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Great Pyramid of Giza - Landmarks
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Great Pyramid of Giza
Read a short passage about a giant stone pyramid built long ago in Egypt.
The Great Pyramid of Giza is a very famous landmark. It is in Egypt, close to Cairo. The pyramid was built over 4,500 years ago for an Egyptian king named Pharaoh Khufu.
吉萨大金字塔是一个非常著名的地标。它位于埃及，靠近开罗。这座金字塔是为一位名叫胡夫法老的埃及国王在4500多年前建造的。
The pyramid is very big and tall. When people first made it, it was 146 meters high. Now, it is a bit shorter, about 139 meters, because some stones are missing. The bottom of the pyramid is very wide. It covers almost 53,000 square meters.
金字塔非常大而且高。当人们最初建造它时，它有146米高。现在，它稍微矮了一些，大约139米，因为有些石头不见了。金字塔的底部非常宽。它占地近53,000平方米。
Building the Great Pyramid was a big job. It is made from millions of heavy stones. Each stone weighs about 2,500 kilograms. People think it took about 20 years to build. The workers used simple tools, not machines like we have now.
建造大金字塔是一项巨大的工程。它由数百万块沉重的石头构成。每块石头重约2500公斤。人们认为建造它大约花了20年时间。工人们使用的是简单的工具，而不是我们现在拥有的机器。
Inside the pyramid, there are three main rooms. The largest room was for the king's tomb. The other rooms held things the king might need after death. There are also long hallways that connect these rooms.
金字塔内部有三个主要房间。最大的房间是国王的陵墓。其他房间存放着国王死后可能需要的东西。还有长长的走廊连接这些房间。
Many people visit the Great Pyramid every year. It is very old but still looks good. It is special because it is the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World that is still standing.
每年都有很多人参观大金字塔。它非常古老，但看起来仍然很好。它很特别，因为它是古代世界七大奇迹中唯一仍然屹立的一个。
People keep studying the pyramid. They use new technology to find out how it was built and what is inside. They discover new things about it often.
人们继续研究金字塔。他们使用新技术来找出它是如何建造的以及里面有什么。他们经常发现关于它的新东西。
Fun fact : The Great Pyramid was the tallest building in the world for more than 3,800 years. No other building was taller until the 1800s.
有趣的事实：大金字塔是世界上最高的建筑，持续了3800多年。直到19世纪，才有其他建筑超过它。
1. Great Pyramid of Giza
Ancient Landmarks
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Where is the Great Pyramid of Giza located?
China
Egypt
India
Greece
How tall was the Great Pyramid when it was first built?
139 meters
146 meters
120 meters
150 meters
Put these facts in the correct order based on the text.
Match the items in Column A with the correct description in Column B.
Fill in the blanks with the correct words (three options are extra.)
The Great Pyramid was built for
. It is
meters tall now. The pyramid was built from
stones.
Read the statements and check if they are true or false.
| Statement | True/False |
|---|---|
The Great Pyramid is the tallest building in the world today. | |
The pyramid was built for Pharaoh Khufu. | |
The pyramid has only one room inside. | |
It took about 20 years to build the pyramid. |
