Question

18．   The Great Wall of China was built over a period of 2，000 years，ending in the Ming Dynasty of the 17^th century．It stands as one of th ewonders of the world and it's great pride for China．
The Great Wall of China is about 5，500 miles long and passes through 10 Chinese provinces．At first，it was built to keep out the Mongols and other invading tribes（入侵部落）from the north．As time goes by，less than half of it remains standing and thousands of visitors climb up the wall every year．
More than 400 worldl eaders have visited the Great Wall in the past decades（幾十年），including Queen Elizabeth，Margaret Thatcher，Nelson Mandela and US presidents Richard Nixon，Ronald Reagan and George H•W•Bush．
Many people thinkthat the Great Wall of China is the onlyman-made object which can be seen from space．In fact，NASA（美國宇航局） says that the wall is very difficult to seefrom orbit，even under good conditions．

57．The Chinese people finished building the Great WallB．
A．in the Tang Dynasty               
B．inthe 17^th century
C．before the 17^th century             
D．2000years ago
58．How many provinces does the Great Wall pass through in the passage？A
A．10           
B．17            
C．8           
D．5
59．The Great Wall of China was built toCat first．
A．make the country beautiful          
B．attract thousands of visitors
C．keep the country safe               
D．become a road leading to other countries
60．Whichof the following is NOT mentioned about the Great Wall？D
A．It's about 5，500 miles long．
B．Three American presidents have visited it．
C．It is one of the wonders of the world．
D．Thousands of people died when it was built．

Answer 1

分析 本文主要描述了世界奇跡之一--中國長城的一些情況．

解答 57．B細節(jié)理解題．根據文中第一段原句The Great Wall of China was built over a period of 2，000 years，ending in the Ming Dynasty of the 17^th century．可以得知，中國長城建造了2000余年，在明代即17世紀的時候結束的．故選B．
58．A細節(jié)理解題．根據文中第二段原句The Great Wall of China is about 5，500 miles long and passes through 10 Chinese provinces．可以得知，中國長城有5500公里長，穿越中國的10個�。�故選A．
59．C細節(jié)理解題．根據文中第二段原句At first，it was built to keep out the Mongols and other invading tribes（入侵部落）from the north．可以得知，起初長城的建立的為了抵御蒙古及其他北部部落的入侵，也就是為了國家安全而建立的，故選C．
60．D選擇判斷題．文中在第一段提到長城的長度，即選項A的內容；在倒數第二段中提到了Richard Nixon，Ronald Reagan and George H•W•Bush三位美國總統(tǒng)來參觀過長城，即選項B的內容；第一段中也提到了長城是世界奇跡之一，即選項C的內容．只有選項D建造長城的時候死了數千人沒有提到．故選D．

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