阅读理解 TEXT B Over the past several decades, the U.S., Canada, and Europe have received a great deal of media and even research attention over unusual phenomena and unsolved mysteries. These include UFOs as well as sightings and encounters with "nonhuman creatures" such as Bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster. Only recently has Latin America begun to receive some attention as well. Although the mysteries of the Aztec, Mayan, and Inca civilizations have been known for centuries, now the public is also becoming aware of unusual, paranormal phenomena in countries such as Peru. The Nazca "lines" of Peru were discovered in the 1930s. These lines are deeply carved into a flat, stony plain, and form about 300 intricate pictures of animals such as birds, a monkey, and a lizard. Seen at ground level, the designs are a jumbled senseless mess. The images are so large that they can only be viewed at a height of 1,000 feet - meaning from an aircraft. Yet there were no aircraft in 300 B.C., when it is judged the designs were made. Nor were there then, or are there now, any nearby mountain ranges from which to view them. So how and why did the native people of Nazca create these marvelous designs? One answer appeared in 1969, when the German researcher and writer Erich von Daniken proposed that the lines were drawn by extraterrestrials as runways for their aircraft. The scientific community did not take long to scoffat and abandon von Daniken's theory. Over the years several other theories have been put forth, but none has been accepted by the scientific community. Today there is a new and heightened interest in the Nazca lines. It is a direct result of the creation of the Internet. Currently there are over 60 sites dedicated to this mystery from Latin America's past, and even respected scientists have joined the discussion through e-mail and chat rooms. Will the Internet help explain these unsolved mysteries? Perhaps it is a step in the right direction.
单选题 Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 第1段。 [解析] A项中关于拉美的说法与第1段第3句刚好相反,因此A是正确答案。 [点睛] 细节判断题。B、C、D项均可在第1段中找到相应的出处,因此都应排除。
单选题 According to the passage, the Nazca lines were found
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 根据题干中的the Nazca lines可定位到第2段。 [解析] 本题考查纳斯卡线条是在哪里发现的。第2段第2句明确告知是刻在一个多石的人平原上,因此选D。 [点睛] 细节判断题。此题首先要定位准确,其次要正确理解stony是用来描述平原的特点,而非指线条刻在石头上;刻的内容有动物,而非刻在动物身上。
单选题 We can infer from the passage that the higher the lines are seen, the ____ the images they present.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 根据题干可定位到第2段。 [解析] 本题需要推断越从高处看线条,它们所呈现的形象越怎么样。从第2段第3、4两句话的对比中可得出“越从高处看,形象越清晰”的结论。C正确。 [点睛] 细节推断题。此题需要一定的对比、综合判断能力。A、B、D其实都和文意无关,只有紧扣文章才能找到正确答案。
单选题 There has been increasing interest in the Nazca lines mainly because of
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 根据题干中的increasing interest可定位到第3段。 [解析] 此题询问对纳斯卡的兴趣有新的增长主要原因是什么。第3段第2句明确告诉我们是由于互联网的产生,因此B是答案。 [点睛] 细节判断题。不要误选D。D意为由于对互联网本身感兴趣才对纳斯卡有新的兴趣,而文章原意是由于互联网的产生方便人们探索、讨论纳斯卡线条,因此人们对纳斯卡有了更多兴趣,互联网只是手段。
单选题 The author is ____ about the role of the lnternet in solving mysteries.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 根据题干可定位到最后一段。 [解析] 本题考查笔者对互联网解决未解之谜所起的作用持什么态度。从最后一段末句“也许它还真是朝着正确方向迈进的一步”可以看出笔者持乐观态度,选D。 [点睛] 观点态度题。文章最后一句清楚表明笔者的乐观态度,因此较易排除A(谨慎的)、B(悲观的)和C(不确定)。