We can see walls everywhere in the world. But the Great Wall of China is the biggest of them all. The Chinese people call it “the ten thousand-li Great Wall”. It is in fact more than 6,000 kilometres long. It is four to five metres wide. In most parts, five horses or ten men can walk side by side.

When you visit the Great Wall , you can’t help wondering( 想知道) how the Chinese people were able to build such a great wall thousands of years ago. Without any modern machines(机器), it was really difficult to build it. They had to do all the work by hand. It took millions of men hundreds of years to build it.

The Great Wall has a history of over two thousand years. The kings began to build the first parts of it about two thousand and seven hundred years ago. Emperor Qin Shihuang had all the walls joined up. He thought that could keep the enemy( 敌人) out of the country.

Today, the Great Wall has become a place of interest. Not only Chinese people but also people from all over the world come to visit it.

1.How long is the Great Wall?

A. It is less than six hundred kilometres. B. It is over six million kilometres.

C. It is six thousand kilometres. D. It's more than six thousand kilometres.

2.The Great Wall is________________.

A. 2,000 years old B. less than 1,700 years old

C. more than 2,000 years old D. less than 2,000 years old

3.The Great Wall was built________________.

A. by people all over the world B. without any modern machines

C. with some other countries’ help D. by all Chinese kings

4.Qin Shihuang thought the Great Wall could________________.

A. keep the enemy out of his country B. keep his body in it

C. be visited by all the people D. make his country beautiful

5.The passage tells us something about________________.

A. Qin Shihuang B. the Great Wall

C. the history of China D. different kinds of walls

Are you an eating- lover? Do you want to eat every delicious food in the world? Then do you watch the popular program A Bite of China? It’s a TV program on Chinese delicious food which has been produced by CCTV. Is there any holiday that isn’t celebrated with special festival food? Here are several traditional Chinese foods:

Noodles are a symbol of long life in Chinese culture. They are as much a part of Chinese birthday celebration as a birthday cake with its candles lit in many Western countries. Since noodles mean long life, it is considered very unlucky to cut it off.

Although westerners sometimes may be very sorry to see fish lying on the plate, in China a whole fish is a symbol of richness. In fact, at a party it is a tradition to serve the whole fish last, pointed towards the most valued guest. Fish also has a special meaning because the Chinese word for fish, yu, sounds like the word for richness or plenty, and it is believed that eating fish will help your wishes come true in the year to come.

A very popular dish during the Dragon Boat Festival is zongzi.This tasty dish is made of rice dumplings with meat, peanuts or other delicious food in bamboo leaves. The tradition of zongzi is meant to remind us of a great man, Qu Yuan in Chinese history.

1.A Bite of China is .

A. a magazine B. a newspaper C. a TV program

2.According to the passage, in traditional Chinese culture, people will eat on their birthdays.

A. eggs B. noodles C . cakes

3.Fish has a special meaning in Chinese culture mainly because .

A. It is served last at a party B. it is pointed to the valued guest

C. it sounds like the word yu in Chinese

4. in the Dragon Boat Festival makes us think of Qu Yuan.

A. Zongzi B. Meat C. Peanuts

5.The article mainly talks about .

A. Chinese food B. Chinese history C .Chinese language

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