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· PAGE 1· 2021届河北省张家口市高三上学期英语期末考试试题 注意事项： 1.本试卷由四部分组成。 2.考试时间120分钟，满分150分。 3.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡相应的位置。 4.全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。 第二部分 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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Most Impressive Ways to Get from Place to Place Horse Caravan （马车） Go a bit old-school with a horse caravan in Ireland. While riding a horse may not offer much in the way of impressiveness, how about getting a horse to a carriage that includes cooking and sleeping areas? That sounds a bit more remarkable. Plus, the horse-drawn carriages allow a fresh perspective on the countryside and beaches. Terra Bus Made in Calgary, only roughly 20 of these Terra Bus Ice Explorer all-terrain vehicles exist and they almost all serve the Icefields Parkway and the Athabasca Glacier in Jasper, Canada. Designed specifically for glacier travel, the six-wheel, 49-foot-long vehicle looks like the most robust （强大的）tour bus on the planet. And it is. The Terra Bus Ice Explorer can handle 56 passengers and nearly any sort of ice, mud, sand, snow and rock the Canadian Rocky Mountains have to offer. The Central-Mid-Levels Escalator （自动扶梯） If this Hong Kong escalator system didnt exist, youd have all sorts of stairs to deal with to climb between the western and central Hong Kong districts. This system of 20 escalators, built in 1993, combines to become the longest outdoor covered escalator in the world, running a total length of 2,624 feet and rising 442 feet in the process. From end to encl its a ride lasting 20 minutes. Symphony of the Seas At 1, 181 feet in length and a gross tonnage of 228, 000, the Royal Caribbean Symphony of the Seas is the largest cruise ship in the world. The steel ship features seven distinct on-board neighborhoods, surfing, ziplining, ice-skating, 3D movies and pools. Symphony is powered by solar energy. 21. What can you do on Horse Caravan? A. Cook meals. B. Watch movies. C. Take an escalator. D. Admire great mountains. 22. What is Terra Bus intended for