2016年河南省许昌新乡平顶山三市高三英语第三次模拟考试(3)

wrote, adding that La Brana I's combination “of dark skin and non-brown eyes is unique and

no longer present in contemporary European populations. \would

typically have fair skin.To get some idea of whether La Brana I's coloring was unusual for his day, the researchers willtry to sequence the DNA of his companion, who has been named La Brana II.

32. Why are scientists interest in La Brana I? A. They can know Europeans' DNA.

B. They can know the ancient agriculture in Europe. C. They can know European hunter-gatherers' DNA. D. They can know some of their predictions were correct. 33. La Brana skeleton was best preserved due to .

A. the height of cave B. the cold condition in the cave

C. the location of caveD. the wet condition in the wave 34. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. La Brana I's gene variants spread together. B. La Brana I's DNA influences his appearance.

C. Today blue-eyed person may typically have rough rather than fair skin. D. La Brana I's gene is completely different from the contemporary Europeans'. 35. What does the last paragraph suggest?

A. La Brana II has the same genome with La Brana I.

B. Blue-eyed people were common in Europe 7,000 years ago.

C. It's not certain that La Brana's appearance was common at that time.

D Brana I's combination of dark skin and non-brown eyes is popular in the contemporary Europeans.

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