Question

  Often referred to as "The Lost City of the Incas"，Machu Picchu is probably the most fa?miliar symbol of the Inca Empire(印加帝国）.It was built around the year 1450, but abandoned (遗弃）a hundred years later,at the time of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire. Forgotten for centuries, the site was brought to worldwide attention in 1911 by Hiram Bingham, an Amer?ican historian. Since then,Machu Picchu has become an important tourist attraction. It was an?nounced a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983. It is also one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. But it has recently come to light that the site may have been discovered and robbed secretly as early as in 1867 by a German businessman, Augusto Beras.

  7,000 feet above sea level and located on a small hilltop between the Andean Mountain Range, the majestic city rises above the Urabamba Valley below. Then a huge wall,the Tai-wan-kai, handrails are all seems to be naturally formed in the same precipice. Machu Picchu is surrounded by tropical jungle. Separated into three areas―farming,urban, and religious(宗教的）一the structures are arranged so that the function(功能）of the buildings matches the form of their surroundings. The agricultural terracing and ditches(梯田和沟渠）take advantage of the nat?ural slopes(斜坡)；the lower areas contain buildings occupied by farmers and teachers, and the most important religious areas are located at the crest of the hill，over-looking the fresh green Urabamba Valley thousands of feet below.

  Hikers,tourists, and the early explorers describe similar emotions as they'climb their way through the Inca Trail. Many call the experience magical and say the area creates a wonderful green paradise, making it a must for anyone who travels to Peru.

(   ) 1. Augusto Berns was said to      

A.     report his find to the government at the first time

B.     be the first one who discovered the ruins of Machu Picchu

C.     help make Machu Picchu a UNESCO World Heritage Site

D.     work together with Bingham on research about Machu Picchu

(   ) 2. The underlined word "crest" in the second paragraph can be best replaced by

A. bottom    B. centre C. valley    D. top
(   ) 3. The three areas of Machu Picchu were arranged mainly according to      

A.     the quality of soil

B.     the number of people

C.     the need of transportation

D.     the landform and social ranks

(   ) 4. What would be the best title for the passage?

A.     New Seven Wonders of the World

B.     A Brief Introduction to Machu Picchu

C.     Who Found "The Lost City of the Incas"

D.     Why Machu Picchu Became a Hot Tourist Site

Answer 1

1-4 BDDB  

A篇介绍了位于秘鲁的世界文化遗产—— 被称作"失落的印加城市"的Machu Picchu(马丘比丘）的相关情况。

1. B细节理解题由第一段最后一句可知。

2. D词义猜测题由第二段可知，Machu Pic-chu按构造可分为农业区、城市居住区和宗教区。由第二段最后两句可知，农业区在山的斜坡上，低一点的地方是农民和教师居住的地方，而最重要的宗教区在山的crest部分，俯撖下面几千英尺的山谷。从over-looking 和below这两个词以及山的构造可以推断出crest的意思是top(顶部）。

3. D逻辑推理题从文章第二段可推断,Ma?chu Picchu的三个区域主要是依据山的地理构造特点以及文章中提及的宗教背景所导致的社会等级的不同来划分的。

4. B主旨大意题本文主要介绍了Machu Picchu这一世界文化遗产。A选项涵盖了世界新七大奇迹，而本文只描述了其中一大奇迹；C、D两项均只描述了本文中关于Machu Picchu的一个方面，并不全面。B项最为全面，是合适的标题。