Here is some information about some of the wonders of the world. I am sure you will be interested in them.

The Pyramids of Egypt 

   There are about eighty pyramids known today. The most well-known was for Pharaoh (法老) Khufu. It is known as the “Great Pyramid”. It's also the largest one. Workers used about 2. 3 million blocks of stone to build it.用了 20 年的时 间才建成。(A) 

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon 

   The garden sat on a hill. It was a large and wonderful structure (建筑物) . Many parts of the garden were high up on large columns (支柱) . There were many big and green trees with lovely flowers. Although there are many different ideas about the garden,we are not sure whether this wonder ever existed (存在) !

The Lighthouse (灯塔) of Alexandria 

   The Lighthouse of Alexandria was designed about 2 ,000 years ago. It was in Egypt,too. It was one of the ancient wonders of the world (B) ,about 135 meters high. It was once the highest building in the world. Although it doesn’t exist now,many people come to see its relic (遗址) every yean

1. The passage has talked about wonders of the world.

   A. one   B. two   C. three   D. four

2. “” has the same meaning as Sentence A.

   A. We built it for twenty years.

   B. We spent twelve years building it.

   C. It took twenty years to build it.

   D. It took twelve years to build it.

3. raised high up many parts of the garden.

   A. Big green trees   B. Lovely flowers   C. Stones   D. Large columns

4. The Chinese meaning of Sentence B is “ ”.

   A. 它是世界奇迹之一

   B. 它是世界古代奇迹之一

   C. 它是世界古代奇迹

   D. 它是世界自然奇迹之一

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

   A. Many stones were used to build the Great Pyramid.

   B. Scientists can prove that the Hanging Gardens of Babylon has ever existed.

   C. The Lighthouse of Alexandria was in Egypt.

   D. The Lighthouse of Alexandria was about 135 meters high.

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