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Cambridge 16 Academic Reading Test Three Passage Two
Climate Change Reveals Ancient Artecrafts in Norway's Glaciers
Which section contains the following information?
Write the correct letter, A-H.
14. an explanation for weapons being left behind in the mountains
The answer is D.
In paragraph seven, hunters would have easily misplaced arrows and they often discarded broken bows rather than take them all the way home.
15. a reference to the physical difficulties involved in an archaeological expedition
The answer is C.
In paragraph six, ‘Fieldwork is hard work, hiking with all our equipment, often camping on permafrost, but very rewarding.’
16. an explanation of why less food may have been available
The answer is F.
In paragraph ten, a colder turn in the Scandinavian climate would likely have meant widespread crop failures, so more people would have depended on hunting to make up for those losses.
17. a reference to the possibility of future archaeological discoveries
The answer is H.
In paragraph twelve, that means archaeologists could be extracting some of those artefacts from retreating ice in years to come.
18. examples of items that would have been traded
The answer is G.
In paragraph eleven, and growing Norwegian towns, along with export markets, would have created a booming demand for hides to fight off the cold, as well as antlers to make useful things like combs.
19. a reference to the pressure archaeologists are under to work quickly
The answer is B.
In paragraph three, with climate change shrinking ice cover around the world, glacial archaeologists need to race the clock to find newly revealed artefacts, preserve them, and study them.
Complete the sentences below.
Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.
Interesting finds at an archaeological site
20. They have little protection against ….., which means that they decay relatively quickly.
The answer is MICROORGANISM/MICRO-ORGANISMS.
In paragraph two, this is because unless they’re protected from the microorganisms that cause decay, they tend not to last long.
21 and 22. In the past, there were trade routes through these mountains, and ….. gathered there in the summer months to avoid being attacked by ….. on lower grounds.
21. The answer is REINDEER.
22. The answer is INSECTS.
In paragraph four, reindeer once congregated on these icy patches in the summer months to escape biting insects, and from the late Stone Age, hunters followed. In addition, trade routes threaded through the mountain passes of Oppland, linking settlements in Norway to the rest of Europe.
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which Two of the following statements does the writer make about the discoveries of Barrett’s team?
23. The answer is B. > Hunters went into the mountains even during periods of extreme cold.
In paragraph nine, archaeologists assumed people would stick to lower elevations during a time like the Late Antique Little Ice Age, a short period of deeper-than-usual cold from about 536-600 CE. But it turned out that hunters kept regularly venturing into the mountains even when the climate turned cold, based on the amount of stuff they had apparently dropped there.
24. The answer is C. > The number of artefacts from certain time periods was relatively low.
In paragraph twelve, when Barrett’s team looked at the dates for their sample of 153 artefacts, they noticed a gap with almost no artefacts from about 3,800 to 2,200 BCE. In fact, archaeological finds from that period are rare all over Norway.
Choose TWO letters, A-E.
Which Two of the following statements does the writer make about the Viking Age?
25. The answer is A. > Hunters at the time benefited from an increased demand for goods.
In paragraph eleven, and growing Norwegian towns, along with export markets, would have created a booming demand for hides to fight off the cold, as well as antlers to make useful things like combs. Business must have been good for hunters.
26. The answer is C.> Vikings did not rely on ships alone to transport goods.
In paragraph eleven, although we usually think of ships when we think of Scandinavian expansion, these recent discoveries show that plenty of goods traveled on overland routes, like the mountain passes of Oppland.