2013高考英语杭州市一模(抢分题)强化训练(7)及答案ThehistoricBelgiantownofDinant,acommunityofabout12,000peopleontheRiverMeuse,isnormallyapleasantdaytrip,anhour’sdrivesouthofBrussels
It’satthebaseofaprecipitous(险峻的),100metrecliff,ontopofwhichisthecitadel(城堡).Thepresentwasbuiltintheearly1800sbytheDutch,toreplaceonebuiltin1530,whichhadreplacedtheoriginalstructureof1051
Inthispartoftheworld,someonewasalwaysinvadingsomeoneelse,asEurope’skingsanddukesstruggledforpower
Littlewonder,then,thatifyouclimbthe400oddstepstothecitadel(ortakethecablecar,it’seasier
)you’lldiscovernotonlygreatviews,butmuseumsdevotedtoarmsandwar
Belowthecitadelliesthecathedral(大教堂),partsofwhichdatefromthe13thcentury,andarecertainlyworthalook
ThenyoumightexplorethecaveknownasGrotteLaMerveilleuse,withstalactites(钟乳石)andwaterfalls,ortheworkofcoppera