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The National Trust in Britain, together with similar voluntary organizations, plays an increasingly important part in the preser
The National Trust in Britain, together with similar voluntary organizations, plays an increasingly important part in the preser
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2010-03-19
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问题
The National Trust in Britain, together with similar voluntary organizations, plays an increasingly important part in the preservation for public enjoyment of the best that is left unspoiled of the British country side. Although the Trust has received practical and moral support from the government, it is not a rich government, supported by public taxes. It is a voluntary association of people who care for the unspoiled countryside and the ancient sites to preserve them for the permanent enjoyment of the public. It is a charity, which depends for its existence on voluntary support from members of the public. It has 160,000 members in England, Wales and Northern Ireland who pay a small subscription each year, and its primary duties are to protect for the nation places of great natural beauty and places of historical interest and preserve them from the dangers of modern development and extinction.
The attention of the public was first drawn to the dangers threatening the great old houses and castles of Britain by the late Lord Lothian, who in 1935 said that, as a result of taxation and estate duty, most of these ancient houses were under sentence of death①. When he died he left his great seventh century house and all its contents to the Trust Together with 4,500-acre park and estate surrounding it. This gift attracted wide publicity and it started the Trust’s "Country House Scheme". Under the scheme, with the cooperation of the government and thanks to the generosity of the general public, the Trust has been able to save and make accessible to the public about one hundred and fifty of these old houses, together with often very valuable contents. Whenever possible, the Trust seeks to maintain continuity and to preserve these as living realities rather than as dead museums. It is the view of the Trust that the families who give them to the nation and whose ancestors created them make the best possible curators.
In addition to country houses and open spaces the Trust now owns some examples of ancient wind and water mills, gardens, Roman antiquities, farms and small villages, cultural parks, as well as complete villages. In these villages no one is allowed to build, develop or disturb the old village environment and all houses completely maintain their original sixteenth-century style. The public definitely has free access to these areas and is only asked to respect the peace, beauty and wildlife. The preservation was part of history of Britain, and is now practiced by its organization, certainly will be carried on in the future, therefore, those cultural and historical relics will exist forever as long as people care for the environment in which they are living, both natural and cultural②.
In what kind of conditions are the great old houses and castles nowadays?
选项
A、They are under the threat of modern technology.
B、Less and less support is got for their repair and maintenance.
C、Heavy taxation and estate duty caused their being desertion.
D、They are more dynamic, vigorous and valuable than before.
答案
D
解析
推理判断题。根据第一段第二句话可以排除选项B ;选项A 可以根据第一段最后一句话排除;根据第二段第一句话来看,由于课税和遗产税,大多数古建筑在过去已经成了主人的负担,难免不遭到毁坏,这只是过去,所以排除C ;根据第二段倒数第二句话,现在在信托组织的统筹下,这些历史文化遗产发挥出作用,是活生生的现实而并非一座座死气沉沉的不动的建筑,所以正确答案为D 。
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