TheTajMahalisconsideredtobeoneofthemostbeautifulbuildingsintheworldandthefinestexampleofthelatestyleofIndianarchitecture.ItisatAgrainnorthernIndia.ItliesbesidetheRiverJumnainthemiddleofgardenswithquietpools.TheTajMahalwasbuiltbytheMogulemperorShahJehan,whoruledIndiaintheseventeenthcentury.Itisinmemoryofhisfavouritewife,ArjumandBanuBagam,knownasMumtazMahal,whodiedin1631.Thebuilding,whichwascompletedbetween1632and1638,wasdesignedbyalocalMuslimarchitectUstadAhmadLahori.Thewholebuilding,withgardensandgatewaystructures,wascompletedin1643.TheTajMahalstandsatoneendofthegardentombwithmarblepath.Theroomissoftlylightedbythelightthatpassesthroughdoublescreensofcarvedmarblesethighinthewalls.Thebuildingnowiskeptingoodcondition.TheTajMahaltook22yearstobuild.ShahJehanplannedasimilarbuilding,butinblackinsteadofwhite,tolieontheothersideoftheriver.Butbeforeitcouldbebuilt,ShahJehanwasimprisonedbyhissonandburiednexttohiswifeintheTajMahal.SectionⅠIntroduction&Reading—Pre-reading[原文呈現][讀文清障]Part1TheAmazing①CavesofZhoukoudianZhoukoudianisasmallvillageabout50kilometressouth-westofBeijing.Inthe1920s②，archaeologists③discoveredsomeprehistoric④humanbonestherewhichchangedChina'sknowledge⑤ofitshistory⑥.Theycamefromanunknownspecies⑦ofmanandwerethefirstevidence⑧ofprimitive⑨humanlifeinChinathousandsofyearsago.Theremains⑩were...threeteeth!In1929,acompleteskull?wasalsodiscovered.Eventually?，archaeologistsfoundalmost200items?，including?sixskullsandmorethan?150teeth.Thesediscoveries?provedtheexistence?ofahumanspecieswholivedinthearea?between700,000and200,000yearsago.FoursiteswhereBeijingManandhisrelations?lived?werediscoveredonthenorthernfaceofeq\o(○,\s\up1(21))DragonBoneHill(Longgushan).Theylivedinthelimestoneeq\o(○,\s\up1(22))cavesinthearea.①amazingadj.令人大為驚奇的②inthe1920s＝inthe1920's③archaeologist/?ɑ?ki'?l?d?Ist/n．考古學家④prehistoric/?pri?hI'st?rIk/adj.史前的；有歷史記載以前的prehistoryn．[U]史前時期⑤knowledgen．[U]知曉，了解⑥which引導定語從句，代指上文提到的事情。⑦speciesn．物種，種⑧evidencen．證據⑨primitive/'prIm?tIv/adj.(人類或動植物)原始的，原生的⑩remains/rI'meInz/n．遺跡；遺體?skull/sk?l/n．頭顱，顱骨?eventuallyadv.最后，終于?item/'aIt?m/n．(一)件?includingprep.包括includingA＝Aincluded?morethan超過，多于?discoveryn．發現?existence/Iɡ'zIstns/n．存在comeintoexistence/being產生，出現?who引導定語從句，修飾“ahumanspecies”。?relation/rI'leI?n/n．親屬；親戚?where引導定語從句，修飾“foursites”。eq\o(○,\s\up1(21))onthenorthernfaceof在……北面eq\o(○,\s\up1(22))limestone/'laIm?st??n/n．石灰石第一部分驚人的周口店山頂洞[第1～3段譯文]周口店是位于北京西南約50千米的一個小村莊。20世紀20年代，考古學家在那里發現了一些史前人類的遺骨，這一發現改變了人們對中國歷史的認識。它們是一類未知人種的遺骨，是許多年前原始人生活在中國的第一證據。發現的遺留物是……三顆牙齒！1929年，一個完整的頭蓋骨又被發掘出來。最后，考古學家發現了近200件遺留物，包括6個頭蓋骨和150多顆牙齒。這些發現證明：在七十萬到二十萬年前就有人類生活在該地區。人們在龍骨山的北坡發現了北京人及其近親居住過的四處遺址。他們生活在該地區的石灰巖洞中。