单选题 To the people of ancient Egypt, life on earth was short. Life after death, however, was e-ternal. Therefore they built tombs of stone and they took their possessions with them into another world. The more important the people, the greater the tomb. The Pharaohs were the rulers of the country and when they died they became gods. Many of their tombs remain, and some have become a wonder of the world. These are the pyramids. The purpose of these stone mountains was to protect the burial chamber from the weather and from thieves who might try to steal the gold, jewels and precious possessions placed there to accompany the dead ruler into eternal life. Their shape, with four triangular sides spreading from a single point, represented the rays of the sun. Their position on the west bank of the River Nile was where the sun set every day and where they believed it began its journey into the other world. All the burial grounds in ancient Egypt were on the west bank of the river.

单选题 Why did the people of ancient Egypt build their tombs of stone ? ________

A、 Because they thought life on the earth was short, but life after death was eternal.
B、 Because they wanted to bring all their possessions into another world.
C、 Because they wanted to protect their dead bodies from the weather.
D、 All of the above.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】解析：这是一道考察细节的题型。题干要求考生选出古埃及人建石墓的原因所在。我们可以从文章找到关键提示。第一段的第三句提到“Therefore they built tombs of stone and they took their possessions with them into another world”，其中“Therefore”意思是“因此”，可见前句是原因之一。所以选项A，B正确。文章第四段“The purpose of…．is to．…”意思为“做…的目的是…”表明选项C也是建石墓的原因。

单选题 Where were these pyramids located ?________

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】解析：同样是一道考察细节的题型。文章最后一段“Their shape，with four triangular sides spreading from a single point．represented the rays of the sun．Their position on the west bank of the River Nile was where the sun set every day and where they believed it began its journey into the other world．All the burial grounds in ancient Egypt were on the west bank of the river．”中文意思主要讲：石墓位于尼罗河西岸，那里是每天日落的地方，也是他们认为死者开始他们极乐世界人生旅程的开始。所有古埃及的墓地都在尼罗河的西岸。所以得出正确答案是选项D。

单选题 Which of the following is NOT TRUE ?________

A、 Only the important people can have the bombs of stone.
B、 The Pharaohs became gods after their death.
C、 Thieves might steal the precious things placed in the tombs.
D、 Some pyramids have become a wonder of the world.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：这是一道判断是非的题型。注意题干中的NOT，可用排除法。从第二段首句“The more important the people，the greater the tomb．”意思是：越是重要的人物，死后的石墓就越大。由此可知选项A的说法不准确，所以符合本题的题意。文中还提到：法老们是国家的统治者，死后即为“神灵”。所以选项B符合文义。第四段提到：“建石墓的目的是为防止盗贼盗窃陪葬的珍宝”，所以可以推出选项C也是正确的。文中说“Many of their tombs remain，and some have become a wonder of the world．These are the pyramids．”可见选项D也是对的。

单选题 Whose Tombs were the largest and the most impressive of all ? ________

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：这是一道考察细节的题型。文章整个第二段“The more important the people，the greater the tomb．The Pharaohs were the rulers of the country and when they died they became gods．Many of their tombs remain，and some have become a wonder of the world．”意思指：重要的人物，死后的石墓就越大。法老们是国家的统治者，死后即为“神灵”。他们的许多墓都保留了下来，并且其中一些成为了世界奇迹。由此得知，法老的石墓最大，选项B符合题意。

单选题 In the last paragraph, the italicized " it " indicates________.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】解析：本题是一道考察语法的题型。题干要求找出代词“it”指代的内容。原文最后一段中“Their position on the west bank of the River Nile was where the sun set every day”在and前面部分是说金字塔的位置在尼罗河西岸。后面“where they believed it began its journey into the other world．”紧接着说古埃及人认为金字塔所处位置是人死后人生旅程的开端，由此推出“it”就指代人们所认为的“金字塔的位置”，故正确答案是选项C。