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年月高校英语六级阅读匹配20xx12练习题年月高校英语六级阅读匹配练习题20xx12英语四六级考试的年下半年考试即将到来,为帮助各20xx位更好的进行学问点的巩固,下面是为大家搜寻整理的英语六级辅导训练,希望能给大家带来帮助!EgyptEver sinceHerodotus2,the ancientGreekz/historianand traveler,first describedEgypt asthe giftoftheNile3,she hasbeen capturingthe imaginationofallwho visither.The awe-inspiring monuments,left by thePharaohs,Greeks andRomans aswell asbytheearlyChristians andMuslims,attract thousandsof visitorseveryyear-butthe pyramids,temples,tombs,monasteries andmosquesare justpart of thiscountrysfascination.Modern Egypt—where mud-brick villagesstandbeside Pharaonicruins surroundedby toweringsteel,stone andglass buildings-is atthe culturalcrossroads ofEastand West,ancient andmodern.While TVantennaedecorate rooftopseverywhere,from thecrowdedapartmentblocks ofCairo tothe mudhomes offarmingvillages andthe goatskintents ofthe Bedouins4,thefellahin throughoutthe Nilesfertile valleystill tendtheirfields withthe archaictools oftheirancestors.In thegargantuan5city ofCairo thesound ofthemuezzin6summoning thefaithful toprayercompeteswith thepop musicof ghettoblasters andthe screechofcar horns.Andeverywhere thereare people:swathedin longflowing robesor western-style clothes,hangingfrom buses,weaving throughan obstaclecourseof animalsand exhaust-spewing trafficorspilling fromhivelikebuildings.Spectacular edificesaside,the attractionofthiscountrylies inits incrediblenatural beautyandin theoverwhelminghospitality ofthe Egyptianpeople.Through everythingthe NileRiver flowsserene andmajestic,the lifebloodof Egyptas ithasbeen sincethebeginning ofhistory.阅读自测I.Give thesynonyms tothe followingwords:I.archaic
2.swathe
3.incredible
4.screech
5.serene
6.gargantuanII.Translate thesentences intoEnglish withthewords inparenthe ses:她的精彩表演使观众为之神往
1.capture她初见长城时,敬畏之感油然而生
2.awe他被召进宫里
3.summon消退惊惶的方法在于学会放松
4.lie参考答案
1.
1.ancient/antique
2.wrap/clothe
3.unbelievable/inconceivable
4.shriek/scream
5.quiet/tranquil/peaceful
6.giant/huge/tremendousII.
1.Her brilliantperformance capturedtheaudiencesimagination.
2.Her firstview oftheGreatWall filledher withawe.
3.He wassummoned tothepalace.
4.The curefor stresslies inlearning torelax.参考译文尼罗河的馈赠一埃及自古希腊历史学家、旅行家希罗多德首次将埃及描述为〃尼罗河的礼物〃以来,埃及就始终让全部参观过此地的人为之神往法老们、希腊人、罗马人以及早期基督徒和穆斯林们遗留下来的历史遗迹使人产生敬畏之心,每年都吸引了成千上万的参观者一金字塔、庙宇、陵墓、修道院和清真寺,它们只是这个国家令人着迷的事物中的一部分现代埃及泥砖搭建的村庄和法老王宫的废墟咫尺而立,它们又被由钢铁、石块和玻璃建成的高耸的大厦所包围正处在东西文化和古今文明的交叉口上无论是开罗拥挤的公寓楼,还是农场村庄的泥土房和贝都因人山羊皮搭成的帐篷,这些屋顶上如今都架着电视天线,与此同时,肥沃的尼罗河流域的农夫们还照旧用先祖们曾运用的原始工具照料着耕地在开罗这个大城市,宣礼员呼喊忠实信徒做祷告的,声音与黑人音盒里放出来的流行音乐及汽车喇叭的刺耳啸鸣交相呼应到处都是人裹着漂流长袍的或穿着西式服装的,他们有的悬吊在公交车外面,有的在夹杂着家畜和排着废气的车辆的路上迂回穿行,还有的从蜂窝式的楼群里一涌而出除了富丽豪华的摩天大厦之外,这个国家吸引人的地方还在于她那壮美的自然风光和埃及人民极度热忱好客的风俗尼罗河流过万物,有史以来,它就是那么静谧、珍贵,它是埃及的血脉。