2023届普通高等学校全国统一考试英语押题密卷（九）

2023年HBJ普通高等学校全国统一考试押题B卷 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 Dark and Bright Cave in Vietnam The cave is divided into two parts: the Dark cave and the Bright cave. The Dark cave is huge with little light. In contrast, inside the Bright cave, the sunlight shines through the cave from the entrance till the end. You can take part in many water activities like: sitting and bathing on the beach, swimming and diving to discover the marine life. The Blue Cave in Brazil The Blue Cave can be a bit hard to get to. Not only is it in a remote area of Brazil, but it also has to be hiked to off of a major road. If you want to experience the full majesty of the cave, you’d better have experience in rock climbing and diving. The Blue Cave is also one of the simpler cave diving locations. Mammoth Cave in the US Mammoth Cave is the most extensive cave system in the world. It illustrates a number of stages of the Earth’s evolutionary history and contains ongoing geological processes and unique wildlife. The flora and fauna of Mammoth Cave is the richest cave-dwelling wildlife known, with more than 130 species within the cave system. Maiji Mountain Grottoes in China The Maiji, reputed as the “Oriental Sculpture Museum”, is 142 meters high. The grottoes contain more than 7,200 clay or stone sculptures and over 1,300 square meters of murals(壁画). The clay sculptures are well-known not only in China but also abroad. One important feature of the grottoes is that the only means of communication between the caves is a plank road(栈道) built on the face of a cliff. 1. What do the first two places have in common? A. They contain water activities. B. They are not easily accessible. C. They attract more rock climbers. D. They are famous for beaches. 2. Which place is suitable for people who are interested in the Earth’s development? A. Dark and Bright Cave in Vietnam. B. The Blue Cave in Brazil. C. Mammoth Cave in the US. D. Maiji Mountain Grottoes in C