【全程方略外研版】2014年春高中英语必修三：语篇训练卷(十四)Module6IntroductionReadingandVocabulary.doc

第  PAGE 15 页 共  NUMPAGES 15 页 温馨提示： 此套题为Word版，请按住Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴，调节合适的观看比例，答案解析附后。关闭Word文档返回原板块。 语篇训练卷(十四) Module 6　Introduction Reading and Vocabulary 阅读理解 A The kings of ancient Egypt planned strong tombs to keep their bodies safe after death and to hold their treasure. The Great Pyramids along the Nile are on its west bank. The ancient Egyptians compared the rising sun to the beginning of life and the setting 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 bigger. Each of the pyramids has a wide stairway(楼梯)that goes from the bottom to the top. [来源:学科网] The biggest pyramid in Mexico 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 of the sun. The temple is no longer there, but people still call 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. in honour of the gods B. for the kings’ tombs C. to hold the kings’ treasure D. as places of interest 2. Which pyramid was built at least 2, 000 years ago? A. The Great Pyramid. B. The Pyramid of the Sun. C. None of the pyramids. D. The Pyramid of the Moon. 3. Which of the following is TRUE? A. The pyramids of Mexico are as big as those of Egypt. B. The pyramids of Egypt are less high than those of Mexico. C. The pyramids of Mexico are just the same as those of Egypt. D. The pyramids of Mexico are quite different from those of Egypt. 4. According to this passage, which of the following would be most probably a Mexico pyramid? 5. The Great Pyramids were built on the west bank of the Nile, because　　　　. A. the bodies of the kings’ and treasure could be