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The Taj Mahal took 22 years to build. Shah Jehan planned a similar building, but in black instead of white, to lie on the other side of the river. But before it could be built, Shah Jehan was imprisoned (监禁) by his son and buried next to his wife in the Taj Mahal. 48. The Taj Mahal was built for____ . A. Mumtaz B. Shah C. Either Mumtaz or Shah D. Both Mumtaz and Shah 49. Why do you think Shah Jehan was buried next to his wife? A. His own tomb hadn't been built. B. He hoped to be buried there. C. King and Queen should be buried together. D. He liked Mumtaz all his life. 50. The passage mainly tells us____ . A. why the Taj Mahal was built B. the love story between Shah and Mumtaz C. some information about the Taj Mahal D. the Taj Mahal—the pride of Indians 51. Form the passage we can learn that____ . A. the Taj Mahal looks more beautiful than before. B. the Taj Mahal doesn't exist now. C. the Taj Mahal has completely changed. D. the Taj Mahal has become a place of interest. D You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called ABC? You may like eating bananas. But did you know there is a “banana person”? How strange! Are these people from “another earth”? No. They are just Chinese people like you and me. ABC means American-Born Chinese. An ABC is a Chinese, but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people call an ABC a “banana person”. A banana is yellow outside and white inside. So, when a person is a banana, he or she is white inside—thinking like a Westerner and yellow outside—looking like a Chinese. Do you know why? Usually, ABCs know little about China or the Chinese language. Some of them don’t speak Chinese. But if ABCs cannot speak Chinese, can we still call them Chinese people? Yes, of course. They are Chinese. They are overseas(海外)Chinese. These people may be citizens(公民) of another country like the US. Canada or Singapore. But they have Chinese blood. Their parents, grandparent or even great-grandparents were from China. They all have black eyes and black hair. But they are not Chinese citizens. They are not the people of the People’s Republic of China. For example, we all know the famous scientist C.N. Yang(杨振宁). He got the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1957. The Chinese love him, but he is an American citizen. 52.What’s the author’s purpose in writing this passage? A.He wants to tell us something about “ABC”. B.He wants to show that Chinese are well respected in America. C.He wants to tell us some knowledge about the English language. D.He wants to introduce the American culture to us. 53.“ABC” in this passage stands for “___”. A.three English letters B.a kind of banana C.Chinese born in America D.Americans born in China 54.Chinese in Western counties are called “banana person” because___. A.their bodies are white inside but yellow outside B.they think like Westerners but look like Chinese C.they were born in China but go to study in America D.they like to eat bananas 55.C.N Yang is mentioned(提到) here to show that ___. A.American Chinese are great B.we love American Chinese C.The Chinese can win Nobel Prizes D.American Chinese are not Chinese citizens E The United States covers a large part of the North American continent. Its neighbours are Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. Although the United States is a big country, it is not the largest in the world. In 1964, its population was over 185,000,000. When this land first became a nation, after winning its independence from England, it had thirteen states. Each of the states was represented(代表)on the American flag by a star. All these states were in the eastern part of the continent. As the nation grew toward the west, new states were added and new stars appeared on the flag. For a long time, there were 48 stars. In 1959, however, two more stars were added to the flag, representing the new states of Alaska and Hawaii. Indians were the first people of the land which is now the United States. There are still many thousands of Indians now living in all parts of the country. Sometimes it is said that the Indians are “the only real Americans”. Most Americans come from all over the world. Those who came first in greatest numbers to make their homes on the eastern coast of North America were mostly from England. It is for that reason that the official language of the United States is English and that its culture and customs are more like those of England than those of any other country in the world. (责任编辑：admin) |