2019年英语新外研选修七讲义Module6SectionⅠIntroductionReading-Pre-reading

TheTajMahalisconsideredtobeoneofthemostbeautifulbuildingsintheworldandthefinestexampleofthelatestyleofIndianarchitecture.ItisatAgrainnorthernIndia.ItliesbesidetheRiverJumnainthemiddleofgardenswithquietpools.TheTajMahalwasbuiltbytheMogulemperorShahJehan,whoruledIndiaintheseventeenthcentury.Itisinmemoryofhisfavouritewife,ArjumandBanuBagam,knownasMumtazMahal,whodiedin1631.Thebuilding,whichwascompletedbetween1632and1638,wasdesignedbyalocalMuslimarchitectUstadAhmadLahori.Thewholebuilding,withgardensandgatewaystructures,wascompletedin1643.TheTajMahalstandsatoneendofthegardentombwithmarblepath.Theroomissoftlylightedbythelightthatpassesthroughdoublescreensofcarvedmarblesethighinthewalls.Thebuildingnowiskeptingoodcondition.TheTajMahaltook22yearstobuild.ShahJehanplannedasimilarbuilding,butinblackinsteadofwhite,tolieontheothersideoftheriver.Butbeforeitcouldbebuilt,ShahJehanwasimprisonedbyhissonandburiednexttohiswifeintheTajMahal.SectionⅠIntroduction&Reading—Pre­reading[原文呈现][读文清障]Part1TheAmazing①CavesofZhoukoudianZhoukoudianisasmallvillageabout50kilometressouth­westofBeijing.Inthe1920s②，archaeologists③discoveredsomeprehistoric④humanbonestherewhichchangedChina'sknowledge⑤ofitshistory⑥.Theycamefromanunknownspecies⑦ofmanandwerethefirstevidence⑧ofprimitive⑨humanlifeinChinathousandsofyearsago.Theremains⑩were...threeteeth!In1929,acompleteskull⑪wasalsodiscovered.Eventually⑫，archaeologistsfoundalmost200items⑬，including⑭sixskullsandmorethan⑮150teeth.Thesediscoveries⑯provedtheexistence⑰ofahumanspecieswholivedinthearea⑱between700,000and200,000yearsago.FoursiteswhereBeijingManandhisrelations⑲lived⑳werediscoveredonthenorthernfaceofeq\o(○,\s\up1(21))DragonBoneHill(Longgushan).Theylivedinthelimestoneeq\o(○,\s\up1(22))cavesinthearea.①amazingadj.令人大为惊奇的②inthe1920s＝inthe1920's③archaeologist/ˌɑːki'ɒlədʒIst/n．考古学家④prehistoric/ˌpriːhI'stɒrIk/adj.史前的；有历史记载以前的prehistoryn．[U]史前时期⑤knowledgen．[U]知晓，了解⑥which引导定语从句，代指上文提到的事情。⑦speciesn．物种，种⑧evidencen．证据⑨primitive/'prImətIv/adj.(人类或动植物)原始的，原生的⑩remains/rI'meInz/n．遗迹；遗体⑪skull/skʌl/n．头颅，颅骨⑫eventuallyadv.最后，终于⑬item/'aItəm/n．(一)件⑭includingprep.包括includingA＝Aincluded⑮morethan超过，多于⑯discoveryn．发现⑰existence/Iɡ'zIstns/n．存在comeintoexistence/being产生，出现⑱who引导定语从句，修饰“ahumanspecies”。⑲relation/rI'leIʃn/n．亲属；亲戚⑳where引导定语从句，修饰“foursites”。eq\o(○,\s\up1(21))onthenorthernfaceof在……北面eq\o(○,\s\up1(22))limestone/'laImˌstəʊn/n．石灰石第一部分惊人的周口店山顶洞[第1～3段译文]周口店是位于北京西南约50千米的一个小村庄。20世纪20年代，考古学家在那里发现了一些史前人类的遗骨，这一发现改变了人们对中国历史的认识。它们是一类未知人种的遗骨，是许多年前原始人生活在中国的第一证据。发现的遗留物是……三颗牙齿！1929年，一个完整的头盖骨又被发掘出来。最后，考古学家发现了近200件遗留物，包括6个头盖骨和150多颗牙齿。这些发现证明：在七十万到二十万年前就有人类生活在该地区。人们在龙骨山的北坡发现了北京人及其近亲居住过的四处遗址。他们生活在该地区的石灰岩洞中。