*A

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ThelegacyoftheRomanEmpirecantodaybeseenfromspace.Satelliteimages

showlightsfromprosperingtownssurroundingRomanroadsthatwerebuilt2,000

yearsago.Inanewstudy,researchershaveconfirmedthattheseRomanroadsstillact

asahotbedforeconomicgrowthandactivity,muchinthesamewaytheydidalmost

twomillenniaago.

ResearchersfromtheuniversitiesofCopenhagenstudiedRomanroadsfrom

ADI17usingsatelliteimagesandtheDigitalAtlas.Theylookedatpopulationdensity

andtheintensityoflightsatnightalong50,000milesofRomanroads.ByADI17,

RomanshadbuiltroadsacrossmostofthecontinentfromHadrian'swalldownto

partsoftheMiddleEast.TheRomansmostlybuilttheroadsinnewlyconquered

undevelopedregionstoestablishstrongtraderoutes.Theybuilttheirroadstobevery

straightonpuiposetomakethejourneytimeasshortaspossible.

Intheirstudy,thescientistsfoundthatRomanroaddensitywaslinkedtogreater

economicactivityin2010.“Theredoesseemtobealinkbetweenthelocationof

ancientroadsandeconomicactivitytoday,9,theysaid.Theconnection,however,was

notasstronginnorthAfricaduetoamovefromwheeledtransporttocamel

caravans.

Today,preservationofRomanroadsacrosstheworldvaries.InBritain,someare

stilleasilyvisible.FamousRomanroadsincludeWatlingStreet,whichranfrom

LondontoChester,andtheFosseWay,whichcrossedfromExetertoLincoln.

BecauseRomanroadsaresowell-builtandextensive,theycanbeeasilyseenand

foundfromspace.ThatisexactlywhatShaneKimbroughdidin2017.Kimbrough

tookaseriesofimageswhileflying250milesoverEarthfromtheInternationalSpace

StationthatshowedtheEarthatnightwithlightsshowingthebusytownsandcities.

1.“ThelegacyoftheRomanEmpire^^inthefirstparagraphmayreferto.

A.satelliteimages

B.prosperingtowns

C.Romanroads

D.Copenhagenresearchers

2.WhatpurposedidtheancientRomansbuildtheroads?

A.Theywantedtoconquerundevelopedregions.

B.TheyneededtotravelpartsoftheMiddleEast.

C?Theywereabletodobusinesswithotherpeople.

D.Theyhadtotravelfasttofightwiththeirenemy.

3.Whyisn'tRomanroaddensitylinkedstronglywitheconomyinnorthAfrica?

A.Peopletherehaddifferentwaysoftraveling.

B.Romanshadlesseconomicactivitythere.

C.TheyusedsatellitesandtheDigitalAtlas.

D.Thelocationofancientroadswasgone.

4.WherecanpeoplewalkontheancientRomanroads?

A.InChina.

B.IntheUK.

C.Inthespacestation.

D.InthefarEast.

★B

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Chinaishometooneoftheoldestcivilizations,soit'sonlyfittingthatit'shome

toancientbeeraswell.Butnooneknewhowitsancientbeerwasmade——untilin

2015ateamofarchaeologistsfromStanfordUniversityconductedstudiesona

primitivebrewerydiscoveredonaNeolithicsiteinChina.

The5,000-year-oldbreweryistheearliestevidenceofbarleyandmillet-based

beer-makinginthecountry.Inspiredbythescientists1findings,two

breweries-Jing-ABrewingCoinBeijingandMoonzenBreweryinHongKong一

setouttogivethemodernworldatasteofanancientexperiencebyrecreatingthe

originalbeerrecipe.Itallstartedin2006.WhileexcavatingMijiaya,anancientsite

nearXi*anincentralChina,researchersfromtheShaanxiProvincialInstituteof

Archaeologyfoundhiddenpitsdatingback5,000years.Twoofthesepitscontained

setsofpotteryvessels,includingopen-mouthedpots,funnelsandsmall-mouthedjars.

Theinstrumentsseemedtolooklikeaprimitivebrewery,wherethepotterybasin

wouldhavebeenusedforkeepingthatkindofancientbeer.

"Peopleusethesameequipmenttodayforbeer-making,'1saysLiLiu,aprofessor

inChinesearchaeologyatStanfordUniversity.Liuhasstudiedtheancientalcohol

onpotterysince2012,andfoundconnectionsbetweenfunnelsandalcoholmakingat

othersites."Thefunnelisfunctionalandhasbeeninthesameshapeforthousands

ofyears.nUponlearningabouttheMijiayasite,Liuandherteambeganconducting

analysisonthepottery,hopingtofindmorelightontheirearlierresearch.

1.WhatdidarchaeologistsfromStanfordUniversityinNeolithicsitefind?

A.Chinaishometooneoftheoldestcivilizations.

B.TheancientbeerwasonlyproducedinChina.

C.ThewayhowancientChineseproducedbeer.

D.Theplacewhereaprimitivebreweryliedin.

2.WhatwillJing-ABrewingCoandMoonzenBrewerydo?

A.Theywillproducenewbeerwithancientflavor.

B.Theywillmakethebeerwithoutusingbarley.

C.TheywillexcavateanancientsitenearXi'an.

D.Theywillhidethepitsabout5,000yearsago.

