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AWorldOfWonders

FromthepyramidsofGizatotheColossusofRhodes,BettanyHughesexploressomeoftheworld’smostthrillinglandscapes.Inalandscapethatvaluesconvenienceandquick-fireprogressoverallelse,it’satreattolookintotheBCEyearsanddiscovertheastonishingaccomplishmentsofleadersandkingslong,longdead,someofwhichstillpuzzlethemodernmind.

HughestakesusthrougheachoftheSevenAncientWonders,notonlywonderingattheconstructionandgrandnessbut,perhapsmoreinterestingly,theexperiencesofthosewhoimagined,builtandenjoyedthem.;Thisisnotabooktobequicklyswallowed,butenjoyedindeliciouspieces,regularlyglancingfromthepagetoinformwhomeverisincloseproximity(接近)ofthecuriositiesillustrated:“DidyouknowtheTempleofArtemiswasdestroyedandrebuiltthreetimes,eachmoreimpressivethanthelast?”or,“DidyouknowthatwhenthePyramidofGizawasbuilt,itwasawatersidefeature,andtheEgyptianlandscapewasgreen?”;Thoroughlyresearchedandcited,Hughesalsoappearstohavevisitedmanyofthelocations,eventhosewecan’tbesureof,andthisfirst-handaccountingaddsamuch-neededelementofengagementtotheotherwisefact-anddate-heavynarrative.Recountingtheunpleasantsmellofbatdung(夜明砂)whilecrawlingthroughpyramidpassageways,doingherownon-footdetectiveworkatRhodestodiscoverthelocationoftheColossus,youcanimagineher,notinadustylibrarybutputtingonanIndianaJonesstylehatandadventuringfornumerouslegendarytreasures.

【语篇导读】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要向读者推荐BettanyHughes关于古代奇迹的一本书。;1.WhatdoesHughesfocusoninwriting?

A.Quick-fireprogress.

B.Commonsense.

C.Ancientwonders.

D.Modernminds.

答案C

解析细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“Inalandscapethatvalues...whichstillpuzzlethemodernmind.”及第二段可知,在人们追求便利和短时间爆火的今天,Hughes的作品专注于探索发现古代帝王之谜,实属难能可贵。她带领我们穿越古代七大奇迹,不仅仅是宏伟的建筑,而且关注其中相关的人物。故选C项。;2.WhatcanwelearnaboutHughes?

A.Shepreferstodescribedeliciousfood.

B.Sheis