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Unit 3 Back to the past 同步练习 一 总分 100分 时间 30 分钟 成绩评定 __________________ I. 知识窗：B For centuries, they were the tallest structures on the planet. The Pyramids of Giza, built over 4,000 years ago, still stand atop 在……顶上 an otherwise 另外的 flat, sandy landscape. One of the SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD, the pyramids defy 挑起；激起 21st-century humans to explain their greatest secrets. How could a civilization that lacked bulldozers 推土机 , forklifts, and trucks build such massive 结实的 structures? Why would anyone have spent the time and energy to attempt such a task? What treasures were placed inside these monuments 塔 ? Three pyramids were built at Giza, and many smaller pyramids were constructed around the Nile Valley. The tallest of the Great Pyramids reaches nearly 500 feet into the sky and spans 跨越 an area greater than 13 acres. The Great Sphinx 狮身人面像 was sculpted nearby to stand watch over the pyramids. It stands 65 feet tall and consists of a human head atop the body of a lion I. 翻译下列词组：（每题5分，共30分） 1. A来自古代文明的人们 ____________ 2. A建造许多华丽的建筑_____________ 3. B消失在夜色中 _______________ 4. B仍然不得而知________________ 5. A保护文化遗产 _______________ 6. B提出一些建议 _______________ III. 填空题:（每题4分，共20分）B Celebrating New Year’s Day is one of the oldest and most exciting customs around the world. Since this festival marks the beginning of the year, New Year’s Day is thought of as a perfect time for a “clean start” or New Year’ s resolutions. People worldwide resolve to act better in the year just beginning than in the year just ended. No day has ever been observed on so many different dates or in so many different ways. All over the world, countries have their own special beliefs about what the New Year means to them. In Scotland, the New Year is called Hogmanay. In the villages of Scotland, barrels of tar are set afire and then rolled down the streets. This ritual symbolizes that the old year is burned up and the new one is allowed to enter. New Year’s Day is also the Festival of Sain