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【題目】閱讀理解
When it comes to cultural heritage protection, the Grand Canalof China is probably the world’s greatest project of its kind. The big inland waterway system in thenorth-eastern and central eastern plains passes through eight of the country’spresent-day provinces.
The Canal runs from Beijing in the north to Zhejiang Province inthe south. Constructed in sections from the 5th century BC onwards, it wasdesigned as a means of communication in the 7th century AD. The Canal is the world’s greatest civilengineering project before the Industrial Revolution.
The Grand Canal reached a peak in the 13th century, providing aninland navigation(航行) networkconsisting of more than 2,000 kilometers of artificial waterways, linking fiveof the most important river basins in China, including the Yellow River and theYangtze. It entered a bid as a UNESCO(聯(lián)合國教科文組織) culturalheritage site in 2008.
The Grand Canal cultural square is located in Beijing’s Tongzhoudistrict. Ever since the Yuan dynasty 800 years ago, the Tongzhou section ofthe Grand Canal has been the life blood of Beijing. Grain and buildingmaterials were all transported to meet the endless demands of the big cities.Even today, the Grand Canal plays a major role in the lives of its citizens.
"I grew up near the Grand Canal. In the past the waterwaywas a lot narrower, but now it’s nice and wide and bridges are built over it. Ithink if the bid for world heritage status succeeds, it will greatly makeTongzhou more famous in the world, especially with Tongzhou aiming to be asub-center of the capital Beijing," a citizen said.
The result of the bid is set to be released next week, and nodoubt it will certainly make it into the history books if the Canal is listedas a world heritage site.
（1）It can be concluded from the passage that ________ .
A.The bid’s result of the Canal will be announced soon
B.the Canal is the UNESCO’s newest world heritage site
C.the Canal is to connect Tongzhou with Zhejiang Province
D.the Canal will be a bid for a UNESCO cultural heritage site
（2）The Grand Canal was in the most glorious time ________ .
A.when it was aimed as a means of communication
B.when it crossed the Yellow River and the Yangtze
C.when it was born about six hundred years later
D.when it was designed as an artificial waterway
（3）What can we infer by reading the passage?
A.Tongzhou used to be the capital of the Yuan dynasty.
B.Most citizens living in Tongzhou depend on the Canal.
C.Tongzhou will benefit if the Canal is made a heritage site.
D.Some citizens think the Canal not to be a cultural heritage item.

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）A
（2）C
（3）C
【解析】本文介紹了京杭大運河是世界建造時間最早、使用最久、空間跨度最大的人工運河,是中華民族留給世界的寶貴遺產。國人期待它的申遺成功。
(1)A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段第一句"Theresult of the bid is set to be released next week"可知申遺結果下周就公布，故A項正確。
(2)C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段第一句的"TheGrand Canal reached a peak in the 13th century"可知,大運河在公元13世紀達到它的頂峰時期,再結合第二段可知,它作為一種交通方式的誕生時間是公元7世紀,在它出現(xiàn)以后大約600年到達用途的巔峰。因此選項C正確
(3)C推理判斷題。依據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段最后一句I think if thebid for world heritage status succeeds, it will greatly make Tongzhou morefamous in the world, especially with Tongzhou aiming to be a sub-center of the capitalBeijing這位市民的話可知,如果運河申遺成功,通州就會變得比以往更出名,可能對通州成為北京的次要中心更有利。故選C項。