Tombs and temples of ancient Egypt follow the Nile well into Sudan. 古埃及的坟墓和寺庙跟着尼罗河一直深入到苏丹。()
A、错误
B、正确
A、错误
B、正确
第1题
B.Buddist temples
C.ancient city remains
D.historical sites
第2题
第3题
B.Mogao Grottoes
C.Chengde Summer Resort
D.the Outer Eight Temples
第4题
Along the Old Silk Road there are ().
A. grottoes
B. Buddist temples
C. ancient city remains
D. historical sites
第5题
The ()featured archetectural styles of minority ethnic groups such as Mongolia and Tibetan.
A. Potala Palace
B. Mogao Grottoes
C. Chengde Summer Resort
D. the Outer Eight Temples
第6题
What is the text mainly about?
A.The New Seven Wonders of the world.
B.The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
C.Bernard Weber"s attempt to update information.
D.The three new wonders of the world.
第7题
阅读理解。 |
The Taj Mahal(泰姬陵) is a love story, a sad and beautiful one. If it didn’t exist, we would easily imagine that the story of its construction was simply a fairy tale. Three hundred years ago, there lived an Indian emperor called Shah Jahan. His wife was a beautiful and bright woman whom he loved greatly. Her title was Mumtazl Mahan: its shortened form Taj Mahan, means “pride of the palace”. In the year 1630 this beloved wife of the emperor died. He was so broken hearted that he thought of giving up his throne. He decided out of his love for his wife, to build her the most beautiful tomb that had ever been seen. Hesummonedthe best artists and architects from India, Turkey, Persia and Arabia and finally, the design was completed. It took more than twenty thousand men working over a period of 18 years to build the Taj Mahan, one of the most beautiful building in the world. The building itself stands on a marble. Platform 29 meters square and 6---7 meters high. Towers rise from each of the four comers. The Taj itself soars another 61 meters into the air. It is a eight-sided building made of white marble. The emperor planned to build an identical tomb of black marble for himself on the other side of the river connected by a silver bridge. However his son put him into a prison in the palace before he could finish, and for the rest of his life, he could only gaze across river at the tomb of his beloved wife. |
1.The whole passage tells us about ______. |
A . a beautiful fairy tale B. the story of the Taj Mahan C. white and black marble tombs made for two emperors D. the love story of emperor Shah Jahan and his wife |
2. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Taj Mahan?_____ |
A. It was completed quickly owing to the efforts of the best artists and workers. B. A lot of people took part in the building work C. It is a magnificent building. D. It is a tomb for the emperor’s beloved wife. |
3. The emperor’s own tomb was designed to be _____. |
A. 61 meters high B. eight-sided C. black-coloured D. white-colored |
4. The emperor ____. |
A. died soon after Taj Mahan died B. was killed by his son C. was beloved by his people D. died after 1648 |
5. What’s the meaning of the underlined word in paragraph 2? _____ |
A. 召唤 B.请求 C. 发配 D. 杀死 |
第8题
Chinese Buddhist Music Catches Audience in HK
中华佛教音乐吸引香港听众
The Hong Kong Cultural Center in Victoria Bay was packed on Thursday night, and loud applause periodically echoed through the neon lit sky. It was not rock music nor was it pop—it was traditional Chinese Buddhist music that made an instant hit in the modern metropolis.
Hong Kong is the fourth leg of the Buddhist music performance tour by a troupe consisting of more than 130 monks from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan. And this is also the first time monks from across the Taiwan Strait had jointly set up a troupe to perform, on global stages.
Crowds of Hong King residents were lining up at the local port waiting to welcome members of the troupe who were sailing in from Macao, where they had just ended another successful performance on Wednesday night.
The monks returned the enthusiasm of the residents with a powerful performance. Almost without sleep, the monks drove to the concert hall preparing the stage and doing the rehearsals.
Buddhist music, which originated from ancient India, found its way into China some 2,000 years ago, and after absorbing elements of traditional Chinese folk music, court music and other religious music, a unique form. which is now called Chinese Buddhist music came into being.
The monks of the troupe come from prestigious Buddhist temples including Fo Guang Shah Temple in Taiwan, Shaolin Temple in central Henan Province, Labrang Temple in northwestern Gansu Province, and General Temple in southwestern Yunnan Province, representing the three branches of Buddhism in China, namely Chinese Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism and Pali Buddhism.
The wind sweeping across the Victoria Bay was cool, but the atmosphere in the concert hall was hot. The audience was mesmerized by the great variety of genres of Chinese Buddhist music.
"It's great to see so many genres of Chinese Buddhist music performed on the same stage," said a female bank employee surnamed Chang, "It's so fascinating," she said.
Calling it a happy event in Hong Kong, the Venerable Kwok Kuang, president of the Hong Kong Buddhist Association, said that the concert served as a prelude to the display, in Hong Kong on May 26, of a relic from Famen Temple preserved in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
He said that Buddhism and Buddhist music in the Chinese mainland, Taiwan and Hong Kong had the same roots, and through the performance by monks from across the Taiwan Strait, the traditional religious art would be further developed and bring more happiness to the Chinese.
Co-sponsored by the Chinese Buddhism Association of China and Fo Guang Shan Temple in Taiwan, the troupe was formed in February this year and has since staged four successful performances in Taiwan and Macao, and will move on to Los Angeles and San Francisco in the US and Vancouver of Canada from Friday.
Hailing the joint performance as a major event in the history of Buddhism, Hsin Ting, deputy chief of the troupe and abbot of Fo Guang Shan, said that both the monks and the support staff had been working together very harmoniously ever since the formation of the troupe, indicating their inherited strong ties.
"I hope the troupe's tour to North America will help the world community better understand Chinese traditional culture, especially the harmonious relationships among the people across the Taiwan Strait," he said.
How was the Chinese Buddhist music troupe received in Hong Kong?
A.It was welcomed like any other rock or pop music bands.
B.It was not as welcome as rock or pop music bands.
C.It was so welcome that it would visit Hong Kong for the fourth time.
D.It caused a great sensation among the local people.