湖南省益阳市安化县2024届高三下学期高考英语仿真模拟试题
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第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)略
第二部分阅(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
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Haveyouheardofthesefourmonuments?
Carhenge.FloralisGenérica.TrafficLightTree.HandoftheDesert—thesearefourunusual
monumentsfromaroundtheworldyoumightliketovisit.
?Carhenge
CarhengeisinAlliance,Nebraska(USA).Asthenamesuggests,ithasalotincommonwith
Stonehenge,thefamousstonecircleonSalisburyPlain.ButwhileStonehengewasbuiltwith
stones,Carhengewascreatedwithcars.Themonumentwasmadein1987byalocalartistJim
Reindersandhisfamily.Heusedoldcarsandevenanambulance.Atfirst,thepeopleofAlliance
didn’tlikeit,buttheysoonchangedtheirmindsafteritbecamepopularwithtourists,who
broughtlotsofmoneytothetown.
?FloralisGenérica
FloralisGenéricaisamassivestatueofaflower.Itstandsinapoolofwaterinfrontofthe
NationalMuseumofFineArtsinBuenosAires,Argentina.EduardoCatalano,anativeof
Argentina,gavethestatueasagifttothecityin2002.Everymorning,thefloweropens.Ask
anyonewhohasseenitandthey’lltellyouthatwatchingitopenisanunforgettablesight.Infact,
manypeoplebelieveitisoneofthemostbeautifulstatuesintheworld.
?TrafficLightTree
TheTrafficLightTreeissituatedatHeronQuay,inoneofLondon’sfinancialdistricts.Thetree
has75setsoftrafficlights.ItwascreatedbyFrenchartist,PierreVivant,andwasinstalledin
1998.Acomputercontrolsthelights,whichareturnedonandoffrandomly.Theroundabout
wherethetreeiswasvotedthemostpopularroundaboutintheUKinarecentsurvey.
?ManodelDesierto(HandoftheDesert)
TheHandoftheDesertisintheAtacamaDesertinChile.Thesculpturewasdesignedbythe
ChileansculptorMarioIrarrazabal.Fromadistance,itlooksasi