The Taj Mahal is India"s most famous building. It is known 1 the eighth wonder of the world. It
also 2 a great love story.
In the year 1607, Emperor Shah Jahan of India 3 a girl in a market. She was so beautiful 4 he
fell in love with her at once. The girl"s name was Mumtaz Mahal.
Five years later, Mumtaz and Shah Jehan got married. They had 14 children. 5 Mumtaz died in 1630.
Shah Jahan missed his wife so much that in 1638, he ordered the building of 6 beautiful mausoleum
(陵墓) on earth for her, the Taj Mahal.
It 7 22,000 workmen 22 years to finish. The beautiful white marble (大理石) building stands beside
the Yamuna River. It has expensive stones 8 its walls. By the way, to visit the Taj Mahal, you"ll have to
take off your shoes and leave them at the front door.
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核心考点
试题【完形填空。 The Taj Mahal is India"s most famous building. It is known 1 the 】；主要考察你对 社会历史类等知识点的理解。 [详细]举一反三
| 完形填空。 | Big Ben? It"s not the name of a person. It"s a famous 1 in London. It is part of a very big clock at
the top of a tower (塔). The minute hands of the clock 2 more than four metres long. The clock has
four 3 . You can see what 4 it is from any side (面). The name of the bell comes 5 Sir Benjamin
Hall. The tower is about 150 years old. The bell makes a loud 6 every hour. On New Year"s Eve, millions
of people listen to it on TV!
( )1. A. person
( )2. A. are
( )3. A. feet
( )4. A. time
( )5. A. for
( )6. A. sound | B. bell
B. is
B. hands
B. food
B. from
B. voice | C. place
C. have
C. noses
C. weather
C. at
C. noise | D. animal
D. has
D. faces
D. place
D. to
D. hearing | | 阅读理解。 | Venice (威尼斯) is in the northeast of Italy. It wasn"t built on land, like Beijing or Shanghai, but on more
than 110 islands. Seawater is everywhere around the city.
Even so, travel isn"t that difficult. The waterways have always been the best way to get around. There are
117 waterways and more than 400 bridges that can lead you where you want to go. People in Venice move
from place to place by boat. They like to enjoy cool summer nights while taking boat trips. They can talk to
other people as they go along.
Venice grew out of small islands in saltwater lakes when some Italians escaped (逃跑) from a war more
than 1,500 years ago, and built homes there. | 选择恰当的短语填空：
A. escaped B. islands C. travel D. waterways E. Italy F. boat
G. bridges H. go along I. summer nights J. seawater | | 阅读理解。 | Do you remember when your grandma told you the story of Snow White? Ah, the happy days of
childhood!
But did you know that Snow White comes from Germany? It"s just one story from the 209 in Grimm"s
Fairy Tales (《格林童话》). The Grimm brothers started to collect fairy tales in 1806. Their first book
came out in 1812.
Why are German fairy tales so interesting? Maybe it"s because they come from a great place famous for
its stories-the Black Forest.
The Black Forest is in southwest Germany. It"s the largest forest in the country-and one of the most
beautiful. It"s famous for its trees and lovely views. There are valleys and waterfalls (瀑布) there. It"s a good
place to start a story.
Don"t forget to bring something back if you visit. People there are good at making clocks, musical
instruments and watches. | | 1. From the story, we know that ____ is the hometown of Snow White. | | [ ] | A. England
B. Japan
C. America
D. Germany | | 2. How long had the Grimm brothers been collecting stories? | | [ ] | A. Four years
B. Five years
C. Six years
D. Seven years | | 3. From the story, we cannot guess that the Black Forest is very ____. | | [ ] | A. large
B. beautiful
C. boring
D. famous | | 4. The story mainly tells us ____. | | [ ] | A. who wrote the story of Snow White
B. some things about Black Forest
C. people should visit Germany
D. Snow White is a very famous fairy tale. | | 阅读理解。 | If you go to Russia, bring matryoshka or nesting dolls (套娃) back with you. They make great presents.
It looks like any other doll on the outside. But if you open it, you will find a smaller doll inside. Then a
smaller one inside that one, and on and on!
In a nesting doll, there are dolls inside one another, from large to small. The largest one can be half a
meter high. The smallest is as small as a peanut. Usually, there are eight dolls. But there can be anything from
three to 50.
The dolls are often pretty Russian girls in colourful dresses. They wear scarves (头巾).
They sometimes have other kinds of faces on them. There are cartoon people or men with white beards
(胡子). They even have great men like President (总统) Vladimir Putin on some of them. | 根据短文，判断正(T)误(F)：
( )1. There are dolls inside one another in a nesting doll.
( )2. The largest doll can be one meter high.
( )3. People often make dolls look like pretty Russian girls.
( )4. Usually, a nesting doll can be eight dolls in one.
( )5. People never makedolls look like the president. | | 阅读理解。 | The Spring Festival is the biggest festival for Chinese people all around the world. The celebration usually
lasts for 15 days. There is a lot to do.
On the eve of the Spring Festival, family members get together and have big meals. Their favourite dish
on this day is dumplings.
Days before the Spring Festival, families will clean their homes. People think cleaning sweeps away bad
luck. It makes the house ready for good luck.
The colour red is everywhere during the Spring Festival. People think red is a happy colour and will bring
them a bright future. People wear red, too. They decorate (装饰) their homes with pieces of red paper. Kids
get a lot of "hong bao". It is a red paper bag with money in it. Usually, older people give younger ones hong
bao. They think it brings good luck.
The Spring Festival is the time to make everybody happy. So don"t say any bad words or do anything that
will bring unhappiness to other people.
For instance, you"d better not say any bad words like "death". Don"t break anything. People think that it
means your luck is running out.
Also, don"t borrow or lend money on these days. If you have borrowed money, return it before the
Spring Festival. | | 1. What do most people do on the eve of the Spring Festival? | | [ ] | A. Family members gather for a big meal.
B. Friends eat dumplings together.
C. They borrow money from friends.
D. They give each other hong bao. | | 2. Why do people clean their houses days before the Spring Festival? | | [ ] | A. Because they enjoy being clean.
B. Because it is believed that cleaning will sweep away bad luck.
C. Because they think it will bring happiness to others.
D. Because it is thought that cleaning brings in money. | | 3. Which of the following things is not supposed to happen during the Spring Festival? | | [ ] | A. Returning money before the Spring Festival.
B. Saying words that have to do with death.
C. Wearing red clothes.
D. Decorating houses with red paper. | | 4. The underlined phrase "running out" probably means "____". | | [ ] | A. 跑出去
B. 打碎
C. 耗尽
D. 离开 | | 5. We can tell from the story that the Spring Festival is ____. | | [ ] | A. a time of harvest and fun
B. celebrated for one whole month
C. only celebrated in China
D. a time for families to get together |
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