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Unit 3　Back to the past 单句语法填空 ____________(come) home late worries his mother. 答案：coming ____________years go by, China is getting stronger and richer. 答案：As ____________(have) just been built there. 答案：has ____________(knock) down by a car just now. 答案：knocked ____________ need of a good rest. 答案：in ____________(explode) ripped through a warehouse storing “dangerous goods” in north China’s Tianjin City. 答案：explosion ____________ he had committed an offence. 答案：that ____________(declare)． 答案：declaration ____________(complaint) to her boss about her being paid badly. 答案：complains ____________(judge)． 答案：judgement 阅读理解 (2016·河北邢台高三摸底考试)The ancient city of Chichen Itza in southern Mexico was one of the most powerful cities and one of the most powerful ancient cultures—the Maya.But today, The Mayan culture began almost 3, 000 years ago and grew in parts of Central America.But about 1, 000 years ago a group called the Itza invaded the city and built new parts of the city based on natural wells.They named the city Chichen Itza, which means 搈outh of the well of the Itza?a． The most interesting structure in Chichen Itza is the Pyramid of Kukulcan (库库尔坎金字塔), ve used this building to help them know when to plant crops.Each day the sun falls on a different step of the pyramid, which could be a way to follow the year. The people of Chichen Itza especially designed one building to observe and study the movement of the stars and planets.Experts say that the observatory (天文台) is one of the most complex structures the Maya built.A set of steps went up and around the observatory tower.And there were windows in the tower.Each window had a purpose.Experts believe that a person looking through one of these windows could see particular stars on particular dates.The Maya might have believed that studying the stars could tell them the future. Chichen Itza is now a UNESCO World Heritage site and an important part of the world’s history. 【语篇解读】　这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了有着悠久历史和文