专题01 海洋探险-2024届高考英语时文阅读之语法填空专项训练

2024届高考英语时文阅读之语法填空专项训练 专题01 海洋探险 基础篇 Why the Caribbean Island of Grand Cayman should be on your radar？ 加勒比海之大开曼岛探险 巩固篇 Diving to new depths in French Polynesia 挑战潜水法属波利尼西亚 提高篇 67-Year-Old Kayaker needs help near end of Atlantic crossing 营救穿越大西洋的67岁皮划艇运动员 专项微练 单句语法填空 名词专项训练 真题精选 高考模拟衔接 名校真题演练 【原创题】 【基础篇】 There’s no better introduction to island life than the famed Seven Mile Beach, touted as one of the 1 (fine) in the Caribbean. Facing west, this crescent of pearl-white sand is a picture-perfect sunset spot 2 where the island’s best hotels, water sports and diving operations are located. Grand Cayman’s finest treasures, however, lie beyond 3 (it) shoreline. There are an impressive 356 diving sites dotted around the archipelago, 4 (range) from shallow reefs to fascinating shipwrecks home 5 colourful tropical fish, reef sharks and sea turtles. Scuba divers can take the plunge with one of the island’s top-notch diving schools or try another aquatic exploit — there’s paddle boarding, windsurfing, kayaking, sailing or nocturnal snorkelling among glittering bioluminescence. Families love the boat trip to Stingray City, the highlight of 6 is standing on a waist-deep sandbar as soft-to-stroke stingrays feed from your hand. Above sea level, there’s a fantastic hike in the Mastic Reserve, which 7 (protect) by the National Trust as the largest area of untouched old-growth forest on the island. The rugged, 2.3-mile Mastic Trail weaves through black mangrove and ancient woodland, thriving in native flora and alive with yellow-chested bananaquit and squawking parrots — both endemic to the island. More wildlife is found in the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park, 8 (include) the island’s most exotic resident: the endangered blue iguana. A decade ago, less than 25 of these Caymanian critters 9 (remain) on the island, but thanks to 10 dedicated conservation mission, more than 1,000 now roam.