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1、Module 6课时跟踪练(一) Introduction & Reading Pre reading.阅读理解ANo one can believe that the over 6,300kilometer 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
2、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 W
3、all is actually a series of walls built and rebuilt by different dynasties over the past 2,000 years. It began in the rule of Chinas first emperor, Qin Shihuang of the Qin Dynasty (221BC206BC), and lasted into the Ming Dynasty. The parts built before the Ming Dynasty have nearly disappeared. People
4、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 3meterhigh walls made of earth and stones beside them are
5、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 peoples names are put awa
6、y 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 carri
7、ed 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 nations great civilization and learn to love it.语篇解读：本文叙述了历史文化古迹长城正在遭到破坏，由
8、于人们对于古迹缺乏认识，做了许多破坏性的事情，呼吁人们要保护好长城。1.Why does the writer say the Great Wall might disappear?AIt is useless from now on.BIt is too old to be used again.CIt will be replaced by a new one.DSome parts of it are being destroyed.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第一段“Believe it or not, the Great Wall is being destroyed by peopl
9、e.”故选D。2The underlined part “those sections far away from the public eyes” (in Para.2) refers to the parts of the Great Wall _.Anobody can watchBthat are too far to be seenCthat are too difficult to findDthat are not wellknown to the public解析：选D细节理解题。根据画线部分前的“People are familiar with .open to touris
10、ts for many years.”可以推出这部分长城没有向游人开放，故选D。3Whats the main reason of the Great Wall being destroyed?AThe local people sell the bricks for a living.BThe local people are short of culture knowledge.CThe local people think that the Great Wall is not important.DThe local people need bricks and stones to bu
11、ild houses.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第三段的“The lack of knowledge is .reasons behind human.”故选B。4Which of the following may be the best title for this passage?AHow to Protect the Great WallBHow the Great Wall came into beingCThe Great Wall Being RebuiltDThe Great Wall Being in Danger解析：选D标题归纳题。根据通篇文章和文章的开头可以看出应选D。
12、BThe basic flag of the United States is one of the worlds oldest national flags. Only the basic flags of Austria, Denmark, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzer land are older.During the discovery and settlement of what is now the United States, the flags of various European nations we
13、re flown over the land, as symbols of possession.Later, in the Colonial and Revolutionary War periods, flags representing famous persons, places, and events were flown in the American Colonise.The first official flag of the United States was created by Congress on June 14,1777. It consisted of 13 al
14、ternate red and white stripes and 13 white stars in a field of blue, representing the 13 colonies that had declared their independence in 1776. Congress adopted a new flag of 15 stars and 15 stripes in 1795, to give representation to the two new states admitted into the Union, Vermont and Kentucky.B
15、y 1817, there were 20 states in the Union, and it became apparent that adding one stripe for each new state would destroy the shape of the flag. As a result, Congress in 1818 restored the original design of 13 stripes and provided that each state was to be represented by one star. In 1921 Preside Wi
16、lliam H. Taft made the first official provision for the arrangement of the stars. He ordered that there be six even rows of eight stars each. Previously the arrangement of the stars had been left to the flagmakers fancy.The evolution of the stars and stripes reflects the growth of the United States. After the admission of Hawaii into the Union in 1959, the flag was of