However,thelifespaneq\o(○,\s\up1(23))ofBeijingManwasshort.About70%ofthepeopleprobablydiedbeforetheageof14.Fewerthaneq\o(○,\s\up1(24))5%livedtotheageofeq\o(○,\s\up1(25))50.Evensoeq\o(○,\s\up1(26))，theywerequitesophisticatedeq\o(○,\s\up1(27)).Asheswerefoundalongsidethefossilseq\o(○,\s\up1(28))whichshowedtheyusedfireforeq\o(○,\s\up1(29))cookingfoodandalsoforlight,warmthandprotectioneq\o(○,\s\up1(30))fromwildbeastseq\o(○,\s\up1(31)).Thisistheearliestevidenceoftheuseoffireanywhereintheworld.Theyalsomadetoolsofeq\o(○,\s\up1(32))bonesandsharpenedeq\o(○,\s\up1(33))stones.Unfortunately,whenJapaninvadedeq\o(○,\s\up1(34))Chinain1937,excavationseq\o(○,\s\up1(35))attheBeijingManSitestoppedandmostofthefossilsdisappeared,includingaBeijingManskull.Theyhaveneverbeenfound.AfterthePeople'sRepublicofChinawasestablishedeq\o(○,\s\up1(36))in1949,theworkstartedagainandZhoukoudianbecameanimportanttouristattractioneq\o(○,\s\up1(37)).Zhoukoudianwaslistedeq\o(○,\s\up1(38))asaworldheritageeq\o(○,\s\up1(39))siteinDecember1987.IthasnotonlygivenusimportantinformationaboutprehistoricAsiansocieties,butalsoeq\o(○,\s\up1(40))hasprovidedeq\o(○,\s\up1(41))amazingevidenceabouttheprocessofevolutioneq\o(○,\s\up1(42)).eq\o(○,\s\up1(23))span/sp?n/n．時距；期間eq\o(○,\s\up1(24))fewerthan低于，少于eq\o(○,\s\up1(25))livetotheageof活到……歲eq\o(○,\s\up1(26))evenso盡管如此eq\o(○,\s\up1(27))sophisticatedadj.精密的，水平高的，復雜巧妙的eq\o(○,\s\up1(28))fossil/'f?sl/n．化石eq\o(○,\s\up1(29))use...fordoing...用……來做……eq\o(○,\s\up1(30))protectionn．保護protect...from...保護……免受……eq\o(○,\s\up1(31))beast/bi?st/n．野獸eq\o(○,\s\up1(32))makeAof/fromB由B制成AAbemadeof/fromBA由B制成eq\o(○,\s\up1(33))sharpen/'?ɑ?p?n/v．使變鋒利eq\o(○,\s\up1(34))invadev．侵略，侵犯eq\o(○,\s\up1(35))excavation/?eksk?'veI?n/n．發掘eq\o(○,\s\up1(36))establishv．成立eq\o(○,\s\up1(37))touristattraction旅游景點attraction此處是可數名詞，意為“向往的地方”。eq\o(○,\s\up1(38))list/lIst/v．(按某次序)把……列表，列清單belistedas被列為eq\o(○,\s\up1(39))heritagen．遺產eq\o(○,\s\up1(40))notonly...butalso...不但……而且……eq\o(○,\s\up1(41))providev．提供eq\o(○,\s\up1(42))evolution/?i?v?'lu??n/n．進化；演變[第4～5段譯文]然而，北京人的壽命很短。約70%的北京人可能都活不到14歲。活到50歲的人不到5%。盡管如此，北京人進化程度已經很高。跟化石一起被發現的灰燼表明他們用火來做飯、照明、取暖和抵御野獸。這是世界上使用火種的最早證據。他們還用骨頭和尖石做工具。不幸的是，1937年日本侵華時，北京人遺址的挖掘工作被迫中斷，大多數化石不翼而飛，其中包括一個北京人頭蓋骨。它們至今下落不明。1949年中華人民共和國成立之后，挖掘工作重新開始，周口店成了重要的旅游景區。1987年12月，周口店被列為世界文化遺產。它不僅為我們提供了史前亞洲社會的重要信息，還為我們提供了人類進化歷程中驚人的證據。Part2BeijingManHeritageSiteinDangereq\o(○,\s\up1(43))TheZhoukoudianBeijingManSiteisoneofthemostimportantworldheritagesitesinChina.Sincethediscoverywasmadeeq\o(○,\s\up1(44))inthe1920s,Zhoukoudianhasbecomeanimportantplaceforarchaeologistsfromallovertheworld.Atthesiteinthesouth-westsuburbeq\o(○,\s\up1(45))ofBeijing,thereis,forexample,theearliestevidenceoftheuseoffirebyhumans.Ithasalsobeenprovedthatpeoplelivedtherecontinuouslyeq\o(○,\s\up1(46))between500,000and10,000yearsago.eq\o(○,\s\up1(47))Today,however,Zhoukoudianisinseriousdanger.Partsofthecavehavebeenbadlyaffectedbyrainandexposureeq\o(○,\s\up1(48))totheair.Someareasarealmostcompletelycoveredinweedseq\o(○,\s\up1(49))，causingseriousdamageeq\o(○,\s\up1(50)).Pollutionfromnearbycementeq\o(○,\s\up1(51))factorieshasalsocontributedeq\o(○,\s\up1(52))totheproblem.Thesiteisextremelyeq\o(○,\s\up1(53))expensivetomaintaineq\o(○,\s\up1(54))anditwillcostbetweenthreeandfivemillionyuantorepairit.Atthemomenteq\o(○,\s\up1(55))，visitorsarenotallowedtoeq\o(○,\s\up1(56))visitthecaves.,eq\o(○,\s\up1(43))indanger處于危險中bedangerous指對別人構成威脅。eq\o(○,\s\up1(44))makediscoveries發現eq\o(○,\s\up1(45))suburbn．郊區eq\o(○,\s\up1(46))continuouslyadv.不斷地，持續地eq\o(○,\s\up1(47))Ithasalsobeenprovedthat...也已證明……。it是形式主語，不能用其他詞代替。that從句是真正主語。eq\o(○,\s\up1(48))exposure/Ik'sp????/n．暴露；顯露(常與to連用)(be)exposedto暴露于；接觸eq\o(○,\s\up1(49))weed/wi?d/n．野草；雜草eq\o(○,\s\up1(50))現在分詞短語作結果狀語。eq\o(○,\s\up1(51))cement/s?'ment/n．水泥eq\o(○,\s\up1(52))contribute/k?n'trIbju?t/v．促成后接介詞to。makeacontributionto對……作貢獻eq\o(○,\s\up1(53))extremelyadv.極其eq\o(○,\s\up1(54))maintain/meIn'teIn/v．保持；維持；保養eq\o(○,\s\up1(55))atthemoment此刻eq\o(○,\s\up1(56))beallowedtodosth.被允許做某事第二部分面臨危險的北京人遺址[第1～3段譯文]周口店北京人遺址是中國最重要的世界遺址之一。自從20世紀20年代被發現以來，周口店對全世界考古學家來說已經成了一個重要的地方。比如說，在北京西南郊區的遺址處，有著人類使用火種的最早證據。也已證明五十萬到一萬年前，那里一直有人類生存。然而，今日的周口店面臨著巨大的危險。部分山洞因受到雨水的侵蝕和空氣接觸，損壞嚴重。一些地方雜草叢生，破敗不堪。附近水泥廠產生的污染對此也難辭其咎。維護遺址需要高昂的費用，修復費用在300萬到500萬元之間。目前，已經禁止游客參觀這些山洞。ZhoukoudianisontheWorldCulturalHeritageListeq\o(○,\s\up1(57))，organisedbyUNESCOeq\o(○,\s\up1(58))，theUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization.Thelistisconstantlyeq\o(○,\s\up1(59))checked.Anysitewhichisseriouslydamagedorwhichisnotproperlyeq\o(○,\s\up1(60))protectedeq\o(○,\s\up1(61))isanendangeredeq\o(○,\s\up1(62))heritage,andUNESCOisveryquicktodoeq\o(○,\s\up1(63))somethingaboutsituationseq\o(○,\s\up1(64))likethis.Theyhaverecommendedeq\o(○,\s\up1(65))thatthesitebeclosedandrepairedeq\o(○,\s\up1(66)).Ifnothingisdonetorepairit,itcouldberemovedfromeq\o(○,\s\up1(67))thelist.ThisisaveryseriousmatterandtheChineseAcademyofSciencesistryingtoraiseeq\o(○,\s\up1(68))publicawarenesseq\o(○,\s\up1(69))aboutit.Theyhavesuggestedthatthegeneralpublicbeencouragedtoeq\o(○,\s\up1(70))helpwiththeproblemeq\o(○,\s\up1(71)).AprofessorattheAcademyhasproposedeq\o(○,\s\up1(72))thatafundeq\o(○,\s\up1(73))beestablishedtoraisemoneyeq\o(○,\s\up1(74)).DrZhuMingoftheAcademysaid,“Wehaveeq\o(○,\s\up1(75))requestedthatthegovernmentgetinvolvedeq\o(○,\s\up1(76))，butwealsoneedassistanceeq\o(○,\s\up1(77))fromordinarypeople.Theycanhelpbycontributingtothecostofrepairingthecaves.Theyareapreciouseq\o(○,\s\up1(78))partofourculturalheritage—itisofvitalimportanceeq\o(○,\s\up1(79))thatwedosomethingeq\o(○,\s\up1(80)).Ifnot,itwillbeacatastropheeq\o(○,\s\up1(81)).”eq\o(○,\s\up1(57))onthelist在名單上eq\o(○,\s\up1(58))過去分詞短語“organisedbyUNESCO”作后置定語。eq\o(○,\s\up1(59))constantlyadv.一直eq\o(○,\s\up1(60))properlyadv.