The Taj Mahal (泰姬陵) is a love story, a sad and beautiful one. If it didn’t exist, we would easily imagine that the story of its construction was simply a fairy tale. Three hundred years ago, there lived an Indian emperor called Shah Jahan. His wife was a beautiful and bright woman whom he loved greatly. Her title was Mumtazl Mahal: its shortened form Taj Mahal, means “pride of the palace”. In the year 1630 this beloved wife of the emperor died. He was so brokenhearted that he thought of giving up his throne. He decided out of his love for his wife, to build her the most beautiful tomb that had ever been seen.

He summoned the best artists and architects from India, Turkey, Persia and Arabia and finally, the design was complete. It took more than twenty thousand men working over a period of 18 years to build the Taj Mahal, one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.

The building itself stands on a marble platform 29 meters square and 6-7 meters high. Towers rise from each of the four corners. The Mahal itself soars another 61 meters into the air. It is an eight-sided building made of white marble.

The emperor planned to build an identical tomb of black marble for himself on the other side of the river connected by a silver bridge. However, his son put him into a prison in the palace before he could finish, and for the rest of his life, he could only gaze across the river at the tomb of his beloved wife.

1. The whole passage tells us about ______.

A. a beautiful fairy tale

B. the story of the Taj Mahal

C. white and black marble tombs made for two emperors

D. the love story of Emperor Shah Jahan and his wife

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Taj Mahal?

A. It was completed quickly owing to the efforts of the best artists and workers.

B. A lot of people took part in the building work.

C. It is a magnificent building.

D. It is a tomb for the emperor’s beloved wife.

3. The emperor’s own tomb was designed to be ____________.

A. 61 meters high              B. eight-sided             C. black-colored                  D. white-colored

4.The emperor _____________.

A. died soon after Taj Mahal died

B. was killed by his son

C. was beloved by his people   

D. died after 1648

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I began to learn English in reading and listening.            【小题1】_____________
My study were limited by the poor conditions.                  【小题2】____________
As I paid more attention to read, I found that                    【小题3】____________
it didn’t take me long at all remember a large                    【小题4】____________
quantity of words and sentence structures. This                  【小题5】____________
rapid increase in the number of words I know made              【小题6】____________
it is possible for me to read books in English.                   【小题7】____________
My reading ability was great improved.                      【小题8】 _____________
Now, I have come to know that things about the               【小题9】____________
culture, society, history and people of America or England.     【小题10】_____________

—What was strange about yesterday?

—There were black clouds and loud thunder, but _____, it didn’t rain. 

A．more or less       B．up to you          C．it was a pity        D．funnily enough

I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and some homeless people frequent the stoplights. I often gave money to the homeless, feeling  36  for their bad luck. But later I became a single mom with no home, a huge debt. As a result, I  37  giving and became very  38 .                                   

Things started to 39  for me. Again I had a home, and plenty of food, and I started to   40   myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the  41  , “Will work for food.” I  42  . My daughter commented, “Mommy, you 43   to give to those people in  44  .’’ I replied, “Honey, they just use that money for alcohol or other  45 things.” She didn’t respond. But when I said that, it didn’t feel right.

Three days later, I was driving to  46 up my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner, and something deep  47   me said, “Just help him.”  48   I rolled down my window, and he ran over with enthusiasm, saying “God bless you, I only need 77 cents.” I  49  into my ashtray and strangely enough, there sat three quarters and two pennies.

I scooped（抓起）it up and gave it to him. He  50  with joy and tears in his  51  , “Wow, you just made it  52   for me to see my mom for Christmas! Thank you; the bus that had this great sale is  53   in 20 minutes!” It was a moment I’ll never forget. I think that man won’t forget it either,  54   I was the one who got the best  55   in life -- GIVING.

36. A. pleased              B. sorry                C. nervous           D. notable 

37. A. stopped             B. refused            C. considered               D. continued  

38 A. bitter                 B. disappointed     C. satisfied           D. happy

39. A. reform                      B. decline            C. end                 D. change

40. A. pull                 B. drive               C. persuade          D. concern 

41. A. gesture              B. symbol            C. sign                  D. sentence 

42. A. passed by           B. gave in           C. stood up            D. held on  

43. A. expected            B. attempted        C. promised             D. used

44. A. shock                 B. happiness         C. comfort                 D. need 

45. A. dim               B. bad                   C. exciting          D. anxious 

46. A. pick                  B. look               C. ring                D. beat  

47. A. beside              B. inside           C. behind           D. above

48. A. So                 B. Otherwise       C. However        D. Moreover 

49. A. climbed             B. jumped          C. saw               D. reached

50. A. turned around     B. broke down     C. burst out          D. spoke up

51. A. eyes               B. face            C. nose               D. mouth

52. A. necessary        B. possible             C. important       D. nice

53. A. taking              B. operating        C. leaving              D. driving

54. A. but             B. or                    C. and            D. nor       

55. A. award                 B. message            C. gift             D. lesson   

I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area. My parents    36    the necessities of life    37    they couldn’t give much more. If I asked my father    38    a pair of jeans, he would say, “If you want them, make the money and buy them    39   .” He wasn’t being mean; he just couldn’t    40    them. From age 12 on, I did part-time jobs after school.

       When I    41    from high school, I joined the navy. Soon I was in a boot camp(新兵训练营) at Parris Island, S. C., where I learned that life in the navy centered around completing daily

   42   . These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock(模拟的) battles. Completing these tasks successfully    43    discipline, team-work and responsibility. It didn’t

   44    whether you were black, white or Asian; everyone worked together for the    45   of the company.

I went    46    to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy and later became an officer in the navy. The part of my job I    47    most was the counseling(咨询) meeting I    48     with the family members of the men and women in my    49   , trying to help them deal with the long periods of    50   . These proved popular and word of them spread.   51    I was being asked to give encouraging    52    to business groups, educators and kids across the country.

But I consider the boot camp my first real    53   , and my life is still guided by the

   54    lessons I learned there. It taught me discipline, friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to    55    it.

36.A.provided                            B.got                           C.made                               D.bought

37.A.while                                 B.but                           C.so                             D.or

38.A.about                                 B.with                         C.for                                  D.of

39.A.themselves                         B.ourselves                  C.yourself                           D.myself

40.A.pay                                   B.find                         C.produce                           D.afford

41.A.came                                 B.returned                   C.escaped                           D.graduated

42.A.drills                                 B.tasks                        C.exercises                          D.reports

43.A.included                            B.asked                       C.required                          D.met

44.A.matter                               B.mean                        C.exist                                D.work

45.A.good                                 B.boss                         C.rest                                 D.right

46.A.out                                    B.on                            C.away                               D.off

47.A.took                                  B.hated                        C.enjoyed                           D.did

48.A.ended                          B.began                       C.continued                        D.held

49.A.charge                               B.situation                   C.position                           D.choice

50.A.lessons                               B.meeting                    C.training                           D.separation

51.A.Long before                       B.Before long               C.As usual                          D.Once again

52.A.performances                     B.descriptions        C.speeches                         D.gifts

53.A.vacation                             B.place                        C.job                                  D.travel

54.A.important                           B.bitter                        C.normal                            D.difficult

55.A.gain                                  B.achieve                     C.show                               D.match