天津市南开区某中学2025-2026学年高一年级下册6月月考英语试卷（含答案）

天津中学2025级高一第二学期诊断测试（二）

英语试卷

分值：15（）分时长：120分钟

第I卷听力（共20分）

第一节：（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

听下面五段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选

项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅

读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。

1.Whenwillthespeakersgotothecarshow?

A.Inthemorning.B.Intheafternoon.C.Intheevening.

2.Whatwillthewomando?

A.Meetaclient.B.Talktothemanager.C.Pickupherdaughter.

3.Whatisthemaintopicoftheconversation?

A.Whentobuytextbooks.

B.Howtoregisterfbrclass.

C.Wheretofindcourselists.

4.Whendoesthewildlifeparkopen?

A.At9:00.B.At10:00.C.At11:00.

5.WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutMike?

A.Heishardtogetalongwith.

B.Hehasalreadyboughtahouse.

C.Hecan'taffordanewapartment.

第二节（共1（）小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

听下面几段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选

项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听

完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段材料读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8小题。

6.Whatisthewomanworriedabout?

A.TakingDr.Anderson'sclass.

B.Studyingfbrthemidterm.

C.Gettingabadgradeonherfinalexam.

7.WhatdocsthemanthinkofDr.Anderson?

A.Histestiseasy.

B.Hisclassisdifficult.

C.Heneverhelpshisstudents.

8.Whowillhelpthewomanwithherfinal?

A.Joe.B.Dr.Anderson.C.Nobody.

听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11小题。

9.Whatcanwcinferaboutthewoman?

A.Sheisinterestedinnursing.

B.Shethinksteachingisdemanding.

C.Shehasdecidedtobecomeateacher.

10.WhatdoesHowardthinkisadisadvantageofbeingateacher?

A.Keepingagrowthmindset.

B.Dealingwithtrickystudents.

C.Possessingawideknowledge.

11.Whatarethespeakersrr.ainlydiscussing?

A.Theirfuturecareerplans.

B.Thedifficultyofjobhunting.

C.Theadvantagesofbeingateacher.

听下面一段独白，回答第12至第15小题。

12.Whatdoesthespeakerdo?

A.Heisapoliceman.B.Heisadriver.C.Heisaninstructor.

13.Whatdopoliceofficersusuallydowithdrunkdriving?

A.Arrestthedrunkdrivers.

B.Avoidbeinghitbythednvers.

C.Warnthedriversagainstdriving.

14.Whathappenedtothespeaker'scolleague?

A.Hedrank,droveandgotkilled.

B.Helosthislifewhileonduty.

C.Hewaskilledwhensavingadrunkdriver.

15.Whatdoesthespeakersuggestattheendofhistalk?

A.Givingupdrinkingalcohol.

B.Neverdrinkingwaterwhiledriving.

C.Nevertryinganydrunkdriving.

第n卷选择题（共95分）

第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节：满分45分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

16.—I'vefinishedthereportbeforeanyoneelse.

—.Whatmattersiswhethertheinfbnnationisaccurate.

A.It'sadeal.B.That'snot:hepoint.

C.Youneverknow.D.Takeyourtime.

17.ThereisnodoubtthattheChineseleadershipwillcontinuetoleadthecountry

towardthefulfillmentoftheChinesedrcam.

A.regularlyB.accuratelyC.absolutelyD.actively

18.Itwasveryofhertodonatealltheprizemoneytothechildren'shospital.

A.royalB.mentalC.energeticD.generous

19.Thethickfbgrollinginfromtheseatodelaytherescueoperation,asvisibility

diuppedtoalmuslzero.

A.guaranteedB.promisedC.threatenedD.contributed

20.inhisbestsuitandpreparedtoclaimhisprize,hewentonthestageonly

therewasanerror.

A.Dressing;totellB.Dressed;tobetold

C.Dressing;tellingD.Dressed;beingtold

21.Overthepastthreeyears,hugequantitiesofwaste,suchasplasticbottlesandfoodboxes,

bythelocalenvironmentalgroup.

A.havebeenrecycledB.wasrecycled

C.hasbeenrecycledD.wererecycled

22.Thesportsmeetingifitcontinuouslytomorrow,accordingtotheschool

plan.

