P1
Solution
It’s every archaeologist’s dream to find a lost civilization, to make some huge discovery, to find artifacts no one else has laid a hand on in millennia. You might think that this never happens any more, given all the research in archaeology that’s been done. But in the late twentieth century, archaeologists discovered the remains of a sophisticated people whose settlement might have been the hub of a civilization few people even thought existed.
P9
Solution
So one theory is that the river’s course shifted toward the South, and they simply followed it and built new towns to the South. Another theory is that they were involved in wars with neighboring settlements.
P7
Solution
I mentioned Jewelry, well, Jewelry have been found in Mesopotamia and at archaeological sites in modern-day Pakistan. But archaeologists didn’t know where it came from. Only after the site at Gonur-depe was excavated were archaeologists able to identify it as coming from Gonur-depe.
Solution
All these findings seem to indicate that they are the remains of an ancient civilization that was every bit as advanced as other more famous civilizations of the time. Like those in Egypt, or, or China. And the site dates back to 3,000 B.C.E.
P4
Question 3 观点组织题
3. Why does the professor compare Gonur-depe to ancient Egypt? A. To point out that Gonur-depe existed earlier than other ancient civilizations. B. To emphasize that the findings at Gonur-depe are evidence of an ancient civilization. C. To demonstrate that the findings at these locations have little in common. D. To suggest that the discovery of Gonur-depe will lead to more research in Egypt.
P6
Question 4 细节题
4. What does the professor imply about the people of Gonur-depe？ A. They avoided contact with people from other areas. B. They inhibited Gonur-depe before resettling in Egypt. C. They are skilled in jewelry making. D. They modeled their city after cities in China.
P10
Question 6 态度题
6. What is the professor’s opinion about the future of the Gonur-depe site? A. She believes it would be a mistake to alter its original form. B. She doubts the ruins will deteriorate further. C. She thinks other sites are more deserving of researchers’ attention. D. She is not convinced it will be restored.
P11
Solution
So now the question is, do we partially restore and rebuild the site before the entire thing disintegrates? It will take a lot of funding to restore it and I am not sure it’ll be made available, which would be a pity. Even a partly altered site can provide valuable information, which would be lost otherwise.
Question 1 主旨题
1. What does the professor mainly discuss? A. Evidence of an ancient civilization in central Asia. B. Archaeological techniques used to uncover ancient settlements. C. The controversy concerning an archaeological find in central Asia. D. Methods used to preserve archaeological sites in arid area
P3
Solution
Student：Um…mounds can be different things, right? Some are burial places… Professor：Exactly. And some are the remains of cities. The inhabitants would build houses and temples you know, what have you. And over time, those buildings would fall down or be torn down and then be built over. Over time, generations of building and rebuilding in the same area would result in a large hill the size of a city.

P8
Question 5 细节题
5. Settlements existed at the Gonur-depe site for only a few hundred years. What does the professor say might explain this fact? Click on two answers A. War with neighboring settlements B. Destruction caused by an earthquake C. Changes in the course of the Murgab River D. Frequent flooding of the Murgab River
P12
P2
Question 2 细节题
2. What points does the professor make about moundsites? A. They are easier to excavate than other types of archaeological sites. B. They often provide information about several generations of people. C. They often contain evidence of trade. D. Most have been found in what are now desert areas.