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Gypsies
According to the linguistic and genetic researches, ancestors of the Gypsies left the land of India in the amount that did not go beyond 1, 000 people. Today there are about 10 million Gypsies in the world. Some scientists believe that Gypsies were Egyptians.
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Sumerians
Sumerians must be the mysterious people in the ancient world. We know nothing about their origin and nothing about the origin of their language. The Sumerians were rather advanced—they became the first in the Near East to use a wheel, to create an irrigation system and their unique writing. And besides, they were impressively good at maths and astronomy.
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Maya
Some scientists believe that they are connected to legendary atlantes (男象柱), others suppose their ancestors were Egyptians. It’s thought that the Maya created an efficient agricultural system and had deep astronomy knowledge. Their calendar was used by other people of Central America. Maya applied the hieroglyphic writing (象形文字) system. Now it seems that the Maya came from nowhere and disappeared nowhere.
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【文章大意】本文介绍了三种古人类, 苏美尔人、吉普赛人和玛雅人。
21. Whose ancestors do some scientists believe were Egyptians?
A. Gypsies and Maya.
B. Maya and Sumerians.
C. Gypsies and Sumerians.
D. Europeans and Sumerians.
【解析】选A。细节理解题。由Some scientists believe that Gypsies were Egyptians. 和others suppose their ancestors were Egyptians. 可知一些科学家认为吉普赛人和玛雅人的祖先是埃及人。故选A。
22. The Maya are thought to ______.
A. exist on the earth now
B. have 10 million people
C. have no writing system
D. be creative in some fields
【解析】选D。推理判断题。由It’s thought that the Maya created an efficient agricultural system and had deep astronomy knowledge. Their calendar was used by other people of Central America. Maya applied the hieroglyphic writing system. 可推断出玛雅人在很多领域, 都具有创造性。故选D。
23. What can we learn from the text?
A. The origin of the Maya has been discovered by scientists.
B. The ancestors of the Gypsies left the land of India in the middle ages.
C. The Europeans were thought to be the most mysterious people in the ancient world.
D. The Sumerians were the first to use a wheel in the irrigation system in the Near East.
【解析】选D。细节理解题。由they became the first in the Near East to use a wheel, to create an irrigation system and their unique writing. 可知在近东, 苏美尔人首次在灌溉系统中使用车轮。故选D。
