（24-25高三下·重庆·阶段练习）In cultures worldwide, toys have been used to teach children about the society they live in. Recent research reveals that giving the wrong toys may have contributed to the downfall of the Norse settlers who came to Greenland from Iceland.
Arriving in 985, the Norse thrived for a few centuries but was forced to abandon Greenland by 1400. In contrast, the Inuit people, arriving around 1000, endured long after the Norse left. This difference has puzzled archaeologists for decades. One idea was that the Norse did not eat more seafood when farming conditions worsened. But studies of Norse teeth show that they did turn to the ocean for food. Archaeologists agree that the Inuits adapted successfully while the Norse did not, but nobody knows why.
To try to answer the question, the researchers looked at as many toys as they could find that had once been played with by the children of either culture. The Norse settlements yielded 72. The Inuit settlements, located in similar environmental conditions, yielded 2,397. The researchers then assigned each toy to one of five categories, including toys of weapons, tools, forms of transport, for social play and for skill play. They also determined approximate times for when the toys were made.
The categorisation process revealed that the Inuit children not only had more toys available to them, but that these toys were more diverse. Most importantly, it was found that the differences in the number and diversity of toys grew dramatically over time.
As the years went by, toys associated with hunting at sea became more common among the Inuit, but the Norse continued to give their children figurines of horses and birds. In essence, say the researchers, the Norse were adapting their lives to their new environment but continuing to gift old-fashioned toys.
Though the lack of toys may indicate that Norse society was less creative from the start, the researchers argue that their tendency to give irrelevant toys intensified any initial lack of creativity and ultimately reduced their chances of survival. In contrast, the Inuits’ preference for diverse and relevant toys paved the way for their children to be more innovative and adaptive. A lesson for parents if ever there was one.
117．What did the toy study aim to further investigate?
A．The Norse’s dietary change. B．The Norse’s failure to endure.
C．The Inuits’ fishing advantage. D．The Inuits’ success in farming.
118．What was a major advantage that Inuit toys had over Norse toys?
A．Safety. B．Diversity. C．Interactivity. D．Portability.
119．What lesson can modern parents draw from the study?
A．Provide a wide range of play opportunities. B．Emphasize toys that promote imagination.
C．Choose toys that develop real-world skills. D．Encourage cooperative role-playing games.
120．Which of the following best reflects the main idea of the text?
A．Survival is a case of child’s play. B．Sticking to cultural essence is vital.
C．Innovation comes naturally over time. D．Cultural adaptation relies on children.
【答案】117．B 118．B 119．C 120．A
【知识点】科普知识 、社会问题与社会现象、说明文
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