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江苏省南京市第三高级中学2022-2023学年高三上期期末英语达标训练试题

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一、阅读理解

MotherNatureisacruelmistress.Why?Readontofindtheanswer.

Venice

Thisiconiccityissinkingrapidly.ThecanalsthatmakeupthestreetsofVenicerise2mmeveryyear,makingrelicsofhistorygounderthesurfaceofwateranddestroyingarchitecture.Expertswarnthatwithoutintervention(干预),thiscitywilldisappearbackintothewateratanevenfasterrate,consumedbyrisingsealevelfrommeltingpolaricecaps.

MachuPicchu

TheseiconicruinshavedrawnadventuroustouristsintothemountainsofSouthAmerica.Theforcesofnaturalerosion(侵蚀)havebeenacceleratedbytourismandthislandmarkfacessevereinfluencefromincreasingfoottraffic.ThePeruviangovernmentrecentlysuggestedacablecarthatwouldcutouttheintensehikeuptotheruins,makingthesiteinstantlyaccessibletomillionsbutthefutureofMachuPicchuremainsuncertain.

GlacierNationalpark

Perhapsyouveheardthattheicecapsaremelting.ButnowhereismoreapparentintheUnitedStatesthaninGlacierNationalPark.Estimatesindicatethattheglaciersthatarepartofthebeautyofthisnationallandmarkwilldisappearentirelyinthenexttwodecades.

TheGreatBarrierReef

Hiddenfromviewbeneaththewaves,theGreatBarrierReefhasbeenrapidlydyingoff.Nearlyfiftypercentofcoralwhichonceoccupiedalargeareaisgone,destroyedbypollutionanddisease.

1．WhatcanwelearnaboutMachuPicchu?

A．Itsfamousforcablecars.

B．Ithasnoconvenienttraffic.

C．Itswellpreservedbythelocals.

D．Itbearsaheavyburdenoftourism.

2．Whichplaceprobablyneedsvisitorstodiveintothewatertoenjoyitsbeauty?

A．Venice. B．MachuPicchu.

C．GlacierNationalPark. D．TheGreatBarrierReef.

3．Whatdotheaboveattractionshaveincommon?

A．Theyallhavealonghistory.

B．Theyreallthreatenedbyclimate.

C．Theyreallindangerofdisappearing.