备战2022年高考英语阅读11 北京故宫颐和园古城丽江与皖南古村落(世界文化遗产原卷版).docVIP

备战2022年高考英语时事热点阅读+题型专练 热点11 北京故宫、颐和园、古城丽江与皖南古村落 (世界文化遗产特辑) 一、阅读理解 1 A short glance at beautiful scenic sites in China Namtso Lake Namtso or Lake Nam is a mountain lake on the border between Damxung County of Lhasa Prefecture and Baingoin County of Nagqu Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China，approximately 112 kilometers NNW of Lhasa. Namtso is renowned as one of the most beautiful places in the Nyainqentanglha mountain range. Its cave hermitages have for centuries been the destination of Tibet pilgrims. A surfaced road across Laken Pass at 5,186 meters was completed to the lake in 2005, enabling easy access from Lhasa and the development of tourism at the lake. The Lijiang Old Town The Old Town of Lijiang is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Lijiang City, Yunnan, China. It has a history going back more than 800 years and was once a confluence for trade along the old tea horse road. The Lijiang old town is famous for its orderly system of waterways and bridges. It differs from other ancient Chinese cities in architecture, history and the culture of its traditional residents, the Nakhi people. The Yellow Mountain The Yellow Mountain, also called Huangshan in Chinese, is one of the famous and beautiful mountains in China. It was enlisted as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1990. Outstanding natural beauty is Huangshans number one feature. Yellow Mountains classic attractions could be counted as five natural wonders in the winter: the imaginatively named pines, oddly-shaped rocks, the sea of clouds, hot springs and winter snows capes. Hulunbeier Grassland As one of the most beautiful and fertile grassland, Hulunbeier Grassland is undoubtedly a jade in North China on the cockscomb of the rooster-like China map. Covering an area of over 100,000 square kilometers, Hulunbeier Grassland is located in northeast of Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, 300 kilometers long from east to west and 200 kilometers wide from south to north. In the expansive grassland, herds