精品解析：广东省珠海市斗门第一中学2023-2024学年高三上学期11月英语试题

2023-2024学年第一学期珠海市斗门区第一中学阶段性考试 高三英语科试卷 Ⅰ．阅读（共两节，20题，满分50分） 第一节：阅读理解（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和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A New England is the six northeastern states of the United States: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The six states were among the first colonies (殖民地) in America. The colonies were conquered by England, and this is why the area became known as New England. After the American Revolutionary War the colonies gradually became states. Many things are similar in the six New England states. For example, there are many stone walls, fishing villages and forests in these states. The houses and buildings are similar, too. People cut down trees from the forests to make space for their farms and villages. They then used wood from the trees and stones from the fields to build houses, schools, and churches. Even today, most of the houses in New England are made of wood. There are big cities in New England, but there are also small cities and farms, especially in the northern part. There is much industry and business and New England is one of the most populous (人口稠密的) parts of the United States. It has many busy sea ports on its long coast. There are always many tourists who enjoy the beautiful lakes, beaches, and mountains and who visit the historical places. 1. Where is New England? A. In northern Britain. B. In northern America. C. In eastern America. D. In northeastern America. 2. Why are the six states called New England? A. They are now ruled by England. B. They were once colonies of England. C. There were people from England. D. The states were close to England. 3. What did the people use to build their houses? A. Stones and steel. B. Plastic and wood. C. Stones and wood. D. Stones and cement. B Bergl doesn’t consider himself the next Thomas Edison, He’s just a man loving animals, Africa and adventure, Yet, Bergl might have invented a tool as great as the light bulb (灯泡) ―a tool that uses moder