同等学历人员申请硕士学位英语水平模拟试题二(三)

Passage 7

The Yucatan Peninsula is the land of the Mayan Indians. This civilization invented writing chat is still unknown. They developed the arithmetic concept of zero years before Europe acquired it from the Orient, and they knew the accurate length of a year. Their earliest cities were carved from the rain forests of Guatemala. Scholars are still puzzled over the circumstances that led the Mayans to abandon cities and buildings throughout the centuries. The last great cities, built between 900 and 1200 A.D. were in northern Yucatan near Merida.

The great Mayan civilization came to an end at Chichen -Itza, which is just seventy-five miles from Merida. Chichen-Itza was founded about 435 A. D. and abandoned several times before the Toltecs conquered it in the 10th century. An interesting Mayan structure is the Temple of the .Tiger. Nearby is a ball court, used for a game resembling soccer. To lose was fatal: the losing captain was beheaded anti his wife was taken as secondary wife by the victor. There are also astronomical observatory called Temple of the Warriors and the sacred wall, where cross-eyed girls were tossed as a sacrifice to the rain god.

62. The great Mayan civilization finished _________.

A. in the Orient

B. in Merida

C. in the forests of Guatemala

D. at Chichen-Icza

63. The fate of many Mayan women who were cross-eyed Was that __________.

A. they were buried alive

B. their heads were cut off

C. they were used as human sacrifices

D. they were given as prizes in atheletic competition

64. The last great cities of the Mayans were built _______.

A. between 200 and 600 A. D.

B. between 900 and 1200 A. D.

C. between 435 and 800 A. D.

D. between 1300 and 1800 A. D.

65. Which of the following accomplishments is not credited to the Mayans?

A. The development of the concept of zero.

B. A system of writing that is still undecoded.

C. The ability of tracing the movement of the sun and the planets.

D. The knowledge of the length of a year.

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