Radiocarbon Dating-The Profile of Nancy Athfield

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题目与答案

1. 1 Nancy Athfield first discovered the ancient remains in Cambodia.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：FALSE

   原文定位：Many prehistoric remains were discovered by the local people of Cambodia

   同义替换：「ancient」↔「prehistoric」

2. Her research showed that the subject's 10_____ accounted for the fault in the earlier research.

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   答案：diet

   原文定位：Her research showed that the subject’s diet led to the fault in the earlier research

   同义替换：「accounted for」↔「led to」

3. She was a professional 11_____ before she went back to Cambodia in 2003.

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   答案：archaeologist

   原文定位：Athfield eventually joined the field of Anthropology, the study of human societies, and became a well-qualified archaeologist. It was during her blossoming career as an archaeologist that Athfield became involved with the famous Cambodia project

   同义替换：「professional」↔「well-qualified」

4. When she returned Cambodia, the lack of 12_____ was a barrier for her research.

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   答案：funding

   原文定位：This research was not always easy. Her research was often delayed by lack of funding, and government paperwork

   同义替换：「barrier」↔「delayed by」

5. Then she compiled the 13_____ of the Cambodia radiocarbon dating of the ancients.

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   After that, the lack of a detailed map of the geology of Cambodia became a hindrance of her research.

   答案：database

   原文定位：Using radiocarbon dating, Athfield completed a database for the materials found in Cambodia

   同义替换：「compiled」↔「completed」

6. The remains found in the Cambodia were in good condition.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：NOT GIVEN

   原文定位：Many prehistoric remains were discovered by the local people of Cambodia. These objects were thought to belong to some of the original groups of humans that first came to the country of Cambodia;Athfield and her team conducted radiocarbon dating of many of the ancient objects found in the historic site of Angkor Wat

7. Nancy took some time off from her regular work to do research in Cambodia.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：NOT GIVEN

   原文定位：Athfield had this unique opportunity because her team, comprised of scientists and filmmakers, was in Cambodia working on a documentary;Even as the filmmakers ran out of funding and left Cambodia, Athfield continued to stay and continue her research;In 2003, the film was finished in uncertain conclusions, but Nancy continued her research on the ancient ruins of Angkor Wat

8. The Cambodian government asked Nancy to radiocarbon the remains.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：FALSE

   原文定位：Athfield had this unique opportunity because her team, comprised of scientists and filmmakers, was in Cambodia working on a documentary

9. The filmmakers aimed to find out how the Angkor was rebuilt.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：FALSE

   原文定位：The team was trying to discover evidence to prove a controversial claim in history: that Cambodia was the resting place for the famous royal family of Angkor

   同义替换：「aimed to find out」↔「was trying to discover evidence to prove」

10. Nancy initially doubted whether the royal family was hidden in Cambodia.
    • TRUE
    • FALSE
    • NOT GIVEN

    答案：NOT GIVEN

    原文定位：The team was trying to discover evidence to prove a controversial claim in history: that Cambodia was the resting place for the famous royal family of Angkor. At that time, written records and historic accounts conflicted on the true resting place. Many people across the world disagreed over where the final resting place was

11. Nancy disproved the possibility that the remains belonged to the Angkor royal family.
    • TRUE
    • FALSE
    • NOT GIVEN

    答案：TRUE

    原文定位：Nancy found the history of Angkor went back to as early as 1620. According to historical records, the remains of the Angkor royal family were much younger than that, so this evidence cast a lot of doubt as to the status of the ancient remains

    同义替换：「disproved」↔「cast a lot of doubt」

12. The Career of Nancy Athfield

    During her mid-teens, Nancy wasn't expected to attend 8_____ .

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    答案：university

    原文定位：But eventually, her friend suggested that Athfield invest in getting a degree. The friend recommended that Athfield attend a nearby university. Though doubtful of her own qualifications, she applied and was eventually accepted by the school

    同义替换：「wasn't expected to attend」↔「doubtful of her own qualifications」

13. Willard Billy later helped Nancy to find that she was interested in science.

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    Her PhD degree was researching when a kind of 9_____ first went into New Zealand.

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    答案：rat

    原文定位：She earned her PhD in scientific research, and completed her studies on a kind of rat in New Zealand

    同义替换：「researching」↔「completed her studies on」