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 (磚).

    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 (敵人) 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考查常識長城多長，故選 C. 項。

2. C根據空前的is知是要用被動語態，故選C項。

3. A考查習慣用法詞組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根據side ,其前不能用both和all。

6. B考查固定詞組“很久很久以前”once uPon a time。

7. A考查習慣用法make fire“生火，點火”。

8. A考查習慣用法tell each other“彼此轉告”

9. B “對全世界的人來說它是一處著名的名勝古 跡”，故選B.

10. C “數以千記的”表達方式為“ thousands of”。當數詞后跟of時，數詞應用復數形式。