Short Answer 解析5

●Passage分析

The pyramids of Egypt hold great mysteries to this day. Up to now, experts cannot pinpoint the exact period when the pyramids were made due to lack of precise historical records.However, the pyramids are said to have been constructed during the time of the Old Kingdom, which was around 3，000 B.C.The oldest and largest pyramid is the Great Pyramid of Giza.The pyramid stood at a height of about 147 meters shortly after it was built.At present, however, the pyramid's height is around 139 meters due to erosion and the loss of its pyramidion or uppermost piece.The pyramids in Egypt today indeed testify to the creativity and resourcefulness of ancient people that up to this time they remain as some of the world's most amazing accomplishments.

Passage5是一篇关于埃及金字塔的文章。具体内容为修建金字塔的年代以及现存的历史最长的金字塔，表达了作者对古代文明所创造的伟大遗产的感想。

●Question　分析与答案

How much is the discrepancy between the past and present height of the Pyramid of Giza?

Question提问现存的金字塔的高度与过去金字塔最初的高度有多少（how much）差距。即，答案要写成具体数字。符合的内容可以在文章的第五、第六句中找出。过去的高度（147 meters）减去现存的高度（139 meters），故答案为8 meters。

词汇巩固pinpoint准确地指出　precise正确的，精确的　erosion腐蚀，侵蚀　uppermost至上的，最高的　testify证明resourcefuI足智多谋的　accompIishment成就，完成　discrepancy矛盾，不一致