Question

     The Great Wall of China has a history of over two thousand years. It runs from the east to the west in North China. It is about 6 ,300 kilometers 1 . It is often 2 “Ten-thousand-Li Great Wall”. It is one of the

     “Seven Wonders” of the ancient world.

       The Great Wall is wide enough for ten men to walk 3 Horses can also run along it,too. The Great Wall 4 stones and bricks (砖).

    There are huge stones on 5 side and on the highest part. But now some sections of it are worn out.

   There are tall watch-towers alone the Great Wall. Once upon 6 time,the soldiers kept watching the enemies (敌人) in the watch-towers day and night. They made 7 on the towers to 8 each other when the enemies came.

     Nowadays we don't use the Great Wall to keep away the enemies any more. It is a famous place of interest to all the people in 9 . Every year 10 people come to visit it from all over the world.

() 1. A. wide   B. tall   C. long   D. high

() 2. A. calling   B. call   C. called   D. to call

() 3. A. side by side   B. one by one   C. one after another   D. take turns

() 4. A. was made of   B. was made from   C. was made in   D. was made in

() 5. A. both   B. all   C. each   D. neither

() 6. A. an   B. a   C. the   D. /

() 7. A. fire   B. a kite   C. a face   D. water

() 8. A. tell   B. talk   C. speak   D. say

() 9. A. Asia   B. the world   C. Europe   D. Africa

() 10. A. thousand   B. a few thousand   C. thousands of   D. much

Answer 1

1. C 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. A 9. B 10. C

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1. C考查常识长城多长，故选 C. 项。

2. C根据空前的is知是要用被动语态，故选C项。

3. A考查习惯用法词组side by side“并排的，肩并 肩的”。

4. A考査固定用法“由……制成的”，能看出原材 料用 be made of。

5. C根据side ,其前不能用both和all。

6. B考查固定词组“很久很久以前”once uPon a time。

7. A考查习惯用法make fire“生火，点火”。

8. A考查习惯用法tell each other“彼此转告”

9. B “对全世界的人来说它是一处著名的名胜古 迹”，故选B.

10. C “数以千记的”表达方式为“ thousands of”。当数词后跟of时，数词应用复数形式。