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湖北省十堰市2025-2026学年高二上学期期中考试

英语试卷

第一部分听力(略)

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，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

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NaturalTreasures:AnIntroductiontoWorld’sNationalParks

Nationalparksarevastareasoflandprotectedbygovernmentsfortheirnaturalbeauty,uniquewildlife,andscientificimportance.Theyareoftencalled“thebestideaAmericaeverhad”,butthisconcepthasnowspreadacrosstheglobe,allowingpeopletoenjoybreathtakingsceneryandprotectourplanet’spreciousecosystems.

FamousNationalParksAroundtheWorld

YellowstoneNationalPark,USA

Establishedin1872astheworld’sfirstnationalpark,Yellowstoneisfamousforitsgeothermalwonders.VisitorscanseethefamousOldFaithfulgeyser,whicheruptsregularly,andcolourfulhotsprings.Itisalsohometogrizzlybears,wolves,andlargeherdsofbisonandelk.

SerengetiNationalPark,Tanzania

TheSerengetiisasymbolofAfricanwildlife.Itismostfamousforthe“GreatMigration”,wheremillionsofwildanimalstravelinsearchofwaterandfreshgrass,Lions,elephants,andcheetahsarealsocommonlyspottedhere.

FiordlandNationalPark,NewZealand

Thisparkisalandscapeshapedbyglaciers.Itfeaturesdeepfiords(峡湾),splendidwaterfalls,andancientrainforest.MilfordSound,themostfamousfiord,offersstunningviewsandisaparadiseforhikersandnaturelovers.

YorkshireDalesNationalPark,theUnitedKingdom

Contrarytoothernationalparkswiththewilderness,itisfilledwithwindingvalleys,hillsandvillageswhereover34,000peopleliveandwork.Visitorscanwalkthroughgrassland,visitwaterfallsorexploreundergroundcaves,butYorkshireDalesisalsohometoseveralfoodshops,andtheparkhostscheesefestivalsandfarmersmarketsregularly,soit’sbesttogohungry.

Visitinganationalparkisnotjustavacationbutanexperiencethatteachesusthevalueofpreservingournaturalworldforfuturegener