阅读理解。TheTajMahal(泰姬陵)isalovestoryasadandbeautifulone.Ifitdidn’texistwewouldeasilyimaginethatthestoryofitsconstructionwassimplyafairytale.ThreehundredyearsagotherelivedanIndian

　　阅读理解。

　　TheTajMahal(泰姬陵)isalovestoryasadandbeautifulone.Ifitdidn’texistwewould

　　easilyimaginethatthestoryofitsconstructionwassimplyafairytale.Threehundredyearsago

　　therelivedanIndianemperorcalledShahJahan.Hiswifewasabeautifulandbrightwoman

　　whomhelovedgreatly.HertitlewasMumtazlMahan:itsshortenedformTajMahanmeans

　　“prideofthepalace”.Intheyear1630thisbelovedwifeoftheemperordied.Hewasso

　　brokenheartedthathethoughtofgivinguphisthrone.Hedecidedoutofhisloveforhiswife

　　tobuildherthemostbeautifultombthathadeverbeenseen.

　　HesummonedthebestartistsandarchitectsfromIndiaTurkeyPersiaand Arabiaand

　　finallythedesignwascompleted.Ittookmorethantwentythousandmenworkingovera

　　periodof18yearstobuildtheTajMahanoneofthemostbeautifulbuildingintheworld.

　　Thebuildingitselfstandsonamarble.Platform29meterssquareand6---7metershigh.

　　Towersrisefromeachofthefourcomers.TheTajitselfsoarsanother61metersintotheair.

　　Itisaeight-sidedbuildingmadeofwhitemarble.

　　Theemperorplannedtobuildanidenticaltombofblackmarbleforhimselfontheother

　　sideoftheriverconnectedbyasilverbridge.Howeverhissonputhimintoaprisoninthe

　　palacebeforehecouldfinishandfortherestofhislifehecouldonlygazeacrossriveratthe

　　tombofhisbelovedwife.

　　1．Thewholepassagetellsusabout______.

　　A.abeautifulfairytale

　　B.thestoryoftheTajMahan

　　C.whiteandblackmarbletombsmadefortwoemperors

　　D.thelovestoryofemperorShahJahan andhiswife

　　2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueabouttheTajMahan?_____

　　A.Itwascompletedquicklyowingtotheeffortsofthebestartistsandworkers.

　　B.Alotofpeopletookpartinthebuildingwork

　　C.Itisamagnificentbuilding.

　　D.Itisatombfortheemperor’sbelovedwife.

　　3.Theemperor’sowntombwasdesignedtobe_____.

　　A.61metershigh

　　B.eight-sided

　　C. black-coloured

　　D. white-colored

　　4. Th