【正文】 pera House for Australia－ then it has to be the Taj Mahal(太姬 陵 ) for India. It was set up by Emperor Shah Jahan in 1653 in memory of his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. From the time they got married, they wouldn?t be separated. She followed him to wars, advised him on affairs of state, and was loved by his people for her good work. But she died in 1631 during childbirth. The emperor was heartbroken and had the Taj Mahal built as a sign of his love. It took more than 20years for the Taj to be built. Workers were brought in, not only from all over India, but from central Asia too. A total of 20,000 people worked on the building. In 1657, Shah Jahan fell ill and in 1658 his son, Aurangzeb, imprisoned(囚禁 ) his father and seized power. Shah Jahan stayed in prison until his death in 1666. He was finally buried there with his wife he could never fet. The Taj is definitely worth more than a single visit. As it is built with white marble(大理石 ) stones, its character changes in different lights. It looks more beautiful at sunrise and sunset. At sunset, for example, the color of the Taj changes from white to yellow, then to pink. As the moon rises, it turns a silvery white. To show respect to the Taj, tourists are asked to take off their shoes during their visit. 56． Which of the following about the Taj Mahal is not true? A． The Taj Mahal was built with white marble stones. B． It book over 20 years to set up the Taj Mahal. C． All workers building the Tai Mahal came from central Asia. D． As is told, it is a symbol of India. 57． Why did Emperpor Shah Jahan build the Taj Mahal? A． To make more world wonders. B． To memorize his wife. C． To show his great power. D． To give his wife great honour. 58． What does the underlined word “definitely” here probably mean? A．確實 B．清楚地 C．困惑 地 D．不能確定地 59． Which of the following sentences is TURE? A． Shah Jahan lived a hard life in his last years. B． Shah Jahan treated his son badly when he was young. C． Shah Jahan lost his life just because of old age. D． Shah Jahan was not popular with his people at that time. 60． Which of the following is true about the writer of the passage? A． He thinks the Taj Mahal is the most grand building in the world. B． He doesn?t think the Taj Mahal worth a visit. C． He has never visited the Taj Mahal. D． He thinks highly of the Taj mahal. B GR8 news－ txt MSGS rnow in the COD. Confused? Help is at hand. It means “Great News－text messages are now in the Concise oxford Dictionary.” In Britain alone, more than one million mobile phone text messages are sent every hour, so the Concise Oxford Dictionary has decided to include the shorthand(速記 ) language in its revised edition published on Thursday. SMS, or short messaging service, has been given its own appendix(附錄 ). The section features dozens of examples of the abhbreviations(縮寫詞 ) which have bee a second language to millions of young people. “We have been monitoring the remarkable growth of text messages with great attention: its influence is now such that we felt it was time to treat it as an internal(必備 ) part of English,” said the dictionary?s publishing manager, Judy Pearsall. Examples that have found a place in the dictionary include BBLR (be back later) and HAND (have a nice day). They are joined by socalled emotions－ representations of facial expression such as :) and :(. The latest edition also includes new words judged to have entered everyday conversational use. Minger, meaning “an unattractive or unpleasant person” makes an entry, along with chowhound, defined by the dictionary as “a greedy person”, and tweenies, “children trying to appear older than they are.” 61． Where will you find the new words defined? A． Mixed with other words in COD. B． At the beginning of COD. C． In a separate smaller dictionary. D． At the end of COD. 62． Words like minger, chowhound, and tweenies are ___________. A． old words used not as often as today B． old words with new meanings C． new words used quite often today D． new words not used often 63． What does this news mainly want to tell us? A． Why people like to use shorthand language in daily life. B． More and more new words are introduced by COD. C． Words in mobile messages are included in the new edition of COD. D． How people make new words when sending messages by mobile phones. C It?s great to go on vacation, but it?s also nice to e home. Migrating(遷徙 ) birds seem to feel the same way. Birds such as blacktailed godwits(黑尾塍鷸 ), a migrating bird that can be found in Europe, Asia, north Africa and north Australia, fly south every winter. Then, they return home to spend the summer months with their life long partners. Now, scientists have found, pairs of godwits often return to their summer breeding(繁殖 ) grounds within three days of each other, even though they spend the entire winter apart. It?s as if they arranged the date that they would meet up again. Researchers in England, put colored leg bands