第三部分  阅读理解 (共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

A

Only one of the 7 Ancient Wonders of the World still survives, which is the Pyramids of Giza in Cairo. The other six Ancient Wonders of the World are the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes and the Lighthouse of Alexandria. Now a new list of seven has been chosen from 21 locations shortlisted for the worldwide vote by history lovers.

An original list of nearly 200 sites picked out by the public was narrowed to 21 by the organizers and experts, including the former director general of Unesco Professor Federico Mayor. Among the 21 locations were the Stonehenge in Britain, Acropolis in Athens, the Statue of Liberty in New York, Taj Mahal in India and the Great Wall in China. The only standard for the new list was that the landmarks were built or discovered before  2000.

The vote was organized by a non-profit Swiss foundation called New 7 Wonders specializing in the protection, rebuilding and mending of historical relics. The result was announced in Lisbon, on July 7, 2007. Here is the complete list of the new seven wonders the Great Wall of China, Petra, Chichén itzá, the Statue of Christ Redeemer, the Colosseum, Machu Picchu and the Taj Mahal.

For more information, please click www.new 7 wonders.com.

56. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

A. Voting for the New Seven Wonders.

B. The New Seven Wonders of the World

C. Stonehenge in Britain.

D. Disappearance of the Ancient Seven Wonders.

57. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. The Taj Mahal is also one of the New Seven Wonders.

B. The Great Wall is one of the New Seven Wonders.

C. The New Seven Wonders were chosen by voting.

D. All of the Ancient Seven Wonders disappeared.

58. What’s the main task of New 7 Wonders?

A. To build up new wonders.

B. To announce the voting results.

C. To protect and restore ancient sites.

D. To vote for the New Seven Wonders.

59. From this passage, those           that can be selected as a wonder .

A. must look beautiful and wonderful

B. must be built or discovered before 2000

C. must be in the West

D. must have a history of at least 2000 years old

B

At exactly eleven Sir Percival knocked and entered, with anxiety and wor ry in every line of his face. This meeting would decide his future life, and he obviously knew it.

“You may wonder, Sir Percival," said Laura calmly, "if I am going to ask to be released (免除)from my promise to marry you. I am not going to ask this. I respect my father's wishes too much. ”

His face relaxed a little, but one of his feet kept beating the carpet.

“No, if we are going to withdraw.(退出)from our planned marriage, it will be because of your wish, not mine. ”

"Mine?” he said in great surprise. ”What reason could I have for withdrawing?”

"A reason that is very hard to tell you,” she answered. "There is a change in me. ”

His face went so pale that even his lips lost their color. He turned his head to one side.

“What change?" he asked, trying to appear calm.

" When the promise was made two years ago", she said, “ my love did not belong to anyone. Will you forgive me, Sir Percival, if I tell you that it now belongs to another person?"

“I wish you to understand", Laura continued, “that I will never see this person again, and that if you leave me, you only allow me to remain a single woman for the rest of my life. All I ask is that you forgive me and keep my secret.”

“I will do both those things, " he said. Then he looked at Laura, as if he was waiting to hear more.

"I think I have said enough to give you reason to withdraw from our marriage,’，she added quietly.

"No. You have said enough to make it the best wish of my life to marry you, ” he said.

60. How did Percival feel during his meeting with Laura?

A. Angry.   B. Calm.   C. Nervous.   D. Excited.

61. We can learn from the passage that _____.

A. Laura's father wished to end her marriage

B. Laura had once promised to marry Percival

C. Percival had been married to Laura for two years

D. Percival asked to be released from the marriage

62. The passage is probably taken out of____.

A. a novel   B. a report   C. a diary    D. an essay