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2024-2025学年山东省临沂市高三上学期期末英语试题

一、阅读理解：本大题共15小题，共30分。

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Manyuniquecavesintheworldarefoundontheshoresofoceansandlakes.Theyarealwaystheretoattractvisitorsacrosstheglobe.

SeaLionCaves

FoundontheOregonCoast,it’swell-knownastheonlymainlandbreedingground(繁殖地)oftheStellersealion,anear-threatenedspecies.It’salsothelongestseacaveinNorthAmerica,measuring1,315feetlong.Mostofthecaveisatsealevelandisfloodedwithwaterathightide.Onesectionofthecave,sitting50feethigher,servesasaplatformtoviewthecreatures’habitat.

ApostleIslandsSeaCaves

Wisconsin’sApostleIslandsSeaCavesaresandstonecavesontheshoresofLakeSuperior.Thecavesareaccessiblebyboatinsummer,butseeingthecavesduringwinterhasbecomeapopular,ifweather-dependent,alternative.WhenLakeSuperiorfreezes,theiceissometimesthickenoughtoallowhikerstowalkacrossthelakeandexplorethecaves.

GreatBlueHole

LocatedoffthecoastofBelize,it’saverticalcavethat’sentirelyunderwater.Itmeasures984feetindiameterand410feetdeep.Withitsbeautiful,clearwaterandavarietyofwildmarineliferesidinginitsdepths,theGreatBlueHoleismostfamousasascuba-divingdestination.AlthoughtheGreatBlueHoleisoneofthemostspectacular,it’snottheworld’sonlybluehole.

PaintedCave

ThePaintedCave,locatedonCalifornia’sSantaCruzIsland,isanexpansiveseacaveknownforthecolorfulrocks,lichenandalgaefoundonitswalls.AftertheSeaLionCaves,it’sthesecond-longestseacaveinNorthAmerica,at1,227feetlong.Thecaveisapopularkayaking(划艇)destinationsincethecave’sbottomisunderwaterforitsentirelength.

1.WhatmaycontributemosttoSeaLionCaves’fame?

A.Beingthebreedingplaceforararespecies.

B.Beingthelongestseacavesacrosstheworld.

C.Itsseasonalhightidesatsuchalowsealevel.

D.Itsdistinct