Question

In my very first job with some archaeologists, I wasn’t digging objects out of the ground, instead I was employed as an artist, drawing what they found. However, I was soon more interested in the stories behind the objects than in drawing them and that’s how my career in archaeology started. I still draw what I find in my work as a specialist on the Silk Road, the old trade route running from Egypt to Mongolia, and I also work on some underwater projects too.

In archaeology, my all-time hero is an American called Raphael Pumpelly. I first heard about him when I was a student on a trip to Turkmenistan, a country right in the heart of Asia. To get around the country, I had to learn Russian so that I could speak to the local people. When I got there I thought, “Wow! I’m one of the first Americans here!” Then an old man told me about an American archaeologist, Raphael Pumpelly, who was there doing the same thing over 100 years ago.

Archaeology’s in my family. My wife’s in the same profession, and, although our two boys aren’t interested in the future in archaeology themselves, we’ve been on some great digs together and they love what we do because they get to travel with us. Last summer, we took them to Lake Titicaca in South America, in the high areas of the Andes mountain range. My best experience was when I was digging on the Egyptian Red Sea coast. There’s very little rain and it’s so dry that everything is kept as it was. In an old house, where the owner used to store goods from the ships that came in, I picked up a 700-year-old mat in front of the house and there, under it, after all that time, was the house key with the owner’s name carved on it. It felt like he could be on his way home any minute! And I thought, “Hey, I do just that. This man’s not much different to me!”

1.While working in Egypt, what did the writer find so interesting?

A. That people from different centuries can be so similar.

B. The fact that the doormat was in such good condition.

C. The way the people managed to live in such a dry place.

D. That there had been so much trade in that area.

2.Which entry will the writer probably make in his diary?

A. Turkmenistan is interesting. I’m the first American to come here but I’m glad this is my last trip away.

B. I have been diving today and found some objects for an exhibition. I’ve just finished drawing them for my records.

C. I wish my children weren’t more interested in archaeology and would not work hard in the open like their parents.

D. It’s nearly dark but Raphael’s still busy digging in that old house. He can be very annoying. He thinks he’s the most important person here.

3.What is the writer’s main purpose in writing the text?

A. To describe the life of an archaeologist he admires.

B. To persuade people to take up archaeology as a career.

C. To explain what he enjoys about being an archaeologist.

D. To show how archaeologists work.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

【解析】

作者讲述了自己在各地考古的经历和感受，介绍了作为考古学家喜欢做的事。

1.A

推理判断题。根据第三段My best experience was when I was digging on the Egyptian Red Sea coast.和It felt like he could be on his way home any minute! And I thought, “Hey, I do just that. This man’s not much different to me!”可知作者看见地垫下的钥匙，感觉700年前的那个人就在回家的路上，感觉彼此没有什么不同。故选A.

2.B

推理判断题。根据第一段I still draw what I find in my work as a specialist on the Silk Road, the old trade route running from Egypt to Mongolia, and I also work on some underwater projects too.可知作者从事丝绸之路路线的画图,还从事水下工作。B项I have been diving today and found some objects for an exhibition. I’ve just finished drawing them for my records.与画展品和水下工作有关，故选B.

3.C

推理判断题。根据第一段I was soon more interested in the stories behind the objects than in drawing them.和第三段My best experience was when I was digging on the Egyptian Red Sea coast.可知作者在文中介绍了自己作为考古学家喜欢做什么，故选C.