山西省平遥县和诚补习学校2020届高三英语8月月考试题

和诚中学2019-2020学年度高三8月月考英语试题考试时间：100分钟满分：150分第一部分听力（略）第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分60分)第一节(共15小题;每小题3分,满分45分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ADoyoushowinterestintravelling?ThefollowingarefamousnationalparkswheretravellersmostlyliketogoinAmerica.GreatSmokyMountainsNationalParkVisitors:11,388,893Thename“GreatSmokyMountains”comesfromthefogoverthismountainrangesituatedalongtheNorthCarolina-Tennesseeborder.Establishedin1934,itisnotjusthometoadiverseecosystemofplantsandanimals,butalsohometorichAppalachiancultures.Visitorstherecanseeover100waterfalls,goboatingonFontanaLakeandhiketheAppalachianTrail.It'salsoanexcellentvantagepointtoseetheleaveschangeinthefall.GrandCanyonNationalParkVisitors:6,254,238TheGrandCanyonistheresultofover70millionyearsofgeologicaleventscreatingtheColoradoPlateau,glaciersandvalleys,whiletheColoradoRivercarveditswaythroughthevalleys.Itistrulyanaturalsplendor!WhenPresidentRooseveltfirstvisiteditin1903,hesaid,“TheGrandCanyonfillsmewithawe.Itisbeyondcomparison-beyonddescription?16yearslater,itwassignedbyPresidentWoodrowWilson,officiallyviewingtheGrandCanyonanationalpark.YosemiteNationalParkVisitors:4,336,890Inadditiontobeinganationalpark,YosemiteisdesignatedasaWorldHeritageSite.YosemiteNationalParkisinCentralCaliforniainthewesternSierraNevada.Thoughitcoversaround1,168squaremilesofarea,visitorsspendmostoftheirtimeinthe5.9square-mileareaoftheYosemiteValleywheretherearesomemostfamoussiteslikeYosemiteFalls,andCook’sMeadowLoop.ZionNationalParkVisitors;4,504,812SettledinSouthwesternUtahisZionNationalPark.Ithassomeofthemostuniquelandscapespackedwithmountains,valleys,rivers,desertandforests.ZionNationalParkisalsoanimportantplacetostudyancienthumanswhomadetheareatheirhomeabout8,000yearsago.Someofthepark’smostnotableattractionsincludeAngel’sLanding,KolobArch,theNarrows,etc.21.HowdoesGreatSmokyMountainsNationalParkgetitsname?A.Withwatervapor(蒸气)seenoverthemountainrange.B.Withsmokerisingfromthevolcanointhelake.C.Withbigforestfirebreakingoutinthemountain.D.SignedbyPresidentWoodrowWilson.22.WhendidGrandCanyonNationalParkbecomeanationalPark?A.Inl887B.In1903C.In1934D.In191923.WhatdoesYosemiteNationalParkshareincommonwithZionNationalPark?A.Theyarelocatedinthesamestate.B.Theybothhavethemostcharminglandscenery.C.Peoplecanlearnaboutancienttimesthere.D.Theywerebothformedastheresultofyearsofgeologicalevents.BMyfatherandIhavebeenseparatedforovertwoyears.Hewasphysicallyviolentandemotionallyabusivetomethroughoutmychildhood,andIfeltthatIcouldn’tforgivehim.Andyet,nowheisdying,unconsciousandstrugglingtobreathethroughanoxygentubeafteramajorstroke,allIcanthinkofishowmuchhelovedme.Howhewouldholdmyfringe(刘海)backandkissmeontheforeheadbeforeschool.Howheboughtmeapotterysetandrollerskates,althoughwewerestrugglingbyonjusthissalary,andallowedmetoskatetoschool.Howhewouldplaychessandtenniswithme,andtakemetoendlesschessandtennistournaments,eventhoughIneverwonanything.HowhewouldreadtheGuardianeverydayandfillinthequickcrossword,butleaveafewcluesandpraisemeifIsolvedthem.HekepteveryoneofmyGuardiancolumns,andeveryarticleIeverhadpublished,evenduringourmanyestranged(疏远)periods.HegavemealotofhissavingstobuyaflatafterIbecameasinglemum.Andhesetmydateofbirthasthepasscodeonhisphone.YetI’mashamedtosayIblamedhim,often,foreverything:myanorexia(厌食症),mycutting,myanxiety,mydepression....Hewasthereduringthetoughtimes,yetallIcouldthinkwasthatthetoughtimeshappenedbecauseofhim,forgettingthatthecausesofeventsarecomplex,andthatplentyofpeoplewhohadhappychildhoodshavetodealwithmentalillnessanddomesticviolencetoo.Ievenstoppedhimfromseeingmydaughter,thenthree,thethingthatbroughthimmosthappiness,becauseIwasscaredhewouldhurther,andthatherlifewouldbelikemine.Thatdecisionwouldmeanheneverspoketomeagain.Whenwespenttimetogetherinpreviousyears,myfatherhuggedmealotyetnevertalkedmuch.Bornin1930sAmericaduringtheDepression,hewasamanoffewwords,asilentromanticwhosignedhisemptyValentine’scardstomymotherwithonlyhisfirstinitial.IknowhethoughtItalkedtoomuch;ironically,InevertoldhimwhatIneededto.Knowinghewasold,Itriedtogetbackintouchseveraltimestomakethingsright,butmymothersaidhedidn’twanttohearfromme.Iunderstandthat.Whywouldhewanttohearfromthedaughterwhowasneverabletoforgivehimforhismistakes;whobroughtthemuptimeaftertime,unabletoaccepthisapologies?Whopreventedhimfromseeinghisgranddaughter?Whoscoldedhimforhisfaults,yetneveracknowledgedhisnumerouskindnesses?It’smuchtoolatenow.WhenIsitbyhishospitalbedandholdhislargewrinkledhand,fartoowarm,andaskhimtosqueezeitifhecanhearme,hedoesn’t.SoItellhimafewofthethingsIshouldhavetoldhimwhenhewasconscious,thoughit’shardtosaythewords:thatIlovehimverymuch,andthatI’msorryabouttheestrangement（疏远）.AnditremindsmeofwhatI’veknownforalongtime:thatmydaddidn’tknowhowtobeafathertomewhenIwasyoung,becausehisfatherwasabusivetohimasachild.Hisfatherdiedestrangedfromhisson;myfatherisdyingestrangedfromhisdaughter.IneverthoughtthatI’dfeelthisbrokenatlosinghim.Ifantasize（幻想）thathiseyeswillopen,andthathewillbeconsciousagainforjustafewdays.Iwillgivehimaletterthankingh