5. A. known B. said C. recorded D. noted

4. A. reason B. cause C. way D. answer

3. A. how B. when C. why D. where

2. A. house B. buildings C. bridges D. dams

1. A. While B. Since C. When D. As

10. Some old buildings were decorated ________ small round windows that remind us ________ ships.

IV. 综合能力训练(50分)

A)完形填空。(20分)

Though pyramids are found in Egypt,the word "pyramid" comes from the Greek language.　　　1　　　the Greeks first arrived in Egypt long ago, they found many grand stones　　　2　　 which they named "pyramids". The Greeks wondered　　　3　　 the Egyptians had built the great pyramids,but they could not find the　　　4　　 , and even now we still don't know exactly how.

It is　　　5　　 in many ancient books written in Arabic(阿拉伯语)and found in Egypt that the Egyptians　　　6　　 life after death. When a person　　　7　　 , his family or friends placed the things near his body which they thought he might need. Emperors or kings had great　　　8　　 , so their bodies were kept inside the great pyramids,which they had had them built for many years even while they were still　　　9　　 .

The Great Pyramid,which was 482 feet high and　　　10　　 two square kilometers of land, was built for King Khufu with 23,000,000 blocks of large stones, the smallest of which even　　　11　　 over 25,000 kilograms as　　　12　　 as a car.

How the ancient Egyptians　　　13　　 , moved and lifted such heavy stones without modern machines has always remained a great　　　14　　 to present scholars. Perhaps these stones were taken across the Nile in boats at　　　15　　 time. Maybe they were moved on rollers using slippery Nile mud on land and　　　16　　 up along sloping(倾斜的)roads to the sides of the pyramids. It is still a great　　　17　　 that the stones　　　18　　 together so well that even a straight knife cannot be pushed between them.

Century after century, strong winds have been　　　19　　 yellow sand around the pyramids. Different rulers have come and gone. Everything seems to　　　20　　 except the pyramids. They have remained a 5000-year-old mystery(奥秘)in silence.

9. -Could you describe a balcony?

-Yes. It is an area ________ a wall or bars _____ it.

8. The roof of a building is the structure ________ the top of a building to keep the rain ________.

7. The new Olympic Stadium ________ Beijing looks ________ a bird's nest made ________ tree branches.

6. Most old people don't like modern buildings ________ glass walls.