阅读力测评（八）-2025-2026学年译林版高中英语选修第一册

阅读力测评(八)

一、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)

AQ025.江苏省如皋中学期初考试)

AselectionofmuseumsandatlraclionsinWashington,D.C.

TheTidalBasin

Thebasin,partoftheWestPotomacPark,issurroundedbyapaththal'sperfectfbrwalking,runningor

cycling.ThememorialstoThomasJeffersonandMartinLutherKing,Jr.aretwohighlightssurroundingthelake.

ItisthelocationmostassociatedwithWashington'sCherryBlossomFestivalthattakesplaceeachspring.

NationalMuseumofAfricanAmericanHistoryandCulture

Themuseumopenedinlate2016aftermorethanadecadeofplanning.ItisdedicatedtoAfricanAmerican

historyandculture,withabronzelatticedesign.Itisorganizedlikeaverticaltimeline,startingwiththeAtlantic

slavetradeinthe1400sandmovinguptothe21stcentury.HigherupareexhibitionsonAfricanAmericanmusic,

theatreandart.Themuseumisverypopular:you'llhavetoapplyfbratimedtickettoenter.

TheNewseum

FurtheralongPennsylvaniaAvenueistheNewseum,amuseumlovedfbrthe8(X)newspaperfrontpages

fromaroundtheworldthatarehungoutsideeverymorning.Inside,therearemovingexhibitsshowinghow

importanthistoricaleventshavebeenreported,suchastheSeptember11attacks.Alongsidenewspaperpages

fromthedayaftertheattacks,there'savideoexhibithighlighting:heworkofjournalistsreportingontheTwin

Towersfalling.Itisamust-visitmuseumifyou'reinterestedinjournalism.

NationalGalleryofAn

Theartgalleryisanimpressivespace:twobuildings,linkedunderground,andasculpturegardennextdoor.

Insidethelight-filledEastBuildingthere'smodemart,includingJacksonPollock'sMural,AndyWarhol'sGreen

MarilynandRoyLichtenstein'sLookMickey.

TheclassicalWestBuildingtendstohouseolderartwork:theEuropeanImpressionists,worksandtheItalian

Renaissanceart(fromartistsincludingLeonardodaVinciandRaphael)aretwohighlights.

()1.Whichofthefollowingrequirespeopletoreserveaticketinadvance?

A.TheNewseum.

B.TheTidalBasin.

C.NationalGalleryofArt.

D.NationalMuseumofAfricanAmericanHistoryandCulture.

()2.WhatcanvisitorsdoattheNewseum?

A.Learnaboutthestoriesaboutnews.

B.Learnhowtoreportimportantevents.

C.TalkwithjournalistsabouttheSeptember11attacks.

D.Read800recentlypublishednewspapers.

()3.WhyisGreenMarilynexhibitedin(heEastBuilding?

A.It'sapaintingofmodernart.

B.Itisapaintingoftraditionalart.

C.Itisapaintingbyafamousartist.

D.Itisapricelesspaintingofthegallery.

B(2025•山东省德州市期末统考)

Growingup,Iwasafraidofusingmyvoice,concernedthatsharingmythoughtswouldfurtherdifferentiate

mefrommypeers.Raisedbyimmigrantparentswhooftenmispronouncedwords,Iwasafraidmyvoicewould

exposemyinadequacies(不足之处),consideringmyinabilitytoadeptaso-called''authenticAmerican”accentas

af.awtiedtomyAsianidentity.

IquicklyfellintoafixedgeneralimageofmostAsiangirls,butitwasnotbecauseIwasshyorlikedbeing

quiet.AllthebelovedfemalecharactersontheDisneyandNickelodeonTVshowsandall(hepopulargirlsatmy

schoolmadememoresilentandinvisible.AsIgrewolder,mysilencebecameahabit.Iwouldstayinspaceslike

ashadow,presentbutinactive.MymomgrewFrustratedandconfusedas(owhyIwastalkativeathomebutas

silentasashelleverywhereelse.

Tocopewiththespiritualcrisis,Itooktowriting—akindofspacewhereIcouldthinkthroughmyideas

withoutthepressureofthepronunciation.WritingopenedmyeyestothemanythoughtsandemotionsIhadbeen

silencing.Ibegantoobsenethewaymymomspoke,too.Shewasveryvocal,whetheritwaschattingwithher

friendsoritwasdefendingherselfagainstherneighbor.Shealwaysstoodupforwhatshebelieved

in-mispronunciationsandall.

