- 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 author concluded that_____. - A 、the dead cat and the other animals became mummified because of lack of sunshine
- B 、it was the humidity that made the bodies not decay
- C 、there wasn't a relation between the shape of the space inside the pyramid and the physical，chemical and biological processes going on inside that space
- D 、there was indeed something particular about the properties of a pyramid
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参考答案【正确答案：D】
细节题。本文最后讲述了作者的实验, 前面讲述了鲍维斯的实验和达博的实验。所以解答本题只需要把他们各自的试验及其结论对应一下就可以了。鲍维斯和达博的结论在第二段最后一句 By using suitable forms and shapes，we would be able to make processes occur faster orto delay them，即D选项的内容。另外，结合首段末句和第二段第三句也不难推断出本题的答案为D选项。
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