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　　Men arc the cleverest and most dangerous animals on earth. Rats come second. Men kill their enemies. They have killed millions of men since ancient(古代的)times—but rats have killed hundreds of millions of men. Rats carry diseases. Black rats carry fleas(跳蚤), and these fleas give men bubonic plague(淋巴腺鼠疫). Bubonic plague still kills thousands of Asians and Africans today—us it killed millions of Europeans in the past, until brown rats came to Europe and pushed the black rats out. There is no plague in Europe, but brown rats carry thirty-five other diseases—typhus(伤寒)for example. Typhus has killed 200 million people in the past 400 years. Rats are dangerous. They not only carry diseases into men's homes, they also take men's food. They eat 33 million ton of grain every year. That is enough grain to feed 200 million people—so men died of hunger because rats eat their food. Rats are clever, too. They have good leaders. Men try to poison them, but if their leaders tell them that food is dangerous they do not eat it. So our cities ad villages are full of rats. We can go to the moon, but we can not kill this dangerous enemy. Why? Is it because we are not clean?

1．There are no black rats in Europe today because ________.

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A．they got plague in the Middle Ages

B．Europeans are cleaner than Asians or Africans

C．men killed them all with diseases

D．brown rats took their place

2．Rats are clever enough to ________.

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A．know when food has got poison in it

B．have good leaders and tell them what to do

C．eat food that has been poisoned

D．kill men who are dangerous to them

3．In the last 400 years, about how many people were killed by typhus each year?

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4．According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

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A．Rats not only carry diseases but also eat huge amounts of grain every year.

B．Men can not go to the moon without killing the rats.

C．The amount(量)of grain which rata eat every year can feed about 4％ of the world population.

D．Rats are dangerous enemy to people.

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。首先，请阅读以下世界古代奇观的简介：
　　A.  The Great Wall was begun more than two thousand years ago.  It was built to keep out invaders.  It extends about six thousand seven hundred kilometers across northern China.  Today,  the Chinese government is working to repairparts of the wall and protect as much of it as possible.  The Great Wall of China is one of the largest building projects ever attempted.  It is also the only object built by people that can be seen from space.
B.  The Coliseum in Rome,  Italy was built almost two thousand years ago.  The ancient Roman sports center could hold fifty thousand people who gathered there to watch public events.  Experts say it is one of the finest examples of Roman design and engineering.
C.  The city of Machu Picchu in Peru includes some of the best stone works ever built.  The ancient Inca people built Machu Picchu high in the Andes Mountains,  northwest of the city of Cuzco.  Machu Picchu is about thirteen square kilometers.  Historians say it might have been one of the last places of safety for the Incas who were fleeing invaders from Spain.
D.  India is famous for its temples and buildings.  The most famous is the Taj Mahal,  considered one of the most beautiful buildings ever built.  The fifth Mughal emperor,  Shah Jahan,  ordered it built in Agra in sixteen thirty-one.  He built it as a burial place in memory of his wife.  The Taj Mahal has tiny colorful stones inlaid in white marble.  The structure seems to change color during different times of the day and night.
E.  Abu Simbel was built more than three thousand years ago.  It is about 280 kilometers south of Aswan on the western bank of the Nile River.  It took an army of workmen and artists more than thirty years to cut the huge temple into the face of a rock mountain.  In front of the main temple are four huge statues of Ramses the Second.  Each statue is about twenty meters high.
F.  Stonehenge also belongs on a list of ancient wonders. It is a circle of huge stones in southeastern England.  Experts believe work began on Stonehenge about five thousand years ago.  We know very little about Stonehenge. We do not even know how these huge stones were moved to the area.  Much has been written about Stonehenge,  but experts say they still are not sure what it was used for.
以下是旅行者的信息，请匹配他们计划参观的世界奇观。
【小题1】Mr.  Smith, who comes from Rome, Italy,  plans to visit Asia.  He hears about a beautiful building which tells a moving story about the love between an ancient ruler and his wife. ＿＿
【小题2】Li Hua, who has been to the Great Wall several times, plans to visit an ancient wonder in Europe which has as long a history as the Great Wall. ＿
73.  Cindy, who comes from India, plans to visit an ancient temple on the bank of a famous river in Africa.  The temple, in front of which there were some huge statues,  is one of the greatest stone works ever built. ＿
【小题3】Jack will visit one of the oldest stone works ever built by people.  It was made up of huge stones, but how ancient people moved the stones and why they built it remain a mystery.＿
【小题4】A scientist will be sent into space.  He hopes he can see an object built by human beings when he looks at our earth with his bare eyes. ＿＿

