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In2015,ateamofexplorerstoHondurasinsearchof"
theLostCityoftheMonkeyGod”ledtothediscoveryoftheWhiteCity.TheyfoundtheruinsintheMosquitiaregionoftheCentralAmericancountry—whichisknownforpoisonoussnakes,viciousjaguarsanddeadlyinsects.ItisbelievedthatlocalpeoplehidherewhentheSpanishconquerors(征服者)occupiedtheirhomelandinthe16thcentury.
CanopusandHeracleion
ModernresearcherswereteasedbytheancientwritingsabouttheEgyptiancitiesCanopusandHeracleion—whereQueenCleopatraoftenvisited.Butthecitiesweren'
tfounduntil1992,whenasearchinAlexandriawatersfoundthatthetwocitieshadbeenfloodedforcenturies.Artifacts(史前器物)showedthatthecitiesoncehighlydevelopedasatradenetwork,whichhelpedresearcherspiecetogethermoreaboutthelastqueenofEgypt.
MachuPicchu
AYaleprofessordiscovered“theLostCityintheClouds”in1911.Acombinationofpalaces,plazas,templesandhomes,MachuPicchudisplaystheIncaEmpireattheheightofitsrule.Thecity,whichwasabandonedinthe16thcenturyforunknownreasons,washiddenbythelocalpeoplefromtheSpanishconquerorsforcenturies,keepingitsowellpreserved.
Troy
TheancientcityofTroyinHomer'
sTheIliadwasconsideredafictionalsettingforhischaracterstorunwild.Butin1871,explorationsinnorthwesternTurkeyexposednineancientcitieslayered(层叠)ontopofeachother,theearliestdatingbacktoabout5,000yearsbefore.ItwaslaterdeterminedthatthesixthorseventhlayercontainedthelostcityofTroyandthatitwasactuallydestroyedbyanearthquake,notawoodenhorse.
21.WhydidpeoplehideintheWhiteCityinthe16thcentury?
A.Tosurvivethewar.
B.Tosearchforalostcity.
C.Toprotecttheircountry.
D.Toavoiddangerousanimals.
22.Whichofthefollowingwasrelatedtoaroyalfamilymember?
A.TheWhiteCity.
B.CanopusandHeracleion.
C.MachuPicchu.
D.Troy.
23.WhatcanwelearnaboutTroy?
A.ItwasbuiltbyHomer.
B.Itconsistedofninecities.
C.Ithadahistoryof5,000years.
D.Itwasruinedbyanaturaldisaster.
B
Mymotivationforstartingourfamilytraditionofreadinginthecarwaspurelyselfish:
IcouldnotbearlisteningtoASesameStreetChristmasforanother10hours.Mythreechildrenhadbeenaddictedtothiscassetteonourprevioussummer'
sroadtrip.
AsIbegantoprepareforournext500-milecartrip,IcameacrossabookJimTrelease'
sTheReadAloudHandbook.Thiscouldbetheanswertomyproblem,Ithought.SoIputRoaldDahl’sJamesandtheGiantPeachintomybag.WhenIbegantoreadaloudthetaleoftheboywhoescapesthebadguysbyhidinginsideagiantpeach,mythreekidsarguedandwrestledintheirseats.Butafterseverallines,theywereattractedintotherhythmofthewordsandbegantolisten.
Wesoonlearnedthatthesimplepleasureoflisteningtoawell-writtenbookmakesthelongmilespassmorequickly.Sometimesthebookswereadbecamehighlightsofthetrip.IreadWilsonRawls'
sSummeroftheMonkeysaswespenttwodaysdrivingtothebeach.Wearrivedjustbehindthepowercrewsrestoring(恢复)electricityafteratropicalstorm.Theraincontinuedmostoftheweek,andthebeachwascoveredwithoilwashedupbythestorm.Whenwereturnedhome,Iaskedmysonwhathelikedaboutthetrip.Heansweredwithouthesitation,“Thebookyoureadinthecar.”
Roadtripsstillofferchallenges,eventhoughmychildrennowareteenagers.Butwecontinuetoreadaswerollacrossthecountry.AndI'
mbeginningtoseethatreadingaloudhasdonemorethanhelppassthetime.Foratleastalittlewhile,wearenotshutinourownelectronicworlds.Andmaybewe'
vestartedsomethingthatwillpassontothenextgeneration.
24.Whydidtheauthorstartreadinginthecar?
A.Shewantedtohaveabetterjourney.
B.Shewantedtokeepafamilytradition.
C.Herchildrenwereaddictedtoreading.
D.Herchildrenweretiredofthecassette.
25.Howdidthechildrenreactaftertheauthorreadafewlines?
A.Theykeptfighting.
B.Theyhidthemselves.
C.Theysoonsettledclown.
D.Theyreadtogetheraloud.
26.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorandherfamily’striptothebeach?
A.Theywerecaughtinastorm.
B.Theyenjoyedreadingontheroad.
C.Theyhadagoodtimeonthebeach.
D.Theythoughtithadpassedtooquickly.
27.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.BetterTravelingthanReading
B.BooksthatChangedMyChildren
C.RoadTripsFullofChallenges
D.ReadingMakesGreatRoadTrips
C
Thearmbonesofwomenwholived7-000yearsagoshowasurprisinglevelofstrength-evenhigherthantoday'
sprofessionalathletes.That'
saccordingtoafirst-evers