However,thelifespaneq\o(○,\s\up1(23))ofBeijingManwasshort.About70%ofthepeopleprobablydiedbeforetheageof14.Fewerthaneq\o(○,\s\up1(24))5%livedtotheageofeq\o(○,\s\up1(25))50.Evensoeq\o(○,\s\up1(26))，theywerequitesophisticatedeq\o(○,\s\up1(27)).Asheswerefoundalongsidethefossilseq\o(○,\s\up1(28))whichshowedtheyusedfireforeq\o(○,\s\up1(29))cookingfoodandalsoforlight,warmthandprotectioneq\o(○,\s\up1(30))fromwildbeastseq\o(○,\s\up1(31)).Thisistheearliestevidenceoftheuseoffireanywhereintheworld.Theyalsomadetoolsofeq\o(○,\s\up1(32))bonesandsharpenedeq\o(○,\s\up1(33))stones.Unfortunately,whenJapaninvadedeq\o(○,\s\up1(34))Chinain1937,excavationseq\o(○,\s\up1(35))attheBeijingManSitestoppedandmostofthefossilsdisappeared,includingaBeijingManskull.Theyhaveneverbeenfound.AfterthePeople'sRepublicofChinawasestablishedeq\o(○,\s\up1(36))in1949,theworkstartedagainandZhoukoudianbecameanimportanttouristattractioneq\o(○,\s\up1(37)).Zhoukoudianwaslistedeq\o(○,\s\up1(38))asaworldheritageeq\o(○,\s\up1(39))siteinDecember1987.IthasnotonlygivenusimportantinformationaboutprehistoricAsiansocieties,butalsoeq\o(○,\s\up1(40))hasprovidedeq\o(○,\s\up1(41))amazingevidenceabouttheprocessofevolutioneq\o(○,\s\up1(42)).eq\o(○,\s\up1(23))span/spæn/n．时距；期间eq\o(○,\s\up1(24))fewerthan低于，少于eq\o(○,\s\up1(25))livetotheageof活到……岁eq\o(○,\s\up1(26))evenso尽管如此eq\o(○,\s\up1(27))sophisticatedadj.精密的，水平高的，复杂巧妙的eq\o(○,\s\up1(28))fossil/'fɒsl/n．化石eq\o(○,\s\up1(29))use...fordoing...用……来做……eq\o(○,\s\up1(30))protectionn．保护protect...from...保护……免受……eq\o(○,\s\up1(31))beast/biːst/n．野兽eq\o(○,\s\up1(32))makeAof/fromB由B制成AAbemadeof/fromBA由B制成eq\o(○,\s\up1(33))sharpen/'ʃɑːpən/v．使变锋利eq\o(○,\s\up1(34))invadev．侵略，侵犯eq\o(○,\s\up1(35))excavation/ˌekskə'veIʃn/n．发掘eq\o(○,\s\up1(36))establishv．成立eq\o(○,\s\up1(37))touristattraction旅游景点attraction此处是可数名词，意为“向往的地方”。eq\o(○,\s\up1(38))list/lIst/v．(按某次序)把……列表，列清单belistedas被列为eq\o(○,\s\up1(39))heritagen．遗产eq\o(○,\s\up1(40))notonly...butalso...不但……而且……eq\o(○,\s\up1(41))providev．提供eq\o(○,\s\up1(42))evolution/ˌiːvə'luːʃn/n．进化；演变[第4～5段译文]然而，北京人的寿命很短。约70%的北京人可能都活不到14岁。活到50岁的人不到5%。尽管如此，北京人进化程度已经很高。跟化石一起被发现的灰烬表明他们用火来做饭、照明、取暖和抵御野兽。这是世界上使用火种的最早证据。他们还用骨头和尖石做工具。不幸的是，1937年日本侵华时，北京人遗址的挖掘工作被迫中断，大多数化石不翼而飞，其中包括一个北京人头盖骨。它们至今下落不明。1949年中华人民共和国成立之后，挖掘工作重新开始，周口店成了重要的旅游景区。1987年12月，周口店被列为世界文化遗产。它不仅为我们提供了史前亚洲社会的重要信息，还为我们提供了人类进化历程中惊人的证据。Part2BeijingManHeritageSiteinDangereq\o(○,\s\up1(43))TheZhoukoudianBeijingManSiteisoneofthemostimportantworldheritagesitesinChina.Sincethediscoverywasmadeeq\o(○,\s\up1(44))inthe1920s,Zhoukoudianhasbecomeanimportantplaceforarchaeologistsfromallovertheworld.Atthesiteinthesouth­westsuburbeq\o(○,\s\up1(45))ofBeijing,thereis,forexample,theearliestevidenceoftheuseoffirebyhumans.Ithasalsobeenprovedthatpeoplelivedtherecontinuouslyeq\o(○,\s\up1(46))between500,000and10,000yearsago.eq\o(○,\s\up1(47))Today,however,Zhoukoudianisinseriousdanger.Partsofthecavehavebeenbadlyaffectedbyrainandexposureeq\o(○,\s\up1(