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.
小題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.
小題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.
小題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.
小題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.

小題1:D
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:D

試題分析：本文敘述了歷史文化古跡--長(zhǎng)城正在遭到破壞，由于人們對(duì)于古跡缺乏認(rèn)識(shí)做了許多破壞性的事情，呼吁人們要保護(hù)好長(zhǎng)城。
小題1:這是細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)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.故選D。
小題2:這是細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)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.由此可以推出這部分長(zhǎng)城沒(méi)有向游人開(kāi)放，故選D。
小題3:這是細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The lack of knowledge is considered as one of the main reasons behind human. 故選B。
小題4:這是標(biāo)題判斷題。根據(jù)通篇文章和文章nag的開(kāi)頭可以看出應(yīng)選D。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：在高考命題中經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)標(biāo)題判斷題，考查考生對(duì)通篇文意的理解。對(duì)于本篇主要看首段便知。
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