A
Heritage is our legacy 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.
21 What is the main purpose of Paragraph 1?________．
A. To tell us what is heritage.
B. To stress the importance of heritages.
C. To explain the aims of protecting heritages.
D. To introduce some places of interest in the world.
22. About cultural and natural heritage around the world, UNESCO encourages all the following EXCEPT________.
A. identification B. application
C. protection D. preservation
23. 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】21. A 22. B 23. B
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。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。
【21题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中“Heritage is our legacy 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. (遗产是我们过去留下的东西，是我们现在生活的一部分，是我们传给后代的东西。我们的文化和自然遗产都是生命和灵感不可替代的来源)”可知，本段主要目的是解释了什么是遗产。故选A项。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“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. (联合国教育、科学及文化组织(教科文组织)致力于鼓励认定、保护和保存被认为对人类具有突出价值的世界各地的文化和自然遗产)”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。故选B项。
【23题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“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. (各国必须定期向联合国教科文组织报告名录上的地方。如果联合国教科文组织认为一个国家没有很好地保护好一个地方，该遗址将被从名录上除名)”可知，如果一个地方成功地成为世界遗产，这个国家应该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。故选B项。
