caves, from which they learned a lot about the (2)life of the earliest people living there.

　　2．Find out the three topics that are talked about in the passage.

　　Topic 1：Life in the cave

　　Topic 2：Needle

　　Topic 3：Necklace

　　Ⅱ.Careful­reading

　　Read the text carefully and choose the best answer.

　　1．The earliest people in the Zhoukoudian caves might keep themselves warm by the following EXCEPT .

　　A．digging large caves to live in groups

　　B．wearing clothes made from animal skins

　　C．constructing fireplaces in the center of the caves

　　D．hanging animal skins at the entrance of the caves

　　2．Which statement is NOT true of the earliest people in the Zhoukoudian caves according to the text?

　　A．They learned to fight against wild animals.

　　B．They mainly fed on fruit and animals

　　C．There existed some trade between them.

　　D．They wore beads around necks to scare wild animals.

　　3．Which of the following is the correct order about how the earliest people made clothes?

　　a．clean the fat and meat from the skin

　　b．cut up the animals

　　c．rub salt inside the skin

　　d．remove the skin

　　e．sew the pieces together

　　A．b－d－c－a－e　B．b－d－a－c－e

　　C．b－a－d－c－e D．b－a－c－d－e

　　4．We can infer that the earliest people in the caves were very .

　　A．stupid and cruel B．idle and lazy

　　C．clever and hard­working D．busy and rich

　　答案：1～4　ADBC

　　Ⅲ.Study­reading

　　Analyze the following difficult sentences in the text.

　　1．You must be aware that it's here that we found evidence of some of the earliest people who lived in this part of the world.

　　[句式分析]

　　[尝试翻译]　你们想必都清楚，正是在这个地方，我们找到了居住在世界上这个地区最早的人类的证据。

　　2．We have been excavating layers of ash almost six metres thick, which suggests that they might have kept the fire burning all winter.