The kings of ancient Egypt planned strong tombs (坟墓) to keep their bodies safe after death and to hold their treasures (财宝) . The Great Pyramid was built thousands of years ago for a king called Khufu. It stands on the west bank of the Nile River not far from Cairo. In fact all the pyramids along the Nile are on its west bank. The ancient Egyptians compared the rising of the sun to the beginning of life and the setting of the sun to the end of life. This is why their dead bodies were buried (埋葬) on the west bank of the Nile. The people of Mexico also built pyramids. They did not build the pyramids for tombs. They used to build a pyramid and then a temple on top of it. The pyramids of Mexico are not as high as the pyramids of Egypt, but they are big. Each of the pyramids has a wide stairway (阶梯) that goes from the bottom to the top.

　　More pyramids were built in the Americas than in Egypt. About 90 pyramids are known to have stood in Egypt, while several hundred small pyramids are scattered (分散) across Central and South America. The biggest pyramid in Mexico is almost 2,000 years old. Scientists think it took 10,000 men more than ten years to build it. On the top they built a temple of the sun. The temple is no longer there but people still called it ______________________. Near it is another huge pyramid, the Pyramid of the Moon.

1. What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)

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2. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

The ancient Egyptians thought the rising of the sun stood for the beginning of life and the setting of the sun stood for the end of life.

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3. Please fill in the blank in the last paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.)

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4. What are the different purposes of building pyramids in Egypt and Mexico? (Please answer within 30 words.)

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5. Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese.

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With summer ________ near, it is hotter and hotter.

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With summer ________ near, it is hotter and hotter.

1. A.
   came
2. B.
   comes
3. C.
   coming
4. D.
   come

With summer ________ near, it is hotter and hotter.

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Once upon a time there were two brothers who lived near each other. One day, they had a ___16___ because of some small things. And neither was willing to ___17___ each other.

One morning, there was a knock at door of the elder brother. He  18  it and found a man standing beside the door. “I’m a carpenter(木匠). I’m  19__ a few days’ work. Perhaps you would have a few small jobs I could help with.”  

“Yes,” said the elder brother. “I do have a job for you. ___20___ at that farm across the small river. It is my younger brother’s. We had a quarrel, so I won’t like to see his __21___ anymore. I want you to build me a 8-foot ___22___.” 

The man said, “I think I understand the situation. Don’t worry. I’ll be able to do a job that makes you __23__.” So the elder brother was very glad and left for the town nearby.

In the evening, the carpenter had just ___24___ his job when the elder brother returned. But he was __25___ to find, instead of a fence, before him, stood a __26____, which went from one side of the river ___27__ the other! On the other __28____ of bridge, was his younger brother.

“Do you know the name of the bridge?” The carpenter asked.

“No,” the elder brother was __29___.  

“OK, I can tell you. Its name is understanding and __30___,” the carpenter smiled.

Suddenly they began to understand ___31___. Surely, between two brothers there should be a bridge rather than a _32____. Standing on the bridge, they _33___ each other’s hands with ____34__ in their eyes. 

  “Could you stay another few days? I’ve a lot of other work for you,” said the elder brother. “I’d love to ___35___ on,” the carpenter said. “But I have many more bridges to build.”

(    )16. A. meeting  B. question  C. decision    D. quarrel

(    )17. A. forgive   B. like      C. speak      D. think

(    )18. A. got      B. opened    C. shut       D. left

(    )19. A. looking for           B. looking at     

          C. looking on            D. looking up

(    )20. A. See      B. Watch    C. Observe    D. Look

(    )21. A. river    B. face      C. farm       D. eyes

(    )22. A. wall    B. fence    C. road        D. bridge

(    )23. A. excited  B. pleased  C. moved     D. surprised

(    )24. A. begun   B. done    C. finished    D. continued

(    )25. A. surprised B. happy   C. anxious     D. sad

(    )26. A. house   B. bridge   C. fence       D. river

(    )27. A. to      B. between  C. across     D. till

(    )28. A. end     B. side     C. field      D. stage

(    )29. A. disappointed B. puzzled C. amazed  D. worried

(    )30. A. love     B. hate    C. joy        D. anger

(    )31. A. everything B. nothing C. anything  D. something

(    )32. A. river     B. fence   C. farm     D. wall

(    )33. A. brought   B. took   C. held      D. clapped

(    )34. A. smiles     B. tears   C. anger   D. sadness

(    )35. A. leave      B. get    C. stay   D. work