2023-2024学年湖南省常德市高三下学期3月模拟考试英语试题(解析版).docx

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湖南省常德市2023-2024学年高三下学期3月模拟考试

英语试题

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

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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

Ifyou’reableto,wanderingthestreetsofanewcityonfootisanunrivalledwaytotakeinallthesightsandsounds.Andthere’snodenyingthatwalkingisamuchmoreeco(andwallet)friendlyformoftransport,too.Tohelpyougetoutandexplore,languagelearningplatformPreplyhasrankedEurope’smostwalkablecities.TheyanalyzedthewalkingdistancebetweentopattractionsandnowrevealwhichcitiesinEuropearetheeasiesttoexploreonfoot.

Seville,Spain

VisitorstothischarmingSpanishcitycanexploretheimpressivePlazadeEspanapublicsquare,beforewanderingovertotheUNESCO-listedpalaceofRealAlcazarandSevilleCathedral.Withjust20minutesofwalkingbetweentheseattractions,youcanreallymakethemostofyourtimehere.

Venice,Italy

Veniceisrenownedasaheavenforpedestrians,soit’snosurpriseitranksasthesecondbestlocationforwalkablecitybreaks.Thereareendlessattractivealleywaystoexplore,aswellasplentyofstunninglyornate(华丽的)bridgesoverthecrisscrossingcanalsthatthecityisfamedfor.JustunderhalfanhourofwalkingherewilltakeyouonatouroftheimpressiveGrandCanal,Doge’sPalace,StMark’sSquareandsoon,allinonly1.3miles.

Florence,Italy

Inonly33minutes,visitorscantakeinthesplendorofFlorence’stop-tierdestinations.A1.6mileroutecoverstheawe-inspiringPiazzaleMichelangelo;therenownedUffiziGallery;andtheGalleriadell’Accademia,hometoMichelangelo’smasterpiece,thestatueofDavid.

Athens,Greece

ThecapitalofGreeceranksinfourth,withaslightlylonger—butveryworthwhile—routeof2.1milesbetweenitstop-ratedtouristattractions.VisitorstoAthenscanbegintheirjourneyattheAcropolis,ascendingtodiscovertheancientParthenonthatstandsasatestamenttothecit