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Archeologists(考古学家) have found some people in East China 5,000 years ago to be unusually tall and strong.

Measurements of bones show the height of at least one man to have reached 1.9 meters with quite a few at 1.8 meters or taller. This is just based on the bone structure. If he was a living person, his height would certainly be more than 1.9 meters.

From 2016, archeologists have been checking the ruins of 104 houses, 205 graves and 20 sacrificial(献祭的) pits at Jiaojia village in Zhangqiu district, Jinan city. The relics are from the Longshan Culture, named after Mount Longshan in Zhangqiu.

Already agricultural at that time, people had all kinds of rich food resources and thus their physique(体格) changed. Millet was the major crop and people raised pigs. Pig bones and teeth were found in some graves.

According to the findings, taller men were found in larger tombs, possibly because such people had a high rank and were able to get better food. Shandong locals believe height to be one of their defining characteristics. Confucius (551-479 BC), a native of the region, was said to be about 1.9 meters tall.

Official statistics back up the saying. In 2015, the average height of men aged 18 in Shandong was 1.753 meters, compared with a national average of 1.72 meters.

1.How tall could the tallest person be if he were alive?

A Less than1.8 meters.

B More than 1.8 meters.

C Less than 1.9 meters.

D More than 1.9 meters.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句If he was a living person, his height would certainly be more than 1.9 meters.可知出土骨骼量出的最大高度的为1.9米，而实际上他们还活着的时候的身高应该高于1.9米，故选D。

2.Where does the relics’ name come from?

A It comes from the site where it was found.

B It comes from a district name of Jinan.

C It comes from the village name.

D It comes from the finder of it.

解析：选A。推理判断题。根据第三段 From 2016, archeologists have been checking the ruins of 104 houses, 205 graves and 20 sacrificial pits at Jiaojia village in Zhangqiu district, Jinan city. The relics are from the Longshan Culture, named after Mount Longshan in Zhangqiu.可知这座遗址是在济南张丘区焦家村（龙山山脉附近）发现的，而被以张丘区龙山山脉命名，因此是按照其发现地命名的，故选A。

3.Why can we say the tall people have pigs to eat?

A Because there is record about pig raising.

B Because pigs can help them to grow taller.

C Because pig bones and teeth were found there.

D Because they are taller than people from other regions.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句Pig bones and teeth were found in some graves.可知因为在这些墓葬里面发现了猪骨和猪牙齿，所以可以认定那时候的人在养殖猪，故选C。

4.Why are people in larger tombs taller?

A Because Confucius was respected then.

B Because taller people need larger tombs.

C Because their higher ranks get them better food.

D Because they have better defining characteristics.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第五段第一句According to the findings, taller men were found in larger tombs, possibly because such people had a high rank and were able to get better food.可知身高高的人往往墓葬规模也高这是因为他们的社会地位高，所以吃得好，所以身高会高一些，故选C。

5.What’s the underlined phrase mean in Chinese?

A 反对.

B 支持.

C 揭露.

D 相悖.

解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据最后一段后面内容讲述统计数据说山东人的平均身高要高于全国人均身高可知全国统计数据是支持第五段提出的山东人身形高大的说法，故选B。