TheGreatWallofChinaoneofthegreatestwondersoftheworldwasenlistedintheWorldHeritagebytheUNESCOin1987.JustlikeagiganticdragontheGreatWallwindsupanddownacrossdesertsgrasslandsandmountainsstretchingab
TheGreatWallofChinaoneofthegreatestwondersoftheworldwasenlistedintheWorldHeritagebytheUNESCOin1987.JustlikeagiganticdragontheGreatWallwindsupanddownacrossdesertsgrasslandsandmountainsstretchingabout6700kilometersfromeasttowestofChina.Withahistoryofmorethan2000yearssomepartsoftheGreatWallarenowinruinsorevenentirelydisappeared.Howeveritisstilloneofthemostappealingattractionsaroundtheworld.
NoonecantellforsurewhenthebuildingoftheGreatWallwasstartedbutitispopularlybelievedthatitoriginatedasamilitaryfortification(要塞)againstintrusionbytribesonthebordersduringtheearlierZhouDynasty.LateintheSpringandAutumnPeriodsomestatesextendedthedefenceworktopreventtheattacksfromotherstates.
ItwasnotuntiltheQinDynastythattheseparatewallswereconnectedtoformadefensivesystembyEmperorQinShiHuang.Aftertheemperorunifiedthecountryin214BCheorderedtheconstructionofthewall.IttookabouttenyearstofinishandthewallstretchedfromGansuProvincetoJilinProvince.Thewallnotonlyservedasadefenceinthenorthbutalsosymbolizedthepoweroftheemperor.
Furtherconstructionalsoexperiencedseveraldynasties.ThepresentGreatWallinBeijingismainlyremainsfromtheMingDynasty.TodaytheGreatWallhasbecomeamust-seeforeveryvisitortoChina.Fewcanhelpsaying“Wow”whentheystandontopofabeacontowerandlookatthisgiantdragon.IthasbecomeanationalprideofChinesepeople.
Theunderlinedword“appealing”probablymeans“______”.
A.huge B.attractive C.ordinary D.moving
IntheQinDynasty______.
A.theconstructionoftheGreatWallwasfinishedin204BC
B.theemperorwantedtoinvadeotherminorstates
C.thedefensivesystemoftheGreatWallwasseparated
D.theGreatWallbeganitswayfromJilinProvince
AccordingtothepassagetheGreatWall_______.
A.isfromthewesttotheeast
B.isaslongas6700miles
C.wasbuiltinseveraldynasties
D.wasbegunintheQinDynasties
Thebesttitleforthepassageprobablyis_______.
A.HistoryoftheGreatWall
B.CultureoftheG