学年高中英语Unit1Culturalrelics单元质量评估.docx

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学年高中英语Unit1Culturalrelics单元质量评估

单元质量评估

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100分钟　满分：

120分）

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

ResearchershavefoundavillagethatmayhavebeenhometothebuildersofStonehenge.Thevillageofsmallhousesdatesbacktoabout2600BC.That'saboutthesametimeStonehengewasbuilt，“Clearly，thisisaplacethatwasofgreatimportan

ce，”saidresearcherMikeParkerPearson.

TheancienthousesareatasiteknownasDurringtonWalls.Itisabout3.2kilometresfromStonehenge.ResearchersbelieveStonehengewasamemorialsiteorcemeteryforthevillagers.Thevillagealsohadawoodenversionofthestonecircle.I

tmayhavebeenusedbypeopleattendingfestivalsatStonehenge.

Eightofthehouseshavebeendugup.Researcherssaytheremaybeasmanyas25ofthem.Thewoodenhousesweresquareandabout5metresalongeachside.Therearesignsthattherewerebedsalong

thewalls.Therearealsosignsofastorageunit.Thehousesalsohadfireplaces.

Twoofthehouseswereseparatefromtheothers.Theymayhavebeenthehomesofcommunityleaders.Researcherssaythosedidn'thavethehouseholdrubbishthatwasfoundintheotherhomes.

Stonetools，animalbones，arrowheadsandotherthingswerefoundthroughoutthevillagesite.

StonehengeisapopulartouristspotinEngland.Itisahugecirclemadeoutofstones，whichwereplacedinagrassfieldinsouthernEngland.Thestonearchesweremadewithtwostonesatthebottomandoneacrossthetop.Allofthestonesweighalotmorethanabigcar.ScientistshavelongwonderednotonlyhowpeoplebuiltStonehenge，butalsowhy.

【语篇解读】　研究人员在著名遗迹“巨石阵”附近发现了可能是巨石阵建造者所居住的村落。

1．Thepassageismainlyabout________．

A．researchersworkingatStonehenge

B．avillagesitenearStonehenge

C．thewoodenversionofStonehenge

D．buildersofStonehengeandthehouses

解析：

主旨大意题。

文章第一段中第一句提到研究人员发现了著名遗迹“巨石阵”附近的一个村落遗址。

它可能是“巨石阵”建造者们居住的村子。

故B项概括全面。

答案：

B

2．Whatweretheancienthousesmadeof?

A．Stones.B．Animalbones.

C．Wood.D．Householdrubbish.

解析：

细节理解题。

根据第三段可知这些古老的房子是用木头做的。

答案：

C

3．WhatcanbeinferredaboutStonehengefromthepassage?

A．Stonehengewasbuiltbefore2600BC.

B．Stonehengewasbuiltinthevillage.

C．Stonehengewasbuiltforthecommunityleaders.

D．Stonehengewasimportantforthevillagers.

解析：

推理判断题。

第一段中第二句表明A项错误；根据第二段第二句可知B项也不对；根据第二段第三句可知C项错误；根据第一、二段最后一句可知D项正确。

巨石阵对村庄很重要。

答案：

D

4．Thestonearcheswasabitliketheshapeof________．

解析：

推理判断题。

根据最后一段第三句可知石拱是下面有两块石头，上面再横着放一块石头，所以应该是字母“n”形的。

故选A。

答案：

A

B

IfyouthinkaboutWorldHeritageSites，youprobablythinkofplacesconnectedwithancientartandculture，historicalbuildingsandmonuments.Andofcourse，manyoftheseareontheWorldHeritageList（WHL）（世界遗产名录）．ButtheWHLcontainsalotofsitesthatarenotsoobvious.Let'slookatafewofthem.

RobbenIslandinSouthAfrica

Thisislandwasusedthroughthecenturiesasaprison，ahospitalandamilitarybase.Butit'sprobablymostfamousasamaximum－securityprisonforpoliticalprisonersinthetwentiethcentury.NelsonMandelawasoneofitsmostfamousresidents.TheWHLsaysitrepresents“thetriumphofdemocracy（民主）andfreedomoveroppressionandracism”．

BordersofFranceandSpain

Thisisanareaofgreatnaturalbeautyandthemountainshavemanyinterestinggeologicalformations.Butitisalsoanareaofsmallfarms.Peopletherestilluseatypeofagriculture（农业）thatusedtobecommoninmountainousareasofEuropebutthathasalmostcompletelydisappearedinmoderntimes.

