高级中学名校试卷

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江苏省常州市2024-2025学年高二下学期4月期中

英语试题

第一部分听力（略）

第二部分阅读理解（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）

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TheGalapagosIslandsareaWorldHeritageSiteduetoitsstatusasa“livingmuseum”withahugeamountoflife.Sovisitorshaveahighlyimportantroletoplaywhenitcomestokeepingthisunique“currentoflife”flowing.

·Flashphotographyisnotallowed

Thesun-kissedshoreswillprovideyouwiththenaturallightyouneedtotakethebestvacationphotos.Besides,flashphotographymightcausewildlifetoleaveitsnest.

·Explorewithanauthorizedguide

Theywillberesponsibleforyoursafetyaswellastheconservationofeveryfragilesiteyouvisit.

·Keepadistanceofatleast6feetfromthewildlife

Thisistheonlywaytoguaranteebothyoursafetyandtheanimals’wellbeing.Therelationshipbetweenthewildlifeandvisitorswillmostlikelymakeyousmile.

·Throwallrubbishinthedesignatedcontainers

Throwinginthewrongcontainerorjustaroundonthegroundisoutofthequestion.Itbringsdisturbingconsequencesforthelocalecosystem.

·Donotpurchasesouvenirsmadefromplantsandanimals

Ineconomy,there’sthelawofsupplyanddemand.Ifthere’snodemand,theproductionofanyproductstopshappening,andthat’sexactlywhatauthoritiesaretryingtodowithsouvenirsmadeoutofbannedplantsandanimalsinGalapagos!

·Motorizedwaterentertainingvehiclesarenotallowed

Asaresultofjusthowbeautifulanddelicatetheunderwaterenvironmentis,thesetypesofvehiclesmayscaretheanimalsawayor,evenworse,harmthem.

1.WhatarevisitorsencouragedtodointheGalapagosIslands?

A.Useflashforphotographyifnecessary. B.Ridewatervehicleswithguides.

C.Throwrubbishinthenearestcontainers. D.Respectwildlife’spersonalspace.

2.Whyarevisitorsadvisednottobuysouvenirsmadefromplantsandanimals?

A.Itencouragesillegalproduction. B.Thesouvenirsareoflowquality.

C.Thesouvenirsm