1、雅思机经听力试题-考古探询及答案解析(总分：22.00，做题时间：120 分钟)一、纳贡的方式(总题数：1，分数：3.00)Listen to the statement and answer the questions with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. （分数：3.00）(1).What does the word “calpolli” mean in Aztec society?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Who did the commoners give tributes to in return for protection?（分数：1.00）
2、填空项 1:_(3).In what forms did the Aztecs pay tribute to the Emperor?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_二、历史学家发现阿兹特克人口激增的时间(总题数：1，分数：2.00)Listen to the conversation and circle the appropriate letter.（分数：2.00）(1).Archaeologists wasnt aware of the rapid population growth among Aztec in surveys of settlement until _ .（分数：1
3、.00）A.1591B.1750C.1970s(2).The rapid population explosion occurred in the Valley of Mexico _ .（分数：1.00）A.from 1150 to 1350B.from 1350 to 1519C.in the early Aztec period三、土地开垦(总题数：1，分数：3.00)Listen to the statement and answer the questions with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.（分数：3.00）(1).Who were the founda
4、tion of Aztec society?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Where did Aztec farm families produce food to feed an empire?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Which areas did the Aztecs also bring into cultivation besides those dry mountain hillsides?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_四、考古证据来源(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Listen to the statement and complete the blank
5、s below. Use up to three words. （分数：5.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_五、遗址上的建筑物(总题数：1，分数：4.00)Listen to the statement and complete the following sentences with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.（分数：4.00）(1).There are over 150 houses and other structures, such as temples, storehouses,and 1 in Cuexcomate.（
6、分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).Houses there were built of brick walls and 1 .（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).Capilco was initially founded by a few 1 .（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).The population began to explode with the foundation of Cuexcomate and the rapid development of 1 .（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_六、工艺品(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Listen to the state
7、ment and identify the following statements, TRUE (T), FALSE (F), or NOT GIVEN (N).（分数：5.00）(1).Most domestic activity probably conducted in the courtyard.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(2).The Aztec people threw their trash into refuse dumps.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(3).The information provided by the artifacts can help st
8、udy local peoples activities and social conditions.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(4).Aztec men didnt prepare meals, and the preparation of meals was just womens job.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_(5).All types of artifacts can be found in some of the houses of Aztec.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_雅思机经听力试题-考古探询答案解析(总分：22.00，做题时间：120 分钟)一、纳贡的方式
9、(总题数：1，分数：3.00)Listen to the statement and answer the questions with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. （分数：3.00）(1).What does the word “calpolli” mean in Aztec society?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：big house）解析：The basic unit of Aztec society was the Calpolli, a word that means “big house“. Sometimes, at least for
10、 early Aztec history, it was thought of as a clan, or group of families who claimed descent from a common ancestor. Each Calpolli owned a plot of land to meet the needs of its members. The commoners farmed the Calpolli land or made crafts and gave tributes to the landholders in return for protection
11、. In addition to providing necessities for their own members, each Calpolli presented the Aztec Emperor with agricultural products, particularly crops. These agricultural products paid to the Emperor were used to finance public projects.(2).Who did the commoners give tributes to in return for protec
12、tion?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：the landholders）解析：(3).In what forms did the Aztecs pay tribute to the Emperor?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：agricultural products(or crops)）解析：二、历史学家发现阿兹特克人口激增的时间(总题数：1，分数：2.00)Listen to the conversation and circle the appropriate letter.（分数：2.00）(1).Archaeologists wasnt aware
13、of the rapid population growth among Aztec in surveys of settlement until _ .（分数：1.00）A.1591B.1750C.1970s 解析：TEACHER: Good afternoon, everybody. STUDENTS: Good afternoon, Mr. Robot. TEACHER: Today we will continue our lesson about a people in ancient central Mexico, Aztec, whose civilization was at
14、its height in the early 16th century. Could someone tell me what we mainly talked about in the last section? Jerry? jerry： Yes, sir! Last class we have learned about Spanish conquest of the capital of Aztec Empire, Tenochtitlan, in 1591. teacher： Good. Now we will open up to a new part on Aztec. Dur
15、ing the 1970s, surveys of patterns of settlement turned up the startling discovery that the Aztec period witnessed one of the major population explosions of antiquity. jerry: Population explosions? teacher： Exactly. The number of people in the Valley of Mexico, the heartland of the Aztec Empire, inc
16、reased from 175,000 in the early Aztec period, that is, from 1150 to 1350, to nearly one million in the late Aztec period, from 1350 to 1519. Similar patterns of growth occurred in other parts of Aztec territory as well. jerry: Oh, the class sounds to be more and more interesting. teacher： Yes. Now
