2025年深圳高级中学高三高考英语模拟试卷试题 .pdf

深圳高级中学（集团）25届高三第二学期英语学科测试（一）

满分120分，考试用时120分钟

命题人高三英语备课组审题人高三英语备课组

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和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

•Whataregeysers?

Geysersaretypesofhotspringswhichperiodicallyshootacolumnofsteamingwaterhighinto

theair.Theyoccurinareasofvolcanicactivitywherehotlavaisfoundclosetothearthssurface.

ThenamecomesfromtheIcelandicverbgeysa,togush.

•Howdogeyserswork?

Geysersonlyformunderveryspecificconditions.Theremustbeamplegroundwater;an

undergroundheatsource;andaplumbingsystemmadeupofreservoirsandverticalpassagesor

pipesthroughwhichheatedwatertravelsonitswaytothe

arthssurface.

Coolwateronthearthssurfacetricklesdownthrough

porous(多孑L渗水的)rock.Asitapproachestheheatsource

(hotrocksoramagmachamber)itisheatedtoextremely

hightemperaturesandstartstorisethroughapipe”.The

waterwouldusuallyturntosteambutitsdepth,plusthe

weightofcoolerwateraboveit,createswhatiscalleda

confiningpressurethatpreventsthesuperheatedwaterfrom

boilingandturningtosteam.Asthewaterrisesthispressure

lessensandsteamfinallyformsandistrappedinthe

reservoir.Overtimethepressureinthereservoircontinues

tobuilduntilthesteamforcesthewaterupwardsthroughthe

passagetothesurfaceofthearth,whereiteruptsthrougha

ventinaspectacularcolumnofsteamingwater.Theplumbingsystemofageyser

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•Wherearegeysersfound?

Geysersarerare,withonlyaround1,000activeworldwide.TheyoccurintheUnitedStates

(US),Russia,Chile,NewZealandandIceland.Someeruptalmostpredictablyincyclesofminutes,

hoursorday