炎德英才大联考·长沙市一中2024届高三月考试卷(二)2英语答案正在持续更新，本期2024衡中同卷单元卷答案网为大家整理了相关试题及答案，供大家查缺补漏，高效提升成绩。 DLots of people dislike rats.They slide around insewers().They get in the garbage.They can spread disease.It can be difficult to see their value-other than as an animal modelfor studying human illness.But rats have more to share.When the first Europeans came to Virginia,black rats took a ride in their ships.They wenton to live with the Europeans and often built nests in the walls of people's homes.Those nestsare full of information about early settlers.They show what specific materials the early settlersused,which helps historians find out what they could make and produce for themselves-andwhat they had to import from across the ocean.In rats,DNA "really tells a story about the people,"says Emily Puckett,who studies how aspecies'DNA differs across its range.Another species-the brown rat can help tell a largestory about how people spread around the globe,Puckett finds.Brown rats were originally fromEastern China and Mongolia.From there,Puckett's DNA samples have shown that the brown ratspread south and east,to India and almost everywhere else.The DNA in its bones could helpdetermine where the rats came from-and which cities might have been linked.At the University of York in England,David Orton studies animals that lived with ancienthumans.Usually,when historians find remains of an ancient city,they want to dig and find more."The trouble is that most of the time,the ancient cities tend to be underneath modern cities,"Orton says."And you can't just go and dig the whole thing up."But you can follow the rats.Rats are "very dependent on humans for their food supplies and for their shelter,"he explains.These rats have given us a new appreciation."It was fascinating to think that these littlecreatures are stealing things,and...safeguarding them for us to find later,"Maureen ElgersmanLee,a historian,says.32.What do historians probably learn from the nest of rats?A.The appearance of their nests.B.The family members'occupations.C.The living conditions of early settlers.14D.The process of their food transportation.33.Why can the brown rat help tell a large story?A.Because it originated from Eastern ChinaB.Because its DNA reflected its spreading experience.C.Because it enjoyed travelling around the globe.D.Because its bones were full of information of cities.34.What do David Orton's words mean?A.Humans offered food and shelter for rats.B.Historians could study the ancient city by digging.C.The ancient cities were mostly located above modern ones.D.Rats could offer a clue to learn the size of ancient cities.35.What is a suitable title for the text?A.Rats Differ from RegionsB.Rats Change People's AttitudeC.Rats Reveal the History of UsD.Rats Depend on Humans for Living高三英语试卷第6页（共10页）