Throughwritingandobservingmymom.IrealizedthatIhadbeenshuttingmyselfupbeforeanyoneelse

couldjudgeme,robbingmyselfofthechancetobeheard.Ibegantospeakupandtellothersaboutmy

background,thoughIwouldraisemyhandonceaweekinclass.Insharingsomanyofmystories,Ibeganto

connectwiththosewhocouldrelatetomeandwasabletothrowlightonthebeautiesoflivingasaChinese

American.

Now,Iproudlyembracemyvoicewithoutconsideringmispronunciation.Bycelebratingmyethnicheritage

throughsharedstories,Iamtakingastepfurthertowardsembracingmyidentity,provingthatmyvoice,filled

withrichnessandauthenticity,deservestobeheard.

()4.Whatmadetheauthorafraidtousehervoice?

A.Shehadtocompetewithothers.

B.ShewasunabletomasterEnglish.

C.Shewasborntooshytoexpressherself.

D.Shespokewithanaccentdifferentfromothers,.

()5.Whatdidthosepopulargirlsbringtotheauthor?

A.Guilt.B.Sympathy.

C.Stress.D.Belonging.

()6.Whatcantheauthor'swritingandobservinghermombedefinedas?

A.AshortcuttolearningEnglish.

B.Aprocessofherself-awareness.

C.Asteptowardsbetterwritingskills.

D.Anexplorationofculturaldifferences.

()7.Whatdidtheauthorexpresswhenconcludingherstory?

A.Satisfactionwithherfamily.

B.Acceptanceofheridentity.

C.EvaluationofAsianimmigrants.

D.Appreciationoftheforeignculture.

C(2025•山东省济南市期末统考)

Assumeyouhavebeenofferedaonce-in-a-lifetimejobopportunityabroad,butitmeansleavingbehindyour

partnerwhocan'tfollowyou.Youstartwonderinghowtomakethewisestdecisionbetweenyourcareergoalsand

yourcommitmenttotherelationship.Intoday'sworld,wherewefaceunexpectedchallenges,thepursuitof

wisdomremainsasrelevantasever.

Butwhatarethecriteriaforjudgingwisdom?Thisage-oldquestionhaspuzzledgreatmindsfbrcenturies.

Anddotheyvaryaroundtheworld?Toanswerthesequestions,weconductedastudy,asking2,707participants

from16culturestocompare10hypothetical(假想的)persons.Forexample,theparticipantscompared“ascientist

whogathersinformationaboutanimals”with“ateacherwhoeducateskidsabouthistory^^.Theydecidedwhowas

morelikelytouseeffectivewaystodealwithcomplexsituationswhentryingtomakeadifficultchoice.Then,

theyratedthewisdomofeachperson.Weanalyzedallthesecomparisonstoworkoutthehiddendimensionsthe

participantsrelieduponandthencalculatedtheweighttheygavetothesedimensionswheninferringthewisdom

ofthesecharacters.

Ourfindingsrevealedthatwhenpeoplemakejudgmentsaboutwisdom,theyessentiallylinkwisdomtotwo

keydimensions—reflectiveorientationandsocialemotionalawareness.Reflectiveorientationinvolveslogic,

reason,controloveremotions,andtheapplicationofpastexperiences.Ontheotherhand,socialemotional

awarenessinvolvescaringforothers,activelistening,andtheabilitytonavigatecomplexsocialsituations.The

twodimensionsarecloselyrelated,andpeoplethinkaboutbothofthemwhendeterminingwhethertodescribea

characteraswise.

Wealsofoundasurprisingccmmonalityinhowpeoplearoundtheworldperceivewisdominothers,with

boththekeydimensionsreceivingasimilarweightingacrossallcultures.Thiscommonalityislikelyrootedin

fundamentalhumanneeds:theneedtogetaheadandtheneedtoge【along.Theformerinvolvesrecognizingwho

iscompetenttomakethingshappen,whichisconsistentwithreflectiveorientation.Thelatterrequiresabilities

relatedtosocialemotionalawareness.

()8.WhatistheassumptioninParagraph1about?

A.Makingachoice.B.Breakingapromise.

C.Settingacareergoal.D.Keepingarela：ionship.

