Question

This ancient city is known to the world as Angkor Wat－after its most beautiful temple, but the true wonder is the city itself, which is actually called Angkor． 　　The first temples were completed in the eighth century by early Khmer(高棉)king Jayavarman and his heirs(继承人)kept building on his project．The whole of Angkor was built over a period of about 600 years．It never stopped．It was to recreate in Hindu mythology(印度神话)the Mount Mira, the Hindu Heaven．And the kings wanted to raise themselves to a god－like position and progressive kings enlarged upon it．And so it just grew and grew．Each king wanted to build another temple．They were trying to create Heaven on Earth． 　　The flourishing jungle heaven they created certainly caught the attention of the neigh boring kingdom of Siam－now known as Thailand(泰国)．After one hundred years of off and on battle, the Thai armies began to get the upper hand．At the end of it, the Cambodian people were worn out．Their resources had run out．The Thais had a relatively easy victory when they finally seized Angkor in 1431．But a mystery surrounded their victory．Without warning the Thai armies deserted Angkor as suddenly as they conquered it and to this day, no one knows why． 　　The Royal Court(朝廷)just walked away from Angkor completely．The couple of temples were repaired and visited from time to time．But basically they just turned their back on it．And the magnificent(宏伟)city became lost in the mists(薄雾)of time．Tales of this mysterious city floated throughout the jungles of Southeast Asia for centuries． 　　The locals were telling stories．There had been French naturalists through the area, but no one believed the tales．Then, in 1860 the French explorer Henri Mahout set out to find Angkor．One day he stepped into a jungle clearing and found himself walking through the imperial ruins of the ancient city．Over one hundred years later, the world is also beginning to understand the glory of Angkor． 　　For being a heavenly city that transcends(超越)time, Angkor rises to number three on our list． (1) The passage mainly tells us ________． [　　] A． the discovery of Angkor Wat B． the ups and downs of Angkor Wat C． how the Angkor Wat was built D． how Angkor Wat was deserted (2) All the kings kept enlarging Angkor Wat ________． [　　] A． in the hope of being regarded as a god B． in order to make it a wonder in the world C． to show their power and wealth D． to show respect to the kings before them (3) The main reason why Angkor Wat was deserted was ________． [　　] A． the Cambodian people were worn out B． the Cambodian resources had run out C． Thai armies left it so suddenly D． the Royal Court gave it up after it was seized (4) Which of the following statements is TRUE? [　　] A． Thai armies forced wars upon Cambodia because they wanted to desert Angkor Wat． B． It was Angkor Wat that led the defeat of the war． C． The local tales played an important role in discovering Angkor Wat． D． The whole of Angkor was built over a period of about 100 years．

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．A;3．D;4．C;
解析：

(1)	主旨归纳题．短语“ups and downs”意为“兴衰”，本文叙述了吴哥窟的兴衰历史．
(2)	细节理解题．由第二段…the kings wanted to raise themselves to a god－like position得出，历代国王都想把自己提高到像上帝一样的位置．
(3)	细节理解题．由第四段The Royal Court just walked away from Angkor completely得出．
(4)	细节理解题．由最后两段Then, in 1860 the French explorer Henri Mahout set out to find Angkor得出．正是由于民间的传说，才给考古学家提供了线索．