初中英语史地常识类阅读试题

Thousands of years ago，Shennong，who had an ox （公牛） head and a human body，lived in the south of China.Seeing that local people were suffering from disease，he built ladders （ 梯子） and houses on a high mountain to keep hundreds of medicine plants.

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This legend （传说） has made Shennongjia in Hubei an inviting place for tourists.（2）　　

You can see natural scenery from all four seasons at different altitudes （ 海拔）. "When the bottom of the mountain is summer，the top is spring and while the foothill is autumn，the top is covered with ice，" local people say of the special climate of Shennongjia.

Shennongjia is also home to 5，000 kinds of animals and plants. （3）　 　For example，the golden monkey，the clouded leopard （云豹） and the Asian black bear live in this area.

One interesting and mysterious thing about Shennongjia is its "Bigfoot" legends.Some people have said that they have seen huge footprints or large man﹣like wild animals. （4）　 　Some say they are just bears.

    （5）　 　On July 17，2016，the Shennongjia Forestry District was added to the United Nations World Heritage list as a natural site.It was China's 50th world heritage site （遗址）.

A.But scientists haven't made sure if it's true. B.That's why people love these animals. C.To remember him，people named the place Shennongjia. D.This beautiful place got a valuable title. E.Many rare animals live there. F.Traveling there is an unusual experience.

On April 1，the Xiongan New Area in Hebei Province celebrated its fourth "birthday".The area covers 1，770 square kilometers.It's about 100 km southwest of Beijing.

The Xiongan New Area is the third important new area after the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone（经济特区） and the Shanghai Pudong New Area.The Xiongan New Area will help solve problems in Beijing，like traffic jams﹣拥堵and air pollution.For example，this year Hebei Province will speed up the building of an express line （机场快线） between Xiongan and Beijing Daxing International Airport.The express line is going to be finished by the end of 2023.

The building of an Internet industrial （工艺的）park and a science and technology park will also begin in Xiongan this year.What's more，the area will improve the water quality （质量） of Baiyangdian Lake，one of the largest freshwater wetlands in North China.

Xiongan is also called China's "city of the future".According to the 2018﹣2035 master plan for the Xiongan New Area，the area will develop into a modern city that is green，smart and livable （宜居的） by 2035.It will also be a place for innovation （创新）.

（1）Is Beijing about 100 km southwest of the Xiongan New Area？ 　                   　

（2）What problems can the Xiongan New Area help solve for Beijing in Paragraph 2？ 　          　

（3）When will the express line be finished？ 　                                   

（4）Why is the Xiongan New Area important for Baiyangdian Lake？ 　              　

（5）What will the Xiongan New Area be according to the 2018﹣2035 master plan？