2022-2023学年上学期湖南省湘潭市两校期中联考试卷高三英语试题(含答案).pdf

2022-2023学年高三上学期期中联考

英语

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

Oneofthemostpopulartraveldestinationsintheworld,England

offersalmostendlesspossibilitiesforvacationersseekingfun

thingstodoandtopattractionstovisit.

TowerofLondonBuiltin1078byWilliamtheConqueror,theWhite

Towerishometoamazingexhibits,suchasLineofKings,the

worldsoldestvisitorattraction,establishedin1652.Other

highlightsincludetheimpressiveCrownJewelsexhibition,classic

YeomanWarderTours.Ifyouretravelingwithchildren,besuretoYeomanWarderTours.Ifyouretravelingwithchildren,besureto

otherimmersiveprogramsthatprovideafuninsightintothe

castleshistory.

StonehengeStonehengeisEuropesbest-knownprehistoric

monument.Itssopopularthatvisitorsneedtoreserveaticketin

advancetoguaranteeentry.Exhibitionsattheexcellent

Stonehengevisitorcentersetthestageforavisit,explaining

throughaudio-visualexperiencesandmorethan250ancient

objectshowtheenormousstoneswereestablishedbetween3000

and1500BC,andsharinginformationaboutlifeduringthistime.

TheBritishMuseumWithcollectionsofantiquitiesthatareamong

theworldsfinest,theBritishMuseumholdsmorethan13million

artifactsfromEgypt,Greece,theRomanEmpireandChina.The

mostfamousartifactsaretheElginMarblesfromtheParthenonin

Athens.Besides,theAncientEgyptiancollectionisthelargest

outsideofCairo,andthehoardofRomansilver,unearthedin

Suffolkin1942,isnothingshortofimpressive.

WarwickCastleIfyourelookingforatrulymemorableEnglish

excursionforthewholefamily,andonethatoffersafascinating

insightintolifethroughexhibitions,youcouldntdomuchbetter

thanvisitWarwickCastle.LocatedinthebeautifulcityofWarwick

ontheRiverAvon,thisimpressivefortresshasdomi