Question

Hanging Gardens of Babylon(巴比倫空中花園)

???? The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were built in the 7th century BC and are considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were amazing not only because of their beauty, but also because of their location.

???? In the 7th century BC a king named Nebudchadnezzar II created the gardens as a sign of love for his wife, Amyitis. According to legend, Amyitis, the daughter of the king of the Medes, was homesick. She missed the green hills and valleys of her homeland.

???? Upon marrying Nebudchadnezzar II, Amyitis moved to the ancient chief city of Babylon. The area was in the Mesopotamian desert, and the climate there was totally different from where she had left. So the new queen was very sad about the flat and the sun-baked desert. To make Amyitis happier and more comfortable the king decided to build her a series of magnificent gardens.

???? Many think of the gardens as an otherworldly creation that hung in the air somehow. But experts agree that the gardens were actually built on a mountainside, rather than actually “hanging”.

???? The hanging Gardens of Babylon are famous. Stories of them spread throughout the ancient world, and ancient writers recorded a large number of descriptions of the gardens, but some wonder whether this paradise of the past ever existed. There are no historical records of it except stories. Whatever may happen, even the idea of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon is amazing. They were essentially impossible to create because of the climate, but they were kept in the minds of many as a botanical beauty created in the middle of unattractive desert scenery.

1.Hanging Gardens of Babylon are considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, aren’t they?

2.What makes the Hanging Gardens of Babylon so amazing and famous?

3.Why did the king Nebudchadnezzar II create Hanging Gardens of Babylon?

4.What made the Hanging Gardens of Babylon essentially impossible to create?

5.According to the experts, were the Hanging Gardens of Babylon really hanging or built on a mountainside?

6.Did Hanging Gardens of Babylon really exist? What makes you think so? (In no more than THREE sentences)

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.Yes, they are.

2.Their beauty and location.

3.To make his wife, Amyitis, happier and more comfortable.

4.The desert climate.

5.They were built on a mountainside.

6.Any reasonable answer is acceptable.

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文講述的是古巴比倫的空中花園，這是世界7大奇跡之一。根據(jù)一些故事中的記載，這個花園是巴比倫的國王，為了安慰自己的妻子的思鄉(xiāng)情緒而修建的。但是有些人懷疑這個跟天堂一樣的地方是否真的存在。

1.根據(jù)文章的第一句話The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were built in the 7th century BC and are considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.可知，巴比倫的空中花園建于公元前7世紀(jì)，是古代世界的7大奇跡之一。故本題的答案是肯定的。

2.根據(jù)文章第一段的最后一句話The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were amazing not only because of their beauty, but also because of their location.可知，巴比倫空中花園不僅因為它的美麗而出名，還因為它的地理位置。故本題的答案為their beauty and location。

3.根據(jù)文章第二、三段的內(nèi)容及第三段最后一句話To make Amyitis happier and more comfortable the king decided to build her a series of magnificent gardens.可知，巴比倫的國王為他的妻子修建了這個花園，因為他的妻子很懷念她的家鄉(xiāng)，不適應(yīng)現(xiàn)在的環(huán)境，為了讓他的妻子更快樂，更舒服，巴比倫的國王修建了這個花園。

4.根據(jù)文章的最后一段中They were essentially impossible to create because of the climate可知，這個花園修建在沙漠之中，沙漠的氣候使得修建這個花園是不可能的。

5.根據(jù)文章的第四段But experts agree that the gardens were actually built on a mountainside, rather than actually “hanging”.可知，專家認(rèn)為，這個空中花園根本不是修建在半空中的，而是建在山坡上。

6.這是一個開放性的問題，問的是你認(rèn)為空中花園真的存在嗎？根據(jù)文章的最后一段內(nèi)容可知，修建空中花園的這個故事在古代世界里傳播的很遠(yuǎn)，一些古代的作家也記錄了很多對這個花園的描述；但是有些人懷疑這個花園的存在，因為沒有歷史記錄留下來證明它的存在，而且在沙漠氣候里修建這個花園是不可能的。故這個問題的答案可以根據(jù)自己的想法來作答。

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