ThecityofBrasilia，Brazil

Brasiliaisacapitalcitythatwascreatedfromnothingin1956.TheWHLcallsit“alandmarkinthehistoryoftownplanning”．Thedifferentareasofthecityandthebuildingsthemselveswerealldesignedatthesametimecarefully.Everypartofthecityshowstheideasoftheplannerandarchitect.

SimienNationalPark，Ethiopia

SimienNationalParkwasoneofthefirstsitestobelistedin1978.ItisoneofthehighestmountainousareasinAfrica，andtheWHLcallsit“oneofthemostspectacularlandscapesintheworld”．Itisalsoimportantforitswildlife.Thepopulationofsomerareanimalsisgettingsmallerandsmaller.

【语篇解读】　本文主要介绍了一些并不是特别著名的世界文化遗址的情况。

5．WhichofthefollowingsiteswaslistedontheWHLforitspoliticalsymbol?

A．SimienNationalPark，Ethiopia.

B．ThecityofBrasilia，Brazil.

C．BordersofFranceandSpain.

D．RobbenIslandinSouthAfrica.

解析：

细节理解题。

由“Butit'sprobablymostfamousasamaximum－securityprisonforpoliticalprisonersinthetwentiethcentury”这一信息可知，D项正确。

答案：

D

6．TheWHLhaslistedBordersofFranceandSpainprobablybecause________．

A．itshowsuspastEuropeansocietybythetypeofagriculture

B．thisisanareaofgreatnaturalbeauty

C．themountainstherehavemanyinterestinggeological

formations

D．peopletherestilluseatypeofagriculturethatiscommoninEuropeinmoderntimes

解析：

细节理解题。

由“Butitisalsoanareaofsmallfarms.Peoplethe

restilluseatypeofagriculturethatusedtobecommoninmountainousareasofEuropebutthathasalmostcompletelydisapearedinmoderntimes”这一信息可知，A项正确，即它通过农业方式向人们展示过去的欧洲社会。

答案：

A

7．Whichofthefollowingsitesisfamousforthewonderfulplanofbuildings?

A．RobbenIslandinSouthAfrica.

B．ThecityofBrasilia，Brazil.

C．BordersofFranceandSpain.

D．SimienNationalPark，Ethiopia.

解析：

细节理解题。

由“alandmarkinthehistoryoftownplanning”和“Thedifferentareasofthecityandthebuildingsthemselveswerealldesignedatthesametimecarefully”可知，B项正确。

答案：

B

8．Thepassagemainlytalksabout________．

A．theremainsofancientculturesontheWHL

B．thehouseholdheritagesitesontheWHL

C．someofthelesswell－knownsitesontheWHL

D．importantplacesofartandculture

解析：

考查主旨大意。

由第一段中的“ButtheWHLcontainsalotofsitesthatarenotsoobvious”这一信息可知，C项正确。

答案：

C

C

TheTruthCanSetYouFree

IrecentlygotpulledoverforspeedingnotfarfrommynewhomeinVirginia.Ihadn'tbeenpayingattention,andIhaddrivenafewmilesanhouroverthespeedlimit.

“CanIseeyourlicenseandregistration？

”thepoliceofficeraskedme.Ipulledbothoutforhim,andhesawmyPittsburghaddressonmyPennsylvaniadriver'slicense.

“Whatareyoudoinghere？

”heasked.“Areyouwiththearmy？

”

“No,Iamnot，”Ianswered.IexplainedthatIhadjustmovedtoVirginia,andIhadn'thadtimetoreregisteryet.

“Sowhatbringsyouhere？

”

Hehadaskedadirectquestion.Withoutthinkingveryhard,Igavehimadirectanswer.“Well,officer，”Isaid，“sinceyou'veasked,Ihavecancer.Ihavejustmonthstolive.We'vemoveddownheretobeclosetomywife'sfamily.”

