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2015—2016学年度第一学期高一第二次月测试卷 英 语 第一部分??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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A The kings of ancient Egypt built strong tombs to keep their bodies safe after death and to hold their treasures. The Great Pyramid was built thousands of years ago for a king called Khufu. It is located on the west bank of Nile River not far from Cairo. In fact all the pyramids along the Nile are on its west bank. The ancient Egyptians compared the rising of the sun to the beginning of life and the setting of the sun to the end of life. This is why their dead bodies were buried on the west bank of the Nile. The people of Mexico also built pyramids. They did not build the pyramids for tombs. They used to build a pyramid and then a temple on top of it. The pyramids of Mexico are not as high as the pyramids of Egypt, but they are big. Each of the pyramids has a wide stairway that goes from the bottom to the top. The biggest pyramid in Mexico is almost 2000 years old. Scientists think it took 10,000 men more than ten years to build it. On the top they build a temple of the sun. The temple is no longer there but people still called it the Pyramid of the Sun. near it is another huge pyramid, the Pyramid of the Moon. 1. In ancient Egypt pyramids were built __________. A. for visitors to see B. for kings to live in C. as the kings’ tombs D. for king Khufu 2. All the pyramids along the Nile are on its west bank, because in ancient Egypt people thought __________. A. they died in the west B. the sun sets in the west C. the end of their lives was like the setting of the sun D. they would go to the west after death 3. The pyramid in ancient Mexico was built __________. A. for the kings B. for the people C. for wars D. for the gods 4．Which of the following is Wrong? A．The kings of ancient Egypt built strong tombs only to hold treasures. B．The ancient Egyptians compared the rising of the sun to the beginning of life and the setting of the sun