Atripthethreegorges本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分，共150分。考试时间120分钟。第Ⅰ卷(选择题)第一部分听力第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。ATheoldeststonebuildingsintheworldarethepyramids(金字塔).Theyhavestoodfornearly5,000years,anditseemslikelythattheywillcontinuetostandforthousandsofyearsyet.Thereareovereightyofthemscattered(散布)alongthebanksoftheNile,someofwhicharedifferentinshapefromthetruepyramids.Themostfamousofthesearethe“Step”pyramidandthe“Bent”pyramid.Someofthepyramidsstilllookasmuchalikeastheymusthavebeenwhentheywerebuiltthousandsofyearsago.Mostofthedamagesufferedbytheothershasbeenatthehandsofmenwhowerelookingfortreasureor，moreoften,forstonestouseinmodernbuildings.ThedryclimateofEgypthashelpedtokeepthepyramidsingoodcondition，andtheirveryshapehasmadethemlesslikelytofallintoruin.Thesearegoodreasonswhytheycanstillbeseentoday,butperhapsthemostimportantisthattheywereplannedtolastforever.The“Step”pyramidhadtobeonthewestsideoftheNile,thesideonwhichthesunsets.Thiswasforspiritualreasons.Italsohadtostandwellabovetheleveloftherivertoprotectitagainsttheregularfloods.ItcouldnotbetoofarfromtheNile,however,asthestonestobuilditneededtobecarriedinboatsdowntherivertothenearestpoint.Watertransportwas,ofcourse,mucheasierthanlandtransport.Thebuildersalsohadtofindarockbase,whichwasnotlikelytocrack(破裂)underthegreatweightofthepyramid.Finally,ithadtobenearthecapital，orbetterstillneartheking'spalacesothathecouldvisititeasilytopersonallychecktheprogressbeingmadeonthefinalrestingplaceforhisbody.语篇解读：本文主要介绍了埃及的金字塔能保存长久的原因及其中被称为Step的金字塔建立在尼罗河西侧的原因。21．Accordingtothepassage，the“Step”pyramid________.A．isunlikelytofallintoruininthenearfutureB．wasbuiltonthesandalongtheNileC．isonethatwasbuiltlaterthanthetruepyramidsD．isthemostfamousofthetruepyramids答案：A细节理解题。由文章第二段“ThedryclimateofEgypthashelpedtokeepthepyramidsingoodcondition.andtheirveryshapehasmadethemlesslikelytofallintoruin.”及第三段“Thebuildersalsohadtofindarockbase,whichwasnotlikelytocrackunderthegreatweightofthepyramid.”可知，埃及干燥的气候使得金字塔保存完好，金字塔的外形使得它们不大可能坍塌。22．Themostimportantreasonwhysomepyramidsremainingoodconditionisthat________.A．peoplehavetakengoodcareofthemB．itdoesn'trainofteninEgyptC．theywerewelldesignedD．thegovernmenthasprotectedthemfromdamage答案：C细节理解题。由文章第二段“Thesearegoodreasonswhytheycanstillbeseentoday，butperhapsthemostimportantisthattheywereplannedtolastforever.”可知，金字塔保存完好的最重要的原因在于人们有长远的规划。23．Mostofthedamagetothepyramidshasbeencausedby________.A．theregularfloodsB．thedryclimateofEgyptC．peoplesearchingforgoldD．peopleinsearchofBuildingmaterials答案：D细节理解题。由文章第二段“Mostofthedamagesufferedbytheothershasbeenatthehandsofmenwhowerelookingfortreasureor,moreoften,forstonestouseinmodernbuildings.”可知，对金字塔的损坏大多数来自搜寻珠宝，或更多的是寻找建筑材料的人们之手。24．TheEgyptiansbuiltthepyramidsalongthebanksoftheNilebecause________.A．theybelievedintheirgodB．itwasdifficulttofindalargerockbasefarfromtheNileC．theriverhelpedalotinthetransportofbuildingmaterialsD．itwasnoteasytochooseasuitableplaceforthepyramids答案：C细节理解题。由...
