单元检测卷（三）FASCINATING PARKS-【学易优】2023-2024学年高中英语选择性必修第一册（人教版2019）

单元检测卷（三） FASCINATING PARKS (时间：100分钟满分：120分) 第一部分阅读（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、BC、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Perhaps now so more than ever,it's important to take time to appreciate the beauty of our natural 郑 world.In the US,all you have to do is turn to the national parks for inspiration. Not only do these parks offer hiking,camping and wildlife-spotting service,but they each have interesting stories to tell that make them truly unique from others designated by the National Park Service.Just check it out for yourself with these fun,fascinating facts about each national park. Acadia Location:Maine Size:65 square miles Fact:Sprawling across Mount Desert Island,off the coast of eastern Maine.Acadia became the first national park east of the Mississippi River in 1929 and,today is still the only national park in the northeast. American Samoa 郭 Location:South Pacific Size:21 square miles Fact:Located outside of the continental US,the American Samoa territory is spread out across three islands and happens to be the country's only national park in the southern hemisphere. Arches Location:Utah 蕊 Size:119 square miles Fact:There are more than 2,000 natural rock arches in (the appropriately named)Arches National Park,which is the biggest concentration of formations in the country. Badlands Location:South Dakota 0 Size:379 square miles Fact:At Badlands National Park,in the vast plains of South Dakota,visitors can witness a geological wonder.The rocks here are still eroding (at a rate of 1 inch per year,which is a rapid rate for rocks,according to the National Park Service. ·229· Big Bend Location:Texas Size:1,252 square miles Fact:At remote Big Bend National Park,geological history runs deep.Hundreds of millions of years ago,two inland seas flowed through the region,and as a result,there are thick stores of limestone and shale (页岩)throughout the park. 1.In all the national parks mentioned,visitors can experience the following EXCEPT A.hiking B.swimming C.campin