安徽省亳州市利辛县2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末英语试题（含答案）

这是一份安徽省亳州市利辛县2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末英语试题（含答案），共12页。
2024.1
第一部分 听力（共四大题，满分20分）
Ⅰ.短对话理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
你将听到五段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。
1. When did the by get t the schl?
A. B. C.
2. What wuld they like t pick n the farm?
A. B. C.
3. Where is Tm’s English teacher frm?
A. Canada.B. England.C. Australia.
4. What did the by think f the ftball match?
A. Relaxing.B. Bring.C. Exciting.
5. What is the prbably relatinship between the speakers?
A. Waiter and custmer.B. Teacher and student.C. Dctr and patient.
Ⅱ.长对话理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
你将听到两段对话，每段对话后有几个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6、7题。
6. Why didn’t the man g t schl?
A. Because he had a fever.
B. Because he had a stmachache.
C. Because he had a tthache.
7. Hw ften shuld the man take the medicine?
A. Once a day.B. Twice a day.C. Three times a day.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至10题。
8. Hw is the weather tday?
A. It’s sunny.B. It’s windy.C. It’s rainy.
9. What are the speakers ging t d after schl?
A. Watch a mvie.B. Buy sme bks.C. D their hmewrk.
10. When will the speakers meet?
A. At 5:15 p. m..B. At 6:15 p. m..C. At 5:30 p. m..
Ⅲ.短文理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
你将听到一篇短文，短文后有五个小题。请根据短文内容，在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。短文读两遍。
11. Hw lng has Zhang Li learned paper cutting?
A. Fr 8 years.B. Fr 20 years.C. Fr 28 years.
12. Wh did Zhang Li start learning paper cutting frm?
A. Her grandmther.B. Her grandfather.C. Her neighbr.
13. What des a picture f fish mean in the art f paper cutting?
A. Gd health.B. Mre fd.C. Lvely animals.
14. Where dn’t peple put up paper cutting?
A. On drs.B. On tables.C. On windws.
15. What is the passage mainly abut?
A. Sme great paintings.
B. A mdern Chinese inventin.
C. A paper cutting artist.
Ⅳ.信息转换（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
你将听到一篇短文。请根据短文内容，写出下面表格中所缺的单词，每空仅填一词。短文读两遍。
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两大题，满分30分）
Ⅴ.单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21.—May I tuch this windw, Dad?
—N, yu can’t. The brken __________ might hurt yu.
A. glassB. smkeC. paperD. leaf
22. Children __________ the cartns like Kung Fu Panda because they are funny.
A. requestB. punishC. cmpleteD. prefer
23. The gd news that Shenzhu-16 was sent up int space successfully was __________ spread all ver the wrld.
A. widelyB. wiselyC. plitelyD. cheaply
24. N matter __________ wrk we d, we shuld try ur best t d it well.
A. hwB. whereC. whatD. when
25.—Mm, can I have a rest fr a while after half f my hmewrk __________?
—Of curse yu can, dear.
A. finishesB. is finishedC. finishedD. was finished
26. T avid __________ fd, we shuld rder what we can eat up in the restaurant.
A. savingB. t wasteC. wastingD. t save
27.—__________?
—Cttn. It’s very warm.
A. What is the sweater used frB. What is the sweater made f
C. Where was the sweater madeD. Wh made the sweater fr yu
28.—Hw was yur schl talk?
—I didn’t give it because I was s afraid t speak __________.
A. in publicB. in timeC. in ttalD. in fact
29.—Oh, yu have t many clthes. If yu __________ wear sme f them, yu can give them t the pr peple.
—That’s a gd idea.
A. alwaysB. ftenC. seldmD. usually
30. They have fund a way t __________ this prblem.
A. cmpare withB. cnnect with
C. depend nD. deal with
Ⅵ.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
A
One day, my sister and I were playing with a friend. Suddenly I fell and lst my teeth, s I spent that afternn in the 31 . A few weeks later, I gt a new pair f frnt 32 . As I gt lder, I began t realize hw 33 I was brn in mdern times instead f ancient times. 34 I read a bk, I learned that a man in it had false teeth. His muth lked 35 because they were made f wd. They were very uncmfrtable. This really made me 36 . What if（如果……怎么办）I lived back then?
