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1、和诚中学2019-2020学年度高三8月月考英语试题考试时间： 100分钟 满分： 150分 第一部分听力（略）第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分60分)第一节(共15小题;每小题3分,满分45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。ADo you show interest in travelling? The following are famous national parks where travellers mostly like to go in America.Great Smoky Mountains National
2、ParkVisitors: 11,388,893The name “Great Smoky Mountains” comes from the fog over this mountain range situated along the North Carolina-Tennessee border. Established in 1934, it is not just home to a diverse ecosystem of plants and animals, but also home to rich Appalachian cultures. Visitors there c
3、an see over 100 waterfalls, go boating on Fontana Lake and hike the Appalachian Trail. Its also an excellent vantage point to see the leaves change in the fall.Grand Canyon National ParkVisitors: 6,254,238The Grand Canyon is the result of over 70 million years of geological events creating the Color
4、ado Plateau, glaciers and valleys, while the Colorado River carved its way through the valleys. It is truly a natural splendor!When President Roosevelt first visited it in 1903, he said, “The Grand Canyon fills me with awe. It is beyond comparison - beyond description? 16 years later, it was signed
5、by President Woodrow Wilson, officially viewing the Grand Canyon a national park.Yosemite National ParkVisitors: 4,336,890In addition to being a national park, Yosemite is designated as a World Heritage Site. Yosemite National Park is in Central California in the western Sierra Nevada. Though it cov
6、ers around 1,168 square miles of area, visitors spend most of their time in the 5.9 square-mile area of the Yosemite Valley where there are some most famous sites like Yosemite Falls, and Cooks Meadow Loop.Zion National ParkVisitors; 4,504,812Settled in Southwestern Utah is Zion National Park. It ha
7、s some of the most unique landscapes packed with mountains, valleys, rivers, desert and forests.Zion National Park is also an important place to study ancient humans who made the area their home about 8,000 years ago. Some of the parks most notable attractions include Angels Landing, Kolob Arch, the
8、 Narrows, etc.21. How does Great Smoky Mountains National Park get its name?A. With water vapor (蒸气) seen over the mountain range.B. With smoke rising from the volcano in the lake.C. With big forest fire breaking out in the mountain.D. Signed by President Woodrow Wilson.22. When did Grand Canyon Nat
9、ional Park become a national Park?A. In l887 B. In 1903 C. In 1934 D. In 1919 23. What does Yosemite National Park share in common with Zion National Park?A. They are located in the same state.B. They both have the most charming land scenery.C. People can learn about ancient times there .D. They wer
10、e both formed as the result of years of geological events.BMy father and I have been separated for over two years. He was physically violent and emotionally abusive to me throughout my childhood, and I felt that I couldnt forgive him. And yet, now he is dying, unconscious and struggling to breathe t
11、hrough an oxygen tube after a major stroke, all I can think of is how much he loved me.How he would hold my fringe (刘海) back and kiss me on the forehead before school. How he bought me a pottery set and roller skates, although we were struggling by on just his salary,and allowed me to skate to schoo
12、l. How he would play chess and tennis with me, and take me to endless chess and tennis tournaments, even though I never won anything. How he would read the Guardian every day and fill in the quick crossword, but leave a few clues and praise me if I solved them. He kept every one of my Guardian colum
13、ns, and every article I ever had published, even during our many estranged (疏远) periods. He gave me a lot of his savings to buy a flat after I became a single mum. And he set my date of birth as the passcode on his phone.Yet Im ashamed to say I blamed him, often, for everything: my anorexia (厌食症),my
14、 cutting, my anxiety, my depression.He was there during the tough times, yet all I could think was that the tough times happened because of him, forgetting that the causes of events are complex, and that plenty of people who had happy childhoods have to deal with mental illness and domestic violence
15、 too.I even stopped him from seeing my daughter, then three, the thing that brought him most happiness, because I was scared he would hurt her, and that her life would be like mine. That decision would mean he never spoke to me again.When we spent time together in previous years, my father hugged me
16、 a lot yet never talked much. Born in 1930s America during the Depression, he was a man of few words, a silent romantic who signed his empty Valentines cards to my mother with only his first initial. I know he thought I talked too much; ironically, I never told him what I needed to. Knowing he was old, I tried to get back in touch several times to make things right, but my
