with their ancestors.得知，古代秘鲁人制作木乃伊是为了和自己的祖先保持联系，故选B。

【4题详解】

词义猜测题。根据最后一段Futter calls the mummies in the show "messengers from another time." With the help of technology, scientists will continue to uncover mummies' secrets so we can understand it.得知，Futter称展览中的木乃伊是另一个时代的信使，在科技的帮助下，科学家会继续揭示木乃伊的秘密更好的理解它们传递的信息，故选B。

第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　My family and I love going to the beach. We go to the beach every weekend. I love to swim and hang out.

　　___1___ something really terrible happened last August. It started out as a warm, sunny day. We were at the ___2___ with friends. Late that afternoon, my friend, her six-year-old cousin, and I were ___3___ in shallow(浅的) water, talking about school starting. Then I felt something on my right leg. I ___4___ a crab(螃蟹) bit(咬) me. But then I saw a ___5___ swimming near me.

　　I was ___6___. I thought, "This can't be happening." I ___7___ to my friend, "Get out of the water! It's a shark!" She ran onto the beach toward our parents. I ___8___ running, too. But then I looked over my shoulder and ___9___ my friend's little cousin was still in the water. I ___10___ and caught her hand. I knew it was ___11___, but I also thought I probably wouldn't get bitten ___12___. When she saw my leg, she ___13___. I was super terrfied. I felt great ___14___. We ran and finally got to the beach.

　　On the way to the hospital, it started raining. The whole___15___ was like my most frightening dream. At the hospital, the doctors thought the shark might have bitten me twice ___16___ there was a smaller bite inside the big bite.

　　___17___ I only had to miss the first three days of school. When I got there, all the girls ___18___ to push me in my wheelchair(轮椅).

　　Now that I'm recovered(恢复), my family and I are back to swimming in the ocean. Getting bitten by a shark hasn't ___19___ how much I love going to the beach. Somehow, this experience made me ___20___ it more. I say, "Back off, sharks!"

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