2022年重庆市巴蜀中学高考适应性月考卷英语（十）.docx

巴蜀中学2022届高考适应性月考卷（十）

英语

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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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

DEEPDIVE

DEEPEST-KNOWNCAVESYSTEM—VeryovkinaCave

VeryovkinaCaveiscurrentlythedeepest-knownsystem.In2018,scientistsreachedwhatmaybethebottomat,257feet.Dangers,suchasrockfallsandfloods,lurk(潜藏)ateveryturn.Whyriskit?Scientistscoulddevelopnewmedicinesfrommicrobesfoundincavesamples.

DEEPESTPARTOFOCEAN—MarianaTrench

SouthofJapanliesthedeepestplaceonEarth:theMarianaTrench.ThelowestpointiscalledChallengerDeep.It’s36,070feetdeep—almost7miles!ThebiggestearthquakesonEarthoccurhere.Studiesofthesezoneshelpedscientistsconfirmthetheoryofplatetectonics(板块构造论),whichexplainswhyearthquakesandvolcanoesoccur.PressureinChallengerDeepisbone-crushing,butlifestillexists.

LOWESTSPOTONLAND—DeadSea

TheDeadSeaisthelowestpointonlandat1,400feetbelowsealevel.Tentimessaltierthanoceanwater,theDeadSeaisverydense:youliterallycan’tsink!Exceptforafewseasonalstreams,onlytheJordanRiverflowsintoit.Nowaterflowsout.It’sinahotdesert,andwaterevaporates(蒸发)fasterthanthelakeisrefilled.Allofthislowerstheseabyabout3feetperyear!Despiteitsname,theDeadSeaholdslife.Afewkindsofalgaeandbacterialoveitssaltywater.Sodopeople!

DEEPESTLAKE—LakeBaikal

Atjustoveramiledeep(5,387feet),LakeBaikalisthedeepestinlandbodyofwater.It’salsotheoldestandthelargestfreshwaterlake:itholdsasmuchwaterasalltheGreatLakescombined.ScientistslovestudyingLakeBaikal.It’shometothousandsofanimalsandplants,manyofwhichlivenowhereelse.

1.Whichplaceattractsgeologistswhostudyearthquakesmost?

A.VeryovkinaCave.