良渚古城遗址申遗成功 中国世界文化遗产总数居世界第一

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee added China's Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City to the World Heritage List as a cultural site on 6 July, bringing the total number of World Heritage Sites in China to 55, the highest in the world.

Located in the Yangtze River Basin on the south-eastern coast of the country, the archaeological ruins of Liangzhu (about 3300-2300 BCE) reveal an early regional state with a unified belief system based on rice cultivation in Late Neolithic China. The property is composed of four areas – the Area of Yaoshan Site, the Area of High-dam at the Mouth of the Valley, the Area of Low-dam on the Plain and the Area of City Site. These ruins are an outstanding example of early urban civilization expressed in earthen monuments, urban planning, a water conservation system and a social hierarchy expressed in differentiated burials in cemeteries within the property.

The importance of findings from the Neolithic Age in China has been greatly underestimated. Cong and bi unearthed from the Liangzhu historical site represent a unity of values in the region. The complexity of society in Liangzhu was on par with that of a country. This is the origin of Chinese civilization.

Viewed from a global perspective, Liangzhu has brought the origin of the state and society in China to a level equal to that of civilizations in Egypt, Mesopotamia and India. The historical site at the Liangzhu dam might be the earliest one in the world.

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1.Which of the following is not a component of Liangzhu City?

A The Area of Yaoshan Site.

B The Area of High-dam on the Plain.

C The Area of Low-dam on the Plain.

D The Area of City Site.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段第二句The property is composed of four areas – the Area of Yaoshan Site, the Area of High-dam at the Mouth of the Valley, the Area of Low-dam on the Plain and the Area of City Site. 可知“该遗址由4个部分组成：瑶山遗址区、谷口高坝区、平原低坝区和城址区。”，故选B。

2.The underlined part “was on par with” has the same meaning with “________”.

A was different from

B was part of

C was more advanced than

D had a level equal to

解析：选D。词义猜测题。根据第三段represent a unity of values in the region和The complexity of society，以及the origin of Chinese civilization可知它拥有一个统一的价值体系，是中华文明的起源，推测其社会复杂性应该是“相当于/和……持同一水平”一个国家的复杂性，故选D。

3.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A The total number of World Heritage Sites in China is the highest in the world.

B Liangzhu revealed an early regional state with a unified belief system.

C China's civilization origin is at the same level with India's because of Liangzhu.

D The archaeological ruins of Liangzhu is about 3300-2300 AD.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句...the archaeological ruins of Liangzhu (about 3300-2300 BCE) reveal...可知，是“BCE”（公元前），不是“AD”（公元后），故选D。

4.What is the main idea of this passage?

A It shows us the origin of Liangzhu City.

B It tells us the scale and formation of Liangzhu City.

C Liangzhu City was added to the World Heritage List as a cultural site.

D Liangzhu City has a history of over 3000 years.

解析：选C。主旨大意题。根据短文内容和主旨可知，全文围绕UNESCO将中国的世界文化遗产提名项目“良渚古城遗址”列入《世界遗产名录》展开，C属于文章的高度概括，而选项A/B/D均属于文章的部分，故选C。