- 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 dead cat and other desert animals_____. - A 、belonged to the pharaohs
- B 、entered the pyramid to shelter from the sun
- C 、came in accidentally
- D 、were brought in by tourists
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参考答案【正确答案：C】
细节题。 根据第一段第五句… the bodies of a cat and some small desert animals that has wandered into the pyramid and died there. (它们是偶然跑到金字塔里并死在那里的。）可知C选项正确。
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