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TPO5 The Origin of the Pacific Island People
文章题材：社会科学—太平洋群岛居民的起源
常见词汇：
linguistics[liŋ'gwistiks]n. 语言学
cultivated['kʌltiveitid]adj. 栽植的，有教养的
engaged[in'geidʒd]adj. 忙碌的，使用中的，订婚了的
intentional[in'tenʃənəl]adj. 企图的，策划的，故意的
alternative[ɔ:l'tə:nətiv]adj. 两者择一的; 供选择的; 非主流的
exclusive[iks'klu:siv]adj. 独占的，唯一的，排外的
related[ri'leitid]adj. 相关的，有亲属关系的
triangle['traiæŋgl]n. 三角(形)
original[ə'ridʒənl]adj. 最初的，原始的，有独创性的，原版的
contrary['kɔntrəri]adj. 相反的，截然不同的
易错题解析：
Paragraph4: Contrary to the arguments of some that much of the pacific was settled by Polynesians accidentally marooned after being lost and adrift, it seems reasonable that this feat was accomplished by deliberate colonization expeditions that set out fully stocked with food and domesticated plants and animals. Detailed studies of the winds and currents using computer simulations suggest that drifting canoes would have been a most unlikely means of colonizing the Pacific. These expeditions were likely driven by population growth and political dynamics on the home islands, as well as the challenge and excitement of exploring unknown waters. Because all Polynesians, Micronesians, and many Melanesians speak Austronesian languages and grow crops derived from Southeast Asia, all these peoples most certainly derived from that region and not the New World or elsewhere. The undisputed pre-Columbian presence in Oceania of the sweet potato, which is a New World domesticate, has sometimes been used to support Heyerdahl’s “American Indians in the Pacific” theories. However, this is one plant out of a long list of Southeast Asian domesticates. As Patrick Kirch, an American anthropologist, points out, rather than being brought by rafting South Americans, sweet potatoes might just have easily been brought back by returning Polynesian navigators who could have reached the west coast of South America.
1.Which of the sentences below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in the passage?
Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.
A Some people have argued that the Pacific was settled by traders who became lost while transporting domesticated plants and animals.
B The original Polynesian settlers were probably marooned on the islands, but they may have been joined later by carefully prepared colonization expeditions.
C Although it seems reasonable to believe that colonization expeditions would set out fully stocked, this is contradicted by much of the evidence.
D The settlement of the Pacific islands was probably intentional and well planned rather than accidental as some people have proposed.
题型：句子简化题。答案是(D)
解析：原句主要意思是it seems reasonable that this feat was accomplished by deliberate colonization expeditions that set out fully stocked with food and domesticated plants and animals. 也就是说colonization是精心准备的，不是偶然的。D选项intentional and well planned与原句主要意思吻合。A选项侧重点不对，B和C不符合原文的意思。
2.Directions: An introductory sentence for a brief summary of the passage is provided below. Complete the summary by selecting the THREE answer choices that express the most important ideas in the passage. Some answer choices do not belong in the summary because they express ideas that are not presented in the passage or are minor ideas in the passage. This question is worth 2 points.
Together, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia make up the region described as the Pacific islands, or Oceania.
Answer Choices
1. The first Europeans to reach the area assumed that the islands’ original inhabitants must have drifted to Oceania, perhaps from Egypt or the Americas.
2. It is now believed that the process of colonization required a great deal of skill, determination, and planning and could not have happened by chance.
3. Using linguistic and archaeological evidence, anthropologists have determined that the first Pacific islanders were Austronesian people from Southeast Asia.
4. New evidence suggests that, rather than being isolated, Pacific islanders engaged in trade and social interaction with peoples living in Southeast Asia.
5. Although early colonizers of the islands probably came from agriculture-based societies, they were obliged to adopt an economy based on fishing
6. Computer simulations of the winds and currents in the Pacific have shown that reaching the Pacific islands was probably much easier than previously thought.
题型：文章总结题，答案ABC
解析：本题考查文章大意。
A选项是第1自然段意思的总结。总结了来源的猜测，对。
B选项是第三段意思的体现The basic cultural requirements for the successful colonization of the Pacific islands，对。
C选项是第二自然段意思的总结，本段采用先抑后扬的格式，对于来源有种种猜测，最后是作者重点想说的，对。
D选项内容错误，主要说的是Southeast Asia.是不是先去的Pacific islanders，而不是说他们之间相互贸易社会交际等等，错。
E选项是第三段的细节，错。
F选项是第四段的细节，错。
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