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 seventeenth century. It is in memory of his favorite wife, Arjumand Banu Bagam, 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.

 

66. The Taj Mahal was built for____ .

  A. Mumtaz                              B. Shah

  C. Either Mumtaz or Shah         D. Both Mumtaz and Shah

67. Why do you think Shah Jehan was buried next to his wife?

  A. His own tomb hadn't been built.

  B. He hoped to be buried there.

  C. King and Queen should be buried together.

  D. He liked Mumtaz all his life.

68. The passage mainly tells us____ .

  A. why the Taj Mahal was built

  B. the love story between Shah and Mumtaz

  C. some information about the Taj Mahal

  D. the Taj Mahal--the pride of Indians

69. Form the passage we can learn that____ .

  A. the Taj Mahal looks more beautiful than before.

  B. the Taj Mahal doesn't exist now.

  C. the Taj Mahal has completely changed.

  D. the Taj Mahal has become a place of interest.

    Many television programmes are very realistic. One who watches TV often __21_ that whatever happened in the film could _ 22__ happen to him. With only__23__ imagination, every man in the street becomes a thief, __24__ , or a murderer. Jane had been watching a spy film at a friend's house. In it, a young girl had been followed and was murdered. She felt a little frightened __25__ to the station. She took the train back to the centre of the city. There were a tot of people traveling , so she fell much __26 __ .

  She looked round at the other people in the train. A nm sitting opposite her, __27__ a newspaper, took a quick look at her. She thought __28__ of it until she saw him staring at her. Remembering __29__ and feeling very uncomfortable, she got out of the train and went to the bus stop. When he got on __30__  bus as she did, she felt that he was following her. As long as she had been with other people she had not been frightened, but when she __31__ the bus, the streets were almost __32__ . She walked as quickly as she __33__ . She could hear footsteps following her but she dared not __34__ back. After what seemed to have been hours, but was in fact a few  __35__ , she reached the front door. She felt for keys, but was unable to find them, __36__  she was so frightened. The footsteps __37__ behind her. She felt a hand on her shoulder. Instead of feeling hands round her neck, however, she heard a __38__ voice.

   "I __39__  if I frightened you. I'm your new neighbour, l thought I __ 40__ you on the train, but I wasn't sure."

 

 21. A. finds

B. feels

C. knows

D. believes

 22. A very

B. quite

C. well

D. hardly

 23. A. little

B. a little

C. few

D. a few

 24. A, a spy

B. a prisoner

C. an actor

D. a film star

 25. A. flying 

B. working

C. running

D. walking

 26. A. happier

B. safer 

C. more pleased

D. more comfortable

 27. A. publishing

B. reporting

C. reading 

D. watching

 28. A. something

B. everything 

C. nothing 

D. anything

 29. A. the thief

B. the film

C. the newspaper

D. the friend

 30. A. the same 

B. a different 

C. the other 

D. another

 31. A. got on

B. got off 

C. broke away from 

D. got rid of

 32. A. crowded 

B. empty 

C. busy 

D. free

 33. A. possible 

B. was possible

C. can

D. could

 34. A. smile

B. look

C. see

D. bring

 35. A. months 

B. days

C. minutes 

D. seconds

 36. A. when

B. until

C. before

D. because

 37. A. started

B. went on

C. stopped 

D. left

 38. A. excited

B. beautiful

C. frightened

D. pleasant

 39. A. feel sad 

B. mean well 

C. apologize

D. beg

 40. A. knew 

B. saw

C. recognized

D. met

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