48))totheair.Someareasarealmostcompletelycoveredinweedseq\o(○,\s\up1(49))，causingseriousdamageeq\o(○,\s\up1(50)).Pollutionfromnearbycementeq\o(○,\s\up1(51))factorieshasalsocontributedeq\o(○,\s\up1(52))totheproblem.Thesiteisextremelyeq\o(○,\s\up1(53))expensivetomaintaineq\o(○,\s\up1(54))anditwillcostbetweenthreeandfivemillionyuantorepairit.Atthemomenteq\o(○,\s\up1(55))，visitorsarenotallowedtoeq\o(○,\s\up1(56))visitthecaves.,eq\o(○,\s\up1(43))indanger处于危险中bedangerous指对别人构成威胁。eq\o(○,\s\up1(44))makediscoveries发现eq\o(○,\s\up1(45))suburbn．郊区eq\o(○,\s\up1(46))continuouslyadv.不断地，持续地eq\o(○,\s\up1(47))Ithasalsobeenprovedthat...也已证明……。it是形式主语，不能用其他词代替。that从句是真正主语。eq\o(○,\s\up1(48))exposure/Ik'spəʊʒə/n．暴露；显露(常与to连用)(be)exposedto暴露于；接触eq\o(○,\s\up1(49))weed/wiːd/n．野草；杂草eq\o(○,\s\up1(50))现在分词短语作结果状语。eq\o(○,\s\up1(51))cement/sə'ment/n．水泥eq\o(○,\s\up1(52))contribute/kən'trIbjuːt/v．促成后接介词to。makeacontributionto对……作贡献eq\o(○,\s\up1(53))extremelyadv.极其eq\o(○,\s\up1(54))maintain/meIn'teIn/v．保持；维持；保养eq\o(○,\s\up1(55))atthemoment此刻eq\o(○,\s\up1(56))beallowedtodosth.被允许做某事第二部分面临危险的北京人遗址[第1～3段译文]周口店北京人遗址是中国最重要的世界遗址之一。自从20世纪20年代被发现以来，周口店对全世界考古学家来说已经成了一个重要的地方。比如说，在北京西南郊区的遗址处，有着人类使用火种的最早证据。也已证明五十万到一万年前，那里一直有人类生存。然而，今日的周口店面临着巨大的危险。部分山洞因受到雨水的侵蚀和空气接触，损坏严重。一些地方杂草丛生，破败不堪。附近水泥厂产生的污染对此也难辞其咎。维护遗址需要高昂的费用，修复费用在300万到500万元之间。目前，已经禁止游客参观这些山洞。ZhoukoudianisontheWorldCulturalHeritageListeq\o(○,\s\up1(57))，organisedbyUNESCOeq\o(○,\s\up1(58))，theUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization.Thelistisconstantlyeq\o(○,\s\up1(59))checked.Anysitewhichisseriouslydamagedorwhichisnotproperlyeq\o(○,\s\up1(60))protectedeq\o(○,\s\up1(61))isanendangeredeq\o(○,\s\up1(62))heritage,andUNESCOisveryquicktodoeq\o(○,\s\up1(63))somethingaboutsituationseq\o(○,\s\up1(64))likethis.Theyhaverecommendedeq\o(○,\s\up1(65))thatthesitebeclosedandrepairedeq\o(○,\s\up1(66)).Ifnothingisdonetorepairit,itcouldberemovedfromeq\o(○,\s\up1(67))thelist.ThisisaveryseriousmatterandtheChineseAcademyofSciencesistryingtoraiseeq\o(○,\s\up1(68))publicawarenesseq\o(○,\s\up1(69))aboutit.Theyhavesuggestedthatthegeneralpublicbeencouragedtoeq\o(○,\s\up1(70))helpwiththeproblemeq\o(○,\s\up1(71)).AprofessorattheAcademyhasproposedeq\o(○,\s\up1(72))thatafundeq\o(○,\s\up1(73))beestablishedtoraisemoneyeq\o(○,\s\up1(74)).DrZhuMingoftheAcademysaid,“Wehaveeq\o(○,\s\up1(75))requestedthatthegovernmentgetinvolvedeq\o(○,\s\up1(76))，butwealsoneedassistanceeq\o(○,\s\up1(77))fromordinarypeople.Theycanhelpbycontributingtothecostofrepairingthecaves.Theyareapreciouseq\o(○,\s\up1(78))partofourculturalheritage—itisofvitalimportanceeq\o(○,\s\up1(79))thatwedosomethingeq\o(○,\s\up1(80)).Ifnot,itwillbeacatastropheeq\o(○,\s\up1(81)).”eq\o(○,\s\up1(57))onthelist在名单上eq\o(○,\s\up1(58))过去分词短语“organisedbyUNESCO”作后置定语。eq\o(○,\s\up1(59))constantlyadv.