2021届山东省高考统考版复习仿真模拟卷（三）英语(时间：100分钟，满分：120分)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 (2020山东新高考命题研究专家原创)Canadians are blessed with an abundance of natural wonders with enough lakes，mountains and rivers to explore for a lifetime.Weve also got some of the most amazing waterfalls on Earth.Horseshoe FallsNiagara Falls，OntarioNiagara Falls are the most famous waterfalls in Canadaand understandably so.Actually they are made up of three different falls，and the fittingly named Horseshoe Falls is the only one located on the Canadian side，which is the most powerful in North America.Multiple viewing options are available including tourist ships and sightseeing buses.Nailicho(Virginia Falls)Nahanni National Park Reserve，Northwest TerritoriesComing in at twice the height of Niagara Falls，this massive waterfall is located on the South Nahanni River in the Northwest Territories.The remote location means it receives only about 1，000 visitors per year who must make their way by either boat or floatplane.Takakkaw FallsYoho National Park，British ColumbiaTakakkaw translated from Cree loosely means“the magnificent(壮丽的)”，and its a suitable word for the secondhighest waterfall in Canada.After a steep drive up a winding road，Takakkaw Falls is only a short distance from the parking lot along a wheelchair accessible path.Bridal Veil FallsBridal Veil Falls Provincial Park，British ColumbiaPretty and delicate，Bridal Veil Falls is located just east of Chilliwack，British Columbia，and really does look like its name，with water gently pouring over smooth rock.An easy 15minute walk to the waterfall takes you through rich leaves.Tables are available to have a meal outdoors，and there are lots of opportunities for viewing wildlife along the way.1What do we know about Horseshoe Falls?AIt is easily accessible.BIt consists of three falls.CIt limits tourist numbers.DIt crosses North America.A2How can visitors go to Takakkaw Falls?ABy tourist ship. BBy cable car.CBy floatplane.DBy car.D3What can visitors do in Bridal Veil Falls?ASwim. BCamp. CPicnic.DHunt.CBTwentyfour trains，nine countries，13，500 miles.They are the numbers behind the heroic round trip one man took from Southampton in the UK to eastern China.Roger Tyers，37，used over $2，500，which was almost twice more than the cost of a return flight，to travel to the Chinese port city Ningbo for academic research in May，2019.The man spent a month on board 15 trains during the first leg of his round trip.It was the climate crisis，not a love of trains，that drove the sociologist to choose this complicated route over a return flight.He stopped flying when UN climate experts warned that the world had less than 11 years to avoid terrible levels of global warming.Tyers calculated that his train journey to China produced almost 90% less emissions than a return flight.Tyers is not the only person to avoid air travel in response to climate change.Thousands of people worldwide have publicly promised to stop flying.Activist Maja Rosen launched the“Flight Free”campaign in Sweden with the goal of encouraging 100，000 people not to fly for one year.Although only around 14，000 people signed the online“#flightfree2019”pledge(保证)，Rosen，who stopped flying 12 years ago，says that the campaign had made more people worry about the climate crisis and aware of harm of travel by air and motivated them to try new ways of travelling.According to a survey released in May 2019 by Swedish Railways(SJ)，37% of respondents chose to travel by train instead of by plane where possible，compared to 20% at the start of 2018.An SJ spokesperson said：“Rail travel has been augmented due to the worries.”Domestic passenger numbers in July fell by 12% compared to the previous year，according to Swedavia，a company which operates Swedens 10 busiest airports.“The collective pledge helps fight the sense of hopelessness many people feel when it comes to tackling climate change”，Rosen said.“One of the problems is that people feel theres no point in what you do as an individual.The campaign is about making people aware that if we do this together，we can actually bring changes.”4How many trains did Roger Tyers take in his trip from China to the UK?A9. B15. C24. D30.A5What does“augmented”underlined in Paragraph 4 mean?AReduced. BAdjustedCBoosted.DApplied.C6What do you know about the“Flight Free”campaign?AIt impacted the development of tourism.BIt was strongly supported by the Swedish.CIt aimed to warn of the danger of flying.DIt inspired peoples confidence to make a difference.D7In which section of a newspaper may this text appear?ATravel.BEnvironment.CEducation.DLifestyle.BC (2020山东新高考名校联考)Anyone who goes to and off work by car knows that traffic jams are an unavoidable part of life.But humans are not alone.Ants also travel regularly between their nest