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1、2019-2020年高中英语（人教大纲）第二册上：Unit3Artandarchitecture(备课资料)I．异域风情THEGREATPYRAMIDThekingsofancientEgyptwereveryrich.Theyplannedstrongtombstokeeptheirbodiesofthedead.Thesetombskeptthebodiessafe.Theyalsoheldthetreasuresofthedead.Overthetombs,thekingsbuilthugestonepyramids.Thereareaboute
2、ightyknownpyramidsinEgypt.TheGreatPyramidisthelargestofall.ItwasbuiltbyakingcalledKhufu.TheGreatPyramidstandsonthewestbankoftheNileRivernotfarfromCairo.Infact,allthepyramidsareonthewestbankoftheNile.Thereisareasonforthis.Thesunrisesintheeast,andsetsinthewest.TheancientEgyptiansp
3、aredtherisingofthesunwiththebeginningoflifeandthesettingofthesunwiththeendoflife.Theypareddaytolifeandnighttodeath.ThisiswhytheyburiedtheirdeadonthewestbankoftheNile.It'sveryhardtorealizejusthowbigtheGreatPyramidis.Ithasover2300000blocksofsolidstone.Thesehugestoneblocksweighanav
4、erageoftwoandahalftonseach,asmuchasasmallcar.Someevenweighfifteentons.Withoutmachinery,theancientEgyptianscutandmovedandliftedeachofthesestones.TheblockscamefromtheeastbankoftheNile.SlavestookthemacrosstheNileinboatsatfloodtime.Ittookmorethan100000slavestwentyyearstobuildtheGrea
5、tPyramid.TheGreatPyramidisover450feethightoday,anditwasoncehigher.Itsbasecoversthirteenacres.Eachofthesidesofthepyramidis755feetlong,oraboutaslongastwocityblocks.Ittakesabouttwentyminutestowalkallthewayaroundthepyramid.Everykingwantedhistombtobethefinest.ButKhufuoutdidthemall.Th
6、esurfaceofhispyramidusedtoshinewithsmoothwhitelimestone,anditstopcametoasharppoint.Inside,thebodyofKhufurestedinagreatstonecoffin.Hisbodywaspreservedtolastforever,andabouthimlaymanytreasures.Nowaftermanyyears,weatherhaswornawaytheshiningsurface,andmenhavetakensomeofthehugestones
7、tobuildother:things.Thieveshavestolenthetreasures,andtheyhaveevenstolenthebodyofKhufuhimself.Today,thesidesoftheGreatPyramidarenolongersmoothandwhite.Thelime-stoneisgone.Thehugestonesareexposedandyoucanclimbthem,likesteps,tothetop.Whenyouhavereachedthetop,youcanseemilesaroundyou
8、.YoucanseethesmallerPyramidsandtheSphinx,thegre
