Unit 3 Knowledge of Common Interest Lesson 3 Wonders of the World 练习（无答案）

U3L3 Wonders of the World
Fill in the blanks with a, an or the where necessary orally.（口头操练）
1.What ______ beautiful horse it is!
2.When does ______ sun set in winter?
3.Don’t forget to buy me ______ T-shirt.
4.It’s cheaper to take ______ bus than to take ______ taxi.
5.John is staying at ______ Park Hotel.
6.Everyone knows Kitty is ______ honest girl.
7.I go to ____ school by ____ ferry.
8.Which pen is longer, _____ blue one or _____red one?
9.Have you ever seen _____ real tiger?
10.They sent the parcel by ___ air mail.
11.Jack is staying with his aunt in _____ United States.
12.We can’t live without _____ air.
13.Peter is _____ university student.
14. Our classroom is on _______ the fourth floor.
15.Jane likes playing ______ piano, her brother likes playing ______ football.
16. How long is __________ Huangpu River?
II. Listen to the first paragraph twice and complete the following blanks.
1.the largest _____ ______ in the world
2.begins from Shanhaiguan Pass on the ______ coast
and ends at Jiayuguan Pass in the Gobi _______
3.the ________ part of the wall is a about ________ miles long
4.about the same distance as that between _________ and ________
III. Listen to the rest paragraphs twice and complete the following blanks.
5. The Great Wall began as separate walls between _____ and _____ BC.
In the ________ _________ (221BC--206 BC), the separate walls became the
Great Wall.
In the Ming Dynasty (1368--1644),the Great Wall _______ 6,400 kilometres
in length.
8. Now the Great Wall is a _______________ tourist attraction. It shows the
_______ of the ancient Chinese.
IV. Tell whether the following statements are true or false (T/F).
1. The Great Wall of China is the largest earth work in the world. ( )
2.The Great Wall is as long as the distance between London and Moscow.( )
3.The Great Wall started as separate walls between the 7th and 5th centuries BC.( )
4.Qin Shinhuang ordered his people to connect the separate walls.( )
5. The Great Wall was 6,400 kilometers in length before the Ming Dynasty.( )
6.The Great Wall shows the wisdom of Qin Shihuang.( )
V. Describe the following wonders of the world.
1)The CN Tower (加拿大国家电视塔）
in Canada
553.33 metres in height
the world's tallest structure (建筑物）of this kind
3 years to complete （1973-1976）
2）The Eiffel Tower （埃菲尔铁塔）
in Paris
300.51 metres in height
700 tons in weight
1665 steps to the top
300workers, 2 years （1887--1889）to complete it
The Taj Mahal (泰姬陵）
in india
a tomb for an Indian king's favourite wife
174,000 square metres in area
20,000 workers ,22years (1631--1653) to complete it
4）The Golden Gate Bridge (金门大桥）
in San Francisco （旧金山）
Orange in colour
8,981 feet in length
887,000 tons in weight
four years (1933--1937) to complete it