1、核心素养拓展练素养解读 2017 版普通高中课程标准首次提出“学科核心素养” 。英语学科核心素养由语言能力、文化意识、思维品质和学习能力构成。随之而来，以后的英语考试将更加坚持能力立意，突出核心素养的考查。下面这篇文章主要介绍了世界文化遗产的一些情况，旨在培养考生的文化意识，认识到无论哪种文明留下的文化遗产，都是属于全人类的，每个人都有责任和义务竭尽全力地去保护它们。主题：世界文化遗产的由来 学科素养：文化意识What do the following places have in common：the Serengeti Desert，Edinburghs Old Town and the
2、Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve?The Serengeti Desert is in Tanzania and Kenya，Africa.It contains thousands of kilometers of dry grasslands and many rare kinds of animals.Edinburghs Old Town is in the capital city of Scotland.It has many old buildings and streets.There are very few new buildings
3、in Edinburghs Old Town.The Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve is near Mexico City in Mexico.It has beautiful flowers and forests.It is also the home of millions of butterflies in the winter.These three places are very different.But they are all under special protection by UNESCO(联合国教科文组织) They are
4、World Heritage Sites.The story of World Heritage Sites begins more than 3,000 years ago.At that time，the great king of Egypt built many temples.But after thousands of years，sand covered them.Stories tell of a young boy named Abu Simbel who found the temples.One day，Abu Simbel saw something under the
5、 sand.Soon，the ancient temples of Ramses were officially rediscovered.But they were not safe.The government of Egypt planned to build a dam on the Nile River.It would create a large lake，which would cover the temples in water.Many people did not want the temples destroyed.UNESCO agreed and raised 40
6、 million dollars from around the world to save the temples.From 1964 to 1968，engineers took the temples apart in many pieces and rebuilt them hundreds of meters back from the Nile River.Today，they are called the Abu Simbel Temples，in memory of the young boy who first found them.The effort to save th
7、e Abu Simbel Temples was a success.So in 1972，UNESCO formed the World Heritage Committee，which protects places on the earth that are of great cultural or natural value.Any country in the world can ask for protection from UNESCO.The countries send a list of places to the World Heritage Committee.Once
8、 a year， the World Heritage Committee meets and votes on which places to protect.When they choose a place， it officially becomes a World Heritage Site.语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了有关世界遗产的一些情况。1Whats special about Edinburghs Old Town?AIt has no new buildings.BIts a World Heritage Site.CIts in the capital city
9、of Scotland.DIt has the oldest streets in the world.答案 B解析 细节理解题。根据第五段中的“But they are all under special.They are World Heritage Sites.”可知， Edinburghs Old Town 的特别之处在于它是一处世界文化遗产地。2The young boy Abu Simbel .Agrew up to be a great engineerBtook part in building the templesClived in Egypt about 3,000 ye
10、ars agoDwas the first to discover the hidden temples答案 D解析 细节理解题。根据倒数第四段中的“Stories tell of a young boy named Abu Simbel who found the temples.”和倒数第三段中的“the Abu Simbel Temples，in memory of the young boy who first found them”可知，Abu Simbel 是第一个发现那些寺庙的人。3How did people save the temples of Ramses ？ABy st
11、oring their pieces away.BBy keeping them under the sand.CBy moving them to a much safer place.DBy preventing the government building the dam.答案 C解析 推理判断题。根据倒数第三段中的“engineers took the temples apart in many pieces and rebuilt them hundreds of meters back from the Nile River”可知，寺庙被转移到了一个更安全的地方。4The las
12、t paragraph mainly deals with .Ahow a World Heritage Site is chosenBwhy the World Heritage Committee was formedChow often the World Heritage Committee worksDwhy countries ask for protection from UNESCO答案 A解析 段落大意题。通读最后一段内容可知，本段主要讲述了世界文化遗产地是怎样被选出来的，故 A 项符合段意。Notes：.障碍词汇1ancient adj.古老的，远古的2officially
13、 adv.正式地；官方地3dam n堤坝4vote v投票；选举5in memory of 为了纪念.长难句分析So in 1972，UNESCO formed the World Heritage Committee，which protects places on the earth that are of great cultural or natural value.分析：本句含有两个定语从句，第一个为 which protects places on the earth，修饰先行词 the World Heritage Committee；第二个为 that are of great cultural or natural value，修饰先行词places。翻译：因此，在 1972 年，联合国教科文组织成立了世界遗产委员会，保护地球上那些具有重大自然和文化价值的地方。
