Ⅰ.阅读理解
Heritage is our legacy (遗产) from the past，what we live with today，and what we pass on to future generations.Our cultural and natural heritage are both irreplaceable(无可取代的) sources of life and inspiration.Places as unique and diverse as the Pyramids of Egypt，the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and the Great Wall of China make up our world's heritage.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) seeks to encourage the identification，protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity.This is embodied in an international treaty called the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage，adopted by UNESCO in 1972.
How does a place become a World Heritage Site? It takes a lot of people to decide.
1)If a country wants one of its places to be on the World Heritage List，it has to ask UNESCO.The place must be important and special.UNESCO put the Great Wall on the list in 1987 because，it said，it was a great part of Chinese culture and beautifully made to go with the land.When a country asks，it must also make a plan for taking care of the place.
2)The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO talks about different places and decides whether to put them on the list.The committee meets every June.Many experts help the committee to decide.
3)After a new place goes on the list，UNESCO gives money to help keep it looking good.If a place is in serious danger，it may be put on the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger.UNESCO gives special care and help to those places.
4)Countries have to give UNESCO regular reports about places on the list.If UNESCO thinks a country isn't taking good enough care of a place，the site will be taken off the list.
文章大意：文章告诉我们什么是遗产，如何申请遗产，并呼吁人们保护遗产。
1．What is the main purpose of Paragraph 1?
A．To tell us what is heritage.
B．To stress the importance of heritage.
C．To explain the aims of protecting heritage.
D．To introduce some places of interest in the world.
答案：A
解析：段落大意题。本段主要解释了什么是遗产及其大体分类，并列举了几个世界遗产的例子，所以A项正确。
2．About cultural and natural heritage around the world，UNESCO encourages all the following EXCEPT________.
A．identification B．application
C．protection D．conservation
答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知，联合国教科文组织鼓励、认定和保护世界遗产，并没有提到利用世界遗产，所以选B项。
3．If a place successfully becomes a World Heritage Site，the country ________.
A．can ask UNESCO for more money and help
B．should continue to take special care of it
C．won't take trouble of caring for it
D．will try to put it on the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger
答案：B
解析：细节理解题。由短文的最后一段可知，申遗成功后，要对世界遗产继续加以保护，如果保护不善，该遗产可能会从名录上删除。
4．The purpose of putting a place on the World Heritage List is ________.
A．to attract more tourists from other countries
B．to get more money and help from other countries
C．to have it taken better care of
D．to make it known to other countries
答案：C
解析：推理判断题。通过联合国对一个国家的要求可推知，认定世界遗产的目的是使遗产得到更好的保护。
