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【题目】 In ancient Egypt, women did not go out to work. They stayed and worked at home. Many Egyptian men were farmers. Some men were builders or fishermen. Other men worked as artists. Some other important people did not do any farming.

The weather in Egypt was very hot. Ancient Egyptians did not wear many clothes. Men, women and children often wore simple robes made of thin cloth. On their feet they wore light open shoes. People, including women, shaved (刮掉) hair from their heads to keep cool.

Children in ancient Egypt grew up to do the same jobs as their parents. Girls stayed at home with their mothers. They learned to look after the home. Boys worked with their fathers. They learned to do the jobs their fathers did. They only went to school to learn to write if they wanted to become a scribe (抄写员).

Many of the games played by ancient Egyptians are similar to games we still play today. Children played racing and jumping games. They also played ball games and with wooden toys. Older children played a game like chess.

The kings of Egypt (the pharaohs) were powerful enough to control their country. The people thought that the pharaoh was a god. He owned everything. Everyone had to do what he told them to do. The pharaohs built huge tombs (坟墓). When a pharaoh died, he was buried in the tomb. The tombs were often in the shape of pyramids (金字塔). When a pharaoh was buried, he was surrounded by treasure and by things to help him in the next world, such as food, clothes, furniture and weapons.

Life in 【1】 Egypt
Work	Women didn't go out to work, and most of the men worked as farmers, 【2】, builders or fishermen.
Weather	To keep cool in hot weather, people wore 【3】 clothes, light open shoes; men and women had their hair shaved.
Children	Girls took 【4】of the home with their mothers. Boys followed their fathers' examples. They didn't go to school 【5】 they wanted to be a scribe.
【6】	Children played almost the 【7】 games as we do today. Most of the toys they played with were made of 【8】.
Pharaohs	The kings had such great 【9】 that everyone had to listen to them. They were buried in huge tombs together with treasure and many items 【10】 to them in the next world.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Ancient

【2】artists

【3】thin

【4】care

【5】unless

【6】Games

【7】same

【8】wood

【9】power

【10】useful/helpful/necessary

【解析】

文章大意：文章主要讲的是古埃及人们的生产及生活情况。

【1】句意：古埃及的生活。

根据文章第一段中的“In ancient Egypt, women did not go out to work”“在古埃及，妇女没有出去工作”可知，应该是古埃及的生活，ancient意为“古代的”，标题中实词首字母大写，故填Ancient。

【2】句意：妇女不外出工作，大多数男子当农民、艺术家、建筑工人或渔民。

根据文章第一段中的“Many Egyptian men ……do any farming”“许多埃及男人是农民。有些人是建设者或渔民。其他人当艺术家。其他一些重要人物没有耕种”可知，应该是艺术家，artists意为“艺术家”，故填artists。

【3】句意：为了在炎热的天气里保持凉爽，人们穿薄衣服。

根据文章第二段中的“Men, women and children often wore simple robes made of thin cloth“男人、女人和孩子们经常穿着薄布做的简单长袍”可知，了在炎热的天气里保持凉爽，人们穿薄衣服，thin意为“薄的”，故填thin。

【4】句意：女孩们和他们的母亲一起照顾家。

根据文章第三段中的“Girls stayed at home with their mothers. They learned to look after the home”“女孩们和母亲呆在家里。他们学会了照顾家”可知，女孩们和他们的母亲一起照顾家，take care of意为“照顾”，故填care。

【5】句意：除非他们想成为一名抄写员，否则他们不去上学。

根据文章第三段中的“They only went to school to learn to write if they wanted to become a scribe”“如果他们想成为一名抄写员，他们只有去学校学习写作”可知，应该是除非他们想成为一名抄写员，否则他们不去上学，unless意为“除非”，故填unless。

【6】句意：游戏。

根据所给空后面的表格可知，讲的是游戏，games意为“游戏”，首字母要大写，故填Games。

【7】句意：孩子们玩的游戏和我们今天玩的几乎一样。

根据文章第四段中的“Many of the games played by ancient Egyptians are similar to games we still play today”“古埃及人玩的许多游戏与我们今天仍然玩的游戏相似”可知，应该是孩子们玩的游戏和我们今天玩的几乎一样，be similar to意为“和……相似”可以和the same ... as“和……一样”进行转换，故填same。

【8】句意：他们玩的玩具大多是木制的。

根据文章第四段中的“They also played ball games and with wooden toys”“他们还玩球类游戏和木制玩具”可知，他们玩的玩具大多是木制的，wood意为“木头”，故填wood。

【9】句意：国王们有如此大的权力，以至于每个人都必须听他们的。

根据文章第五段中的“The kings of Egypt (the pharaohs) were powerful enough to control their country”“埃及的国王们（法老）有足够的权力控制他们的国家”可知，应该是国王有如此大的权力，such后面接名词或名词短语，power意为“权力”，故填power。

【10】句意：他们被埋葬在巨大的墓穴里，连同宝藏和许多他们在下一个世界所必需的物品。

根据文章最后一段中的“When a pharaoh was buried. he was surrounded by treasure and by things to help him in the next world, such as food, clothes, furniture and weapons.”“当法老被埋葬时。他被财宝和帮助他进入下一个世界的东西包围着，比如食物、衣服、家具和武器”可知，应该是他们在下一个世界所必需的/有用的/有帮助的物品，necessary意为“必需的”，useful意为“有用的”，helpful意为“有帮助的”，故填useful/helpful/necessary。