17、please look at these pictures about ancient Aztecs territory.(2).The rapid population explosion occurred in the Valley of Mexico _ .（分数：1.00）A.from 1150 to 1350B.from 1350 to 1519 C.in the early Aztec period解析：三、土地开垦(总题数：1，分数：3.00)Listen to the statement and answer the questions with NO MORE THAN TH
18、REE WORDS.（分数：3.00）(1).Who were the foundation of Aztec society?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：farmers）解析：Farmers formed the foundation of Aztec society. Every day these men, women, and children worked the land and lived their lives far from the grand temples and opulent residences of central Tenochtitlan,
19、the Aztec capital city. Here on the outskirts of the citybalanced between the creative and destructive forces of natureAztec farm families produced the bounty of food that fed an empire. Supplying food for an empire of ten million people was no easy task. To maximize their yield, farmers first had t
20、o cultivate the landscape. The Aztecs had farming down to a science, transforming low-lying wetlands and dry mountain hillsides into productive farmland.(2).Where did Aztec farm families produce food to feed an empire?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：on the outskirts）解析：(3).Which areas did the Aztecs also bri
21、ng into cultivation besides those dry mountain hillsides?（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：low-lying wetlands）解析：四、考古证据来源(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Listen to the statement and complete the blanks below. Use up to three words. （分数：5.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：peasant life）解析：Archaeological excavations at the rural sites of Cuexcomat
22、e and Capilco in the Mexican state of Morelos offer information on peasant life in the Aztec period. Although ethnohistoric sources provided rich data on the lives of Aztec nobles and urban-dwellers, little was known about the Aztec peasantry. Capilco and Cuexcomate were good archaeological evidence
23、 for study because they were not deeply buried, and the foundations of individual houses were visible on the ground surface. Archaeologists have found that the best information on social and economic organization comes from the excavation of houses and associated remains, and conditions at Cuexcomat
24、e and Capilco made them ideal sites.填空项 1:_ （正确答案：nobles and urban-dwellers）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：foundations）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：social and economic）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：associated remains）解析：五、遗址上的建筑物(总题数：1，分数：4.00)Listen to the statement and complete the following sentences with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.（分数：4.
25、00）(1).There are over 150 houses and other structures, such as temples, storehouses,and 1 in Cuexcomate.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：ritual dumps）解析：Capilco is a village with 21 house foundations, and Cuexcomate is a town with over 150 houses and other structures, including temples, storehouses, and ritua
26、l dumps. Houses at these sites were small (with a mean area of 15 square meters) and built of adobe brick walls supported on stone foundations. The larger town of Cuexcomate was a more complex community than Capilco. Capilco was founded by a few peasant families in the early Aztec period. The popula
27、tion explosion began in the late Aztec period, when Cuexcomate was founded and settlement grew rapidly. Patterns of house occupation show there was a dramatic growth of population across Aztec.(2).Houses there were built of brick walls and 1 .（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：stone foundations）解析：(3).Capilco w
28、as initially founded by a few 1 .（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：peasant families）解析：(4).The population began to explode with the foundation of Cuexcomate and the rapid development of 1 .（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：settlement）解析：六、工艺品(总题数：1，分数：5.00)Listen to the statement and identify the following statements, TR
29、UE (T), FALSE (F), or NOT GIVEN (N).（分数：5.00）(1).Most domestic activity probably conducted in the courtyard.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：T）解析：The houses at Capilco and Cuexcomate were so small that most domestic activity probably took place in the patio outside, which was kept clear of debris. The Aztec p
30、eople threw their trash to the sides and the rear of the house, and the study of artifacts from these locations provides information about the activities and social conditions of the families who lived in each house. Broken potsherds from ceramic cooking pots, storage jars, serving bowls, and tortil
31、la griddles give abundant evidence for the preparation of meals by the women of Capilco and Cuexcomate. When pots broke, sherds accumulated around the house and yard. Every house excavated at these sites also yielded ceramic spindle whorls and spinning bowls, and many had bronze sewing needles. Seve
32、ral types of ritual artifacts were found at all houses, including figurines and incense burners.(2).The Aztec people threw their trash into refuse dumps.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：F）解析：(3).The information provided by the artifacts can help study local peoples activities and social conditions.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：T）解析：(4).Aztec men didnt prepare meals, and the preparation of meals was just womens job.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：N）解析：(5).All types of artifacts can be found in some of the houses of Aztec.（分数：1.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：F）解析：