3.Wheredidancientpeopleputthebeer?

A.Theopen-mouthedpots.

B.Thelargefunnels.

C.Thesmall-mouthedjars.

D,Thepotterybasin.

4.WhydidLiLiucometostudytheMijiayasite?

A,Shewantedtoleammoreaboutbeer-making.

B?Sheneededinformationabouttheancientpottery.

C.Shehadagreatinterestindrinkingthealcohol.

D?Shedidn'thavemuchlightwhenresearching.

★C

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ItalianandFrencharchaeologistshavediscoveredfourskeletonsandgoldcoins

intheruinsofanancientshopontheoutskirtsofPompeii,officialssaidonFriday.

Theskeletonsarethoseofyoungpeople,includinganadolescentgirl,whoseemedto

prayinthebackoftheshopneartheancientRomantownwhenMountVesuvius

eruptedandcovereditinashin79,saidastatementfromtheareaofficeofthefamous

archaeologicalsitenearNaples.

Threegoldcoinsandanecklace'spendantwerescatteredamongthebones.Inthe

workshopwasanovenwhicharchaeologiststhinkmighthavebeenusedtomake

bronzeobjects.TheexcavationofthatandasecondancientshopstartedinMaynear

anecropolisintheHerculaneumportarea.Archaeologistsarepuzzlingoverwhat

kindofbusinessthesecondshopdid.Itfeaturesaroundwellwhichcouldbereached

bysomestairsdugoutoftheterrain.Excavationscontinue.

Officialssaidtherewasevidencetheshophadbeendugbysomeoneafterthe

eruptiononthehuntfortreasuresburiedundertheashes.Thecoinsandthegold

pendant,intheshapeofaflower,apparentlyescapedtheeyesofthoserobbersofthe

shop,thearchaeologistssaid.

Inanotherstunningdiscovery,thedigrevealeda4thcenturyB.C.tombofanadult,

completewithvases.Insidethetombwastheskeletonofanadult,possiblymale,

lyingonhisback.Nearthearmsandfeetwereatleastsixvasespaintedblack.

PompeiiandnearbyHerculaneumwereancientRomantowns.Muchofthearea

isstilltobeexcavated,includingHerculaneum,whichwasburieddeeper,beneathas

muchas80feet(24meters)ofash.

1.WhatwasthegirldoingwhentheMountVesuviuserupted?

A.Shewascountingthegoldcoins.

B.Shewasdrawingtheskeletons.

C.Shewasdosomeshoppingthere.

D.ShewasthinkinghighlyofGod.

2.TheArchaeologistsarepuzzledby.

A.whoonearthbuilttheoven

B.whentheshopcameintobeing

C.whatwassoldinthesecondshop

D.thenumberofpeopleintheshop

3.Somepeoplecameintotheshopaftertheeruptioninorderto.

A.burythetreasureundertheashes

B.knowhowtomakethecoins

C.searchforsomeofthetreasures

D.continuetheexcavations

4.Whatmadea4thcenturyB.C.tombstunning?

A.Itownedtheskeletonofagirl.

B.Ithadmorethansixvases.

C.Ithadalotofbronzeobjects.

D.Itwascovereditinashin79.

5.Fromthelastparagraph,wecanknow.

A.peopledon'tknowallaboutPompeiiandHerculaneum

B.Pompeiiwasburiedbeneathasmuchas24metersofash

C.peopleinPompeiineversufferedfromthenaturaldisaster

D.Herculaneumhadalreadybeenexcavatedalongtimeago

*D

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Womenlookingfortheirreal-lifeMrDarcyflockedtoChatsworthHouse,home

oftheDukeandDuchessofDevonshire,fortheannualPrideandPrejudiceBall

yesterday.Regencycostumedmenandwomenforkedout￡85forticketstothe

themedevent,whichincludedatourofthehouse,afour-coursemealandadancing

display.JaneAusten,whostayedtherewhilewritingherfamousnovel,isbelievedto

havebasedherdescriptionofthefictionalPemberley,FitzwilliamDarcy'sresidence,

onthehome.

Gueststurnedoutinclothesincludingfulllengthgownswithclassicsquare

necklinesandshortsleeves,madefromsoftcloth.Mostdresseswerefittedtightlyin

anempirestyleandpairedwithlonggloves,whichladiesalwaysworewhenoutside

thehouse.Gentlemen,meanwhile,dressedupinWellingtonboots.

JaneAustenvisitedChatsworthHousein1811whilestayingattheRutland

ArmsinBakewellwhilewritingthelovestory.Thehomeisbelievedtobeher

inspirationfbrPemberley,theresidenceofthenovel'sromanticheroMrDarcy.Inthe

book,leadcharacterElizabethBennetmeetsMrDarcyforthefirsttimeatasimilar

eventtothePrideandPrejudiceevening-buttakesanimmediatedisliketohim.

ThehomehasbeentheseatoftheDukesofDevonshiresince1549andis

mentionedinPrideandPrejudiceasoneofthehomesthatElizabethBennetvisits

beforearrivingatPemberley.Chatsworthalsofeaturedinthe2005Prideand

PrejudicemoviestarringKieraKnightleyandMatthewMacfayden.Thescenewas

originallysettobeinagalleryofpaintings,butwaschangedtomakeuseof

Chatsworth'scollection.Chatsworthhasbeenusedas