Question

【題目】People Just Like Us

I was not interested in the school project on ancient cultures at all, especially things about Egypt (埃 及) , but Grace, my research partner, insisted the ancient Egyptians were interesting, and said I would _______ my mind for sure.

“Learning about these ancient people is so boring.” I said.

“It’s not! Don’t be sure until you’ve learned about them.” said Grace.

I had to say Grace had a _______. So the next Saturday, I found myself at the Museum of Natural History, which had a big show on ancient Egypt. “So ancient Egyptians were pretty undeveloped, right?” I asked Grace as we waited in line for our tickets. “I mean, they didn’t have much _________________ , did they? Well, except for the pyramids (金字塔) – didn’t the Egyptian kings live in the pyramids?”

Grace just kept silent and pushed me forward.

The show set me straight about the pyramids. I learned that they were tombs (墓) of the ancient kings, not their _________________. I also found out the great pyramid at Giza was huge, standing 500 feet tall when it was first built!

As I walked farther, I was ___________________to find a show on ancient sports. I saw paintings showing people playing a game with a ball. Just for a moment, I could ___________ ancient Egyptian kids beside the Nile River hitting around a ball, just as I do with my friends. And the next show was all about how the ancient Egyptians treasured their children. A child was considered a great gift to the family.

“So what do you think of these _______ ancient people now?” Grace asked.

“You were right,” I said. “Ancient Egyptians are much more interesting than I_______. In fact, I know just what title to give our project. We’ll call it ‘ People Just Like Us ’!”

【1】A. keep B. change C. lose D. follow

【2】A. word B. plan C. point D. way

【3】A. technology B. difference C. confidence D. information

【4】A. fields B. grounds C. schools D. homes

【5】A. tired B. careful C. surprised D. nervous

【6】A. explain B. picture C. show D. enjoy

【7】A. boring B. impatient C. funny D. exciting

【8】A. searched B. studied C. experienced D. expected

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】D

【5】C

【6】B

【7】A

【8】D

【解析】

這篇短文講述的是作者參與了一個(gè)關(guān)于古代文化的項(xiàng)目，但一開(kāi)始他對(duì)古埃及的人感到非常厭煩。但后來(lái)他參觀了一個(gè)關(guān)于古埃及的展覽之后，發(fā)現(xiàn)其實(shí)他們也是非常有趣的。

【1】句意：但是我的研究伙伴Grace堅(jiān)持說(shuō)古埃及人是有趣的，還說(shuō)我一定會(huì)改變我的想法。keep保持，保存；change改變；lose丟失，失去；follow遵守，遵循。根據(jù)上文I was not interested in the school project on ancient cultures可知，作者對(duì)古代文化不感興趣，but Grace, my research partner, insisted the ancient Egyptians were interesting,但是Grace覺(jué)得很有趣，她認(rèn)為作者會(huì)改變自己的想法的，change one’s mind固定短語(yǔ)，“改變主意，改變想法”，故選B。

【2】句意：我不得不承認(rèn)Grace說(shuō)得很有道理。word 詞；plan計(jì)劃；point點(diǎn)；way方式，方法。這里have a point是固定短語(yǔ)，意思是“有道理”。根據(jù)下文的文意可知，作者在了解的古代埃及的文化之后，覺(jué)得的確是非常有趣的，所以Grace的話是有道理的，故應(yīng)選C。

【3】句意：我的意思是他們沒(méi)有太多的技術(shù)，是嗎？technology技術(shù)；difference區(qū)別，不同；confidence自信；information信息。根據(jù)上文“So ancient Egyptians were pretty undeveloped, right?” I asked Grace可知，作者認(rèn)為古代埃及是非常的不發(fā)達(dá)，也就是技術(shù)落后，故應(yīng)選A。

【4】句意：我了解到他們是古代國(guó)王的墓，而不是他們的家。fields 田地；grounds地面，場(chǎng)地；schools學(xué)校；homes家。根據(jù)上文…didn’t the Egyptian kings live in the pyramids可知，作者一開(kāi)始以為埃及的國(guó)王住在金字塔里，所以這里應(yīng)該是家，故應(yīng)選D。

【5】句意：當(dāng)我繼續(xù)向前走的時(shí)候，我很吃驚的發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個(gè)關(guān)于古代運(yùn)動(dòng)的展覽。tired 累的；careful仔細(xì)的；surprised吃驚的；nervous緊張的。根據(jù)下文Ancient Egyptians are much more interesting than I___8___.可知，作者在這個(gè)展覽上看到的東西與他本來(lái)的設(shè)想是不一樣的，所以這里應(yīng)表示很吃驚。故選C。

【6】句意：就在那一刻，我能想象出尼羅河邊古埃及的孩子們就像我和我的朋友們一樣一起打球。explain 解釋；picture畫(huà)；想象；show 展示；enjoy喜歡。根據(jù)句意可知，這里是作者看到了展覽后自己想象出來(lái)的畫(huà)面，故應(yīng)選B。

【7】句意：Grace 問(wèn)：“那么現(xiàn)在你覺(jué)得這些令人厭煩的古人們?cè)趺礃�？�?/span> boring令人厭煩的；impatient沒(méi)有耐心的；funny滑稽的，可笑的；exciting令人激動(dòng)的。根據(jù)上文“Learning about these ancient people is so boring.” I said.可知，作者一開(kāi)始覺(jué)得這些古埃及的人是非常厭煩的，故應(yīng)選A。

【8】句意：古埃及人比我預(yù)料的要更加有趣。searched 尋找；studied研究；學(xué)習(xí)；experienced經(jīng)驗(yàn)，體驗(yàn)；expected期待，預(yù)料。根據(jù)文意可知，作者一開(kāi)始覺(jué)得這些古埃及人非常的厭煩，而參觀了這個(gè)展覽之后，他發(fā)現(xiàn)其實(shí)他們是非常有趣的，所以這與他一開(kāi)始的預(yù)料是不一樣的，故應(yīng)選D。