The Great Wall of China has a history of over two thousand years. It runs from the east to the west in North China. It is about 6,300 kilometers___36_ . It is often  37  “Ten- -thousand-Li Great Wall”. It is one of the “Seven Wonders” of the ancient world.
The Great Wall is wide enough for ten men to walk  38 . Horses can also run along it, too. The Great Wall  39  stones and bricks（砖）. There are huge stones on  40  side and on the highest part. But now some sections of it are worn out.
There are tall watch-towers alone the Great Wall. Once upon  41  time, the soldiers kept watching the enemies（敌人）in the watch-towers day and night. They made  42  on the towers to  43  each other when the enemies came.
Nowadays we don’t use the Great Wall to keep away the enemies any more. It is a famous place of interest to all the people in  44 . Every year  45  people come to visit it form all over the world.
【小题1】A. wide            B. tall                 C. long
【小题2】A. calling         B. call                 C. called
【小题3】A. side by side    B. one by one           C. one after another
【小题4】A. was made of     B. was made from       C. was made in
【小题5】A. both            B. all                  C. each
【小题6】A. an              B. a                    C. the
【小题7】A. fire            B. a kite               C. a face
【小题8】A. tell            B. talk                 C. speak
【小题9】A. Asia            B. the world            C. Europe
【小题10】A. thousand       B. a few thousand      C. thousands of

The Great Wall of China has a history of over two thousand years. It runs from the east to the west in North China. It is about 6,300 kilometers 36 . It is often 37 “Ten-thousand-Li Great Wall”. It is one of the “Seven Wonders” of the ancient world.

The Great Wall is wide enough for ten men to walk 38 . Horses can also run along it, too. The Great Wall 39 stones and bricks（砖）. There are huge stones on 40 side and on the highest part. But now some sections of it are worn out.

There are tall watch-towers alone the Great Wall. Once upon 41 time, the soldiers kept watching the enemies（敌人） in the watch-towers day and night. They made 42 on the towers to 43 each other when the enemies came.

Nowadays we don’t use the Great Wall to keep away the enemies any more. It is a famous place of interest to all the people in 44 . Every year 45 people come to visit it form all over the world.

36. A.wide　　　　　　　　 B .tall　　　　　　　　 C. long

37. A. calling　　　　　　 B. call　　　　　　　　 C. called　

38. A. side by side　　　　 B. one by one　　　　　 C. one after another　

39. A. was made of　　　　 B. was made from 　　 C. was made in

40. A. both　　　　　　　　 B. all　　　　　　　　 C. each

41. A. an　　　　　　　　　 B. a　　　　　　　　　 C. the

42. A. fire　　　　　　　　 B. a kite　　　　　　　 C. a face　

43. A. tell　　　　　　　　 B. talk　　　　　　　　 C. speak　

44. A. Asia　　　　　　　　 B. the world　　　　　 C. Europe　

45. A. thousand　　　　　　 B. a few thousand 　　 C. thousands of

Rice is very important t people all over the world. When we talk about rice, we will think of a great man. He is Yuan Longping, the father of rice. He has made great advances in rice research. Millions of people in Asia, Africa and South America eat rice every day of their lives. Rice is a kind of grass. There are more than 7,000 kinds of rice. Famers grow rice in many countries, even in the southern United States and eastern Australia.

No one really knows where rice came from. Some scientists think that it started to grow in two places. They think that one kind of rice grew in southern Asia many years ago. Someone in China wrote about it almost 5, 000 years ago. Another kind probably grew in West Africa. Other scientists think that rice came from India, and Indian travelers took it to other parts of the world.

There are two main ways to grow rice. Most rice grows in wet soil. People in many countries do all of the work of growing rice by hand. This is the same way as farmers worked hundreds of years ago. In some countries, people now use machines on their farms.

People use every part of the rice plant. They make animal food and rice oil from it. They also make baskets, brooms and roofs for houses. They burn dry rice plants in fires for cooking.

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( ) 71. How many kinds of rice are there?

　　 A. There are more than 5,000 kinds.　　 B. There are less than 7,000 kinds.

　　 C. There are over 7,000 kinds.　　　　 D. There are 12,000 kinds.

( ) 72. Where did scientists think rice probably come from?

　　 A. It came from East Asia.　　　　　　　

　　 B. It came from Asia and Africa.

　　 C. It probably came from India or West Africa.

D. It only started in France.

( ) 73. How did farmers grow rice hundreds of years ago?

　　 A. They grew rice by hand.　　　　　

B. They used machines to grow rice.

　　 C. They grew rice by hand and with machines.

D. They grew rice with modern machines.

( ) 74. Which part of the rice plant can be used?

　　 A. Only one part rice plant.　　　　　 B. Some parts of rice plant.

　　 C. More parts of rice plant.　　　　　 D. Every part of rice plant.

( ) 75. Why do people call Yuan Longping “the father of rice”?

　　 A. Because he is from Asia.

B. Because he has made great advances in rice research.

C. Because people like to play a joke on him.

D. Because people want him to grow more rice.