Question

【题目】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】

这篇短文讲述的是作者参与了一个关于古代文化的项目，但一开始他对古埃及的人感到非常厌烦。但后来他参观了一个关于古埃及的展览之后，发现其实他们也是非常有趣的。

【1】句意：但是我的研究伙伴Grace坚持说古埃及人是有趣的，还说我一定会改变我的想法。keep保持，保存；change改变；lose丢失，失去；follow遵守，遵循。根据上文I was not interested in the school project on ancient cultures可知，作者对古代文化不感兴趣，but Grace, my research partner, insisted the ancient Egyptians were interesting,但是Grace觉得很有趣，她认为作者会改变自己的想法的，change one’s mind固定短语，“改变主意，改变想法”，故选B。

【2】句意：我不得不承认Grace说得很有道理。word 词；plan计划；point点；way方式，方法。这里have a point是固定短语，意思是“有道理”。根据下文的文意可知，作者在了解的古代埃及的文化之后，觉得的确是非常有趣的，所以Grace的话是有道理的，故应选C。

【3】句意：我的意思是他们没有太多的技术，是吗？technology技术；difference区别，不同；confidence自信；information信息。根据上文“So ancient Egyptians were pretty undeveloped, right?” I asked Grace可知，作者认为古代埃及是非常的不发达，也就是技术落后，故应选A。

【4】句意：我了解到他们是古代国王的墓，而不是他们的家。fields 田地；grounds地面，场地；schools学校；homes家。根据上文…didn’t the Egyptian kings live in the pyramids可知，作者一开始以为埃及的国王住在金字塔里，所以这里应该是家，故应选D。

【5】句意：当我继续向前走的时候，我很吃惊的发现了一个关于古代运动的展览。tired 累的；careful仔细的；surprised吃惊的；nervous紧张的。根据下文Ancient Egyptians are much more interesting than I___8___.可知，作者在这个展览上看到的东西与他本来的设想是不一样的，所以这里应表示很吃惊。故选C。

【6】句意：就在那一刻，我能想象出尼罗河边古埃及的孩子们就像我和我的朋友们一样一起打球。explain 解释；picture画；想象；show 展示；enjoy喜欢。根据句意可知，这里是作者看到了展览后自己想象出来的画面，故应选B。

【7】句意：Grace 问：“那么现在你觉得这些令人厌烦的古人们怎么样？” boring令人厌烦的；impatient没有耐心的；funny滑稽的，可笑的；exciting令人激动的。根据上文“Learning about these ancient people is so boring.” I said.可知，作者一开始觉得这些古埃及的人是非常厌烦的，故应选A。

【8】句意：古埃及人比我预料的要更加有趣。searched 寻找；studied研究；学习；experienced经验，体验；expected期待，预料。根据文意可知，作者一开始觉得这些古埃及人非常的厌烦，而参观了这个展览之后，他发现其实他们是非常有趣的，所以这与他一开始的预料是不一样的，故应选D。