People Just Like Us

I was not interested in the school project on ancient cultures at all, especially things about Egypt (埃 及) , but Grace, my research partner, insisted the ancient Egyptians were interesting, and said I would _______ my mind for sure.

“Learning about these ancient people is so boring.” I said.

“It’s not! Don’t be sure until you’ve learned about them.” said Grace.

I had to say Grace had a _______. So the next Saturday, I found myself at the Museum of Natural History, which had a big show on ancient Egypt. “So ancient Egyptians were pretty undeveloped, right?” I asked Grace as we waited in line for our tickets. “I mean, they didn’t have much _________________ , did they? Well, except for the pyramids (金字塔) – didn’t the Egyptian kings live in the pyramids?”

Grace just kept silent and pushed me forward.

The show set me straight about the pyramids. I learned that they were tombs (墓) of the ancient kings, not their _________________. I also found out the great pyramid at Giza was huge, standing 500 feet tall when it was first built!

As I walked farther, I was ___________________to find a show on ancient sports. I saw paintings showing people playing a game with a ball. Just for a moment, I could ___________ ancient Egyptian kids beside the Nile River hitting around a ball, just as I do with my friends. And the next show was all about how the ancient Egyptians treasured their children. A child was considered a great gift to the family.

“So what do you think of these _______ ancient people now?” Grace asked.

“You were right,” I said. “Ancient Egyptians are much more interesting than I_______. In fact, I know just what title to give our project. We’ll call it ‘ People Just Like Us ’!”

1.A. keep B. change C. lose D. follow

2.A. word B. plan C. point D. way

3.A. technology B. difference C. confidence D. information

4.A. fields B. grounds C. schools D. homes

5.A. tired B. careful C. surprised D. nervous

6.A. explain B. picture C. show D. enjoy

7.A. boring B. impatient C. funny D. exciting

8.A. searched B. studied C. experienced D. expected

1.B 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.C 6.B 7.A 8.D 【解析】 這篇短文講述的是作者參與了一個(gè)關(guān)于古代文化的項(xiàng)目，但一開始他對(duì)古埃及的人感到非常厭煩。但后來他參觀了一個(gè)關(guān)于古埃及的展覽之后，發(fā)現(xiàn)其實(shí)他們也是非常有趣的。 1.句意：但是我的研究伙伴Grace堅(jiān)持說古埃及人是有趣的，還說我一定會(huì)改變我的想法。keep保持，保存；ch...
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