Located in the middle of the Egyptian desert is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Great Pyramid of Giza. Apart from being an unbelievable achievement, it also serves as the final resting place for the great Pharaoh Khufu. It has been standing for centuries and attracted travelers from all over the world. A survey shows one third people from America, one quarter people from Europe and two sevenths people from Asia hope to take a vacation to the great wonder. Yet, one question which has puzzled all of us is how this amazing wonder was built.
Many people don’t believe that humans were technologically advanced enough in ancient Africa to build such a large and highly advanced building. This brought about many crazy theories that the pyramids were built by a race of giants or even aliens from outer space. Another popular theory suggested that the pyramids were built by an army of poor slaves.
Modern technology and some recent findings have helped make it clear. An explorer accidentally found a tomb containing some written information about the builders. The records show that the workers were paid and well-fed, and came from poor families in Egypt. Further analysis made it clear that people considered it an honor to work on the pyramids, and the builders were treated with great respect. In fact, anyone who died while working on the pyramids was given the honor of being buried in the tomb near where the pharaohs lay.
To avoid exhaustion, the builders worked for about three months and then were allowed to stay at home to have a rest. A recent researcher shows that fifteen thousand people could have completed the building in about ten years. An analysis of the bones of the builders shows their work was extremely hard, as most of them were hurt badly. But thanks to their unbelievable effort, the human has an amazing wonder that should stand the test of time.
【小题1】According to the survey, people from ________ most like to visit the Great Pyramid of Giza.| A．Asia | B．Africa | C．America | D．Europe |
| A．To show how wise the people of that time. | B．To attract people to visit the ancient country. |
| C．To be the tomb for the Great Pharaoh Khufu. | D．To remember the people who built the wonder. |
| A．Some new findings about the modern technology. |
| B．New information about the builders of the Pyramids. |
| C．How ancient people built the unbelievable wonder. |
| D．The builders of the Pyramids had a better life than we thought. |
| A．It lies in the center of Egyptian desert. |
| B．About 1,500 people built it for 10 years. |
| C．We still don’t know who built the great wonder. |
| D．It was one of the Seven Wonders of ancient Egypt. |
