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1、山西省太原市实验中学校2019-2020学年高二英语下学期期中试题第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项AIfyou’relookingtofullyexperienceAfrica’sbreathtakingscenery,andhaveaneyeforadventure,there'sonlyoneplacetobe.Here,insideAfricapicksfourofthebesthikesfromacrossthecontinent.1.KilimanjaroMa
2、keittothetopofTanzania's5,895-meterKilimanjaro,andyou'llbestandingatAfrica’shighestpoint.ThemountainisAfrica'smost-visitedhikingdestination,attractingtensofthousandsoftouristsandadventureseveryyear.Youdon’thavetoatechnicalclimbertoclimbMountKilimanjaro;youjustneednotbeprettyphysicallyfit.There
3、aresixroutestochoosefrom,eachwithvaryingdegreesofdifficulty,sceneryandsuccess.Nospecialequipmentisrequired.2.AtlasmountainsTheHighAtlasisanimpressivemountainousrangeincentralMoroccothathostsNorthAfrica'shighestpeak.MountToubkal,at4,165meters.There'savarietyofroutestofollowduringyourclimbbutine
4、xperiencedclimbersshouldnotethatthehikethroughthemountain’schallengingzonesisquitedemanding.3.MountKenyaAlong-extinctvolcano.MountKenyaisAfrica'ssecond-highestpeak,at5,199meters.Lyingjustsouthoftheequator,themountain'sdeepvalleysanddiversewildlifewillguaranteeyouwonderfulsceneryandafantastichi
5、kingexperience.Theclimb,however,tothemountain'ssteepice-cappedpeaksisquitechallenging,makingitthemosttechnical,probably,inthatEastAfricanarea.4.MountMeruMountMerumayforeverexistintheshadowofitsneighbor,Kilimanjaro,butTanzania’ssecond-highestmountain(4,565meters)hasitsowndevotees.It'slessknown,
6、butMountMeruisforthetrueenthusiastwhowantstoexperiencewhatveryfewpeopleactuallydo.MountMeruisoftenusedbymountaineerstoaccustomthemselvesbefore-13-tryingtoconquerKilimanjaro,orbythosewantingahikewiththelocalMassai.1.WhatdoweknowaboutKilimanjaro?A.It'scomparativelyeasytoclimb.B.It'sAfrica'ssecon
7、dhighestmountainC.Itssixroutesareequallydifficult.D.ItliestotheeastofTanzania.2.WhydomountaineersclimbMountMerufirstbeforetheydoKilimanjaro?A.ToavoidbigcrowdsofclimbersB.TohikewiththelocalMassaiC.TogetusedtothesituationD.Toexperiencewha
