题目内容
—Where were the Blacks then?
—They got caught in a traffic jam;otherwise ________.
A.they would be here
B.they have been here
C.they had been here
D.they would have been here
D 考查虚拟语气。They got caught in a traffic jam和otherwise暗示后面应是对过去情况的虚拟,用would have done,故选D。
Scientists in Mexico have just begun a new study of one of the world’s biggest pyramids: the Pyramid of the Sun, north of Mexico City. They’re putting lots of small, high-tech machines under the pyramid to try to unlock some of its secrets. For thousands of years, people have tried to uncover the secrets of the pyramids.
The people who built the pyramids made lots of secret doors and rooms to stop robbers from finding the treasures inside. However, there always have been some smart thieves in history. Now, almost all of Egypt’s pyramids have been robbed, including the Great Pyramid of Khufu, which is the largest pyramid in the world. It is the only one of the ancient wonders of the world that is still standing.
In AD 820, an Arab king named Abdullah AL Manum got a group of workers to dig their way into the Great Pyramid and have a look. Inside the pyramid, they found three rooms --- the Queen’s Chamber, the Grand Gallery and the King’s Chamber. But to their surprise, the men didn’t find the treasures they wanted. The Queen’s and King’s Chambers were both empty! Where were the King’s mummy and his treasures? Had someone already taken them away? The huge stone doors at the pyramid’s entrance were still closed when AL Manum’s men went inside. How had the thieves got in and out?
Since then, many people have gone inside the Great Pyramid to have a look or to try to take things. But still, no other chambers or walkways have been found.
In 2002, an American team made the most recent visit to the Great Pyramid. Scientists sent a robot into the pyramid, but they only found a mysterious locked stone door.
【小题1】The first two paragraphs were written to show that ________.
A.the Pyramid of the Sun is an unusual historic building |
B.ancient Egyptian emperors were cruel |
C.construction workers led a hard life in ancient Egypt |
D.the secrets of the pyramids remain to be uncovered |
A.To try to unlock some of its secrets. |
B.To stop robbers from finding the treasures inside. |
C.To refuse some visitors all over the world into it. |
D.To tell the truth to the people in the future. |
A.It is the largest pyramid in the world. |
B.It is the only one of the ancient wonders that is still standing. |
C.Abdullah AL Manum took the King’s mummy and his treasures away. |
D.Scientists found a mysterious locked stone door to the Great Pyramid. |
A.The Pyramid of the Sun |
B.The Great Pyramid of Khufu |
C.A Mysterious Locked Stone Door |
D.Unlocking the Doors of History |
By the year 1869 when the first transcontinental railroad was finished, over 350,000 pioneers had taken the Oregon Trail to head west and start a new life, which is known as the Gold Rush Period in American history. Many of these were women and most were accompanied by children.
Before heading west, many women often spent their day doing nothing more than visiting, needlework, and the occasional gardening of flowers. Others were not from as wealthy families and had to work alongside their men as laborers. Neither type was in most cases prepared for the hardships that lay ahead.
Once they did reach their destination, the work was far from over. A house would need to be built. Women quickly learned to use all kinds of tools right alongside their husbands. At the first sign of spring, a garden would need to be planted. Pioneer women also had to deal with dangerous wild animals, including bears and lions. Indians were also a concern, and some did fall to their deaths by the Indians’ hand. Where were the men when all this was being done? Working the fields and mining were the two most usual occupations. Their remaining work, which there was plenty of, fell to the women and the oldest children if there were any.
Women who headed west learned quickly that there was much more to life than teas and visiting. They had no choice but to struggle for survival. This was their life.
【小题1】What is the passage mainly about?
A.Changes in the Gold Rush Period. |
B.New life in the West. |
C.Great people in American history. |
D.Pioneer women to the West. |
A.it was a real struggle for women to adapt to the hard life in the West |
B.it was not reasonable for women to give up their comfortable life |
C.it was a better choice for women to experience a new and hard life |
D.it was necessary for women to change their lifestyle completely |
A.They had no choice but to throw away many of their beloved things. |
B.They could not take their children along because of the hard journey. |
C.It was common that they lost their husbands in some accidents. |
D.They suffered from diseases or even lost their lives. |
A.building a house |
B.planting a garden |
C.driving wild animals away |
D.caring for the Indians |
Where were you at supper time? I ____ for you to join me.
A.waited |
B.had waited |
C.have been waiting |
D.was waiting |