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人教版必修1Unit2单元主题:TravellingAround阅读与写作
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
MachuPicchu
MachuPicchuisa15th-centurycitybuiltby?theIncas.ItliesinsouthernPeru,onahighmountain,witha?mountainclimate(气候).
MostresearchersbelievethatMachuPicchuwasbuiltfortheIncaleaderPachacuti.Itwasoftenmistakenlycalledthe“LostCityoftheIncas”.TheIncasbuiltthecityaround1450.ButtheyleftthecityacenturylaterwhentheSpanishtookcontrolofit.Althoughknownlocally,itwasnotknowntotheSpanishduringthetimeoftheircontrollingtheplace.AndthecityremainedunknowntotheoutsideworlduntilAmericanhistorianHiramBinghambroughtittointernationalattentionin1911.
PeoplehavefoundthatMachuPicchuwasbuiltinthe?classicalIncastyle,withstonewalls.Lotsof?buildings?weresetupthere.Mostofthesearehouses.TheIncasusedstonestobuildthecity.Thestonesweredivided?perfectly?andtheywereputtogetherlikeahugepuzzle(拼图).Someofthestonesareputtogethersoclosethatonecannotevenputaknifebetweenthem.PeoplenowdonotknowhowtheIncasmanagedtosetupsucha?wonderful?city.
Manyofthebuildingshavebeen?rebuilt?inordertogivetouristsabetterideaofhowtheyonceappeared.By1976,30%ofMachuPicchuhadbeenrefixed.Peoplenowhavecontinuedtorefixthecity.Andresearchershavecontinuedtostudyit,hopingtofindmoreaboutthecity.
MachuPicchustartedtobecarefullyprotectedin1981byPeru.Things?protected?thereincludesomeimportantanimalslikecertainbearsandbirds,?historic?buildingsandsoon.Besides,MachuPicchubecameaUNESCOWorldHeritageSite(联合国教科文组织世界遗产地)in1983.What’smore,MachuPicchuhasbeenconsideredoneoftheNewSevenWondersoftheWorld.
阅读短文,用英语回答下列问题:
1.WhatdoesthearchitectureofMachuPicchushow?
A.TheIncaswereinterestedinplayingpuzzlegames.
B.TheIncasenjoyedagoodlivingconditi