学年高中英语 Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors单元检测 新人教版选修8doc.docx
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学年高中英语Unit5Meetingyourancestors单元检测新人教版选修8doc
2019-2020学年高中英语Unit5Meetingyourancestors单元检测新人教版选修8
第一部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共12小题;每小题2.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
(导学号58980025)
Theoldeststonebuildingsintheworldarethepyramids(金字塔).Theyhavestoodfornearly5,000years,anditseemslikelythattheywillcontinuetostandforthousandsofyear
syet.Thereareovereightyofthemscattered(散布)alongthebanksoftheNile,someofwhicharedifferentinshapefromthetruepyramids.Themostfamousofthesearethe“Step”pyramidandthe“Bent”pyramid.
Someofthepyramidsstilllookasmuchalikeastheymusthavebeenwhentheywerebuiltthousandsofyearsago.Mostofthedamagesufferedbytheothershasbeenatthehandsofmenwhowerelookingfortreasureor,moreoften,forstonestouseinmodernbuildings.ThedryclimateofEgypthashelpedtokeepthepyramidsingoodcondition,andtheirveryshapehasmadethemlesslikelytofallintoruin.Thesearegoodreasonsw
hytheycanstillbeseentoday,butperhapsthemostimportantisthattheywereplannedtolastforever.
The“Step”pyramidhadtobeonthewestsideoftheNile,thesideonwhichthesunset.Thiswasforspiritualreasons.Italsohadtostandwellabovetheleveloftherivertoprotectitagainsttheregularfloods.ItcouldnotbetoofarfromtheNile,however,asthestonestobuilditneededtobecarriedinboatsdowntherivertothenearestpoint.Watertransportwas,ofcourse,mucheasierthanlandtransport.Thebuildersalsohadtofindarockbase,whichwasnotlikelytocrack(破裂)underthegreatweightofthepyramid.Finally,ithadtobenearthecapital,orbetterstillneartheking’spalacesothathecouldvisititeasilytopersonallychecktheprogressbeingmadeonthefinalrestingplaceforhisbody.
1Accordingtothepassage,the“Step”pyramid .
A.isunlikelytofallintoruininthenearfuture
B.wasbuiltonthebanksalongtheNile
C.isonethatwasbuiltlaterthanthetruepyramids
D.isthemostfamousofthetruepyramids
答案A
解析细节理解题。
从第一段第二句话“Theyhavestoodfornearly5,000years,anditseemslikelythattheywillcontinuetostandforthousandsofyearsyet.”可以看出金字塔不可能受损,A项中的unlikely意为“不可能”。
本文主要介绍了埃及的金字塔能保存长久的原因及其中被称为Step的金字塔建立在尼罗河西侧的原因。
2Themostimportantreasonwhysomepyramidsremainingoodconditionisthat .
A.peoplehavetakengoodcareofthem
B.itdoesn’trainofteninEgypt
C.theywerewelldesigned
D.thegovernmenthasprotectedthemfromdamage
答案C
解析细节理解题。
可从第二段最后一句“Thesearegoodreasonswhytheycanstillbeseentoday,butperhapsthemostimportantisthattheywereplannedtolastforever.”看出原因有很多,但最重要的是合理的设计。
3Mostofthedamagetothepyramidshasbeencausedby .
A.theregularfloods
B.thedryclimateofEgypt
C.thespecialshapeofthepyramids
D.peopleinsearchofbuildingmaterials
答案D
解析推理判断题。
根据第二段中“Mostofthedamagesufferedbytheothershasbeenatthehandsofmenwhowerelookingfortreasureor,moreoften,forstonestouseinmodernbuildings.”的“moreoften”看出金字塔所遭受的损害大部分出自于那些寻宝人之手,事实上更多的时候,他们是寻找可用于现代建筑中的石头。
可以判定造成损坏最主要的原因是人们偷取建筑材料。
4TheEgyptiansbuiltthepyramidsalongthebanksoftheNilebecause .
