2023届湖南省部分学校高三4月模拟考试英语试题（含答案解析）.pdf

2023届湖南省部分学校高三4月模拟考试英语试题 :___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ 学校 姓名： 班级： 考号： 一、阅读理解 Cities are taking steps to support wildlife populations and educate citizens about the importanceoftheenvironment.Hereare four ofthemostwildlife-friendly citiesin theUnited States. Austin,Texas Austin,the capital ofTexas,earnstherank asthetop city for wildlife in largepart dueto itswork tohelp improve decliningmonarch butterfly populations.Austin sitswithin themain migration pattern ofthemonarch,which meansthat monarch butterfliespassthrough it twice annually.Austin alsoleadsallUScitieswith 2,616certified (经认证的)wildlifehabitats. Atlanta,Georgia Atlanta secures the second-place ranking thanks to its ClimateAction Plan, which aims to expand on the 3,000 acresofparksthat the city already manages.Already classifiedby the USForest Service as one of the most forested urban centers in the country,Atlanta also calls fbr planting more trees and creating more green spaces based on its climate plan. Six neighborhoods in Atlanta have been designated (指定)as Community Wildlife Habitats. Put together,theseareasofvegetation canhelp reducetheurbanheatisland effect in thecity. Seattle,Washington Seattle is home to 489 parks that span 6,441 acres, including 2,500 acres of forested public land. The city’s largest park, Discovery Park, covers 534 acres and serves as an important protected area fbr birds and marine animals.Due to the amount of forested land in Seattle, the researchers use the city to study how urban environments can be designed to supportwildlife.The SeattleUrban Project enliststhe community toreport wildlife sightings, whichhelpstodemonstratehow andwhereflesh-eatingmammalscan coexistwithhumans. ChulaVista,California Chula Vista, a city in southern California, ranks high on the list due to its efforts