Reading Assignment #16

予習の仕方

1. nature NEWS

Article Title

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01456-9

2. Quiz

Answer the following questions.

1. What does the expression "descend from" in section 1 probably mean?  (*Section 1: Paragraph starting with "Ancient genomics is starting...")


2. Which of the following is the word distinct in "once-distinct" from section 1 closest in meaning to?  (*Section 1: Paragraph starting with "Ancient genomics is starting...")


3. Which of the following is correct about Contemporary East Asians mentioned in section 4?  (*Section 4: Contemporary East Asians descend...")


4. Which of the following is true of the following two groups of people: those from the Yellow River Basin and those from the Fujian Province?


5. Which of the following might have happened in East Asia?


6. Which of the following is the word connection in "connections" from section 8 closest in meaning to?  (*Section 8: Farmers in the Yellow River Basin also...")


7. Which of the following can be substituted for the word "migrate" in section 9?  (*Section 9: The studies also revealed some...")


8. Which of the following is true about the ancestry of the people mentioned in the passage?


9. Which of the following is the word "extinct" in section 13 closest in meaning to? (*Section 13: Paragraph starting with "The studies give researchers hope...")


10. Which of the following is the main point of the studies explained in the passage?