Skyscrapers（摩天大楼）and domed（拱形的）stadiums can amaze us. These modern "wonders of the world" are great achievements in building. But our modern buildings may seem small when compared to some ancient strutures. Our buildings may be large, hold many people, and protect us. However, many ancient structures stand as some of the greatest achievements in building. Ancient builders used great creativity and physical strength to plan and complete them.

　　Stonehenge is a huge stone circle in Europe. It was built more than 4,000 years ago. The circle has stone slabs（厚板）that stand up to 30 feet tall. The heaviest stones in the circle weigh about 50 tons. How did people build Stonehenge without modern equipment? Scientists have studied it for years and think it probably took more than 30 million hours to complete the project.

　　Tourists in Africa like to see the Great Pyramids of Egypt. These tombs for Egyptian kings were built over 4,000 years ago. Each tomb has walls shaped like triangles（三角形）and a square（正方形的）base. The largest pyramid is more than 450 feet tall and contains more than two million stones. Each stone weighs more than two tons. Some even weigh as much as 200 tons. More than 900 workers worked to move the largest stones into place.

　　The stone faces are unusual structures on Easter Island. The faces are 12 to 20 feet high. Islanders made them more than 1,000 years ago. We do not know why they built them. There are more than 600 stone faces on the island. The great number is surprising, since Easter Island is only 11 miles long and 15 miles wide.

　　They give only a glimpse of the ancient achievements in building. If we look back through history, we can find many more examples of marvelous（非凡的）structures built without the aid of modern tools and equipment.

(1)What does the underlined sentence (in Paragraph 1) mean?

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A．Ancient structures are taller than modern buildings.

B．Modern buildings seem smaller than ancient structures.

C．Modern buildings can’t be compared to ancient structures.

D．Ancient structures are greater achievements than modern ones.

(2)According to the passage, ancient structures are amazing because they were built _______.

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A．of stone slabs

B．in special places

C．over long periods of time

D．without using modern equipment

(3)The word "Some" underlined in Paragraph 3 refers to _______.

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(4)According to the passage, we know that _______.

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A．it is unbelievable to have so many stone faces on Easter Island

B．Stonehenge was completed by more than 900 workers

C．the heaviest stone for the faces weighs about 50 tons

D．one pyramid needs 600 pieces of stone

  Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and required words limit. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

Few places have as much ancient history and modern knowledge to offer to students as Egypt. In addition to being the site of many of the world’s greatest wonders, Egypt also hosts two major religious institutions. Al-Azhar University is one of the oldest Islamic institutions for higher studies. The head of Al-Azhar is traditionally regarded as the ruler of Sunni Muslims all over the world.

Al-Azhar University had long been known as the most archaic university in the world until 2004, when archaeologists unearthed the site of what was believed to be the first ever ivory tower in the world in the northern seaside city of Alexandria.

What the archaeological team found were 13 lecture halls that could accommodate up to 5,000 students each. These lecture halls are believed to be the University of Alexandria, home of famous Greek scholars like Archimedes and Euclid during the ancient city’s golden era.

This discovery shows that Egypt was a centre for education and learning in the early world civilizations. Its tradition of scholarship was evident even from the Pharaonic Age（法老时代）, which boasted engineering wonders such as the pyramids as well as the scientific wonder of mummies, all of which still exist tod ay.

During the Islamic Age, Egypt became the regional academic centre for Islamic study and Arabic language and literature. Her popularity with scholars from all over the world grew with the establishment of Al-Azhar University in Cairo, in 975.

Today, it remains a popular destination for international scholars, especially those from the Arab world, Africa, Asia and Europe, but like most modern Egyptian universities, Al-Azhar has been equipped with the latest technologies to cope with new demands from the modern world, and is an ideal place for students from all over the world.

Find in the passage a word closest in meaning to the underlined word “ archaic” .(one word)

Why has Al-Azhar been equipped with the latest technologies?(no more than 9 word)

What is the passage mainly about ?(no more than 6 word)

What is the writer’s purpose of writing this passage?(no more than 9 word)