No one can believe that the over 6,300-kilometer Great Wall might disappear some day. Believe it or not, the Great Wall is being destroyed by people. Less than 20 percent of the Great Wall built in the Ming Dynasty ,is still perfect, but about 80 percent is in danger. The Great Wall can be called “ great “ mostly because of its amazing length. But we should realize that the length was made up of one brick at a time. If we do nothing to save the Great Wall,it will become a series of separate wasteland rather than a historic site.
The Great Wall is actually a series of walls built and rebuilt by different dynasties over the past 2,000 years. It began in the rule of China’s first emperor, Qin Shihuang of the Qin Dynasty (221BC----206BC), and lasted into the Ming Dynasty. The parts built before the Ming Dynasty have nearly disappeared. People are familiar with sections such as Badaling in Beijing and Jiayuguan Pass in Gansu, because they have been open to tourists for many years. But those sections far away from the public eyes have been almost forgotten.
Few local people knew the 3—meter—high walls made of earth and stones beside them are parts of the Great Wall. The lack of knowledge is considered as one of the main reasons behind human.
The bricks on the Great Wall are carried off by countryside people to build their houses,sheep corrals and pigsties. Some were taken away to build roads. Bricks carved with people’s names are put away as remembrances. The rubbish is spread over the battlements. The brick can be sold 15 yuan per tractor load. Those who destroyed and are destroying the Wall know its name, but are not clear about its cultural meaning. It will take a long time to let them know this. The local farmers not only carried off the body of the Wall but also dug out the entire base.
It is necessary to protect the Great Wall. First of all, the officials should be aware of the importance of the Great Wall. Young Chinese should know more about the nation’s great civilization and learn to love it.
1.Why does the writer say the Great Wall might disappear?
A．It is useless from now on.
B． It is too old to be used again.
C． It will be replaced by a new one.
D． Some parts of it are being destroyed.
2.The underlined part “ those sections far away from the public eyes “( in Para. 2 ) refers to the parts of the Great Wall______________.
A．nobody can watch.
B．that are too far to be seen.
C．that are too difficult to find.
D．that are not well-known to the public.
3. What’s the main reason of the Great Wall being destroyed?
A．The local people sell the bricks for a living.
B．The local people are short of culture knowledge.
C．The local people think that the Great Wall is not important.
D．The local people need bricks and stones to build houses.
4. Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?
A．How to Protect the Great Wall.
B．How the Great Wall came into being.
C．The Great Wall Being Rebuilt.
D．The Great Wall Being in Danger.
About ten men in every hundred suffer from color blindness in some way. Women are luckier，only about one in two hundred is affected in this matter. Perhaps, after all, it is safer to be driven by a woman.
There are different forms of color blindness. In some cases a man may not be able to see deep red. He may think that red, orange and yellow are all shades of green. Sometimes a person cannot tell the difference between blue and green. In rare cases an unlucky man see everything in shades of green—a strange world indeed.
Color blindness in human beings is a strange thing to explain. In a single eye there are millions of very small things called "cones". These help us to see in a bright and tell difference between colors. There are also millions of "rods ", but these are used for seeing when it is nearly dark. They show us shape but no color. Some insects have favorite colors. Mosquitoes(蚊子) like blue but do not like yellow. A red light will not attract insects, but a blue lamp will. In a similar way human being also have favorite colors. Yet we are lucky. With the aid of the cones in our eyes we can see many beautiful colors by day, and with the aid of the rods we can see shapes at night, One day we may even learn more about the invisible colors around us.
1.According to the passage, with the help of the "cones", we can
A．tell different colours B．see in a weak light
C．tell different shapes D．tell orange from yellow
2. Why do some people say it is safer to be driven by women?
A．Women are more careful.
B．There are fewer color-blind women.
C．Women are fonder of driving than men.
D．Women are weaker but quicker in thinking.
3.Which of the statements about the color-blind is true?
A．Not all of them have the same problem in recognizing colors.
B．None of them can see deep red.
C．None of them can tell the difference between blue and green.
D．All of them see everything in shades of green.
4.We can attract and kill mosquitoes by using a
A．red light B．yellow light
C．blue light D．green light
People have strange ideas about food. For example, the tomato is a kind of very delicious vegetable. It is one of useful plants that can be prepared in many ways. It has rich nutrition and vitamin in it. But in the 18th century, Americans never ate tomatoes. They grew them in their gardens because tomato plants are so pretty. But they thought the vegetable was poisonous (有毒的). They called tomatoes “poison apples.”
President Thomas Jefferson, however, knew that tomatoes were good to eat. He was a learned man. He had been to Paris, where he learned to love the taste of tomatoes. He grew many kinds of tomatoes in his garden. The President taught his cook a way for a cream of tomato soup. This beautiful pink soup was served at the President’s party. The guests thought the soup tasted really good. They never thought their president would serve his honored guests poison apples.
Jefferson never spoke to his honored (忠实的) guests about the fact.
1.The passage tells us that Jefferson was a President who learned to love the taste of tomatoes .
A．while he was in Paris B．when he was a little boy
C．because his parents told him so D．from books
2. According to the text, _______ made the beautiful pink soup served at the President’s party?
A．the President himself B．a French cook
C．the President’s cook D．the President’s wife
3. From the passage we know all the honored guests invited by Jefferson were .
A．people from other countries B．from France
C．people of his own country D．men only
4.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A．All of the guests knew the soup that was served at the President’s party was made of tomatoes.
B．All of the guests thought the soup which was prepared by the President’s cook was nice.
C．All of the guests thought the taste of the beautiful pink soup was nice.
D．None of the guests knew that their president would serve his honored guests poison apples
完型填空 （共20小题每小题1分，总分20分）从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods __16__ she realized that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and __17__ what to do, she began crying. After a while. She__18__ to walk along a wide path lined with tall trees and thick bushes. __19__ it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and __20__ stepped in. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out the door and back to the __21__. Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a __22__.
The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy __23__ that his mistrees（女主人）was in danger. He jumped __24__ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn’t find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a __25__ scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He __26__ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking __27__ into the air, the dog __28__ through the woods until he found the __29__ . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his __30__ , he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He __31__ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was __32__.
When she opened her eyes and __33__ her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you __34__ me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents burst into tears of __35__. That night Laddy had a hero’s supper: a huge meal of steak
1. A．before B．since C．while D．as
2. A．wondering B．forgetting C．remembering D．regretting
3. A．preferred B．expected C．failed D．decided
4. A．When B．Until C．If D．Because
5. A．carelessly B．cautiously C．hopelessly D．unwillingly
6. A．trees B．bushes C．woods D．grasses
7. A．stream B．rock C．tree D．house
8. A．found B．sensed C．heard D．smelt
9. A．at B．through C．in D．onto
10. A．terrible B．strange C．pleasant D．familiar
11. A．missed B．discovered C．followed D．ignored
12. A．calmly B．loudly C．merrily D．gently
13. A．searched B．wandered C．looked D．travelled
14. A．window B．girl C．house D．hero
15. A．satisfaction B．disappointment C．embarrassment D．delight
16. A．jumped B．climbed C．walked D．flew
17. A．awake B．abandoned C．available D．asleep
18. A．spotted B．watched C．observed D．saw
19. A．disturbed B．comforted C．rescued D．scared
20. A．pain B．shock C．sorrow D．relief
It is said that Mr. White will ________ Mr. Green in this school.
A．in place of B．instead of C．take the place of D．take place
When he went out of his office, he found his car __________.
A．lose B． go C．going D．gone