正確地eq\o(○,\s\up1(61))兩個which引導定語從句，修飾site。eq\o(○,\s\up1(62))endangered/In'deInd??d/adj.瀕危的eq\o(○,\s\up1(63))bequicktodo及時做，快速做eq\o(○,\s\up1(64))situationn．情況，狀況eq\o(○,\s\up1(65))recommend/?rek?'mend/v．建議eq\o(○,\s\up1(66))recommend后接that從句，從句用虛擬語氣，即謂語用“should＋動詞原形”，should可以省略。eq\o(○,\s\up1(67))removefrom從……中除掉eq\o(○,\s\up1(68))raisev．增加，提高eq\o(○,\s\up1(69))awareness/?'we?n?s/n．意識；認識；感悟能力raiseawarenessabout加強對……的意識eq\o(○,\s\up1(70))beencouragedtodo被鼓勵做eq\o(○,\s\up1(71))suggest表示“建議”，后接賓語從句時，從句用虛擬語氣。eq\o(○,\s\up1(72))propose/pr?'p??z/v．建議；提議eq\o(○,\s\up1(73))fund/f?nd/n．基金；專款eq\o(○,\s\up1(74))raisemoney集資eq\o(○,\s\up1(75))request后接賓語從句時，從句用虛擬語氣。eq\o(○,\s\up1(76))getinvolved參與be/getinvolvedin...卷入……；涉及……eq\o(○,\s\up1(77))assistance/?'sIstns/n．幫助，援助withtheassistance/helpof在……的幫助下cometoone'sassistance來幫助某人eq\o(○,\s\up1(78))precious/'pre??s/adj.寶貴的；珍貴的；貴重的eq\o(○,\s\up1(79))ofvitalimportance＝veryimportant至關重要eq\o(○,\s\up1(80))thatwedosomething用了虛擬語氣，should被省略。eq\o(○,\s\up1(81))catastrophe/k?'t?str?fi/n．毀滅性的大災難[第4～6段譯文]周口店已被聯合國教科文組織列入世界文化遺產的名單。名單上的各處遺產需要經常接受檢查。任何被嚴重破壞或保護不當的遺產都是瀕危遺產，像這種情況，聯合國教科文組織會立刻采取行動。該組織已經提議關閉這個遺址并進行修復。若不進行修復，這個遺址就有可能被除名。形勢相當嚴峻，中國科學院正在努力喚醒國民的(保護)意識。他們建議鼓勵公眾來幫助解決這一問題。中科院的一位教授提議設立基金會來募集資金。中科院的朱明博士說：“我們已經要求政府參與，但我們同樣需要普通大眾的協助。他們可以通過捐款修復山洞的方式作出貢獻。它們是我們文化遺產中極其寶貴的部分——因此，我們采取行動就顯得尤其重要。否則就會造成災難性的后果。”Pre-readingPleasematchthewordswiththeirpropermeanings.1．preserveA．tomakesth.continueinthesameway2．maintainB．toadvisesb.todosth.3．recommendC．theactionofaskingforsth.formallyandpolitely4．proposeD．rareandworthalotofmoney5．preciousE．tokeepsth.initsoriginalstateingoodcondition6．estimateF．tosuggestaplan,anidea,etc.forpeopletothinkaboutanddecideon7．requestG．ajudgementofthequalitiesofsomethingorsomebody1～56～7答案：1～5EABFD6～7GCLead-in(Ⅰ)MatchtheChineseCulturalHeritagewiththefollowingpictures.A．TheLongmenGrottoesB．TerracottaWarriorsandHorsesC．TheGreatWallD．TheSummerE．ThePotalaF．TheForbidden(Ⅱ)HaveyouheardofBeijingMan?Howmuchdoyouknowaboutthem?參考答案：Yes.ThelifespanofBeijingManwasshort.Evenso,theywerequitesophisticated.Theyusedfireforcookingfoodandalsoforlight,warmthandprotectionfromwildbeasts.Theyalsomadetoolsofbonesandsharpenedstones.While-readingFast-readingReadthetextquicklyandanswerthefollowingquestions.1．WhydoyouthinktheBeijingManSiteis“indanger”？Becausepollution,exposuretoair,rainandweedsaredestroyingthesite.2．HowimportantisittorepairtheZhoukoudianBeijingManSite?Itisvital,becausethesiteisofinternationalimportance.Careful-reading(Ⅰ)Readthetextagainandchoosethebestanswers.1．WhichofthefollowingsentencesisNOTtrueaboutZhoukoudian?A．It'sasmallvillageabout50kilometressouth-westofBeijing.B．Archaeologistsdiscoveredsomeprehistorichumanbonestherein1920.C．ItwaslistedasaworldheritagesiteinDecember1987.D．Ahumanspeciesoncelivedintheareabetween700,000and200,000yearsago.2．