2022年银行春季招聘考试备考：英语备考二十九
The Cave of Lascaux
It was Thursday, September 12, 1940. Four French teens were out exploring in the woods off the northern slopes of the Pyrenees. Many years before, an old pine tree fell and left a large hole in the ground. The teenagers were curious and they started to explore the area and fell into one of the most important archeological finds of the twentieth century!
There are over a hundred limestone caves in this region of France. Some were inhabited by humans thousands and thousands of years ago. Between 15,000 and 17,000 years ago, humans painted lively creatures such as cows, bulls, horses, and even cats on the walls of the caves.
Why did they mark these walls? Was it to tell a story? Was it to record a famous battle? There are many mysteries and ancient secrets still waiting to be discovered in the cave of Lascaux. There were dots in many of the paintings. What do these dots mean? Were they meant to record time, a calendar? Deep in the cave, there is a drawing of a “birdman”. What does this mean? Was it a place for sacred ceremonies? No one knows for sure.
The actual cave of Lascaux was closed in 1963 due to the overabundance of tourists visiting the site. The carbon dioxide that people were breathing out was causing damage to the fragile cave paintings. Up till now the Lascaux cave is still closed for tourists. Only a specialist can visit the cave by a special order that must be made out almost a year in advance. Not more than six persons can enter the cave per day. Two days a week, the cave is completely closed. Due to the great interest of numerous tourists, in 1983 Lascaux Ⅱwas opened for tourism. It is an exact replica of the cave of Lascaux.
1.The Pyrenees are the ( )in France.
A. mountains
B. forests
C. rivers
D. caves
【答案】A。根据题干关键词Pyrenees定位至首段Four French teens were out exploring in the woods off the northern slopes of the Pyrenees可知Pyrenees位于山上。选项A：山脉;选项B：森林;选项C：河流;选项D：洞穴。故正确答案是选项A。
2.What does the underlined word “inhabited” in the second paragraph mean?
A. built
B. explored
C. lived in
D. destroyed
【答案】C。定位至第二段There are…caves...Some were inhabited by humans…发现该单词前面的some指代的是洞穴，后面出现了human，可以猜测到这些山洞是他们的栖息地，所以lived in更合适。选项A：建立;选项B：开发、冒险;选项C：居住;选项D：破坏、毁坏。故正确答案是选项C。
3.In the author's opinion, the cave paintings are ( ).
A. old
B. beautiful
C. easily damaged
D. interesting
【答案】C。根据题干关键词cave paintings定位到最后一段The carbon dioxide that people were breathing out was causing damage to the fragile cave paintings.可知该山洞壁画容易被人们呼出的二氧化碳损坏，故damaged更合适。选项A：变旧;选项B：漂亮;选项C：易被毁坏;选项D：有趣的。故正确答案是选项C。
