河南省名校联盟2022-2023学年高三上学期9月联考英语试题

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一、阅读理解

When we first started researching ecotourism in Spain, we were surprised to see how

many amazing opportunities it offered for outdoor recreation.

Sierra Nevada National Park

Being the largest national park in Spain, it offers a lot more than the skiing for which it

is best known. With 20+ peaks over 3,000 meters tall, the park has spectacular scenery, as

well as numerous natural mineral springs and more than 50 mountain lakes. The park’s

diverse ecosystems are home to 2,100 plant species (60 of which are unique to the area).

Somiedo Natural Park

Somiedo Natural Park is the only place where you can see Cantabrian Brown Bears in

the wild. They are known as “the littlest grizzly (灰熊)”. Spain ’s Brown Bear Foundation has

been a leading force in preserving the troubled population. Thankfully, their numbers have

risen in recent years to around 150 bears.

Cantabrian Coast

Cantabrian coast has 17 caves full of Palaeolithic Cave Art dating back to 35,000 —

9.000 BA．The most famous of these is Altamira Cave, which is known as the “Sistine Chapel

of Quaternary Art”. The art there includes hundreds of animals that were created some 14,000

years ago. The number of visitors is limited to 9,000 per year.

Cabrera National Park

This 100 square km park is about as remote a destination as any nature lover could hope

to visit. Due to its isolation, the coastal landscape of these 19 islands has remained relatively

unchanged. The area is perfect for watching wildlife, scuba diving, and simply surrounding

yourself in the beauty of nature. Access to the park is limited to just 200 people a day to

minimize environmental impact.

1．What can visitors do in Sierra Nevada National Park?

A．Go skiing. B．Watch wildlife. C．Enjoy cave art. D．Swim in

mountain lakes.

2．Where should visitors go if they want to see a Cantabrian Brown Bear? 试卷第2页，共10页 A．Sierra Nevada National Park.

B．Somiedo Natural Park.

C．Cantabrian Coast.

D．Cabrera National Park.

3．What do Cantabrian Coast and Cabrera National Park have in common?

A．They are remote.

B．They attract diving lovers.

C．They have ancient art.

D．They limit the number of visitors.

Suzanne De Young worked as a librarian and teacher for 35 years in northern Minnesota,

but she’s now retired and has lived in West St. Paul for five years. She kicked off spring 2021

by creating a Little Free Seed Library. Her yard is already a gardener’s paradise, but she

shared that love by offering up literally thousands of seeds to her neighbors.

Suzanne visited Petaluma Seed Bank, which gave her the idea of the seed library. “It’s a

lighthouse for the gardeners. Besides varieties of seeds,the bank also provides sustainable

products,gardening tools and expert advice. And I see the value of sharing seeds.” she said.

All the seeds had to be sorted and dried. She bought small envelopes, labeled them, and

put the dried seeds in them. She had hundreds of envelopes filled with seeds. She found the

old mailboxes and then painted them. The containers inside holding the envelopes were from

cookies.

Suzanne has many people stop and talk to her about the project and she hopes to bring

the neighborhood together through the seed library. It has warmed her heart to see parents and

children stop and look through the seeds. The Little Free Seed Library has been a destination

for the past month. It had positive reactions and remarks from her neighbors. They were

amazed to see how doing something so simple as collecting seeds could stimulate

conversation about plants and wider environmental issues.

“Gardening is seeing life. Plant the seed, water it, and watch it grow. It is a fun activity

that doesn’t cost anything except for some time.” she told people who picked up seeds from

the seed library.

4．What inspired Suzanne to start the Little Free Seed Library?

A．Her retirement life. 试卷第3页，共10页 B．The varieties of seeds.

C．A visit to a seed bank.

D．Her neighbors’ encouragement.

5．What does Suzanne expect to do through the project?

A．Bring the community together.

B．Make her project better known.

C．Offer children a fun place to play.

D．Promote environmental awareness.

6．What does Suzanne say about gardening?

A．It is tough work.

B．It is fun and cheap.

C．It calls for money and energy.

D．It makes a lot of money.

7．Where is the text likely taken from?

A．An advertisement.

B．A book review.

C．A biography.

D．A newspaper.

Scientists recently announced the world’s tiniest remote-controlled robots. Small enough

to sit on the side of a penny, the robots can be controlled by a laser (激光). The scientists say

one day robots like these may be able to work in areas too small for tools.

Last week, researchers at Northwestern University revealed details on several tiny robots