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UNIT3CONSERVATION(一)

Ⅰ.阅读理解(每小题2.5分)

A(2024湖南娄底三模)

InancientMayacivilization,cacao—whichchocolateismadefrom—wasn’tjustfortheelites(精英).TracesofthesacredplantshowupinantiquesfromalltypesofneighborhoodsandinandaroundaformerMayacity,researchersreportintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences.Thefindingsuggeststhat,contrarytopreviousthinking,cacaowasconsumedateverysociallevelofMayasociety.

“Nowweknowthattheceremonieswithcacaowerelikelyplayedoutbyeveryone,”saysAnabelFord,anarchaeologistattheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaBarbara.CacaowassacredtotheancientMaya,consumedinceremoniesandusedasacurrency.ThecacaotreeitselfwaslinkedtoHunHunahpu,aMayangod.Previousresearchfoundcacaoinburials(墓地),suggestingthatitsusewasrestrictedtothoseatthetop.

ToexploretheextenttowhichcacaowasusedinbroaderMayasociety,Fordandcolleaguesexamined54antiquesdatingfrom600CEto900CE.Theantiquescomefromjars,mixingbowls,servingplatesandvasesthoughttobedrinkingvessels.Allthepieceswerefoundinresidentialandceremonialcivicareasofvaryingsizeandstatusfromcitycenters,foothills,uplandareasandthevalleyaroundtheformerMayacityofElPilar,onthepresent-dayborderofGuatemalaandBelize.

Toidentifycacao,theresearcherssearchedfortheophylline,acompoundfoundintraceamountsintheplant.Theteamfoundthecompoundonmorethanhalfofthesamples,onalltypesofantiquesanddistributedthroughoutsocialcontexts.

Futureresearchwillmovebeyondwhoconsumedcacaoandexploretheroleoffarmersinmanagingthecriticalresource.“Abetterquestionistounderstandwhogrewit,”Fordsays,becausethosepeopleprobablyhadgreateraccesstothevaluablecommodity.

1.WhatdotracesofcacaofoundinMayanantiquesindicate?

A.CacaowasonceuniquetoMayasociety.

B.CacaowasonlyavailabletowealthyMayanpeople.

C.Cacaow