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【題目】The Mayan Indians lived in Mexico for thousands of years. The Maya were so bright that they achieved a lot. They had farms, temples and cities with many buildings. They knew much about nature and the world around them. This knowledge helped them to live a better life than most people of that time.

In ancient Mexico there were many small clearings in the forest. In each clearing was a village with fields of crops around it. The Maya planted seeds after they cleared the land. A farmer was able to grow crops that produced for several people. But not every Maya had to be a farmer. Some were builders or priests (祭司)．

The Maya believed in many gods. They built large temples to honor them. Skillful workers built cities around these temples. It was difficult because they had to carry all of the building materials themselves. Today, many of these ancient Mayan cities and temples are still standing.

Although the Maya worked hard to build the beautiful cities, very few of them lived in them. Usually, only the priests lived in the cities. The other people lived in small villages in the forests. Their houses were much simpler. Most Maya lived a simple life close to nature.

Around the year 800, the Maya left their villages and beautiful cities, never to return. No one knows why this happened. They may have died from a deadly disease. They may have left because the soil could no longer grow crops. The lost secrets of the Maya are still beyond the reach of modern people. They are still one of our greatest mysteries.

【1】The Maya lived better than most people of their times because ______．

A. they had skillful workers

B. they believed in many gods

C. they knew better about nature

D. they could measure time correctly

【2】It can be inferred from the passage that ______．

A. the priests were not highly respected by the ancient Maya

B. the ancient Mayan cities and temples were well built

C. the ancient Mayan people led a happy life in the cities

D. the ancient Mayan people died from a serious disease

【3】The underlined word “They” in the last paragraph refers to ______．

A. the Mayan people B. the Mayan villages

C. the Mayan cities D. the lost secrets of the Maya

【4】Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A. The Cities of the Maya B. The Belief of the Maya

C. The Maya D. The Buildings of the Maya

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】本文主要介紹神秘的瑪雅人的生活，信仰等，從而說(shuō)明神秘的瑪雅人。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由“They knew much about nature and the world around them. This knowledge helped them to live a better life than most people of that time.”可知他們知道很多關(guān)于自然和周圍的世界。這方面的知識(shí)幫助他們過上比當(dāng)時(shí)大多數(shù)人更好的生活。C符合語(yǔ)境，故選C。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由“Today, many of these ancient Mayan cities and temples are still standing.”今天，許多這些古老的瑪雅城市和寺廟仍然屹立�？芍�古瑪雅的城市和寺廟很堅(jiān)固，建筑的非常好。B符合語(yǔ)境，故選B。

【3】詞義猜測(cè)題�！癟he lost secrets of the Maya are still beyond the reach of modern people. They are still one of our greatest mysteries.”瑪雅失去的秘密至今仍不為現(xiàn)代人所知。他們?nèi)匀皇俏覀冏顐ゴ蟮膴W秘之一。They指的是前一句瑪雅人失蹤之謎。D符合語(yǔ)境，故選D。

【4】主旨大意題。通讀全文可知本文分別介紹瑪雅人的生活，城市，信仰等都是為了說(shuō)明瑪雅人的神秘。A，B,D都只是說(shuō)明瑪雅人的神秘的例子，C符合語(yǔ)境，故選C。