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海量资源尽在星星文库：本资料来源于《七彩教育网》①Intheearly1970s,worldgovernmentsdecidedthatiftheyjoinedtogether,theywouldbeabletopreserve(保护)ourhistory.Ifeverycountrypaidsomemoney,theysaid,itwouldbepossibletolookafterimportanthistoricplaces.Also,iftheydiscoveredthatamonumentneededurgent(紧急的)help,theywouldhavemoneyforrepairs.Forthesereasons,countriesaroundtheworldunitedtoformtheWorldHeritageOrganizationin1972.Today,theorganizationhelpstomaintain(维护)andrestorethemostimportantplacesfromourhistory.However,oneofthebiggestproblemsforhistoricplacesisvandalism.Peoplesometimesenterthesitesanddestroyordamagethebuildings.Atsomesites,suchasStonehenge②inEngland,governmentshavebuilthighfencestoprotectthesitefromvandals.Therearemanydifferentideasabouthowtosolvetheproblemofvandalism.Someexpertssaythatifguardspatrolled(巡逻)thesites,vandalswouldnotbeabletogetin.Someexpertssaythatiftheyfixedmoretelevisioncameras,theywouldnotneedsomanyguards.Otherexpertssaythatthebestsolutioniseducation.Ifpeoplelearnedtorespecthistory,theywouldnotdestroyordamageit.Theywouldalsowanttospendmoneylookingafteroldplaces.Forthisreason,theWorldHeritageOrganizationhelpstospreadinformationaboutthevalueofhistoricsites.根据文章内容，选择正确答案：1.WhydidcountriesallovertheworldunitetoformtheWorldHeritageOrganization?A.Itwouldbeabletokeepourhistory.B.Itwouldbepossibletotakecareofimportanthistoricplaces.C.Theywouldhavemoneytodosomerepairsifamonumentneededhelp.D.Alloftheabove.2.Whichofthefollowingshowsustheactionofvandalism?A.Peopleenterthesitesanddestroyordamagethebuildings.海量资源尽在星星文库：难句注释①Lookingaftertheseplacesoftencostsmorethanonecountrycanafford.照看这些地方的费用通常不是一个国家能负担得起的。Totalwords:265Readingtime:____Readingspeed:____②Stonehenge英国南部索尔兹伯里附近的一组史前巨石柱群，可上溯到公元前2000-1800年。PassageB阅读理解ThekingsofancientEgyptplannedstrongtombs(坟墓)tokeeptheirbodiessafeafterdeathandtoholdtheirtreasures(财宝).TheGreatPyramidwasbuiltthousandsofyearsagoforakingcalledKhufu.ItstandsonthewestbankoftheNileRivernotfarfromCairo.InfactallthepyramidsalongtheNileareonitswestbank.TheancientEgyptianscomparedtherisingofthesuntothebeginningoflifeandthesettingofthesuntotheendoflife.Thisiswhytheirdeadbodieswereburied(埋葬)onthewestbankoftheNile.①ThepeopleofMexicoalsobuiltpyramids.Theydidnotbuildthepyramidsfortombs.Theyusedtobuildapyramidandthenatempleontopofit.ThepyramidsofMexicoarenotashighasthepyramidsofEgypt,buttheyarebig.Eachofthepyramidshasawidestairway(阶梯)thatgoesfromthebottomtothetop.②海量资源尽在星星文库：(分散)acrossCentralandSouthAmerica.ThebiggestpyramidinMexicoisalmost2,000yearsold.Scientiststhinkittook10,000menmorethantenyearstobuildit.Onthetoptheybuiltatempleofthesun.ThetempleisnolongertherebutpeoplestillcalleditthePyramidoftheSun.Nearitisanotherhugepyramid,thePyramidoftheMoon.根据文章内容，选择正确答案：1.InancientEgyptpyramidswerebuilt____.A.forvisitorstoseeB.forkingstoliveinC.asthekingstombsD.forkingKhufu2.AllthepyramidsalongtheNileareonitswestbank,becauseinancientEgyptpeoplethought____.A.theydiedinthewestB.thesunsetsinthewestC.theendoftheirliveswaslikethesettingofthesunD.theywouldgotothewestafterdeath3.ThepyramidsinancientMexicowerebuilt____.A.forthekingsB.forthepeopleC.forwarsD.forthegods难句注释①ThisiswhytheirdeadbodieswereburiedonthewestbankoftheNile.这就是他们的尸体葬在尼罗河西岸上的原因。Totalwords:266Readingtime:____Readingspeed:____②Eachofthepyramidshasawidestairwaythatgoesfromthebottomtothetop.每座金字塔都有一个从底部到顶端的宽阶梯。海量资源尽在星星文库：(泰姬陵)isconsideredtobeoneofthemostbeautifulbuildingsintheworldandthefinestexampleofthelatestyleofIndianarchitecture.①ItisatAgrainnorthernIndia.ItliesbesidetheRiverJumnainthemiddleofgardenswithquietpools.TheTajMahalwasbuiltbytheMogulemperor(皇帝)ShahJehan,whoruledIndiaintheseventeenthcentury.Itisinmemoryofhisfavoritewife,ArjumandBanuBagam,knownasMumtazMahal,whodiedin1631.Thebuilding,whichwascompletedbetween1632and1638,wasdesignedbyalocalMuslimarchitect(建筑师)UstadAhmadLahori.Thewholebuilding,withgardensandgatewaystructures,wascompletedin1643.TheTajMahalstandsatoneendofthegardentombwithmarble(大理石)path.Theroomissoftlylightedbythelightthatpassesthroughdoublescreensofcarvedmarblesethighinthewalls.Thebuildingnowiskeptingoodcondition.②TheTajMahaltook22yearstobuild.ShahJehanplannedasimilarbuilding,b