問題詳情：
The ancient kingdom of Egypt lay along the fertile (肥沃的) valley of the Nile River in northeastern Africa. For nearly three millennia(千年), the Egyptian kings ruled one of the ancient world’s richest and most powerful nations. So long was Egypt’s history that modern writers measure its time not in years but in dynasties.
According to the legend (傳說), a ruler named Menes was the first to unite the lands of northern and southern Egypt, an event that historians date to around 3100 B.C. Menes established the First Dynasty, and this event marks the beginning of the ancient Egyptian kingdom. At about the same time as the unification（統一） of Egypt came important advances in agriculture, metalworking, transportation, and communication in the Nile valley and in the Delta region where the Nile spreads out into several branches before reaching the Mediterranean Sea. During this time, the Egyptians also invented a system of hieroglyphs, or picture symbols to record important events.
Menes and the other kings of the First Dynasty ruled during a period of Egyptian history known as the Old Kingdom. At this time, the city of Memphis, just south of the Nile Delta, served as the capital of ancient Egypt. As Egypt’s population increased, the kings ruling Memphis set about conquering（征服） neighboring lands, and as a result the realm(王國) grew wealthier. Menes’ successor, a king named Aha, invaded（入侵） Nubia, the land lying south of Egypt. Another First Dynasty king, Den, successfully fought the Bedouin, a people who lived in the deserts lying both to the east and west of the Nile valley.
1. From the passage we know that ________.
A. the Nile flows into the Mediterranean Sea directly
B. lots of writers feel like writing long stories about ancient Egypt
C. ancient Egypt was a wealthy country in the ancient world
D. the Egyptian kings ruled Egypt for hundreds of years
2. The ancient Egyptian kingdom was started by _______.
A. Menes B. Aha C. Den D. Khufu
3. The underlined word “hieroglyphs” in Paragraph 2 refers to______.
A. paper used to write words
B. pictures painted by ancient painters
C. symbols or pictures used in a writing system
D. poems used to record important events
4. It has been ______ since the unification of Egypt.
A. less than 4000 years B. more than 5000 years
C. more than 3000 years D. less than 2000 years
5. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Nubian and Bedouin fought together against the Egyptians.
B. Menes invaded Nubia, the land to the south of Egypt.
C. The ancient kingdom of Egypt grew richer because of conquering neighboring lands.
D. Memphis is still the capital of Egypt now.
【回答】
1C 2A 3C 4B 5C
知識點：人物傳記 故事閱讀類
題型：閱讀理解
