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Do you know the Taj Mahal (泰姬陵) in India? It is the country"s most f"amous 1 . It is well-known 2 the seventh wonder of the world. It also 3 a great love story. In the year 1607, Emperor Shah Jahan of India saw a girl in a market. She was so beautiful that he 4 with her at once. The 5_ name was Mumtaz Mahal. Five years later, Mumtaz and Shah Jahan got married. They had fourteen children. But Mumtaz died in 1630. Shah Jahan 6 his wife so much that in 1632 he decided to build the most beautiful mausoleum(陡墓) for her, the Taj Mahal. It 7 over 20,000 workmen 22 years to finish it. The beautiful white marble (大理石 ) building 8 beside the Yamuna River. It has expensive stones on its walls. 9 , if you visit the Taj Mahal,you"ll have to 10 your shoes and leave them at the front door. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
( )1. A. city ( )2. A. as ( )3. A. speaks ( )4. A. fell in love ( )5. A. man"s ( )6. A. missed ( )7. A. spent ( )8. A. comes ( )9. A. By the way ( )10.A. put on | B. village B. by B. tells B. agreed with B. boy"s B. disliked B. bought B. goes B. In a way B. get on | C. town C. for C. talks C. asked for C. girl"s C. annoyed C. paid C. waits C. On the way C. take off | D. building D. with D. says D. made friends D. woman"s D. interested D. took D. stands D. In this way D. take away | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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From the early days of history people looked for ways of telling the time, but it was not until the thirteenth century that machines for telling the time were invented.These first clocks were very big. They had no faces or hands but they did have a bell. It rang every hour. In the seventeenth century, people began to use clocks with faces and hands and to carry small clocks with them. For a long time after that, men and women had pocket watches. These were usually tied (检) to a button (纽扣) on the person"s clothes. It is strange that wristwatches were not used until about 1914. The man who made the first popular watch was walking in a park one day. There he saw a woman with a pocket watch tied to her wrist (手腕) , she was feeding her baby and she needed to have both hands free to hold the child. Now nearly everybody wears a watch all the time. If you have a "waterproof" watch, you don"t even have to take it off when you go swimming. Aboul 80 million wat-ches are made every year. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1. The first clock was invented___________. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A. in the seventeenth century B. in the thirteenth century C. in the early days of history D. before the thirteenth century | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2. Before the watches came into use,________. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A. the pocket watches were popular B. people didn"t use any watches C. the clocks they used had no faces and hands D. people used bells | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3. Which is the correct order of the invention according to the time? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Clock without faces and hands, wristwatch, pocket watch B. Pocket watch , clock without faces and hands , wrist-watch C. Wristwatch, pocket watch, clock without faces and hands D. Clock without faces and hands, pocket watch , wristwatch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. The underlined word "waterproof"means_______. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A.无水的 B.含水的 C.防水的 D.浸水的 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5. Which of the following is the best title? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A. The Invention of Watches B. How to Tell the Time C. From Clocks to Watches D. Watches Are Better Than Clocks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Spring Festival, Chinese Lunar New Year, is China"s most significant holiday of the year, when families get together to celebrate. In modern times, however, the old ways of spending the New Year no longer meet the needs of young people, who have created various new ways to celebrate the traditional holiday. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1. What happens to Chinese Lunar New Year in modern times? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A. All people return home before the day comes as usual. B. Most people spend their New Year with their friends after returning home. C. Some people can"t return home to celebrate the New Year because they have noholidays. D. Some people prefer to spend their New Year like Mr. Li, even if they have longer holidays. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2. Why does Mr. Li like to go to the countryside to celebrate the New Year? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Because he wants to have a truely traditional New Year. B. Because he doesn"t want to celebrate it in the city. C. Because he has no family to celebrate with. D. Because the farmer in the countryside needs his help a lot. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3. What does the underlined words "folk craftwork " mean in this passage? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A.她产品 B.好吃的东西 C. 手工艺品 D.风土人情 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. After reading the passage, what can we know about the attitude of the young people to the New Year? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A. They enjoy the old way their parents celebrate the New Year. B. They are interested in staying at home watching TV programs. C. They have no interest in celebrating the New Year traditionally. D. They prefer new ways to celebrate the New Year. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5. What does the writer want to tell us in this passage? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Traditional celebration is changing in today"s world. B. No young people like to celebrate the New Year. C. Only do we go to the countryside we can celebrate Chinese New Year. D. Traditional celebration is no longer in China. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nearly everybody enjoys chicken, and the most famous name in chicken is Kentucky Fried Chicken. Mr. Sanders, the man who started this business _ 1 always very rich. At one time, he 2 a small gas station next to a highway (公路) . Many truck drivers 3 there to get gas and take a rest. Mr. Sanders realized they were of ten 4 , so he began serving sandwiches and coffee. 5 the sandwiches he made tasted good, and didn"t cost 6 , more and more 7 came to eat at his place. 8 Mr. Sanders began to serve fried chicken. People 9 it very much, and his new business grew fast. Not long after, however, 10_ highway was built (建造) , and many drivers no longer went 11 Mr. Sanders" restaurant. So he had to 12 it. Then he traveled around the country 13 to sell his idea of opening fried chicken restaurants. He succeeded. By 1967, 14_ almost 5,000 Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants. And now, wherever you go in the United States, you will see 15 . If you like chicken, I"m sure you"ll enjoy Kentucky Chicken. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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