When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not usually news.

Rather, it is an ordinary event. Such discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them. However, when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940, the world was amazed.    Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes showing how people lived thousands of years ago. The scenes show people hunting animals, such as bison or wild cats.

Other images depict birds and, most noticeably, horses, which appear in more than 300 wall images, by far outnumbering all other animals.

Early artists drawing these animals accomplished a monumental and difficult task. “They” did not limit themselves to the easily accessible walls but carried their painting materials to spaces that required climbing steep walls or crawling into narrow passages in the Lascaux complex.

Unfortunately, the paintings have been exposed to the destructive action of water and temperature changes, which easily wear the images away. Because the Lascaux caves have many entrances, air movement has also damaged the images inside. Although they are not out in the open    air, where natural light would have destroyed them long ago, many of the images have deteriorated and are barely recognizable. To prevent further damage, the site was closed to tourists in 1963, 23 years after it was discovered.

 In line 3, the words pays heed to are closest in meaning to ………………...

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• The word "perish" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.

• Man can hardly understand why many animals live their whole life in the desert, as .........

• From paragraphs 6 and 7, we can infer that Melissa Maloney ______.

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• The Beatles stopped their live performances because .............

• What does the passage mainly discuss?

• What does the phrase “you have got it out of your system” in passage mean?

• Why does the author refer to Gilbert White’s book in line 2?

• According to the passage the first fire used by people was probably obtained ..........

• Growing up by the sea, the writer felt ............

• According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

• The word "fascinating" in the second paragraph could be replaced by ...............

• Which “reply” CLOSET in meaning to?

• Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

• The word “reluctant” in the third paragraph can best be replaced by ............

• What does the author imply in the last sentence of the passage?

• In the United States, Thanksgiving is ______.

• The word “elite” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to___________.

• The author mentions the trail pheromone of the leafcutter ant in line 11 to point out ........

• According to the passage, an exuberant tone of voice may be an indication of a person's _______.

• According to the writer, failure in life and less support from parents will ______.