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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. (A)用了20年的時間才建成。

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 of Alexandria

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

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. It spent twelve years building it.

C. It took twenty years to build it.         D. Workers took twelve years to build it.

3. _____ raised high up the 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．它是世界奇跡之一	B．它是世界古代奇觀之一
C．它是世界古代奇觀	D．它是世界自然奇觀之一

5. Which is NOT true?

A．The Great Pyramid has used many stones to build.

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 about135 metres high.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.B

【解析】

1.根據The Pyramids of Egypt；The Hanging Gardens of Babylon；The Lighthouse of Alexandria 可知

2.花費時間干某事it takes sb some time to do sth

3.根據第三段第二句Many parts of the garden were high up on large columns(支柱)可知

4.ancient wonders古代奇觀，故選B

5.根據第三段最后一句we are not sure whether this wonder ever existed(存在)!可知