浙江省金华市2025-2026学年高二上学期11月期中英语模拟试题（含解析）.docxVIP

浙江省金华市2025-2026学年高二上学期11月期中英语模拟试题

注意事项：

本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

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所有答案必须写在答题卷上，写在试卷上无效。

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

（略）*此部分需要音频材料，故省略。通常包括5段短对话和4段长对话/独白。*

第二部分：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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

ThecityofVeniceisknownforitsbeautifulcanalsandhistoricarchitecture.However,thisuniquecityisfacingaseriousthreat:itissinking.AcombinationofnaturalandhumanfactorsiscausingVenicetoslowlydescendintotheAdriaticSea.

Thenaturalprocess,knownassubsidence,hasbeenhappeningformillionsofyearsastheAdriaticplateonwhichVenicesitsisslowlypusheddownbytheAfricanplate.Buthumanactivitieshavegreatlyacceleratedthisprocess.Thepumpingofgroundwaterfromdeepundergroundinthe20thcenturycausedthecitytosinkbyabout12centimeters.Althoughthispracticewasbannedinthe1970s,thedamagewasdone.

Moreover,therisingsealevelsduetoglobalwarmingaremakingtheproblemworse.Acquaalta,or“highwater,”events,whereSt.Mark’sSquareandotherlow-lyingareasareflooded,arebecomingmorefrequentandsevere.

Toprotectthecity,theItaliangovernmenthasundertakenanambitiousengineeringprojectcalledMOSE.ThissystemofmovablegatesisdesignedtoblockthetidalsurgesfromtheAdriaticSeaduringAcquaalta.Whiletheprojecthasshownsomesuccessinpreventingmajorfloods,criticsarguethatitisnotalong-termsolutiontothesinkingproblemandmayhavenegativeeffectsontheecosystemofthelagoon.

WhatisthemaincauseofVenice’ssinkinginthelongterm

A.Thepumpingofgroundwater.

B.Therisingsealevels.

C.Thenaturalmovementoftectonicplates.

D.TheconstructionoftheMOSEproject.

Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“Acquaalta”inparagraph3referto

A.AfamoussquareinVenice.

B.Thesystemofmovablegates.

C.Thephenomenonoffrequentflooding.

D.Theprocessofsubsidence.

Whatisthepurposeofth