[填空题]Archaeology is a source of history, not just a humble auxiliary discipline. Archaeological data are historical (47) in their own right, not mere illustrations to written texts. Just as much (48) any other historian, an archaeologist studies and tries to (49) the process that has created the human world to which we live—and us ourselves in so far as we are each creatures of our age and (50) environment. Archaeological data are all changes in the material world (51) from human action or, more succinctly, the fossilized results of human behavior.
The sum total of these constitutes (52) may be called the archaeological record. This record exhibits certain (53) and deficiencies the consequences of which produce a rather superficial (54) between archaeological history and the more familiar kind based (55) written records.
Not all human behavior fossilizes. The words I utter and you hear as vibrat

[填空题]Archaeology is a source of history, not just a humble auxiliary discipline. Archaeological data are historical (47) in their own right, not mere illustrations to written texts. Just as much (48) any other historian, an archaeologist studies and tries to (49) the process that has created the human world to which we live—and us ourselves in so far as we are each creatures of our age and (50) environment. Archaeological data are all changes in the material world (51) from human action or, more succinctly, the fossilized results of human behavior.
The sum total of these constitutes (52) may be called the archaeological record. This record exhibits certain (53) and deficiencies the consequences of which produce a rather superficial (54) between archaeological history and the more familiar kind based (55) written records.
Not all human behavior fossilizes. The words I utter and you hear as vibrat

[简答题]Just as human history has been shaped by the rise and fall of successive empires, so the computer industry has, in the few decades of its existence, been dominated by one large company after another. Now, at the dawn of the new era of internet services, Google is widely seen as the heir to the kingdom. As the upstart has matured into a powerful industry giant, the suggestion that "Google is the new Microsoft" has become commonplace in computing circles. Yet there are some crucial ways in which Google differs from Microsoft. For a start, it is a far more innovative company, and its use of small, flexible teams has so far allowed it to remain innovative even as it has grown. Microsoft, in contrast, has stagnated as a result of its size and dominance. It is least innovative in the markets in which it faces the least competition—operating systems, office software and web browsers. More important, however, are the differences that suggest that Google will not be able to establish an

[单项选择]Archaeology as a profession faces two major problems. First, it is the poorest of the poor. Only paltry sums are available for excavating and even less is available for publishing the results and preserving the sites once excavated. Yet archaeologists deal with priceless objects every day. Second, there is the problem of illegal excavation, resulting in museum-quality pieces being sold to the highest bidder.
I would like to make an outrageous suggestion that would at one stroke provide funds for archaeology and reduce the amount of illegal digging. I would propose that scientific archeological expeditions and governmental authorities sell excavated artifacts on the open market. Such sales would provide substantial funds for the excavation and preservation of archaeological sites and the publication of results. At the same time, they would break the illegal excavator’s grip on the market, thereby decreasing the inducement to engage in illegal activities.
You might object that
A. ineffective.
B. immoral.
C. realistic.
D. ridiculous.