甘肃省张掖市2014届高三下学期第五次诊断考试 英语试题
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Scientists in Mexico have just begun a new study of one of the world’s biggest pyramids(金字塔): the Pyramid of the Sun, north of Mexico City. They’re putting lots of small, high-tech machines under the pyramid to try to unlock some of its secrets. For thousands of years, people have tried to uncover the secrets of the pyramids.
The people who built the pyramids made lots of secret doors and rooms to stop robbers from finding the treasures inside. However, there always have been some smart thieves in history. Now, almost all of Egypt’s pyramids have been robbed, including the Great Pyramid of Khufu, which is the largest pyramid in the world. It is the only one of the ancient wonders of the world that is still standing.
In AD 820, an Arab king named Abdullah AL Manum got a group of workers to dig their way into the Great Pyramid and have a look. Inside the pyramid, they found three rooms—the Queen’s Chamber, the Grand Gallery and the King’s Chamber. But to their surprise, the men didn’t find the treasures they wanted. The Queen’s and King’s Chambers were both empty! Where were the King’s mummy and his treasures? Had someone already taken them away? The huge stone doors at the pyramid’s entrance were still closed when AL Manum’s men went inside. How had the thieves got in and out?
Since then, many people have gone inside the Great Pyramid to have a look or to try to take things. But still, no other chambers or walkways have been found.
In 2002, an American team made the most recent visit to the Great Pyramid. Scientists sent a robot into the pyramid, but they only found a mysterious locked stone door.
1. The first two paragraphs were written to show that ____.
A. ancient Egyptian emperors were cruel
B. the Pyramid of the Sun is an unusual historic building
C. construction workers led a hard life in ancient Egypt
D. the secrets of the pyramids remain to be uncovered
2. What is the purpose of making some secret doors to the pyramids? _______.
A. To try to unlock some of its secrets
B. To stop robbers from finding the treasures inside
C. To refuse some visitors all over the world into it
D. To tell the truth to the people in the future
