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　We all know that there are many pyramids in Egypt, but most of us don't know the ancient（古代的）native people of Mexico also built pyramids．Their pyramids are not tombs．They used to build a pyramid and then build a temple on top of it．The pyramids of Mexico are not as high as those of Egypt, but they are bigger．Each pyramid has a wide stairway(樓梯)that goes from the bottom to the top．There is nothing inside the pyramids but earth and stones．

　The biggest pyramid in Mexico is the pyramid of Teotihuacan．It is almost 2,000 years old．Scientists think it took 10,000 men more than ten years to build it ．On the top they built a temple to the sun．The temple is no longer there, but people still call it the Pyramid of the Sun．There is another huge pyramid near it, the Pyramid of the Moon．

　How did the people of ancient times build the pyramids? How did they carry and lift up the huge stones? Each stone fitted so well, though the ancient people didn't have any modern machines! The ancient architecture (建筑) of Egypt and Mexico gives the world wonder (奇跡)．Scientists have studied for many years, but nobody can say just how they were built．

1．The ancient native people of Mexico built their pyramids for ______．

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A．tombs

B．temples

C．the worship(敬仰) of gods

D．scenic spots

2．The pyramids of Egypt are ______ those of Mexico but they are ______ the　　　　　　 pyramids of Mexico．

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A．as high as; smaller than

B．higher than; not so big as

C．bigger than; not so high as

D．not so high as; bigger than

3．The biggest pyramid in the world was built ______．　　　

[　　]

A．more than two thousand years ago

B．ten thousand years ago

C．nearly two thousand years ago

D．two thousand years ago

4．What is in the pyramids of Mexico?　　　

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A．Only stones and earth．

B．Nothing．

C．Mummies．

D．Temples．

5．Which of the following statements is true?　　　

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A．The scientists have known how the ancient native people of Mexico built　　　　　　　　　　 their pyramids．

B．The Pyramid of the Sun still exists now．

C．The Pyramid of the Moon is far away from the Pyramid of the Sun．

D．The ancient pyramids of Egypt and Mexico were built for different　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 reasons．

Every day we experiencc one of the wonders of the world around us without even realizing it It is not the amszing complexity of television. Nor the impressive tcchnology of transport The universal wonder we share and
Experience is our ability to make noises with our mouths, and so transmit ideas and thoughts to each other’s minds. This ability comes so naturally that tend to forget what a miracle（奇跡）it is.
Obviously, the ability to talk is something that marks humans off from animals. Of course, some animals have powers just as amazing. Birds can fly thousands of miles by observing positions of the stars in the sky in relation to the time of day and year. In Nature’s went show, humans are a species of animal that have deve pod their own special act. If we reduce it to basie ferms, it’s a ability for communicating information to ther by varying sounds we make as we breathe out.
Not the to don’t have other powers of communication. Our facia. expressions convey our emotions, such as anger, or jout or disappointment. The way we hold our beads can indicate to others whether we are happy or sad. This is so-called “body language”. Bristling(直立的)fur is an unmistakable warning of attack among many animals. Similarly, the bowed bead or drooping tail shows a readiness to take second place in any animal gathering.
Such a means of communication is a basic mechanism that animals, including human beings, instinctively acquire and display. Is the ability to speak just another sort of instinct? If so, how did human beings acquire this amazing skill? Biologists can readily indicate that particular area of our brain where speech mechanisms function, but this doesn’t tell us how that part of our bodies originated in our biological history.
1.According to the passage, the wonder we take for granted is_________.
A.our ability to use language
B.the miracle of technology
C.the amazing power of nature
D.our ability to make noises with mouth
2.What feature of “body language”mentioned in the passage is common to both humans and animals?
A.Lifting beads when sad.
B.Keeping long faces when angry.
C.Bristling hair when ready to attack.
D.Bowing heads when willing to obey.
3.What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?
A.Body language is unique to humans.
B.Animals express emotions just as humans do.
C.Humans have other powers of communication.
D.Humans are no different from animals to some degree.
4.This pastge is mainly about________________.
A.the development of body language
B.the special role humans play in nature
C.the power to convey information to others
D.the difference between humans and animals in language use

       Every day we experience one of the wonders of the world around us without even realizing it. It is not the amazing complexity of television, nor the impressive technology of transport. The universal wonder we share and experience is our ability to make noises with our mouths, and so transmit ideas and thoughts to each other’s minds. This ability comes so naturally that we tend to forget what a miracle (奇跡) it is.