A.willputofT;rainsB.willbeputoff;rains

C.willbeputoff;willrainD.putsoff;rains

23.Thereisanoticeonthegateofthelibrarythatitisclosedbecausetheceilings

fbrthemoment.

A.tosay;beingrepairedB.says;arerepaired

C.saying;arcbeingrepairedD.saying;havebeenrepaired

24.Itwillbeonlyoneweektheannualcampusculturefestivalopens,andmost

studentshavealreadysignedupfbrtheperformancestheyareinterestedin.

A.thatB.whenC.afterD.before

25.Thecompanyhasdecidedtoanewtypeofproductthatmeetstheneedsof

customersindifferentagegioupsandregions.

A.bringaboutB.bringupC.bringinD.bringout

26.Afterhearingthetouchingstoryofculturalheritage,shewasfbrwordsanddeeply

movedbythedevotionofthecraftsmen.

A.atalossB.inadvanceC.onpurposeD.byaccident

27.—Doyouthinkwecangetticketsfbrtheconcerttonight?

—Afatchance!Theticketsweresoldoutwithin10minutesthismorning.

Whatdoes"afatchance''meaninthedialogue?

A.aslimchanceB.abigulianucC.agoodchanceD.apreviousuhancu

28.isnowwidelyacceptedthatcoffeeculture,whichoriginatedinYemen,hasbecome

animportantpartofWesternsociallife.

A.AsB.ThisC.ItD.What

29.hewantstoknowisdresssheshouldbuy.

A.Whether,thatB.Who,whichC.What,whichD.That,whose

30.Iheexpertatthemeetingyesterdaytalkedaboutthenewrulehasgreatly

influencedourdailylife.

A.referredto;thatB.referringto;which

C.referredto;whatD.referringto;what

第二节：完形填空（共2。小题：每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从31-5（）各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入括号内

的最佳选项并在答题卡上将其涂黑。

Iwasstandinginthecheckoutlinebehindawomanwholookedlikeshewasinher60s.Whenit

washertumto___31__,thecashier（收银员）greetedherbynameand___32___herhowshe

wasdoing.Thewomanshookherheadandsaid,uNotsogood.Myhusbandjust___33___hisjob

andmysonisuptohisoldtricks.1don,tknowhowI'mgoingto___34___thenextcoupleof

months.^^Thenshegavethecashierfoodstamps（政府发放给低收入者的食品券）.

My___35___achedandunspokensadnessroseasIwatchedherwalkaway.Iwantedtohelp

___36___didn'tknowhowAsIwalkedintotheparkinglot,Ispottedthewoman___37___her

shoppingcart,andIrememberedsomethinginmypursethatcould___38___her.Itwasn'ta

handfulofcashorajobfbrher___39___butmaybe—justmaybe—itwouldmakeherfeel

better.

“Excuseme,"Isaid."Icouldn'thelpoverhearing（偶然听到）whatyousaidtothecashier.It

___40___likeyou'regoingthroughareallyhardtimerightnow.Tmso___41___tohearthat.

I'dliketogiveyousomething.”

AndI___42___heracard.Whenthewomanreadthecard'sonlytwowords,shebeganto

___43___.Hereyesfillingwithtears,shesaid,“Youhavenoideahowmuchthismeanstome.”

Iwasalittle44byherreply.AllIcouldrespondwas"Oh,woulditbeOKtogiveyoua

hug?”Allerwcciiibrauud,Iwalkedbacktomy___45___andbeganlucryloo.Thewordsui:ihu

_46_"YouMatter.”

Afewweeksearlier,acolleaguegavemethesamecardas___47___fbraprojectIwasworking

on.When___48___thecard,Ifeltawarmglowspreadinsideofme.Deeply___49___,Icame

homeandorderedmyownboxof“YouMailer”cardsandstarted___50___themloo.

