Question

    The Great Wall of China winds across the country like a giant stone snake. It is 1,500 miles long, the Wall crosses mountains and rivers. It reaches from the ocean on the east to the desert on the west. The Chinese began their Wall more than 2,000 years ago. They worked on it for hundreds of years. The Chinese wanted to keep out their enemies. At the bottom, the Wall is 25 feet wide. At the top it is about 15 feet wide. The sides of the wall are made of stone and brick, while the inside is filled with earth. Parts of the Wall rise as high as three-storey buildings. Every 100 yards along the Great Wall there is a watchtower where soldiers used to stand to watch for enemies approaching(到来). The road on top of the Wall is wide enough for two wagons(马车) to pass. If we were to build such a Wall now, we would use modern machines. But the Chinese had to build the Wall all by hand. If the Wall were in our country, it would reach from the state of New York to Nebraska. The Great Wall of China is the longest wall ever built.

1.The passage does not say so, but it makes you think that the Great Wall _____.

A.has a gate every 100 yards B.is used as a road today

C.is still as useful today as it was D.is as high as three-storey buildings

2.What is meant by the sentence " The Great Wall of China winds across the country like a giant stone snake. " ?

A.It stops the wind from blowing. B.It can move.

C.It looks like a snake. D.It is very long.

3.Which of these sentences do you think is right?

A.The Great Wall China was built with modern machinery.

B.The Great Wall goes from New York to Nebraska.

C.There are many snakes inside the Great Wall.

D.The writer of the passage is an American.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。作者对长城的外观、历史用途、建筑方式等方面做了简单介绍。

1.推理判断题。由文章中的“Every 100 yards along the Great Wall there is a watchtower where soldiers used to stand to watch for enemies approaching（每隔100码，长城上有一个瞭望台，士兵曾站在这里查看是否有敌人接近）”可知，长城上每隔100码有一个瞭望台。由我们的常识可知，瞭望台一般都有门进出，所以可推知长城上每隔100码就有一个门。故选A。

2.词句猜测题。由题干中句子后的“It is 1,500 miles long, the Wall crosses mountains and rivers. It reaches from the ocean on the east to the desert on the west.（它长1500米，翻山越岭跨河。从东部海洋直接延伸到西部大漠。）”可知，题干中引用的句子中所做的比喻是形容长城的长。所以The Great Wall of China winds across the country like a giant stone snake（中国的长城像一条巨大的石蛇一样蜿蜒在全国各地）是指长城看起来像一条蛇。故选C。

3.推理判断题。由文章中的“If the Wall were in our country, it would reach from the state of New York to Nebraska.（如果在我们国家，它将从纽约延伸到内布拉斯加州）”及常识（纽约、内布拉斯加州都是美国的地名）可推知，作者是一位美国人。故选D。