1 . If you love all things about ancient Egypt (埃及), there is good news. Egyptologists (埃及古物学者) have discovered the lost golden city.

A team of archaeologists (考古学家)have discovered a 3000-year-old city under the sands. The city, Aten, is the largest ancient Egyptian city ever found.

Archaeologists first found Aten back in the summer of 2020. It lies near Luxor, which is famous for the Valley of the Kings (帝王谷).

Dr Zahi Hawass is one of the leading Egyptologists. He said, “Many foreign teams searched for this city and never found it.”

When the team uncovered Aten, they were surprised to discover that it was in such good condition. The city had walls that were 3 meters high!

After several months of careful work, the team has found many exciting things.

Betsy Bryan is a professor of Egyptology at Johns Hopkins University. She said the city was the “second most important archaeological discovery since the tomb of Tutankhamun (图坦卡蒙墓).” This is because she believes it will help us learn about what Egyptian life was like during one of its wealthiest periods (时期).

Howard Carter discovered Tutankhamun tomb near the Valley of the Kings in 1922, nearly a century ago. The team hopes that in the future they will discover more tombs with treasure.

So, who knows what people could discover next?

1. What does the underlined word “uncovered” mean in Chinese?

A．到达

B．游览

C．标注

D．发现

2. What does Betsy Bryan think of the discovery of Aten?

A．It will help to learn about the history of ancient Egypt.

B．It is the most important discovery.

C．It will help to discover more treasure.

D．It will help to bring more visitors.

3. What’s the best title for the passage?

A．A Huge City	B．Ancient Egyptian City Discovered
C．Egyptian History	D．Life in Egypt

2 . Did you know that chocolate comes from a tree? The cacao tree gets large brown fruits called cocoa pods（荚）, and _______ the pods are cocoa beans. To make chocolate, _______ we leave the beans in the dark for a few days, and then _______ them in the sun. After that, the beans are pressed hard until a dark liquid（液体）comes out. That liquid is pressed _______ it separates and the result is cocoa butter（可可脂）, which can be turned into chocolate. What a lot of work just to make a piece of chocolate!

The first people to _______ cacao trees for chocolate were the Mayans, who lived in Mexico thousands of years ago. They used chocolate to make a special _______ that they used during their religious（宗教的）services. When people from Spain came to Mexico, they discovered the drink. They took chocolate home with them, and soon the passion for chocolate _______ all over Europe!

Wouldn’t you like to have a cacao tree in your _______ so you could have your own special supply chocolate? Well, don’t even think about it! Cacao trees can only grow in rainforests, where it is very hot and _______ all the time. What a pity!

Chocolate is good for you as long as you don’t eat it all day long! It has iron（铁）, which is good for your body! But remember where there is chocolate, there is ________! So don’t eat too much, and remember to brush your teeth after you eat it!

1.

A．outside

B．around

C．besides

D．inside

2.

A．first

B．most

C．last

D．though

3.

A．clean

B．try

C．dry

D．enjoy

4.

A．until

B．unless

C．because

D．whether

5.

A．suggest

B．grow

C．train

D．water

6.

A．water

B．fruit

C．wealth

D．drink

7.

A．served

B．spread

C．lived

D．considered

8.

A．garden

B．room

C．kitchen

D．classroom

9.

A．cloudy

B．snowy

C．foggy

D．rainy

10.

A．salt

B．juice

C．sugar

D．honey