We can see walls everywhere in the world. But the Great Wall of China is the biggest of all. The Chinese call it. “The Ten-thousand-Li. Great Wall.” It’s in fact (事实) more than 6,000 kilometers long. It’s 4-5 meters wide. In most places, five houses or ten men can walk side by side. When you visit the Great Wall, you can’t help wondering (疑惑) how the Chinese people were able to build (建造) such a great wall thousands of years ago. Without any modern machine (机器), it was really very difficult to build it. They had to do all the work by hand. It took millions of men hundreds of years to build it.
The Great Wall has a history of over two thousand years. The kings began to build the first parts of it around two thousand seven hundred years ago. Then, Qin Shihuang had all the walls joined up (连起来). He thought that could keep the enemy (敌人) out of the country.
Today the Great Wall has become a place of interest. Not only Chinese people but also people from all over the world come to visit it.
【小题1】The Great Wall is the biggest of all walls in _______.
A.China | B.Europe(欧洲) | C.the world | D.Asia (亚洲) |
【小题2】How long is the Great Wall ?
A.It’s less than six hundred kilometers. |
B.It’s more than six million kilometers. |
C.It’s six thousand kilometers. |
D.It’s over six thousand kilometers. |
【小题3】It took ________ men _________ years old to build the Great Wall.
A.millions, millions | B.hundreds of, hundreds of |
C.millions of, hundreds | D.hundreds of, millions of |
【小题4】The Great Wall was built ________.
A.by people all over the world |
B.without any modern machines |
C.with some other countries’ help |
D.by all Chinese Kings. |