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We all know that there are many pyramids in Egypt, but most of us don't know the ancient(古代的)native people of Mexico also built pyramids.Their pyramids are not tombs.They used to build a pyramid and then build a temple on top of it.The pyramids of Mexico are not as high as those of Egypt, but they are bigger.Each pyramid has a wide stairway(楼梯)that goes from the bottom to the top.There is nothing inside the pyramids but earth and stones.
The biggest pyramid in Mexico is the pyramid of Teotihuacan.It is almost 2,000 years old.Scientists think it took 10,000 men more than ten years to build it .On the top they built a temple to the sun.The temple is no longer there, but people still call it the Pyramid of the Sun.There is another huge pyramid near it, the Pyramid of the Moon.
How did the people of ancient times build the pyramids? How did they carry and lift up the huge stones? Each stone fitted so well, though the ancient people didn't have any modern machines! The ancient architecture (建筑) of Egypt and Mexico gives the world wonder (奇迹).Scientists have studied for many years, but nobody can say just how they were built.
1.The ancient native people of Mexico built their pyramids for ______.
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A.tombs
B.temples
C.the worship(敬仰) of gods
D.scenic spots
2.The pyramids of Egypt are ______ those of Mexico but they are ______ the pyramids of Mexico.
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A.as high as; smaller than
B.higher than; not so big as
C.bigger than; not so high as
D.not so high as; bigger than
3.The biggest pyramid in the world was built ______.
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A.more than two thousand years ago
B.ten thousand years ago
C.nearly two thousand years ago
D.two thousand years ago
4.What is in the pyramids of Mexico?
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A.Only stones and earth.
B.Nothing.
C.Mummies.
D.Temples.
5.Which of the following statements is true?
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A.The scientists have known how the ancient native people of Mexico built their pyramids.
B.The Pyramid of the Sun still exists now.
C.The Pyramid of the Moon is far away from the Pyramid of the Sun.
D.The ancient pyramids of Egypt and Mexico were built for different reasons.