精品解析：山东省临沂市平邑县第一中学2023-2024学年高二上学期期中模拟英语试题

平邑一中高二上学期英语期中模拟 第二部分 阅读理解(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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Perhaps now so more than ever, it's important to take time to appreciate the beauty of our natural 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, today3 is still the only national park in the northeast. American Samoa 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 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 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（被侵蚀）at a rate of 1 inch per year, which is a rapid rate for rocks, according to the National Park Service. 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