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.
He summoned the 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
