were proud of their work．“It’s because they were not just building the tomb of their kin9，”says Egyptian archeologist Zahi Hawass．“They were building Egypt．It was a national project，and everyone was a participant．”
　　
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　　27．The pyramids of Giza were built__________．
　　28．To build the pyramids，the workers had different roles and worked__________．
　　29．Both men and women workers suffered from arthritis which developed__________．
　　30．The pyramid builders were proud__________．
　　

第4部分：阅读理解(第31-45题，每题3分，共45分)
　　下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题。请根据短文内容，为每题确定1个最佳选项。
第一篇 From Ponzi to Madoff

　　The year was l920．The country was the United States of America．The man’s name was Charles Ponzi．Ponzi told people to stop depositing money in a savings account．Instead，they should give it to him to save for them．Ponzi promised to pay them more than the bank．For example，a savings account
　　might pay you$5 a year for every$100 you deposit．Ponzi，however，would pay you$40 a year for every$100 you gave him to hold．Many people thought this was a good plan．They began to give their money to Ponzi．
　　How could Ponzi make so much money for people'? This is what he did with the money people gavc him：He used some of that money to pay other people who gave him money．However，he also kept a lot of ttle money for himself．Soon he had $250 million．This was a kind of theft，and it was against the law．The people who gave him their money didn’t think anything was wron9．Ponzi paid thcm every month，just like a bank．Ponzi continued this way of working for two years．Then one day，he didn’t have enough money to pay all the people．They discovered his crime，and he went to prison for fraud．
　　Ninety years later，people began to hear about a businessman in New York named Bernard Mad off．People said he gave good advice about money．They said when they gave him their money，he paid them a lot more than the bank．Madoff helped hospitals，schools，and individuals earn money．Over a period of 40 years，people gave him $170 billion．However，no one investigated what he did with the money．The people who gave Mad off their money also didn’t think anything was wrong because he paid them every month．
　　One day，Mad off didn’t have enough money to pay all the people he needed to pay．That’s when people discovered how Mad off worked：He was taking money from some people to pay other people，just the wav Charles Ponzi did．However，this time，instead of losing millions of dollars，people lost billions．
　　Mad off was accused of fraud，and United States government officials arrested him．He didn’t have to go on trial because he said he was guilty．In 2009，a judge sentenced him to 150 years in prison．Bernard Mad off’s crime was even bigger than Ponzi’s．It was the biggest fraud in history．The lesson of this story is clear：When something seems too good to be true，it probably is!
　　31．For every$100，Ponzi promised to pay people__________．
　　A．$5 a year．
　　B．$20 a year．
　　C．$40 a year．
　　D．$100 a year．
　　32．What did Ponzi do with the money people gave him?
　　A．He spent it all on things for himself．
　　B．He used some of it to pay other people．
　　C．He deposited it all in a bank．
　　D．He kept it all to save for a good plan．
　　33．What was Ponzi’s crime?
　　A．He robbed the banks of millions of dollars．
　　B．He gave people more than the bank did．
　　C．He kept a lot of other people’s money for himself．
　　D．He did not pay people their interests．
　　34．How long did Mad offs tricks last?
　　A．Forty years．B．Four year．
　　C．Nine years．D．Ninety years．
　　35．Why didn’t Mad off have to go on trial?
　　A．The officials couldn’t find any evidence against him．
　　B．He had friends in the government who helped him．
　　C．He admitted he was guilty．
　　D．He returned all the illegal money．
第二篇Puerto Rican Cuisine(菜肴)

　　Puerto Rico，a Caribbean(加勒比海区)island rich in history and remarkable nalural beauty，has a cuisine aIf its own．Immigration(移民)to the island has helped to shape its cuisine，with people from all over the world making various contributions to it．However，before the arrival of these immigrants，the Taino people lived on the island of Puerto Ric0．Taino cuisine included such foods as rodents(啮齿动物)，fresh shellfish and fish fried in corn oil．
　　Manv aspects of Taino cuisine continue today in Puerto Rican cooking，but it has been heavily in fluenced bv the Spanish，who invaded Puerto Rico in 1508，and Africans，who were initially brought to Puerto Rico to work as slaves．Taino cooking styles were mixed with ideas brought by the Spanish and Africans to create new dishes．The Spanish extended food choices by bringing cattle，pigs，goats，and sheed to the island．Africans also added to the island’s food culture by introducing powerful，contrasting tasits in dishes．In fact，much of the food Puerto Rico is now famous for coffee，coconuts，and oranges was actually imported by foreigners to the island．
　　A common assumption many people make about Puerto Rican food is that it is very spicy(辛辣的)．It’s true that chili peppers are popular；aij caballero in particular is a very hot chili pepper that Puerto Ricans enjoy．However，milder(微辣的)tastes are popular t00，such as sofrito．As the base of manv Puerto Rican dishes，sofrito is a sauce made from chopped onions，green bell peppers，sweet chill peppers，and a handful of other spices．It is fried in oil and then added to other dishes．
　　36 Who lived in Puerto Rico first?
　　A．The Africans．
　　B．The Spanish．
　　C．The Americans．
　　D．The Taino people．
　　3 7．In the first paragraph the word“it”refers to__________．
　　A．immigration
　　B．Caribbean history
　　C．the island’s natural beauty
　　D．Puerto Rican cuisine
　　38．What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
　　A．Taino dishes are important in Puerto Rican cooking．
　　B．Food imported by foreigners isn’t really Puerto Rican．
　　C．Puerto Rican cooking has many outside influences．
　　D．African foods have probably had the most influence．
　　39．How is sofrito used?
　　A．It is eaten before meals．
　　B．