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The Great Wall of China

  The Great Wall of China, the longest wall in the world, runs across north China like a huge dragon.It winds its way from west to east, across deserts, over mountains, through valleys, till at last it reaches the sea.It is one of the wonders of the world.And it was one of the few man-made objects on earth that could be seen by the astronauts who landed on the moon.

  The Great Wall has a history of over twenty centuries.The first part of it was built during the Spring and Autumn Period(770 B.C.-476 B.C.).During the Warring States Period(475 B.C.-221 B.C.), more walls were put up to defend the borders of the different kingdoms.

  In 221 B.C., the Kingdom of Qin united the different parts of China into one empire.To keep the enemy out of his empire.Emperor Qin Shihuang had all the walls joined up.Thus the Great Wall came into being.Since then, it has often been added to, rebuilt and repaired, especially during the Ming Dynasty(1368-1644).

  The Great Wall, which is called in Chinese“The Ten-Thousand-li Great Wall”, is actually more than 6000 kilometers long, 6-7 meters high and 4-5 meters wide.In most places it is wide enough for five horses or ten men to walk side by side along the top.It has great gateways which connect the main roads of north China.

  Every few hundred meters along the wall there are watch towers, ?where soldiers used to keep watch.When the enemy came, fires were lit and at the same time guns were fired to warn soldiers at other towers.One column of smoke with one gunshot meant an enemy troop of about 100, two columns with two shots meant 500.In this way, a warning message could be sent 500 kilometers within a few hours.

  It was very difficult to build and rebuilt such a great wall over wild and distant country without any modern machines.All the work had to be done by hand.Many people were forced to work on the wall far away from their homes.They lifted earth in baskets, passed bricks from hand to hand and dragged heavy stones with ropes over their shoulders.Their living conditions were terrible.Thousands of men died and were buried under the wall they built.The Great Wall was made not only of stone and earth, but of the flesh and blood of millions of men.

  After the Great Wall was rebuilt hundreds of years ago, no more work was done on it until the People’s Republic of China was founded.After that, parts of the Wall were repaired.On both sides of it new cities appeared, trees were planted, and deserts became grasslands.The old Great Wall took on a new look.

  Today the Great Wall has become a place of interest not only to the Chinese people, but also to the people from all over the world.Many of them have come to know the famous Chinese saying,“He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man.”

(1)

We say the Great Wall of China is like a huge dragon because ________.

[  ]

A.

it is one of the wonders of the world

B.

it is the longest wall in the world

C.

it is the longest wall in the world and runs across north China

D.

it is designed according to the form of a dragon

(2)

About the coming into being of the Great Wall the right order is ________.

a.During the Spring and Autumn Period the first part was built.

b.To defend the borders of the different kingdoms more walls were put up.

c.The different parts of China were united into one empire by the Kingdom of Qin in 221 B.C.

d.Qin Shihuang had all the walls joined up.

[  ]

A.

a, b, c, d

B.

a, c, b, d

C.

c, a, d, b

D.

b, d, c, a

(3)

Which statement is NOT true?

[  ]

A.

The Great Wall is called“The Ten-Thousand-li Great Wall”though it is more than 6000 kilometers long.

B.

The Great Wall is wide enough for five men or ten horses to walk side by side along the top.

C.

The Great Wall has great gateways connecting the main roads of north China.

D.

There are watch towers along the wall, where soldiers used to keep watch.

(4)

About the new look of the Great Wall, is not right ________.

[  ]

A.

the whole Great Wall were repaired

B.

new cities appeared on both sides of it

C.

deserts became grasslands

D.

trees were planted

(5)

The right order of the things happening during building the Great Wall is ________.

a.a(chǎn)ll work has been done by hand.

b.there were no modern machines.

c.people’s living conditions are bad.

d.thousands of men died and were buried under the wall they built ________.

[  ]

A.

a, b, d, c

B.

b, a, c, d

C.

b, c, d, a

D.

a, c, d, a

答案:1.C;2.A;3.B;4.A;5.B;
解析:

(1)

從文章第一段可得知正確答案為C項。

(3)

從文章第四段可知B項是錯的,B項是在形容最寬的那一部分長城。

(4)

從文章倒數(shù)第二段可知B、C、D三項都是長城所呈現(xiàn)的新面貌。

(5)

在修筑長城的過程中所發(fā)生情況的先后可通讀全文得知其正確順序為B項。也可通過排除法做題,d項顯然發(fā)生在最后,從這一點也可斷定選B項。


提示:

從文章第二、三段可得長城形式過程的先后順序。


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