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。首先，请阅读以下世界古代奇观的简介：

　　A.  The Great Wall was begun more than two thousand years ago.  It was built to keep out invaders.  It extends about six thousand seven hundred kilometers across northern China.  Today,  the Chinese government is working to repairparts of the wall and protect as much of it as possible.  The Great Wall of China is one of the largest building projects ever attempted.  It is also the only object built by people that can be seen from space.

B.  The Coliseum in Rome,  Italy was built almost two thousand years ago.  The ancient Roman sports center could hold fifty thousand people who gathered there to watch public events.  Experts say it is one of the finest examples of Roman design and engineering.

C.  The city of Machu Picchu in Peru includes some of the best stone works ever built.  The ancient Inca people built Machu Picchu high in the Andes Mountains,  northwest of the city of Cuzco.  Machu Picchu is about thirteen square kilometers.  Historians say it might have been one of the last places of safety for the Incas who were fleeing invaders from Spain.

D.  India is famous for its temples and buildings.  The most famous is the Taj Mahal,  considered one of the most beautiful buildings ever built.  The fifth Mughal emperor,  Shah Jahan,  ordered it built in Agra in sixteen thirty-one.  He built it as a burial place in memory of his wife.  The Taj Mahal has tiny colorful stones inlaid in white marble.  The structure seems to change color during different times of the day and night.

E.  Abu Simbel was built more than three thousand years ago.  It is about 280 kilometers south of Aswan on the western bank of the Nile River.  It took an army of workmen and artists more than thirty years to cut the huge temple into the face of a rock mountain.  In front of the main temple are four huge statues of Ramses the Second.  Each statue is about twenty meters high.

F.  Stonehenge also belongs on a list of ancient wonders. It is a circle of huge stones in southeastern England.  Experts believe work began on Stonehenge about five thousand years ago.  We know very little about Stonehenge. We do not even know how these huge stones were moved to the area.  Much has been written about Stonehenge,  but experts say they still are not sure what it was used for.

以下是旅行者的信息，请匹配他们计划参观的世界奇观。

1.Mr.  Smith, who comes from Rome, Italy,  plans to visit Asia.  He hears about a beautiful building which tells a moving story about the love between an ancient ruler and his wife. ＿＿

2.Li Hua, who has been to the Great Wall several times, plans to visit an ancient wonder in Europe which has as long a history as the Great Wall. ＿

73.  Cindy, who comes from India, plans to visit an ancient temple on the bank of a famous river in Africa.  The temple, in front of which there were some huge statues,  is one of the greatest stone works ever built. ＿

3.Jack will visit one of the oldest stone works ever built by people.  It was made up of huge stones, but how ancient people moved the stones and why they built it remain a mystery.＿

4.A scientist will be sent into space.  He hopes he can see an object built by human beings when he looks at our earth with his bare eyes. ＿＿

　阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。首先，请阅读以下世界古代奇观的简介：

　　A.  The Great Wall was begun more than two thousand years ago.  It was built to keep out invaders.  It extends about six thousand seven hundred kilometers across northern China.  Today,  the Chinese government is working to repair parts of the wall and protect as much of it as possible.  The Great Wall of China is one of the largest building projects ever attempted.  It is also the only object built by people that can be seen from space.

B.  The Coliseum in Rome,  Italy was built almost two thousand years ago.  The ancient Roman sports center could hold fifty thousand people who gathered there to watch public events.  Experts say it is one of the finest examples of Roman design and engineering.

