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四川省成都市第七中学2023-2024学年高一上学期第二次月

考模拟一英语试卷

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一、阅读理解

TheGreatSphinxofGiza(狮身人面像)inEgyptisoneofcivilization’sgreatest

mysteries.Nooneknowsforsureexactlywhen,whyorhowitwasbuilt.Itisahuge

sculpture,andisbelievedtobethebiggestevercreated.Itmeasuresabout241feet

(73.5meters)longand66feet(20

meters)high.Duetoitsunknownorigin,thishugecreationhaspuzzledlocals,tourists,

historians,andarchaeologistsforcenturies.

TheSphinxhasthebodyofalionandtheheadofaman.Itremainsmostlyintacttoday,

withtheexceptionofitsnose.Manylegendssurroundthemissingnose,butawidely

acceptedexplanationisthataformerrulerhadthenosecarvedoffatsomepointafterits

creation.

MostarchaeologistsbelievethattheSphinxwasbuiltabout4,600yearsagobyaruler

namedKhafre.Hispyramid,thegianttombthatholdsKhafre’sbody,islocateddirectly

behindtheSphinx.StoneblockscutoutinordertocarvetheSphinx’sfacewereusedtobuild

theKhafreValleyTempleataboutthesametime.SomehistoriansalsobelievetheSphinx’s

facewasmodeledafterthefaceofKhafre.

Formostofitsexistence,theSphinxwasburiedinsand.Onestoryclaimsthataround

1400BC,therulerThutmoseIVdreamedthattheSphinxorderedhimtoclearawaythesand

inreturnforthecrownofEgypt.ThesandsoonburiedtheSphinxagain,however.Inthe

1850s,thesandwaspartiallycleared,andinthe1930s,theSphinxwascompletelyexposed.

Now,however,windandsmog(烟雾)arecausingdamagetotheSphinx.Archaeologistsmust

actquicklytopreservethismysterioussymbolofEgypt.

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