江苏省部分地区2022-2023学年下学期高二英语期末试卷汇编：阅读理解

江苏省部分地区2022-2023学年下学期高二英语期末试卷汇编 阅读理解 江苏省无锡市2022-2023学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题 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 Not many people are comfortable going deep underground. There's something pretty scary about diving into the pitch-black abyss ( 深谷),towards the mysteries at the centre of the Earth. But humans have been going underground - mining, caving, living and the like. All over the world you'll find all manner of superb underground phenomena. Here are our favourites. 1.Salina Turda, Romania A Transylvanian underground theme park sounds kind of like something out of Scooby-Doo. But it actually exists - and isn't frightening at all. Built deep below the Earth's surface in a salt mine, Salina Turda features attractions like a panoramic ( 全景的) wheel, mini-golf, bowling, table tennis and even boating on a mine lake. 2.Derinkuyu, Turkey The underground city at Derinkuyu, in Turkey's Cappadocia region, dates back thousands of years. It's the deepest of its kind in the region, a web of winding passages over eight levels, reaching a depth of 85 metres. Living underground allowed the citizens of Derkinyu to avoid extreme temperatures and more easily fight against invaders. Though not inhabited today, the site features the remains of schools, shops and churches. 3.Ajanta Caves, India Considering that they're cut dep into a rock face the 30 or so caves of Ajanta are surprisingly well lit. All that light makes it much easier to admire this remarkable series of Buddhist temples and monuments (纪念碑) that date from the first and second centuries BC. They contain some of the finest surviving examples of ancient Indian well-painting. 1. Thrihnukagigur, Iceland Sometimes climbing up to a volcano crater (火山口) or viewing it from afar just isn't enough. Some people need to go that step further and adventure inside a volcano. You can do exactly that at Thrihnukagigur in Iceland. A lift takes visitors 700 feet down into