阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C, D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Usually when another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it
is not news. Rather it is an ordinary1. Such discoveries are so2these
days that hardly anybody3them.4,
when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940, the world was5Painted
directly on its walls were hundreds of6showing how people lived
thousands of years ago, most of which were about people7animals,
such as wild cats or dogs. Other images picture animals,8horses,
which appear in more than 300 wall images by far9all
other animals.
Early artists drawing these pictures finished a difficult but10task.
They did not limit themselves to the easily11walls but carried their
painting materials to spaces that required climbing high walls or going into
narrow12in the Lascaux complex.13,
the paintings have been14to the destructive action of water and
temperature changes, which easily15the images. Because the Lascaux caves
have many entrances, air movement has also damaged the images16.
Although they are not out17, where natural light
would have destroyed them long ago, many of the images are in bad condition and
are18recognizable. Therefore, the place was
closed to19in 1963, 23 years after it was
discovered, to prevent further20.
(1)
A .
guideline
B .
principle
C .
site
D .
event
(2)
A .
common
B .
rare
C .
amazing
D .
awful
(3)
A .
pays attention to
B .
takes care of
C .
looks into
D .
watches over
(4)
A .
Therefore
B .
However
C .
Besides
D .
Instead
(5)
A .
relieved
B .
puzzled
C .
amazed
D .
satisfied
(6)
A .
schedules
B .
pictures
C .
projects
D .
places
(7)
A .
hunting
B .
eating
C .
freeing
D .
walking
(8)
A .
noticeably
B .
strangely
C .
particularly
D .
importantly
(9)
A .
reassessing
B .
overvaluing
C .
outnumbering
D .
underestimating
(10)
A .
achievable
B .
impossible
C .
challenging
D .
meaningful
(11)
A .
accessible
B .
broken
C .
destroyed
D .
collapsible
(12)
A .
streets
B .
passages
C .
escapes
D .
approaches
(13)
A .
Reluctantly
B .
Unbelievably
C .
Generally
D .
Unfortunately
(14)
A .
committed
B .
addicted
C .
exposed
D .
applied
(15)
A .
make a contribution to
B .
have an impact on
C .
play a role in
D .
get the hang of
(16)
A .
outside
B .
inside
C .
beyond
D .
beneath
(17)
A .
at a distance
B .
within reach
C .
out
of sight
D .
in the open air
(18)
A .
narrowly
B .
slightly
C .
hardly
D .
easily
(19)
A .
students
B .
discoverers
C .
researchers
D .
tourists
(20)
A .
damage
B .
notice
C .
construction
D .
repair
答案:(1)D;(2)A;(3)A;(4)B;(5)C;(6)B;(7)A;(8)C;(9)C;(10)D;(11)A;(12)B;(13)D;(14)C;(15)B;(16)B;(17)D;(18)C;(19)D;(20)A;