Machu Picchu is considered to be a truly extraordinary archaeological(考古學(xué)的) discovery and is one of South America’s largest tourist sites. As many as one thousand visitors visit the ancient Incan（印加文化的） ruins daily. What draws vacationers and adventurers to this remote location high in the Andes Mountains of Peru（秘魯）? A large part of the attraction is the mysteries that surround Machu Picchu. For example, Machu Picchu is considered “the lost city” of the Incas because it was never found by Spanish invaders and was known to only a few local peasants for almost four hundred years.
The “city in the clouds”, Machu Picchu’s lasting beauty comes from the careful blending of its striking architecture with its mountaintop environment. Its greatest skill shows are in the stone structures, which equals that of the ancient Egyptians. The stone blocks were so appropriately cut that they fit together without the need for mud. The largest stones at Machu Picchu weigh as much as fifteen tons! It has been difficult to explain how the huge blocks were transported. The buildings, including many that have survived lots of earthquakes, contain stones which interlock so perfectly that a knife cannot be forced between them. When compared to other ancient civilizations, it is difficult to understand how Machu Picchu could have been missed by the Spanish and lost from history for four hundred years.
For many of the mysteries of Machu Picchu being unsolved, it is clear why Machu Picchu remains “the most famous ruins in all of South America”.
小題1:Which of the followings is NOT a mystery of Machu Picchu? 
A．Machu Picchu is called the “city in the clouds”.
B．Machu Picchu remains “the most famous ruins of South America”.
C．Machu Picchu is “the lost city” of the Incas.
D．Machu Picchu is the largest stone city of the world.
小題2:The underlined word “interlock” probably means _________
A．putB．fitC．meetD．lie
小題3:From the passage we can learn that __________.
A．Machu Picchu has gone through lots of earthquakes
B．a(chǎn)ll of the mysteries of Machu Picchu have been solved
C．the city has never been discovered by people outside
D．Machu Picchu is the most valuable ruins in history.
小題4:The purpose of writing the passage is to __________.
A．a(chǎn)sk us to pay a visit to Machu Picchu
B．show us the beauty of Machu Picchu
C．introduce Machu Picchu’s mysteries
D．make the ancient Incan ruins known

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:A
小題4:C
文章是對(duì)秘魯?shù)鸟R丘比丘進(jìn)行了介紹，解釋了為什么很多游客都喜歡到那里去旅游。
小題1:事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題，根據(jù) The largest stones at Machu Picchu weigh as much as fifteen tons可知，該段只是講有很多大石頭，最大的達(dá)15噸重，并沒有說它是最大的石頭城。
小題2:根據(jù)后面的a knife cannot be forced between them可知，石頭之間互相匹配/安裝在一起非常好。
小題3:推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段The buildings, including many that have survived lots of earthquakes可知，從很多詞地震中幸存了下來。
小題4:推理判斷題，根據(jù)第一段和最后一段可知，馬丘比丘最大的特點(diǎn)就是神秘，也是吸引游客的地方。
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