31.A.showB.checkC.countD.pay

32.A.gaveB.otteredC.askedD.called

33.A.forgotB.lostC.beganD.minded

34.A.getthroughB.comeacrossC.burstontoD.putout

35.A.moodB.heartC.ankleD.sight

36.A.soB.andC.orD.but

37.A.gettingB.cleaningC.returningD.repairing

38.A.helpB.saveC.respectD.change

39.A.husbandB.sonC.relativeD.friend

40.A.smellsB.tastesC.feelsD.sounds

41.A.nervousB.embarrassedC.sorryD.afraid

42.A.boughtB.handedC.taughtD.showed

43.A.cryB.smileC.shoutD.leave

44.A.scaredB.amusedC.surprisedD.frightened

45.A.officeB.carC.positionD.horse

46.A.watchB.phoneC.invitationD.card

47.A.convenienceB.encouragementC.advertisementD.suggestion

48.A.makingB.writingC.readingD.moving

49.A.supportedB.touchedC.confusedD.required

50.A.sharingB.discoveringC.exchangingD.exploring

第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

AmazingcheapthingstodoinLondon

Onaliglilbudget?Il'sokay-yuucanstillhaveareallygoodlimeinLunduiiwithnexttonu

cash.

Timetravelinyourlunchhour,fromaround£5

Whynotswitchupyourlunchwithsomethingtrulyspecial?GobackintimeatPaulRothe&Son,

whichhasbeenmakingsandwichessince1900.It'sstillrun5ythesamefamilythatopenediland

servesupallthefavouritefillingseverylunchtimeexceptSundays.Thereisawidechoiceof

sandwichesandlightlunches,madetoorderwithafriendlyservice.

Seegreatartandscienceafterdark,fbrFREE!

London'smuseumsleadsomethingofadoublelife,gettinguptoallsortsoncethesunhasse:.

SomeofSouthKensington'sinstitutionshavemonthlyafter-darkopeningsthatletyoudanceto

DJsetsandtryyourhandatactivitiesinspiredbytheircurrentexhibitions.Admissiontothe

ScienceMuseumandVictoria&AlbertMuseumisfree,althoughyoucanupgradetoaVIP

experiencefbr£12attheformer.

HearsomeEnglishfolksongs,£4-£5

TreatyourearstosomepleasantsoundsatCecilSharpHouse,whichhostsSharp'sFolkClub,a

seriesofopenfolksongnightsonTuesdayevenings.You'llhearallkindsoftraditionalsongsat

theUK'sfirstfolkartscentre,nowrunbytheEnglishFolkDanceandSongSociety.Feeling

brave?Signuptoperformwhenyouarriveandgeta£1offentry.

Explorearealworkingwindmill,£5

Brixton'sbest-keptsecretisafullyoperational,200-year-oldwindmill（风车磨房），whichsitsina

quietgardenjustashortwalkfromBrockwellPark.It'susuallyclosedtothepublicbutopensits

doorsfbroneweekendamonthwhenyoucanbookaspottoclimbitsnarrowstaircaseandhear

itssurprisinghistory.Don'tleavewithoutabagoffreshlygroundflour:thefinestwhitepowderto

comeoutofBrixton.

51.WhatdoweknowaboutPaulRothe&Son?

A.Itisopeneverydayoftheweek.

B.ItisLondon'soldestrestaurant.

C.Itservesafullbreakfastmenu.

D.Ithasremainedinthesamefamily'shands.

52.WherecanyouhaveaVIPexperience?

A.AlPaulRo由c&SOIL

B.AttheScienceMuseum.

C.AttheVictoria&AlbertMuseum.

D.AtCecilSharpHouse.

53.Whatcanbeinferredaboutavisitorwhogetsa£1discountalCecilSharpHouse?

A.ThevisitorisamemberoftheEnglishFolkDanceandSongSociety.

B.1hevisitorhasattendedthetblksongnightsmanytimesbefore.

C.Thevisitoriswillingtosingorperfbmiinfrontofothers.

D.Thevisitorhaspurchasedtheticketonlineinadvance.

54.WhichpartofavisittoBrixton'swindmillrequiresbooking?

A.Aweekdaytour.

B.Accesstotheupperfloors.

C.Buyingabagofflour.

D.Operatingthewindmill.

55.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?

A.AnacademicresearchpaperonLondon'sculturalhistory.

B.Atravelguidebookfbrbudget-consciousvisitors.

C.Alocalnewspaper'seventreviewsection.

D.AnofficialwebsiteoftheLondontourismboard.

