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關于古代文化的項目，但一開始他對古埃及的人感到非常厭煩。但后來他參觀了一個關于古埃及的展覽之后，發(fā)現(xiàn)其實他們也是非常有趣的。

【1】句意：但是我的研究伙伴Grace堅持說古埃及人是有趣的，還說我一定會改變我的想法。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，作者對古代文化不感興趣，but Grace, my research partner, insisted the ancient Egyptians were interesting,但是Grace覺得很有趣，她認為作者會改變自己的想法的，change one’s mind固定短語，“改變主意，改變想法”，故選B。

【2】句意：我不得不承認Grace說得很有道理。word 詞；plan計劃；point點；way方式，方法。這里have a point是固定短語，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，覺得的確是非常有趣的，所以Grace的話是有道理的，故應選C。

【3】句意：我的意思是他們沒有太多的技術，是嗎？technology技術；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，作者認為古代埃及是非常的不發(fā)達，也就是技術落后，故應選A。

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

【5】句意：當我繼續(xù)向前走的時候，我很吃驚的發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個關于古代運動的展覽。tired 累的；careful仔細的；surprised吃驚的；nervous緊張的。根據(jù)下文Ancient Egyptians are much more interesting than I___8___.可知，作者在這個展覽上看到的東西與他本來的設想是不一樣的，所以這里應表示很吃驚。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；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的畫面，故應選B。

【7】句意：Grace 問：“那么現(xiàn)在你覺得這些令人厭煩的古人們怎么樣？” boring令人厭煩的；impatient沒有耐心的；funny滑稽的，可笑的；exciting令人激動的。根據(jù)上文“Learning about these ancient people is so boring.” I said.可知，作者一開始覺得這些古埃及的人是非常厭煩的，故應選A。

【8】句意：古埃及人比我預料的要更加有趣。searched 尋找；studied研究；學習；experienced經(jīng)驗，體驗；expected期待，預料。根據(jù)文意可知，作者一開始覺得這些古埃及人非常的厭煩，而參觀了這個展覽之后，他發(fā)現(xiàn)其實他們是非常有趣的，所以這與他一開始的預料是不一樣的，故應選D。