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1、山西省太原市第五中学2020届高三英语上学期10月阶段性检测试题第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）(A)ManyofusknowaboutRussia’sLakeBaikalfromourtextbooks,orbylisteningtoChinesesingerLiJian’shitsong,LakeBaikal.Butoverthepastdecade,theworld’sdeepestfreshwaterlakehasbeeninthespotlightforanextremesport.EachMarchsince2005,about
2、150peoplefromaroundtheworldsignupfortheBaikalIceMarathon.Theycometoexplorethelake’sbreathtakingbeautyandchallengethemselvesinunpredictableconditions.The26-mile(41.84-kilometers)journeystartsonthelake’seasternshore.InMarch,theiceisameterthickandiron-hard.Runnerscrossthisfrozensurface,finishingonthe
3、westernsideofthelake.Knownasthe“blueeyeofSiberia”,LakeBaikalhasexceptionallyclearwaters.Thismeansitsiceisalmostperfectlytransparent.“Seenfromabove,arunnerontheicelooksasifheorsheisjoggingthroughspace,”TheNewYorkTimesnoted.Thelandscapemightbebeautiful,butit’salsoharsh.Strongwindsblast(侵袭)acrossthel
4、akeandfrostbite(冻伤)canoccurwithinhalfanhour.Runnerssaythecoldclimateiswhatdrawsthem.Theywanttotesttheirlimits.“Whenyouareinsuchanenvironment,youdon’thavecarsaroundyou,youdon’thavethenoisearound.Ithinktheseextremeracesallowyoutobealonewithnature,”AlicjaBarahona,a64-year-oldrunnerfromtheUS,toldABCNe
5、ws.Thelocationofferssomestrangeanduniquecharacteristicsforthismarathon.Thefinishlineisvisiblefromthestart.Buttheendlesswhiteoffersnoprogressmarkers.Theracealsoendswithlittlefanfare(喧闹).Touristscrowdingtheicearemostlyaddictedtosnappingseries(自拍)andjustignoretherunners.Forsomerunners,theabsenceofspe
6、ctatorsmakestheracemorechallenging,becauseit’slonely.Theymustfightwiththemselves.“YouarealoneonBaikal.Itisyourrace.Youarealonewithyourself.Allyouneedtodoistodefeatyourself,”VeroniqueMessina,aFrenchrunner,toldtheTelegraph.1.WhatcanweknowabouttheBaikalIceMarathonfromthetext?A.Ittakesrunnersfromtheno
7、rthernendtothesouthernendofthelake.B.Itinvolvesextremeweatherandbeautifulscenery.C.Itattractsmoreandmoreparticipantseachyear.D.Itisabout26kilometersinlength.2.HowdoestheBaikalIceMarathondifferfromothermarathons?A
