- 阅读理解A
题干：ThepyramidsonthewestbankoftheNilewerebuiltbythepharaohs(法老）asroyaltombsanddatefromabout3,000BC.ThemostcelebratedarethoseatGiza,ofwhichthelargestistheonethathousedthepharaohknownasCheops.ThisisnowcalledtheGreatPyramid.SomeyearsagoitwasvisitedbyaFrenchmannamedBovis，whotookshelterfromthemiddaysuninthePharaoh'schamberwhichissituatedinthecenterofthepyramid,exactlyonethirdofthewayfromthebase.Hefounditunusuallyhumidthere,butwhatreallysurprisedhimwerethegarbagecarsthatcontained,amongtheusualtouristlitter，thebodiesofacatandsomesmalldesertanimalsthathadwanderedintothepyramidanddiedthere.Despitethehumidity,noneofthemhaddecayed,butjustdriedoutlikemummies.Hebegantowonderwhetherthepharaohshadreallybeensocarefullyembalmedbytheirsubjectsafterall，orwhethertherewassomethingaboutthepyramidsthemselvesthatpreservedbodiesinamummifiedcondition.BovismadeanaccuratescalemodeloftheCheopspyramidsandplacedit,liketheoriginal,withthebaselinesfacingpreciselynorth-southandeast-west.Insidethemodel，onethirdofthewayup,heputadeadcat.Itbecamemummified，andheconcludedthatthepyramidcausesrapiddehydration(脱水）.ReportsofthisdiscoveryattractedtheattentionofKarelDrbal,aradioengineerinPrague,whorepeatedtheexperimentwithseveraldeadanimalsandconcluded,“Thereisarelationbetweentheshapeofthespaceinsidethepyramidandthephysical，chemicalandbiologicalprocessesgoingoninsidethatspace.Byusingsuitableformsandshapes,wewouldbeabletomakeprocessesoccurfasterortodelaythem.”Drbalrememberedanoldsuperstitionwhichsaidthatarazorleftinthelightofthemoonbecameblunted(不尖的，钝的）.Hetriedputtingoneunderthismodelpyramid,butnothinghappened,sohewentonshavingwithituntilitwasblunt,andthenputitbackinthepyramid.Itbecamesharpagain.Theauthortriedkeepingthesameobjects-eggs，rump-steak，deadmice-inbothapyramidandanordinaryshoe-box,andtheonesinthemodelpyramidpreservedquitewellwhichthoseintheboxsoonbegantosmellandhadtobethrownout.Hewasforcedtoconcludethatacardboardreplica(复制品)oftheCheopspyramidisnotjustarandomarrangementofpiecesofpaper,butdoeshavespecialproperties.
题目：The chamber in the center of the pyramid is_____. - A 、on the ground
- B 、near the top
- C 、half way up
- D 、two thirds of the way down
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参考答案【正确答案：D】
细节题。由第一段第四句可知，Bovis发现墓室处于金字塔中心的位置, 刚好在塔底向上三分之一的地方。也就是说，墓室处在离塔顶向下三分之二的位置，D选项正确。
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