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新疆巴音郭楞州且末重点中学2022-2023学年高二下学期期中英语试卷

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一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）

阅读理解

Mostcountrieschoseasinglecityastheircapital.Buttherearenationsacrosstheglobewithtwoormorecapitalcities.Astravelerswaitoutthecoronaviruspandemic,armchairtravelingandhopefullyplanningtheirnextadventures,considerwhichcapitalofthesecountriestovisitinfuture-eitherorperhapsboth?

SouthAfrica:Pretoria,CapeTownandBloemfontein

Thisistheonlycountrytohavethreecapitalcities,aspecialarrangementdesignedtosharepoweracrossregions.WithaspectacularlocationbetweentheshorelineandTableMountain,CapeTownwasthecapitalofBritainsCapeColonyandremainsthelegislative(立法的)capitalofSouthAfrica.BydividingtheremainingbranchesofgovernmentbetweenPretoriaandBloemfontein,theRepublicofSouthAfricahelpeddistributepoweracrossthenewcountry.

Netherlands:AmsterdamandTheHague

WithareputationasoneofEuropeshottestpartyspots,Amsterdamhasplentyofnamerecognition.ButeventhoughtheNetherlandsconstitutionappointsthecityasthecountryscapitalbylaw,therealworkofgoverningtakesplaceinTheHague.TheNetherlandsmaingoverningbodieshavebeenlocatedinthisgreatcityforcenturies.

Malaysia:KualaLumpurandPutrajaya

Featuringwithacombinationofminarets,stylishtowersandstreetmarkets,KualaLumpurisarepresentativeexampleofMalaysianlifeandculture.Itisthenationalcapital,too,theseatofthelegislatureandtheofficialhomeofMalaysiasmonarch.Butevengovernmentsneedabreakfrombig-citylife.In1995,thegovernmentbeganconstructingPutrajaya,aquietermetropolisthatwrapsaroundamassiveartificiallake.Thenewcapitalmakesupforwhatitlacksinheritageinspace.

1．Whichcityisthebestchoiceforapartygoer?

A．Pretoria. B．Bloemfontein. C．Amsterdam. D．TheHague.

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