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Scientists had thought people began manipulating fire to create tools in Eur
Scientists had thought people began manipulating fire to create tools in Eur
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Scientists had thought people began manipulating fire to create tools in Europe about 25, 000 years ago. But the new finds suggest that people in【C1】______is now South Africa discovered that heating a stone called silcrete would make it easier to flake, allowing them to shape more 【C2】______ blades, knives, and other tools. These early engineers likely used some of these tools to hunt and butcher wide range of【C3】______, from the aggressive buffalo to the tiny rat.
This sophisticated control【C4】______ fire reflects advanced smarts, and marks the turning point【C5】______we became " uniquely human," said study leader Kyle Brown, an archaeologist at the University of Cape Town. "These people were extremely【C6】______," Brown said. "These are not the【C7】______of the classic cavemen. "
As part of the study, the researchers 【C8】______ the processes the early Africans likely【C9】______ to make the stone tools. Heated over a fire pit, the silcrete flaked and【C10】______a glossy red color.
Such craftsmanship required thinking 【C11】______, a sign of high intelligence, Brown said. People had to【C12】______ firewood, build the fire, work the stone, and then【C13】______the handle to the stone using natural adhesives. " Because(this is)such a sophisticated technology, this is something that would【C14】______ language to【C15】______ to the next generation," he added.
But paleoanthropologist John Shea isn’t convinced by the idea that " heat treating" stone was a sign of the 【C16】______to modern human behavior. " My position is that you shouldn’t 【C17】______ this event—you have to prove it," Shea said.【C18】______, Shea praised the study, saying it will 【C19】______ people to seek out other heat-treated stone tools【C20】______ in the African record. [br] 【C15】
选项
A、hand it round
B、pass it on
C、send it
D、spread it
答案
B
解析
动词辨析题。四个选项都有“传播,传递”的含义,但由于pass it on有传承下去的含义,所以[B]更符合原文的语境。
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