2021-2022学年高一下学期第一次月考英语试题（解析版）.docx

2021-2022-2明德中学高一下第一次月考

英语

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）略

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

Peoplearealwayslullofimaginationaboutthedeepandmysterioussea,however,thewatersknownastheseaarenotalltheendlessseasaswethink,ormaybebeautifulormagnificentlakes.

AralSea

TheAralSeaisaninlandlakethatliestothenorthofUzbekistanandtothesouthofKazkhstan.Itsnameliterally(按字面)means“theseaofisland.”intheTurkiclanguage.Thus,itsnamereferstothemanyislandsthatdotteditinthepast.AlthoughtheAralSeaoccupiedavastareaofabout68,000squarekmforalongperiodoftime,butit’sbelievedtobelessthan10%ofitsoriginalsite.

CaspianSea

TheCaspianSeanisalsoaninlandlake.Oftenregardedasthelargestlakeintheworld,theCaspianSeaislocatedbetweenthecontinentsofAsiaandEurope.TheCaspianSeaisanenclosedwaterbody,itiscalled“sea”probablybecauseofitsmassivesizeof371,000squarekmanditssaltiness.

SaltonSea

LocatedinCalifornia,US,theSaltonSeaisariftlakethatissalineinnature.Severalrivers,creeks,agriculturalrunoffs,anddrainagesystemsfeedthislake.TheSaltonSeaencompasses(包括)anareaof890squarekmmakingitthelargestlakeinCalifornia.

SeaofGalilee

TheSeaofGalileeisafreshwaterlakewith“sea”initsname.Itoccupiesanareaof166.7squarekminIsrael.Itisthesecond-lowestlakeintheworldaftertheDeadSeawiththesurfaceelevationrangingfrom705ftto686ftbelowsealevel.TheJordanRiveristheprimarysourceofwaterfortheSeaofGalilee.Undergroundspringsalsofeedwatertothelake.

1.Whichofthefouristhesecondbiggestintheworld?

A.AralSea. B.CaspianSea.

C.SaltonSea. D.SeaofGalilee.

2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

ATheAralSeabelongstoTurkey.

B.TheCaspianSeaisthebiggestinlandlakeintheworld.

C.TheSaltonSeais