一直eq\o(○,\s\up1(60))properlyadv.正确地eq\o(○,\s\up1(61))两个which引导定语从句，修饰site。eq\o(○,\s\up1(62))endangered/In'deIndʒəd/adj.濒危的eq\o(○,\s\up1(63))bequicktodo及时做，快速做eq\o(○,\s\up1(64))situationn．情况，状况eq\o(○,\s\up1(65))recommend/ˌrekə'mend/v．建议eq\o(○,\s\up1(66))recommend后接that从句，从句用虚拟语气，即谓语用“should＋动词原形”，should可以省略。eq\o(○,\s\up1(67))removefrom从……中除掉eq\o(○,\s\up1(68))raisev．增加，提高eq\o(○,\s\up1(69))awareness/ə'weənəs/n．意识；认识；感悟能力raiseawarenessabout加强对……的意识eq\o(○,\s\up1(70))beencouragedtodo被鼓励做eq\o(○,\s\up1(71))suggest表示“建议”，后接宾语从句时，从句用虚拟语气。eq\o(○,\s\up1(72))propose/prə'pəʊz/v．建议；提议eq\o(○,\s\up1(73))fund/fʌnd/n．基金；专款eq\o(○,\s\up1(74))raisemoney集资eq\o(○,\s\up1(75))request后接宾语从句时，从句用虚拟语气。eq\o(○,\s\up1(76))getinvolved参与be/getinvolvedin...卷入……；涉及……eq\o(○,\s\up1(77))assistance/ə'sIstns/n．帮助，援助withtheassistance/helpof在……的帮助下cometoone'sassistance来帮助某人eq\o(○,\s\up1(78))precious/'preʃəs/adj.宝贵的；珍贵的；贵重的eq\o(○,\s\up1(79))ofvitalimportance＝veryimportant至关重要eq\o(○,\s\up1(80))thatwedosomething用了虚拟语气，should被省略。eq\o(○,\s\up1(81))catastrophe/kə'tæstrəfi/n．毁灭性的大灾难[第4～6段译文]周口店已被联合国教科文组织列入世界文化遗产的名单。名单上的各处遗产需要经常接受检查。任何被严重破坏或保护不当的遗产都是濒危遗产，像这种情况，联合国教科文组织会立刻采取行动。该组织已经提议关闭这个遗址并进行修复。若不进行修复，这个遗址就有可能被除名。形势相当严峻，中国科学院正在努力唤醒国民的(保护)意识。他们建议鼓励公众来帮助解决这一问题。中科院的一位教授提议设立基金会来募集资金。中科院的朱明博士说：“我们已经要求政府参与，但我们同样需要普通大众的协助。他们可以通过捐款修复山洞的方式作出贡献。它们是我们文化遗产中极其宝贵的部分——因此，我们采取行动就显得尤其重要。否则就会造成灾难性的后果。”Pre­readingPleasematchthewordswiththeirpropermeanings.1．preserveA．tomakesth.continueinthesameway2．maintainB．toadvisesb.todosth.3．recommendC．theactionofaskingforsth.formallyandpolitely4．proposeD．rareandworthalotofmoney5．preciousE．tokeepsth.initsoriginalstateingoodcondition6．estimateF．tosuggestaplan,anidea,etc.forpeopletothinkaboutanddecideon7．requestG．ajudgementofthequalitiesofsomethingorsomebody1～56～7答案：1～5EABFD6～7GCLead­in(Ⅰ)MatchtheChineseCulturalHeritagewiththefollowingpictures.A．TheLongmenGrottoesB．TerracottaWarriorsandHorsesC．TheGreatWallD．TheSummerE．ThePotalaF．TheForbidden(Ⅱ)HaveyouheardofBeijingMan?Howmuchdoyouknowaboutthem?参考答案：Yes.ThelifespanofBeijingManwasshort.Evenso,theywerequitesophisticated.Theyusedfireforcookingfoodandalsoforlight,warmthandprotectionfromwildbeasts.Theyalsomadetoolsofbonesandsharpenedstones.While­readingFast­readingReadthetextquicklyandanswerthefollowingquestions.1．WhydoyouthinktheBeijingManSiteis“indanger”？Becausepollution,exposuretoair,rainandweedsaredestroyingthesite.2．HowimportantisittorepairtheZhoukoudianBeijingManSite?Itisvital,becausethesiteisofinternationalimportance.Careful­reading(Ⅰ)Readthetextagainandchoosethebestanswers.1．WhichofthefollowingsentencesisNOTtrueaboutZhoukoudian?A．It'sasmallvillageabout50kilometressouth­westofBeijing.B．Archaeologistsdiscoveredsomeprehistorichumanbonestherein1920.C．ItwaslistedasaworldheritagesiteinDecember1987.D．Ahumanspeciesoncelivedintheareabetween700,000and200,000yearsago.2．