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Dear Edward,
How are you doing? I just visited Machu Picchu in Peru today. I've never seen such a great place before. This place is so amazing that I want to share my feelings with you.
When I first got to Machu Picchu, I felt like I was walking in the sky. Even the clouds were just under my feet. Do you know how high Machu Picchu is? I was surprised that it was at about 2,500m. How could people build a city on such a high mountain? It must have been very difficult to move stones there.
Before the Europeans arrived, the Incas (印加人) were the last and the most modern society in the Andes (安第斯山). The Incas were afraid that the Spanish would find them, so they built Machu Picchu on an Andes plain (平地) as a secret city in the 14th or 15th century. As a result, the Spanish never found Machu Picchu.
An American explorer discovered Machu Picchu in 1911. For a long time before that, nobody even knew Machu Picchu was there. After Machu Picchu was found, it was called “The Lost City of the Incas”. It is still a mystery why and how Machu Picchu was left and forgotten by everyone.
I just had a wonderful day. Especially, I will never forget the “goodbye boy” who was a local boy dressed in traditional Inca clothes. When we went down the mountain by bus, the boy waved goodbye to us until we were out of sight (视线). He shouted some words at us too, and I guess, it meant, “Goodbye, come back again soon!” Why don't you visit Machu Picchu someday? I am sure you will love this place as much as I do.
Yours truly,
Lynn
（1）Why did the Incas build Machu Picchu on an Andes plain?
A.Because they were modern and rich.
B.Because there were too many Incas.
C.Because the view on the Andes was beautiful.
D.Because they wanted to protect themselves from the Spanish.
（2）Which of the statement about Machu Picchu is NOT right?
A.It was about 2,500m high.
B.It was difficult to move the stones to build Machu Picchu.
C.An American found the secret city in the 14th or 15th century.
D.It's a mystery that nobody knew Machu Picchu was there until 1911.
（3）From the underlined sentence in the last paragraph, we know the “goodbye boy” was _______.
A.friendly
B.poor
C.shy
D.hard-working
（4）The purpose of Lynn to write the letter is ___________.
A.to show the beauty of Machu Picchu
B.to study the history of Machu Picchu
C.to share his valuable moment with Edward
D.to remember the “goodbye boy”

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）D
（2）C
（3）A
（4）C
【解析】文章大意：秘鲁的马丘比丘称为“失落的印加城市”。作者参观了这个地方并向好友爱德华分享了这段美好的时光与感受，介绍了这座城市的历史演变，在1911年被美国探险家所发现。并介绍当地男孩的热情好客。
（1）细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“The Incas were afraid that the Spanish would find them, so they built Machu Picchu on an Andes plain (平地) as a secret city in the 14th or 15th century.”可知，印加人在安第斯平原建造马丘比丘的目的是想保护自己不受西班牙人的伤害，故答案选D。
（2）细节判断题。根据文中句子“An American explorer discovered Machu Picchu in 1911.”可知，美国探险家在1911年发现了马丘比丘，并非十四、十五世纪，故C选项的描述错误。故答案选C。
（3）细节推理题。根据短文最后的句子“When we went down the mountain by bus, the boy waved goodbye to us until we were out of sight (视线). He shouted some words at us too, and I guess, it meant, “Goodbye, come back again soon!” 男孩向我们挥手告别，直到我们看不见为止。他也对我们喊了一些话，我想，这意味着，“再见，很快又回来。”！可推断男孩很友好，故答案选A。
（4）主旨大意题。文章第一段的句子“I've never seen such a great place before. This place is so amazing that I want to share my feelings with you.”可知，作者写这封信的目的就是想与好友爱德华分享这段美好的时光与感受，故答案选C。