A．became deeper and deeper

　　B．changed a lot in shape

　　C．moved from place to place

　　D．didn't change much

　　解析：选D　细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的"For poor people, the types of tombs they used stayed about the same"可知，古埃及穷人的坟墓样式随着时间的推移基本上没什么变化。

　　10．According to Para.2, why were many rooms built in a mastaba?

　　A．To keep stones in them.

　　B．To make the tomb look bigger.

　　C．To bury the dead people's families.

　　D．To store things for the dead people.

　　解析：选D　细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的" ...to store the items ..."可知，那些房间是用来给死者储藏随葬品的。

　　11．What was the difference between the earliest pyramids and the true ones?

　　A．The former were lower and smaller than the latter.

　　B．The former had stepped sides while the latter had smooth sides.

　　C．The former were used to bury poor people while the latter were used to bury kings.

　　D．The former were built in the south of Memphis while the latter in the north of Memphis.

　　解析：选B　细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的"as they had stepped sides rather than being smooth"可知，最早的金字塔与真正的金字塔的区别是最早的金字塔的侧面是阶梯状的而真正的金字塔的侧面是光滑的。

　　12．Where were most of the true pyramids in Egypt located?

　　A．At Abydos.

　　B．At the Giza Plateau.

　　C．Near Memphis.

　　D．At the Fayoum.

　　解析：选C　推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的" ...but almost all of them were built near Memphis in the north or only as far south as a place called the Fayoum"可推断埃及大部分的金字塔都在孟菲斯市的附近。

　　Ⅱ.阅读七选五

　　Helping a friend who is hurting

Don't invite more emotion than you can handle.