A The dry climate of Egypt has helped to preserve the pyramids, and their very shape have made them less likely to fall into ruin.
B It is practically certain that plans were made for the building of the pyramids because the plans of other large works have fortunately been preserved.
C The first thing they had to do was to choose a suitable place.
D Consequently, we are only able to guess at the methods used.
E Many people were killed while building the pyramids.
F They have stood for nearly 5,000 years, and it seems likely that they will continue to stand for thousands of years yet.
第六部分:完型填空 (每题1分,共15分)
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The White House
We got up early this morning and 1 a long walk after breakfast. We walked through the business section of the city. I told you yesterday that the city was larger 2 I thought I t would be. 3 the business section is smaller than I thought it would be. I suppose that's 4 Washington is a special kind of city. 5 the people in Washington work for the government. About 9: 30 we went to the White House. It's 6 to the public from 10 till 12, and there was a long line of people waiting to get in. We didn't have to wait very long, because the line moved 7 quickly.
The White House is really white. It is painted every year. And it seems very white, because it's got beautiful lawns all around it, 8 many trees and shrubs. The grounds ___9 about four square blocks. I mean, they're about two blocks long 10 each side. The part 11 the President lives and works is not open to the public. But the part we saw was beautiful. We went through five of the main rooms. One of them was the library, on the ground floor. On the next floor, there are three rooms named __12__ the colors that are used in them: the Red Room, the Blue Room and the Green Room. The walls are covered with silk 13 . There are 14 old furniture, from the time 15 the White House was first built. And everywhere there are paintings and statues of former presidents and other famous people from history.
1.A)made B)did C) took D)got
2. A) than B)as C)so D)like
3. A) But B)Yes C)So ``D)Then
4. A)since B)as C)because `````D)because of
5. A)Much of B)Most of ``C)A lot D)Lots
6. A)open B)opening ````C)being opened D)opened
7. A)pretty B)little C)much ```D)very much
8. A)/ B)having ``C)with D)together
9. A)include B)cost C)cover ``D)spread
10. A)by B)on C)for D)with
11. A)which B)what ``C)that D)where
12. A)by B)for C)after `D)before
13. A) cloth B)clothes ``C)clothing ```D)cloths
14. A) much pieces of B)many pieces of C)many a D)a great many
15. A) that B)which C)who D)when
答案及解析
第一部分:词汇选择(第1-15题,每题1分,共15分)
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