IfyouthinkaboutWorldHeritageSitesyouprobablythinkofplacesconnectedwithancientartandculturehistoricalbuildingsandmonuments.AndofcoursemanyoftheseareontheWorldHeritageList(WHL)（世界遗产名录）.Butthe

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If you think about World Heritage Sites you probably think of places connected with ancient art and culture historical buildings and monuments. And of course many of these are on the World Heritage List (WHL)（世界遗产名录）. But the WHL contains a lot of sites that are not so obvious. Let’s look at a few of them.
Citadel of Haiti
These monuments were built at the end of the nineteenth century when Haiti（海地）became independent and the many thousands of black slaves in Haiti were free for the first time. These ex-slaves built the monuments which the WHL describes as “a universal symbol of liberty”.
Robben Island in South Africa
This island was used through the centuries as a prison a hospital and a military base. But it’s probably most famous as a maximum-security prison for political prisoners in the twentieth century. Nelson Mandela was one of its most famous residents. The WHL says it represents “the triumph of democracy and freedom over oppression and racism”.
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway in India
This railway was opened in 1881 and is still operating today. It crosses a difficult area of mountain landscape and it is a great example of railway engineering. The WHL says that it is “the first and still the most outstanding example of a hill passenger railway”.
Borders of France and Spain
This is an area of great natural beauty and the mountains have many interesting geological formations. But it is also an area of small farms. People there still use a type of agriculture that used to be common in mountainous areas of Europe but has almost completely disappeared in modern times.
The city of Brasilia Brazil
Brasilia is a capital city that was created from nothing in 1956. The WHL calls it “a landmark in the history of town planning”. The different areas of the city and the buildings themselves were all designed at the same time carefully. Every part of the city shows the ideas of the planer and architect.
Alto Douro Portugal
This is an area in the North of Portugal where wine has been produced for thousands of years. The WHL says that this long tradition of winemaking “has produced a cultural landscape of outstanding beauty that reflects its technological social and economic evolution”.
Rio Platano Reserve Honduras
The WHL says that this site is “one of the few remains of a humid tropical forest in Central America”. It’s a mountainous area on the Caribbean coast with many different species of plants and animals. The people who have always lived there still have the same traditional lifestyle.
Simien National Park Ethiopia
Simien National Park was one of the first sites to be listed in 1978. It is one of the highest mountain areas in Africa and the WHL calls it “one of the most spectacular landscapes in the world”. It is also important for its wildlife. The population of some rare animals is getting smaller and smaller.
32. The passage mainly talks about       .
  A. the remains of ancient cultures on the WHL
  B. the household heritage sites on the WHL
  C. some of the more unusual sites on the WHL
  D. places of artistic or cultural importance
33. Which of the following sites were listed in WHL for political symbol?
  A. Simien National Park and Rio Platano Reserve.
  B. Alto Douro and the city of Brasilia.
  C. The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway and Borders of France and Spain.
  D. Citadel of Haiti and Robben Island.
34. Which of the following sites was listed in WHL for the wonderful plan of buildings?
  A. Robben Island in South Africa
  B. The city of Brasilia Brazil.
  C. Rio Platano Reserve Honduras.
  D. Simien National Park Ethiopia
35. From the passage we can infer that the WHL lists places       .
  A. only concerned with ancient monuments and buildings
  B. only concerned with technology natural beauty wildlife and traditional ways of life
  C. not only concerned with ancient monuments and buildings but with technology natural beauty wildlife and traditional ways of life
  D. neither concerned with ancient monuments and buildings nor with technology natural beauty wildlife and traditional ways of life.

Answer 1

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