At the same time，Angkor and the Khmer Empire were increasingly threatened and attacked by invading armies.By the 16th century，the golden age of Angkor was over and many of the great temples began to move back into the jungle.

　　From the 15th to 19th centuries，Theravada Buddhist monks cared for Angkor Wat，and it is thanks to them that the temple remains mostly intact.Angkor Wat became one of the most important pilgrimage sites in Southeast Asia.Angkor Wat is the best preserved example of Khmer architecture in Cambodia and is so grand in design that some rank it among the seven wonders of the world.It appears on the Cambodian national flag，a very rare instance of a flag with an image of a building.

　　Notes：

　　①symbolically adv.象征性地　②frenzied adj.发狂的

　　③intact adj.完整的　④pilgrimage n．朝拜

　　【语篇解读】 本文是说明文。介绍了柬埔寨吴哥窟的兴衰历史。

　　1．Angkor Wat was first built to ________.

　　A．hold the remains of a king

　　B．serve as the royal palace

　　C．worship the gods

　　D．be the tomb for the king

　　答案　A　[细节理解题。从文章第三段可知，吴哥窟最初是为了保存国王的遗物而修建的。]

　　2．Vishnu was the name of ________.

　　A．a king in ancient Cambodia

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