48. The pyramid in ancient Mexico was built __________.

　 A. for the kings　　　　　　　　　 B. for the people

　 C. for wars　　　　　　　　　　 D. for the gods

47. All the pyramids along the Nile are on its west bank, because in ancient Egypt people

thought __________.

A. they died in the west　　　　　

B. the sun sets in the west

　 C. the end of their lives was like the setting of the sun

　 D. they would go to the west after death

46. In ancient Egypt pyramids were built __________.

A. for visitors to see　　　　　　　 B. for kings to live in

C. as the kings’ tombs　　　　　　 D. for king Khufu

45. What is Cathy’s attitude to her new Chemistry teacher?

　　 A . He is very hard.

　　 B. He is very warm-hearted.

　　 C. He is lovely.

　　 D. He is strange man and Cathy is angry with him.

B

The kings of ancient Egypt built strong tombs to keep their bodies safe after death and to hold their treasures. The Great Pyramid was built thousand of years ago for a king called Khufu. It is located on the west bank of 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 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 that goes from the bottom to the top.

　 The biggest pyramid in Mexico is almost 2000 years old. Scientists think it took 10,000 men more than ten yeas to build it. On the top they build a temp of the sun. The temple is no longer there but people still called it the Pyramid of the Sun. near it is another huge pyramid, the Pyramid

of the Moon.

44. What does the italicized (斜体)word drive probably mean in this passage?

A. To make someone work very hard

B. To drive a car very quickly

C. To try to tell others what you think

D. To go to some place by car　

43. What did the editor ask Cathy to do in the reply?

A. To hold a class meeting to discuss how to solve the problem

B. To have a talk with her new Chemistry teacher about how she feels.

C. To ask other Chemistry teachers to answer her questions

D. To spend more time doing her Chemistry homework well

42. How does Cathy feel?

A. She is afraid of her new Chemistry teacher.

B. She is worried about her Chemistry study.

C. She thinks her new Chemistry teacher doesn’t teach well.

D. She hates to study Chemistry now.

41.　 What problem does Cathy have?

A. She has got some difficulty in her studies.

B. She can’t do well in Chemistry.

C. She wants to study Chemistry better without her Chemistry teacher.

D. She doesn’t know to make her Chemistry teacher believe she can learn Chemistry well.

40. A. all　　　　　　　 B. either　　　　　　　 C. none　　　　　　　　　 D. neither

Dear editor(编辑),

I have some problems now. My new Chemistry teacher is a strange man who doesn’t believe that girls can do well in Chemistry. He never asks a girl to answer a question in class, nor does he ever answer girls’ questions after class. My Chemistry studies are not going as well as before. Is there any way for me to prove that girls can also do well in Chemistry without his help?

Cathy

Dear Cathy,

It seems that you are angry with your new Chemistry teacher. The one way for you to prove that girls also can do well in Chemistry is to work extra hard and be the best in your class. Use your anger to drive you on to ever better. But it might also be worth asking him if you could have a meeting with him to discuss what you think about him. From the meeting you should be able to know exactly how he feels towards you. Say that you feel left out in class and let him know how much you like Chemistry. Good luck!

Editor

39. A. extra　　　　　　 B. ordinary　　　　　　 C. interesting　　　　　　　 D. important