B

Thissummer,Icameface-to-facewiththreedeep-rootedfears:heights,bears,andaging.

Twofriendsjoinedmeonafour-daywildernessgetaway,andsincewewereallinourseventies,

wedecidedwe'dbettergowhilewestillcould.Ouradventurebeganwithascarydriveupa

windingmountainroad.

Ononehike,Ifoundtnyselfhangingontoawireonabridgemadeoftwologs（木头），suspended

highaboverushingrapids（湍流）.Fixingmyeyesonourguide'sshoes,Iinchedalongtheshaky

logs.Somehow,Imadeitacross,floodedwitharushofintenseexcitementandhugerelief.

Later,afterspottingbeartracks,weweretoldtomakeloudnoises,whichsoonbecameagame

oncethetensionfaded.Wetalkedandlaughed,thinkingthedangerhadpassed.

Untilsuddenly,timestoodstill.

Wchadjustcrossedaslruainwhentheguidewhispered,“There'sabear."Ilookedupindisbelief

andsawnotone,buttwo,abouttenmetersaboveus—thebrownmotherinfront,hercubbehind.

Thoughscaredspeechless,1couldn'thelpnoticinghowbeautifi.iltheylookedintheirnatural

setting.Iwonderedifitwouldbemylastmemory.Astheystartedtowardsus,werecovered

enoughtoshoutandwaveourhikingpoles.Takenbysurprise,theystopped,andthenslowly

turnedaway.Anotherfearwasovercome!

Onourtinalmorning,afteraquiet,thoughtfulwalkthroughtheforest,wewereaskedtobring

backa“meaningful“stick,rock,andleaftosharewhatwould"stick”withus,what”rocked”,and

whatwewould“leavebehind''.Thebondoffriendshipwouldstickwithme.Womensupporting

oneanothertrulyrocked.AndIhopedtoleavesomefearsbehind.

Ourguideendedbyexpressingheradmiration,praisingnotonlyourfitnessbutalsoourpositive

attitude.Thoseunexpectedwordswannedmyheartandeasedmyfearofbeing“overthehill".

Beingvaluedforwhatwehadaccomplishedmadethistripthemostunforgettableexperiencein

mylife.

56.Howdidtheauthorcrossthebridge?

A.Byusinghersenseofdirection.

B.Bytakingcarefulsteps.

C.Byrushingacrossitbravely.

D.Byhavingtheguidedragherover.

57.Whydidthebearsleave?

A.Theywereafraidofthenoiseoftherapids.

B.Theywereshockedatthegroup'sactions.

C.Theywerethreatenedbytheguide'srocks.

D.Theywereattractedbythenaturalsetting.

58.Whydidtheguideaskthemforastick,rock,andleaf?

A.Toreflectonthejourney

B.Topickupsomesouvenirs.

C.Tosymbolizetheirteamwork.

D.Tochecktheirobservationskills.

59.Theunderlinedphrase“overthehill“inthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto.

A.outofsighi

B.beyondone'sability

C.onthetopofthemountain

D.nolongeryoungorenergetic

60.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromthepassage?

A.Sheusedtobeaprofessionalhiker.

B.Sheplannedtomovetothewilderness.

C.Shegainedarenewedsenseofconfidence.

D.Sheregrettedtakingtheriskytrip.

C

Seenfromanairplane,carsmovingslowlyonthehighwaylooklikealineofants.Unlikethese

human-drivenvehicles,however,antsarcabletoavoidthetroublingstop-and-gotrafficthat

bothersdailycommutes（通勤）.Researchershavethereibreturnedtheirattentiontostudyingthe

ants5teamwork-basedbehaviors,hopingtoapplytheseinsightstodesigningself^drivingcarsthat

canpreventtrafficjams.

Asthenumberofcarsonhighwayskeepsgrowing,thestability（稳定）oftrafficflowgradually

falls.Studiesshowthatwhenthedensity（密度）reaches15vehiclespermileperlane（车道）,a

singledriver'ssuddenbraketapcanleadtolong-lastingandwidespreadtrafficjams.Scientist

KatsuhiroNishinari,amathematicalphysiciststudyingtraffictransitions,comparesthis

phenomenontoaphasetransition,suchaswaterturningintoice.Evensmallindividualactionsin

suchsituationscanquicklydevelopintomajortrafficissues.