Later I fund that I was ften lst in thught. My grandmther walked frm her farm t schl when she was a 37 . There were n cars r buses. But I went t a big schl because mdern buses culd 38 children there frm miles arund. What ther parts f ur lives had 39 because f inventins? I lved thinking abut it.
We ften 40 peple say, “Dn’t think t much.” But thinking really makes my life clrful.
31. A. libraryB. hspitalC. parkD. garden
32. A. shesB. glvesC. teethD. feet
33. A. luckyB. lnelyC. crazyD. magic
34. A. BecauseB. WhenC. IfD. Althugh
35. A. brkenB. naturalC. funnyD. perfect
36. A. mvingB. thinkingC. feelingD. listening
37. A. nurseB. wmanC. farmerD. child
38. A. takeB. adviseC. wasteD. refuse
39. A. admiredB. avidedC. changedD. wndered
40. A. knckB. tuchC. valueD. hear
B
In ne’s life, ne usually has little understanding f neself. When yu succeed, yu may be very prud. When yu 41 , yu may lse heart. If yu dn’t get a thrugh（完全的）understanding f yurself, yu may miss many 42 in life.
T get a thrugh understanding f yurself is t knw 43 abut yurself. Yu may realize yur strng pints and weak 44 . Yu may hpe fr a wnderful future, but be sure nt t expect t much because nt 45 dreams can cme true. Yu may be cnfident enugh t meet challenges, but first yu shuld knw 46 .
T get a thrugh understanding f yurself needs self-appreciatin（自我欣赏）. Maybe yu think yu are nt a tall tree 47 just small grass, but as lng as yu get full cnfidence, yu are sure t face any truble.
T get a thrugh understanding f yurself als means t 48 yurself. When yu are angry, find a quiet place s that yu wn’t be hurt. When yu are 49 , tell yur friends abut it t change the md（情绪）int a gd ne. When yu are tired, get a gd sleep. If yu dn’t take gd care f yurself, yu 50 be able t stay away frm illness.
S if yu get a thrugh understanding f yurself, and yu will get a full cntrl f yurself and find yur life full f clr.
41. A. failB. winC. beatD. lse
42. A. kingsB. prblemsC. chancesD. lessns
43. A. littleB. wellC. nrmallyD. really
44. A. itB. neC. nesD. them
45. A. allB. eachC. bthD. every
46. A. what t dB. hw t dC. where t dD. when t d
47. A. rB. andC. butD. than
48. A. lk likeB. lk verC. lk frD. lk after
49. A. sadB. happyC. blindD. excited
50. A. willB. wn’tC. wuldD. wuldn’t
第三部分 阅读理解（共两大题，满分45分）
Ⅶ.补全对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。
A: Hi, Wang Ying! Lng time n see. 51. __________
B: I returned frm Beijing yesterday.
A: Frm Beijing? What did yu d there?
B: I wrked hard t imprve my English. 52. __________
A: Sunds great!
B: It’s an interesting and educatinal jb.
A: 53. __________
B: Yes. Mre and mre freigners are learning Chinese. They want t knw mre abut China.
A: Yes. Our mtherland is becming strnger and strnger. 54. __________
B: Wnderful! Then we can help each ther.
A: And I hpe t make sme freign friends.
B: 55. __________
Ⅷ.阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
A
56. What d we knw abut the Eiffel Twer?
A. It is ver 150 years ld.B. It was built fr a big event.
C. It tk ver 5 years t build it.D. It was taken dwn after the fair.
57. Which f the fllwing landmarks was built the earliest?
A. Taj Mahal.B. Machu Picchu.
C. Eiffel Twer.D. Great Wall f China.
58. Where can we find the text（文本）?
A. On a menu.B. In a dictinary.
C. In a gegraphy bk.D. On a birthday card.
B
Hmewrk is a big part f ging t schl. Unluckily, hmewrk has t be dne, utside class—during the time when yu wuld rather be ding smething else, fr example, yu prefer ging t a party t cpying a whle Chinese text. Luckily, there are several things yu can d t make hmewrk less wrk.
