湖南省长沙市师大附中2025届高三上学期第二次月考英语试题 含解析.docx

湖南师大附中2025届高三月考试卷(二)

英语

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

TheVirginIslandsNationalParkisatropical(热带的)paradiseontheislandofSt.John,whichcoversmorethanhalfofthesmallisland.ItissurroundedbytheAtlanticOceantothenorthandtheCaribbeanSeatothesouth,wheretheclimateiswarmallyear.TheislandswhitesandbeachesandclearblueseasareconsideredtobeamongthemostbeautifulintheCaribbean,gainingreputationandpopularityamongvisitorsacrosstheworld.

Howthenationalparkwasformed

LaurenceRockefellerwasanAmericanmillionaire,businessmanandconservationist.HevisitedSt.Johninthe1950s.Hequicklyfellinlovewiththeislandsclean,purebeauty.Hefirstpurchasedasmallresortthere,CaneelBay.Healsopurchasedmorethan2,000hectaresoftheislandanddonatedittothegovernment.ThatdonationcreatedtheU.S.VirginIslandsNationalPark.ItwasofficiallyopenedasanationalparkonDecember1,1956.

Howtogettothepark

Theonlywaytoreachtheparkisbyboat.Somepeoplearriveontheirownsailboats.Otherscomeinonlargecruiseships.VisitorsalsoarriveonwatertaxisfromtheislandofSt.Thomas.

Whattodoatthepark

Fromthetropicalhillstothebluewaters,therearemanythingstodoattheVirginIslandsNationalPark.Visitorsenjoyfishing,camping,sailing,scubadiving,snorkeling(浮潜),andbirdwatching.Ofalloftheparksbeaches,TrunkBayBeachissaidtobethemoststriking.Belowtheclearbluewaterisa200-metersnorkelingpath.HawksnestBeachisalsoapopularplaceforsnorkeling.NeartheshorearethreesmallreefsofElkhornCoral.TheElkhornCoralgetsitsnamefromitsshape.Thereeflookssimilartothehugehorns(角)ofananimalcalledelk.Itisaveryrarekindofreef.Scientistssayitisindangerofbecomingextinct.

TheVirginIslandsNationalParkisoftencalledAmericasparadise.ItprotectsSt.Johnspristinenature,andpreserv