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2022学年第一学期学业水平调研测试 高二年级英语试卷 本试卷共10页，满分120分。建议考试用时120分钟。 注意事项： 1. 答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、考生号、试室号、座位号填写在答题卡上，并用2B铅笔填涂答题卡上的相应位置。因笔试不考听力，选择题从第二部分的“阅读”开始，试题序号从“21”开始。 2. 作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。 3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相应位置上;如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案;不准使用铅笔、圆珠笔或涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 4. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁;考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。 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 Given that breathtaking views await around every green comer, it’s no surprise that the UK is home to a treasure of great journeys. Route No. 1 This has been the world’s shortest flight——just 53 seconds. For this journey, on board there is only room for the pilot and eight passenger seats. If it is busy, you may end up in the co-pilot seat up front. The experience of this great journey is a short, but dramatic one. You zoom off the runway and almost instantly the plane starts to land. Route No 2 The Caledonian Sleeper, a train with a mission to sweep you from London all the way to the Scottish Highlands, just as everyone else is going to bed, has all the drama of a great journey. The experience begins with a relaxing drink. The Caledonian Sleeper includes options for double beds and shower rooms, plus the Club Bar——open to anyone with a room rather than a seat. In the morning, guests can either have breakfast delivered to their cabin, or enjoy a cooked Highlands breakfast. Route No. 3 The UK’s another overnight sleeper train, from London to Cornwall, operates six nights a week, and is best enjoyed in a twin or single sleeper compartment (隔间). The journey takes you from London at night, delivering you to the very edge of the UK by morning, where you’ll be served a bacon roll shortly after waking. The first sleeper train on this route ran in 1877. In 2018, the train was refurnished with buffet counters. Route No. 4 The Snowdon Mountain Railway bills itself as an “unforgettable adventure”, soaring you off toward