ThelifespanofBeijingManwasshortand.A．about70%ofthepeopleprobablydiedbeforetheageof14B．fewerthan5%livedtotheageof60C．mostofthepeoplewerekilledbythefierceanimalsD．thepeoplecouldn'tcooktheirfoodorprotectthemselvesfromwildanimalsbyusingfire3．ZhoukoudianwaslistedasaworldheritagesiteinDecember1987because.A．sixskullsandmorethan150teethwerefoundthereB．itwastheearliestevidenceoftheuseoffireanywhereintheworldC．itbecameanimportanttouristattractionafter1949D．ithasnotonlygivenusimportantinformationaboutprehistoricAsiansocieties,butalsohasprovidedamazingevidenceabouttheprocessofevolution4．Fromthepassagewecaninferthat.A．boththegovernmentandtheordinarypeoplecanhelppreservethesiteB．ZhoukoudianisindangerC．ZhoukoudianhasbeenanimportantplaceforarchaeologistsfromallovertheworldD．ifnothingisdonetorepairit,Zhoukoudiancouldberemovedfromthelist答案：1～4BADA(Ⅱ)Readthetextcarefullyandfillinthechart.TheAmazingCavesofZhoukoudianInthe1920sArchaeologistsdiscoveredsome1.prehistorichumanbones,whichcamefromanunknown2.speciesofmanandwerethefirstevidenceof3.primitivehumanlifeinChina.In1929Acompleteskullwasdiscoveredand4.almost200itemswerealsofound.Thesediscoveriesprovedthe5.existenceofahumanspecieswholivedintheareabetween700,000and200,000yearsago.In1937WhenJapan6.invadedChina,excavationsattheBeijingManSitestoppedandmostofthefossils7.disappeared.In1949Zhoukoudianbecameanimportant8.touristattraction.In1987Zhoukoudianwas9.listedasaworldheritagesite,whichhasprovidedamazing10.evidenceabouttheprocessofevolution.Study­readingAnalyzethefollowingdifficultsentencesinthetext.1．Asheswerefoundalongsidethefossilswhichshowedtheyusedfireforcookingfoodandalsoforlight,warmthandprotectionfromwildbeasts.[句式分析][尝试翻译]跟化石一起被发现的灰烬表明他们用火来做饭、照明、取暖和抵御野兽。2．Anysitewhichisseriouslydamagedorwhichisnotproperlyprotectedisanendangeredheritage,andUNESCOisveryquicktodosomethingaboutsituationslikethis.[句式分析][尝试翻译]任何被严重破坏或保护不当的遗产都是濒危遗产，像这种情况，联合国教科文组织会立刻采取行动。Ⅰ.阅读理解AScientistsrecentlydiscoveredthatpicturesoncavewallsatCreswellCragsaretheoldestknowninGreatArchaeologistsoftendatecaveartwithaprocesscalledradiocarbondating.Thetechniquecanmeasuretheageofcarbonfoundincharcoal(木炭)drawingsorpaintedpictures.Carbonisanelement(成分)foundinmanythings,includingcharcoalandevenpeople.Butinthiscase,therewasnopaintorcharcoaltotest.Peoplecarvedthepicturesofanimalsandfiguresintotherockusingstonetools.Thescientistshadan“aha！”momentwhentheynoticedsmallrocksstucktothetopofthedrawings.Thesmallrocksmusthaveformedafterthedrawingsweremade.“Itisraretobeabletoscientificallydaterockart.”saidAlistairPike,anarchaeologicalscientistatBritain'sUniversityofBristol.