2021-2022学年湖南省怀化市高二（上）期末英语试卷（附答案详解）.docxVIP

第 =page 2 2页，共 =sectionpages 2 2页 第 =page 1 1页，共 =sectionpages 1 1页 2021-2022学年湖南省怀化市高二（上）期末英语试卷 一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共37.5分） A Curious about the gardens？Here is a list of the most beautiful gardens in the world that you should not miss going to. Butchart （Canada） The Butchart Gardens is a group of superb botanical gardens built by Jennie Butchart and her husband on a wasted mine site.In 1909，Jennie started building a Sunken Garden,which was completed in 1921 and soon started attracting visitors.More gardens were built by the couple at their home.Several statues of animals and birds are also housed in the garden.Fireworks and musical entertainments are regularly held the garden during summer season and the winter holiday period. Chateau Versailles （France） Located to the west of the Chateau of Versailles in Versailles,the gardens occupy an area of 800 hectares,with well-managed lawns,fountains and other feature and impressive statues.The entire design of the garden is based on the classic French Garden style.The palace and its gardens were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979. Kew Royal Botanic Garden （United Kingdom） The Kew Royal Botanic Garden is a massive collection of living plant specimens（样本）from around the world.Originally started as a collection of plants by Lord Capel John,the modern day Kew Gardens occupy an area of 121 hectares.Currently,the Kew Gardens hosts nearly 30，000 types of plants,7 million preserved plant species and an extensive collection of scientific literature based on plants in its impressive. Villa dEste（Italy） Being a masterpiece of Renaissance culture,the gardens of the Villa dEste have been recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.The gardens have a diverse collection of flowers.The water features include fountains,waterfalls and pools.After being built in the 16 century and owned privately for several centuries,the Villa dEste and its gardens were finally acquired by the Italian state post World War Ⅰ，and since