KatsuhiroNishinari'spreviousresearchhasalreadyshownthatfbod-seekingantscanmaintain

smoothmovementevenwhentheirpopulationdensityisveryhigh.Arecentfollow-upstudyhas

showntheyusuallytravelirgroupsof3to20individuals,movingatsteadyspeedswithproper

gapsbetweeneachotherandneverattemptingtoovertake.Theirbehaviordependsonmutual

collaborationratherthanindividualpreferences.

Thiscollectiveintelligenceoffersalessonfbrhumandriverstoday.Onekeytakeawayistoavoid

tailgating（紧跟）.Keepingasafedistancefromthevehicleaheadhelpsabsorbtheshockwaves

causedbysuddenbrakingindensetraffic.Ofcourse,antshavethenaturaladvantageofcreating

flexiblepaths,whilecarsareboundtofixedlanes.Buttheprincipleofmaintainingproperspacing

remainsvitalIbrsafelyandcffiuiuncyonourroads.

Lookingahead,therealtransformationmaycomefromtechnology.AsKatsuhiroNishinaripoints

out,“Unlikehumandriverswhooftenactontheirown,futureself^drivingcarscouldbedesigned

tosharereal-timedataandfunctionasacombinedsystem.^^Inspiredbyants,thesevehiclescan

upgradetrafficflowasasharedsystem,potentiallyrequiringupdatestoexistingrulestofully

realizetheirbenefits.

61.Whatcancausewidespreadhighwaytrafticjamsdirectly?

A.Atotalof15carspermile.

B.Antbehaviorsaffectingdriving.

C.Asuddenbrakeatacertaindensity.

D.Reducedstabilityoftrafficflow.

62.Whatisthepurposeofmentioningtherecentfollow-upstudyinParagraph3?

A.Tocompareantswithhumandrivers.

B.Tocriticizecurrenttrafficregulations.

C.Toexplainthemathbehindtrafficjams.

D.Todetailhowantsachievesmoothmovement.

63.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tailgating“probablymeaninParagraph4?

A.Keepingaproperdistance.

B.Drivingtooclosetothefront.

C.Followingstricttrafficrules.

D.Seekingperfectlaneposition.

64.WhatisKatsuhiroNishinari'ssuggestionfbrant-inspiredself-drivingcars?

A.Adoptacooperativeapproach.

B.Collectpersonaltraveldata.

C.Redesigntrafficrulesconstantly.

D.Relyonactivehumanbehavior.

65.Whichwouldbethebesttitlefbrthetext?

A.Bio-inspiredsolutionsfbrtrafficjams

B.Biologicalperformancesofmovingants

C.Technicalchallengesfbrselfdrivingcars

D.Trafficengineeringmodelsfortrafficflow

D

Haveyoueverseenananimalvideoonlinethatmadeyoustopandwonder?Videosshowinga

wolftakingcareofarabbit,oralionwalkingcalmlythroughasmalltownarenowspreading

widely.ThisispossiblebecauseofAItechnology.However,scientistswanisuchpopularvideos

mayhurtrealwildlifeprotectionandspreadwrongideasaboutnature.

AstudyinConservationBiologypointsoutthatAl-generated（人_L智能生成的）animalvideos

createanuntrueworld,leadingtowrongideasaboutanimalbehaviorandwideningthegap

betweenpeopleandnature.Co-authorJoseGuerrero-Casadostressesthedangeroffalse

information.Forexample,videosshowingbirdskilling“bad"snakesmightmakepeopleless

willingtoprotectsnakes,andcreatefalseideasaboutanimalsthatarcalreadyindanger.

Theeffectonchildrenisespeciallyworrying.Thesevideoscangivethemwrongideasabouthow

peopleandanimalsreallygetalong.Whenchildrendiscoverthatreal-worldanimalsdonotactas

theydointhesemade-upvideos,itcanhavetheoppositeresult,finallymakingthemfeelless

connectedtonature.Thisriskgrowsasyoungpeopleincreasinglyturntosocialmediafbr

information.