()9.Whatdidtheparticipantsdointhestudy?

A.Theyevaluatedindividualwisdom.

B.Theyanalyzedwisdomdimensions.

C.Theycomparedreal-lifewisepersons.

D.Theyaddressedchallengingsituations.

()10.Inwhichcaseissocialemotionalawarenessinvolved?

A.Astudentsolvesmathquestionsquicklyandcorrectly.

B.Ascientistreachesconclusionsfromevidence.

C.Abosschoosesagreenhandtoservekeycustomers.

D.Ateachertakesthetimetolearnaboutstudents'practicalneeds.

()11.Whatdoesthelastparagraphfocuson?

A.Distinctionsbetweenhumanneeds.

B.Thesimilarityinratingwisdom.

C.Methodsofgainingwisdom.

D.Theinterflowamongcultures.

D(2025•山东省青岛市即墨区期末统考)

Rammedearth(夯土)partsoftheGreatWallhavebeenregardedasaweakpointinitsstructure.Butthey

developedanaturallineofdefenseagainst(heapproachingriskofworsening,anewstudyhasfound.

ThesoilsurfacesontheGreatWallarecoveredbya“livingskin''oftiny,rootlessplantsandmicroorganisms

knownasbiocruststhatareasourceoftheheritagesite'sstayingpower,accordingtosoilecologistMatthew

Bowker,co-authorofthestudypub.ishedin(hejournalScienceAdvances.

Examiningsamplestakenfromeightrammedearthsectionsofthesitebuiltbetween1368and1644,the

studyauthorsfoundthatmorethantwo-thirdsof(heareaiscoveredinbiocrusts.Andtheresearchersdiscovered

thatsampleswithbiocrustsweretnreetimesasstrongasthosewithout.Thesecretions(4N必物)andstructural

layersofbiocrustsforma“stickynelwork“ofsoilparticlestha:canpromotestrengthandstabilityagainst

negativeforcesthreateningtheGreatWall.

Mostofthecommunitiesthatmakeupabiocruststartfromasingleorganismthatgrowsandmakesthe

environmentsitgrowswithinsuitableforothers.Althoughthey'restilleasilyafleetedbyclimatechange,these

constantly-evolvingorganismsareexpectedtouseinternalmechanismstoadapttofutureextremes,said

EmmanuelSalifu,anassistantprofessoratArizonaStateUniversity."Eveniftemperaturesarcwarmer,the

organismsaresuitedtoperforminginthoseconditions,"hesaid."Weassumethey'llbebetterabletosurviveif

weengineertheirgrowthatscale?'Saliftiseesthenewstudyasevidenceofthepotentialadvantagesof

engineeringbiocrustsfor(heconservationofearthenheritagesites.

Beyonditsstatusasatouristdestination,theGreatWallhasgreatculturalsignificance,whichiswhythe

biocrustspreservingitaresoimportant,saidstudyco-authorBoXiao,aprofessorfromChinaAgricultural

University.

()12.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“anaturallineofdefense”inParagraphIreferto?

A.Theprotectiveroleofbiocrusts.

B.Thedeepresearchintobiocrusts.

C.TheculturalvalueoftheGreatWall.

D.ThepoorprotectionoftheGreatWall.

()13.Howdidtheresearchersconfirmthebeneficialeffectsofhiocrusts?

A.Byreferringtopreviousstudies.

B.Bymeasuringthescaleofbiocrusts.

C.Bycomparingthecollectedsamples.

D.Byanalyzingthesecretionsofbiocrusts.

()14.WhatisimpliedinEmmanuelSalifu'swords?

A.Thebrightfutureofplantengineering.

B.Internationalrecognitionofthecurrentstudy.

C.Thegrowingseriousnessofglobalclimatechange.

D.Possibilitiesofapplyingbiotechnologytobiocrusts.

()15.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.A"livingskin”isprotectingtheGreatWall

B.A"livingskin^^isformingontheGreatWall

C.Biocrustsplayakeyroleinscientificstudies

D.Biocrustsshow(heirpowerfulabilitytosurvive

二、语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)

(2025•江苏省南通市如皋市期末统考)ThedocumentaryfilmDelaGranMurallaaMachuPicchu(Fromthe

GreatWalltoMachuPicchu),1.(produce)byChinaGlobalTelevisionNetwork,wasreleasedinPeru

onNov.16withextensive2.(cover).

