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1、Cultural RelicsAEver thought of taking off your clothes at the top of the world? I dont know about you, but a lot of crazy people would like nothing better. And theyve become a major headache for the government of Nepal.Officials in Nepal say they are fed up with nudity1 on Mount Everest, and are ta
2、king measures to put an end to disrespectful activities on the worlds highest peak.Were trying to stop people from taking their clothes off and so on, said Ang Tsering Sherpa, the head of Nepals official mountaineering body, which gives climbing permits2. A law is in need, he adds. Fines have to be
3、included.Last year a local climber took off all his clothes and stood naked3 for several minutes on the 8,848-metre peak. He called it the worlds highest display of nudity. It caused anger, and started a big discussion.Earlier this year, a Dutchman wanted to set a special record by being the first t
4、o climb the mountain wearing only shorts.Nepali mountaineers joke that the only thing left to do on the mountain would be to give birth on the peak.Its disrespectful the mountains are sacred4; theyre a part of our religion, the Nepal Mountaineering Association president said. So if people want to se
5、t a world record, they have to inform us first.The problem is not only the nudity. People should remember that when they visit another country they should respect the customs and tradition of that country. Nudity may be fine in western countries, but not in Nepal. Moreover, the Himalayas are of grea
6、t religious importance in Nepal.Notes:1. nudity n. 赤裸2. permit n. 通行证, 许可证3. naked adj. 赤裸的4. sacred adj. 神圣的Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question.1. Which would be the best title for the passage?A. Nepal to Keep Nudity off EverestB. A Major Headache for the Nepali Government
7、C. Nudity on Mount EverestD. Activities on the Worlds Highest Peak2. The passage is meant to _.A. discuss whether its proper to take off ones clothes at the top of the worldB. express the attitude of mountaineering authorities in NepalC. focus on the problem of nudismD. warn people that they should
8、respect local customsBIn the sixteenth century, Emperor Jahangir ruled India. Prince Khurram was his fifth son. At the age of fifteen, the prince met a beautiful girl, and they fell in love with each other at first sight.Growing up, he was always better at everything than his brothers. In honor of h
9、is victories in battle, Jahangir gave him the name Shah Jahan, meaning King of the World.In 1628, Shah Jahan began to rule the country in place of his father. Beside him stood his queen, the girl he had met when he was 15. He gave her the name Mumtaz Mahal, and she gave him loving loyalty1, wise adv
10、ice and children.In 1631, when Shah Jahan set out with his armies to fight an enemy, Mumtaz Mahal, though in the ninth month of pregnancy2, went with him as she had done many times before. On a warm evening of April in 1631, the queen gave birth to their fourteenth child, but soon afterwards fell il
11、l and died. As she was dying, her husband promised to build her a tomb that the world had never seen.Six months after her death, Shah Jahan began work on her memorial3, across the Jamuna River near his palace in Agra the fabulous Taj Mahal. At the center of the tomb lies the dead body of the Empress
12、. Here, at last, he found comfort.Shah Jahan made something for the world to behold beautiful, great and pure. The Taj Mahal shows all the world how great a mans love can be for his wife.Notes:1. loyalty n. 忠诚, 忠实2. pregnancy n. 怀孕3. memorial n. 纪念馆Read the passage and choose the best answer for eac
13、h question.1. The story mainly tells us _.A. how the Taj Mahal was builtB. why the Taj Mahal was builtC. when the Taj Mahal was builtD. where the Taj Mahal was built2. The Taj Mahal stands for _.A. a husbands love for his wifeB. a wifes love for her husbandC. a husbands loyalty to his wifeD. a wifes
14、 loyalty to her husband3. The passage is _.A. a fairytaleB. a family storyC. a love storyD. a sci-fi story4. The best title for the story might be_.A. Taj Mahal: Sight of the WorldB. Taj Mahal: Great TombC. Taj Mahal: Memorial to LoyaltyD. Taj Mahal: Memorial to Love阅读新题型The Ups and Downs of the Eri
15、e Canal1The Erie Canal, Americas first national waterway2, which joins the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean, was completed in October, 1825. To mark the completion, Governor Clinton dropped some water from Lake Erie into the Hudson River.Only a few years later, however, trains had become an easier and cheaper way to carry goods. 1 Difficult repairs were needed. But few people in the town seemed sad about the breaks. Many were pleased, in fact. Almost 20,000 men were brought in to repair the damage, more than the normal population of Forest