ThelifespanofBeijingManwasshortand.A．about70%ofthepeopleprobablydiedbeforetheageof14B．fewerthan5%livedtotheageof60C．mostofthepeoplewerekilledbythefierceanimalsD．thepeoplecouldn'tcooktheirfoodorprotectthemselvesfromwildanimalsbyusingfire3．ZhoukoudianwaslistedasaworldheritagesiteinDecember1987because.A．sixskullsandmorethan150teethwerefoundthereB．itwastheearliestevidenceoftheuseoffireanywhereintheworldC．itbecameanimportanttouristattractionafter1949D．ithasnotonlygivenusimportantinformationaboutprehistoricAsiansocieties,butalsohasprovidedamazingevidenceabouttheprocessofevolution4．Fromthepassagewecaninferthat.A．boththegovernmentandtheordinarypeoplecanhelppreservethesiteB．ZhoukoudianisindangerC．ZhoukoudianhasbeenanimportantplaceforarchaeologistsfromallovertheworldD．ifnothingisdonetorepairit,Zhoukoudiancouldberemovedfromthelist答案：1～4BADA(Ⅱ)Readthetextcarefullyandfillinthechart.TheAmazingCavesofZhoukoudianInthe1920sArchaeologistsdiscoveredsome1.prehistorichumanbones,whichcamefromanunknown2.speciesofmanandwerethefirstevidenceof3.primitivehumanlifeinChina.In1929Acompleteskullwasdiscoveredand4.almost200itemswerealsofound.Thesediscoveriesprovedthe5.existenceofahumanspecieswholivedintheareabetween700,000and200,000yearsago.In1937WhenJapan6.invadedChina,excavationsattheBeijingManSitestoppedandmostofthefossils7.disappeared.In1949Zhoukoudianbecameanimportant8.touristattraction.In1987Zhoukoudianwas9.listedasaworldheritagesite,whichhasprovidedamazing10.evidenceabouttheprocessofevolution.Study-readingAnalyzethefollowingdifficultsentencesinthetext.1．Asheswerefoundalongsidethefossilswhichshowedtheyusedfireforcookingfoodandalsoforlight,warmthandprotectionfromwildbeasts.[句式分析][嘗試翻譯]跟化石一起被發現的灰燼表明他們用火來做飯、照明、取暖和抵御野獸。2．Anysitewhichisseriouslydamagedorwhichisnotproperlyprotectedisanendangeredheritage,andUNESCOisveryquicktodosomethingaboutsituationslikethis.[句式分析][嘗試翻譯]任何被嚴重破壞或保護不當的遺產都是瀕危遺產，像這種情況，聯合國教科文組織會立刻采取行動。Ⅰ.閱讀理解AScientistsrecentlydiscoveredthatpicturesoncavewallsatCreswellCragsaretheoldestknowninGreatArchaeologistsoftendatecaveartwithaprocesscalledradiocarbondating.Thetechniquecanmeasuretheageofcarbonfoundincharcoal(木炭)drawingsorpaintedpictures.Carbonisanelement(成分)foundinmanythings,includingcharcoalandevenpeople.Butinthiscase,therewasnopaintorcharcoaltotest.Peoplecarvedthepicturesofanimalsandfiguresintotherockusingstonetools.Thescientistshadan“aha！”momentwhentheynoticedsmallrocksstucktothetopofthedrawings.Thesmallrocksmusthaveformedafterthedrawingsweremade.“Itisraretobeabletoscientificallydaterockart.”saidAlistairPike,anarchaeologicalscientistatBritain'sUniversityofBristol.