Only one of the ancient wonders of the world still survives — now history lovers are being invited to choose a new list of seven.

An original list of nearly 200 sites nominated by the public was narrowed to 21 by the organizers and experts, including the former director general of Unesco Professor Federico Mayor.

The vote is organized by a non-profit Swiss Foundation called New 7 Wonders which specializes in the preservation (保存), restoration and promotion of monuments (纪念碑), and the results will be announced on July 7, 2009, in Lisbon.

About 20 million votes have already been lodged (提出) including many from India, for the Tai Mahal; China, for the Great Wall; Britain, for the Stonehenge; the only British landmark and from Peru, for Machu Picchu, the fortress city of the Local.

The other original seven wonders of the ancient world were the Hanging Gardens of Babylon; the Statue of Zeus at Olympia; the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus; the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus; the Colossus of Rhodes and the Lighthouse of Alexandria.

Tia Viering, spokeswoman for New 7 Wonders, said: “Apart from the Pyramids, the seven ancient wonders of the world no longer exist.”

The only standard for the new list is that the landmarks were built or discovered before 2000.

Votes can be made online, at www.new7wonders.com. To vote your favorite Natural site for the selection of New 7 Wonders of the World, you will need to be a member of New 7 Wonders Campaign. For

the membership form, simply go to http://www.new7wonders.com/nature/en/vote_on_nominees

and get registered with the required information and email address. After registration process is complete, you can vote your favorite sites.

60. Why does Swiss Foundation organized the vote?

A. Because they want to make money from it.

B. They want to protect the ancient landmarks.

C. They want to show their influence in the world.

D. The UN asked them to organize the vote.

61. The word “nominated” in paragraph 2 probably means _______.

A. officially selected B. carefully chose

C. finally decided D. formally suggested

62. Which is the only survivor of the original seven wonders?

A. The Great Wall. B. The Stonehenge.

C. The Pyramids. D. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

63. The passage most probably appears _________.

A. on the internet B. in a magazine

C. in a textbook C. in a diary

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When you come to America, you'll find that the American word for many things is not the same as the English one. For example, a cinema is “the movies", sweets are “candy", a tin is a “can" and instead of posting a letter you “mail" it. After an Englishman has “phoned" you, he will “ring off", after an American has “called" you , he will “hang up".

When you arrive in New York, you first see the Statue of Liberty, it' s 93 maters tall and forty people can stand inside its head. Then you may see the Rockefeller Centre, which cost 100 million dollars to build and has 13,000 telephones in it. Its hanging gardens are four times the size of the famous hanging gardens of Babylon that were one of the seven Wonders of the ancient world. The Empire State Building, 102 storeys, more than one thousand feet high, is the highest man-made thing in the world.

The streets in New York, instead of streets wandering and twisting as they do in London, are all regular and planned. The streets running north and south are called “avenues" and are numbered, e. g. 1 st Avenue, 2nd Avenue, etc. The streets going east and west are called “streets” and also numbered, e. g. 51st Street, 63rd Street, etc.

The United States is a big place, as one American said, “Yon can leave New York, fly twice as far as from London to Moscow, and find yourself still in America."

56. If an American says “an elevator", in England, people say “_________”.

A. a lift B. a left C. stairs D. rise

57. were one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world.

A. The hanging gardens of Rockefeller B. The Statue of Liberty

C. The Empire State Building D. The hanging gardens of Babylon

58. The street in New York are ____________.

A. wandering and twisting B. straight

C. not regular and planned D. narrow and winding

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The ancient Greeks made a list of places they thought people should see. This list was named the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The only one of the ancient wonders that still exists is the Great Pyramid of Giza. Pyramids were built as tombs for the leaders of Egypt called Pharaohs.
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon is special because people do not know for sure if it existed. It was located on the bank of the Euphrates River.
The Statue of Zeus was built to honor the Greek god Zeus. It was made of wood and decorated with gold and ivory. Unfortunately, the statue was destroyed by a fire.
In addition to Zeus, the Greeks also built a very big statue to honor the Greek sun god, Helios. This wonder is known as the Colossus of Rhodes(罗德港巨人雕像). It is about the same size as the Statue of Liberty.
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus(阿耳忒弥斯神庙) in what is now Turkey was built to honor the goddess of hunting, nature, and fertility. The temple was made of marble and had many bronze statues. The temple was later burned down.
Another wonder was the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus. This tomb was built for King Mausolus of Caria. Later, several earthquakes damaged it. However, it remained longer than any of the wonders, other than the Great Pyramid.
The Pharos of Alexandria was a lighthouse. A large mirror inside it was used to reflect sunlight to help warn ships getting close to the Egyptian shoreline. It was later ruined by earthquakes.

1.
Which of the following countries didn’t have one of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World?
1. A.
  Greece.
2. B.
  China.
3. C.
  Egypt.
4. D.
  Turkey.
2.
Based upon the passage, which of the following is only a wonder built for a practical use?
1. A.
  the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus.
2. B.
  the Pharos of Alexandria.
3. C.
  the Colossus of Rhodes.
4. D.
  The Statue of Zeus.
3.
Why can’t people visit most of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the Ancient World?
1. A.
  They no longer exist.
2. B.
  They are imaginary.
3. C.
  It is dangerous to go to those places.
4. D.
  They are well guarded.

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第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The ancient Greeks made a list of places they thought people should see. This list was named the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The only one of the ancient wonders that still exists is the Great Pyramid of Giza. Pyramids were built as tombs for the leaders of Egypt called Pharaohs.

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon is special because people do not know for sure if it existed. It was located on the bank of the Euphrates River.

The Statue of Zeus was built to honor the Greek god Zeus. It was made of wood and decorated with gold and ivory. Unfortunately, the statue was destroyed by a fire.

In addition to Zeus, the Greeks also built a very big statue to honor the Greek sun god, Helios. This wonder is known as the Colossus of Rhodes(罗德港巨人雕像). It is about the same size as the Statue of Liberty.

The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus(阿耳忒弥斯神庙) in what is now Turkey was built to honor the goddess of hunting, nature, and fertility. The temple was made of marble and had many bronze statues. The temple was later burned down.

Another wonder was the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus. This tomb was built for King Mausolus of Caria. Later, several earthquakes damaged it. However, it remained longer than any of the wonders, other than the Great Pyramid.

The Pharos of Alexandria was a lighthouse. A large mirror inside it was used to reflect sunlight to help warn ships getting close to the Egyptian shoreline. It was later ruined by earthquakes.

1. Which of the following countries didn’t have one of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the World?

A. Greece. B. China. C. Egypt. D. Turkey.

2. Based upon the passage, which of the following is only a wonder built for a practical use?

A. the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus. B. the Pharos of Alexandria.

C. the Colossus of Rhodes. D. The Statue of Zeus.

3. Why can’t people visit most of the Seven Ancient Wonders of the Ancient World?

A. They no longer exist. B. They are imaginary.

C. It is dangerous to go to those places. D. They are well guarded.