyse thoroughly, the possibility that a chimp other than a hominid made the Laetoli footprints can，t be ruled out, says William Harcourt Smith, a scientist at Lehman College. But evidence of cross-stepping is en

8、ough to prove that it was a hominid track maker, he says.1. What does the underlined word refutesin Paragraph 2 mean?A Objects to.B. Supports.C. Puts forward.D. Criticises.2. Why do researchers think the footprints were unlike those of bears or chimps?A. They are less chimplike.B. They have toes sti

9、cking out.C. They show relatively wide standing.D. They possess features of cross-stepping.3. What does William think of the new research finding?A. Its convincing.B. Its challenging.C. Its confusing.D. Its conflicting.4. What is the purpose of the text?A. To describe a major event.B - To share a ne

10、w discovery .C. To introduce an unknown species.D. To settle a huge disagreement.B（2022 郴州一模）A child，s tooth discovered from a French cave has revealed the earliest evidence of humans - Homo sapiens （智人）一 living in western Europe. The discovery of the molar from Grotte Mandrin in southern France, al

11、ong with hundreds of stone tools dating back about 54, 000 years ago, suggests that early humans lived in Europe about 10, 000 years earlier than archaeologists had previously thought.Whats more, the Homo sapiens tooth was sandwiched between layers ofNeanderthal remains, showing that the two groups

12、of humans coexisted in the region. These findings challenge the opinion that the arrival of Homo sapiens in Europe caused the extinction of Neanderthals, who lived in Europe and parts of Asia for about 300, 000 years before disappearing.“Weve often thought that the arrival of modern humans in Europe

13、 led to the pretty rapid death of Neanderthals, but this new evidence suggests that both the appearance of modern humans in Europe and disappearance of Neanderthals is much more complex than that, “ said study coauthor Chris Stringer, a professor and research leader in human evolution at the Natural

14、 History Museum in London.Its the first time archaeologists have found evidence of alternating （交替）groups of Homo sapiens and Neanderthals living in the same place, and they took turns rapidly, even abruptly, at least twice, according to the study that published in the journal Science Advances on We

15、dnesday. Previously, the arrival of early humans in Europe was dated to between 43, 000 and 45, 000 years ago, according to remains found in Italy and Bulgaria - not long before the last surviving Neanderthal remains dating back 40, 000 to 42, 000 years ago were found. Humans and Neanderthals, who w

16、e know from genetic analysis encountered one another and had babies, resulting in Neanderthal traces in our DNA, overlapped （重叠）for a much longer period in Europe, this study suggests.5. . What does the underlined word “molafmean?A. Cave.B. Tooth.C. Stone.D. Human.6. What，s the previous opinion abou

17、t Neanderthals?A. Neanderthals could date back to 300, 000 years ago.B Neanderthals once lived in Europe and Africa.C. Homo sapiens and Neanderthals once lived together.D. Homo sapiens led to the disappearance of Neanderthals.7. What can be inferred from Chris Stringers words?A. People should analys

18、e the loss of Neanderthals carefully. B - Modern humans in Europe led to the death of Neanderthals. C. Homo sapiens in Europe made Neanderthals extinct.D. The new evidence shows the process of human evolution.8. What can we learn about Homo sapiens and Neanderthals from the last paragraph? A. They l

19、ived in the same place at the same time.B They treated each other as the enemies.C. They had some sort of complicated relations.D. They lived in Italy and Bulgaria 40, 000 to 42, 000 years ago.II.应用文写作（2022 温州一模）假定你是李华，即将参加学校举办的“用英语讲好中国故 事”英语演讲比赛。命题演讲环节要求你介绍一道中国美食。请你写一篇演讲稿。 内容包括：1 .菜品介绍；2 .制作过程。注意：1.词数80左右；3 .可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。