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深圳市2018年高三年级第一次调研考试英语试题2018.3
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D)中，选出最佳选项。A
Lostcitiesthathavebeenfound
TheWhiteCity
In2015，ateamofexplorerstoHondurasinsearchof"theLostCityoftheMonkeyGod”ledtothediscoveryoftheWhiteCity.TheyfoundtheruinsintheMosquitiaregionoftheCentralAmericancountry—whichisknownforpoisonoussnakes，viciousjaguarsanddeadlyinsects.ItisbelievedthatlocalpeoplehidherewhentheSpanishconquerors(征服者)occupiedtheirhomelandinthe16thcentury.

CanopusandHeracleion
ModernresearcherswereteasedbytheancientwritingsabouttheEgyptiancitiesCanopusandHeracleion—whereQueenCleopatraoftenvisited.Butthecitiesweren'tfounduntil1992，whenasearchinAlexandriawatersfoundthatthetwocitieshadbeenfloodedforcenturies.Artifacts(史前器物)showedthatthecitiesoncehighlydevelopedasatradenetwork,whichhelpedresearcherspiecetogethermoreaboutthelastqueenofEgypt.
MachuPicchu
AYaleprofessordiscovered“theLostCityintheClouds”in1911.Acombinationofpalaces,plazas，templesandhomes,MachuPicchudisplaystheIncaEmpireattheheightofitsrule.Thecity,whichwasabandonedinthe16thcenturyforunknownreasons,washiddenbythelocalpeoplefromtheSpanishconquerorsforcenturies，keepingitsowellpreserved.
Troy
TheancientcityofTroyinHomer'sTheIliadwasconsideredafictionalsettingforhischaracterstorunwild.Butin1871，explorationsinnorthwesternTurkeyexposednineancientcitieslayered(层叠)ontopofeachother,theearliestdatingbacktoabout5，000yearsbefore.ItwaslaterdeterminedthatthesixthorseventhlayercontainedthelostcityofTroyandthatitwasactuallydestroyedbyanearthquake，notawoodenhorse.
21.WhydidpeoplehideintheWhiteCityinthe16thcentury?
A.Tosurvivethewar.
B.Tosearchforalostcity.
C.Toprotecttheircountry.
D.Toavoiddangerousanimals.
22.Whichofthefollowingwasrelatedtoaroyalfamilymember?
A.TheWhiteCity.
B.CanopusandHeracleion.
C.MachuPicchu.
D.Troy.
23.WhatcanwelearnaboutTroy?
A.ItwasbuiltbyHomer.
B.Itconsistedofninecities.
C.Ithadahistoryof5,000years.
D.Itwasruinedbyanaturaldisaster.
B
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