Question

    People are always looking for lost cities. But perhaps some of the places people look for never existed. A few famous mythical(神秘的) cities are often heard for years.

EI Dorado

EI Dorado is a legend(传说) that began in 1537, when Spanish explorers found the Muisca people in the mountains. They heard the story of a chief who covered himself with gold and dived into a lake of mountain water. Soon people started to think of EI Dorado as a place, too—a city of gold and amazing riches.

The Spanish sent many people to look for EI Dorado, but they never found it. Nowadays, the name “EI Dorado” is still used to mean “a place where you can get rich quickly”.

Atlantis

There was once an island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The people of the island were very rich because of the natural resources on their island. For hundreds of years, they lived simple lives. But slowly they began to change. They started to become greedy(贪婪的) and to want power. Suddenly, the island and its people were swallowed(吞没) by the sea and were never seen again.

Shambhala

In Tibetan tradition, Shambhala is a kingdom that is hidden somewhere behind the snowy peaks of the Himalayas. Shambhala is a word from an old language that means “place of peace” or “place of happiness”.

It__is__said__that__there__is__no__war__in__Shambhala. It is also said that, in the future, when the world is full of greed and wars, a huge army will come out of Shambhala.

1.完成句子EI Dorado is a legend that began in 1537, when Spanish explorers found ________________ in the mountains.

2.完成句子The people of Atlantis were very rich because of

________________ on their island.

3.简略回答问题What does the word “Shambhala” mean in an old language?

________________________________________________________________________

4.找出并写下全文的主题句。________________________________________________________________________

5.将文中画线句子译成汉语。________________________________________________________________________

Answer

1.the Muisca people

2.the natural resources

3.It means “place of peace” or “place of happiness”.

4.A few famous mythical cities are often heard for years.

5.据说在香巴拉没有战争。

【解析】

主旨大意:本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了人们总是在寻找遗失的城市,但是或许人们一直寻找的地方可能并没有存在过。文章介绍了几个著名的神秘的城市：黄金城、亚特兰帝斯和香巴拉。