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    Egypt is one of the oldest civilizations (文明) in the world. It has great culture and history. Let’s take a look at some wonderful places in the country.

Arabian Desert

Do you think it might be fun to ride a camel in the desert? If so, you should go to the Arabian Desert. It is also known as the Eastern Desert. It takes up nearly one-quarter of Egypt's land. Riding a camel is fun. Camels kneel down to let you sit on them.

Luxor

If you want to see ancient palaces and buildings, Luxor is a great place to go. people there call it the "open-air museum of ancient Egypt". Many people visit Luxor every year. Some famous places there include the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens.

The Great Sphinx

The Great Sphinx is a statue of a lion with a man's head. It's very large. The Sphinx is about 240 feet long (about 73 m) and 65 feet high (about 20m). Its eyes are two meters high! For hundreds of years, the Sphinx has guarded(守衛) the Great Pyramid of Khufu.

21．What can we know about the Arabian Desert?

A．It is the third largest desert in the world.

B．It takes up nearly one-quarter of Egypt's land.

C．It is located in Western Africa.

D．It is famous for its large number of camels.

22．What does the underlined word “it" refer to in this passage?

A．Dessert          B．Egypt.           C．Valley.          D．Luxor.

23．Which of the following places is NOT in Egypt?

A．Luxor.                               B．The Valley of the Kings.

C．The Valley of the Queens.            D．Kilimanjaro.

24．________ guards the Great Pyramid of Khufu.

A．The Eastern Desert                   B．The Great Sphinx

C．The Nile River                       D．The Arabian Desert

25．This passage is mainly about _______.

A．the history of Africa                B．famous pyramids in Egypt

C．famous places in Egypt               D．the largest country in Africa

【回答】

21．B

22．D

23．D

24．B

25．C

【解析】

本文介紹了埃及的著名景點。包括：阿拉伯沙漠；盧克索和人面獅身像。

21．細節理解題。根據It takes up nearly one-quarter of Egypt's land. 它佔據了埃及近四分之一的土地。可知，阿拉伯大沙漠佔據了埃及近四分之一的土地。故選B。

22．推理判斷題。題乾的意思是：在這篇文章中帶下劃線的單詞“it”指的是什麼？根據If you want to see ancient palaces and buildings, Luxor is a great place to go. People there call it the "open-air museum of ancient Egypt".如果你想參觀古老的宮殿和建築，盧克索是個不錯的去處。那裏的人們稱之爲“露天古埃及博物館”。可知，句中的it指代上文的“Luxor盧克索”，故選D。

23．細節理解題。題乾的意思是：以下哪一個地方不在埃及？根據Some famous places there include the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens. 許多人每年都去盧克索。一些著名的地方還包括國王谷和皇后谷。可知，乞力馬紮羅。不在埃及。故選D。

24．細節理解題。根據For hundreds of years, the Sphinx has guarded(守衛) the Great Pyramid of Khufu. 可知，幾百年來，獅身人面像一直守衛着胡夫大金字塔。故選B。

25．主旨大意題。根據Egypt is one of the oldest civilizations (文明) in the world. It has great culture and history. Let’s take a look at some wonderful places in the country. 埃及是世界上最古老的文明之一。它有偉大的文化和歷史。讓我們看看這個國家的一些好地方。可知，這篇短文主要講埃及的著名地方。故選C。

知識點：旅遊與交通

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