陕西省西安市2022~2023学年高二上学期期中检测英语（原卷版）.docx

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2022-2023学年度2024届高二第一学期期中检测

英语试题

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HighestMountainsintheWorld

MountKilimanjaro

MountKilimanjaro,adormant(休眠的)volcano,isthehighestmountaininAfrica.Itssummitis5,895metersabovesealevel.LocatedinTanzania,itisthelargestfree-standingmountainriseintheworld,meaningitisnotpartofamountainrange.Kilimanjaroismadeupofthreevolcanoes:Kibo,Mawenzi,andShira.Kiboisthesummitofthemountainandthetallestofthethreevolcanicformations.WhileMawenziandShiraareextinct,Kiboisdormantandcouldpossiblyeruptagain.

MountEverest

MountEverestisthehighestmountaininAsiaandthehighestmountainintheworld.Itssummitis8,848.86metersabovesealevel.ItislocatedintheHimalayaMountainRangeontheborderofNepalandChina.TheChinesenameisChomolungma,whichmeans“MotherGoddessoftheWorld”.TheNepalinameisSagarmatha,whichhasvariousmeanings.

Denali

DenaliisthehighestmountaininNorthAmerica.Itssummitis6,193metersabovesealevel.ItislocatedintheUSA,inthestateofAlaska.“Denali”comesfromKoyukon,atraditionalnativeAlaskanlanguage,andmeans“thetallone”.Thisnamehadbeenusedformanygenerationsandwasusedbyearlynon-nativeresearchersandnaturalists.Butin1896,WilliamA.Dickey,aprospector(探矿者),begancallingDenali“MountMcKinley”,inhonorofWilliamMcKinley,apresidentialcandidateatthetime.

MountVinson

MountVinsonisthehighestmountainonAntarctica.Itssummitis5,140metersabovesealevel.ItislocatedinthesummitplateauofVinsonMassif,nearthebaseofthePalmerPeninsulainwesternAntarctica.MountVinsonispartoftheSentinelRangeoftheEllsworthMountains.ItwasspottedfromtheairbyU.S.pilotLincolnEllsworthin1935.

1.WhyisKibothemostdangerousonea