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阅读理解
The pyramids in Egypt are world-famous．Long ago, kings built them as their tombs．The Great Pyramid of Khufu is the largest one．It is one of the “Seven Wonders” of the ancient world．Until the 19th century, it was the tallest building on earth．It took about 100, 000 people over 20 years to build it．
Khufu ordered his men to build the Great Pyramid as his tomb in about 2560B．C．The building is made up of two million stones and each stone weighs more than two tons．The Great Pyramid has four sides and each side is 230.4 meters long．It's 146.5 meters high．How did the ancient Egyptians build the Great Pyramid? We still don't know．Many people believe the Great Pyramid is the oldest and greatest building in the world．
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What did kings build the pyramids for?
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To live in
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For people to visit
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To keep their bodies after they died
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Until when was the Great Pyramid of Khufu the tallest building on earth?
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1800
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1900
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2000
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“ Each stone weighs more than two tons” means “________”
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Each stone is about two tons heavy
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Each stone is two tons heavy
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Each stone is over 2, 000 kg
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How many stones is the Great Pyramid made up of?
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200, 000
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2, 000, 000
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C． |
20,000, 000
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Which is TRUE according to the passage?
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About 100, 000 people built the Great Pyramid after Khufu died．
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A pyramid has a square and three triangles．
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No one knows how the ancient Egyptians built the Great Pyramid．
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