2016-2017学年山西大学附属中学高一下学期3月月考试题英语含答案.doc

山西大学附中 2016～2017学年第二学期高一（3月）模块诊断 英语试题 考试时间：80分钟 满分：100分 注意：请将正确答案填涂到答题卡上，否则不计分。 第Ⅰ卷（选择题） 第部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分分） （共1小题，每题分，满分分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Should we allow modern buildings to be built next to older buildings in a historic area of a city? In order to answer this question, we must first examine whether people really want to preserve the historic feel of an area. Not all historical buildings are attractive. However, there may be other reasons for example, economic reasons why they should be preserved. So, let us assume that historical buildings are both attractive and important to the majority of people. What should we do then if a new building is needed? In my view, new architectural styles can exist perfectly well alongside an older style. Indeed, there are many examples in my own home town of Tours where modern designs have been placed very successfully next to old buildings. As long as the building in question is pleasing and does not dominate (影响) its surroundings too much, it often improves the attractiveness of the area. It is true that there are examples of new buildings which have spoilt (破坏) the area they are in, but the same can be said of some old buildings too. Yet people still speak against new buildings in historic areas. I think this is simply because people are naturally conservative(保守的)and do not like change. Although we have to respect people’s feelings as fellow users of the buildings, I believe that it is the duty of the architect and planner to move things forward. If we always reproduced what was there before, we would all still be living in caves. Thus, I would argue against copying previous architectural styles and choose something fresh and different, even though that might be the more risky choice. 1. What does the author say about historical buildings in the first paragraph? A. They have nothing to do with the historic feel of an area. B. Most of them are too expensive to preserve. C. They are