1．A current topic of debate is the amount of support and services we are willing to provide for disabled people．Many people believe that society has become more caring over the old．However，if we look back in time，this may not prove to be true．A good example can be found by looking at some remains（遺骸） of a prehistoric culture．
Several skeletons（骨架） were found in the Shanidar Cave in Iraq．It was the home of a tribe （部落） of Neanderthals who existed more than 40 000 years ago．One of these skeletons was a man about 40years old，an old age for that period．He is thought to have been killed by a falling stone．Careful study of the bones has shown that the man's right arm had never fully developed and had been cut off below the elbow（肘）．The condition of the teeth was also unlike that of other Neanderthal men's．They showed signs of excessive（過多）use，as if they had been used to make up for the lack of a right arm．
How could someone so disabled from his earliest years have survived to become an adult，and even live on to old age？Societies in such early times faced severe conditions．People who could hunt for meat were few．A disabled person must have needed to keep close to the cave and been provided with meat．In fact，more care were shown towards this disabled man during that time，which suggests that the ancient people did better in caring their disabled people than we do in present-day societies．Such concern indicates a sense of unity（團結） and cooperation that made possible the future achievements of humanity．With this in mind，are we doing enough for the disabled？Rather than being too proud of the efforts that modern society has made，it would be wise to consider if we even equal the efforts of the old societies．
32．Considering the remains of this prehistoric culture makes usC．
A．believe that society has become more caring over time
B．look back at Iraq history with admiration
C．question if society has become more concerned about the disabled
D．want to give more support to primitive societies
33．The man could live until such an old age becauseC．
A．he could use his teeth very well
B．he didn't have to do any hunting
C．he was taken good care of
D．the environment was excellent
34．The example of this ancient tribe suggests thatD．
A．everyone could take part in most of the hunting activities
B．it was easy to find enough meat to feed everybody
C．life was not as difficult as modern man may think
D．they had greater care for human life than people commonly think
35．The author believes that true civilization is achievedC．
A．by looking to the future achievements of humanity
B．by modern people taking pride in their accomplishments
C．by supporting and taking care of all its members
D．only when we show proper concern for people living in the ancient time．
分析 短文主要通過研究古時候部落殘骸來表明，并不是現(xiàn)代人就比古代人把老人或殘疾人照顧得更好．
解答 32．C，細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)句子A current topic of debate is the amount of support and services we are willing to provide for disabled people可知，對史前的遺骸進行研究目的在于質疑社會是否更關愛殘疾人，故答案為C．
33．C，推理判斷題，根據(jù)句子In fact，more care were shown towards this disabled man during that time，which suggests that the ancient people did better in caring their disabled people than we do in present-day societies．可知，古代的人在照顧殘疾人方面比我們做得好，可見這個人活到40歲的高齡是因為別人照顧得好，故答案為C．
34．D，推理判斷題，根據(jù)第一段Many people believe that society has become more caring over the old和In fact，more care were shown towards this disabled man during that time，which suggests that the ancient people did better in caring their disabled people than we do in present-day societies，很多人認為現(xiàn)在的社會變得更照顧老人，然而通過以前部落的這個例子證明，似乎以前的人更懂得關愛社會上的人，故答案為D．
35．C，推理判斷題，根據(jù)句子Such concern indicates a sense of unity（團結） and cooperation that made possible the future achievements of humanity．可以推測文明的獲得是通過團結和合作，通過支持和照顧社會上的人，故答案為C．
點評 解答任務型閱讀理解題，首先對原文材料迅速瀏覽，掌握全文的主旨大意．因為閱讀理解題一般沒有標題，所以，速讀全文，抓住中心主旨很有必要，在速讀的過程中，應盡可能多地捕獲信息材料．其次，細讀題材，各個擊破．掌握全文的大意之后，細細閱讀每篇材料后的問題，弄清每題要求后，帶著問題，再回到原文中去尋找、捕獲有關信息．最后，要善于抓住每段的主題句，閱讀時，要有較強的針對性．對于捕獲到的信息，要做認真分析，仔細推敲，理解透徹，只有這樣，針對題目要求，才能做到穩(wěn)、準．