C.  The city of Machu Picchu in Peru includes some of the best stone works ever built.  The ancient Inca people built Machu Picchu high in the Andes Mountains,  northwest of the city of Cuzco.  Machu Picchu is about thirteen square kilometers.  Historians say it might have been one of the last places of safety for the Incas who were fleeing invaders from Spain.

D.  India is famous for its temples and buildings.  The most famous is the Taj Mahal,  considered one of the most beautiful buildings ever built.  The fifth Mughal emperor,  Shah Jahan,  ordered it built in Agra in sixteen thirty-one.  He built it as a burial place in memory of his wife.  The Taj Mahal has tiny colorful stones inlaid in white marble.  The structure seems to change color during different times of the day and night.

E.  Abu Simbel was built more than three thousand years ago.  It is about 280 kilometers south of Aswan on the western bank of the Nile River.  It took an army of workmen and artists more than thirty years to cut the huge temple into the face of a rock mountain.  In front of the main temple are four huge statues of Ramses the Second.  Each statue is about twenty meters high.

F.  Stonehenge also belongs on a list of ancient wonders.  It is a circle of huge stones in southeastern England.  Experts believe work began on Stonehenge about five thousand years ago.  We know very little about Stonehenge.  We do not even know how these huge stones were moved to the area.  Much has been written about Stonehenge,  but experts say they still are not sure what it was used for.

以下是旅行者的信息，请匹配他们计划参观的世界奇观。

71.  Mr.  Smith,  who comes from Rome,  Italy,  plans to visit Asia.  He hears about a beautiful building which tells a moving story about the love between an ancient ruler and his wife.  ＿＿

72.  Li Hua,  who has been to the Great Wall several times,  plans to visit an ancient wonder in Europe which has as long a history as the Great Wall. ＿

73.  Cindy,  who comes from India,  plans to visit an ancient temple on the bank of a famous river in Africa.  The temple,  in front of which there were some huge statues,  is one of the greatest stone works ever built. ＿

74.  Jack will visit one of the oldest stone works ever built by people.  It was made up of huge stones,  but how ancient people moved the stones and why they built it remain a mystery.＿

75.  A scientist will be sent into space.  He hopes he can see an object built by human beings when he looks at our earth with his bare eyes. ＿

阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案

　We all know that there are many pyramids in Egypt, but most of us don't know the ancient（古代的）native people of Mexico also built pyramids．Their pyramids are not tombs．They used to build a pyramid and then build a temple on top of it．The pyramids of Mexico are not as high as those of Egypt, but they are bigger．Each pyramid has a wide stairway(楼梯)that goes from the bottom to the top．There is nothing inside the pyramids but earth and stones．

　The biggest pyramid in Mexico is the pyramid of Teotihuacan．It 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 to the sun．The temple is no longer there, but people still call it the Pyramid of the Sun．There is another huge pyramid near it, the Pyramid of the Moon．

　How did the people of ancient times build the pyramids? How did they carry and lift up the huge stones? Each stone fitted so well, though the ancient people didn't have any modern machines! The ancient architecture (建筑) of Egypt and Mexico gives the world wonder (奇迹)．Scientists have studied for many years, but nobody can say just how they were built．

1．The ancient native people of Mexico built their pyramids for ______．

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A．tombs

B．temples

C．the worship(敬仰) of gods

D．scenic spots

2．The pyramids of Egypt are ______ those of Mexico but they are ______ the　　　　　　 pyramids of Mexico．

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A．as high as; smaller than

B．higher than; not so big as

C．bigger than; not so high as

D．not so high as; bigger than

3．The biggest pyramid in the world was built ______．　　　

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A．more than two thousand years ago

B．ten thousand years ago

C．nearly two thousand years ago

D．two thousand years ago

4．What is in the pyramids of Mexico?　　　

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A．Only stones and earth．

B．Nothing．

C．Mummies．

D．Temples．

5．Which of the following statements is true?　　　

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A．The scientists have known how the ancient native people of Mexico built　　　　　　　　　　 their pyramids．

B．The Pyramid of the Sun still exists now．

C．The Pyramid of the Moon is far away from the Pyramid of the Sun．

D．The ancient pyramids of Egypt and Mexico were built for different　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 reasons．