Question

If you’d like to go sightseeing, the following World Heritage Sites may be your best choices.

Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area

The Jiuzhaigou Valley, which lies in the northern part of Sichuan Province, reaches a height of more than 4,800 meters, with a series of different forest ecosystems（生態(tài)系統(tǒng)）. There you can enjoy watching excellent waterfalls. Some 140 kinds of birds also live in the valley, as well as a number of endangered plants and animals, including the giant panda. For more information, please visit http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/637.

Khami Ruins National Monument

The city of Khami, which developed after the capital of Great Zimbabwe had been given up in the mid-16th century, is of great archaeological（考古的）interest. The discovery of objects from Europe and China shows that Khami was a major centre for trade over a long period of time. For more information, please visit http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/365.

Henderson Island

Henderson Island, which lies in the eastern South Pacific, is one of the few atolls（環(huán)礁）in the world whose ecology（生態(tài)）has not been touched by human beings. It is especially famous for the ten plants and four land birds that can only be seen on the island. For more information, please visit http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/487.

The Old City of Jerusalem

As a holy city for three different religions in the Middle East, Jerusalem has always been of great religious importance. It was given a World Heritage Status in 1981 and placed on the “List of World Heritage in Danger” the following year. For more information, please visit http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/148.

1.What can we know about the Jiuzhaigou Valley?

A．It sits at the foot of a 4,800-meter-high mountain.

B．It has different forest ecosystems.

C．Most of China’s endangered plants can be found there.

D．In all about 140 kinds of birds and animals live there.

2.The discovery of some of the objects in Khami shows that the city              .

A．had a very short history

B．was ruined in the mid-16th century

C．was once Great Zimbabwe’s largest city

D．once played a great role as a trade center

3.From the passage we can learn that Henderson Island              .

A．hasn’t been greatly influenced by human activities

B．isn’t suitable for humans to live on

C．has been open to visitors for years

D．is made up of a few large atolls

4.If you are interested in religion, you should visit              .

A．http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/148

B．http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/365

C．http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/487

D．http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/637

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：

1.B 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段第二行with a series of different forest ecosystems（生態(tài)系統(tǒng)）說明九寨溝有不同的森林生態(tài)系統(tǒng)，故B正確。

2.D 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三部分2,3行The discovery of objects from Europe and China shows that Khami was a major centre for trade over a long period of time.說明D正確。

3.A 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第四段1,2行Henderson Island, which lies in the eastern South Pacific, is one of the few atolls（環(huán)礁）in the world whose ecology（生態(tài)）has not been touched by human beings.說明這里還沒有被人類文明所干擾，故A正確。

4.A 推理題。本題所問：如果你對宗教感興趣，你會點擊哪個網(wǎng)站？只有The Old City of Jerusalem是關于宗教的，根據(jù)第五段For more information, please visit http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/148.故A正確。

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