英语六级阅读理解精炼50篇19: 尼罗河的馈赠—埃及(含答案)
<p> 19. <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> 1</p><p> <span word="Ever">Ever</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Herodotus">Herodotus</span>2, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Greek">Greek</span> <span word="historian">historian</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="traveler">traveler</span>, <span word="first">first</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nile">Nile</span>3 , <span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="capturing">capturing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="imagination">imagination</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="her">her</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="awe">awe</span> -<span word="inspiring">inspiring</span> <span word="monuments">monuments</span>, <span word="left">left</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pharaohs">Pharaohs</span>, <span word="Greeks">Greeks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Romans">Romans</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="Christians">Christians</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Muslims">Muslims</span>, <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pyramids">pyramids</span>, <span word="temples">temples</span>, <span word="tombs">tombs</span>, <span word="monasteries">monasteries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mosques">mosques</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="fascination">fascination</span>.</p><p> <span word="Modern">Modern</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="mud">mud</span>-<span word="brick">brick</span> <span word="villages">villages</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="beside">beside</span> <span word="Pharaonic">Pharaonic</span> <span word="ruins">ruins</span> <span word="surrounded">surrounded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="towering">towering</span> <span word="steel">steel</span>, <span word="stone">stone</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="crossroads">crossroads</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="West">West</span>, <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="modern">modern</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="antennae">antennae</span> <span word="decorate">decorate</span> <span word="rooftops">rooftops</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crowded">crowded</span> <span word="apartment">apartment</span> <span word="blocks">blocks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cairo">Cairo</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mud">mud</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="farming">farming</span> <span word="villages">villages</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goatskin">goatskin</span> <span word="tents">tents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bedouins">Bedouins</span>4, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fellahin">fellahin</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nile">Nile</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="fertile">fertile</span> <span word="valley">valley</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fields">fields</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="archaic">archaic</span> <span word="tools">tools</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ancestors">ancestors</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gargantuan">gargantuan</span>5<span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cairo">Cairo</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="muezzin">muezzin</span>6 <span word="summoning">summoning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="faithful">faithful</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prayer">prayer</span> <span word="competes">competes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pop">pop</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ghetto">ghetto</span> <span word="blasters">blasters</span>7 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="screech">screech</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="horns">horns</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="people">people</span> : <span word="swathed">swathed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="flowing">flowing</span> <span word="robes">robes</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="western">western</span>-<span word="style">style</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span>, <span word="hanging">hanging</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="buses">buses</span>, <span word="weaving">weaving</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="obstacle">obstacle</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exhaust">exhaust</span>-<span word="spewing">spewing</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="spilling">spilling</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="hivelike">hivelike</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span>.</p><p> <span word="Spectacular">Spectacular</span> <span word="edifices">edifices</span> <span word="aside">aside</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attraction">attraction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="incredible">incredible</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overwhelming">overwhelming</span> <span word="hospitality">hospitality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="people">people</span> .</p>
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