2020年湖北省高考英语模拟试卷7套（附答案解析）.pdfVIP

高考英语模拟试卷 题号 I II III IV V 总分 得分 一、阅读理解（本大题共 15 小题，共 30.0 分） A The earth is a mysterious place that never stops to amaze ． There are many places completely unimaginable ． The incapability to understand the real story behind some of these phenomena draws many people ． Blood Falls ， Antarctica How is it that the coldest and driest place on the planet has a blood-red waterfall pouring down slowly into the McMurdo Dry Valleys， some of the most extreme desert lands on Earth ？ What causes the mysterious flow was only recently discovered in a study ． Scientists believed for many years red algae gave it the unusual color But now research has shown that （红藻） ． iron oxide is responsible for it The waterfall even contains strange bacterial life （氧化物） ． forms ． Magnetic Hill ， Moneton ， New Brunswick Be very careful if you choose to drive to the bottom of this hill ． Stories about what happens there have been around since early 1900s ． As impossible as it sounds ， your car will start to roll uphill ． And it doesnt just work on cars-vans ， trucks and even tour buses roll upward ． according to Tourism New Brunswick． Racetrack Playa ， Death Valley ， California Located in a remote valley between the Cottonwood and Last Chance Ranges ， Racetrack Playa is a place of real beauty and mystery ． The Racetrack is a dry lakebed ， best known for its strange moving rocks ． It looks like they sailed through the valley ． Although no one has actually seen the rocks move， the long moving tracks left behind in the mud surface of the Playa prove their activity ． The most logical explanation so far is that ice forms covering the stones， causing them to move ． 1. Whats special about Racetrac