델타스 NG 토플독해
(Delta's Next Generation Toefl Reading Sections)
QUESTIONS 9-10
Archaeology is the study of prehistoric and historic cultures through the analysis of material remains. Archaeologists interpret the past from the objects made by past peoples. Often these objects lie buried in the ground, so our image of the archaeologist is of a scientist who is always digging. Archaeological digs include ruins of buildings and monuments, and also objects made by people who often had no written language and therefore no other record of their way of life. Tools, weapons, body ornaments household furnishings, and items used in religious ceremonies are all examples of artifacts that typically turn up in digs.
Like historians, archaeologists establish the sequence of events that occurred in a given place and time period. But unlike historians, they take on a time span of roughly half a million years. Archaeologists try not only to piece together what happened in a particular setting but also to fit these small pieces in to a much bigger picture. They aim to document how big changes occurred in the way peoples exploited their environment and one another. [176 words]
9. The passage mentions all of the following as studied by archaeologists EXCEPT
1) weapons
2) religious objects
3) diaries
4) remains of buildings
10. Archaeologists do all of the following EXCEPT
1) plan and design more efficient uses for objects and materials
2) determine what took place in a specific place and time period
3) dig up the remains of objects that are buried in the ground
4) explain how past humans related to others and their environment
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해설
9 C: The passage does not mention diaries as something studied by archaeologists. All the other answers mentions: ...weapons....; ...items used in religious ceremonies...; ...ruins of buildings....
10 A: Archaeologists do not plan and design more efficient uses for objects and materials. All the other answers are given: ...archaeologists establish the sequence of events that occurred in a given place and time period; ...these objects lie buried in the ground, so our image of the archaeologist is of a scientist who is always digging; ...document how big changes occurred in the way peoples exploited their environment and one another.