“Wewereveryfortunatethatsomeoftheengravings(雕刻)werecoveredbystalagmitesWhenatestprovedthatthestalagmitesformed12,800yearsago,thescientistsknewtheartunderneaththemhadtobeatleastthatold.Andsomeoftheanimalsshown,liketheEuropeanbison,arenowextinct—anothertip-off(征兆)thattheartisquiteold.TheartistscametoCreswellCrags.ThisplaceisoneofthefarthestpointsnorthreachedbyourancientancestorsduringtheIceAge.Atthattime,muchoftheNorthSeawasdrySometoolsandbonesfoundthereare13,000to15,000yearsold.Theyshowthatthetravelershuntedhorses,reindeer,andarctichares.TheirartworkissimilartoartinFranceandGermany.IttellsscientiststhattheCreswellCragsartistsmusthavehadacloseconnectiontopeoplesseveralthousandkilometersaway—anotherimportantevidenceofunderstandinghowhumansspreadoutacrosstheworld.語篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文，帶領我們探尋英國古老的洞窟美術的歷史。1．Theunderlinedword“Archaeologists”inParagraph2referstopeople.A．whostudythingsleftbehindbypeopleinthepastB．whohaverichexperienceinpaintingC．whoareinterestedinwildanimalsD．whoaregoodatusingstonetools解析：選A詞義猜測題。根據第二段的內容可以看出，archaeologists意為“考古學家”。2．Whydoscientistssaytheartisquiteold?A．Theartwascarvedintostonewithstonetools.B．Mostanimalscarvedinthestoneareextinct.C．Thecaveisoneofthefarthestpointsintheworld.D．Somepictureswerecoveredbystalagmitesmorethan10,000yearsold.解析：選D細節理解題。根據倒數第三段可知答案。3．Bystudyingthecaveart,scientistscouldlearnabout.A．howancientpeoplecrossedtheNorthB．whysomeoftheanimalshavediedoutC．howhumansspreadoutacrosstheworldD．whatancientpeoplehadforfoodatthattime解析：選C細節理解題。根據最后一段最后一句“anotherimportantevidenceofunderstandinghowhumansspreadoutacrosstheworld”可知。4．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．CaveArtAboutAnimalsIsMostBeautifulB．CaveArtIsFoundinanUnusualWayC．CaveArtTurnsOuttoBeBritain'sOldestD．CaveArtHasaGreatInfluenceonBritain解析：選C標題歸納題。本文主要介紹英國克瑞斯威爾峭壁的洞窟藝術為什么是英國最古老的藝術，后半部分給出了證據。BOneweekafterIstartedworkinginBeijing,IdecidedtovisitaplaceofinterestcalledtheSummerPalace.Beforesettingoff,IresearchedintoitontheInternet.TheSummerPalaceiscomposedmostlyofalake,butit'ssurroundedbybeautifulgreeneryandawalkwaythatcirclesthelake.ItisrecommendedthatyougivetheSummerThehighlightofthetourhadtobetheviewfromtheTowerofBuddhistIncense.Itsitsontopofalargehilloverlookingthelakeandthatisworththeclimb.Itwasbuiltasaplacetoworship(敬拜)Buddha.AndintheSummerPalaceAnotherhighlightwasseeingthestagecreatedfortheDowagerEmpresswhereshewatchedtheoperaandothertheateritems.ThereareboxseatsthatsurroundthestageanditwasthelargeststagecreatedinallofImperialChina.Youcouldalmostimagineroyaltyreviewingtheactorsfromtheboxesandthestage.Idorecommendtakingaboatrideifyougo,whichtakesyoufromonesideofthelaketotheothersidewhereyoucanseeanothersetofbuildings.Anditisfun.Youcanalsorentanelectricorpaddleboatifyouwant.Butsinceitwasjustme,Iwentononeofthebiggestboatswithotherpeople.IspentanotherfourhourswanderingaroundtheSummer語篇解讀：作者描述了去頤和園游玩的經歷。5．BeforesettingofftotheSummerPalaceA．