专四专八考试

【单选题】
In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage.At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
Now listen to the passage.


The speaker states that the StoneAge was so named because ______.A．it was very durable
B．the tools and weapons were made of stone
C．there was little vegetation
D．the people lived in caves

网考网参考答案：B
网考网解析：
[听力原文]11-13 The Stone Age was a period of history which began in approximately 2 million B.C. and lasted until 3000 B, C. Its name was derived from the atone tools and weapons that modern scientists found. This period was divided into Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic Ages. During the first period (2 million to 8000 B. C. ), the first hatchet and use of fire for heating and cooking were developed. As a result of the Ice Age, which evolved about 1 million years into the Paleolithic Age, people were forced to seek shelter in caves, wear clothing and developed new tools. During the Mesolithic Age (8000 to 6000 B. C. ) people made crude pottery and the first fish hooks, took dogs hunting, and developed a bow and arrow which was used until the fourteenth century A. D. The Neolithic Age (6000 to 3000 B. C. ) saw humankind domesticating sheep, goats, pigs, ,and cattle, being less nomadic than in: previous eras. establishing permanent settlements and creating government. document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>