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    　　Say you are a 17th century construction worker who's worked long and hard to build a splendid tower for the dead wife of your emperor.

    　　Now say that the emperor orders your fingertips cut off so you can never build another one. Yes, that is the Taj Mahal, one of the most famous buildings in the world. And the tale behind the construction is just as impressive(印象深刻的) as the building itself.

    　　First, there's the emperor of northern India Shah Jehan, also called the King of the World. In 1612, Shah Jehan married Mumtaz Mahal. Madly in love, they had 14 children over the next 20 years. But then sadness came. As Mumtaz was about to give birth to child number 14, she said she had heard her unborn baby cry out. It was a sign of death. And as Mumtaz lay dying, she asked Jehan to build a lasting memorial(纪念物) to celebrate their love.

    　　When the heartbroken Jehan appeared eight days after his wife's death, his people were shocked to see that his coal-black hair had turned snow-white.

    　　Putting away his sadness. Jehan ordered his wife's dying wish carried out. More than 20,000 workers labored nearly 22 years to complete the construction. In 1653, Jehan placed Mumtaz's remains in the center under the building.

    　　And then, son number five, Aurangzeb, murdered his brothers and took over the power from his aging father. Jehan lived the rest of his days－eight years, to be exact－imprisoned not far from the Taj Mahal. Jehan was only allowed to climb onto the top of his prison to see the timeless treasure from a distance. But never again would he be allowed to visit it－until he was buried next to his wife.

    　　Today 25,000 people visit the Taj Mahal each day. Though the reason for building the tower was a strange, sad story, those who see its breath-taking beauty are reminded of the happiness that inspired(激发……的灵感) its construction.

    1．The first two paragraphs were written to show that ________.

    [　　]

    A．the Taj Mahal is an unusual historic building

    B．ancient Indian emperors were cruel

    C．construction workers led a hard life in ancient India

    D．India has some of the most famous buildings in the world

    2．The Taj Mahal was first built as ________.

    [　　]

    A．a prison
    B．a gift to Mumtaz
    C．a memorial building
    D．a tourist attraction

    3．The underlined word “happiness” in the last sentence refers to ________.

    [　　]

    A．the married happiness of the emperor and his wife

    B．the great pleasure Jehan once found in exercising his power

    C．the happiness Jehan felt on completing the Taj Mahal

    D．the pleasure tourists experience when visiting the Taj Mahal

    答案：A;C;A
    解析：

    　　这是一篇记叙文，文章通过一个北印度皇帝Shah Jehan的爱情故事，讲述了著名建筑物the Taj Mahal的来历。

    　　1．A　　作者写第一、二段的目的是为了突出the Taj Mahal的不同寻常，B、C、D则不是作者的主要目的，它们只是从侧面反映出的一些问题。

    　　2．C　　由第三段的最后一句和第五段可知。

    　　3．A　　由上下文可知，Jehan的爱情是幸福的，修建the Taj Mahal就是为纪念他幸福的爱情。因此本题正确答案为A。


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