there's also a touch of color given by fumniture in the children's area.Sound insulation (
route along the Silk Road.Her goal is to experience the profound cultural heritage()of
helps create an environment perfect for reading and study.
Chinese civilization,witness the development and achievements of modem China,and moet importantly,
Admont Abbey Library-Admont,Austria
call for global harmony and inclusiveness by bringing into modern view the Silk Road history and
Situated on the Enns River in southeast Austria,the library of Admont Abbey,constructed in
spirit to boost dialogue and underslanding between the East and the West.
1776,is breathtaking in its beauty.Baroque architect Joseph Hueber was tasked with developing
24.What can we learn about Cammarota's joumey
the design for the hall.Impressive in gold and white colors,the library is crowned with seven
A.It covered a long distance.
B.The final stop of it is Kyrgyzstan.
domes()whose ceiling space represents different phases of human knowledge.
C.She arrived in China on April 26,2022
D.She got support from many strangers during it.
Handelingenkamer-The Hague,The Netherlands
25.What's the main idea of paragraph 2
The Handelingenkamer library,constructed at the end of the 19th century,may belong to the
A.China's appeal to Westerners
Dutch Parliament ()but its eve-catching Renaissance design was actually creatively
B.Marco Polo's experience in China.
influenced by the art of China.This can be seen in its red,green and gold color as well as the
C.The reasons and hope for Cammarota's travel.
dragon heads dotting the walls and the shapes formed by the ironwork.Meanwhile,this beauty is
D.The preparations Cammarota made for her travel.
topped with a glass dome that allows natural light to fill the space,making it easy for visitors to read
26.How did Cammarota probably feel about the constructions in Croatia
during the day.
A.Curious and grateful.
B.Proud and satisfied.
Wiblinglen Abbey Library-Ulm,Germany
C.Excited and astonished.
D.Relieved and confident.
If you want to find a truly amazing library,a visit to Wiblinglen Abbey Library probably won't
27.What is the main goal of Cammarota's journey
disappoint.Native painter Franz Martin Kihn's gorgeous ceiling paintings top a brightly colored,
A.To enrich her life.
B.To promote harmony in the world.
and complicatedly decorated space that was designed by Christian Wiedemann and is said to be
C.To challenge herself physically.
D.To learn more about the Silk Road
famous throughout southern Germany for its Rococo style.It was completed in 1744.
21.Who will be interested in Mediatheque Sandro Penna
Elephants,the largest land mammals on the planct,are magnificent creatures and tourists rush
A.Adults who want to read in a quiet place.
to African countries to see them.Due to very successful conservation efforts,the African elephant
B.Children who prefer studying under glass domes.
population in countries like Kenya is growing.In the country's popular Tsavo National Park,
C.Historians who specialize in studying Renaissance
elephant numbers went from around 6,000 to almost 15,000 in 2021.
D.Architects who are enthusiastic about historical buildings.
While this is great news for conservationists,it's not seen that way by farmers who live in
22.What does the text say about Handelingenkamer
between two parts of the park.The human population has also expanded and this means that it
A.It features a round red dome.
affects elephants'feeding and migration arcas.This has led to conflicts between humans and
B.It has a design influenced by Chinese art.
elephants,sometimes resulting in elephant deaths.
C.It was decorated by a famous native painter.
Now a new solution using honeybees has been found to keep the elephants away from farms.
D.It was completed with the help of the Dutch Parliament.
This unlikely solution is part of a long-running project from the Save the Elephants organization.
23.Which library has the longest history
The sound of African honeybees prevents elephants.Now yellow-painted beehive (fences
A.Admont Abbey Library.
B.Handelingenkamer.
protect some of the local plots.The project is supporting 40 farmers whose erops are protected by 15
C.Mediatheque Sandro Penna.
D.Wiblinglen Abbey Library.
hives.Each of the hives is strung on a wire a few meters off the ground.This protects them from
B
insects and allows them to shake if they are disturbed by an elephant,which starts the bees making
Beginning in Venice on April 26,2022,Italian hiker Vienna Cammarota arrived in China last
sounds.This scares the elephant away
month,the last stop of her journey to the East,travelling more than 20,000 kilometers.With a
A nine-year study monitored 26 farms that were protected by the heehive fences in two villages
simple backpack and two hiking poles,Cammarota experienced a journey from Italy across
near the park.During the peak growing seasons-November to January from 2014 to 2020-3,027
Slovenia,Croatia,Serbia,Bulgaria,Turkiye,Georgia,Iran,Turkmenistan,Azerbaijan,
elephants approached the fences and most were prevented.During the drought of 2017,which
Uzbekistan,Tajikistan,and Kazakhstan to Kyrgyzstan.
reduced the number of bees in the hives by 75 percent,elephants were still prevented 76 percent of
Inspired by Marco Polo,who travelled to China along the ancient Silk Road in 1275,
the time.
Cammarota set off from the legendary explorer's hometown of Venice to retrace the route on foot.
Save the Elephants is now promoting beehive fences in 15 countries in Africa and Asia.But
"Marco Polo lived in China for 17 years and in his travelog,he provided detailed deseriptions of the
besides preventing elephants,the bechive fences can provide other benefits to communities.Bees
country,which allowed Westerners to learn about the charm of this Eastern nation for the first
provide pollination()services which can increase crop production and honey from the hives
time,"Cammarota says.She adds that she hopes to see more of modern China by following in
that farmers can sell to increase their income.
Marco Polo's footsteps.
While this solution isn't perfect,and is subject to the negative effects of climate change and
As a hiker,Cammarota has paid special attention to road and bridge constructions,among
drought,it does show that elephants and humans can share the land without conflicts.
which she was impressed by the Peljesac Bridge in Croatia,a project built by a union led by the
28.What can be known from the first two paragraphs
China Road and Bridge Corporation."When I see thesc buildings,I feel my heart swell with
A.Some farmers in Kenya hunt elephants for a living.
excitement.It's only by witnessing them first-hand that you can truly grasp their incredible nature
B.Kenya's elephant conservation efforts hardly pay off.
and can be shocked by their greatness,"she says.
C.The rise in elephant populations is actually a two-edged sword
She began studying The Travels of Marco Polo in 2000 and planned to retrace Marco Polo's
D.The expanding human population makes elephants endangered.
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