First, be sure yu understand the task. Write it dwn in yur ntebk if yu need t, and dn’t be afraid t ask questins abut yur task. If yu want, yu can als ask hw lng the special hmewrk task shuld take t finish, s yu can budget yur time.
Secnd, g ver yur lessns befre yu start yur hmewrk. Many students think they dn’t have enugh time t finish their hmewrk. S they begin t d it at nce withut reviewing their lessns. In fact, they will have t spend mre time lking up nw and then when they d their hmewrk.
Third, use any small pieces f time yu have in schl t wrk n yur hmewrk. The mre wrk yu can get dne in schl means the less yu’ll have t d that night.
What if（如果……怎么办）yu dn’t have time in schl t get hmewrk dne? Yu’ll need t think abut hw much hmewrk yu have fr a given night, and then budget yur time. Mst high schl students have 1-3 hurs f hmewrk a night. If it’s a heavy hmewrk day, yu’ll need t spend mre time n hmewrk. It’s a gd idea t have sme kind f hmewrk timetable, especially when yu want t enjy sprts r ther activities.
59. What dn’t students like very much utside class?
A. Playing sprts.B. Having parties.
C. Cpying a text.D. Listening t music.
60. What des the underlined wrd “budget” prbably mean?
A. Plan.B. Waste.C. Save.D. Kill.
61. What des the writer think f ging ver the lessns befre ding hmewrk?
A. Silly.B. Imprtant.C. Bring.D. Funny.
62. What des the writer advise yu t d if the hmewrk is heavy?
A. Have special sprts.B. Take ther activities first.
C. D less hmewrk at night.D. Make a hmewrk timetable.
C
Lk carefully at the back f an ld Califrnia state cin. A man with a walking stick is pictured there.
The man is Jhn Muir, wh was brn n April 21, 1838. As a yung man, he lved watching nature. He walked mre than 1,000 miles acrss the cuntry. Jhn Muir liked writing abut the places he visited.
Muir als wrte abut prblems. In rder t create mre farmlands, many trees were being cut dwn. This made Muir wrried, because he knew that trees were imprtant t frests and t the animals that lived in them. Muir believed that nature shuld be prtected instead f being changed by human beings. He wrte articles t spread his pinin.
Muir wrte letters t President（总统）Rsevelt. The president came t visit Muir. Muir asked the president t g camping with him fr three nights s that they culd talk abut envirnmental prtectin. Later, President Rsevelt built five natinal parks.
Thugh it has been abut 100 years since Jhn Muir died, peple cntinue his wrk tday. His wrk helped peple t see the beauty f the natural wrld. Jhn Muir made peple understand the imprtance f prtecting the earth.
63. What made Muir wrried?
A. Many trees were being cut dwn.B. He culdn’t write abut the prblems.
C. He culdn’t walk any mre.D. Many animals were being killed.
64. What happened after President Rsevelt went camping with Muir?
A. Many trees were cut dwn.B. Mre camps were set up.
C. Five natinal parks were built.D. Mre farmlands were created.
65. Why is Muir pictured n the back f the cin?
A. Because he is a pineer（先锋）in educatin.
B. Because he is a pineer in envirnmental prtectin.
C. Because he is a pineer in science.
D. Because he is a pineer in mdern medicine.
D
On April 3, 1973, Martin Cper made a cell phne call（手机）while walking dwn the streets f New Yrk. It was the first call ever made with a handheld（手持式的）cell phne.
Mr. Cper wrked fr a small cmpany（公司）called Mtrla. In the 1970s, Mtrla was wrking n a cell phne system（系统）, A huge cmpany called AT&T was als wrking t create a cell phne system. But Mr. Cper wanted t make a cell phne that peple culd use anywhere.
S Mr. Cper and his team wrked hard. It tk them just 90 days t create the first cell phne. It was a big, heavy thing. Mst peple called it “The Brick（砖）” because it was s heavy. It weighed abut 1.1 kilgrams.
