1、本作品版权由冯军老师所有,授权予北京校园之星科技有限公司，任何机构或个人均不得擅自复制、传播。本公司热忱欢迎广大一线教师加入我们的作者队伍。有意者请登录高考资源网()版权所有，盗用必究！Cultural Relics A cultural relic is an object that reminds people of the past. It is generally recognized that there are eight wonders in the world. They are as follows.The Great Pyramid of Giza (埃及金字塔): Bui
2、lt in 2560 BC for the Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu, it took over 20 years and 100,000 individuals to construct. It is also the largest of the wonders at 138 meters tall. It contains about 2.3 million blocks of limestone, each between two and fifteen tons.The Hanging Gardens of Babylon(巴比伦空中花园): It
3、 was built from 604 BC to 562 BC in ancient Iraq by King Nebuchadnezzar II(尼布甲尼撒二世) to console his Median wife(波斯人), who missed the greenery of her mountain homeland.The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus (阿耳忒弥斯神庙): Built by Croesus, king of Lydia, in about 550 BC at Ephesus(埃斐索斯，即现在的土耳其西海岸), it was famou
4、s for its great size, over 350 feet by 180 feet, and its numerous works of art. The temple contained a magnificent statue of Artemis that was made of gold, ebony, silver, and black stone. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia(宙斯神像): It was built in the fifth century BC and took eight years to build. The sta
5、tue was almost 12 meters (40 feet) high and was made out of gold, ivory, ebony, cedarwood, and precious stones. Zeus was seated on a large throne with a statue of Nike (Victory) in his outstretched right hand. In his left hand he held a scepter with a figure of an eagle on the top. The Mausoleum of
6、Halicarnassus(摩索拉斯陵墓) : Mausoleums, referring to large tombs, come from the name of an ancient Persian Governor, King Mausollos. Started before Mausollos death in 353 BC in ancient Turkey, it was a large temple with a 24-step pyramid on top. The total height of the Mausoleum was 45m (140 ft). The Co
7、lossus of Rhodes(罗德港巨人雕像): It might have been built in 282 BC on an island near present day Turkey. It was a statue of the sun god, Helios, patron god of Rhodes. The statue was erected to give thanks to him after the island survived the siege of Rhodes. The entire Colossus was 70 cubits in height, a
8、bout 33 meters or 110 feet. The statue took the craftsmen about 12 years to complete. The Pharos of Alexandria(亚历山大灯塔): Pharos, the Spanish, Italian, and French word for lighthouse”, comes from the name of a small island off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt. On this island there was a magnificent ligh
9、thouse. It was finished in 280 BC. The entire lighthouse was 384 feet high and was constructed in three parts with a large base. Emperor Qinshihuang Terra-cotta Warriors & Horses(秦始皇兵马俑)： It was built in Qin Dynasty in ancient China. The height of the Terra-cotta Warriors varies from 1.78 meters being the shortest to 1.97 meters being the tallest. The lightest is 110 kilos and the heaviest 300 kilos.