Reading-Comprehension-Lesson 25

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   A team of Russian scientists has challenged the theory that the woolly
mammoths became extinct 10,000 years ago at the end of the Ice Age.
The scientists have reported that the beasts may have survived until
2000 B.C. on an island off the coast of Siberia, where researchers
5  uncovered 29 fossilized woolly mammoth teeth ranging in age from
4,000 to 7,000 years. The question to be asked now is, how did these
prehistoric pachyderms survive in their island environment? One possibility
is that they adapted to their confined surroundings by decreasing
their bulk. This theory is based on their smaller tooth size, which
10 has led scientists to believe that they were only 6 feet tall at
the shoulder compared with 10 feet of their full-sized counterpart.
But would this be enough to enable them to survive thousands of years
beyond that of other mammoths? Researchers are still working to uncover
the reasons for this isolated group's belated disappearance.

1. With which topic is this passage mainly concerned?
(A) Some scientists have challenged a theory.
(B) Some small teeth have been discovered.
(C) Some mammoths lived longer than others.
(D) Some pachyderms survived on an island.
2. According to the passage, some researchers suggest that mammoths became extinct
(A) about 2,000 years ago
(B) about 4,000 years ago
(C) about 7,000 years ago
(D) about 10,000 years ago
3. The word "woolly" as used in line 1 refers to the animal's
(A) body size
(B) feet size
(C) hair
(D) teeth
4. The word "uncovered" as used in line 5 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
(A) unearthed
(B) unburdened
(C) undisturbed
(D) unfolded
5. The word "adapted" in line 8 could best be replaced with
(A) lept
(B) penetrated
(C) revealed
(D) accommodated
6. In line 8, the word "confined" could best be replaced by
(A) imprisoned
(B) swampy
(C) restricted
(D) fenced
7. The author uses the word "counterpart" in line 11 to refer to
(A) mammoths with more feet
(B) mammoths in an earlier time
(C) mammoths with smaller teeth
(D) larger mammoths on the island
8. The word "enable" in line 12 could best be replaced by which of the following?
(A) authorize
(B) enjoin
(C) undertake
(D) allow
9. The word "belated" in line 14 is closest in meaning to which of the following?
(A) delayed
(B) early
(C) sudden
(D) gradual
10. According to the scientists, the woolly mammoths may have managed to survive because they
(A) shed their hair
(B) grew smaller teeth
(C) became herbivores
(D) decreased in size
11. According to the passage, the reason for the disappearance of the mammoths on the island is
(A) that the temperature changed
(B) is not yet known
(C) that they were isolated
(D) that larger mammoths killed them
12. Which of the following terms from the passage is NOT used to refer to the mammoths?
(A) beasts
(B) pachyderms
(C) bulk
(D) group

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