The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China is_____ longest wall in the world. It goes from west to east, ____ mountains, through valleys and finally reaches the sea.

The Great Wall ____ a history of over two _____years. People began to build the wall in the Spring and Autumn Period(春秋时期) in Chinese history. In about 221 B.C. (公元前) Qin Shihuang had all the walls _____. From then on, the Great Wall came to the world.

The Great Wall is more than 6,000 kilometres long, 6~7 metres high and 4~5 metres wide. In ____ places it is wide enough for five horses or ten men to walk side by side along the top.

It was very ____ to build ____ a great wall in the old times. Thousands of men ____ when they built it. The Great Wall was made not only of stones, but millions of lives.

Today, the Great Wall has become ____ interest not only to the Chinese people, but also to people all over the world.

Just as the Egyptians feel proud(自豪)of their pyramids, we Chinese people also feel proud of our Great Wall.

1.A. an B. a C. the D. /

2.A. through B. from C. over D. in

3.A. have B. has C. was D. is

4.A. thousand B. thousands C. thousand of D. thousands of

5.A. join up B. joining up C. to join up D. joined up

6.A. much B. any C. more D. most

7.A. easy B. difficult C. good D. bad

8.A. like B. as C. so D. such

9.A. had died B. were died C. were dying D. dead

10.A. the place of B. a place of C. place of D. a place

1.C 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.D 6.D 7.B 8.D 9.A 10.B 【解析】短文大意：本文主要介绍了中国的长城。长城是世界上最长的城墙，已有二千多年的历史，它是中国人民乃至世界人民的名胜。 1.句意：中国长城是世界上最长的城墙。A. an不定冠词，一个；B. a不定冠词，一个；C. the定冠词，这/那； D. /不填...

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Last week I visited International Robot Exhibition in Sunshine Town __________________

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Last week I visited International Robot Exhibition in Sunshine Town. If I own a robot, it’ll change my life in many ways. Some are good but some are bad. I’ll have more free time for my hobbies. It ca...

It’s not ________ best time for us to play______ piano.

A. a; a B. a; the C. the; a D. the; the

D 【解析】句意：对我们来说这不是弹钢琴的最好的时间。best是good的最高级形式，故用定冠词the修饰，play the piano弹钢琴，故选D。

We felt ________ when Liu Xiang hurt his ankle again in the race.

A. brave B. proud C. successful D. worried

D 【解析】句意：当刘翔在比赛中再次脚踝受伤，我们感到担心。brave勇敢的，proud骄傲的；successful成功的；worried担心的。根据Liu Xiang hurt his ankle again in the race.可知刘翔脚踝受伤了，因此我们感到担心，故选D。

—May I have a break now, Dad?

—No. You ________ finish your homework first.

A. can B. may C. need D. must

D 【解析】句意：——爸爸，我现在可以休息一下吗？——不可以。你必须先完成你的作业。can能，表示能力；may可以，表示允许。need需要，表示必要性。must必须，表示要求。此处表示爸爸要求他必须完成作业，故用情态动词must。故选D。

—I’m hungry, is there any bread in the fridge?

—______ but it is not enough. Would you like to go shopping with me?

A. Some B. Much C. None D. Nothing

A 【解析】句意：我饿了，冰箱里有面包吗？——有一些，但是它不够。你愿意和我一起去购物吗？some一些，much很多，修饰不可数名词；none没有一个；nothing没什么。根据but it is not enough.可知它是不够的，因此是有一些，不是很多，故为some，故选A。

If Helen geso to see the movie now, so ________ her sister.

A. do B. does C. will D. should

C 【解析】句意：如果海伦现在想要去看电影，她的妹妹也要去。If引导的条件状语从句，用一般现在时，主句用一般将来时。so+助动词+主语，表示“也”，此处表示将要发生的事，用助动词will。故选C。

—I have great________ in learning math and I’m so keen on it. Could you teach me?

—Sure. I’d be glad to.

A. trouble B. interest C. joy D. fun

B 【解析】句意：——我对学习数学感兴趣，我非常喜爱它。你能教我吗？——当然可以。我很乐意。trouble麻烦；interest兴趣；joy快乐；fun乐趣。根据I’m so keen on it.可知我热衷于它，因此对它感兴趣，have great interest in对……感兴趣，故选B。

He promised to pick me up at the school gate. However. he ________ until the

late afternoon.

A. didn’t arrive B. doesn’t arrive C. isn’t arriving D. hasn’t arrived

A 【解析】句意：他答应在校门口接我。然而，他直到下午晚些时候才到达。根据promised 和until the late afternoon.可知此处表示过去发生的事，故用一般过去时didn’t arrive，故选A。

My father didn’t want to go to bed ________ I came back home safely last night.

A. if B. while C. until D. unless

C 【解析】句意：直到我昨天晚上安全回家，我的父亲才想去睡觉。if如果，引导条件状语从句。while“当……时候”，引导时间状语从句，其中的谓语动词用延续性动词，此处come back是瞬间性动词，故排除B项；until“直到”，强调时间的延续，引导时间状语从句。；unless“除非”，强调条件，引导条件状语从句。结合句意，表示在我安全到家前，父亲没有去睡觉，故用表示时间的连词，故为not…...