With(heGreatWallandMachuPicchuassymbolsofculturalexchanges,(hefilm3.(highlight)

thatdespitethegeographicaldistance,differentculturescancoexistandlearnfromeachother,fosteringmutual

understandingandrespect.

Infivechapters,thefilmdisplaysculturaltreasuresfrombothcountries,4.(include)thepottery

figureCurayacuVenusandaSic)ngoldmaskfromPeru,andapaintedpotteryvasefromtheDadiwanSiteanda

goldmaskfromtheSanxingduiSiteinChina.

Storiesarcalsoshared5.thosewhocontributetoculturalexchangesbetweenthetwocountries.For

example,6.musicianfromHenanMuseumperformsthePeruviansong“ElCondorPasa“witha

replica(复制品)oftheancientJiahuboneflute.AndaPeruviancouplebrings7.(they)handmadealpaca

plushtoystotheChinaInternationalImportExpoinShanghai.

“Previouslywe8.(aim)tohaveagrandandexpansivevision/'saysYeJing,thedocumentary's

chiefdirector.t4However,asweprogressed,webecamemindfuloftheengagingstories9.trulybring

theseculturestolife.n

SinceNov.17,thefilm10.(air)ontheChinaGlobalTelevisionNetworkandthe

NationalInstituteofRadioandTelevisionofPeruinsevenlanguages.

参考答案

阅读力测评(八)

一、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)

A(2025•江苏省如皋中学期初考试)

AselectionofmuseumsandattractionsinWashington,D.C.

TheTidalBasin

Thebasin,partoftheWestPotomacPark,issurroundedbyapaththat'sperfectfbrwalking,ninningor

cycling.ThememorialstoThomasJeffersonandMarlinLutherKing,Jr.aretwohighlightssurrounding(helake.

ItisthelocationmostassociatedwithWashington'sCherryBlossomFestivalthattakesplaceeachspring.

NationalMuseumofAfricanAmericanHistoryandCulture

Themuseumopenedinlate2016aftermorethanadecadeofplanning.ItisdedicatedtoAfricanAmerican

historyandculture,withabronzelatticedesign.Itisorganizedlikeaverticaltimeline,startingwiththeAtlantic

slavetradeinthe1400sandmovingupto(he21stcentury.HigherupareexhibitionsonAfricanAmericanmusic,

theatreandart.Themuseumisverypopular:you'llhavetoapplyfbratimedtickettoenter.

TheNewseum

FurtheralongPennsylvaniaAvenueistheNewseum,amuseumlovedforthe800newspaperfrontpages

fromaroundtheworldthatarchungoutsideeverymorning.Inside,therearcmovingexhibitsshowinghow

importanthistoricaleventshavebeenreported,suchastheSeptember11attacks.Alongsidenewspaperpages

fromthedayaftertheattacks,there'savideoexhibithighlighting:hcworkofjournalistsreportingontheTwin

lowersfalling.Itisamust-visitmuseumifyou'reinterestedinjournalism.

NationalGalleryofArt

Theartgalleryisanimpressivespace:twobuildings,linkedunderground,andasculpturegardennextdoor.

Insidethelight-filledEastBuildingthere'smodernart,includingJacksonPollock'sMural,AndyWarhol'sGreen

MarilynandRoyLichtenstein'sLookMickey.

TheclassicalWcslBuildinglendstohuubcoldciailvvuik.theEuiupcanIiiipicsbiunii>ls,wuikbandtheIlalian

Renaissanceart(fromartistsincludingLeonardodaVinciandRaphael)aretwohighlights.

(D)1.Whichofthefollowingrequirespeopletoreserveaticketinadvance?

A.TheNewseum.

B.TheTidalBasin.

C.NationalGalleryofArt.

D.NationalMuseumofAfricanAmericanHistoryandCulture.

(A)2.WhatcanvisitorsdoattheNewseum?

A.Learnaboutthestoriesaboutnews.

B.Learnhowtoreportimportantevents.

C.TalkwithjournalistsabouttheSeptember11attacks.

D.Read800recentlypublishednewspapers.

(A)3.WhyisGreenMarilynexhibitedintheEastBuilding?

A.Il'sapaintingofmodemart.

B.Itisapaintingoftraditionalart.

