Paragraph 4 It seems likely that Teotihuacán’s natural resources, along with the city elite’s ability to recognize their potential, gave the city a competitive edge over its neighbors. The valley, like many other places in Mexican and Guatemalan highlands, was rich in obsidian. The hard volcanic stone was a resource that had been in great demand for many years, at least since the rise of the Olmecs (a people who flourished between 1200 and 400 B.C.), and itapparently had a secure market. Moreover, recent research on obsidian tools found at Olmec sites has shown that some of theobsidian obtained by the Olmecs originated near Teotihuacán. Teotihuacán obsidian must have been recognized as a valuable commodity for many centuries bore the great city arose.
9. Which of the following allowed Teotihuacánto have “a competitive edge over its neighbors”?
○ A well-exploited and readily available commodity.
○ The presence of a highly stable elite class.
○ Knowledge derived directly from the Olmecs about the art of toolmaking.
○ Scarce natural resourcesin nearby areas such as those located in what are now the Guatemalan and Mexican highlands.
首先理解A选项和原文是同义改写,再分析错误选项为什么错。
这个题的正确选项就非常的隐晦,我们知道ETS要考原文某句话,很少照抄这句话。
原文:Teotihuacán’s natural resources, along with the city elite’sability to recognize their potential.
答案:A well-exploited and readily available commodity.
A well-exploited对应于the city elite’sability to recognize their potential.
readily available对应于natural resources以及第二句解释的was rich in obsidian.
commodity在最后一句Teotihuacán obsidian must have been recognized as a valuable commodity.
再来看错误选项为什么错。
○ The presence of a highly stable elite class.
出自这句话(和答案在同一句):Teotihuacán’s natural resources, along with the city elite’s ability to recognize their potential,但是大家可以发现并未提到a highly stable.
○ Knowledge derived directly from the Olmecs about the art of toolmaking.
出自这句话:Moreover, recent research on obsidian tools found at Olmec sites has shown that some of the obsidian obtained by the Olmecs originated near Teotihuacán.
能够选到这个选项的同学是十分神奇的,甚至是神经的。原文有提到tools但并未提到the art of toolmaking.
○ Scarce natural resourcesin nearby areas such as those located in what are now the Guatemalan and Mexican highlands.
出自这句话:The valley, like many other places in Mexican and Guatemalan highlands, was rich in obsidian. 和原文相反,因为原文说was rich in obsidian.立即咨询
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