2024年12月27日+時(shí)政類語篇型填空專項(xiàng)訓(xùn)練（華龍洞遺址發(fā)現(xiàn)世界最小貓化石種）-2025屆高三上學(xué)期英語一輪復(fù)習(xí)

World'ssmallestcatfossilfoundatancienthumansiteinChinaPassage1Archaeologistshaveunearthedthe1.(tiny)2.(know)catfossilatanancienthumansiteinEastChina,3.(identify)asanextinctspeciesofleopardcat.Thisdiminutivefelinewas4.tinythatitcould5.(comfortable)fit6.thepalmofone'shand.Theancientkitten'ssizewascomparabletothat7.thesmallest8.(exist)felinespecies--rusty-spottedcatandblack-footedcat,muchsmaller9.themodernleopardcat.TheresearchersfromtheInstituteofVertebratePaleontologyandPaleoanthropology(IVPP)undertheChineseAcademyofSciencesunearthedthefossil10.acaveattheHualongdongsiteinEastChina'sAnhuiprovince.Passage2Thenewspecies1.(name)PrionailuruskurteniorP.kurteni,accordingto2.studypublishedonlineintheAnnalesZoologiciFennici.Molecularbiologyresearch3.(support)thattheleopardcat,domesticcatandPallas'scatshareacommonancestor;4.,nofossilevidencehadbeenidentified5.thediscovery.6.(preserve)fossilsintheforesthabitats7.leopardcatslivedhas8.(prove)tobechallenging.Thefossilshowsaninclinedfirstmolar,providingevidencefromthejawboneand9.(tooth)thatsupportthecommonancestryofthethreespecies,accordingto10.study.Passage3fossils5.(find)inEastAsia6.termsoftheevolutionaryprocesstowardsHomosapiens."ThefoodscrapsofancientpeopleatHualongdongsitemighthaveluredratsandthosesmallleopardcats7.well,"saidJiangzuoQigaofromtheIVPP,thefirstauthorofthepaper."It'sunclear8.thesecatsconstitutedpartoftheHualongdongcavedwellers'diet,due9.the10.(absent)ofhumanbutcherymarksonthefossil'sjawbone,"headded.Passage4cats3.prehistoricaltimes,accordingtothestudy.4.(discovery)animalfossilsattheHualongdongsitecanhelpshedlightontheenvironment,dietandpotentialthreatsfaced5.theancientpeople,saidJiangzuo.ResearchersfromSwedishMuseumofNaturalHistoryandNortheastForestryUniversityinChinaalsoparticipated6.thestudy.Discoveredinlate1988,theHualongdongsite7.(yield)8.(remark)findsduringcontinuousexcavationssince2013.Approximately20individualancienthumanfossils,includinga9.(relative)completeskull,over400stoneartifacts,numerousbonefragmentswithevidenceofartificial10.(cut)andchopping,andmorethan80vertebratefossilshavebeenunearthedatthissite.參考答案參考答案11.tiniest2.known3.identified4.so5.comfortably6.in7.of8.existing9.than10.from參考譯文1考古學(xué)家在中國東部一處古人類遺址出土了已知最小的貓化石，經(jīng)鑒定為一種已滅絕的豹貓。這只嬌小的貓科動(dòng)物是如此嬌小，它可以舒適地放在一個(gè)人的手掌里。這只古代小貓的體型與現(xiàn)存最小的貓科動(dòng)物——銹斑貓和黑足貓——相當(dāng)，比現(xiàn)代的豹貓小得多。來自中國科學(xué)院古脊椎動(dòng)物與古人類研究所（IVPP）的研究人員在中國東部安徽省華龍洞遺址的一個(gè)洞穴中出土了這具化石。參考答案21.wasnamed2.a3.supports4.however5.before6.Preserving7.where8.proven9.teeth10.the參考譯文2根據(jù)在線發(fā)表在《芬蘭動(dòng)物年刊》上的一項(xiàng)研究，這個(gè)新物種被命名為Prionailuruskurteni或P.kurteni。分子生物學(xué)研究支持豹貓、家貓和帕拉斯家貓有共同的祖先；然而，在這一發(fā)現(xiàn)之前，并沒有發(fā)現(xiàn)化石證據(jù)。在豹貓生活的森林棲息地保存化石被證明是具有挑戰(zhàn)性的。根據(jù)這項(xiàng)研究，化石顯示出傾斜的第一磨牙，提供了來自頜骨和牙齒的證據(jù)，支持這三個(gè)物種的共同祖先。參考答案31.scientists2.dozens3.back4.found5.the6.in7.as8.whether9.to10.absence參考譯文3中國科學(xué)家此前在該遺址發(fā)現(xiàn)了數(shù)十具30萬年前的人類化石。這是在東亞發(fā)現(xiàn)的最早的智人進(jìn)化過程化石。該論文的第一作者，IVPP的江左奇高說：“華龍洞遺址上古人的食物殘?jiān)赡芤参死鲜蠛湍切┬”?。”他補(bǔ)充說：“目前還不清楚這些貓是否構(gòu)成華龍洞洞穴居民飲食的一部分，因?yàn)榛念€骨上沒有人類屠殺的痕跡?！眳⒖即鸢?1.identification2.diversity3.during4.Discovering5.by6.in7.hasyielded8.remarkable9.relatively10.cutting參考譯文4根據(jù)這項(xiàng)研究，對P.kurteni的鑒定表明