阅读理解：
Archaeology(考古学), like many academic words, comes from Greek and means, more or less, “the study of old things”. So, it is really a part of the study of history. However, most historians use paper evidence, such as letters, paintings and photographs, but archaeologists(考古学家) learn from the objects left behind by the humans of long ago. Normally, these are the hard materials that don’t break down or disappear very quickly—things like human bones and objects made from stone and metal. It is very unusual to find anything more than the hard evidence of history—normally, the bacteria in the air eat away at soft materials, like bodies, clothes and things made of wood. Occasionally, things are different.
In 1984, two men made an amazing discovery while working in a bog called Lindow Moss, in the north of England. A bog is a very wet area of earth, with a lot of plants growing in it. It can be like a very big and very thick vegetable soup—walk in the wrong place and you can sink and disappear forever. The men were working when one of them saw something sticking out—a human foot! Naturally, the men called the police, who then found the rest of the body. Was it a case of murder? Possibly—but it was a death nearly two thousand years old. The two men had found a body from the time of the Roman invasion of Britain. Despite being so old, this body had skin, muscles, hair and internal organs—the scientists who examined him were able to look inside the man’s stomach and find the food that he had eaten for his last meal!
Why was this man so well preserved? It was because he was in a very watery environment, safe from the bacteria that need oxygen to live. Also, the water in the bog was very acidic. The acid preserved the man’s skin in the way that animal skin is preserved for leather coats and shoes.
How did he die? Understandably, archaeologists and other scientists wanted to know more about the person that they called “Lindow Man”. His hands and fingernails suggested that he hadn’t done heavy manual work in his life—he could have been a rich man. They found that he hadn’t died by accident. The archaeologists believe that he was sacrificed to three different gods.
问题：
1.Which language does the word “archaeology” come from?
A.French.
B.Greek.
C.Roman.
D.German.
2. The word “these” in the first paragraph refers to ______.
A.letters
B.photographs
C.paintings
D.objects
3. Which of the following helped to preserve “Lindow Man”?
A.Ice and low temperature.
B.Bacteria and oxygen.
C.Soil and energy.
D.Acid and water.
4.According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.“Lindow Man” was named after the person who first found him.
B.Historians usually use paper evidence, while archaeologists use hard evidence.
C.“Lindow Man” was found by two archaeologists in the south of England.
D.“Lindow Man” was good at manual work.
5.Which is the best title for the passage?
A.What Is Archaeology
B.Archaeology and History
C.An Amazing Archaeological Discovery
D.The Death of “Lindow Man”
参考答案：
1、【精析】B 根据第一段第一句“Archaeology, like many academic words, comes from Greek…”可知，Archaeology出自希腊语。故选B。
2、【精析】D 根据第一段第三句“…but archaeologists learn from the objects left behind by the humans of long ago.”可推知，these指的是上文中提到的objects。故选D。
3、【精析】D 根据第三段第二、三、四句“It was because he was in a very watery environment, safe from the bacteria that need oxygen to live. Also, the water in the bog was very acidic. The acid preserved the man’s skin in the way that animal skin is preserved for leather coats and shoes.”可知，水和酸帮助Lindow Man保存完好。故选D。
4、【精析】B 根据第一段第三句“However, most historians use paper evidence, such as letters, paintings and photographs, but archaeologists learn from the objects left behind by the humans of long ago.”和第一段倒数第二句“…the hard evidence of history…”可知，B项正确；文中并没有提到“Lindow Man”这个名字是由何命名的，所以A项错误；根据第二段第一句“In 1984, two men made an amazing discovery while working in a bog called Lindow Moss…”可知，C项错误；根据最后一段倒数第三句“…suggested that he hadn’t done heavy manual work in his life…”可知，D项错误。故选B。
5、【精析】C 通读全文可知，第一段讲述了考古学及考古学家用来进行研究的东西一般是不容易分解或消失的事物，但有时情况会有所不同，接着第二、三、四段便讲述了一项惊人的发现——一具保存完好的尸体，介绍了这具名为“Lindow Man”的尸体被发现的过程和对他的研究。因此，“一项惊人的考古发现”最适合作文章标题。故选C。
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