精品解析：新疆乌鲁木齐市第135中学2021-2022学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

乌鲁木齐市第135中学2021-2022学年第二学期期中试卷 高一英语（问卷） （时间：120分钟 满分：120 分） 第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） A Petra may be the treasure of the world, hidden among mountains. Its most beautiful scenery makes it the greatest ancient site still­standing nowadays. Common sense says, “Perhaps there’s nothing on the planet that resembles it.” Without doubt, there’s nothing on the world that resembles it. The rock­carved (雕刻的) rose­red town of Petra is filled with mysterious charm; it had been “designed to strike wonder into all who entered it”. Petra is the most well­known and beautiful site in Jordan that is about 262 km south of Amman, and 133 km north of Aqaba. The Dead Sea is 80 kilometers north of it. It was the legacy from the Nabataeans, who settled in the southwest of Jordan a lot more than 2,000 years back. Because of its excellent culture, buildings and many water channels, Petra has become a UNESCO world heritage site and one of the New Seven Wonders of the World that attracts visitors all over the world. To get there, you must pass through a kilometer long, cool, dark and narrow gorge (峡谷) whose two high sides keep the sunlight out. Suddenly the gorge opens right into a natural square covered with Petra’s most well­known monuments (遗址), which glow in the bright sun. The old town shows the visitors its beautiful look. It leads people to think about the creativity of the Nabataeans who made Petra as their capital. Petra flourished for more than 400 years at about the time of Rome until it had been occupied through the Roman legions in 106 AD. Petra has 800 monuments, including buildings, tombs, baths, halls, temples, and streets, which were mostly carved in the pretty sandstone. Petra sights are in their finest at the beginning of morning and late afternoon. Once the sun warms the colorful stones, you will see the greatness of Petra since it was seen first when discovered in 1812 after being lost through the 16th century for nearly 300 years! 1. What does the