2024年考研英语一真题答案及解析：阅读理解一.pdfVIP

2024年考研英语一真题答案及解析：阅读理解一

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2024年考研英语一真题答案及解析:阅读理解一(回忆版)

SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsaftereachtextbychoosingA,B,

CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)

Text1

Nearly2,000yearsago,astheRomansbegantopulloutofScotland,theyleftbehind

acurioustreasure:10tonsofnails,nearlyamillionofthethings.Thenailhoardwas

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discoveredin1960inafour-metre-deeppitcoveredbytwometresofgravel.

WhyhadtheRomansburiedamillionnails?Thelikelyexplanationisthatthe

withdrawalwasrushed,andtheydidn’twantthelocalCaledoniansgettingtheir

handson10tonsofweapon-gradeiron.TheRomansburiedthenailssodeepthatthey

wouldnotbediscoveredforalmosttwomillennia.

Latercivilisationswouldvaluetheskilledblacksmith’slabourinanailevenmore

thantherawmaterial.AsRomaAgrawalexplainsinhernewdelightfulbookNuts

andBolts,early17th-centuryVirginianswouldsometimesburndowntheirhomesif

theywereplanningtorelocate.Thiswasanattempttorecoverthevaluablenails,

whichcouldbereusedaftersiftingtheashes.Theideathatonemightburndownan

entirehousejusttoreclaimthenailsunderlineshowscarce,costlyandvaluablethe

simple-seemingtechnologywas.

Thepriceofnailsfellby90%betweenthelate1700sandmid-1900s,aseconomist

DanielSichelpointsoutinaresearchpaper.AccordingtoSichel,althoughthefalling

priceofnailswasdrivenpartlybycheaperironandcheaperenergy,mostofthecredit

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goestonailmanufacturerswhosimplyfoundmoreefficientwaystoturnsteelinto

nails.

Nailsthemselveshavechangedovertheyears,butSichelstudiedthembecausethey

haven’tchangedmuc