Question

To Machu Picchu and Cusco, searching for the lost Inca (印加人）city

Climb its towering staircases to a ceremonial temple set in the mountain face. These ruins mark the start of the 4-day Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, one of the world's most rewarding hikes. A quicker way to reach the remote Inca city is catching the train to the riverside town of Aguas and then jumping on a bus into the misty mountains.

Once the clouds rise from the mountain ridge above the Sacred Valley, the true splendor of Machu Picchu is finally revealed. It's a humbling experience to stand at an altitude of nearly 8,000 feet, and gaze down at the Inca city below. Overlooking the glorious ruins, it's easy to imagine the prosperity (紧荣) this peak must have been almost 600 years ago.

It's one of the world's greatest mysteries what became of the Incas who inhabited Machu Picchu.What was once major defense works in the largest empire on Earth was slowly swallowed by the jungle, only to be uncovered a century ago. The Inca dynasty has come and gone, but Incan families still survive in the highlands. These modern-day Children of the Sun still speak Quechua and continue to live off the land, although many come to Cusco to sell their crops and woolen textiles.

After dusk, when the story of the Incas becomes a whisper in the night, Cusco is covered under a starry blanket. A landscape so gorgeous that it deserves to be preserved for ever.

1.The attraction of Machu Picchu lies in_____.

A.its towering staircases B.its changeable weather

C.its natural scenery and culture D.its wilderness and inaccessibility

2.We can learn from the passage that_______

A.the Incas like to stay up chatting

B.Machu Picchu is a military base

C.the Quechua language is lost to the world

D.what happened to the Incas remains unknown

Answer

1.C

2.D

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了马丘比丘和库斯科两处位于秘鲁的世界知名遗址，人们可以在这里探寻印加古城的遗迹。

1.推理判断题。根据第二段Once the clouds rise from the mountain ridge above the Sacred Valley, the true splendor of Machu Picchu is finally revealed. It's a humbling experience to stand at an altitude of nearly 8,000 feet, and gaze down at the Inca city below. Overlooking the glorious ruins, it's easy to imagine the prosperity (紧荣) this peak must have been almost 600 years ago.（当乌云从神圣山谷上方的山脊升起时，马丘比丘真正的壮丽终于显露出来了。站在近8000英尺的高空俯视印加城是一种令人谦卑的体验。俯瞰着辉煌的废墟，很容易想象600年前的繁荣景象。）由此推断出，马丘比丘的魅力在于它的自然风光和文化。故选C项。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“It's one of the world's greatest mysteries what became of the Incas who inhabited Machu Picchu.”可知，居住在马丘比丘的印加人后来怎么样了，一直是世界一大未解之谜。故选D项。