Question

【题目】The kings of ancient Egypt built strong tombs to keep their bodies safe after death and to hold their treasures. The Great Pyramid was built thousands of years ago for a king called Khufu. It is located on the west bank of Nile River not far from Cairo. In fact all the pyramids along the Nile are on its west bank. The ancient Egyptians compared the rising of the sun to the beginning of life and the setting of the sun to the end of life. This is why their dead bodies were buried on the west bank of the Nile. The people of Mexico also built pyramids. They did not build the pyramids for tombs. They used to build a pyramid and then a temple on top of it. The pyramids of Mexico are not as high as the pyramids of Egypt, but they are big. Each of the pyramids has a wide stairway that goes from the bottom to the top.

The biggest pyramid in Mexico is almost 2000 years old. Scientists think it took 10,000 men more than ten yeas to build it. On the top they build a temple of the sun. The temple is no longer there but people still called it the Pyramid of the Sun.Near it is another huge pyramid, the Pyramid

of the Moon.

【1】In ancient Egypt pyramids were built __________.

A. for visitors to see B. for kings to live in

C. for king Khufu D. as the kings’ tombs

【2】All the pyramids along the Nile are on its west bank, because in ancient Egypt people thought __________.

A. they died in the west

B. the sun sets in the west

C. the end of their lives was like the setting of the sun

D. they would go to the west after death

【3】The Pyramid of the Sun was built_________.

A. in 100 B. in the second century

C. 100 years B.C D. before the first century

【4】Which of the following is wrong?

A. The kings of ancient Egypt built strong tombs only to hold treasures.

B. The ancient Egyptians compared the rising of the sun to the beginning of life and the setting of the sun to the end of life.

C. The biggest pyramid in Mexico is nearly 2000 years old.

D. Near the Pyramid of the Sun, there is the Pyramid of the Moon.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍埃及的金字塔的建造的样式和作用，也给读者介绍了墨西哥金字塔的建造的相关的信息。

【1】D细节理解题。由 The kings of ancient Egypt built strong tombs to keep their bodies safe after death and to hold their treasures可知金字塔被当做皇帝的坟墓，所以选D。

【2】C细节理解题。从文章第一段的句子：The a ncient Egyptians compared the rising of the sun to the beginning of life and the setting of the sun to the end of life. This is why their dead bodies were buried on the west bank of the Nile.可知所有的埃及金字塔都在尼罗河的西边，因为埃及人认为他们生命的结束就像太阳的落下，选C

【3】D推理判断题。The biggest pyramid in Mexico is almost 2000 years old. 可知已经超过两千年，也就是在世纪以前，所以选D。

【4】A细节理解题。从文章第一段的句子The kings of ancient Egypt built strong tombs（坟 墓）to keep their bodies safe after death and to hold their treasures.可知在埃及金字塔 的建造不仅是为了存放宝藏，也是为了让他们的尸体安全。选A