St Ninians Isle

题目与答案

1. St Ninian's Isle

   Geography

   ·31 The island lies beside a narrow sea inlet known locally as a voe, which in the Scottish dialect means a _____ .

   答案：bay

   原文定位：The term voe is used locally, and it refers to what most English speakers would simply call a bay

   同义替换：「in the Scottish dialect means」↔「is used locally, and it refers to」

2. ·32 Nowadays the island is no longer inhabited by people, and the only living creatures regularly seen there are _____ .

   答案：birds

   原文定位：These animals are now the island's most common inhabitants, meaning the place is largely populated by birds

   同义替换：「the only living creatures regularly seen」↔「the place is largely populated by」

3. Archaeological Evidence

   ·33 Excavations in the remains of early churches uncovered a large number of human _____.

   答案：bones

   原文定位：Among the discoveries were numerous bones, which provided valuable evidence about the people who once lived and worshipped there

   同义替换：「Excavations」↔「discoveries」，「the remains of」↔「the ruins of」，「a large number of」↔「numerous」，「human」↔「people who once lived and worshipped there」

4. ·34 A local boy once discovered a wooden box containing objects made entirely of a valuable metal, _____ .

   答案：silver

   原文定位：All of the items were crafted from silver, which immediately suggested that the collection was extremely valuable

   同义替换：「containing」↔「All of the」，「made entirely of」↔「were crafted from」，「valuable」↔「precious」

5. ·35 Because of the value of these items, researchers believe the owner must have had a high social _____ .

   答案：status

   原文定位：Items like these would have required considerable wealth, and therefore, archaeologists believe that the person who possessed them must have held a relatively high status within the local community

   同义替换：「Because of the value of these items」↔「Items like these would have required considerable wealth」，「researchers」↔「archaeologists」，「the owner」↔「the person who possessed them」，「had」↔「held」

6. Items in the Treasure

   ·36 The box contained eight ceremonial and domestic _____ .

   答案：bowls

   原文定位：Researchers counted eight pieces of tableware in total, most of which were small bowls. Most were probably used for every day meals, although one was noticeably larger and may have been intended for ceremonial purposes

   同义替换：「The box contained」↔「Researchers counted;in the box」，「eight」↔「eight pieces of tableware in total」，「ceremonial and domestic」↔「for ceremonial purposes;for everyday meals」

7. ·37 One spoon handle features a carved animal _____ representing a dog.

   答案：head

   原文定位：The design clearly represented a dog, and the carving showed the animal's head, a decorative style that can still be seen in later metalwork traditions

   同义替换：「features a carved animal」↔「had carved the image of an animal;the carving showed the animal's」，「representing a dog」↔「clearly represented a dog」

8. ·38 Archaeologists also found a small _____, possibly used when eating shellfish.

   答案：tool

   原文定位：However, based on its shape and design, experts believe it functioned as a small tool designed to remove shellfish from their shells while eating

   同义替换：「Archaeologists」↔「experts」，「also found」↔「identified another unusual object among the collection」，「a small」↔「a small metal implement」，「possibly used when eating shellfish」↔「designed to remove shellfish from their shells while eating」

9. ·39 Experts now believe the objects belonged to a _____ rather than being church property.

   答案：family

   原文定位：For many years, researchers assumed that the collection of objects must have belonged to a church;However, more recent interpretations suggest a different explanation. The style and variety of the objects indicate that they were probably part of a private collection owned by a family rather than property belonging to the church itself

   同义替换：「Experts now believe」↔「more recent interpretations suggest;The style and variety of the objects indicate」，「the objects」↔「the collection of objects」，「belonged to」↔「owned by;belonging to」，「rather than being church property」↔「rather than property belonging to the church itself」

10. ·40 The treasure was probably hidden because the owners believed they were in _____ .

    答案：danger

    原文定位：At that time, communities in the region sometimes faced raids or attacks, so it is likely that the people who hid the treasure believed they were in danger and hoped to return later to retrieve it

    同义替换：「The treasure was probably hidden」↔「it is likely that the people who hid the treasure」，「because」↔「so」，「the owners」↔「the people who hid the treasure」，「believed they were in」↔「believed they were in」