炎德英才大联考·长沙市一中2024届高三月考试卷(二)2英语答案正在持续更新，本期2024衡中同卷单元卷答案网为大家整理了相关试题及答案，供大家查缺补漏，高效提升成绩。 第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。ATreasure Hunt Through Modern-Day RuinsUrban exploration of abandoned man-made structures became popular in the 1990s when modernsociety was fast forwarding into the next century.Left behind were relics of human civilization.Faraway from modernization,rusted in air,tangled in weeds and vines ()ruins tell forgotten tales andsometimes become history in and of themselves.Punch Buggy ScrapyardMOAB,UTAHVintage car lovers won't want to miss this huge car disposal yard,the impressive open-airTomTom's Volkswagen graveyard-a father-and-son cooperation began in 1961 with eight cars.Frombuses to Beetles to Karmann Ghias to Squarebacks,hundreds of cars,car windows,doors and tires forma rainbow colored fleet contrasting with the dry yellow ground.Game of Thrones'EndKUPARI,CROATIASix miles east of Dubrovnik,one of the main filming locations of the hit series Game of Thrones'King's Landing,is a bay of abandoned hotels that witnessed Croatia's real power play.It was once aseaside resort for the military elite before the Yugoslav army destroyed it during the Croatian War in the1990s.What exists today at the complex of former glory are overgrown weeds,graffiti and rustyremainsOnce Upon a GoldATHENSStadiums that once housed tears and sweat,cheers and boos during the 2004 Olympic games arenow left for weeds.The beach volleyball arena,aquatics center and other venues were abandonedbecause of little local interest and lack of planning when the $15 billion grand building was underconstructionTwining RomanceQUEENSLAND,AUSTRALIANearly a century ago,Spanish sugarcane cutter Jose Paronella wanted to build a castle in therainforest for his wife.The resulting wonderland-Paronella Park-with vines twining on stone pillarsand moss(stretching out from cracks has been open to the public since 1935.Its current owners aredevoted to "maintaining and preserving"the primitive beauty of this famous tourist attraction with 7,500flora and fauna(动植物).21.Which place might interest a fan of old cars?A.KUPARIB.MOABC.ATHENSD.QUEENSLAND高二英语试题第3页（共10页）