2022年江苏高邮临泽中学高二下学期期末模拟（一）英语试题.doc

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高邮市临泽中学2021-2022年高二下学期期末模拟（一）

英语试题

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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

FourWinterSpots

Herearefourspotsaroundtheworldworthawintertrip.

ChristmasIsland,Australia

OnChristmasDayof1643,CaptainWilliamMynorssailedpastthistropical(热带的)island224milessouthofJavaandnamedit,ofcourse,“Christmas”.Consistingofrainforest,sandbeaches,coralreefsandoneoceanicmountain,twothirdsofthis52-square-mileislandisanationalpark,hometopipistrelles,flyingfoxes,endangeredseabirdsandseaturtles.Manyofthe2,000localpeoplecelebratetheChineseLunarNewYeareveryyear.

Quito,Ecuador

InQuito,thesunalwayssetsatsix.AsthesecondbiggestcityinEcuadorandthesecondhighestcapitalintheworld,QuitomakesaconvenientaccesspointtotheAmazonrainforest,thethrill-seekers’paradise.Inonlythreehours,travelerscantravelfromthebest-preservedhistoricalcitycenterinLatinAmericatothelandofgianttortoises,lavalizardsandblue-footedboobies.

SunPeaks,Canada

Snowshoeing,dogsleddingandstorm-watchingallmakeBritishColumbiaafavoritewinterdestination.Butifyoureplanningonskiing,ski-bikingorsnow-limo-riding,pleaseheadforSunPeaks,Canada’ssecondlargestskiarea.

Lijiang,China

AwintertriptothesouthwestChineseprovinceofYunnanpromisesmild,dryandsunnyweather—excellentconditionsforskiingthetrailsofChina’shighestskiresort,JadeDragonSnowMountain.Hometoplentyofwildlifeand400typesoftrees,themountainislocatedabout10milesfromtheUNESCOWorldHeritageOldTownofLijiang,animportantcenterforthefascinatingNaxipeoplewhose1,000-year-oldDongbacharactersaretheonlylivingpictographic(象形文字的)writingsystemworldwidetoday.

21.WhatmakesQuitooneofthebestwinterdestinations?

A.Thevariousrareanimals. B.Thebeautifulsunsetsthere.

C.Theclosenesstotherainforest. D.T