We are going to see the ruins of Machu Picchu in the mountains of the Andes.Machu Picchu was forgotten for centuries but discovered in 1911 by Hiram Bingham, a professor from Yale.It is said to be one of the most beautiful ancient sites in the world.

The Incas built the ancient civilization of Machu Picchu between the 12th century and the early 16th century.They spoke a language called Quechua but had no writing system at all.They kept records on various coloured strings with knots called quipu.

The Incas proved to be wonderful architects.They built most of their buildings with huge stones but without using any cement(粘结材料) to stick them together.However, the huge stones fit together so perfectly that you cannot force a sharp knife between two blocks.They also built bridges, tunnels through mountains and channels to bring water to their cities—just as the Romans did.The Incas turned the mountains into farmlands and planted corn and potatoes, and raised animals like llama and alpaca for food.

Now Machu Piccu has become a major tourist site in Peru, attracting people from all over the world.

1.How long ago was Machu Picchu discovered?

A.About 20 years ago            B.About 50 years ago.

C.About 70 years ago            D.About a century ago.

2.With what did the Incas build their wonderful buildings?

              A.strings    B.stones         C.cements              D.trees

3.The Incas built the following like the Romans except _______ according to the passage.

A.roads    B.bridges       C.tunnels     D.channels

4.What does the speaker probably do?

A.A visitor.    B.A guide.   C.A teacher.    D.A scientist.

 

 

三、阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从55~75题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

When Mr. David retired, he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.

But to his great surprise, many tourists came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night there were tourists outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. David’s garden. This was too much for Mr. David. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice on the window. The notice said: “If you want to satisfy your curiosity, came in and look round. Price: twenty dollars.”

 Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. “I came here to retire, not to work as a guide.” he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.

1. Mr. David’s house was        that many tourists came to see it.

A.so small  B.so quiet  C.so interesting  D.such interesting

2. Mr. David put a notice on the window in order      .

A.to drive the visitors away

B.to satisfy the visitor’s curiosity

C.to let visitors come in and look round

D.to get some money out of the visitors

3. The notice made the visitors        .

A.more interested in his house

B.lost interest in his house

C.angry at the unfair price

D.feel happy about the price

4. At last he had to sell his house and move away because        .

A.he did not like it at all

B.he could not work as a guide

C.he made enough money and wanted to buy a new expensive house

D.he could not live a quiet life in it

 

One of Britain's bravest women told yesterday how she helped to catch suspected police killer David Bieber -- and was thanked   21   flowers by the police. It was also said that she could  22___ a share of up to £30,000 reward money.

    Vicki Brown, 30, played a very important role in   23   the nationwide manhunt. Vicki, who has worked at the Royal Hotel for four years, told of her terrible   24  when she had to steal into Bieber's bedroom and to watch him   25  . Then she waited alone for three   26   while armed police prepared to   27   the building.

   She said, "I was very nervous. But when I opened the hotel door and saw 20 armed policemen

 28   in the car park I was so glad they were there.”

   The alarm had been raised because Vicki became suspicious of the guest who   29   in at 3 pm the day before New Year's Eve with little luggage and   30   sunglasses and a hat pulled down over his   31  . She said, "He didn't seem to want to talk too much and make any eye contact." Vicki, the only employee on duty, called her boss Margaret, 64, and husband Stan McKale, 65, who phoned the police at 11 pm.

    Officers from Northumbria Police called Vicki at the hotel in Dunston, Gateshead, at about 11:30 pm to make sure that this was the   32   man. Then they kept in touch by phoning Vicki

  33   15 minutes.

    "It was about ten past two in the morning   34   the phone went again and a policeman said ‘Would you go and make yourself known to the armed officers outside?'. My heart missed a  35  ."

    Vicki quietly showed eight armed officers   36   passages and staircases to the top floor room and   37   over the key.

   "I realized that my bedroom window overlooks that part of the hotel, so I went to watch. I could not see into the man's room,   38   I could see the passage. The police kept   39   at the man to come out with his hands showing. Then suddenly he   40   have come out because they shouted for him to lie down while he was handcuffed (带上手铐)。

1. A. to               B. with             C. in                 D. at 

2.A. charge           B. pay              C get                D. reward

3.A. beginning        B. interrupting        C. pausing           D. ending

4.A. stories           B. experience        C. moment           D. day

5.A. secretly          B. happily           C. interestedly        D. unexpectedly

6.A. seconds          B minutes           C. hours             D. days

7.A. burn             B. destroy           C. step              D. storm

8. A. come up          B. crowded up       C. lined up           D. taken up

9.A. checked          B. signed            C. ordered           D. handed

10. A. stealing          B. getting            C. wearing           D. moving

11.A. shoulder          B. face              C. stomach          D. ankle

12.A. charged          B. escaped           C. wanted            D. found

13.A. each             B. other             C. every             D. another

14. A. when            B. while             C. which           D. that

15.A. knock            B. hit                C. beat            D. slap

16.A. across            B. over              C. into            D. through

17.A. turned            B. handed            C. stretched        D. reached

18. A. and              B. or                C. therefore         D. but

19.A. speaking          B. whispering         C. shouting         D. scolding

20.A. would            B. could              C. must            D. might

 

Angry survivors(幸存者)demanded answers on Sunday after a terrible accident at “Love Parade 2010”, a music festival in Germany, killed 19 people and left hundreds hurt.

The German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her shock over Saturday’s tragedy in the western city of Duisburg., “This was a very sad day,” Merkel said.

Witnesses(目击者)said that people pushed into the narrow tunnel, the only entrance to the Love Parade festival, from both sides until it was dangerously overcrowded. The panic began as festival-goers began to lose consciousness(意识)as they were crushed against the walls and each other. The dead included eight foreigners, from Australia, Italy, the Netherlands, China, Bosnia and Spain. More than 340 people were injured.

After the panic, a lot of emergency vehicles(救援交通工具), including helicopters, could be seen carrying away the injured people. The festival itself, however, went on. Police were afraid that ending the music altogether could cause further unrest among the crowd.

“The event was a real mess,” Patrick Guenter, a 22-year-old baker, said. “Although the festival was full, they kept letting people in,” he added. “It seems the organizers didn’t plan the route. And no one knew what was going on.” said Taggart Bowen-Gaddy, 20, an American from Philadelphia.

Officials said 4,000 police officers and 1,000 security guards provided security for the event, which attracted up to 1.4 million people.

 “I warned one year ago that Duisburg was not a suitable place for the Love Parade. The city is too small and narrow for such events. It is a pity that…” German police union chief Rainer Wendt said.

 The chief organizer, Rainer Schaller, said the popular event would never be held again, “out of respect for the victims and their families”.

1.How many Germans were killed in the stampede at “Love Parade 2010”?

   A. 19        B. 8        C. 11         D. 15

2. How did the German Chancellor Angela Merkel feel about the tragedy?

   A. She was very disappointed.        B. She was very surprised.

   C. She was very puzzled.             D. She was very touched.

3. According to Patrick Guenter and Taggart Bowen-Gaddy, _______.

   A. the event was well-organized                

B. the performance was wonderful

   C. Duisburg was suitable for the Love Parade    

 D. the organization was very bad

4. We can infer from the passage that _____.

   A. Rainer Wendt’s warning went unnoticed 

B. Rainer Wendt was a chief organizer of “Love Parade 2010”

C. the popular event would be held in the next year

D. Duisburg is a suitable place for the Love Parade

5. According to the passage, we learn that ______.

     A. the Love Parade has been canceled forever     

B. the Love Parade is a very popular sport event

     C. the festival was ended after the panic          

D. there are many entrances to the Love Parade

 

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