小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.com2023～2024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。ATheStateofColoradohasfourofthebestparksoutofthe58nationalparksintheUnitedStates.Theparkshavesomeofthebestsceneryofallthenationalparks.BlackCanyon(峡谷)ofGunnisonNationalParkThisparkoffersthemostbreathtakingviewsfromupinthemountainsintothecanyonsbelow.Whileexploringthecanyons,youwillfindthatthewallsdropnearlystraightdownintothenarrowvalleysofthesnake-likeriversbelow.Visitorsareofferedmorethan100campingsites,andalotofbirdspeciesandmanyanimalsarenativetothearea.RockyMountainNationalParkItistheonlynationalparkinthenorthcentralregioninthestateofColorado.Elevationsinthisparkareanywherefrom8,000feetto14,259feetatthetopofLongsPeak.WhiletravelingthroughoutthisparkyouwillnoticetwoverydifferentclimatesbecauseofthedifferencetheupperpeaksoftheRockyMountainsmake.Youcanenjoy359milesofhikingtrails,alotofplacesforcamping,horse-backridingandbeautifulscenery.MesaVerdeNationalParkThisisprobablythemostinterestingnationalpark,offeringafascinatingtripbackintimeto600ADupto1300AD．Thisparkwasdeclaredaprotectednationalparkin1906becauseofthecliffdwellings(住所)thatwerefoundthroughoutthearea,whichwereoncehometoAmericanIndians.Manyofthesedwellingscanbewalkedthrough,whileyouimaginewhateachroommayhavebeenusedforsomanyyearsago.GreatSandDunes(沙丘)NationalParkTheGreatSandDunesNationalParkliesinsouthcentralColorado,about127milesfromPueblo.ThisparkhasthetallestsanddunesinallofNorthAmericaandhastrailsforhiking.Thenaturalsandybeachesaroundthe小学、初中、高中各种试卷真题知识归纳文案合同PPT等免费下载www.doc985.comsmallriversandlakesaregoodforswimmers.1.What’sthemostbreathtakingthingintheBlackCanyonofGunnisonNationalPark?A.Theanimals.B.Thewalls.C.Thehikingtrails.D.Thecampingsites.2.Ifyouareinterestedinhistory,youareadvisedtovisit________.A.theMesaVerdeNationalParkB.theRockyMountainNationalParkC.theGreatSandDunesNationalParkD.theBlackCanyonofGunnisonNationalPark3.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?A.TellingpeoplesometravelinginformationinColorado.B.PersuadingpeopletovisitColoradowheninAmerica.C.IntroducingthebestfourparksinColoradotopeople.D.ShowingpeoplewhichparkisthebestofthefourinColorado.BGoffin’scockatoos,akindofsmallparrotnativetoAustralasia,havebeenshowntohavesimilarshape-recognitionabilitiestoahumantwo-year-old.Thoughnotknowntousetoolsinthewild,thebirdshaveprovedskilfulattoolusewhilekeptinthecage.Inarecentexperiment,cockatooswerepresentedwithaboxwithanutinsideit.Theclearfrontoftheboxhada“keyhole”inageometricshape,andthebirdsweregivenfivedifferentlyshaped“keys”tochoosefrom.Insertingthecorrect“key”wouldletoutthenut.Inhumans,babiescanputaroundshapeinaroundholefromaroundoneyearofage,butitwillbeanotheryearbeforetheyareabletodothesamewithlesssymmetrical(对称的)shapes.Thisabilitytorecognize...