Since 1895 the National Trust has worked for the preservation of places of historic(1)_____ and natural beauty in England, Wales

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问题     Since 1895 the National Trust has worked for the preservation of places of historic(1)_____ and natural beauty in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
    Today the Trust—(2)_____ is not a government department(3)_____ a charity depending on the(4)_____ support of the public and its own members—is the largest landowner and conservation society in Britain.
    Wherever you go, you are close to land that is protected and(5)_____ by the National Trust. Over 100 miles of(6)_____ land, lakes and forests in one area of natural beauty(7)_____; prehistoric and Roman ruins; moorlands and farmland, woods and islands; lengths of(8)_____ waterways; even seventeen whole villages—all are open to the public at all times subject only(9)_____ the needs of farming, forestry and the protection of wildlife. But the Trusts protection(10)_____ further than this. It has in its possession a hundred gardens and(11)_____ two hundred historic buildings(12)_____ it opens to paying visitors. Castles and churches, houses of (13)_____ or historic importance, mills, gardens and parks(14)_____ to the Trust by their former owners. Many houses retain their(15)_____ contents of fine furniture, pictures, and other treasures accumulated over(16)______, and often the donor himself continues to live in part of the house as a (17)_____ of the National Trust. The walking-sticks in the hall, the flowers, silver-framed photographs, books and papers in the rooms are(18)_____ that the house is still loved and(19)_____ and that visitors are welcomed(20)_____ private individuals just as much as tourists.
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选项 A、primitive
B、initial
C、elementary
D、original

答案D

解析 结合选项,得知此处是指“房屋被捐献之后依然保留‘原先’的布置”。original“原有的”符合题意。primitive“原始的”:initial“起始的”表示的是某件事情的开始阶段;elementary“基本的”。
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