1、The history of the Great Wall 语法填空小练The Great Wall is well-known for its splendid _ (appear) that shows the _ (wise) and _ (creative) of the ancient Chinese people. Winding through vast mountains in Northern China, it used to provide _ (protect) to agricultural civilization and ancient trading route
2、s. It spans (v. 跨越) the history of China, _ (witness) many ups and downs of powers and dynasties.As is _ (general) believed, the first parts of the Great Wall were built during the Spring and Autumn Period, _ the eastern and central regions of China consisted of many small states. To protect their s
3、tates from unwanted invaders, the princes (诸侯王) ordered that independent walls _ (construct) along state borders. Around 220 B.C., in order to defend his newly _ (establish) state from attacks by Huns (匈奴人), Qin Shi Huang ordered removal of the fortifications (防御工事) between the previous states where
4、 they served only as obstacles (阻碍) to domestic affairs. Meanwhile, a number of existing walls along the northern border were joined into a single system, _ would be referred to as “Wan Li Chang Cheng”. The famous Chinese general Meng Tian initially directed the project, and was said to have used a
5、massive army of soldiers, criminals and common people as workers.However, despite its magnificence (壮丽), little of the Great Wall _ (build) in the Qin Dynasty remains. Actually, the _ (major) of the best-preserved walls date _ the Ming dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, the Great Wall was _ (systematic)
6、maintained and strengthened in a 100-year project to prevent _ (far) invasion from Mongol nomads (游牧民族). The Ming wall extended from the Yalu River in Liaoning Province to the eastern bank of the Taolai River in Gansu Province, and _ (wind) its way from east to west throughout the North China. Owing
7、 _ centuries of weathering and man-made _ (destroy), till now, many sections of the Great Wall _ (disappear), depending _ when they were built. Even so, each section of the Great Wall records its transformation through the years and has incomparable historical value. The _ (significant) of the Great
8、 Wall is beyond words. The Great Wall _ (symbol) China in the Western world between the 18th and 20th centuries and _ (regard) as a physical manifestation of Chinese strength. In 1987, the Great Wall was acknowledged as a World Heritage site. Today, the Great Wall has gained itself wide _ (recognize
9、) as one of the most impressive achievements in human history. The history of the Great Wall 语法填空小练参考答案The Great Wall is well-known for its splendid _appearance_ (appear) that shows the _wisdom_ (wise) and _creativity_ (creative) of the ancient Chinese people. Winding through vast mountains in North
10、ern China, it used to provide _protection_ (protect) to agricultural civilization and ancient trading routes. It spans (v. 跨越) the history of China, _witnessing_ (witness) many ups and downs of powers and dynasties.As is _generally_ (general) believed, the first parts of the Great Wall were built du
11、ring the Spring and Autumn Period, _when_ the eastern and central regions of China consisted of many small states. To protect their states from unwanted invaders, the princes (诸侯王) ordered that independent walls _(should) be constructed _ (construct) along state borders. Around 220 B.C., in order to
12、 defend his newly _established_ (establish) state from attacks by Huns (匈奴人), Qin Shi Huang ordered removal of the fortifications (防御工事) between the previous states where they served only as obstacles (阻碍) to domestic affairs. Meanwhile, a number of existing walls along the northern border were join
13、ed into a single system, _which_ would be referred to as “Wan Li Chang Cheng”. The famous Chinese general Meng Tian initially directed the project, and was said to have used a massive army of soldiers, criminals and common people as workers.However, despite its magnificence (壮丽), little of the Great
14、 Wall _built_ (build) in the Qin Dynasty remains. Actually, the _majority_ (major) of the best-preserved walls date _from_ the Ming dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, the Great Wall was _systematically_ (systematic) maintained and strengthened in a 100-year project to prevent _further_ (far) invasion fro
15、m Mongol nomads (游牧民族). The Ming wall extended from the Yalu River in Liaoning Province to the eastern bank of the Taolai River in Gansu Province, and _wound_ (wind) its way from east to west throughout the North China. Owing _to_ centuries of weathering and man-made _destruction_ (destroy), till no
16、w, many sections of the Great Wall _have disappeared_ (disappear), depending _on_ when they were built. Even so, each section of the Great Wall records its transformation through the years and has incomparable historical value. The _significance_ (significant) of the Great Wall is beyond words. The
17、Great Wall _symbolized_ (symbol) China in the Western world between the 18th and 20th centuries and _was regarded_ (regard) as a physical manifestation of Chinese strength. In 1987, the Great Wall was acknowledged as a World Heritage site. Today, the Great Wall has gained itself wide _recognition_ (recognize) as one of the most impressive achievements in human history.
