【文章內(nèi)容簡(jiǎn)介】 says, and everyone wants a piece. E) Just beyond St. Marks Square, a cruise ship passes, one of hundreds every year thatappear over their medieval (中世紀(jì)的) surroundings. Their massive wake creates wavesat the bottom of the sea, weakening the foundations of the centuriesold buildingsthemselves. Every time I see a cruise ship, I feel sad, Chigi says. You see the mud itdrags。 the destruction it leaves in its wake? That hurts the ancient wooden polesholding up the city underwater. One day well see Venice break down. F) For a time, UNESCO, the cultural wing of the United Nations, seemed to agree. Twoyears ago, it put Italy on notice, saying the government was not protecting Venice. UNESCO considers the entire city a World Heritage Site, a great honor that meansVenice, at the cultural level, belongs to all of the worlds people. In 2021, UNESCO gaveItaly two years to manage Venices flourishing tourism or the city would be placed onanother list—World Heritage In Danger, joining such sites as Aleppo and Palmyra, destroyed by the war in Syria. G) Venices deadline passed with barely a murmur (嘟噥) this summer, just as UNESCOwas meeting in Istanbul. Only one representative, Jad Tabet from Lebanon, tried toraise the issue. For several years, the situation of heritage in Venice has beenworsening, and it has now reached a dramatic situation, Tabet told UNESCO. We haveto act quickly—there is not a moment to waste. H) But UNESCO didnt even hold a vote. Its been postponed until 2021, says AnnaSomers, the founder and CEO of The Art Newspaper and the former head of Venice inPeril, a group devoted to restoring Venetian art. She says the main reason the . cultural organization didnt vote to declare Venice a World Heritage Site In Danger isbecause UNESCO has bee intensely politicized. There would have been some backroom negotiations. I) Italy boasts more UNESCO World Heritage Sites than any other country in the world, granting it considerable power and influence within the organization. The former headof the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, which oversees heritage sites, is FrancescoBandarin, a Venetian who now serves as UNESCOs assistant directorgeneral forculture. J) Earlier this year, Italy signed an accord with UNESCO to establish a task force ofpolice art detectives and archaeologists (考古學(xué)家) to protect cultural heritage fromnatural disasters and terror groups, such as ISIS. The accord underlined Italys globalreputation as a good steward of art and culture. K) But adding Venice to the UNESCO endangered list—which is dominated by sites indeveloping and conflictridden countries—would be an international embarrassment, and could even hurt Italys profitable tourism industry. The Italian Culture Ministry saysit is unaware of any government efforts to pressure UNESCO. As for the organizationitself, it declined a request for an interview. L) The citys current mayor, Luigi Brugnaro, has ridiculed UNESCO and told it to mind itsown business, while continuing to support the cruise ship industry, which employs 5,000 Venice residents. M) As for Venetians, theyre beyond frustrated and hoping for a solution soon. Its anightmare for me. Some situations are really difficult with tourists around, says Giorgioas he navigates around a swelling crowd at the Rialto Bridge. There are just so many ofthem. They never know where they are going, and do not walk in an orderly manner. Navigating the streets can be exhausting. N) Then it hits him: This crowd isnt made up of tourists. Theyre Venetians. Giorgio sayshes never experienced the Rialto Bridge this way in all his 22 years. For once, we arethe ones who are blocking the traffic, he says delightedly. It feels unreal. It feels likewere some form of endangered species. Its just nice. The feeling is just pure. But, heworries, if tourism isnt managed and his fellow locals continue to move to the mainland, his generation might be the last who can call themselves native Venetians. 36. The passing cruise ships will undermine the foundations of the ancient buildings inVenice. 37. The Italian government has just reached an agreement with UNESCO to takemeasures to protect its cultural heritage. 38. The heritage situation in Venice has been deteriorating in the past few years. 39. The decrease in the number of permanent residents in Venice is mainly due to theincrease of tourists. 40. If tourism gets out of control, native Venetians may desert the city altogether oneday. 41. UNESCO urged the Italian government to undertake its responsibility to protectVenice. 42. The participants in the Venetian march used shopping carts to show they were 100% local residents. 43. Ignoring UNESCOs warning, the mayor of Venice maintains his support of the citystourism industry. 44. One woman says that for decades the Italian government and local authorities haveonly focused on the revenues from tourism. 45. UNESCO has not yet decided to put Venice on the list of World Heritage Sites InDanger. Section C Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by somequestions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter onAnswer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 46 and 50 are based on the following passage. Living in an urban area with green spaces has a longlasting positive impact onpeoples mental wellbeing, a study has suggested. UK r