The Taj Mahal (泰姬陵) is considered to be one of the most beautiful buildings in the world and the finest example of the late style of Indian architecture (建筑). It is at Agra in northern India. It lies beside the River Jumna in the middle of gardens with quiet pools.
The Taj Mahal was built by the Mogul emperor (皇帝) Shah Jehan, who ruled India in the 17th century. It is used to honour his favorite wife, known as Mumtaz Mahal, who died in 1631. The building, which was completed between 1632 and 1638, was designed by a local Muslim architect (建筑师), Ustad Ahmad Lahori. The whole building, with gardens and gateway structures, was completed in 1643. The Taj Mahal stands at one end of the garden tomb with marble (大理石) path. The room is softly lighted by the light that passes through double screens of carved marble set high in the walls. The building now is kept in good condition.
The Taj Mahal took 22 years to build. Shah Jehan planned a similar building, but in black instead of white, to lie on the other side of the river. But before it could be built, Shah Jehan was imprisoned (监禁) by his son and buried next to his wife in the Taj Mahal.
1.The Taj Mahal was built for____.
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A．Mumtaz |
B．Shah |
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C．Either Mumtaz or Shah |
D．Both Mumtaz and Shah |
2.Why do you think Shah Jehan was buried next to his wife?
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A．His own tomb hadn't been built. |
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B．He hoped to be buried there. |
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C．King and Queen should be buried together. |
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D．He liked Mumtaz all his life. |
3.The passage mainly tells us about ____ .
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A．why the Taj Mahal was built |
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B．the love story between Shah and Mumtaz |
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C．How the Taj Mahal was built |
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D．the Taj Mahal |
4.Form the passage we can learn that____ .
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A．the Taj Mahal looks more beautiful than before. |
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B．the Taj Mahal has become a place of interest |
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C．the Taj Mahal has completely changed. |
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D．the Taj Mahal doesn't exist now. |
Once a group of 17-year-old schoolboys decided to break the world basketball marathon（马拉松）record. They wanted to play for 90 hours ,breaking the record by adding 6 hours . Each team had 9 players, with 5 at a time. The boys decided each person would play 21.5 hours and then rest for 2 hours. Then they started at 6 o’clock in the evening.
The first night was very hard for the players. When it was their turn to rest, they were too excited to fall asleep at once. On the second night,they fell asleep as soon as they stopped.Some of them had trouble with their feet and hands, but the only serious problem was a psychological（心理学的）one. Each boy was thinking: Why am I doing this? How can I play any longer? After the third night, the players knew they could finish the 90 hours. The basketball on the fourth nigth was very slow. But in the final hours, the players got better. For the last few minutes, the players looked as fresh as when they started. How happy everyone was!
1.Before this basketball marathon, the world record was .
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A．84 hours |
B．86 hours |
C．90 hours |
D．96 hours |
2.The first night was hard for the players because .
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A．they were too excited to sleep |
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B．they only slept for a short time |
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C．no one watched them play |
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D．it was very long |
3.The sentence“the players looked as fresh as when they started.”Here“fresh”means .
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A．不熟练的 |
B．兴奋不己的 |
C．精神饱满的 |
D．伤痕累累的 |
4.Which of the following is Not true?
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A．Some of the boys were hurt when they played |
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B．It was hard for the players to fall asleep for the first night |
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C．The boys started playing at 6 o’clock in the evening |
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D．In the end,all the boys felt happy |
Two sons worked for their father on the family farm. For some years, the 16 brother had been given more 17 to do than the older one. The older brother couldn’t 18 why, so one day he asked his father the 19 why he always trusted (信任) his younger brother to do more work.
The father said, "Go to the Kelly’s 20 nearby and see if they have any 21 to sell."
The older brother soon 22 with the answer, "Yes, they have five ducks they can 23 to us."
That father then said, "Good, now please ask them the 24 for the ducks."
The son returned, "The ducks are ￡10 each."
The father asked, "25 can they deliver (交付) the ducks?"
The son returned, "They can deliver the ducks tomorrow."
The father asked the older brother to 26 and watch. He then said to the younger brother, "Go to the Davidson’s Farm and see if they have any ducks for sale."
The younger brother soon returned with the 27 , "Yes, they have 28 ducks for ￡10 each, 29 ten ducks for ￡8 each; and they can 30 them tomorrow —I asked them to deliver the five ducks 31 I told them not to in the next hour. We agreed that if I wanted the 32 five ducks I could buy them at ￡6 each."
The father 33 the older son, who nodded his head. He now 34 why his brother was given more work. His younger brother was actually 35 at it than he was.
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After we talked about it for a long time, he agreed to help us ______.
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B．in the end |
C．as usual |
D．at present |
When the dam broke, it seemed ______ the sea had arrived suddenly on our doorstep.
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A．if |
B．even if |
C．as if |
D．as |
The captain commanded that the players _________ their paces
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A．should slow |
B．slowed |
C．could slow |
D．slows |
