二、阅读理解

Scientists have used clever ways to discover(发现) a hidden hallway inside the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt. The 9-metre-long hallway could lead to new discoveries about the pyramid.
The Great Pyramid of Giza is the largest of the three pyramids near Giza, Egypt. It was built as a place for Khufu to be buried(安葬).
The pyramid was sealed(密封) until the 9th century, when someone broke it open on one side. This person found three rooms, one on top of the other inside the pyramid. The largest room was the King's Chamber. Below that was the Queen's Chamber. There was another room underground.
The pyramid has a long, angled(倾斜的) hallway, called the Grand Gallery. The Grand Gallery leads to the King's Chamber. There are also other hallways that go up and down, and a tunnel that now serves as an entrance(入口) for tourists.
But most of the pyramid has been sealed since it was built. The pyramid is believed to hold many other secrets. But scientists don't want to damage the pyramid by opening it up to learn those secrets.
Instead, since 2015, a group of scientists from around the world have been using invisible rays(不可见射线) to scan(扫描) the inside of the pyramid. They call their group "ScanPyramids".
Now the ScanPyramids group has shown that there is also a hidden hallway not far from the tourists' entrance to the pyramid.
It's still not clear what the hallway and the large empty space were for. The scientists believe they may have been used to help spread out(分散) the weight of the pyramid.
The scientists plan to go on scanning the pyramid—and others too—in the hope of learning more.
()1. Which part is probably the Grand Gallery according to the passage?

A. 2.
B. 4.
C. 8.
D. 7.
()2. What do the Paragraphs 3 and 4 describe(描述)?
A. Who opened the pyramid.
B. When the pyramid was built.
C. What the inside of the pyramid looks like.
D. How the King and Queen's life was like.
()3. What does the underlined word "damage" in Paragraph 5 probably mean?
A. Break.
B. Change.
C. Protect.
D. Build.
()4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The Great Pyramid of Giza was built for Giza.
B. The King's Chamber is below the Queen's Chamber.
C. It's clear what the hallway and the large empty space were for.
D. The scientists hope to learn more about the pyramid.

1~4 BCAD
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了科学家在一个金字塔内部发现了一条隐藏的走廊。

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，需结合文章内容及插图信息逐一分析各小题：
1. 第1题：先定位文章中关于Grand Gallery的描述，再结合插图判断对应编号；
2. 第2题：分析第3、4段的核心内容，明确两段描述的是金字塔内部的结构；
3. 第3题：根据上下文语境推断划线单词damage的含义，匹配选项；
4. 第4题：逐一核对选项与原文内容，排除错误选项，找到符合原文的正确选项。
【解析】
1. 第1题：根据文章第四段“The pyramid has a long, angled hallway, called the Grand Gallery. The Grand Gallery leads to the King's Chamber.”可知，Grand Gallery是通向King's Chamber的倾斜走廊，结合插图，编号4的走廊通向标注5的房间（King's Chamber），故答案为B。
2. 第2题：第3段介绍金字塔内三个房间的分布，第4段介绍Grand Gallery、其他走廊及游客入口的结构，两段整体描述了金字塔内部的样子，对应选项C，故答案为C。
3. 第3题：第五段提到金字塔自建造后一直密封，科学家不想通过打开金字塔获取秘密，避免对金字塔造成损坏，damage意为“损坏”，与选项A（Break，破坏）含义相近，故答案为A。
4. 第4题：A选项错误，金字塔是为Khufu建造；B选项错误，King's Chamber在Queen's Chamber上方；C选项错误，隐藏走廊的用途还不清楚；D选项正确，科学家希望扫描金字塔以了解更多信息，故答案为D。
【答案】
1~4 BCAD
【知识点】
阅读理解（细节理解）、词义猜测、主旨大意
【点评】
本题为说明文阅读理解，结合文章内容与插图考查细节查找、词义猜测及主旨理解，需准确定位原文信息，结合语境分析选项，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6