English reading passages (for dtm test takers)

121. According to the passage, where were the loaves of bread found?
A) in Jordan B) in Copenhagen
C) in Cambridge D) in London
122. According to the passage, why did the loaves of bread survive for so long?
A) They were baked lightly.
B) They were dark brown.
C) They were twenty-four.
D) They were hard burnt.
123. According to the passage, what did the ancient people bake the bread on?
A) on a stove B) on a stone
C) on coal D) on table
124. According to the passage, what did the bread cause to begin?
A) agriculture B) collection
C) technology D) research


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An early species of humans who lived between 120,000 and 35,000 years ago was not as good at drawing as early modern humans. The species is called Neanderthal man. They became extinct thousands of years ago. They had large brains and could make complex tools to hunt, but they never showed the ability to draw images. This is unlike early modern humans who drew animals and other figures on rocks and cave walls. Professor Richard Coss, an expert at pre-historic drawings, studied photos and video films of early art. He studied drawings of animals made by human artists from 28,000 to 32,000 years

ago in southern France. The professor said the difference in artistic skills could be because of the way they hunted. Neanderthal man could hunt animals that were easier to kill. However, early modern humans hunted more dangerous animals. Early modern humans used drawings to plan hunts and to focus on and discuss which parts of an animal’s body to target.


125. According to the passage, what could Neanderthal man do?
A) They could discuss how to hunt animals.
B) They could hunt dangerous animals.
C) They could make complicated tools.
D) They could draw pictures on rocks.
126. According to the passage, what did early modern humans draw on?
A) on paper and cave walls
B) on trees and cave walls
C) on cave walls and rocks
D) on rocks and animals