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Have you seen the picture of the Colosseum (角斗场) in your history book? It’s in Rome, the capital (首都) of Italy. It is oval - shaped (椭圆形) and covers 20,000 square meters. It’s 57 meters high and could hold about 90,000 people. It was an amazing building at that time and was listed on the World Heritage List in 1980.

The Colosseum was built between 72 and 79 AD. It was used by slave (奴隶) owners and freemen to watch animal or slave fights in ancient Roman Empire. It’s said that when the Colosseum opened for the first time, 3,000 slaves fought against (反) 5,000 dangerous animals like tigers and lions. Few of the slaves could survive. Slave - to - slave fights were held here, too. The victor (胜利者) could go out of it, but it was not sure for the others. Wasn’t it cruel (残忍的)?
There is a movie called Gladiator, which shows the true history to people. If you want to know about the past of the Colosseum, it may be the best choice.
Today, many tourists come to the Colosseum for a visit. They feel deeply sorry for the slaves who lost their lives there and also deeply hate (憎恨) the people who held the cruel activities. So how happy and lucky we are to live in a peaceful country!
(B)26. How big is the Colosseum?
A. It has a shape of an oval.
B. It covers 20,000 square meters.
C. It’s 57 meters high.
D. It can hold about 9,000 people.
(C)27. It took ______ years to build the Colosseum.
A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
D. 10
(D)28. What does the underlined word “survive” mean?
A. To fight in the Colosseum.
B. To be afraid of others.
C. To die after a dangerous event.
D. To live after a dangerous event.
(D)29. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Gladiator
B. people
C. the history
D. the Colosseum
(C)30. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The slaves had fun in the Colosseum.
B. The losers could go out of the Colosseum.
C. We should be thankful for the peaceful life.
D. The freemen were very kind to tigers and lions.

答案： 26. B 由第一段第三句可知角斗场有多大。27. C 由第二段第一句可计算出角斗场建造时间。28. D 由上文所说3000名奴隶与5000头猛兽对战可知，“几乎没人能幸存”。29. A 由上文可知，《角斗士》（Gladiator）这部电影是了解古罗马角斗场的完美选择。30. C 由最后一段最后一句可知，C项正确。