精品解析：贵州省遵义市红花岗区2022-2023学年高三上学期第一次联考英语试题

红花岗区2023届高三第一次联考 英语试题 注意事项： 1. 答题前，务必将自己的学校、班级、考号、姓名填写在答题卡规定的位置上。 2. 选择题必须使用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后再选涂其他答案标号;非选择题必须使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定的位置上，要求书写工整、规范。在试卷上答题无效。 3. 考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30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 People often wonder about some of the best places to see. A good point of reference is to first look at attractions labeled as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. These sites are culturally or physically significant places listed by the United Nations for their importance to humanity as a whole. Let’s see some of them! The Mogao Caves, China Also known as the Mogao Grottoes, the caves are located along the cliffside (峭壁) above the Daquan River in Gansu province. First built in 366 and comprising 492 caves, the Mogao Caves are known as the biggest collection of Buddhist art in the world. As a landmark or the historic Silk Road, the Mogao Caves are a perfect display of Chinese art history over a period of a thousand years. Redwood National Park, US Lying in the mountainous region north of San Francisco in California, US. the Redwood National Park is significant for its collection of redwood trees — the tallest and oldest trees in the world — as well as its variety of sea and land wildlife. Once abundant throughout the temperate (气候温和) regions of the world, the Redwood trees of California are among the only living examples left of this old plant species, a biological group which has existed for 160 million years. Machu Picchu, Peru Situated in the Andes Mountains, this fascinating ancient city is remarkable both for its beautiful setting as well as its use of complex city planning. Standing at 2,430 meters above sea level, the city of Machu Picchu is covered with both mist and mystery. Researchers have yet to uncover the city’s role in the Incan (印加族的) empire’s use of astronomy and plant domestication (驯化). 1. What can you learn from the Mogao caves? A. They were built on steep cliff. B. They hav