② Another idea that will be helpful to small countries and island countries is the floating city.
另外一种对于小国和岛国有益的想法是漂浮城市。
根据文章内容，选择正确答案：
1. The text is mainly about .
A. future lifeB. future cities
C. building designersD. how to save land
2. What kind of city covers less land？
A. The city under glass dome in the desert.
B. The vertical city.
C. The floating city.
D. The horizontal city.
3. People living in can enjoy natural climate.
A. the cities under glass domes
B. either vertical cities or cave cities
C. both vertical cities and floating cities
D. all the above cities except the underground cities
完形填空
Passage D
Though pyramids are found in Egypt， the word “pyramid” comes from the Greek language①.1 the Greeks first arrived in Egypt long ago， they found many grand stone2 which they named “pyramids”. The Greeks wondered3 the Egyptians had built the great pyramids， but they could not find the4， and even now we still dont know exactly how.
It is5 in many ancient books written in Arabic and found in Egypt that the Egyptians6 life after death. When a person7， his family or friends placed the things near his body which they thought he might need. Emperors or kings had great8， so their bodies were kept inside the great pyramids， and they had had them built for many years even while they were9.
The Great Pyramid， which was 482 feet high and10 two square kilometers of land， was built for King Khufu with 2，300，000 blocks of large stones， the smallest of which even11 over 2，500 kilograms， as12 as a car.
How the ancient Egyptians13， moved and lifted such heavy stones without modern machines has always remained a great14 to present scholars. Perhaps these stones were taken across the Nile in boats at15 time. Maybe they were moved on rollers （滚筒） using slipper Nile mud on land and16 up along sloping （倾斜的） roads to the sides of the pyramids. It is still a great17 that the stones18 together so well that even a straight knife cannot be pushed between them.
Century after century， strong winds have been19 yellow sand around the pyramids. Different rulers have come and gone. Everything seems to20 except the pyramids. They have remained a 5，000yearold mystery in silence②.
译注
① Though pyramids are found in Egypt， the word “pyramid” comes from the Greek language.
尽管金字塔在埃及，但“金字塔”这个单词却来自于希腊语。
② They have remained a 5，000yearold mystery in silence.
它们已经是一个保持了5，000年的难解之谜。
根据文章内容，选择正确答案：
1.A. While
B. Since
C. When
D. During
2. A. houses
B. buildings
C. bridges
D. dams
3. A. how
B. when
C. why
D. where
4. A. reason
B. cause
C. way
D. answer
5. A. know
B. said
C. recorded
D. noted
6. A. believed in
B. believed
C. supposed
D. expected
7. A. lived
B. was ill
C. was strong
D. died
8. A. armies B. powers
C. friends D. officials
9. A. happy
B. unborn
C. alive D. dead
10.A. owned
B. was
C. lay
D. covered
11.A. weighs
B. measures
C. reaches
D. is
12.A. many
B. much
C. big
D. nice
13.A. cut
B. shaped
C. carried
D. built
14.A. success
B. puzzle
C. trouble
D. building
15.A. ordinary
B. war
C. flood
D. one
16.A. picked
B. turned
C. looked
D. pulled
17.A. question
B. wonder
C. trouble
D. happiness
18.A place B. meet
C. fit
D. get
19.A. blowing B. rising
C. making D. producing
20.A. move
B. escape
C. appear
D. change
答案
Passage A
本文是关于油画、舞蹈和演奏会的广告，告诉读者各种演出的内容、时间和地点。
1.B. 本题为细节考查题。因为孩子喜欢舞蹈，他就应该到有舞蹈的地方去。在文章中只有Russia Ballet这个标题与舞蹈有关，Russia Ballet相对应的地点是Beizhan Theatre。
2.C. 本题为推理判断题。由第一段可知Menashe Kadisman要展出的油画是有关sheep的，从而得出答案C。
3.B. 细节考查题。由Russia Ballet一段中可以知道Nutcracker上演的时间是12月7日的7点15分，别的时间不再上演。
4.D. 本题为细节考查题。我们在文中找到66053388这个电话号码，是Russia Ballet相对应的电话号码，但Russia Ballet的演出Dec.7就结束，因此答案为D。
5.A. 本题为词义猜测题。猜测词义应根据上下文进行猜测，因为Swan Lake和Nutcracker均为著名的芭蕾舞，所以推断出答案为A。
Passage B
本文介绍了the Currier and Ives printing house的建立、成功的原因及停业后的情况。
1.D. 本题为推理判断题。同学们从涉及该出版社时间的句子中找信息，相互联系，合理推导。由文章的前三句可得出答案D。
2.A. 本题为细节理解题。由文章的第二句可推知出版社成功的原因就在于他们了解人们会买什么。