备战2026年中考英语新热点时文阅读4（含答案解析）.docxVIP

备战2026年中考时文阅读4

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阅读理解A篇：在墨西哥发现一座失落的玛雅城市

B篇：中国天眼之父”南仁东

C篇：中国部分城市将BMI纳入中考体育测试

D篇：龙虾--从廉价生存食物到奢华美食和文化象征

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InMexico,LukeandateamofscientistsdiscoveredalostMayacity.Itwascoveredbythickforestsforcenturies.TheMayalivedthereover1,000yearsago.Theyweregoodatfarming,writing,mathandbuildingamazingstonebuildingsliketemplesandpalaces.

________Themainreasonwasthatmostworkhadtobedonebyhandtomakeadiscovery.Scientistshadtocutdownovergrownplantsastheywalkedthroughtheforest.Itwashardandtooklotsoftime.

Later,atechnology,LiDAR,makesitpossibleforscientiststodiscoverhiddenancientvillagesmoreeasily.TouseLiDAR,scientistsflyatinyflyingmachineoveranarea.Themachinesendsoutthousandsoflaserbeams(激光束).Byrecordinghowlongittakesforthebeamstoreturntothemachine,scientistscanmakea3Dmapofthegroundbelow.Thisway,scientistscanfurtherstudytheremainslongbeforetheyfinallyenterthem.

However,Luke’steamwasnotabletouseLiDARbecauseitwastooexpensive.Luckily,Lukefounda2013LiDARmaponlinemadebyotherresearchers.WhenLukeandhisteamstudiedtheinformation,theyweresurprisedtofindthousandsofMayastructures(建筑)whichmadealargecity.ThecityevenhadafieldforancientMayanballgames.

Lukebelievesthattheirdiscoverymeansthereisalotmoretodiscoveryinthatarea.Theyplantoenterthenewlydiscoveredcitytocontinuetheirresearch.“Mayacitiesarecompletelydifferentfrommodernones,”Lukesaid.“Studyingthemcangiveusideastomakeourcitiesbetter.”

1．Whichofthefollowingcanbeputinthe________inParagraph2

A．WhendidLukemakethisimportantdiscovery

B．Whydidthecityremainundiscoveredforsolong

C．Howlongdidittakeforscientiststodiscoverthecity

D．Whatdifficultiesdidscientistshaveduringtheprocess

2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“theremains”meaninParagraph3

A．3D