MachuPicchuisconsideredtobeatrulyextraordinaryarchaeological(考古学的)discoveryandisoneofSouthAmerica’slargesttouristsites.AsmanyasonethousandvisitorsvisittheancientIncan（印加文化的）ruinsdaily.What

　　MachuPicchuisconsideredtobeatrulyextraordinaryarchaeological(考古学的)discoveryandisoneofSouthAmerica’slargesttouristsites.AsmanyasonethousandvisitorsvisittheancientIncan（印加文化的）ruinsdaily.WhatdrawsvacationersandadventurerstothisremotelocationhighintheAndesMountainsofPeru（秘鲁）?AlargepartoftheattractionisthemysteriesthatsurroundMachuPicchu.Forexample,MachuPicchuisconsidered“thelostcity”oftheIncasbecauseitwasneverfoundbySpanishinvadersandwasknowntoonlyafewlocalpeasantsforalmostfourhundredyears.

　　The“cityintheclouds”,MachuPicchu’slastingbeautycomesfromthecarefulblendingofitsstrikingarchitecturewithitsmountaintopenvironment.Itsgreatestskillshowsareinthestonestructures,whichequalsthatoftheancientEgyptians.Thestoneblocksweresoappropriatelycutthattheyfittogetherwithouttheneedformud.ThelargeststonesatMachuPicchuweighasmuchasfifteentons!Ithasbeendifficulttoexplainhowthehugeblocksweretransported.Thebuildings,includingmanythathavesurvivedlotsofearthquakes,containstoneswhichinterlocksoperfectlythataknifecannotbeforcedbetweenthem.Whencomparedtootherancientcivilizations,itisdifficulttounderstandhowMachuPicchucouldhavebeenmissedbytheSpanishandlostfromhistoryforfourhundredyears.

　　FormanyofthemysteriesofMachuPicchubeingunsolved,itisclearwhyMachuPicchuremains“themostfamousruinsinallofSouthAmerica”.

　　小题1:WhichofthefollowingsisNOTamysteryofMachuPicchu? A．MachuPicchuiscalledthe“cityintheclouds”.B．MachuPicchuremains“themostfamousruinsofSouthAmerica”.C．MachuPicchuis“thelostcity”oftheIncas.D．MachuPicchuisthelargeststonecityoftheworld.小题2:Theunderlinedword“interlock”probablymeans_________A．putB．fitC．meetD．lie小题3:Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat__________.A．MachuPicchuhasgonethroughlotsofearthquakesB．allofthemysteriesofMachuPicchuhavebeensolvedC．t