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河北省张家口市新时代NT名校联合体2022-2023学年

高二下学期期中考试英语试题

第一部分阅读理解(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

Australiaisafantasticcountrythatboastsavarietyofbreathtakingnaturalattractionsand

culturalhotspots.HerearesomeofthebesttouristdestinationstovisitinAustralia.

TheGreatBarrierReef

TheGreatBarrierReefisoneofthemosticonicnaturalwondersoftheworld,locatedoffthe

coastofQueensland.Itistheworld’slargestcoralreefsystem,hometoover1,500speciesoffish

andhundredsofdifferenttypesofcoral.Visitorscansnorkelorscubadivetoexplorethevibrant

underwaterecosystem,ortakeascenicflightabovethereefforabird’seyeview.

AyersRock

AyersRockisalargesandstonerockformationlocatedintheheartoftheAustralianoutback

(内陆).ItissacredtonativeAustralians,whohavelivedintheareaforover10,000years.Visitors

cantakeguidedtourstolearnaboutthehistoryandculturalsignificanceofAyersRock,orhike

aroundthebaseoftherocktoseeitsimpressivesizeupclose.

SydneyOperaHouse

SydneyOperaHouseisundoubtedlyoneofAustralia’smostrecognizablelandmarks.

Completedin1973,itisaUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteandamasterpieceofmodernarchitecture.

Visitorscantakeaguidedtourtolearnaboutthebuilding’shistoryanddesign,orattenda

performanceinoneofitsmanytheaters.

TheGreatOceanRoad

TheGreatOceanRoadisasceniccoastaldrivethatstretchesover240kilometersalongthe

southerncoastofVictoria.Itoffersstunningviewsofroughcliffs,primitivebeaches,andtowering

rockformationslikethetwelveapostles(使徒).Visitorscanstopatlookoutpointsalongtheway,

ortakeahelicopterrideforatru