32. What is the first paragraph mainly about?
- A. How past events should be presented.
- B. What humanity is concerned about.
- C. Whether facts speak louder than words.
- D. Why written language is reliable.
答案：A
答案句：If you want to tell the history of the whole world, a history that does not privilege one part of humanity, you cannot do it through texts alone, because only some of the world has ever had texts, while most of the world, for most of the time, has not. … Ideally a history would bring together texts and objects, and some chapters of this book are able to do just that, but in many cases we simply can’t.
参考译文：如果你想讲述整个世界的历史，一段不偏袒人类某一部分的历史，你就不能仅仅通过文字来做到这一点，因为世界上只有一部分人曾经拥有文字，而世界上大多数人，在大多数时间里，都没有文字。… 理想情况下，一部历史应该将文字和实物结合起来，本书的某些章节能够做到这一点，但在许多情况下我们根本无法做到。
定位线索：题干“What is the first paragraph mainly about”→答案句取自第1段“you cannot do it through texts alone”和“Ideally a history would bring together texts and objects”；文中“cannot do it through texts alone”对应选项A“How past events should be presented”（如何呈现过去的事件）。
解析：第一段首先提出讲述世界历史不能仅靠文字，因为多数人没有文字，接着第二句指出理想的历史应结合文字和实物，这正是在讨论呈现历史事件的方式，因此选项A正确。选项B“人类关心什么”偏离主题，选项C“事实是否胜于雄辩”无中生有，选项D“为何文字可靠”与原文观点相反。
33. What does the author indicate by mentioning Captain Cook in paragraph 2?
- A. His report was scientific.
- B. He represented the local people.
- C. He ruled over Botany Bay.
- D. His record was one-sided.
答案：D
答案句：The clearest example of this between literate and non-literate history is perhaps the first conflict, at Botany Bay, between Captain Cook’s voyage and the Australian Aboriginals. From the English side, we have scientific reports and the captain’s record of that terrible day. From the Australian side, we have only a wooden shield (盾) dropped by a man in flight after his first experience of gunshot.
参考译文：文字历史与非文字历史之间最明显的例子也许是库克船长的航行与澳大利亚原住民在植物学湾的第一次冲突。从英国方面，我们有科学报告和船长对那可怕一天的记录。从澳大利亚方面，我们只有一个木盾，是一个人在第一次经历枪击后逃跑时丢下的。
定位线索：题干“mentioning Captain Cook in paragraph 2”→答案句取自第2段“From the English side, we have scientific reports and the captain’s record”和“From the Australian side, we have only a wooden shield”；文中“only a wooden shield”对应选项D“His record was one-sided”（他的记录是片面的）。
解析：作者提到库克船长是为了说明文字记录只来自英国一方，而原住民一方只有实物，因此库克的记录是片面的，选项D正确。选项A“他的报告是科学的”只是表面事实，不是作者暗示的重点；选项B“他代表当地人”和选项C“他统治了植物学湾”均无中生有。
34. What does the underlined word “conversation” in paragraph 3 refer to?
- A. Problem.
- B. History.
- C. Voice.
- D. Society.
答案：B
答案句：When we consider contact (联系) between literate and non-literate societies such as these, all our first-hand accounts are necessarily twisted, only one half of a dialogue. If we are to find the other half of that conversation, we have to read not just the texts, but the objects.
参考译文：当我们考虑像这样的有文字社会与无文字社会之间的接触时，我们所有的第一手叙述都必然是扭曲的，只是对话的一半。如果我们要找到那场对话的另一半，我们就必须不仅阅读文字，还要阅读实物。
定位线索：题干“conversation in paragraph 3”→答案句取自第3段“only one half of a dialogue”和“the other half of that conversation”；文中“dialogue”与“conversation”同义，指代“history”（历史），对应选项B。
解析：前一句提到“only one half of a dialogue”，后一句用“that conversation”指代同一概念，而“dialogue”在此指代历史叙述，即历史本身，因此“conversation”指“history”，选项B正确。选项A“问题”、C“声音”、D“社会”均不符合上下文语境。
35. Which of the following books is the text most likely selected from?
- A. How Maps Tell Stories of the World
- B. A Short History of Australia
- C. A History of the World in 100 Objects
- D. How Art Works Tell Stories
答案：C
答案句：If we are to find the other half of that conversation, we have to read not just the texts, but the objects. … The Caribbean Taino, the Australian Aboriginals, the African people of Benin and the Incas, all of whom appear in this book, can speak to us now of their past achievements most powerfully through the objects they made: a history told through things gives them back a voice.
参考译文：如果我们要找到那场对话的另一半，我们就必须不仅阅读文字，还要阅读实物。… 加勒比海的泰诺人、澳大利亚原住民、贝宁的非洲人和印加人，所有这些人都出现在这本书中，现在可以通过他们制作的物品最有力地向我们讲述他们过去的成就：通过实物讲述的历史给了他们重新发声的机会。
定位线索：题干“most likely selected from”→答案句取自第3段“a history told through things”和“all of whom appear in this book”；文中“a history told through things”对应选项C“A History of the World in 100 Objects”（以实物讲述世界历史）。
解析：文章反复强调通过实物讲述历史，且提到“a history told through things”，这与选项C的标题“A History of the World in 100 Objects”高度吻合，因此选C。选项A“地图”、B“澳大利亚史”、D“艺术作品”均与文章核心主题不符，文章虽提到澳大利亚但只是例子，不是全书主题。