Part I Grammar in Reading Questions 1-10 are based on Part I. Directions:In the following text,the numbers 1-10 in brackets refer to the underlined parts of the text that come after them,and to the questions below.Read the text first,and then answer the questions.Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. Tell-tale mummies The Tarim desert in north-western China is desolate.It is (1)easy to understand why no human settlements are found there nowadays.But the Tarim is rich with archaeological sites,notably around Urumqi,(2)which indicate that there once was thriving human activity in that area. (3)It was expected that well-preserved burial sites could be found,(4)because of the dry climate and the salt-rich soil.The real surprise was (5)that the human mummies have Caucasian features.Bone tools and methods of drying herbs and treating animal skins match findings at European archaeological sites. (6)Investigating the origin of the "Urumqi mummies"was the next step.A textile expert who (7)worked at the site knew where to look for her evidence:the mummies' clothing.The fibres,the way (8)they are woven,and their decorative patterns,all suggest that these people may have been Celts.If so,(9)thousands of years ago the world (10)was already a 'global village'. 1.Can you replace this by 'easily'? 2.Can you use the word 'that'here? 3.What does 'It'refer to in this sentence? 4.Can you use 'on account of'here? 5.Can you leave out the word 'that'here? 6.Can you replace this by 'to investigate'? 7.Can you use the phrase 'used to'before this word? 8.Who does 'they'refer to in this sentence? 9.Can you replace this by 'thousand'? 10.Can you replace this by 'has been'? 895Part I Grammar in Reading Questions 1一 10 are based on Part I. Directions; In the following text, the numbers 1一10 in brackets refer to the underlined parts of the text that come after them, and to the questions below. Read the text first，and then answer the questions. Write your answers on the Answer Sheet. Tell-tale mummies The Tarim desert in north-western China is desolate. It is(1)easy to understand why no human settlements are found there nowadays. But the Tarim is rich with archaeological sites，notably around Urumqi，(2)which indicate that there once was thriving human activity in that area. (3)竺was expected that well-preserved burial sites could be found，(4) because olthe dry climate and the salt-rich soil. The real surprise was ( 5 ) that the human mummies have Caucasian features. Bone tools and methods of drying herbs and treating animal skins match findings at European archaeological sites. (6)Investigating the origin of the "Urumqi mummies" was the next step. A textile expert who(7)worked at the site knew where to look for her evidence:the mummies’ clothing. The fibres，the way (8) they are woven, and their decorative patterns, all suggest that these people may have been Celts. If so，(9) thousands of years ago the world(10) was already a‘global village’. 1. Can you replace this by‘easily'? 2. Can you use the word‘that’here? 3. What does‘It’refer to in this sentence? 4. Can you use‘on account of here? 5. Can you leave out the word‘that’here 6. Can you replace this by‘to investigate’? 7. Can you use the phrase‘need to' before this word? 8. Who does‘they' refer to in this sentence? 9. Can you replace this by‘thousand’? 10. Can you replace this by‘has been'? 895