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(1)细节理解题。根据文章第四段In 1961,German engineers moved the first temple.(1961年,德国工程师迁移了第一座寺庙。)可知,1961年第一座寺庙被迁移了。故选B。
(2)推理判断题。根据文章第一段Economic development is necessary if we want to improve society.There comes a time when the old must give way to the new,and it is not possible to preserve everything from our past as we move towards the future.(如果我们想改善社会,经济发展是必要的。总有一天,旧事物必须让位于新事物,在我们走向未来的过程中,不可能保留过去的一切。)和文章第二段In the 1950s,the Egyptian government wanted to build a new dam across the Nile in order to control floods,produce electricity,and supply water to more farmers in the area.(在20世纪50年代,埃及政府想在尼罗河上建造一座新的大坝,以控制洪水,发电,并向该地区更多的农民供水。)可知,埃及政府想尝试修建大坝,因为他们想控制洪水,帮助经济发展。故选A。
(3)细节理解题。根据文章第四段The project brought together governments and environmentalists from around the world.Temples and other cultural sites were taken down piece by piece,and then moved and put back together again in a place where they were safe from the water.(该项目汇集了来自世界各地的政府和环保主义者。寺庙和其他文化遗址被一块一块地拆除,然后移动并重新组装在一个远离水的地方。)可知,寺庙和其他文化遗址被一块一块地拆除,然后移动并重新组装在一个安全的地方。故选D。
(4)细节理解题。根据文章第四段In 1961,German engineers moved the first temple.Over the next 20 years,thousands of engineers and workers rescued 22 temples and countless cultural relics.(1961年,德国工程师迁移了第一座神庙。在接下来的20年里,成千上万的工程师和工人拯救了22座寺庙和无数的文物。)和文章第五段When the project ended in 1980,it was considered a great success.(当这个项目在1980年结束时,它被认为是一个巨大的成功。)可知,完成这个项目花费了20年。故选C。