Anthropology(人类学)is the study of how people live. It includes their family life, religion, art,laws and language. The term“anthropology"comes from two Greek words:“anthropos" means“human being"and"logy"means"the science of". Anthropology can be divided into two areas. These two main divisions are cultural anthropology and physical anthropology. Culture includes many things, such as art, religion, laws and even furniture and movies.

    Anthropologists define human progress in three main steps. Step one begins with the first human being and continues until the last of the people who hunted animals just to survive. Step two includes people who grew food. In this step, there was progress in invention and religion. Step three deals with the first civilizations, such as those in Egypt and parts of Asia.

    Anthropologists always seek new information about people. For instance, recent evidence found in Ethiopia and Kenya shows humans earlier in history than it was previously believed.

单选题

According to the passage, anthropology is the study of______.

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】

根据第一段前两句"Anthropology is the study of how people live. It includes their family life, religion,art, laws and language.”可知,人类学研究人们如何生活,它包括人们的家庭生活、宗教信仰、艺术、法律和语言。故选A。

单选题

Which of the following belongs to the second step of human progress?

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】

根据第二段第三、四句"Step two includes people who grew food. In this step,there was progress in invention and religion.”可知,第二阶段包括种植食物的人。在这一阶段,发明和宗教信仰取得了进步。故选A。

单选题

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】

根据最后一段第一句“Anthropologists always seek new information aboutpeople.”可知,人类学家一直寻找关于人们的新信息,所以B项正确。根据第一段最后两句"These two main divisions are cultural anthropology and physical anthropology. Cultureincludes many things….even furniture and movies.”可知,人类学的两个主要分支是文化人类学和体质人类学。文化包括许多东西,比如艺术、宗教信仰、法律,甚至家具和电影,即家具和电影属于文化人类学,所以A项错误;根据第二段第二句"Step one begins with thefirst human…"和第二段最后一句"Step three deals with the first civilizations, such as thosein Egypt and parts of Asia.”可知,第一阶段从第一个人类开始,一直延续到最后一个只是为了生存而猎杀动物的人类,第三阶段涉及第一批文明,例如埃及和亚洲部分地区的文明,因此并非是人类研究始于这些地区,所以C、D两项错误。故选B。

单选题

According to the passage, what have anthropologists recently found?

【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】

根据最后一段最后一句"For instance,recent evidence found in Ethiopia and Kenya shows humans earlier in history than it was previously believed.”可知,最近在埃塞俄比亚和肯尼亚发现的证据表明,人类的历史比以前认为的要早。故选D。

单选题

Which could be the best title for the passage?

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】

通读全文可知,本文主要围绕人类学展开论述。第一段介绍了人类学的研究对象、名称的由来以及它的两个分支;第二段介绍了人类进程的三个阶段;最后一段介绍了人类学家的新发现。故选A。