10．In 1991，high in the mountains of Europe，hikers made a discovery：a dead man partly frozen in the ice．However，the police investigation soon became a scientific one．Carbon dating indicated that the man died over 5，300 years ago．Today he is known as the Iceman and has been nicknamed"?tzi"for the ?tztal Alps where he was found．Kept in perfect condition by the ice，he is the oldest complete human body on the earth．
Scientists think he was an important person in his society．An examination of his teeth and skull tells us that he was not a young man．His arms were not the arms of a laborer．His dagger（匕首） was made of stone，but he carried a copper axe．This implies wealth，and he was probably from the upper classes．We know he could make fire，as a fire-starting kit was discovered with him．Even the food he had eaten enabled scientists to reason exactly where in Italy he lived．
But why did the Iceman die in such a high and icy place？There have been many theories．Some said he was a lost shepherd．Others thought he was killed in a religious ceremony．Over the years since he was found，tiny scientific discoveries have led to great changes in our understanding of the story of the Iceman．The newest scientific information indicates that he was cruelly murdered．"Even five years ago，the story was that he fled up there and walked around in the snow and probably died of exposure，"said Klaus Oeggl，a scientist at the University of Innsbruck in Austria．"Now it's all changed．It's more like a…crime scene．"
In June 2001，an X-ray examination of the body showed a small dark shape beneath the Iceman's left shoulder．It was the stone head of an arrow．It had caused a deadly injury that probably killed him very quickly．In 2003，an Australian scientist discovered the blood of four different people on the clothes of the Iceman．Did a bloody fight take place before his murder？Injuries on his hand and head indicate that this may be true．One theory，put forward by archeologist （考古學家） WalterLeitner，says that the Iceman's murder was the end of a fight for power among his people．However，this idea is certainly debatable．
28．What does"?tzi"refer toA．
A．the oldest perfectly preserved human body
B．the most famous tourist attraction?tztal Alps
C．an important discovery by the police of Europe
D．the person living in ?tztal Alps for a long time
29．After the examination of the Iceman，scientists believe thatC．
A．he died at an early age
B．he made a fire-starting kit
C．he had a higher social status
D．he was born at a village in Italy
30．According to Klaus Oeggl，the Iceman died fromD．
A．a serious disease
B．a snow disaster
C．a religious faith
D．a terrible murder
31．What is the passage mainly talking about？C
A．The life of ancient people in the AlpsMountains．
B．The cruel religious life of the Europeans in the past．
C．The discovery and possible cause of death of the Iceman．
D．The application of carbon dating technology to the Iceman．
分析 主要說明了發(fā)現(xiàn)冰人"?tzi"以及其死亡的可能原因．文章從背包客發(fā)現(xiàn)這個冰人"?tzi"開始，以及"?tzi"這個名稱是如何而來的，"?tzi"是最古老的被保存完好的冰封尸體．科學家通過對他進行一系列檢查從而推測出他生前具有較高的社會地位．科學家認為他很有可能是被謀殺的，是被箭射死的．
解答 28．A 細節(jié)理解題．根據第一段中的"Today he is known as the Iceman and has been nicknamed"?tzi"for the ?tztal Alps where he was found．Kept in perfect condition by the ice，he is the oldest complete human body on the earth．"可知，登山者發(fā)現(xiàn)的這具遺體被命名為"?tzi"，是地球上最古老的最完整的人類遺體．故選A．
29．C 細節(jié)理解題．根據第二段中的"Scientists think he was an important person in his society．"以及下文對他所使用的物品的描述可知，他在當時的社會中應該是一個重要人物，具有比較高的社會地位．故選C．
30．D 細節(jié)理解題．根據第三段中的"The newest scientific information indicates that he was cruelly murdered．"可知，最新的科學研究表明他是被殘忍的殺害的，故選D．
31．C 主旨大意題．文章第一段講述了登山者發(fā)現(xiàn)了這具遺體，而下文介紹了科學研究推測的他的死因，故選C．
點評 本文考查細節(jié)題為主，細節(jié)題可以在文章中直接找到與答案有關的信息？或是其變體．搜查信息在閱讀中非常重要它包括理解作者在敘述某事時使用的具體事實、數(shù)據、圖表等細節(jié)信息．在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都屬于這類圍繞主體展開的細節(jié)．做這類題一般采用尋讀法？即先讀題，然后帶著問題快速閱讀短文，找出與問題有關的詞語或句子，再對相關部分進行分析對比，找出答案．
