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

　　第三篇

　　Scientists Make Sweet Discovering

　　Good news for chocoholics：the treat preferred by millions all over the world is good for you， according to American researchers at the University of Cali