2023届陕西省西安市等2地高三下学期三模英语试题学校一一一一一一姓名：一一一一一一班级．一一一一一一考号：一一一一一一一、阅读理解MethuselahUntil20日Methuselah,anancientbristleconepine（狐尾松）hadbeentholdest，，巳knownorganismonEarth.WhileMethuselahstillstandsattheripeoldageof4,848intheWhiteMountainsofCalifornia,inInyoNationalForest,anotherbristleconepinewhichwasunnamedintheareawasdiscoveredtobeover5,000yearsold.Methuselahandtheunnamedpine’sexactlocationsarekeptaclosesecretinordertoprntectthem.YoucanstillvisitthewoodswhereMethuselahhides,butyou'llhavetoguesswhichattreeitisCouldthisonebeit?SarvAbarqu咱Sarv-eAbarqu,alsocalledthe吃oroastrianSarv”isacypress（柏树）treeinYazd，Province,Iran.Thetreeisestimatedtobeatleast4,000yearsold.Havinglivedthroughthedawnofhumancivilizationnotfaraway,itisconsideredanIraniannationalmonument.ManyhavenotedthatSarv-eAbarquismostlikelytheoldestlivingthinginAsia.LlangernywYew（紫衫）ThisincredibleyewisinasmallchurchyardSoft.Digain’sChurchinLlangemywvillage,North时过les,UnitedKingdom.About4,000yearsold,theLlangernywYewwasplantedsometimeintheprehistoricBronzeAgeand’sitstillgrowing!In2002,thetreewasnamedasoneof50greatBritishtreesthebyTreeCouncil.TheSenatorThoughtheSenatorsu挝eredtragedyin2012afterfireacausedmuchofthetreetofalldown,thisiconictreestillstands.FormerlylocatedinFlorida,Senatorthewaswidelyconsideredtheoldestofitsspeciesknowntoexist.Itwasalsolikelythelarge品tU.S.treeofanyspecieseastoftheMississippiRiver.Estimatedtohavebeenaround3,500yearsold,theSenatorwasusedasalandmarkfortheSeminoleIndiansandothernativetribes.TheSenator’ssizewasparticularlyimpressivebecauseitwentthroughmanyhurricanes,includingonein1925whichreduceditsheightby40feet.l.WhywillvisitorsbepuzzledwhentheywanttoseeMethuselah?A.Theycan’tunderstandwhyitcanbesoold’B.Theydontknowho飞vtoprotectitinitslocation.C.Theydon’tbelieveitisatree5,000overyearsold’D.Theycantfindoutitsspecificlocationinthewood队2.WhichofthefollowingisregardedasanIraniannationalmonument?A.Methuselah.B.Sarv-eAbarqu.C.Ll