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A Taj Mahal 泰姬陵），one of the Seven Wonders of the World, was built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal.Exploring the beauty of this cultural relic along with the first rays of the sunlight, you’ll find yourself in a fantastic view. People have described the entire relic as a polished 拋光的jewel in the morning sunshine. Here is a route for you to enjoy the beautiful relic. The lowest price guarantee 保证）s 29.00. Stop at The hotel in New Delhi Pick up from the hotel in New Delhi at 3 30 am and drive to Agra. Duration 时长）4 hours Stop at Taj Mahal Note Taj Mahal remains closed on Friday. Duration 2 hours Stop at Agra Fort After visiting Taj Mahal, go on to visit Agra Fort，which was built in 1565 A. D. by Great Mughal Emperor Akbar. Duration 1. 5 hours Stop at Mughal Spicy Restaurant After the end of Agra fort, move towards Mughal Spicy Restaurant to have lunch. It nn provide you with delicious food of this city. Duration 1 hour After the trip, our assistant will drive you back towards Delhi. For more ination, you can visit our website www.viator, com. 1.Taji Mahal is closed on . A. Wednesday C. Friday C. Friay D. Monday 2.How long does it take to visitAgro Fort A. 1.5 hours.B. 2 hours.C.4 hours. D.1hour. 3. Where does this text most probably come from A. A geography textbook.B.Ahistoricalreport. C.A travel website. D.Adesignmagazine. B I was born in Bombay，India. When I was about 6 months old, my legs became paralyzed 麻痹的）.My birth mother deserted 遗弃）me. I was adopted 收养）by an American fami ly. I was taken to Spokane，Washington. It took me a long time to be able to walk, because I had to accept a number of operations. When I was in the business school，one of my friends was training for a marathon. One day, she introduced me to an organization called Achilles International，which was a club for athletes with disabilities. It took me four months to get the courage to make the phone call. Dick Traum, the founder of Achilles，answered the phone. He asked me to show up on Tues day and would lend me his bike. That was the first time that I had been able to feel the wind in my long hair. I rode really slowly，but it was the coolest feeling to ride a bicycle for the first time. Later, I decided to take part in the Ironman World Championship. I was in a lot of pain， because I had to practice swimming, biking and running for over nine months. On the day of the marathon, it took me 14 hours and 39 minutes to finish the Triathlon. After I crossed that finish line，I cried. I made it. It was my determination that made my dream come true. 4. Who took the author to America A. Her birth father.B.An American family. C. An Indian family.D.Her birth mother. 5. Where did the author know about the organization A. From a book. B.From her friend. C. From the Internet. D. From a magazine. 6.What is paragraph 3 mainly about A. Her hard rcising experience. B. Her attitude towards the painful life. C. Her wish to be successful. D. Her dream of becoming a champion. 7. What can be the best title for the text A. Disability Is the Key to Success B. A Friend in Need Is a Friend Indeed C. Success Depends 011 Whom You D.DeterminationEverythingPossible C We’ve learned bees can understand zero and do basic math. Now a new study shows their tiny insect brains may be able to connect symbols to numbers. Adrian Dyer，a professor in the RMIT University, snid the research showed brains far smaller than humans could know numbers. “Humans learn numbers as children, but being able to recognize what numbers really represent needs a certain level of cognitive 认知的） ability,” Dyer says, “Studies have shown primates 灵长类动物）and birds have this ability, but this is the first time we’ve seen this in insects. ” It’s important for humans to do the research. There are 86 billion neurons 神经兀）in humans，brains. Bees only have less than a million. If bees have the ability to learn something difficult to understand like human-made symbolic language, this will open up exciting new paths for future communication between humans and animals. Studies have shown that a number of animals have been able to learn symbols of num bers, including parrots and monkeys. Monkeys were taught Arabic numbers and could order them correctly. An African grey parrot called Alex was able to learn numbers and could do simple calculation. Understanding how tiny brains of bees manage ination opens paths to technology， which is good for the future design of computing 计算）systems. 8. What does Adrian Dyer say about the research A. The finding of the research is first seen in insects. B. Humans5 brains are the biggest on the earth. C. Birds can be as clever as primates. D. Bees are c