西安建筑科技大学继续教育学院 gods. The people built large temples to honor them. Skillful workers built cities around these temples It was difficult for them to construct these cities because they had no horses to carry the heavy stones they used to build with Workers had to carry all of the building materials themselves. Today, many of these ancient Mayan cities and temples are still standing Usually, only the priests lived in the cities. The other people lived in small villages in the forests. Their houses were much simpler than the elaborate structures in the cities they lived in small huts with no windows most maya lived a simple life close to nature Measuring time was important to the maya, so the Mayan priests made a system to keep track of time, and they made a calendar in which the year was divided into 18 months of 20 days each with five days left over. The mayan calendar was far more accurate than the european calendars of the time 16. The Maya lived in Mexico A. shortly before the Spanish arrived B. long before the Spanish arrived C at the same time as the spanish D. with the spanish for thousands of years 17. Many Mayan cities and temples A. were constructed by the priests B. were rebuilt several times C were built with heavy stones D were the miracles of god 18. Most Mayan people lived in A beautiful cities B simple huts C primitive caves D stone temples 19. What can we learn about the mayan calendar? /18
西安建筑科技大学继续教育学院 6 / 18 gods. The people built large temples to honor them. Skillful workers built cities around these temples. It was difficult for them to construct these cities, because they had no horses to carry the heavy stones they used to build with. Workers had to carry all of the building materials themselves. Today, many of these ancient Mayan cities and temples are still standing. Usually, only the priests lived in the cities. The other people lived in small villages in the forests. Their houses were much simpler than the elaborate structures in the cities. They lived in small huts with no windows. Most Maya lived a simple life close to nature. Measuring time was important to the Maya, so the Mayan priests made a system to keep track of time, and they made a calendar in which the year was divided into 18 months of 20 days each with five days left over. The Mayan calendar was far more accurate than the European calendars of the time. 16. The Maya lived in Mexico _______. A. shortly before the Spanish arrived B.long before the Spanish arrived C. at the same time as the Spanish. D. with the Spanish for thousands of years 17. Many Mayan cities and temples _______. A. were constructed by the priests B. were rebuilt several times C. were built with heavy stones D. were the miracles of god 18. Most Mayan people lived in _______. A. beautiful cities B. simple huts C. primitive caves D. stone temples 19. What can we learn about the Mayan calendar?
安建筑科技大学继续教育学院 A. It was based on European calendars B. It was better than European calendars C. It was as accurate as European calendars D. It was copied by Europeans 20. What is the main idea of this article? A. The Mayan calendar was excellent B. The Maya were excellent farmers C The Maya were intelligent people D. The Mayan cities were difficult to build Passage three a young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealers showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it. he told him that was all he wanted As Graduation Day approached, the young man waited for signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his private study His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautifully wrapped gift box. Curious, but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound bible, with the young man's name in gold. Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and said, With all your money you give me a Bible? He then stormed out of the house, leaving the bible Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and a wonderful family, but realizing his father was very 7/18
西安建筑科技大学继续教育学院 7 / 18 A. It was based on European calendars. B. It was better than European calendars. C. It was as accurate as European calendars. D. It was copied by Europeans. 20. What is the main idea of this article? A. The Mayan calendar was excellent. B. The Maya were excellent farmers. C. The Maya were intelligent people. D. The Mayan cities were difficult to build. Passage Three A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted. As Graduation Day approached, the young man waited for signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his private study. His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautifully wrapped gift box. Curious, but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Bible, with the young man’s name in gold. Angrily, he raised his voice to his father and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible?” He then stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible. Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a beautiful home and a wonderful family, but realizing his father was very