阅读理解
　　下面有一篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题。请根据短文内容，为每题确定1个最佳选项。 
　　The Iceman
　　On a September,day in 1991，two Germans were climbing the mountain between Austra and Ita． 1y．High up on a mountain pass，they found the body of a man lying on the ice．At that height (10，499 feet，or 3，200 meters)，the ice is usually permanent，but 1991 had been an especially warm year．The mountain ice had melted more than iust usual and so the body had come to the surface．It was lying face downward．The skeleton(骨架)was in perfect condition except a wound on the head．remains of some clothes．The hands were still holding the wooden handle of an ax and on the feet there were very simple leather and cloth boots．Nearby was a pair of gloves made of tree bark (树皮)and a holder for arrows．
　　Who was the man?How and when had he died?Everybody had a different answer to these questions．Some people thought that it was from this century，perhaps the body of a soldier who died in World War I，since several soldiers had already been found in this area．A Swiss woman who believed it might be her father，who had died in those mountains twenty years before and whose body had never been found．The scientists who rushed to look at the body thought it was probably much older，maybe even a thousand years old．
　　With modem dating techniques，the scientists soon learned that the iceman was about 5，300 years old．Born in about 3300 B．C．，he lived during the Bronze Age in Europe．At first scientists thought he was probably a hunter who had died from an accident in the high mountains．More recent evidence，however，tells a different story．A new kind of X-ray shows an arrowhead still stuck in his shoulder．It left only a tiny hole in his skin，but it caused internal damage and bleeding．He almost certainly died from this wound，and not from the wound oil the back of his head．This means that he was probably in some kind of battle．It may have been part oi a large war，or he may have beenfightiing bandits．He may even have been a bandit himself．
　　By studying his clothes and tools，scientists have already learned a great deal from the Iceman about the times he lived in．we may never know the full story of how he died，but he has given usimportant clues to the history of those distant times．
　　36．The body of the iceman was found in the mountains mainly because_________．
　　A．he was lying on the ice
　　B．two Germans were climbing mountains
　　C．the melted ice made him visible
　　D．he was just on a mountain pass
　　37．What can be inferred from paragraph 2?
　　A．The iceman was killed while working．
　　B．The iceman could have died from the wound in the head．
　　C．The iceman lived a poor life．
　　D．The iceman was struck dead from behind．
　　38．All the following are assumptions once made about iceman EXCEPT_____________．
　　A．he was a soldier in World War I
　　B．he came from Italy
　　C．he was a Swiss woman's long-lost father
　　D．He was born about a thousand years ago
　　39．The scientists made the deduction that the iceman_________．
　　A．was hit in the shoulder by an arrowhead
　　B．was probably in some kind of a battle
　　C．had got a wound on the back of his head
　　D．has a tiny hole in his skin causing his death．
　　40．The word"bandits"in paragraph 4 could be best replaced by________．
　　A．robbers
　　B．soldiers
　　C hunters
　　D．shooters
　　36．C[解析]本题是细节考查题。冰人尸体被发现的原因在文章的第一段提到。原文是："但是1991年是特别暖的一年，山上的冰比从前消融的更快，因此尸体才显露出来。"选项A"他躺在冰上"；选项B"两个德国人正在爬山"；选项C"融化的冰将他暴露出来"；选项D "他刚好在一个山口上"。因此只能选C。
　　37．B[解析]本题是阅读理解能力考查题。原题是：能从第二段推断出的是以下哪项? 选项B"冰人有可能死于头部伤口"；选项D"冰人背后受袭击而致死"；选项A"冰人工作时被杀害"；选项c"冰人生活贫困"。原文是"它面朝下，除了头部有伤外，骨架状况很好"，仅就此推断。冰人可能死于头部伤。因此答案是B。
　　38．B [解析]本题是细节考查题。原题是：下列哪项不属于人们对冰人作出的种种猜测?原文在第三段。选项A"他是一战时期的士兵"；选项B"他来自意大利"在文章中没有出现：选项C"他是一位瑞士妇女失踪多年的父亲"；选项D"他大约一千年前出生"。因此答案是B。
　　39．B[解析]本题是细节考查题。原题是：科学家对冰人的推论是什么?原文在第四段。选项A"他的肩膀被箭头刺伤"是事实而非推论；选项B"有可能参与过战斗"是推论；选项C"头后部有伤口"是事实而非推论；选项D"皮肤上的小孔导致他的死亡"不符合事实。因此只能选B。
　　40．A[解析]本题是阅读理解能力考察题。第四段"bandits"是什么意思?选项A"强盗"：选项B"士兵"；选项C"猎人"；选项D"射击手"。因此只能选A。
　　参考译文
　　冰人1991年9月的一天，两位德国人正在攀登位于奥地利和意大利之间的山脉。他们在一个高处山口发现了一具躺在冰上的尸体。冰在这样的高度(10499英尺或3200米)通常是常年不化的．但是1991年是特别暖和的一年，山上的冰比从前消融的更快，因此尸体才显露出来。
　　尸体面朝下躺着，除了头部有伤外，骨架状况很好，有残余的衣物。尸体双手仍然握着斧头的木柄。双脚穿着用皮革和布料做的靴子。在尸体附近有一双树皮做的手套和一个箭筒。
　　他是谁?在什么时候又是怎样死去的呢?人们的解释各异。有人认为他是本世纪的人，
　　有可能是二战时期阵亡的士兵，因为在这附近已经有士兵被发现了。一位瑞士妇女相信他是自己20年前在此去世的父亲，父亲的遗体一直没有被找到。赶去查看的科学家认为这一尸体可能更久远，它甚至有1000岁了。
　　科学家们运用现代数据技术很快获悉这一冰人已有大约5300岁了。他大约出生在公元前3300年，生活在欧洲的青铜器时代。起初科学家们认为他有可能在高山间打猎时发生意外而身亡。然而最近的一些证据却显示另有原因。新型的x光表明他的肩膀上仍有一个箭头，
　　皮肤上只有一个小孔，但却导致内部损伤和失血。几乎可以确定他死于这个伤口，而不是脑后的伤口。这说明他有可能参与过战争。有可能是大型战争的一部分或者他曾和强盗博斗过，甚至他本人就可能是强盗。
　　通过研究他的衣服和工具，科学家们就已经获悉冰人生活的时代的很多内容。我们有可能永远无法知道他死亡的真相，但是他给我们提供了了解那个远古时代的重要线索。