Question

The Great Wall of China is the longest structure in the world. It's over 7,240 kilometers long and 7 meters high. In most places, it is    _ enough for ten men to walk side by side along the top.

The Great Wall has a history of more than two thousand years. It   stones and bricks. When you look at the Great Wall, you may want to know     the Chinese people were able to build it in the ancient days.   _ any modern machines, it was really difficult to build it. All the work was hard to do   _  .

It took millions of men hundreds of years     the Great Wall. They worked in wild places. It was   _to give them enough food to eat and enough clothes to wear, so thousands of workers died of hard work, cold and hunger. Many people were made to work on the wall _ _ their homes, and never came back.

Today the Great Wall is one of the most famous places of interest in China. Every year lots of people come to visit it from all over the world.

1. A. wide        B. tall          C. long          D. thick

2.A. is made in     B. is made from   C. is made of      D. is made into

3.A. when           B. how            C. where          D. why

4.A. No             B. Not            C. With            D. Without

5.A. by hand       B. by the hand    C. with hand     D. with the hand

6.A. building       B. built         C. to build        D. builds

7.A. ordinary       B. difficult      C. important       D. comfortable

8.A. far away       B. away from     C. from far away   D. far away from

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.D

【解析】

1. Wide宽的； B. Tall高的； C. Long长的； D. Thick厚的。句意：在一些地方她足够宽能让10个人肩并肩在上面行走。根据句意及语境是长城足够宽，故选A。

2. is made in在……里制作；B. is made from 由……制成，看不出原材料；C. is made of由……制成，看不出原材料；D. is made into被制成。句意：它是由石头和砖制成。根据句意及语境是能看出原材料，故选C。

3. when 当……时候； B. How怎样；C. where 哪里；D. why 为什么。句意：你想知道在古代中国人民是怎样能够建成长城的。根据句意及语境是想知道中国人民是怎样制造长城的，故选B。

4. No不，没有；B. Not不；C. With有；D. Without 没有。句意：没有现代化机器，建造它确实很困难。根据句意及语境是“没有”，故选D。

5. hand，故选A。

6. takes sb. some time to do sth.结构，故选C。

7. Ordinary普通的；B. Difficult困难的；C. Important重要的；D. comfortable 舒服的。句意：给他们足够食物吃和足够的衣服穿是很困难的。根据句意及题干分析此题应选B。

8.句意：许多人被迫远离家乡在城墙上工作，永远也回不去。根据句意及题干分析此题应选D。