题文
The kings of ancient Egypt built strong tombs（坟墓）to keep their bodies safe after death and to hold their treasures. The Great Pyramid was built thousands of years ago for a king called Khufu. It is located on the west bank of Nile River not far from Cairo. In fact all the pyramids along the Nile are on its west bank. The ancient Egyptians compared the rising of the sun to the beginning of life and the setting of the sun to the end of life. This is why their dead bodies were buried on the west bank of the Nile. The people of Mexico also built pyramids. They did not build the pyramids for tombs. They used to build a pyramid and then a temple on top of it. The pyramids of Mexico are not as high as the pyramids of Egypt, but they are big. Each of the pyramids has a wide stairway that goes from the bottom to the top.The biggest pyramid in Mexico is almost 2000 years old. Scientists think it took 10,000 men more than ten years to build it. On the top they built a temple of the sun. The temple is no longer there but people still call it the Pyramid of the Sun. Near it is another huge pyramid, the Pyramid of the Moon.
小题1:In ancient Egypt pyramids were built .A．for visitors to seeB．for kings to live inC．as the kings’ tombsD．for king Khufu小题2:All the pyramids along the Nile are on its west bank, because in ancient Egypt people thoughtA．they died in the westB．the sun sets in the west C．the end of their lives was like the setting of the sunD．they would go to the west after death小题3:Which of the following is Wrong?A．The kings of ancient Egypt built strong tombs only to hold treasures.B．The ancient Egyptians compared the rising of the sun to the beginning of life and the setting of the sun to the end of life.C．The biggest pyramid in Mexico is nearly 2000 years old.D．Near the Pyramid of the Sun, there is the Pyramid of the Moon. 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:A
解析
文章介绍埃及的金字塔的建造的样式和作用，也给读者介绍了墨西哥金字塔的建造的相关的信息。
小题1:细节题：从文章第一段的句子：The kings of ancient Egypt built strong tombs（坟墓）to keep their bodies safe after death and to hold their treasures.可知在埃及金字塔被建筑做为国王的坟墓，选C
小题2:细节题：从文章第一段的句子：The ancient Egyptians compared the rising of the sun to the beginning of life and the setting of the sun to the end of life. This is why their dead bodies were buried on the west bank of the Nile.可知所有的埃及金字塔都在尼罗河的西边，因为埃及人认为他们生命的结束就像太阳的落下。选C
小题3:细节题：从文章第一段的句子：The kings of ancient Egypt built strong tombs（坟墓）to keep their bodies safe after death and to hold their treasures.可知在埃及金字塔的建造不仅是为了存放宝藏，也是为了让他们的尸体安全。选A
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“The kings of ancient.....”主要考查你对 [政治经济类阅读 ]考点的理解。政治经济类阅读
政治经济类文章的概念：
要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识，对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇。阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。
如何备考政治经济类阅读理解题：
【题型说明】政治经济类阅读文章是高考常选材料之一。该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
【备考策略】建立心理优势。针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。千万不用着急，因为你觉得难，其他人也一定是同感。在高考前，我们就要有这种心理准备，高考试卷肯定有一、两篇难以阅读的材料。不过，我们平时可以有意识地从报刊杂志上找一些较难的阅读材料来阅读，以培养自己迎难而上的心理素质。
【答题方法】
1、寻找主干：
根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
2、剔除从句：
在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
3、辨别分句：
一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
4、寻找关键词：
如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。
