Question

The most famous statue-the Sphinx in Egypt has been damaged. The experts are trying to find out the cause to protect it.
As we all know, the Sphinx has the body of a lion and the face of a man. It was cut from limestone(石灰石) near Egypt's pyramids about 4, 500 years ago. Not long ago a large piece of stone fell from the Sphinx's right shoulder.
In order to protect the statue from more harm, a computer was placed on it to measure rainfall, wind speed and air temperature. The computer also measured the amount of water and air pollution, the direction of wind and the temperature of the statue itself. The effects of age, wind, water and pollution have greatly weakened the Sphinx. Sunlight, wind, water and pollution have been eroding the outside of the statue for centuries. The experts hope that the information from the computer will help protect it from more damage. They say the more they know about what is destroying the Sphinx, the more they can do to protect it.

1.What does this passage mainly tell us?
A. The reason why the Sphinx was set up.
B. The great importance of the Sphinx in Egyptian history.
C. The detailed(詳盡的) course and cause of the damage to the Sphinx.
D. The experts are trying to find out the cause so as to protect the Sphinx.
2.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. The Sphinx has completely fallen down.
B. The Sphinx is made of a kind of rock, which can be destroyed by wind, rain and so on.
C. The Sphinx is made of a kind of rock, which is hard enough not to be damaged by anything.
D. The Sphinx is in too poor condition to be protected.
3.Which of the following is wrong?
A. The Sphinx is more than 4, 500 years old.

B. The advanced instruments(儀器)can help protect cultural relics.
C. Both the Sphinx and the pyramids are well known to the world.
D. From now on no damage will happen to the Sphinx.

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.D

【解析】

試題分析：文章主要介紹了專家們為保護獅身人面像不再遭受損毀而作出的努力。埃及著名的獅身人面像已經遭到了損毀，專家們正在想辦法保護獅身人面像。

1.A、B兩項文中未提及；文章雖談到了損毀的原因，但并沒有詳細說明損毀的過程，排除C；根據第一段“The experts are trying to find out the cause to protect it.”和第三段“In order to protect the statue from more harm...The experts hope that the information from the computer will help protect it from more damage. They say the more they know about what is destroying the Sphinx, the more they can do to protect it.”可知，文章主要介紹的是專家希望找到損毀的原因以更好地保護獅身人面像，故選D。

2.a large piece of stone fell from the Sphinx's right shoulder”可知，獅身人面像的右肩上有一塊石頭掉落，但未完全倒塌，排除A；根據第三段“protect the statue from more harm...The effects of age, wind, water and pollution have greatly weakened the Sphinx.”可知，獅身人面像遭到了一定程度的破壞，排除C；根據第三段“In order to protect the statue from more harm...help protect it from more damage...the more they can do to protect it”可知，專家正在設法保護獅身人面像，而D項說獅身人面像的破壞程度已經到了無法保護的程度，與文意不符，排除D，故選B。

3.The effects of age, wind, water and pollution have greatly weakened the Sphinx. Sunlight, wind, water and pollution have been eroding the outside of the statue for centuries.”可知，歲月、風雨和污染已經嚴重影響到了獅身人面像的完整性，獅身人面像的表面一直在遭受著陽光、風雨和污染的侵蝕。專家們還在尋找保護獅身人面像的方法，而D項說從現在起，獅身人面像將不會再受到損壞，與文意不符，故選D。

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