精品解析：广东省湛江市某校2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

2023-2024学年第二学期学段一 高二英语试题 （答题时间120分钟，总分150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, B, C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。 A Discover polar adventure and exploration on your doorstep. From penguins to paintings, Inuit art to explorers’ diaries and sleeping bags – come find out about exploration, science and survival at the extreme ends of Earth. Collection Highlights - Fossil ferns (化石蕨类) from about 140 million years ago. - Snow goggles (护目镜) used by Ernest Shackleton on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-16 (Endurance) - given to him by Harald Nilsen. - An unopened tin of pemmican (干肉饼) taken from the hut (小屋) of the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-09 (Nimrod). - A folding camera, created by A.E. Staley & Co. and used by Robert Falcon Scott at the South Pole, 1912, on the British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13 (Terra Nova). Free Entry Contact Us Website: www.spri.cam.ac.uk/museum Call: 01223 336540 Email: museum@spri.cam.ac.uk Family Visits Visiting with a baby carriage Baby carriages are welcome, but cannot be left unattended. Please contact the museum before your visit with any questions. Activities Audio guides are available at the information desk, with one tour aimed at adults and one at younger visitors. A small charge applies. Gallery routes: Discover the polar regions with a pack-a-polar suitcase route, an explorer route and other activities for children. Research Inquiries and Image Approval Researchers wishing to learn about the museum’s collections should email museum@spri.cam.ac.uk to make an appointment. To request approval to use images of the museum’s collection, please contact the Picture Library at the Scott Polar Research Institute. 1. What collection can visitors see in the museum? A. Fossil ferns from about 1.4 billion years ago. B. Snow goggles used by Harald Nilsen on an expedition. C. A tin of pemmican left over a century ago. D. A folding camera used at the North Pole in 191