C.Itisapaintingbyafamousartist

D.Itisapricelesspaintingofthegallery.

BQ025•山东省德州市期末统考)

Growingup,Iwasafraidofusingmyvoice,concernedthatsharingmythoughtswouldfurtherdifferentiate

mefrommypeers.Raisedbyimmigrantparentswhooftenmispronouncedwords,Iwasafraidmyvoicewould

exposemyinadequacies(不足之处)，consideringmyinabilitytoadeptaso-called"authenticAmerican“accentas

afaw(iedtomyAsianidentity.

IquicklyfellintoafixedgeneralimageofmostAsiangirls,butitwasnotbecauseIwasshyorlikedbeing

quiet.AllthebelovedfemalecharactersontheDisneyandNickelodeonTVshowsandallthepopulargirlsatmy

schoolmadememoresilentandinvisible.AsIgrewolder,mysilencebecameahabit.Iwouldstayinspaceslike

ashadow,presentbutinactive.MymorngrewfrustratedandconfusedastowhyIwastalkativeathomebutas

silentasashelleverywhereelse.

Tocopewiththespiritualcrisis,Itooktowriting-akindofspacewhereIcouldthinkthroughmyideas

withoutthepressureofthepronunciation.WritingopenedmyeyestothemanythoughtsandemotionsIhadbeen

silencing.Ibegantoobservethewaymymomspoke,too.Shewasveryvocal,whetheritwaschattingwithher

friendsoritwasdefendingherselfagainstherneighbor.Shealwaysstoodupforwhatshebelieved

in—mispronunciationsandall.

Throughwritingandobservingmymom,IrealizedthatIhadbeenshuttingmyselfupbeforeanyoneelse

couldjudgeme,robbingmyselfofthechancetobeheard.Ibegantospeakupandtellothersaboutmy

background,thoughIwouldraisemyhandonceaweekinclass.Insharingsomanyofmystories,Ibeganto

connectwiththosewhocouldrelatetomeandwasabletothrowlightonthebeautiesoflivingasaChinese

American.

Now,Iproudlyembracemyvoicewithoutconsideringmispronunciation.Bycelebratingmyethnicheritage

throughsharedstories,Iamtakingastepfurthertowardsembracingmyidentity,provingthatmyvoice,filled

withrichnessandauthenticity,deservestobeheard.

(D)4.Whatmadetheauthorafraidtousehervoice?

A.Shehadtocompetewithothers.

B.ShewasunabletomasterEnglish.

C.Shewasborntooshytoexpressherself.

D.Shespokewithanaccentdifferentfromothers5.

(C)5.Whatdidthosepopulargirlsbringtotheauthor?

A.Guilt.B.Sympathy.

C.Stress.D.Belonging.

(B)6.Whatcantheauthor'swritingandobservinghermombedefinedas?

A.AshortcuttolearningEnglish.

B.Aprocessofhersclf-awarcness.

C.Asteptowardsbetterwritingskills.

D.Anexplorationofculturaldifferences.

(B)7.Whatdid(heauthorexpresswhenconcludingherstory?

A.Satisfactionwithherfamily.

B.Acceptanceofheridentity.

C.EvaluationofAsianimmigrants.

D.Appreciationoftheforeignculture.

C(2025•山东省济南市期末统考)

Assumeyouhavebeenofferedaonce-in-a-lifetimejobopportunityabroad,butitmeansleavingbehindyour

partnerwhocan'lfollowyou.Youstartwonderinghowtomakethewisestdecisionbetweenyourcareergoalsand

yourcommitmenttotherelationship.Intoday'sworld,wherewefaceunexpectedchallenges,thepursuitof

wisdomremainsasrelevantasever.

Butwhatarethecriteriaforjudgingwisdom?Thisage-oldquestionhaspuzzledgreatmindsforcenturies.

Anddotheyvaryaroundtheworld?Toanswerthesequestions,weconductedastudy,asking2,707participants

from16culturestocompare10hypothetical(假想的)persons.Forexample,theparticipantscompared“ascientist

whogathersinformationaboutanimals"with“ateacherwhoeducateskidsabouthistory^^.Theydecidedwhowas

morelikelytouseeffectivewaystodealwithcomplexsituationswhentryingtomakeadifficultchoice.Then,

theyratedthewisdomofeachperson.Weanalyzedallthesecomparisons(oworkou(thehiddendimensionsthe

participantsrelieduponandthencalculatedtheweighttheygavetothesedimensionswheninferringthewisdom

ofthesecharacters.

