06年成考英语内部资料(3)

来源:
江西成考网
发布日期
2006年07月03日

摘要:  阅读理解   阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项 (1)   The famous American gorilla(大猩猩) expert Diane Fossey had a completely new way to study gorillas — she pretended to be one of them. She copied their actions and way of life — eating plants and getting do

ly with the gorilla.

(2)

  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 tu