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(1)词义猜测题。根据第一段It currently specifies 53 World Heritage sites under threat of "serious and specific dangers" due to factors such as climate change,armed conflict,and development pressures.(由于像气候变化,武装冲突以及发展压力等这些因素的影响,目前有53个世界遗迹面临严重和特定的危险。)可知,"The accelerated degeneration of these cultural treasures"指的就是上文中这些遗迹的受到威胁,情况恶化,所以划线词degeneration意思是"退化,恶化"。A.Improvement提高;B.Increasing增加;C.Adaptation改编;D.Worsening恶化。故选D。
(2)细节理解题。根据第一段The accelerated degeneration of these cultural treasures is a reality that shouldconcern the world,since the younger generation may not have the opportunity to visit them.(这些文化宝藏的加速退化是一个应该引起全世界关注的现实问题,因为年轻一代可能没有机会参观它们。)和第二段For this reason,insurance company Budget Direct,and NeoMam Studios,a creative studio based in the UK,have created a series of GIFs to restore World Heritage sites and demonstrate what these ruins would have looked like if they had been preserved.(由于这个原因,保险公司Budget Direct和英国的创意工作室Neo Mam工作室启动了一个项目,制作了一系列动图来修复世界遗迹,并展示了如果这些遗迹被保存下来会是什么样子。)可知,这个团队将世界遗产制作成动图,是因为年轻一代可能没有机会参观它们。故选C。
(3)细节理解题。根据第三段Based on the results,the team made a selection according to two main criteria:First,they were man﹣made places.Second,they still had standing elements.(根据研究结果,研究小组根据两个主要标准做出了选择:首先,它们是人造场所。其次,他们仍然有留存的建筑部分。)可知,该团队挑选岌岌可危的遗迹,基于两个标准:是人类建造的建筑,而且现在仍然保存着建筑部分。故选B。
(4)推理判断题。根据第二段"or this reason,insurance company Budget Direct,and NeoMam Studios,a creative studio based in the UK,have created a series of GIFs to restore World Heritage sites and demonstrate what these ruins would have looked like if they had been preserved.(由于这个原因,保险公司Budget Direct和英国的创意工作室Neo Mam工作室启动了一个项目,制作了一系列动图来修复世界遗迹,并展示了如果这些遗迹被保存下来会是什么样子。)可知,本文主要讲述一个团队制作大量动图,修复世界遗产,让游客有机会"云"游虚拟世界遗迹。B.Technologies help people visit World Heritage sites virtually.(技术可以帮助人们虚拟地参观世界遗产。)符合文意,故选B。