山西省2017高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（22）
<p> 山西省2017高考英语二轮复习专题训练：阅读理解（22）</p><p> 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（<span word="A">A</span>、<span word="B">B</span>、<span word="C">C</span>和<span word="D">D</span>）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="A">A</span>s the capital of New South Wales, Sydney is the oldest and the largest city in Australia. Because of its magnificent harbour and important position on the southeast coast of Australia, it is also one of the most important ports in the South Pacific. At the beginning of the 19th century when it was still a small convict(罪犯) settlement, it had already established trade with the Pacific Islands, India, China, South Africa, and America.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="sight">sight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="impressive">impressive</span>. <span word="Built">Built</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="hills">hills</span> <span word="surrounding">surrounding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="harbour">harbour</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="bays">bays</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="inlets">inlets</span>(水湾), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dominated">dominated</span>(处于支配地位) <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span> <span word="Harbour">Harbour</span> <span word="Bridge">Bridge</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="single">single</span>-<span word="span">span</span> <span word="bridges">bridges</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Opera">Opera</span> <span word="House">House</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="shining">shining</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="shell">shell</span>-<span word="shaped">shaped</span> <span word="roofs">roofs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="echo">echo</span>(回声) <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sails">sails</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="yachts">yachts</span> (帆船) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="harbour">harbour</span>.</p><p> <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="terminal">terminal</span>, <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="compromise">compromise</span>(折中) <span word="between">between</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="heritage">heritage</span>(遗产) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Seas">Seas</span> <span word="attractions">attractions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>.</p>
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