“Wewereveryfortunatethatsomeoftheengravings(雕刻)werecoveredbystalagmitesWhenatestprovedthatthestalagmitesformed12,800yearsago,thescientistsknewtheartunderneaththemhadtobeatleastthatold.Andsomeoftheanimalsshown,liketheEuropeanbison,arenowextinct—anothertip­off(征兆)thattheartisquiteold.TheartistscametoCreswellCrags.ThisplaceisoneofthefarthestpointsnorthreachedbyourancientancestorsduringtheIceAge.Atthattime,muchoftheNorthSeawasdrySometoolsandbonesfoundthereare13,000to15,000yearsold.Theyshowthatthetravelershuntedhorses,reindeer,andarctichares.TheirartworkissimilartoartinFranceandGermany.IttellsscientiststhattheCreswellCragsartistsmusthavehadacloseconnectiontopeoplesseveralthousandkilometersaway—anotherimportantevidenceofunderstandinghowhumansspreadoutacrosstheworld.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，带领我们探寻英国古老的洞窟美术的历史。1．Theunderlinedword“Archaeologists”inParagraph2referstopeople.A．whostudythingsleftbehindbypeopleinthepastB．whohaverichexperienceinpaintingC．whoareinterestedinwildanimalsD．whoaregoodatusingstonetools解析：选A词义猜测题。根据第二段的内容可以看出，archaeologists意为“考古学家”。2．Whydoscientistssaytheartisquiteold?A．Theartwascarvedintostonewithstonetools.B．Mostanimalscarvedinthestoneareextinct.C．Thecaveisoneofthefarthestpointsintheworld.D．Somepictureswerecoveredbystalagmitesmorethan10,000yearsold.解析：选D细节理解题。根据倒数第三段可知答案。3．Bystudyingthecaveart,scientistscouldlearnabout.A．howancientpeoplecrossedtheNorthB．whysomeoftheanimalshavediedoutC．howhumansspreadoutacrosstheworldD．whatancientpeoplehadforfoodatthattime解析：选C细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句“anotherimportantevidenceofunderstandinghowhumansspreadoutacrosstheworld”可知。4．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．CaveArtAboutAnimalsIsMostBeautifulB．CaveArtIsFoundinanUnusualWayC．CaveArtTurnsOuttoBeBritain'sOldestD．CaveArtHasaGreatInfluenceonBritain解析：选C标题归纳题。本文主要介绍英国克瑞斯威尔峭壁的洞窟艺术为什么是英国最古老的艺术，后半部分给出了证据。BOneweekafterIstartedworkinginBeijing,IdecidedtovisitaplaceofinterestcalledtheSummerPalace.Beforesettingoff,IresearchedintoitontheInternet.TheSummerPalaceiscomposedmostlyofalake,butit'ssurroundedbybeautifulgreeneryandawalkwaythatcirclesthelake.ItisrecommendedthatyougivetheSummerThehighlightofthetourhadtobetheviewfromtheTowerofBuddhistIncense.Itsitsontopofalargehilloverlookingthelakeandthatisworththeclimb.Itwasbuiltasaplacetoworship(敬拜)Buddha.AndintheSummerPalaceAnotherhighlightwasseeingthestagecreatedfortheDowagerEmpresswhereshewatchedtheoperaandothertheateritems.ThereareboxseatsthatsurroundthestageanditwasthelargeststagecreatedinallofImperialChina.Youcouldalmostimagineroyaltyreviewingtheactorsfromtheboxesandthestage.Idorecommendtakingaboatrideifyougo,whichtakesyoufromonesideofthelaketotheothersidewhereyoucanseeanothersetofbuildings.Anditisfun.Youcanalsorentanelectricorpaddleboatifyouwant.Butsinceitwasjustme,Iwentononeofthebiggestboatswithotherpeople.IspentanotherfourhourswanderingaroundtheSummer语篇解读：作者描述了去颐和园游玩的经历。5．BeforesettingofftotheSummerPalaceA．askedothersaboutitB．