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河北省廊坊市部分高中2024-2025学年高一下学期5月期中英语试题

一、阅读理解

FromcarefullyreconstructedsiteslikeChichenItzatotheceremonialtemplesofCalakmul,thesearetheancientMayaruinsnottomissinMexico.

ChichenItza

NamedoneoftheNewSevenWondersoftheWorldin2007,thebeautifullypreservedChichenItzainYucatánisMexico’smostfamousMayaruins.Despitethecrowds,fewaredissatisfiedwithElCastillo—acarefullyrestoredpyramidthatrisesup80ftandhas365steps—thelargestMayaballcourtintheAmericas.

Tulum

Builtinthe13thcentury,TulumwasoneofthelastcitieswheretheMayapeoplelivedandtheonlyonebuiltonthecoast.Thepyramidsherearen’taslargeasotherMayaruinsinMexico,butthesetting,on40ft-highcliffs(悬崖)abovetheCaribbeanwaterssouthofCancun,morethanmakesupforit.

Cobá

HometothetallestpyramidinthestateofQuintanaRoo,CobáwasonceoneofthemostimportantMayacitiesinYucatán.Locatedaround30mileswestofTulumruins,thecitywasbuiltinaround600CEanditeventuallygrewto50,000peoplelivingthere.ThoughmuchofCobáhasyettobeexcavated(发掘),travellerscanclimbthe138ft-highNohochMul—apyramidthatofferssweepingviewsovertheYucatánrainforest.

Calakmul

InCampeche’sCalakmulBiosphereReserveneartheborderwithGuatemala,CalakmulisoneofMexico’swildestMayaruins.IthasthelargestandtallestpyramidinYucatánandmorethan6,000buildings,manyofthemcoveredbyrainforest.Thesiteisparticularlybeautifulatsunrise,whenthesurroundingforestcomesalivewithbirdsong.

1．WhichisoneoftheNewSevenWondersoftheWorld

A．Cobá.B．Tulum.C．Calakmul.D．ChichenItza.

2．WhatisspecialaboutTulum

A．Itfeatures365steps.B．Itwashitbyafloodin2007.

C．Itwasbuiltonthecoast.D．ItliesinthenorthofCancun.

3．WhatcanyoudoatCalakmul

A．TourthelargestMayaballcourt.B．VisitthetallestpyramidinYucatán.

C．Climbthe138ft-highNohochMul.D．Have