楚雄州中小学2022-2023学年上学期期末教育学业质量监测 高中三年级英语试卷 注意事项： 1.满分120分，答题时间100分钟。 2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。 3.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂 黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在 答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 第一部分 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 There are more than 400 units in the National Park System of the United States. Most people know about the most popular parks， such as Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Canyon National Park. Here are some of the little-known National Parks that everyone should try to visit. Crater Lake National Park, Oregon Crater Lake is one of the most unique areas in Oregon and the country. The park makes a great summer and winter time destination. Most of the year the park is covered in snow, the summertime window is very brief, lasting only from July to October. During the short summer, visitors can enjoy the Rim Drive, hike, camp, fish, swim in the lake and even take a boat tour of the lake. Joshua Tree National Park, California Located in southern California, Joshua Tree National Park has some amazing sites to see, even the night skies， especially while camping. There are many nature trails， hiking trails， as well as options for mountain biking and rock-climbing. Visitors to Joshua Tree National Park can enjoy the beautiful desert ecosystem. Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona Arizona has excellent examples of some of the ancient history of the Americas. One place to learn about this and see it in person is at Petrified Forest National Park. This park has an amazing concentration of petrified wood, giving visitors the chance to imagine the forests that once covered the land. Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota This park is home to one of the world's longest and most complex caves. Visitors to this park can enjoy learning about the geology and history of the cave, and they can also enjoy the variety of wildlife that inhabit the mixed-grass prairie （大草原），including bison, mule deer, elk and more. 1. How long does the summertime window last in Crater Lake National Park? A. Three months. B. Four months. C. Five months. D. Six months. 2. What can visitors do in Joshua Tree National Park? A. Ride a horse. B. Go fishing. C. Climb rocks. D. Go skating. 3. In which park can visitors experience caves? A. Crater Lake National Park. B. Joshua Tree National Park . C. Petrified Forest National Park. D. Wind Cave National Park. B Norma Newcombe has been a nurse for nearly 60 years. She started her career at a hospital for babies in August 1958, but she has no plans to retire. She has worked with Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for 40 years. She has been a full-time school nurse since 1973. Apart from taking an eight-year break from her career to have her two children in 1965, the dedicated nurse has spent nearly 60 years working in her role. Modest Norma describes herself as a school nurse who just does her job. She said, “I'm proud to be where I am and I'm very passionate about the local area and everything related to the school nursing. We have brilliant team leaders and I work with a brilliant team of school nurses and health visitors. I'm just happy as I am and where I am.” During the COVID-19 pandemic? Norma had to work from home due to having a weakened immune system （免疫系统）. Norma said that she liked people rather than machines. She thought she could still write quicker than she could type. Obviously, things have to progress, but there is not the same personal contact. Despite hitting the milestone? Norma has no plans to slow down. Norma's colleagues surprised her with a party at her workplace? where she was gifted flowers and jewellery. Rabina Tindale? chief nurse in the hospital said? ”We are extremely proud to have Norma as part of our team and access to her significant experience and wisdom.” She holds a very special place in the hearts of the children and families that she has helped over the years. We hope she has an amazing day to celebrate her birthday with her colleagues. 4. How long has Norma been a full-time school nurse till 2022? A. 65 years. B. 60 years. C. 49 years. D. 41 years. 5. What does Norma's words show? A. Her love for nursing work. B. Her wish for the future. C. The support from the local area. D. The reason why she works as a nurse. 6. Why did Norma have to work at home during the COVID-19 pandemic? A. She was too old to travel to work. B. Her immune system was weak. C. The nursing school was closed down. D. It was difficult for her to live in the school. 7. Which word can best describe Norma? A. Creative. B. Respectable. C. Stubborn. D. Funny. C Fossils are well preserved remains, impressions, or traces （痕迹）of animals and plants that lived long ago. Paleontologists （古生物学家）divide fossils into two main groups. Some fossils, called body fossils, show the structure of the plant or the animal. They form directly from the remains of p