didn'tthinkitwaslargeC．didn'tknowwhattoseeD．learnedsomethingaboutit解析：选D细节理解题。根据第一段的“Beforesettingoff,IresearchedintoitontheInternet.”可知，出发前作者了解了一些颐和园的情况。6．WhilevisitingtheTowerofA．worshippedBuddhaB．touchedsomeartifactsC．couldn'ttakephotosasshelikedD．wasn'tdeeplyimpressedbyitatall解析：选C推理判断题。根据第二段的“MostofthestatuesofBuddhaandtheotherartifacts(手工艺品)wereoff­limitstophotos.”可推断，作者不能尽情地拍照。7．Whatdoweknowaboutthesecondhighlightmentionedinthetext?A．Itsitsontopofahill.B．ItisthelargeststagealloverChina.C．Operasareperformedthereattimes.D．Itwasfortheroyaltytowatchperformances.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第三段的“Anotherhighlightwasseeing...andothertheateritems.”以及后文内容可知，这个地方是供清皇室成员观看表演的。8．Whydidtheauthorchoosetotakearideinabigboatinsteadofotherboats?A．Becausetheauthorwaspersuadedtodothat.B．Becausetheauthorwantedtobemorecomfortable.C．Becausetheauthorwantedtosavesomemoney.D．Becauseitwasmoresuitablefortheauthortodothat.解析：选D推理判断题。根据第四段的“Youcanalsorentanelectricorpaddleboatifyouwant.Butsinceitwasjustme,Iwentononeofthebiggestboatswithotherpeople.”可知，这种选择更适合作者。CAmongthesevenwondersoftheancientarchitectural(建筑方面的)world,thepyramidsinEgyptaretheonlyonesstillstanding.For1,000years,theywerethetallestbuildingsintheworld.Builtwithprehistorictechnology,theywereanarchitecturalmystery,asstrangeastheSphinx(狮身人面像)．Noonereallyknowshowtheywerebuilt.Thefirsthistoricalrecord,bytheGreekwriterHeroditus,came2,000yearslater.Withouthardfacts,therehavebeenmanytheories.HollywoodhasmostlyfollowedtheexamplesfromtheGreekrecord:100,000slavesworkedhardfor20years.Othersbelieveaverylargeslopesnakedaroundthepyramids.AnAmericanrecentlyputforwardthetheorythatkitescouldhaveliftedthe2­tonstones.NowHoudin,aFrencharchitect,saysthatafterstudyingthepyramidsforeightyears,hehassolvedthemysterywiththehelpof3­Dcomputeranimation(三维动画).Hebelievesthepyramidswerebuiltfromtheinsideoutthroughaninternalslopethatgoesaroundacentralpoint.“Thisiscompletelynew.Everyonebeforemethoughtthatthepyramidswerebuiltfromtheoutside,andonlyfromtheoutside，”hesaid.ScholarsofancientEgyptareinterested.“It'satheorywhichsoundsreasonable.ScholarsofancientEgyptagreeitoughttobetested,anditdoesn'tcausedamage,soIwouldn'tbesurprisedthatwithinayear,wehavethefinalanswer，”saidBobBrier,ascholaratLongIslandUniversity.Ifthatisthecase,we'llknowthetruthaboutthepyramidsintheblinkofaneye,consideringthismysteryhaslastedfornearly5,000years.语篇解读：本文介绍了关于金字塔之谜的一些科学家的猜测。9．Accordingtothepassage,howmanyancientwondersinarchitecturehavedisappearedsofar?A．Four. B．FiveC．Six D．Seven.解析：选C推理判断题。根据第一段可知，世界古建筑的7大奇观只有金字塔仍然存在，因此其他的6个已经消失了。10．Therearemanytheoriesofhowthepyramidswerebuiltbecause.A．researchershavedifferentprofessionalknowledgeB．researchersresearchthepyramidsfromdifferentaspectsC．therearenoreliablerecordsofhowthepyramidswerebuiltD．therearemanystories