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2023名校版高考英语阅读理解精读附答案DougFalteranAmericanphotographerreturnedhometeary-eyedandexhausted.HepoutedonlinethateveningIlostmybaby.Thatbabyreferredtoasurfboardthathadbeencustom-madeforhim.HoursearlierabigwavehadseparatedFalterfromthisprizedpossession.Monthspassedwithnosignofthesurfboard.Faltersavedmoneytobuyanewsurfboardfor$
1500.ButFalternevercompletelyforgotthesurfboardwhich-sixmonthslaterandmorethan5000milesawayfromwhereitdisappeared-floatedtothesouthernPhilippines.Thelocalfishermanwhofounditdidnthavemuchuseofhisunusualcatchofthedaysohesoldtheboardfor$40toGiovanneBranzuelaanelementaryschoolteacher.Branzuelahopedtolearntosurfandonedaysharetheskillwithhisstudentswhoregularlyaccompanyhimonbeachclean-ups.Theonce-blueboardhadfadedtoapalestrawcolorduringitsjourneybutitsdistinctivemarkingswerestillthere:twoelephantsoneateitherend.UnderneaththeelephantswerethewordsDougFalterSurfboard.Branzuelacouldntbelieveitonrealizinghowfarthesurfboardhadtraveled.HereachedFalteronlineandsenthimaphotoofthesurfboard.Falterwasshockedtolearnthathisbabyhaddrifted(漂流)acrosstheworldslargestoceanandsurvived.Hewasoverjoyed.Butthestorywasfarfromover.FalterwantedtothankBranzuelawithsomesurfingsuppliesforhiskindactbuttheteacheraskedforschoolsuppliesinsteadsuchasbackpacksforhisstudentsandmaterialstohelpthemlearnEnglish.Faltersaiditmadehimraisemoneyforthekids.Sofarhehascollected$2/500/whichhehasusedtobuyandshipmapspuzzlesclassroomposterstextbooksandworkbooks.WhathappenedtoDougFalterthatafternoonHisbabywaslostonthebeach.Theseacarriedawayhissurfboard.Hetookexcellentphotosofthesurf.Hiscustom-madecamerawasdamaged.WhydidGiovanneBranzuelabuythesurlboardHelikedthepalestrawcolorofit.HefounditbelongedtoDougFalter.Hefoundthefishermanchargedlowforit.Hewantedtolearnanewskilltoteachhisstudents.WhatcanweinferaboutthesurfboardBranzuelakeptitasaprizedpossession.Branzuelasstudentslearnedsurfingwithit.Itwasreturnedtoitsownerafteralongjourney.FaltersoldittohelpPhilippinechildren.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeGiovanneBranzuelaA.Selfless.Merciful.C.Generous.D.Knowledgeable.BDCAThelifestoryofthehumanspeciesgoesbackamillionyearsandthereisnodoubtthatmancameonlyrecentlytothewesternhemisphere.Noneofthethousandsofsitesofaboriginal(土著的)habitationuncoveredinNorthandSouthAmericahasantiquitycomparabletothatofoldWorldsites.MansoccupationoftheNewWorldmaydateseveraltensofthousandsofyearsbutnoonerationallyarguesthathehasbeenhereeven100000years.SpeculationastohowmanfoundhiswaytoAmericawaslivelyattheoutsetandtheproposedroutesboxedthecompass.WithoneortwonotableexceptionshoweverstudentsofAmericananthropologysoonsettledfortheplausibleideathatthefirstimmigrantscamebwayofalandbridgethathadconnectedthenortheastcomerofAsiatothenorthwestcornerofNorthAmericaacrosstheBeringStrait.Marinerswereabletosupplythereassuringinformationthatthestraitisnotonlynarrow-itis56mileswide-butalsoshallowaloweringofthesealevelthereby100feetorsowouldtransformthestraitintoanisthmus(地峡).WithlittleeelsinthewayofevidencetosustaintheBeringStraitlandbridgeanthropologists(人类学家)embracedtheideathatmanwalkeddryshod(不湿鞋的)fromAsiatoAmerica.TowardtheendofthelastcenturyhoweveritbecameapparentthattheWesternHemispherewastheNewWorldnotonlyformanbutalsoforahostofanimalsandplants.ZoologistsandbotanistsshowedthatnumeroussubjectsoftheirrespectivekingdomsmusthaveoriginatedinAsiaandspreadtoAmerica.Thesefindingswereneitherastonishingnorwhollyunexpected.Suchspreadofpopulationsisnottobeenvisionedasanexodusormassmigrationeveninthecaseofanimals.Itisratheraspillingintonewterritorythataccompaniesincreaseinnumberswithmovementinthedirectionofleastpopulationpressureandmostfavorableecologicalconditions.ButtheimmensetrafficinplantandanimaTsformsplacedaheavyburdenontheBeringStraitlandbridgeastheanthropologistsaheadenvisionedit.Whereaspurposefulmencouldmaketheirwayacrossanarrowbridgetheslowdiffusionofplantandanimalswouldrequireanavenueasacontinentandavailableforagesatastretch.l.ThemovementofplantsandanimalsformAsiatoAmericaindicates.A.thattheycouldnothavetraveledacrosstheBeringStraitB.thatAsiaandtheWesternhemispherewereconnectedbyalargelandmassC.thattheBeringSeawasanisthmusatonetimeD.thatmigrationwasintheonedirectiononly
2.Theauthorisrefutingthenotionthat.A.lifearoseinAmericaindependentlyoflifeinEuropeB.thefirstsettlersinAmericacameduringthesixteenthcenturyC.alargecontinentonceexistedwhichhasdisappearedD.manwasahosttoanimalsandplants
3.Byusingthewordsboxedthecompass〃inLine7theauthorimpliesthat.A.themigrationofmankindwasfromWesttoEastB.themigrationofmankindwasfromEasttoWestC.mankindtraveledinalldirections
0.mankindwalkedfromAsiatoAmerica
4.0nereasonforthemigrationnotmentionedbytheauthoris.A.overcrowdingB.favorableenvironmentalconditionsC.famineD.theexistenceofalandbridge
5.Wemayassumethatintheparagraphthatfollowsthispassagetheauthorarguesabout.A.thecontributionsofanthropologistB.thecontributionsofzoologistsandbotanistsC.thecontributionsmadebytheAmericanIndiansD.theexistenceofalargelandmassbetweenAsiaandNorthAmericaBCCCD。