T shw that the phne culd really be used anywhere, Mr. Cper went utside t make his call. Wh did he call? He called Dr. Jel Engel, wh was managing AT&T’s cell phne prgram.
Thugh that call was just the start f smething huge, everything didn’t change right away. It tk Mtrla ver ten years t create a mdel f the phne that peple culd buy.
Cell phnes have changed a lt since the first call. Nw, they’re much smaller and can d mre things. But Mr. Cper thinks they can still get better.
66. What can we knw abut Mr. Cper?
A. He made the call n April 7, 1973.
B. He called Dr. Jel Engel inside his cmpany.
C. He thught a cell phne shuld be used anywhere.
D. His team spent ver ten years making the first cell phne.
67. Why did peple call the phne “The Brick”?
A. Because f its price.B. Because f its weight.
C. Because f its height.D. Because f its shape.
68. What is the best title（标题）fr the passage?
A. Martin Cper and His Team
B. Tw Great Phne Cmpanies
C. Difficulty in Inventing the First Cell Phne
D. The Wrld’s First Handheld Cell Phne Call
E
Scial media’s quick develpment has recently given rise t a buzzwrd（热词）culture, which can be in everyday cmmunicatin. Internet buzzwrds, different frm frmal（正式的）language, are a newly-brn frm f cultural expressin that has becme ppular amng yung peple.
The fact that peple prefer t search fr similar grups best explains the ppularity f buzzwrds. In similar grups, peple use the same way t express themselves, which makes them feel they belng here. Buzzwrds are just this kind f way fr peple t find such grups.
Hwever, sme argue that the buzzwrds lead peple’s pr language use. It’s nt true, and in fact, what they are ding is making ur cmmn life mre clrful. Fr example, “yyds” expresses that ne persn admires smebdy. Such a special and interesting use f language has led t the rise f the buzzwrd culture nwadays.
Smetimes yung peple are shrt f expressing themselves thrugh the cmmn language. But the prblem can be slved by encuraging them t read bks. The ppularity f buzzwrds is nt t blame（责备）. It’s nt suppsed t be wrng. Only by accepting new cultural frms with an pen mind can we mve ahead step by step and make prgress in the cming times. Of curse, new prblems wuld always shw up, but what we shuld d is t think f slutins instead f just refusing the buzzwrds.
69. What des “them” in Paragraph 2 refer t（指的是）?
A. Buzzwrds.B. Grups.C. Peple.D. Facts.
70. Why are Internet buzzwrds s ppular?
A. Because peple prefer t search fr new wrds t use.
B. Because they are a gd way fr peple t find similar grups.
C. Because using buzzwrds helps peple imprve language ability.
D. Because they can be easily remembered by mst yung peple.
71. What’s the advantage（优点）f Internet buzzwrds?
A. They add clrs t daily life.
B. They help peple learn mre wrds.
C. They make peple understand thers easily.
D. They encurage peple t create new wrds.
72. What’s the purpse f the passage?
A. T intrduce a yung grup.
B. T refuse the Internet culture.
C. T wrry abut the ppularity f buzzwrds.
D. T supprt peple t accept buzzwrds.
阅读下面的短文，并用英语回答问题（请注意每小题后面的词数要求）。
F
Mathilde Lisel gets a chance t g t a dance party. Hwever, Mathilde is nt happy because she desn’t have a beautiful dress fr the dance party. Hearing that, her husband gives her sme mney s that she can buy a beautiful dress. Hwever, Mathilde still wants a beautiful diamnd necklace（钻石项链）, s she ges t brrw ne frm her friend Jeanne.
The dance party is really great and Mathilde has a great time. Hwever, a terrible thing happens. She finds that she lses the necklace when she gets hme. Mathilde is t srry t tell her friend, s she decides t buy a necklace f the same kind fr her. In rder t buy the same necklace, they have t brrw a lt f mney. T pay ff the debt（债务）, they live a very difficult life. Ten years later, when Mathilde meets her friend Jeanne and tells her the stry f the lst necklace, her friend says, “The necklace is nt made f real diamnds, and it is very cheap.”