So,howcanonerecognizethesevideos?Expertssuggestlookingfbrafewsigns:unnatural

animalmovementsthatappeartoosmoothorseemimpossibleinreallife;lightandshadows［阴

影）thatdonotlookquiteright;andsmalldetailslikefiirorfeathersthatappearunclearorrepeat

inanunusualway.

Todealwiththeserisks,theresearchteamsuggestsputtingnoreeffortintoeducation,like

teachingmedialiteracy（素养）inschools.Asanotherco-authorFranciscoSanchezsays,thegoal

istomakesure'"childrenlearnearlythattherearenolionslivinghere,"Whiletheythinkthisis

important,theresearchersalsosaythatschoollessonsalonecannotstopthespreadoffalse

informationbyAl.Thisleadstoanimportantquestionaboutwhoelseinsocietyneedstohelp

solvethisproblem,ifschooleducationisnotenough.

66.Howdoestheauthorpresenttheissueinthefirstparagraph?

A.Bygivingexamples.

B.Bymakingacomparison.

C.Byquotinganexpert.

D.Bysliaringanexperience.

67.WhatcanbeinferredaboutAl-gcncratcdanimalvideos?

A.Theymakechildrenloveanimalsless.

B.Theymainlyfocusonspeciesindanger.

C.Theymaymakeanimalsseemdangerous.

D.Theycreateafalseunderstandingofnature.

接续提取剩余试卷文本

D篇阅读理解剩余题目

68Accordingtoparagraph4,whichofthefollowingismostlikelyarealvideo?

AAlionwithshadowsthatdonotlookquiteright.

BAbirdwhosemovementsarcimpossiblysmooth.

CAkangaroowithfiirthatappearsclearandnatural.

DAwolfwhosefurpatternrepeatsinanunusualway.

69Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this"inthelastparagraphreferto?

AThespreadofAIvideos.

BTherisktowildlifeprotection.

CTheteachingofmedialiteracy.

DThequestionaboutwhoshouldhelp.

70Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthetext?

ATodiscusstheimpactofAlanimalvideos.

BTointroducethefeaturesofAIanimalvideos.

CToexplainthepopularityofAIanimalvideos.

DToraisegreatconcernsoverAIanimalvideos.

第in卷（非选择题共35分）

第三部分：（共两节；满分35分）

第一节：阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分1（）分）

WhobuilttheGreatPyramid?Howwasitbuilt?Whatisitssignificance?Thesequestionshave

bewilderedpeopleforalongtime.Findingdefiniteanswerstothemisnotasstraightforwardas

youmightthink.Longago,thehistoryofhumanbeingswasnotrecorded.Asancientsocieties

diedout,theirhistoriesdiedwiththem.Now,mostofthisinformationisburied.Someofit,like

llicaiicicnlGreatEgypt,silsaboveground—unexplainedandinysluiiuus.

Archaeologists（考占学家）helpustoexplainthings.Theydigatoldsitesandcollectobjectsthat

wereusedbyancientcultures.Usingtheirimagination,theycomeupwiththeir"besttheory^^

aboutwhattheseobjectstellusaboutthepeoplewhousedthem.

WeknowforsurethattheGreatPyramidwasconstructedaround2600BC.Itcontainsnearlytwo

andahalfmillionblocksofstone.Someofthesestonesweighnearly70tons.Howwerethese

blocksmoved?Ilowdidtheworkersmovethemuptothetallstmeturetoheightsof146meters?

TherearenumerousmeasurementscontainedintheGreatPyramidthatpointtoaknowledgeof

mathematics,science,astronomyandworldgeographythatwewouldnothaveexpectedfromthe

Egyptians.

ThebuildersoftheGreatPyramidweredeterminedtokeeptheirsecretstothemselves.Whenthe

firstmodernvisitordiscoveredthepyramidinthe19thcentury,hewasn'tevenabletofindthe

entrancebecauseithadbeensocarefullydisguisedbythebuilders.

Aftertunnelingaimlesslyfcrweeks,heaccidentallydiscoveredtheentrancepassage,onlytofind

thatthebuildershadblockeditwithamassivestoneplug.Hismentunneledaroundthisobstacle

andarrivedattheentrance.Itwasblockedbyanotherhugestone.Whentheyf