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1、A、ThePyramidsThousandsofyearsago,thekingofEgyptbuiltstrongtombs(坟墓)forthemselves.Overthesetombstheybuiltpyramids(金字塔).Theythoughttheirbodieswouldbewellkeptintheseuntiltheycouldcomebacktolife.Theyalsohopedtheworldwouldlookonthepyramidsasmonumentstothe

2、mandwouldremembertheforever.Therearearound80pyramidsinEgypt.But①theGreatPyramidisthebiggestofall.Itisnearly5,000yearsold.Itisabout137metershightoday,thoughitwasonceevenhigher.Itismadeupofovertwomillionverylargestones.Mostofthesestonesarebiggerthanama

3、nandeachweighsabouttwoandahalftons.Someweighasmuchasfifteentons.②IttookahundredthousandmenmorethantwentyyearstobuildtheGreatPyramid.Whenyoulookatthepyramids,allkindsofquestionscomeintoyourmind.HowdidtheEgyptiansbuildthemthousandsofyearsago?Howdidthey

4、cut,carryandliftsuchbigstones?Eachstonefitssowell,yettheydidn’thaveourmodernmachines!Scientistshavestudiedthepyramids,butnobodycantelljusthowtheEgyptiansbuiltthemsolongago.Insidethepyramidsaretheroomsforthebodiesofthekingsandqueens.Theyhidlotsofwonde

5、rfultreasuresthere,too.Butthieveshavebrokenintothepyramidsandtakenawaymanyofthetreasures.Theyhaveeventakenawaythemummies.Today,someofthemummiesareonshowinmuseumsindifferentcountries.Whenthekingsandqueenshadtheirpyramidsbuiltforthem,theyperhapsneverth

6、oughtthatthiswouldhappen.Eachyear,itreceivesalargenumberofvisitors.They’dliketoseetheworldwonderwiththeirowneyes.完成下列任务。1.WhatwerePyramidsusedfor?______________________________________________.2.改写①中的句子。TheGreatPyramidisbiggerthan____________________

7、__pyramid.3.WhatistheChinesemeaningoftheword“mummies”?__________________4.改写②中的句子。Ahundredthousandmen_________morethantwentyyears_________theGreatPyramid.5.从文中的选一个词语，完成下面句子，使其通顺。Somefamouspaintingsare___________________inthemuseum;shallwegoandvisitth

8、em?Keys:1.Theywereusedforkeepingthebodiesofthekingsandqueens.2.anyother3.木乃伊4.spent,building5.onshowB、ThelonglostcityofAtlantisAtlantiswasanancientheavenislandintheoldstory.WhenGreekphilosopher(哲学家)PlatofirstwrotethetaleofAtlantisaround360B.C,hedescr