题目内容
6．Walls and wall building have played a very important role in Chinese culture．In ancient times，not only towns and villages，but also the houses and the temples within them were surrounded with walls．Also，the houses had no windows overlooking the street．Thus，walking in a city would give the feeling of wandering around a huge maze （迷宫）．The word"city'in Chinese also means"wall"．The god of walls and mounts，whose duty was，and still is，to protect and be responsible for the welfare of the residents in these cities，villages，houses and temples．So a great and extremely hard task such as constructing a wall，which was supposed to run the length of the country，might not sound absurd（荒诞的）．However，it is indeed a common mistake to think of the Great Wall as a single building structure，and it would also be a mistake to assume that it was built during a single dynasty．Actually，several dynasties somehow contributed to the construction of the Great Wall，the foundations of which had been laid many centuries ago．It was during the fourth and third centuries BC that warring states started building walls lo protect their kingdoms，both against one another and against the northern nomads （游牧民族）．
The Great Wall played an important role in the growth of Chinese economy in history．Many settlements were established along the new border．Armies were instructed to reclaim （开垦） wasteland and to plant crops there．Also，roads and canals were built．All of the work greatly helped increase the country's trade and cultural exchanges with many remote areas and also with the southern，central and western parts of Asia．
59．Why did ancient Chinese cities seem like a maze？A
A．Because the outside walls of houses had no windows．
B．Because there were usually more walls than houses．
C．Because the word"city"means"wall"．
D．Because there were legends about the god of walls．
60．According to the passage，constructing a wall running the length of the country．B
A．was an order from the god of walls and mounts
B．might make sense within Chinese culture
C．was a completely absurd task
D．seriously prevented the spread of Chinese culture
61．The second paragraph is mainly aboutD．
A．why the Great Wall is so popular
B．how advanced the Great wall was
C．who should pay a visit to the Great Wall
D．how the Great Wall was constructed．
分析 本文是一篇社会文化类阅读．主要叙述了长城在中国的重要性．简单介绍了长城是如何建造的、长城在中国文化中的作用以及长城在中国经济增长上发挥的作用．
解答 59-61 ABD
59．A．细节理解题．根据"the houses had no windows overlooking the street．Thus，walking in a city would give the feeling of wandering around a huge maze （迷宫）．"可知古长城看起来像迷宫是因为墙上没有窗户．故选A．
60．B．推理判断题．根据"So a great and extremely hard task such as constructing a wall，which was supposed to run the length of the country，might not sound absurd（荒诞的）"可知建造一个横跨国家的墙在中国有意义．故选B．
61．D．细节理解题．根据"several dynasties somehow contributed to the construction of the Great Wall，the foundations of which had been laid many centuries ago"可知第二段主要叙述的是长城是如何建造的．故选D．
点评 本文是一篇社会文化类阅读．主要叙述了长城在中国的重要性．此类题型主要考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力．细节理解题是针对文中某个细节、某句话或某部分具体内容设置问题，所以在做细节理解题时要结合原文和提干有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，再结合选项选出正确答案．在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要联系上下文根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
