广东省茂名市高州市2022-2023学年高三上学期第一次模拟考试- 英语试题.pdf

高州市2023届高三第一次模拟考试

英语

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1.本试卷由三个部分组成。满分120分，考试时间100分钟。

2.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔

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3.本卷命题范围：高考范围。

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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

TherearemanyscientificbreakthroughsmadebywomenintheAntarctic.Herearefour

landmarksinAntarcticaandthey’renamedforthefemalepioneers.

JonesTerrace(梯田)

Theice-freeterraceineasternAntarctica’sVictoriaLandbearsJonesname.In1969,

geochemistLoisM.Jonesledthefirstall-femaleresearchteamfromtheUStoworkinAntarctica.

Jonesandherteamstudiedchemicalweathering(风化作用)intheMcMurdoDryValleys,an

ice-freeareaofAntarctica.Throughchemicalanalysesofrockstheyhadcollected,Jonesandher

teamdiscoveredmanygeochemicalcharacteristicsofthevalley’sice-coveredlakes.

MountFineness

8,202-foot-highMountFineness,locatedonAntarctica’slargestisland—AlexanderIsland-is

namedforGinnyFineness.Sheestablishedandmaintained80-foot-tallradiotowersintheAntarctic.

In1985,FinenessbecamethefirstfemaleinvitedtojointheAntarcticClub,aBritishsupperclub

opentoindividualswhohavespentextendedtimeintheAntarcticregion.FrancisPeak

FrancisPeak

The3,727-foot-tallpeakonAntarctica’sAdelaideIslandisnamedafterDameJane

Francis,whoisthefirstfemaledirectoroftheBritishAntarcticSurvey,thenationalpolarresearch

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instituteoftheUK.HercollectionoffossilsonSeymourIslandhelpedconcludeina2021paperthat

Antarctica’sabundantplantfossilsindicatethecontinentoncehadamuchwarmerclimatethanit

currentlydoes.

PedenCliffs

PedenCliffsnearAntarctica’sMarieByrdL