8.Why does the author mention animals such as
coyotes and wolves in paragraph 4?
(A) To give examples of animals that are
classified as carnivores
(B) To specify the animals found least
commonly at La Brea
(C) To argue that these animals were especially
likely to avoid extinction.
(D) To define the term “scavengers”
完全不理解为什么选a~~~
原文:
As the animals decayed, more scavengers would be attracted and caught in their turn.
Carnivores greatly outnumber herbivores in the collection: for every large herbivore,
there is one saber-tooth cat, a coyote, and four wolves. The fact that some bones are
heavily weathered shows that some bodies remained above the surface for weeks or
(25) months. Bacteria in the asphalt would have consumed some of the tissues other than
bones, and the asphalt itself would dissolve what was left, at the same time impregnating
and beautifully preserving the saturated bones, rendering then dark brown and shiny.
阅读42题:
42. Which of the following was a process used by prehistoric potters to improve the texture of
the clay?
(A) Adding temper
(B) Removing the water
(C) Beating on the clay
(D) Mixing the clay with plastic
substances
为什么选c呢?文中好像没有提到c吧?