Question

综合填空（共10空，计10分）阅读短文，根据短文内容及首字母提示，在空白处填人一个适当的单词。

The Great Wall of China has a history of o___1.__ 2000 years. It runs from the east

t  2.  the west in North China. It is the  l   3.   wall in the world. It is often called “Ten-Thousand-Li Great Wall”. It is one of the “Seven Wonders of the  A__4.___ World ”.

The Great Wall is w  5.   enough for ten men to walk side by side. Horses can also run along it, too. The Great Wall was made of stones and bricks (砖).There are many h_6.___ stones on each side and on the highest part. But now some parts of it are worn out.

There are tall watchtowers along the Great Wall. O___7.__ upon a time, the soldiers kept watching the enemies (敌人) in the watchtowers day and night. They made fire on the towers to tell each other w___8._ the enemies came.

Nowadays we don’t use the Great Wall to keep away the enemies a__9._____. It is a famous place of interest to all the people in the world. Every year t____10.___ of people come to visit it from all over the world.

Answer

1.over

2.to

3.longest

4.Ancient

5.wide

6.huge

7.Once

8.when

9.anymore

10.thousands

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文告诉我们长城的有关情况：中国的长城有2000多年的历史，它在中国北部从东蜿蜒到西，它是古代七大奇迹之一；从前，战士们在瞭望塔里整日夜地监视敌人，每年来自全世界的成千上万人来参观它等。

1.over 介词，超过。

2.

3.the后跟形容词的最高级，故填longest。

4.Ancient形容词，古代的。

5. 后跟形容词wide，宽的。

6.huge形容词，巨大的。

7. upon a time 从前。

8. 连词，当……的时候。

9. …anymore 不再……。

10. of 成千成万。

考点：阅读填词。