黑龙江省牡丹江市重点中学2024届高三上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

黑龙江省牡丹江市重点中学2024届高三上学期期末考试英语试题

一、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读理解

Asiaisthebirthplaceoftheworldsthreeancientcivilizations:ancientChina,ancientIndiaandBabylon.Eachgavetheworlddifferentarchitecturalstylesandgloballandmarks,suchastheGreatWallofChina.TajMahalofIndia.WiththeconclusionoftheConferenceonDialogueofAsianCivilization,letstakealookatthearchitectureofAsiancivilizations.

TheGreatWallofChina

TheGreatWallofChinaisanancientdefenseprojectwiththelongestconstructiontimeandthelargestworkloadputintoalandmark,stretchingouttoatotallengthofmorethan5,000kilometers.OnlywhenyouhavebeentotheGreatWallandwitnesseditsmajestycanyoutrulysayyouhavevisitedChina.

AngkorWat,Cambodia

TheAngkorWatinCambodiaisoneofthelargestreligiousmonumentsintheworld,builtonasitemeasuring162.6hectares.ItwasbuiltbytheKhmerKingSuryavarmanⅡintheearly12thcenturyinYasodharapura(present-dayAngkor),thecapitaloftheKhmerEmpire,ashisstatetempleandeventualmausoleum(陵墓).

TajMahal,India

TheTajMahalisanivory-whitemarblemausoleumonthesouthbankoftheriverYamunaintheIndiancityofAgra.Itwascommissionedin1632byMughalemperorShahtohousethetombofhisfavoritewife,MumtazMahal.TheTajMahalwasdesignatedaUNESCOWorldHeritageSitein1983forbeingthejewelofMuslimartinIndiaandoneoftheuniversallyadmiredmasterpiecesoftheworldsheritage

Al-Khazneh,Jordan

Al-Khazneh,alsoknownastheTreasury,isoneofthemostdelicatetemplesintheancientArabNabataeanKingdomcityofPetra,Jordan.The45-meter-highand30-meter-widebuildingisamagnificentbuildingwithapronouncedGreekstyle.Itissaidtohavebeenaplacewherepirateshidtheirtreasure.

1．WhatisspecialabouttheGreatWallcomparedwiththeothersinthearticle?

A．Itisthelongestman-madeprojectintheworld.

B．Itwaslistedinthe