No one can believe that the over 6 300-kilometer long Great Wall might disappear some day.Believe it or not,the Great Wall is being destroyed by people.Less than 20 percent of the Great Wall built in the Ming Dynasty is still perfect,but about 80 percent is in danger.The Great Wall can be called “great” mostly because of its amazing length.But we should realize that the length was made up of one brick at a time.If we do nothing to save the Great Wall,it will become a series of separate wasteland rather than a historic site.

The Great Wall is actually a series of walls built and rebuilt by different dynasties over the past 2 000 years.It began in the rule of China’s first emperor,Qin Shihuang of the Qin Dynasty (221 BC～206 BC),and lasted into the Ming Dynasty.The parts built before the Ming Dynasty have nearly disappeared.People are familiar with sections such as Badaling in Beijing and Jiayuguan Pass in Gansu because they have been open to tourists for many years.But those sections far away from the public eyes have been almost forgotten.

Few local people knew the 3-meter-high walls made of earth and stones beside them are part of the Great Wall.The lack of knowledge is considered as one of the main reasons behind human.

The bricks on the Great Wall are carried off by countryside people to build their houses,sheep corral(畜栏) and pigsties(猪圈).Some were taken away to build roads.Bricks carved with people’s names are put away as remembrance.Rubbish is spread over the battlements(城垛).The bricks can be sold for 15 yuan per tractor load.Those who destroyed and are destroying the Great Wall know its name,but are not clear about its cultural meaning.It will take a long time to let them know this.The local farmers not only carried off the body of the Wall but dug out the entire base.

It is necessary to protect the Great Wall.First of all,the officials should be aware of theimportance of the Great Wall.Young Chinese should know more about the nation’s great civilization (文明)and learn to love it.

1.The main reason for which the Great Wall can be called“great”is__________.

A.it was made by brick　　　　　　　　　 B.it was very wide

C.it was very long　　　　　　　　　　　 D.it had a long history

2.Why does the author say the Great Wall might disappear?

A.It is useless from now on.　　　　　　　　 B.It will be replaced by a new one.

C.Some parts of it are being destroyed.　　　　 D.It’s too old to be used again.

3.The underlined part “those sections far away from the public eyes” refers to the parts of the Great Wall__________.

A.that are too difficult to understand　　　 B.nobody can watch

C.that are too far to been seen　　　　　　 D.that are not well known to the public

4.What’s the main reason of the Great Wall’s being destroyed?

A.The local people are short of culture knowledge.

B.The local people need bricks and stones to build houses.

C.The local people think that the Great Wall is not important.

D.The local people are against the government.

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A. it is on the wrong side of the town.

B. there aren’t enough bedrooms.

C. there is no dinning room.

D. the garden is too big.

54. Man: why don’t we rent one of the Sea View Holiday Flats for our holiday, Mary? They sound just as good as the Sea View Hotel, and it would be much cheaper.

Mary: there’s one big difference between the flats and the hotel. There would be much less work in the hotel.

Why would Mary rather stay in hotel?

A. They wouldn’t have to cook.

B. it’s not so expensive

C. She would enjoy the beautiful gardens.

D. it’s near the sea.

55. Tom: there’s a new football team standing in the village, mum. I’m old enough to play in it. We stop school at half past three, so I’d have plenty of time.

Mum: well, I suppose you could do your homework later. But look, Tom, you haven’t read the advertisement carefully. You can’t possibly play for this team.

Why can’t Tom play for the new football team?

A.He’s not old enough.

B.Tom hasn’t read the advertisement carefully.

C.School stops too late.

D.He has to do his homework.

56. Man: I’m looking for a room to rent. It doesn’t matter how big it is. I don’t care what color the walls are or how old the furniture is. I’ve got to study for my exams, so the house must be quiet and near the school.

　 Girl: there are some advertisements fro houses in the paper. What about this one?

　 Man: yes… yes… that’s all right. Oh, dear, no, I don’t think it would do.

A.It’s too small.　　　 B. the color of the walls is wrong.

C.The man likes old furniture better.　 D. it’s too noisy.

Bicycles are very popular in China. In our country you can see bicycles almost everywhere. When you walk on the road, you will find a lot of people riding bicycles to schools, shops and anywhere else. Therefore, China is known as “the kingdom of bicycles”. In China, many families have one or two bicycles.

Compared with cars, bicycles have many advantages. First, they are much cheaper than cars. Most Chinese can’t afford cars, but they can afford bicycles. Second, bicycles are small enough to park anywhere, while cars need a larger piece of land to park. What’s more, with lower speed, bicycles are safer than cars.

However, bicycles also bring some problems. Some riders don’t obey the traffic rules and some riders don’t think about others safety. So they ride too fast. During the rush hour, too many bicycles may cause traffic accidents. We still have a long way to solve the problem.

59. Where can you see bicycles in China?

　　 A. In the big city　　　　　　　　　　 B. In the town　　　　

C. Almost everywhere D.In the countryside

60. “The kingdom of bicycles” here is saying　　 .

　　 A. China has plenty of bicycles B. China makes bicycles

　　 C. Only China has bicycles D.All the Chinese have bicycles

61. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of bicycles

　　 A. Bicycles are much cheaper than cars.　　 B. Bicycles are more beautiful than cars

　　 C. Bicycles are easy to park　　　　　　　 D. Bicycles are safer than cars.

62. What does the last sentence mean?

　　 A. We should drive cars instead of riding bicycles　

B. It’s too far to ride bicycles

　　 C. We still need to do much to solve the problem

　　 D. we should walk farther to solve the problem