A.theybelievedintheirgod
B.itwasdifficulttofindalargerockbasefarfromtheNile
C.theriverhelpedalotinthetransportofbuildingmaterials
D.itwasnoteasytochooseasuitableplaceforthepyramids
答案C
解析细节理解题。
从文中最后一段中的“Watertransportwas,ofcourse,mucheasierthanlandtransport.”可知,水路运输要比陆路运输容易得多。
B
TheTangDynastywasprobablytheperiodwhentheSilkRoadwasatitsbusiest.OneimportantcentreontheroadwasthecityofChang’an,wherepresent-dayXi’annowstands.Chang’anwasthecapitalcityofthisdynastyandbyabout750ADithadbecomeastrongandsuccessfulcapitalofaroundtwomillionpeople.Becauseofthechancesfortrade,anumberofforeignersfromcountriesborderingChinalivedinthecity.
ThemarketsatthistimeinChang’anwereperhapsthemostexcitingmarketsanywhereintheworld.TheysoldgoodsfromIndia,Africa,Japan,Korea,Turkey,IranandotherArabcountriesandmanyitemsinthemarketswouldhavebeencompletelynewtosomeofthebuyers.Interestinganimalsweresoldtogetherwithexotic(奇异的)plantsandstrangemedicines.Driedanimals,driedfoodsanddriedplantswerelaidoutforsalenexttorareseedsandspices(香料).Butbesidesthehopetotrade,whichdrewpeopletogether,Chinawasstilllargelyamysteriouscountrytotheoutsideworldandcertainlythesecretofmakingsilkwasstillunknown.
Theroute(路线)tothewestfolloweddifferentpathsbutthetraderswouldhavetravelledfromplacestoplaces,alwayslookingforroutesbothtowaterandprotection.However,theMingDynastyhaditspolicyofisolation(闭关)andreducedthetrafficalongthisancientlandroute.Instead,searoutesbecamemorepopularandintheearly15thcenturythereweremanyChineseshipstradingsilkandothergoodsalongthecoastsofIndia,ArabiaandAfrica.
5Thispassagemainlytellsus .
A.thesilktradeinthepast
B.theriseandfalloftheSilkRoad
C.thehardlifethetraderslivedontheSilkRoad
D.whysearoutesbecamepopularintheearly15thcentury
答案B
解析主旨大意题。
从每一段的首句可以看出,本文讲的是丝绸之路的兴衰史。
6Itisprobablethatmanydriedgoodsweresoldinthemarketbecause .
A.themarkettraderscouldstorethemforlongertimeandsellthemmoreeasily
B.theycouldbestoredandtransportedmoreeasilybythetradersontheSilkRoad
C.theycouldbetransportedfarmoreeasilybytradersfromdifferentcountries
D.theywerelighterfo
rthecamelstocarrywhereverthetraderswantedtogo
答案B
解析推理判断题。
从第三段可知丝绸之路很漫长,由此可推知交易的干货多是因为干货易于贮存和运输。
7Bysaying“Chinawasstilllargelyamysteriouscountrytotheoutsideworld”,theauthorreferstothefactthat .
A.alargepartofChinawasmysterioustotheout
sideworld
B.Chinawasalargecountrythatwastotallyunknowntotheoutsideworld
C.toagreatextentChinawaslittleknownorunderstoodbytheoutsideworld
D.mostofChinawasmisunderstoodbytheoutsideworld
答案C
解析句意理解题。
这句话指的是当时在很大程度上中国对于外面的世界来说是很神秘的这样的一个事实。
8Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mysterious”mean?