Ourfindingsrevealedthatwhenpeoplemakejudgmentsaboutwisdom,theyessentiallylinkwisdomtotwo

keydimensions—reflectiveorientationandsocialemotionalawareness.Reflectiveorientationinvolveslogic,

reason,controloveremotions,andtheapplicationofpastexperiences.Ontheotherhand,socialemotional

awarenessinvolvescaringforothers,activelistening,andtheabilitytonavigatecomplexsocialsituations.The

twodimensionsarecloselyrelated,andpeoplethinkaboutbothofcheinwhendeterminingwhethertodescribea

characteraswise.

Wealsofoundasurprisingccmmonalityinhowpeoplearoundtheworldperceivewisdominothers,with

boththekeydimensionsreceivingasimilarweightingacrossallcultures.Thiscommonalityislikelyrootedin

fundamentalhumanneeds:theneedtogetaheadandtheneedtogeealong.Theformerinvolvesrecognizingwho

iscompetenttomakethingshappen,whichisconsistentwithreflectiveorientation.Thelatterrequiresabilities

relatedtosocialemotionalawareness.

(A)8.WhatistheassumptioninParagraph1about?

A.Makingachoice.B.Breakingapromise.

C.Settingacareergoal.D.Keepingarelationship.

(A)9.Whatdidtheparticipantsdointhestudy?

A.Theyevaluatedindividualwisdom.

B.Theyanalyzedwisdomdimensions.

C.Theycomparedreal-lifewisepersons.

D.Theyaddressedchallengingsituations.

(D)10.Inwhichcaseissocialemotionalawarenessinvolved?

A.Astudentsolvesmathquestionsquicklyandcorrectly.

B.Ascientistreachesconclusionsfromevidence.

C.Abosschoosesagreenhandtossnekeycustomers.

D.Ateachertakesthetimetolearnaboutstudents'practicalneeds.

(B)11.Whatdocsthelastparagraphfocuson?

A.Distinctionsbetweenhumanneeds.

B.Thesimilarityinratingwisdom.

C.Methodsofgainingwisdom.

D.Theinterflowamongcultures.

D(2()25・山东省青岛市即墨区期末统考)

Rammedearlh(夯土)partsoftheGreatWallhavebeenregardedasaweakpointinitsstructure.Butthey

developedanaturallineofdefenseagainsttheapproachingriskofworsening,anewstudyhasfound.

ThesoilsurfacesontheGreatWallarecoveredbya“livingskin“oftiny,rootlessplantsandmicroorganisms

knownasbiocruststhatarcasourceoftheheritagesite'sstayingpower,accordingtosoilecologistMatthew

Bowker,co-authorof(hestudypubishedin(hejournalScienceAdvances.

Examiningsamplestakenfromeightrammedearthsectionsofthesitebuiltbetween1368and1644,the

studyauthorsfoundthatmorethantwo-thirdsoftheareaiscoveredinbiocrusts.Andtheresearchersdiscovered

thatsampleswithbiocrustswerethreetimesasstrongasthosewithout.Thesecretions(分泌物)andstructural

layersofbiocrustsfbrma“stickynetwork"ofsoilparticlestha:canpromotestrengthandstabilityagainst

negativeforcesthreateningtheGreatWall.

Mostofthecommuniliesthatmakeupabiocruststartfromasingleorganism(hatgrowsandmakes(he

environmentsitgrowswithinsuitablefbrothers.Althoughthey'restilleasilyaffectedbyclimatechange,these

constantly-evolvingorganismsareexpectedtouseinternalmechanismstoadapttofutureextremes,said

EmmanuelSalifu,anassistantprofessoratArizonaStateUniversity."Eveniftemperaturesarewarmer,the

organismsaresuitedtoperforminginthoseconditions,Mhesaid."Weassumethey'llbebetterabletosurviveif

weengineertheirgrowthatscale."Salifiiseesthenewstudyasevidenceofthepotentialadvantagesof

engineeringbiocrustsfortheconservationofearthenheritagesites.

Beyonditsstatusasatouristdestination,theGreatWallhasgreatculturalsignificance,whichiswhythe

biocrustspreservingitaresoimportant,saidstudyco-authorBeXia