Frm the experience, Mathilde learns that she shuld never be a vain（虚荣的）persn.
73. Wh is Jeanne?（不超过5个词）
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
74. Hw des Mathilde feel after the party?（不超过5个词）
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
75. What des the stry teach us?（不超过10个词）
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
第四部分 写（共两大题，满分25分）
Ⅸ.单词拼写（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
根据首字母及汉语提示，完成下列单词的拼写，使句意明确，语言通顺。
76. We shuld study hard because knwledge is p__________（力量）.
77. Peter scred a g__________（射门）in the sccer game.
78. If yu are late fr the party, yur friend may get m__________（很生气）in Switzerland.
79. Mary always s__________（关闭）herself in the rm when she is sad.
80. The driver hurt himself. b__________（严重地）in the accident.
X.书面表达（共1小题；满分20分）
近年来，社会各界都非常重视和谐校园的构建。某英文网站拟开展题为“Hw t Create a Harmnius Schl”的征文活动。假如你是中学生李辉，请你用英语写一篇短文向该网站投稿，谈谈你的看法。要点如下：
•构建和谐校园很重要；
•同学应友好相处，礼貌相待；
•遇到不愉快的事应多沟通，千万不能打架；
……
注意：1.短文须包含以上要点，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
2.文中不得出现真实姓名、校名和地名；
3.词数80~100（短文题目和首句已为你写好，不计入总词数）。
参考词汇：fight（v.打架）
Hw t Create a Harmnius Schl
My name is Li Hui. I am a middle schl student. __________________________________________________
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利辛县2023-2024年度第一学期义务教育教学质量检测
九年级 英语
2024.1
听力原文
Ⅰ.短对话理解
你将听到五段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。
1. W: When did yu get t the schl?
M: At eight. I was late.
2. W: We’d like t pick apples n the farm this weekend.
M: What a gd idea! Let me g with yu.
3. W: Hi, Tm. Is yur English teacher Canadian?
M: Yes. But she has lived in China fr many years.
4. W: Hw was yesterday’s ftball match?
M: Oh, it was s bring! We had left befre it was ver.
5. W: What can I d fr yu?
M: I’d like a bwl f beef ndles and a glass f water, please.
Ⅱ.长对话理解
你将听到两段对话，每段对话后有几个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6、7题。
W: Hi, Dale. I haven’t seen yu at schl fr three days. Did yu have a fever?
M: N. I had a bad stmachache s I had t stay at hme.
W: I’m srry t hear that. Did yu g t see a dctr?
M: Yes, I went n Friday.
W: What did the dctr say?
M: The dctr gave me sme medicine and tld me t take it nce a day fr a week.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至10题。
W: Jack, it’s such a fine day tday!
M: Yeah. The sun is shining brightly nw.
W: Exactly. D yu have any plans after schl tday?
M: Nthing much. Maybe I’ll g hme and watch TV. What abut yu, Mary?
W: I’m ging t Xinhua Bkshp t buy sme bks. Wuld yu like t cme with me?
M: Sure, I’d lve t. Hw far is it frm ur schl?
W: Abut fifteen minutes’ walk. It’ll be a gd exercise t walk there.
M: I agree. When and where shall we meet?
W: My last lessn ends at 5:15 p. m.. Let’s meet at the schl gate at 5:30 p. m..
M: OK.
Ⅲ.短文理解
你将听到一篇短文，短文后有五个小题。请根据短文内容，在每小题所给的 A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。短文读两遍。
Paper cutting is an ancient Chinese inventin. At the age f 8, Zhang Li started learning it. Nw she is a 28-year-ld paper cutting artist. When she was a small kid, she ften saw her grandma ding paper cutting. In the art f paper cutting, the different pictures have different meanings. Fr example, a picture f fish means they will have mre fd than they can eat. The pictures are put up n the windws, drs and walls as symbls f wishes fr gd luck and a happy and rich new year. Later, her grandma began t teach her this traditinal skill. Nw she’s very gd at it. In her hands, a piece f red paper can be quickly changed int flwers, animals and famus characters in Chinese histry.