A.ample B.wonderful
C.livelyD.secret
答案D
解析词义理解题。
从“Chinawasstilllargelyamysteriouscountrytotheoutsideworldandcertainlythesecretofmakingsilkwasstillunknown.”看出此处mysterious是“神秘的”之意。
C
OnMay3,2002,archaeologistsinEnglandfoundagraveofamandatingbacktoaround2300BC.Buriedwithhimwerethetoolsofahunterorwarrior.Therewasabonepinthatmayhavebeenfromapieceofclothingsuchasaleathercoat.Hecarriedacopperknifeonhisbreast.Themostamazingfindwastwogoldearrings.Thatwouldhavemadehimamanofdistinction.Onlyafewcentimetresfromhisheadweretwopotsmadeofclay,toolsandmaterialstomakearrows,abowandadozenarrowsforhuntingandasecond,smallercopperknife.Nexttothemlayacushionstone,uponwhichthemancouldworkmetal.
Hisgraveistherichestofanyfoundfromthatperiod,becausethismanwasburiedwithtwogoldearringswhicharetheoldestgoldeverfoundinBritain(datingbackto2470BC).Besides,hewasburiedthreemilesfromStonehenge.ArchaeologiststendtobelievehewasamemberofapowerfulclasswhomighthaveorganizedtheconstructionofStonehenge.
Stonehengewasbegunaround3000BC.Inabout2300BCthehugestonecircleswerebuilt.Thebiggeststonesweighapproximately20tons.Butthesmallerbluestones,stillweighing4tonsonaverage,camefromwestWales.Itisnotyetknownhowthesewereconveyedoveradistanceof380kilometres.ItisalsoamysteryhowearlymanwasabletoconstructStonehengewithouttheuseofmodernconstructionmachinesandlorries.
HeisanexampleofpeoplewhobroughtcultureandnewtechniquesfromtheEuropeanmainlandtoBritain.Intermsoftechnicaldevelopment,peopleweregoingfromtheStoneAgetotheBronzeAgeandthentotheIronAge.
9Whicharenotincludedinthethingsthatarefoundinthegraveoftheman?
A.Tools,abonepin,abowandacushionstone.
B.Acopperknifeandtwogoldearrings.
C.Twopots,arrowsandmaterialstomakearrows.
D.Somechickenandgrains.
答案D
解析细节理解题。
由第一、二段内容可知,该坟墓里没有包括鸡肉和谷物,而其他选
项所提到的东西都在该坟墓中被
发现。
10Themanburiedinthegravemightbe atthattime.
A.apoormanB.akindheartedman
C.arichmanD.anordinaryman
答案C
解析推理判断题。
由第二段第一句“Hisgraveistherichestofanyfoundfromthatperiod...”可推知坟墓的主人可能很富有。
11Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlytalkabout?
A.HowStonehengewasbuilt.
B.BuildingStonehengewashard.
C.Stonehengewasmadeofbigstones.
D.ItisamysteryhowStonehengewasbuilt.
答案D
解析主旨大意题。
从第三段的内容来看,主要说的是巨石阵是怎么建造的仍然是个谜。
12Wecaninferthat .
A.howStonehengewasbuilt
B.Stonehengewasbuiltthroughseveralages
C.theKingofStonehengewasfromFrance
D.Stonehengewasbuiltbecauseofwar
答案B
解析推理判断题。
由第三段第一、二句可知,巨石阵始建于公元前3000年左右
在大约公元前2300年这些大的石头圈建成了。
由此推出答案为B项。
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Takinggoodnotesisatime-savingskillthatwillhelpyoutobecomeabetterstudentinseveralways.13. Second,yournotesareexcellentmaterialstorefertowhenyouarestudyingforatest.Third,note-takingoffersvarietytoyourstudytimeandhelpsyoutoholdyourinterest.
Youwillwanttotakenotesduringclassroomdiscussionsandwhilereadingatextbookordoingresearchforareport.14. Wheneverorhoweveryoutakenotes,keepinmindthatnote-takingisaselectiveprocess.15. Thefollowingmethodsmayworkbestforyou.
●Readthetextquicklytofindthemainfactsandideasinit.
●Carefullyreadthetextandwatchforwordsthatcanshowmainpointsandsupportingfacts.
●Writeyournotesinyourownw
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