江苏省常州市2023～2024学年高三下学期期初调研英语试题（含答案）

2023～2024学年度江苏省常州市第二学期期初调研 高三年级英语试题 考试时间：120分钟 试题总分：150分 注意事项 1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、班级、学校在答题卡上填写清楚。 2.每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。在试卷上作答无效。 3.考试结束后，请将答题卡交回，试卷自行保存。满分150分，考试用时120分钟。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 略 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A The State of Colorado has four of the best parks out of the 58 national parks in the United States. The parks have some of the best scenery of all the national parks. Black Canyon (峡谷) of Gunnison National Park This park offers the most breathtaking views from up in the mountains into the canyons below. While exploring the canyons, you will find that the walls drop nearly straight down into the narrow valleys of the snake-like rivers below. Visitors are offered more than 100 camping sites, and a lot of bird species and many animals are native to the area. Rocky Mountain National Park It is the only national park in the north central region in the state of Colorado. Elevations in this park are anywhere from 8,000 feet to 14,259 feet at the top of Longs Peak. While traveling throughout this park you will notice two very different climates because of the difference the upper peaks of the Rocky Mountains make. You can enjoy 359 miles of hiking trails, a lot of places for camping, horse-back riding and beautiful scenery. Mesa Verde National Park This is probably the most interesting national park, offering a fascinating trip back in time to 600 AD up to 1300 AD．This park was declared a protected national park in 1906 because of the cliff dwellings(住所) that were found throughout the area, which were once home to American Indians. Many of these dwellings can be walked through, while you imagine what each room may have been used for so many years ago. Great Sand Dunes (沙丘) National Park The Great Sand Dunes National Park lies in south central Colorado, about 127 miles from Pueblo. This park has the tallest sand dunes in all of North America and has trails for hiking. The natural sandy beaches around the small rivers and lakes are good for swimmers. 21．What’s the most breathtaking thing in the Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park A．The animals. B．The walls. C．The hiking trails. D．The camping sites. 22．If you are interested in history, you are advised to visit_____. A．the Mesa Verde National Park B．the Rocky Mountain National Park C．the Great Sand Dunes National Park D．the Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park 23．What’s the author’s purpose in writing this passage A．Telling people some traveling information in Colorado. B．Persuading people to visit Colorado when in America. C．Introducing the best four parks in Colorado to people. D．Showing people which park is the best of the four in ... ...