精品解析：广东省中山市卓雅外国语学校2020-2021学年高二下学期第一次段考英语试题

2020-2021学年第二学期第一次段考 高二年级英语学科试卷 本卷共5页，满分120，考试用时120分钟。 注意事项： 1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息 2．请将答案正确填写或填涂在答题卡上 一、阅读(共两节，满分50分) 第一节 (共15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 Caves (洞穴) have a primary appeal — they hold the secrets to our past and are mysterious in and of themselves. ● Mammoth Cave Kentucky, USA The longest cave system in the world lies beneath the Green River Valley in Kentucky and while over 400 miles of passageways have been mapped, it has yet to be fully discovered. The complex limestone labyrinth (石灰岩迷宫) was discovered by humans 4,000 years ago. ● Blue Grotto Capri, Italy Once used as the personal swimming hole for the Roman Emperor Tiberius, this extremely bright sea cave is almost 200 feet long and 82 feet wide. Its unique glow comes from the light entering the small opening to the outside. ● Avshalom Cave Nature Reserve Beit Shemesh, Israel Also known as the Soreq Cave Nature Reserve, Avshalom is considered to be the Rosetta Stone of climate history in the Eastern Mediterranean through the packed stalactites (钟乳石) found in the cave, some of which are over 13 feet long, and are as old as 300,000 years. ● Cave of the Crystals Naica, Mexico This unique cave system in Mexico contains some of the largest natural crystals (水晶) ever found—the longest of which is 39 feet long and 13 feet thick. However, it is rarely explored due to logistical difficulties: it is extremely hot due to its location above a volcanic vent, and the huge crystals block also block the passage. 1. Where does the longest cave lie in? A. Kentucky, USA. B. Capri, Italy. C. Beit Shemesh, Israel. D. Naica, Mexico. 2. Avshalom is famous as . A. the most beautiful cave. B. the Soreq Cave Nature Reserve. C the Emperor’s swimming hole. D. over 400 miles of passageways. 3. Which cave includes the largest natural crystals? A. Cave of the Crystals. B. Blue Grotto. C. Mammoth Cave. D. Avshalom Cave Nature Reserve. B Plastic remains one of the most-used materials fo