江苏房山高级中学鳕2020-2021学年高二下学期英语开学摸底考试（新高考）PDF版含答案.pdfVIP

2020-2021 学年高二下学期英语开学摸底考试 （新高考） 本试卷满分120 分，考试时间100 分钟。 第一部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分 分） 50 第一节 （共15 小题；每小题2.5 分，满分37.5 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项 （A、B、C 和D）中，选出最佳选项。 A Welcome to MACHU PICCHU! Often considered as The Lost City of the Incas, Machu Picchu is probably the most familiar symbol of the Inca Empire ( 印加帝国) . It was built around the year 1450, but abandoned a hundred years later, at the time of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire. Forgotten for centuries, the site was brought to worldwide attention in 1911 by Hiram Bingham, an American historian. Since then, Machu Picchu has become an important tourist attraction. It was announced a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1983. It is also one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. But it has recently come to light that the site may have been discovered and robbed secretly as early as in 1867 by a German businessman, Augusto Berns. About 7,000 feet above sea level and located on a small hilltop between the Andean mountain range, the majestic city rises above the Urabamba Valley below. Separated into three areas—farming areas, urban areas, and religious areas—the structures are arranged so that the function of the buildings matches the forms of their surroundings. The agricultural terracing and ditches (梯田和沟渠​ ) take advantage of the natural slopes; the lower areas contain buildings occupied by farmers and teachers, and the most important religious areas are located at the crest of the hill, overlooking the fresh green Urabamba Valley thousands of feet below. Hikers, tourists, and the early explorers describe similar emotions as they climb their way through the Inca Trail. Many call the experience magical and say the area creates a wonderful green paradise, making it a must for anyone who travels to Peru. 1.What can we learn about Augusto Berns from the passage?