When another old cave is discovered in the south of France，it is not usual news．Rather，it is art ordinary event．Such discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them．However，when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940，the world was amazed．Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes showing how people lived thousands of years ago．The scenes show people hunting animals，such as bison or wild cats．Other images show birds and，most noticeably，horses，which appear in more than 300 wall images，by far outnumbering all other animals．

Early artists drawing these animals accomplished a monumental and difficult task．They did not limit themselves to the easily accessible walls but carried their painting materials to spaces that required climbing steep walls or crawling into narrow passages in the Lascaux complex．
Unfortunately，the paintings have been exposed to the destructive action of water and temperature changes，which easily wear the images away．Because the Lascaux caves have many entrances，air movement has also damaged the images inside．
Although they are not out in the open air, where natural light would have destroyed them long ago，many of the images have been destroyed and are barely recognizable．To prevent further damage，the site was closed to tourists in 1963，23 years after it was discovered．
小題1:What can be the best title for the text?
A．Wild Animals in ArtB．Hidden Prehistoric Paintings
C．Exploring Caves RespectfullyD．Determining the Age of French Caves
小題2:The underlined phrase“pays heed to”in Paragraph 1 probably means _____________．
A．discoversB．watchesC．noticesD．buys
小題3:According to the text，which animals appear most often on the cave walls?
A．BirdsB．BisonC．HorsesD．Wild cats
小題4:Why was painting inside the Lascaux complex a difficult task?
A．It was completely dark inside．
B．The caves were full of wild animals．
C．Painting materials were hard to find．
D．Many painting spaces were difficult to reach．
小題5:According to the text，all of the following have caused damage to the paintings except________________.
A．temperature changesB．a(chǎn)ir movement
C．water D．tourists
   
小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:D

試題分析：文章大意：文章主要介紹了法國(guó)西南部隱藏在拉斯科巖洞的史前動(dòng)物題材的繪畫。
小題1:主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章大意：文章主要介紹了法國(guó)西南部隱藏在拉斯科巖洞的史前動(dòng)物題材的繪畫可知用標(biāo)題Hidden Prehistoric Paintings。故B正確。
小題2:詞義推測(cè)題。根據(jù)Such discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them．可以推測(cè)pay heed to為“注意”之意。故C正確。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段Other images show birds and，most noticeably，horses，which appear in more than 300 wall images，by far outnumbering all other animals．可知最多的動(dòng)物是馬。故C正確。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段They did not limit themselves to the easily accessible walls but carried their painting materials to spaces that required climbing steep walls or crawling into narrow passages in the Lascaux complex．可以得出答案。故D正確。
小題5:細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。根據(jù)文章第三段的描述可知，造成壁畫損害的因素有溫度的改變、空氣的流動(dòng)以及水。故D正確。
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