Pyramids（金字塔）are one of the most interesting buildings in the world. Many of the pyramids still survive along the Nile River in Egypt today for us and study. In modern days, people look at them and ask, “Who built ? Why? When? What is inside?”

years ago, some kings of Egypt created the pyramids. They them as tombs（坟墓）. They thought the pyramids could people remember them as important people.
As we know, the oldest pyramid is about old today. Some of them are huge. pyramid is the Pyramid of Khufu. It is about 146 metres high and it is made about 2,300,000 stones. The stones are very big and heavy. Most of them are taller than man. Scientists estimate（估计）it at least 100,000 workers over 20 years to build the pyramid. As one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Pyramid of Khufu is a very popular place of . Every year, travellers from all over the world come to visit it.
How did ancient people build the pyramids? did they carry and lift up the large stones? Each stone fits with one another so well, the people didn't have modern machines at all! Now scientists hard to study the pyramids. However, can say how ancient people built them. How amazing the pyramids are!
()1. A. to see B. seeing C. saw D. sees
()2. A. they B. them C. their D. theirs
()3. A. Thousands with B. Thousand with C. Thousands of D. Thousand of
()4. A. built B. building C. build D. are building
()5. A. helping B. help C. helped D. to help
()6. A. 5,000 years B. 5,000-years C. 5,000 year D. 5,000-year
()7. A. Large B. Larger C. Largest D. The largest
()8. A. from B. by C. of D. in
()9. A. a B. an C. the D. /
()10. A. spent B. paid C. cost D. took
()11. A. interested B. interesting C. interest D. interests
()12. A. What B. How C. Which D. Who
()13. A. so B. if C. but D. because
()14. A. are working B. to work C. worked D. working
()15. A. somebody B. anybody C. everybody D. nobody

1. A 分析句子可知,此处应用动词不定式结构,故选A项。
2. B 本句中的 built 是动词,其后接代词的宾格形式作宾语,故选B项。
3. C thousands of 意为“数以千计的”,符合语境,故选C项。
4. A 根据语境可知,此处时态是一般过去时,动词应用过去式,故选A项。
5. B 设空前的 could 是情态动词,后接动词原形,故选B项。
6. A 表示年龄可用“基数词+year(s) old”或“基数词-year-old”,根据空后的 old 可知选A项。
7. D 此处应用形容词最高级,而形容词最高级通常与定冠词 the 连用,故选D项。
8. C be made of 意为“由……制成”,从成品中可以看出原材料,符合语境,故选C项。
9. A 此处表泛指,man 的发音以辅音音素开头,故选A项。
10. D it takes/took sb some time to do sth 表示“某人花费多少时间做某事”,符合题意,故选D项。
11. C place of interest 意为“名胜古迹”,是固定搭配。故选C项。
12. B 此处表示他们是怎么搬动和抬起大石头的,应用疑问词 How,故选B项。
13. C 根据语境可知,设空前后内容之间为转折关系,故选C项。
14. A 根据本句的时间状语 Now 并结合选项可知应用现在进行时,故选A项。
15. D 此处应表示没有人能够说出来古人是如何建造它们的。故选D项。

【分析】
本题是关于金字塔的英语完形填空题，解题思路为：首先通读全文，理解文章围绕金字塔的相关背景展开的主旨大意；然后逐题分析，结合句子的语法结构、固定搭配、时态规则、词义辨析以及上下文语境，逐一确定每个空的正确选项，确保所选答案符合句子逻辑和语法要求。
【解析】
1. 分析句子结构，此处需用动词不定式作目的状语，构成“for sb to do sth”结构，故选A。
2. 动词built后需接代词宾格作宾语，they的宾格是them，故选B。
3. 固定搭配“thousands of”表示“数以千计的”，符合语境，故选C。
4. 文章讲述金字塔的建造，时态为一般过去时，动词用过去式built，故选A。
5. 情态动词could后接动词原形，故选B。
6. 表示年龄的结构“基数词+year(s) old”，空后有old，故用5,000 years，选A。
7. 此处指所有金字塔中最大的，用形容词最高级，最高级前加the，故选D。
8. 固定搭配“be made of”表示“由……制成（能看出原材料）”，金字塔由石头制成，符合，故选C。
9. 此处表泛指，man发音以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a，故选A。
10. 固定句型“it takes sb some time to do sth”，此处用过去式took，故选D。
11. 固定搭配“place of interest”表示“名胜古迹”，故选C。
12. 前文问如何建造金字塔，此处问如何搬运石头，用疑问词How，故选B。
13. 前后句为转折关系，用连词but，故选C。
14. 时间状语为Now，用现在进行时are working，故选A。
15. 句意为没人能说出古人如何建造金字塔，用不定代词nobody，故选D。
【答案】
1.A 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.B 6.A 7.D 8.C 9.A 10.D 11.C 12.B 13.C 14.A 15.D
【知识点】
动词不定式、固定搭配、时态辨析
【点评】
本题围绕金字塔的相关知识设题，考查初中英语核心基础知识点，涵盖语法、固定搭配、语境理解等，难度适中，学生需掌握基础语法规则和常用固定搭配，结合上下文分析即可解答。
【难度系数】
0.6

