ancient artefacts in Norway's glaciers 2

Climate change reveals ancient artefactsin Norway's glaciers 2   气候变化揭示了挪威冰川中的古代文物

organic  [ɔːˈɡænɪk]  有机的

textile [ˈtekstaɪl]  纺织品

microorganism  [ˌmaɪkrəʊˈɔːɡənɪzəm]  微生物

reindeer  [ˈreɪndɪə(r)]  驯鹿

congregate  [ˈkɒŋɡrɪɡeɪt]vi.聚集

词根 greg  群,聚集

Interesting finds at an archaeologicalsite

Organic materials such as animal skinsand textiles are not discovered very often atarchaeological sites. They have little protectionagainst 20, which means that they decayrelatively quickly. But this is not always the case. If temperatures are lowenough, fragile artefacts can be preserved for thousands of years.

A team of archaeologists have beenworking in the mountains in Oppland in Norway to recover artefacts revealed byshrinking ice cover. In the past, there were trade routes through thesemountains and　21  gathered therein the summer months to avoidbeing attacked by　22  on lower ground.The people who used thesemountains left things behind and it is those objects that are of interest toarchaeologists.

B 部分第1段

Organic materials like textiles andhides are relatively rare finds at archaeological sites. This is because unlessthey're protected from the microorganisms that cause decay,

C 部分第1段

Reindeer once congregated on these icypatches in the later summer months to escapebiting insects,

Which TWO of the following statementsdoes the writer make about the discoveries of Barrett's team?

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B. Hunters wentinto the mountains even during periods of extremecold.

F 部分第1段

But it turned out that hunters keptregularly venturing into the mountains even whenthe climate turned cold

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C. The number ofartefacts from certain time periods was relatively low.

E 部分

But there were fewor no signs of activity during other periods.

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A. Hunters at this time benefitedfrom an increased demand for goods.

G 部分

growing Norwegian towns,along with export markets,wouldhave created a booming demand for hides to fight off the cold,as well as antlers to make useful things like combs. Businessmust have been good for hunters.

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C.Vikings did not rely on ships alone to transport goods.

G 部分

Although we usually think of ships when we think ofScandinavian expansion, these recent discoveries show that plenty of goods travelled on overland routes