Ancient Egypt was one of the greatest civilizations(文明) in the history of the world. It lasted for over 3000 years from 3150 BC to 30 BC.

Looking nice and being clean was very important to the Egyptians. Most men and women wore jewelry(珠宝) of some type. The rich wore jewelry made of gold and silver, while the poorer people used copper. Because it was so hot, most people wore white clothes. Men wore kilts(男士短裙) and women wore a straight dress.

Ancient Egypt was a complex society needing people to do many different tasks and jobs. Most of the people were farmers. They grew their crops near the banks of the Nile River where the rich black soil was good for crops. There were different kinds of craftsmen jobs. How skilled a craftsman was would determine his success. Most of the soldiers were footmen. In peacetime, soldiers would help with government projects such as moving stones for a pyramid(金字塔). Scribes were important people in Ancient Egypt as they were the only people who know how to read and write. Scribes came from wealthy families and took years of training to learn the Egyptian hieroglyphics(象形文字).

1. Paragraph 2 mainly tells us _______.

A. where the ancient Egyptians lived

B. what the ancient Egyptians wore

C. what the ancient Egyptians ate

D. what kinds of jobs the ancient Egyptians had

2. In ancient Egypt, most people wore white clothes because ____.

A. the white clothes looked clean

B. they were ordered to wear like that

C. they were too poor to buy colorful clothes

D. the weather was very hot then

3.The people who grew barley to make beer, wheat for bread and vegetables were______.

A. farmers B. craftsmen C. soldiers D. scribes

A smuggler(走私犯) drove to the border. When a soldier looked in the truck, he was surprised to find six big bags.

“What’s in them?” the soldier asked.

“Dirt,” the smuggler answered.

“Take them out,” the soldier said. “I want to check them.”

The smuggler opened the bags, and sure enough, each one of them was filled with dirt. So the soldier let him go.

A week later, the smuggler came back, and once again, the soldier looked in the truck.

“What’s in the bags this time?” he asked.

“Dirt, more dirt,” said the smuggler.

Not believing him, the soldier checked the bags and, once again, he found nothing but dirt.

The same thing happened every week for six months, and the soldier finally became so frustrated(沮丧的) that he left and worked as a waiter in a restaurant. Then one night, the smuggler went to the restaurant and had a drink. The waiter saw him and said, “Listen! Drinks are free tonight if you tell me what you were smuggling all that time.”

Slowly, the smuggler got close to the waiter and said, “Trucks.”

1.The soldier found ________ bags in the smuggler’s truck for the first time.

A. four B. five C. six D. seven

2.When the smuggler came again a week later, the soldier _______.

A. let him go without checking

B. invited him to a restaurant

C. checked and found nothing but dirt

D. left and became a waiter in a restaurant

3. Why did the soldier feel frustrated?

A. Because he couldn’t find what the smuggler smuggled.

B. Because he wanted to become a smuggler.

C. Because he wanted to work in a restaurant.

D. Because his work was too boring.

4.What did the smuggler smuggle all that time?

A. Dirt.

B. Drinks.

C. Trucks.

D. Foods.

5. Where is the passage probably taken from?

A. An advertising book. B. A poster.

C. A fashion magazine. D. A joke book.

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