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2025届湖北省八校联考高三下学期三模英语试题

学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、阅读理解

Hereareseveralplaceswhichwillsurpriseyou.

DeathValley,California,USA

Verylivelyatnightbutcompletelydeadduringtheday,thisplaceisnothingbutdryhotdesert.Itactuallyholdstherecordforthehottestairtemperature.Ithasanaveragetemperatureof46℃butithasreached56.7℃in1913andisconsideredtobeacurrentrecord.AsthedriestplaceintheUSA,thisplaceisactuallyinhabitedeventhoughlessthanathousandpeoplelivethere.

Kebili,Tunisia

Tunisia’scloselocationtotheMediterraneanSeasuggeststhatitshouldbeniceandcoolbutKebiliisadeserttownwhichhasthehighesttemperaturerecordedat55℃.Thepeopleinhabitingtheareahaveadjustedtotoughconditionsandlearnedtospendmostoftheirtimeintheshade.Datepalmsareoneofthekeyfeaturesofthisplace.

WādīHalfā,Sudan

ThecityislocatedontheshoresofLakeNubia,andduststormsareaprettycommonthinginthesummer.Withanaveragetemperatureof41℃,itstillmanagedtomakeitto53℃in1967.YouwouldthinkthatitshouldbealittlebitcoolerforitisthemostnorthernplaceinSudan.

Dasht-eLutDesert,Iran

It’sanotheruninhabiteddesertwhichisactuallygettingsuperhot.Inthepast20years,thetemperaturesof70℃havebeenrecorded.Thesaltdesertspreadsover200milesandevenwildlifeisnotthatspread.Theplaceispopularwithtouristsandnaturalistswhowouldliketoexperienceextremelandscapes.

1．WhatcanwesayaboutDeathValley?

A．Thereislittlerainfallinit. B．Over1,000peoplelivethere.

C．Thereisnothingbutdryhotsandinit. D．Itsaveragetemperatureis56.7℃.

2．Whichplacehasthehighesttemperatureeverrecorded?

A．DeathValley. B．Dasht-eLutDesert.

C．WādīHalfā. D．Kebili.

3．Whatdothefourplaceshaveincommon?

A．Theyareplacessuitab