[2026广东深圳期末]下面的材料A—F介绍了六本中国古典书籍,请根据这五个学生的情况描述,为每个人选择最合适的书籍。
()16. Tom is very interested in ancient military strategies. He hopes to understand the
wisdom and tactics of ancient people in war through books.
()17. Lily loves ancient Chinese poems, especially ancient poem collections that reflect the lives and emotions of early ancestors.
()18. David is crazy about the scientific and technological developments of ancient China. He wants to know more about how ancient people achieved progress in agriculture and handcrafts.
()19. Amy is curious about traditional Chinese medicine and herbs. She hopes to learn about ancient knowledge of medicines and the effects of various herbs.
()20. Jim is interested in ancient Chinese social life and folk culture. He wants to explore the clothing, food, housing, and transport of ancient people from an encyclopaedic classic.
A. The Shijing (The Book of Poetry): It is China’s earliest book of old poetry. It has many songs about how people lived, loved, and worked long long ago.
B. The Huanglan (Imperial Anthology): It is a set of old written works, including poems and short articles, showing the literary creations from different dynasties.
C. Tiangong Kaiwu: This book is about ancient science and technology, such as farming, making things by hand, and other skills that people used at that time.
D. The Art of War: As a famous book about battles and wars, it shares smart thoughts and plans that were used in ancient conflicts.
E. Yongle Da Dian (Yongle Encyclopaedia): As a very large book with all kinds of knowledge, it covers things like history, geography, and how people lived their daily lives in ancient times.
F. Bencao Gangmu: It is an important book on China’s traditional healing methods, showing many kinds of plants used as medical treatment and how they help cure diseases.

16. D 根据“Tom is very interested in ancient military strategies. He hopes to understand the wisdom and tactics of ancient people in war through books.”可知,选项D(《孙子兵法》:作为一本关于战斗和战争的名著,它分享了古代冲突中使用的聪明思想和计划。)与之匹配。故选D项。
17. A 根据“Lily loves ancient Chinese poems, especially ancient poem collections that reflect the lives and emotions of early ancestors.”可知,选项A(《诗经》:它是中国最早的有关古诗的书。它有许多关于很久以前人们如何生活、爱和工作的歌曲。)与之对应。故选A项。
18. C 根据“David is crazy about the scientific and technological developments of ancient China. He wants to know more about how ancient people achieved progress in agriculture and handcrafts.”可知,选项C(《天工开物》:这本书是关于古代的科学技术的,比如农耕、手工制作东西,以及那时人们使用的其他技能。)与之匹配。故选C项。
19. F 根据“Amy is curious about traditional Chinese medicine and herbs. She hopes to learn about ancient knowledge of medicines and the effects of various herbs.”可知,选项F(《本草纲目》:它是一本关于中国传统治疗方法的重要书籍,展示了许多种用于医疗的植物以及它们如何帮助治愈疾病。)与之对应。故选F项。
20. E 根据“Jim is interested in ancient Chinese social life and folk culture. He wants to explore the clothing, food, housing, and transport of ancient people from an encyclopedic classic.”可知,选项E(《永乐大典》:作为一本非常大的、有各种各样的知识的书,它包括像历史、地理和古代人们的日常生活是怎样的之类的事。)与之匹配。故选E项。

【分析】
解题思路：先提取每个学生需求的核心关键词，再对应六本古典书籍的核心内容，找到需求与书籍内容完全匹配的选项。具体步骤：1. 对每个学生的描述，抓取关键信息（如16题Tom的核心是“古代军事战略”；17题Lily是“反映早期祖先生活情感的古诗集”等）；2. 逐一核对A-F书籍的核心内容，匹配对应选项。
【解析】
16. Tom的需求是了解古代军事战略，对应D《孙子兵法》（关于战争的名著，分享古代冲突的战术思想），故选D。
17. Lily喜欢反映早期祖先生活情感的古诗集，对应A《诗经》（中国最早的古诗集，包含古人生活、爱情、劳作的歌曲），故选A。
18. David想了解古代农业和手工业的科技发展，对应C《天工开物》（关于古代科技，涵盖农耕、手工制作等技能），故选C。
19. Amy想学习传统医学和草药知识，对应F《本草纲目》（关于中国传统治疗方法，展示药用植物及功效），故选F。
20. Jim想从百科全书了解古代社会生活（衣食住行），对应E《永乐大典》（大型百科全书，涵盖历史、地理、古代日常生活等），故选E。
【答案】
16.D 17.A 18.C 19.F 20.E
【知识点】
信息匹配，古典书籍常识
【点评】
本题为信息匹配类题型，需准确提取人物需求与书籍内容的关键信息，难度较低，适合学生通过定位关键词完成解答。
【难度系数】
0.8