Re-creating life in an iron age village

题目与答案

1. 11 Jim says that in the Iron Age
   • he is sometimes cold at night.
   • he always gets up early.
   • he has time to himself.

   答案：he always gets up early.

   原文定位：A typical day in the Iron Age village begins with rising at first light;I occasionally did that when I was at home because I loved having time to myself before the family got up. But here I do it every day because it's so light

   同义替换：「always gets up early」↔「do it every day」

2. 12 What does Jim say about the food they eat in the village?
   • It takes time to prepare.
   • It is difficult to get used to.
   • It has to be eaten quickly.

   答案：It takes time to prepare.

   原文定位：As it takes such a long time to cook anything, we end up eating only twice a day

3. 13 Jim says that at the evening meal
   • the villagers are sometimes too tired to eat.
   • they mainly have fruit and berries.
   • they talk about what they’ve done.

   答案：they talk about what they’ve done.

   原文定位：Although the evening meal provides a chance for us to chat about the day, it can be quite chilly, so we go to bed pretty early

   同义替换：「talk」↔「chat」

4. 14 The most important job for the blacksmith is
   • to mend broken tools and implements.
   • to maintain a good store of fuel.
   • to collect sufficient firewood.

   答案：to maintain a good store of fuel.

   原文定位：The biggest priority for the blacksmiths working the forge is to tend the fire and to get it nice and hot so they can carry out their tasks

   同义替换：「most important job」↔「biggest priority」

5. 15 Jim likes the fact that in the village, people
   • do varied activities.
   • share their knowledge.
   • get a lot of exercise.

   答案：do varied activities.

   原文定位：Here, you're finding out how to do different things every day, which keeps you on your toes and keeps you interested

   同义替换：「likes the fact that」↔「keeps you interested」，「do varied activities」↔「do different things every day」

6. Making an Iron Age Roundhouse

   -Mark the centre of planned houses with a circle of 16_____
   • bone
   • different
   • equal
   • elm
   • oak
   • iron

   答案：peg

   原文定位：You mark the center of your house with a wooden peg

7. ↓

   Mark out circle for outer boundary

   ↓

   Dig ground using tools made from 17_____
   • bone
   • different
   • equal
   • elm
   • oak
   • iron

   答案：bone

   原文定位：Once you've got this, you then have to dig out the ground ready for the wall. And in Iron Age times, people didn't have shovels or diggers like we do today, but used tools which they fashioned from animal bone

8. ↓

   Insert wall posts (Iron Age builders preferred from oak trees)

   ↓

   Slot more stakes into upright posts

   ↓

   Insert centre post and build a wooden 18_____ around it
   • bone
   • different
   • equal
   • elm
   • oak
   • iron

   答案：scaffold

   原文定位：So the next thing you have to do is build around the post a timber scaffold tower, similar to the metal ones used in Britain today

9. ↓

   Add main supporting beams and ring beams

   ↓

   Complete roof framework using 19_____ wood rods
   • bone
   • different
   • equal
   • elm
   • oak
   • iron

   答案：iron

   原文定位：Rather like weaving a basket using rods from the willow tree, hazelwood rods are linked to the beams in parallel hoops

10. ↓

    Cover roof with reed bundles of 20_____ lengths

    ↓

    Daub with mixture of clay, dung and straw
    • bone
    • different
    • equal
    • elm
    • oak
    • iron

    答案：equal

    原文定位：First, you take reed bundles and cut them so that each is of equal length