精品解析：广东省广州市外贸外语大学附属中学2021-2022学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

2021—2022学年第二学期期中考试高二英语试题 第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A East China’s port city of Quanzhou was added to UNESCO World Heritage (遗产) List on July 25 2021, bringing the total number of the country’s UNESCO World Heritage sites to 56. The following are four of them, which fall into two categories — three cultural sites and one natural site. ＊Classical Gardens of Suzhou Classical Chinese garden design, which seeks to recreate natural scenery, is nowhere better shown than in the nine gardens in Suzhou. They are generally acknowledged to be masterpieces of the style. Dating from the 11th — 19th century, the gardens reflect the importance of natural beauty in Chinese culture in their design. ＊Hubei Shennongjia This natural site protects the largest primary forests remaining in Central China and provides living space for many rare animals. It is one of three centers of biodiversity in China. The site is important in the history of botanical research and was the object of international plant collecting trips in the 19th and 20th centuries. ＊Ancient City of Pingyao Founded in the 14th century, Pingyao is a well-preserved example of a traditional Han Chinese city. It shows the changes of architectural styles and town planning in China over five centuries. Of special interest are the grand buildings associated with banking, for which Pingyao was the major centre for the whole of China in the 19th and early 20th centuries. ＊Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui — Xidi and Hongcun The two traditional villages of Xidi and Hongcun preserve the appearance of non-urban settlements of a type that largely disappeared or was transformed during the last century. Their street plan, their architecture and decoration, and the harmony of houses with water systems are unique surviving examples. 1. What is stressed in the design of Suzhou Gardens? A. The tradition. B. The natural beauty. C. The biodiversity. D. The Chinese history. 2. In