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1、Word2022年高考英语冲刺必备：史地自然科普新闻类阅读理解(一)(附答 史地、自然、科普、新闻类阅读理解 A The Alps are the youngest and highest mountain system in Europe.They stretch across the western and southern part of the continent in a broad arc.The mountain range starts near the Mediterranean Sea on the border between France and Italy.Then
2、it curves north and eastward through northern Italy，Switzerland，Liechtenstein，southern Germany，Austria and Slovenia. The Alps are about 1,000 km long，and the broadest section is over 260 km wide.The highest peak，Mont Blanc，situated on the border between France，Italy and Switzerland，rises 4,807 meter
3、s above sea level.Other famous peaks are the Monte Rosa，the Matterhorn，the GroBglockner and the Zugspitze. Millions of years ago the area of todays Alps was covered by a large sea that separated Europe and Africa.The southern land mass started moving northwards.This movement folded rock layers at th
4、e bottom of the sea.Heat and pressure transformed the rock and pushed upwards.Today these regions are the highest parts of the Alps.Most of the newly formed rock is granite and gneiss，but many ranges consist of limestone which also formed on the seabed. During the Ice Age，which started about a milli
5、on years ago，the Alps were covered with a thick blanket of snow.Glaciers moved down valleys and made them wider and deeper.As they moved they took rock and other material with them，creating morainesWhen glaciers started to melt water filled up behind these natural dams and created the alpine lakes w
6、e know today. The largest of these glaciers is the Aletsch in Switzerland which reaches a length of about 25 km.The longest glacier of the eastern Alps is the 8 km long Pasterze，at the foot of the GroBglockner. The ice and snow of the alpine regions helped create the large rivers of today：the Rhine，
7、Rhone，Danube and the Po. 1From the first two paragraphs we know the Alps _. Aare about 260 km wide Bstretch across the western part of Africa Care the youngest mountain system in the world Dhave the highest peak 4,807 meters above sea level 2What does the underlined phrase “this material” in Para.3
8、refer to? ASea water and rock. BRock that was transformed. CRock layers that were folded. DLimestone which was on the seabed. 3It can be inferred from the passage that the Alps were formed _. Abefore the Ice Age Bduring the Ice Age Cbecause of seas movement Dbecause of glaciers movement 4From the pa
9、ssage we know Danube is _. Aa kind of rock Bone of the Alps famous peaks Cthe name of a river Done of the largest glaciers B Nanoparticles are everywhere，from cosmetics and clothes，to soda and snacks.But as common as they are，they also have a downside，say researchers at Binghamton University and Cor
10、nell University in a recent paper published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.These tiny particles，even in low doses，could have a big impact on our long-term health. According to the lead author of the article，Gretchen Mahler，assistant professor of bioengineering at Binghamton University，much of the existing research on the safety of nanoparticles has been directly related to health effects.But what Mahler and a team of researchers really wanted to know was what happens when someone gets constant exposure in small dosesthe - 4 -
