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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳答案。
A
Theworldawaits.WherewillyougonextThefollowingareamongthemostexcitingdestinationstovisit.Grabyourbagsandgo!
Puebla,Mexico
Foundedin1931,theMexico’sfourth-largestcityisastrongholdofBaroquearchitecture.InPuebla’scitycenter,aUNESCOWorldHeritageSite,therearealargenumberofgorgeous17th-and18th-centuryBaroquebuildings.Manyaredecoratedwithcoloredtitles,theuseofwhichillustratesthecombinationofPuebla’slocalandEuropeancolonialstyles.In2017,anearthquakeshookthearea,leadingtorestorationsoffacilitiesthroughoutthecityafterward.Despitethat,Pueblaremainsrootedintradition.
Tel,CzechRepublic
Thestorybooktownwasprobablyfoundedinthemid-14thcentury.Stonewallsandasystemofman-madepondshelpprotectTelhistorictowncenter,aUNESCOWorldHeritageSite.Thetriangularmarketsquareisborderedbyarainbowoflight-coloredhouses,whichwereoriginallybuiltofwoodandrebuiltinstoneafterafireinthelate14thcentury.
GbekliTepe,Turkey
Estimatedtodatebacktothe10th-9thmillenniaB.C.E,themonumentallimestonepillarsatGbekliTepehadbeenhidinginplainsightforseveralthousandyears.Thedetailedexplorationofthesegiantstonesonlybeganinthe1990s.Whathavebeenrevealed—primarilymassivestonesdecoratedwithbas-reliefs(浅浮雕)ofanimal—comprisetheworld’soldestknowntemplecomplex.Theextraordinarydiscoveriesmadeherehaverewrittenthestoryofhowthefirstcivilizationsbegan.
Guatemala
Archaeologistshavefoundlong-hiddenruinsofanextensivepre-Columbiancivilizationhere,confirmingthatGuatemalaistheplacetodiveintoMayanculture,thenandnow.AncientrootsrunparticularlydeepinthenorthernmostPetenregion.Inmodern,multiculturalGuatemala,peoplewithMayanoriginmakeupabouthalfthe