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         In 1991, two German hikers found a dead body high up on a mountainside in an areabetween Italy and Austria. The body was partly frozen and at first the hikers thought the deathmight have occurred recently. However scientists soon discovered that the “Iceman,” as hebecame known, had died about 5,300 years earlier. They are also pretty sure that someonemurdered him. It is amazing how many other details researchers were able to find out aboutthis mysterious man’s life.
        Scientists say that the Iceman originally came from an area not far from where he wasfound. They learned this by analyzing his teeth and bones. These parts of the body contain tinyamounts of material from the rock, soil, and water of all the places where a person has spenttime. Careful analysis showed that the Iceman was born a few miles south of the mountain.These same tests indicated that as an adult he spent about two months of every year high up inthe mountains. Since the tests they conducted didn’t turn up any materials from soils muchfarther south, most of them believe he probably didn’t travel very far from home during hislifetime.
         This answer is debatable. As they found certain types of plant materials on his body andclothing, one theory is that he might have labored as a farmer. However, since he spent timehigh up in the mountains every year, researchers have deduced that he may also have been ashepherd. This would have supplied wool and meat for his family. Some scientists haveimplied that he might even have been a hunter who spent part of his time in the mountainskilling animals for food. The fact that they found a simple knife near him as well as bits of twodifferent types of wild animal meat in his stomach would support this view. Whatever he did,his life ended very suddenly on that mountainside 5,300 years ago.
【題組】22. What is the passage mainly about？
(A) It explains how the Iceman died.
(B) It describes what the Earth was like 5,300 years ago.
(C) It’s about where and how the Iceman lived.
(D) It explains why the Iceman moved around so much.
(E) It implies that hunters are easier to survive in this mountain area.