河南省许昌市禹州市高级中学2024届高三上学期11月月考英语

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禹州高中菁华校区第二次阶段性考试

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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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The Best US National Parks You’ve Never Heard of

Dry Tortugas National Park

Located 70 miles west of Key West, this group of seven islands is a great destination to enjoy some of Florida’s

nature. The islands are composed of coral reefs ( 珊瑚礁) and sand, and they are famous for the birds and sea life.

Tourists can also enjoy Fort Jefferson, which dates back to the 19th century.

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Theodore Roosevelt National Park is divided into two units, a northern unit and a southern unit. Between the two

sections, this park gives tourists the opportunity to experience some of North Dakota’s unique scenery, including the

Badlands, canyons ( 峡谷 ) and more. The hiking trails ( 小径 ) allow tourists to see some of this country’s natural

wonders and amazing wildlife.

Isle Royale National Park

Isle Royale is one of the special parks in the US. The island is only accessible by boat. Once there, you can enjoy

the unique wilderness that has been protected in a special way. The island has a beautiful coast that can be explored by

boat. You can also explore the island by hiking its many trails. Another unique feature of the island is the ships that

have been destroyed at sea.

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

Guadalupe Mountains National Park extends from the low desert to the high mountains. Tourists to this park can

enjoy over 80 miles of trails throughout the park, which travel through canyons, woodlands, springs, mountainous

wilderness and more. It is also home to the Salt Basin Dunes, which are an amazing windswept landscape.

21. What can tourists do in Theodore Roosevelt National Park?

A. Walk along the hiking trails B. Admire coral reefs.

C. Enjoy the Salt Basin Dunes. D. See Fort Jefferson.

22. How can tourists reach Isle Royale National Park?

A. By train. B. By car. C. By water. D. By air.

23. Which of the following features the windswept landscape?

A. Isle Royale National Park.

B. Dry Tortugas National Park.

C. Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

D. Guadalupe Mountains National Park.

I enjoy throwing stuff away. I’d love to go full minimalism (极简主义), but my wife and two teenage kids do not

share my dream of a house with almost nothing in it. I have tried. When the kids were little, I taught them my two

favorite games — “Do We Need It?” and “Put It in Its Place” — and made them play every few months. Their

enthusiasm never matched mine.

If I’m going to be honest, my own tidying skills are not as great as I’d like. My “discarded pile is never quite the

trash mountain I want because I make up excuses for why things are useful. I consider this unhealthy. I want to be

better at moving on.

So, this time I found help — the classics for people like me: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, by Magic

Kondo. Kondo’s commitment to her craft is astonishing. Her philosophy is only to keep things you love. Can I go full

Kondo? I will try. One central idea is to clean by category. You start by collecting all clothes and gathering them

together for consideration. It makes you rethink how you organize. Next, hold each item and ask if it brings you joy.

This way you’re choosing what to keep. And that’s how I find myself with all my clothes on my bedroom floor. My

wife walks by and gives me a look that says I’m nuts. She’s probably not wrong.

Somewhere near the bottom of this chaos is my special jacket. I move through the pile: pants, shirts, suits and

shoes. Then my last category: jackets. I haven’t worn it in about 30 years. Somehow, it has survived. Now, has its time

come?

I hold it in my hand. There is a tear just below the collar that widens as I hold it. It’s literally falling apart. Will I

ever wear it again? Not a chance. Does it feel good to wear? Does it bring me joy? Actually, yes. At this moment, my

daughter walks in. She asks about the jacket. I tell her the story. She thinks I should keep it. It’s cool and unique and

full of memories. She is arguing that nostalgia (怀念) is the very reason.

I’m not entirely convinced by my daughter’s arguments. I believe in looking ahead, not backward. Nevertheless,

sometimes it’s hard to let go. So I gently place the jacket on the “keep” pile.

24. What can we learn about the author’s family members from Paragraph 1?

A. They can’t tolerate what the author insists on.

B. They are less passionate about full minimalism.

C. They are strongly opposed to full minimalism.

D. They completely support what the author does.

25. What does the underlined word “discarded” probably mean in Paragraph 2?

A. abandoned B. disposable C. organized D. classified

26. What drives the author to read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up?

A. To learn how to categorize.

B. To develop a passion for minimalism.

C. To persuade his family members.

D. To improve his tidying skills.

27. What’s the text mainly about?

A. The importance of categorizing skills.

B. The changes brought by minimalism

C. The author’s efforts to go minimalism

D. An inspiration got from the book

When rains fell in the Atacama Desert for the first time in centuries, scientists had expected to see life blossom

(繁盛 ). Instead, almost everything died. The shocking discovery was published in the journal Scientific Reports.

Found in northern Chile, the dry core of the Atacama Desert hadn’t experienced rain for the past 500 years. But three

years ago, rain started to fall once again in the region.

A changing climate in the Pacific Ocean resulted in the desert’s dry core experiencing rain on March 25 and

August 9, 2015, and it rained again on June 7, 2017. There was no evidence of rain in this region for the past 500

years, although climate models suggested it should occur every century.

The international team of scientists who studied the region were hoping for deserts springing to life. “Instead, we

learned the contrary, as we found that rain in the dry core of the Atacama Desert caused a massive extinction of most

native microbe (微生物) species there,” said study co-author Alberto Fairén.

Before the rain fell, this region of the Atacama had been home to 16 different ancient microbe species. But after

the rain fell, just two to four species were still found to be surviving in the resultant pool of water. The cause of the

extinction event, believed to have been about 85 percent of life in the soil, was caused by the sudden influx of water.

In particular, these microbes were adapted to survive in extreme dryness. They were unable to adapt quickly enough to

the unexpected rainfall.

But it’s not all bad news. . The team also found nitrates (硝酸盐) in the Atacama Desert that were indicative of a

lengthy dry period, while also acting as food for the microbes. And we’ve recently found nitrates on Mars, which

could be indicating a similar process there.

28. How did the scientists find their discovery according to Alberto Fairén?

A. Satisfying. B. Astonishing. C. Amusing. D. Comforting.

29. What does the underlined word “influx” in paragraph 4 mean?

A. Shortage. B. Need. C. Arrival. D. Test.

30. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. The resultant pool of water was a wildlife habitat.

B. The team plans to turn the desert into a green land.

C Scientists have observed lots of microbes on Mars.

D. The finding brought some hope to relevant studies.

31. Which is the most suitable title for the text?

A. Unexpected Rainfalls Hit a Desert Badly

B. A Science Magazine Increased in Popularity

C. Scientists Unlocked the Secret behind Drought

D. A Breakthrough Occurred in Space Exploration

In the late 1990s, a scientist named Mark Blumberg stood in a lab at the University of lowa watching a few

sleeping newlyborn rats. He found that the baby rats kept making small, sharp movements in their sleep, and that their

closed eyes moved from side to side in a phenomenon known as rapid eye movement (REM). Blumberg knew that the

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