Ⅳ.信息转换
你将听到一篇短文。请根据短文内容，写出下面表格中所缺的单词，每空仅填一词。短文读两遍。
Fur students are talking abut their ways t prepare fr an English test. Alice says she ften des lts f exercises fr a test. It can help her review the imprtant pints. Mary ften wrks with a grup t get ready fr a test. In this way, she can get lts f help frm thers. As fr Bb, he always reads the texts again and again. He can remember things that he hasn’t remembered befre. David says he always pays much attentin t the key sentences t prepare fr a test. He thinks it can help him a lt.
We can see that these students have different ways t prepare fr an English test. Yu can chse a way that is helpful t yu, and I hpe their ways can help yu a lt.
参考答案
第一部分 听力（共四大题；每小题1分，满分20分）
Ⅰ.短对话理解（共5 小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
1-5 CCABA
Ⅱ.长对话理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
6-10 BAABC
Ⅲ.短文理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
11-15 BABBC
Ⅳ.信息转换（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
16. pints 17. grup 18. reads 19. key 20. way
第二部分 英语知识运用（共两大题，满分30分）
Ⅴ.单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
21-25 ADACB 26-30 CBACD
Ⅵ.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
31-35 BCABC 36-40 BDACD 41-45 ACBCA 46-50 ACDAB
第三部分 阅读理解（共两大题，满分45 分）
Ⅶ.补全对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
51-55 DFGCA
Ⅷ.阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
56-58 BDC 59-62 CABD 63-65 ACB 66-68 CBD 69-72 CBAD
73. She is Mathilde’s friend./ Mathide’s friend.
74. Very srry / sad. 或 She feels / is srry / sad.
75. We shuld never be vain persns/ peple.
第四部分 写（共两大题，满分25分）
Ⅸ.单词拼写（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
76. pwer 77. gal 78. mad 79. shuts 80. badly
X.书面表达（共1小题；满分20分）
Hw t Create a Harmnius Schl
My name is Li Hui. I am a middle schl student. I think it is very imprtant fr us t create a harmnius schl, which can help us study and grw better. But hw can we create a harmnius schl?
Different peple may have different pinins. In my pinin, students shuld get alng well and be plite t each ther. When smething unhappy happens, we can’t fight but cmmunicate because cmmunicatin is the best way t slve the prblems. We can als ask ur teachers fr help.
A harmnius schl is gd fr every ne f us. Let’s play a part in creating a harmnius schl.
Ways t Prepare fr an English Test
Alice
She ften des lts f exercises t review the imprtant 16. __________.
Mary
She ften wrks with a 17. __________.
Bb
He always 18. __________ the texts again and again.
David
He pays much attentin t the 19. __________ sentences.
Advice
Yu can chse a 20. __________ that is helpful t yu.
A. Me, t.
B. What will yu d?
C. I’d like t jin yu.
D. Where have yu been?
E. But it will take yu lts f spare time.
F. Because I wanted t teach Chinese in Australia.
G. Are there many freigners learning Chinese?
Landmark
（地标）
Lcatin
Built
Interesting Fact
Eiffel Twer
Paris, France
1887—1889
It was built fr the 1889 Wrld’s Fair, which was like a big party t shw ff the achievements f different cuntries. It was planned t be taken dwn after the fair, but peple liked it s much that it stayed up.
Tai Mahal
Agra, India
1631—1653
A king in India built it t shw his lve fr his wife wh had passed away. It is made ut f white rck and lks very pretty. Tday, peple see it as a symbl f enduring（持久的）lve.
Great Wall Of China
China
7th century BC—17th century AD
It is the lngest wall in the wrld—ver 13,000 miles. It was built t prtect China frm enemies. It has becme ne f the mst imprtant symbls f China.
Machu Picchu
Cusc, Peru
Arund 1450
It is an ancient city built in the muntains f Peru. It was built withut the use f wheels r irn（铁）tls, which is very amazing! It remained hidden and unknwn t the wrld fr hundreds f years until it was rediscvered in 1911 by an American.