Once upon a time, on an isolated island in the Java sea, lived short people who dominated(支配, 占優(yōu)勢(shì)) the food chain. Standing no more than three and a half feet tall, these human ancestors hunted giant rats, lumbering lizards（笨拙的蜥蜴), and miniature elephants.  
It sounds a bit like a fairy tale, but it's true. Unearthed relics on the island uncovered the remains of a race of tiny human ancestors. Homo floresiensis, as the newly discovered species has been named, apparently could date back to 13,000 years ago. This means they have a lot in common with modern humans.
So how and why did these people get so small? Scientists suspect that it's due to the fact that this race lived on an isolated island with limited resources. Take the miniature elephants for example. When elephants first came to the island either by swimming or by some kind of natural land raft, they were probably close to full size. But since there wasn't much to eat, over time smaller elephants lived longer and better. The smaller the elephant was, the less it had to eat to stay strong and healthy.
Scientists call this the "island role", and it can apply to humans as well as animals. Given the island's sparse(稀少) food supply, it makes sense that the early humans living there would have evolved (進(jìn)化) a body size requiring less food to survive. So bigger isn't always better.
In the floresiensis, at least, getting smaller was the way to go.
小題1:According to the passage, the fact Homo floresiensis are very small is based on________.
A．the islanders in the Java SeaB．the human ancestors
C．the unearthed relicsD．a(chǎn) newspaper report
小題2: The underlined word "miniature" in the first paragraph most probably means______.
A．tinyB．a(chǎn)ctiveC．rareD．wild
小題3:People on the island got so small because____________.
A．they did not have enough food to eat.
B．they gradually developed for lack of food.
C．they shared less food with elephants.
D．they remained alive as the elephants.
小題4: What might be the most suitable title of the passage?
A．The history of short people
B．Short people from a fairy tale
C．The proofs on short people
D．Short people on an isolated island
小題5:According to the passage, getting smaller can make people and animals ____
A．run quicklyB．live longerC．live weakerD．run slowly

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:D
小題5:B

試題分析：
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：Unearthed relics on the island uncovered the remains of a race of tiny human ancestors. 可知Homo floresiensis 個(gè)頭矮小的事實(shí)是以出土文物為基礎(chǔ)的，選C
小題2:猜詞題：從第三段的句子：The smaller the elephant was, the less it had to eat to stay strong and healthy. 可知小象越小，吃的食物就越少，miniature和tiny意思相近，選A
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：Scientists suspect that it's due to the fact that this race lived on an isolated island with limited resources. 可知這些人之所以矮小是因?yàn)槿鄙偈澄�，選B
小題4:標(biāo)題題：從第一段的句子：Once upon a time, on an isolated island in the Java sea, lived short people who dominated(支配, 占優(yōu)勢(shì)) the food chain.可知這篇文章講的是孤島上的矮人，選D
小題5:推理題：從第三段的句子: But since there wasn't much to eat, over time smaller elephants lived longer and better. 可以推斷出，個(gè)子矮小的人和動(dòng)物可以更長(zhǎng)壽，選B
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