2024届云南省大理州民族中学、怒江州民族中学联合高三上学期一模英语试题

大理州民族中学、怒江州民族中学2024届高三联考 英 语 试 卷 第一部分 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 Longing for the most amazing places on the planet? You can do no wrong with these lakes across the globe. Five Flower Lake Set in the striking karst landscape of the Jiuzhaigou Valley in Sichuan Province, China, Five Flower Lake is extraordinarily clear, with visibility to a depth of 40 metres. Five Flower is one of a series of blue-, green- and sky-colored lakes blocked by rock falls, but it differs from the others as its waters change color, looking sometimes yellow, sometimes green, but usually diamond blue. In winter, Five Flower never freezes; in summer, it never dries up. Local wildlife living in the surrounding mountain forests includes the rare giant panda and the golden snub-nose monkey. Crater Lake The deep-blue waters of Crater Lake in Oregon, US, fill the outlet of an ancient volcano that collapsed 7,700 years ago. Its strangest occupant is the "Old Man of the Lake", a nine-metre-tall tree stump(树桩), which has stood upright in the water for more than a century. No rivers or streams enter the lake. Water loss in summer is compensated(弥补) by winter snow and rain, the entire body of water being replaced every 250 years. Lake Ohrid Ancient Lake Ohrid has been around for about five million years and crosses the mountainous border between Macedonia and Albania. It has unique plants and wildlife, including the Ohrid "plashica", a fish native to the lake, whose scales(鳞片)are used to make Ohrid pearls. Lake Maggiore Surrounded on three sides by the Lipontine Alps and touching the plain of Lombardy to the south, Lake Maggiore is Italy’s longest lake. Considered part of the country’s lake district, it is shared with Switzerland. Characterized by a Mediterranean-style climate, temperatures here are mild all year. This has given rise to some of northern Italy’s most wonderful gardens, which appear to float like flower-decked boats on the wa