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The Hanging Gardens of Babylon(巴比伦) are one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. And these gardens are one of the greatest mysteries in the world. They are a large collection of plants that are hung from the walls of a palace in Iraq. Some stories described the Hanging Gardens were hundreds of feet tall, but some historians said that they were really not that high.
The reason behind the Hanging Gardens sounds like a fairy tale. A king built the gardens around 600 BC in order to make his wife less homesick(想家的). The king's wife missed her home in Medea where there were great mountains, so the king decided to bring the mountains to his palace. He ordered his men to build a huge hill and plant trees and flowers on it. Later, an earthquake happened in Babylon, destroying a large part of the city, including the Hanging Gardens.
Today, some people think that the Hanging Gardens of Babylon aren't real because Babylonian records never talked about these amazing gardens.
However, the writings of some Greek historians gave lively descriptions of the gardens. Recently, some findings showed that some great gardens existed(存在) in Iraq. But they still need to be further proved(证明).
( )1.Where is the Hanging Gardens of Babylon according to the passage?
A.In Iraq. B.In Greece. C.In Italy. D.In Egypt.
( )2.Why did the king build the gardens?
A.To make his wife love him more.
B.To stop his wife from missing her home.
C.To write a fairy tale about the gardens.
D.To collect all kinds of plants in the gardens.
( )3.The underlined word "destroying" means "______" in Chinese.
A.建造 B.远离 C.接触 D.破坏
( )4.What do we know about the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
A.They were built around 700 BC.
B.Babylonian records talked a lot about them.
C.Some Greek historians thought they didn't really exist.
D.Some historians thought they weren't as high as the stories described.
( )5.Who gave lively descriptions of the gardens?
A.Some Iraqi historians. B.Some Iraqi writers.
C.Some Greek historians. D.Some Greek writers.
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon(巴比伦) are one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. And these gardens are one of the greatest mysteries in the world. They are a large collection of plants that are hung from the walls of a palace in Iraq. Some stories described the Hanging Gardens were hundreds of feet tall, but some historians said that they were really not that high.
The reason behind the Hanging Gardens sounds like a fairy tale. A king built the gardens around 600 BC in order to make his wife less homesick(想家的). The king's wife missed her home in Medea where there were great mountains, so the king decided to bring the mountains to his palace. He ordered his men to build a huge hill and plant trees and flowers on it. Later, an earthquake happened in Babylon, destroying a large part of the city, including the Hanging Gardens.
Today, some people think that the Hanging Gardens of Babylon aren't real because Babylonian records never talked about these amazing gardens.
However, the writings of some Greek historians gave lively descriptions of the gardens. Recently, some findings showed that some great gardens existed(存在) in Iraq. But they still need to be further proved(证明).
( )1.Where is the Hanging Gardens of Babylon according to the passage?
A.In Iraq. B.In Greece. C.In Italy. D.In Egypt.
( )2.Why did the king build the gardens?
A.To make his wife love him more.
B.To stop his wife from missing her home.
C.To write a fairy tale about the gardens.
D.To collect all kinds of plants in the gardens.
( )3.The underlined word "destroying" means "______" in Chinese.
A.建造 B.远离 C.接触 D.破坏
( )4.What do we know about the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
A.They were built around 700 BC.
B.Babylonian records talked a lot about them.
C.Some Greek historians thought they didn't really exist.
D.Some historians thought they weren't as high as the stories described.
( )5.Who gave lively descriptions of the gardens?
A.Some Iraqi historians. B.Some Iraqi writers.
C.Some Greek historians. D.Some Greek writers.
答案
A
; B
; D
; D
; C
; B
; D
; D
; C
