Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer
Write your answers in boxes 1-5 on your answer sheet.
Origins: • Word ‘Viking’ is 1__________
• Vikings came from Scandinavia.
Dates of the Viking Age • In Britain: AD 2__________ -1066
• Length varies elsewhere
• In doubt – but most of Europe
Territorial extent: • Possibly raided as far away as 3__________
End of the Viking Age: • Vikings had assimilated into 4__________ , & adopted a new 5__________ system.
Questions 6-13
Look at the following statements and the list of times and places below.
Match each statement with the correct place or time: A-H.
Write the correct letter, A-H, in boxes 6-13 on your answer sheet.
6 A geographer documents Viking culture as it happens.
7 A philosopher classifies cultures hierarchically.
8 Historians assert that Viking history is based more on legends than facts.
9 Young people learn about Viking cultural and economic activities.
10 People see themselves as unrelated to Vikings.
11 An historian claims Viking colonists to modem-day Canada came from his land.
12 Viking conquests are exaggerated to bolster the country’s ego after a territorial loss.
13 DNA tests show locals are closely related to Swedes.
List of times & places
A In the UK today
B In 19th-century Norway
C In 19th-century Sweden
D In 19th-century England
E In Denmark today
F In 9th-century Persia
G In mid-20th century Soviet Union
H In Russia today
Question 14
Which might be a suitable title for passage?
Choose the correct letter A-E.
Write the correct letter in box 14 on your answer sheet.
A A brief history of Vikings
B Recent Viking discoveries
C A modem fascination with Vikings
D Interpretations of Viking history
E Viking history and nationalism
参考答案
1.obscure
2.793
3.Northwest Africa
4.local populations
5.religious
6.F
7.D
8.E
9.A
10.G
11.B
12.C
13.H
14.D
可参考真题:剑桥13——TEST3 Passage3 Whatever Happened to the Harappan Civilisation?