askedothersaboutitB．didn'tthinkitwaslargeC．didn'tknowwhattoseeD．learnedsomethingaboutit解析：選D細節理解題。根據第一段的“Beforesettingoff,IresearchedintoitontheInternet.”可知，出發前作者了解了一些頤和園的情況。6．WhilevisitingtheTowerofA．worshippedBuddhaB．touchedsomeartifactsC．couldn'ttakephotosasshelikedD．wasn'tdeeplyimpressedbyitatall解析：選C推理判斷題。根據第二段的“MostofthestatuesofBuddhaandtheotherartifacts(手工藝品)wereoff-limitstophotos.”可推斷，作者不能盡情地拍照。7．Whatdoweknowaboutthesecondhighlightmentionedinthetext?A．Itsitsontopofahill.B．ItisthelargeststagealloverChina.C．Operasareperformedthereattimes.D．Itwasfortheroyaltytowatchperformances.解析：選D細節理解題。根據第三段的“Anotherhighlightwasseeing...andothertheateritems.”以及后文內容可知，這個地方是供清皇室成員觀看表演的。8．Whydidtheauthorchoosetotakearideinabigboatinsteadofotherboats?A．Becausetheauthorwaspersuadedtodothat.B．Becausetheauthorwantedtobemorecomfortable.C．Becausetheauthorwantedtosavesomemoney.D．Becauseitwasmoresuitablefortheauthortodothat.解析：選D推理判斷題。根據第四段的“Youcanalsorentanelectricorpaddleboatifyouwant.Butsinceitwasjustme,Iwentononeofthebiggestboatswithotherpeople.”可知，這種選擇更適合作者。CAmongthesevenwondersoftheancientarchitectural(建筑方面的)world,thepyramidsinEgyptaretheonlyonesstillstanding.For1,000years,theywerethetallestbuildingsintheworld.Builtwithprehistorictechnology,theywereanarchitecturalmystery,asstrangeastheSphinx(獅身人面像)．Noonereallyknowshowtheywerebuilt.Thefirsthistoricalrecord,bytheGreekwriterHeroditus,came2,000yearslater.Withouthardfacts,therehavebeenmanytheories.HollywoodhasmostlyfollowedtheexamplesfromtheGreekrecord:100,000slavesworkedhardfor20years.Othersbelieveaverylargeslopesnakedaroundthepyramids.AnAmericanrecentlyputforwardthetheorythatkitescouldhaveliftedthe2-tonstones.NowHoudin,aFrencharchitect,saysthatafterstudyingthepyramidsforeightyears,hehassolvedthemysterywiththehelpof3-Dcomputeranimation(三維動畫).Hebelievesthepyramidswerebuiltfromtheinsideoutthroughaninternalslopethatgoesaroundacentralpoint.“Thisiscompletelynew.Everyonebeforemethoughtthatthepyramidswerebuiltfromtheoutside,andonlyfromtheoutside，”hesaid.ScholarsofancientEgyptareinterested.“It'satheorywhichsoundsreasonable.ScholarsofancientEgyptagreeitoughttobetested,anditdoesn'tcausedamage,soIwouldn'tbesurprisedthatwithinayear,wehavethefinalanswer，”saidBobBrier,ascholaratLongIslandUniversity.Ifthatisthecase,we'llknowthetruthaboutthepyramidsintheblinkofaneye,consideringthismysteryhaslastedfornearly5,000years.語篇解讀：本文介紹了關于金字塔之謎的一些科學家的猜測。9．Accordingtothepassage,howmanyancientwondersinarchitecturehavedisappearedsofar?A．Four. B．FiveC．Six D．Seven.解析：選C推理判斷題。根據第一段可知，世界古建筑的7大奇觀只有金字塔仍然存在，因此其他的6個已經消失了。10．Therearemanytheoriesofhowthepyramidswerebuiltbecause.A．researchershavedifferentprofessionalknowledgeB．researchersresearchthepyramidsfromdifferentaspectsC．therearenoreliablerecordsofhowthepyramidswerebuiltD．therearemanystories