“Soyou'vegotcancer，”hesaidflatly.Hewastryingtofiguremeout.WasIreallydying?

WasIlying?

Hetookalonglookatme.“Youknow,foraguywhohasonlyafewmonthstolive,yousurelookgood.”

Hewasobviouslythinking:

“Eitherthisguyispullingonebigfatlineonme,orhe'stellingthetruth.”Hewastryingtoquestionmyhonestywithoutdirectlycallingmealiar.AndsohehadforcedmetoprovethatIwasbeinghonest.

“Well,officer,IknowthatIlookprettyhealthy.Ilookgreatontheoutside,butthe

tumors（肿瘤）areontheinside.”Andthen,Idon'tknowwhatpossessedme,butIjustdidit.Ipulledupmyshirt,showingtheoperationalscars.

Helookedatmyscars.Helookedinmyeyes.Henowknewhewastalkingtoadyingman.Well,hewasn'ttakingthisanyfurther.Hehandedmebackmylicense.“Domeafavour，”hesaid,“Slowdownfromnowon.”

Theawfultruthhadsetmefree.Ashewentbacktohispolicecar,Ihadarealization.Ihadbeenoneofthosegorgeousblondes（金发美女）whocouldbathereyelashesandgetoutoftickets.Idrovehomeunderthespeedlimit,Iwassmilinglikeabeautyqueen.

【语篇解读】　本篇记叙文讲述了作者因为开车超速而被警察拦截的一段经历。

9．TheauthormovedtoVirginiaprobablybecause________．

A．hewashomesick

B．heservedinthearmythere

C．Virginiahadbetterhospitals

D．hisfamilycouldbebettercaredfor

解析：

细节理解题。

在第六段中，作者对警

察解释说，他患了癌症，只有几个月的时间了，他搬到这里是为了离妻子的家近一点。

从这些信息推断选D项。

答案：

D

10．Onhearingabouttheautho

r'scancer,thepoliceofficer________．

A．saiditwasanexcuse

B．doubtedhishonesty

C．showedsympathyforhim

D．askedhimtoshowhisscars

解析：

细节理解题。

根据第七、八两段可知，在听作者说自己有癌症之后，警察很冷漠（flatly），想弄清楚作者是不是在撒谎（tryingtofiguremeout），他在怀疑作者的诚实（questionmyhonesty）。

从这些叙述可知选B项。

答案：

B

11．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorwas________．

A．optimisticB．adventurous

C．dishonestD．romantic

解析：

推理判断题。

通读全文可知，作者对警察坦白了自己的病情，这说明作者能够正视自己的病情，再根据最后一段作者说，当警察不给他开罚单的时候，他俨然觉得自己就像靠暗送秋波而逃避罚单的金发美女一样。

从这些叙述看，作者是个乐天派。

答案：

A

D

Everyonceinawhile,itisnecessarytotakeastepbackinordertotakealong,hardlookatwhereweareinourlives.Atthispoint,itisgoodtoaskyourselfabunchofcriticalquestions.Areyouatthepointinyourcareerwhereyouwanttobe?

Haveyousofaraccomplishedallofyourgoalsinlife?

Ifso,thenmaybeitistimetomakegoalsthatstretchyourselfabitmore.Ifyouhavenotaccomplishedyourgoalsinlife,thenperhapsyouhavemadethemistakeofsettingtoomanygoalsortryingtoaccomplishthematanunnaturallyfastpace.

Itisnecessarytosetreasonable,intelligentgoalsinordertosucceedinlife.Donotbeunrealisticbecauselife_is_not_a_fairy_tale.Butyoushouldtrytorecognizewhatyouwant,andtobeasspecificaspossiblewhenattemptingtovisualizeorotherwiseexpresswhatyourgoalsinlifeare.

Inorderforagoaltosufficientlymotivateyou,itneedstobeamajorone.Thebiggeryourgoalsare,thenthemoremotivatedyouwillneedtobetoworktowardsaccomplishingthem.Ifyouwant,forexample,tobethegreatestconcertpianistintheworld,thenyouaregoingtofindyourselfalotmoremotivatedthanyouwouldbeifyourgoalweremerelytosay,