       Obviously, the ability to talk is something that marks humans off from animals. Of course, some animals have powers just as amazing. Birds can fly thousands of miles by observing positions of the stars in the sky in relation to the time of day and year. In Nature’s talent show, humans are a species of animal that have developed their own special act. If we reduce it to basic terms, it’s an ability for communicating information to others, by varying sounds we make as we breathe out.

       Not that we don’t have other powers of communication. Our facial expressions convey our emotions, such as anger, or joy, or disappointment. The way we hold our heads can indicate to others whether we are happy or sad. This is so-called “body language”. Bristling (直立的) fur is an unmistakable warning of attack among many animals. Similarly, the bowed head or drooping tail shows a readiness to take second place in any animal gathering.

       Such a means of communication is a basic mechanism that animals, including human beings, instinctively acquire and display. Is the ability to speak just another sort of instinct? If so, how did human beings acquire this amazing skill? Biologists can readily indicate that particular area of our brain where speech mechanisms function, but this doesn’t tell us how that part of our bodies originated in our biological history.

1.According to the passage, the wonder we take for granted is          .

       A. our ability to use language                                   B. the miracle of technology

       C. our ability to make noises with mouth           D. the amazing power of nature          

2.What feature of “body language” mentioned in the passage is common to both humans and animals?

       A. Lifting heads when sad.                                B. Keeping long faces when angry.

       C. Bowing heads when willing to obey.                     D. Bristling hair when ready to attack.        

3.What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?

       A. Body language is unique to humans.

       B. Animals express emotions just as humans do.

       C. Humans are no different from animals to some degree.

D. Humans have other powers of communication.      

4.This passage is mainly about          .

       A. the development of body language

       B. the special role humans play in nature

       C. the difference between humans and animals in language use

D. the power to convey information to others

假如你叫李華，你的美國朋友Teddy即將到中國來旅游，他對(duì)中國的古文化遺址很感興趣，尤其是對(duì)長城向往已久，請(qǐng)你給Teddy寫一封120詞左右的e-mail，向他簡要介紹一下有關(guān)長城的情況：

1. 長城位于中國北部，全長約6,700公里，1987年被列入《世界遺產(chǎn)名錄》；

2. 長城從秦朝開始修建，修建長城的最初目的是抵御外來敵人進(jìn)攻。

3. 長城是古代勞動(dòng)人民創(chuàng)造的奇跡，是人類歷史上最偉大的工程之一。

參考詞匯：世界遺產(chǎn)名錄the World Heritage List；奇跡wonder

Dear Teddy,

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Wish you all the best. Hope to see you soon!

Yours,

Li Hua  

Every day we experience one of the wonders of the world around us without even realizing it．It is not the amazing complexity of television, nor the impressive technology of transport．The universal wonder we share and experience is our ability to make noise without mouths, and so transmit ideas and thoughts to each other’s minds．This ability comes so naturally that we tend to forget what a miracle （奇跡） it is．

       Obviously, the ability to talk is something that marks humans off from animal．Of course, some animals have powers just as amazing, Birds can fly thousands miles by observing positions of the stars in the sky in relation to the time of day and year．In Nature’s talent show, humans are a species of animal that have developed their own special act．If we reduce it to basic terms, it’s an ability for communicating information to others, by varying sounds we make as we breathe out．

       Not that we don’t have other powers of communication．Our facial expressions convey our emotions, such as anger, or joy, or disappointment．The way we hold our heads can indicate to others whether we are happy or sad．This is so-called “body language”．Bristling （直立的） fur is an unmistakable warning of attack among many animals．Similarly, the bowed head or drooping tail shows a readiness to take second place in any animal gathering．

       Such a means of communication is a basic mechanism that animals, including human beings, instinctively acquire and display．Is the ability to speak just another sort of instinct? If so, how did human beings acquire this amazing skills ? Biologist can readily indicate that particular area of our brain where speech mechanisms function, but this doesn’t tell us how that part of our bodies originated in our biological history．

1.According to the passage, the wonder we take for granted is         ．

       A．our ability to use language

       B．the miracle of technology

       C．the amazing power of nature

       D．our ability to make noises with mouth

2.What feature of “body language” mentioned in the passage is common to both human an animals?

       A．Lifting heads when sad．

       B．Keeping long faces when angry．

       C．Bristling hair when ready to attack．

       D．Bowing heads when willing to obey．

3.What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?

       A．Body language is unique to humans．

       B．Humans are no different from animals to some degree．

       C．Humans have other powers of communication．

       D．Animals express emotions just as humans do．

4.This passage is mainly about           ．

       A．the development of body language．

       B．the special role humans play in nature

       C．the power to convey information to others

       D．the difference between humans and animals in language use