人教版高中英语选修六检测Unit5Section2

Unit5SectionⅡⅠ.阅读理解AThevolcanoisoneofthemostsurprisingfrighteningforcesofnature.Maybeyouhaveseenpicturesofthese“fireworks”ofnature.Sometimeswhenavolcanoerupts,averylargewallofmeltedrockmovesdownthesideofamountain.Itlookslikea“riveroffire”.Sometimesvolcanoesexplode,throwingthemeltedrockandasheshighintotheair.Butwheredoesthismeltedrockefrom?Theearthismadeupofmanylayers(层).Thetoplayerthatweseeiscalledthecrust.Underthecrusttherearemanylayersofhardrock.Butfar,farbeneaththecrustwhoserockissohot,itissoft.Insomeplacesitevenmelts.Themeltedrockiscalledmagma.Sometimesthemagmabreaksouttothesurfacethroughcracks(裂缝)inthecrust.Thesecracksarevolcanoes.Mostpeoplethinkofmountainswhentheythinkofvolcanoes.Butnoteverymountainisavolcano.Avolcanoissimplytheopeningintheearthfromwhichthemagmaescapes.Thehotmagma，orlavaasitiscalled，coolsandbuildsuponthesurfaceoftheearth.Overthousandsofyears,thispileofcooledlavacangrowtobevery,verybig.Forexample,thehighestmountaininAfrica，Kilimanjaro，isavolcano.Ittowersmorethan16,000feetabovethegroundaroundit.1．Wheredoesthemeltedrockefrom？__C__A．Thetoplayer. B．Thecrust.C．Farbeneaththecrust. D．Thesecondlayer.解析：细节理解题。从文章第二段第四、五、六句可知这些熔化的岩石来自地表下很深的地方。2．Whichwordsinthepassagehavethesamemeaningas“meltedrock”？__C__A．“Volcano”and“lava”．B．“Crust”and“hardrock”．C．“Magma”and“lava”．D．“Volcano”and“magma”．解析：词义理解题。由第二段第六句及第三段第四句可推知meltedrock指magma和lava。3．Whichisthecorrectorderofthelayersoftheearthbeginningwiththetoplayer？__B__A．crust—hardrock—magma—softrockB．crust—hardrock—softrock—magmaC．magma—softrock—hardrock—crustD．volcano—cracks—magma—crust解析：细节理解题。第二段指出地球是由地壳——坚硬的岩石——软岩石——岩浆组成的。4．Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage？__A__A．TheVolcano B．KilimanjaroVolcanoC．TheMountains D．TheMeltedRock解析：主旨大意题。整个文章讲述了火山的形成及爆发，故A项符合。BTheUKmaybesmall,butit'sfullofamazingtouristattractions.Excitingcities,historicplacesandstunningcountryside,alltheseattractanddelightvisitorsfromaroundtheworld.HerearesomeofthemostvisitedplacesintheUK.StonehengeStonehengeisprehistoricstonecircleandisbelievedtohavebeenconstructedaround3100BC．NooneknowsexactlywhatpurposeStonehengeserved.Wasitatempleforworship,aburialsiteorperhapsahugecalendar?Howdidourancestorsmanagetocarrythemightystonesfromsofarawayandthen,usingonlythemostprimitivetools,buildthisamazingstructure?Surroundedbymystery,Stonehengeneverfailstoimpress.TowerofLondonTheTowerofLondonislocatedontheThamesRiver.ItisguardedbyaspecialbandofYeomenWarders,knownasBeefeaters.TheTower'shistorydatesbacktothe11thcentury,andeachnewmonarch(君主)hasplayedaroleinitsgrowthanddevelopment.ItalsohousesBritain'sfamouscrownjewels,aspectaculardisplayofsomeoftheworld'sfinestgemsandworkmanship.TheTowerisnexttoTowerBridge.TowerBridgeTowerBridgeisoneofLondon'smostrecognizablelandmarksandalsooneofthemostfamousbridgesintheworld.Spanning(跨越)theThames,TowerBridgewasbuiltin1894after50architectsanddesignersenteredapetitiontodesignanewbridgeforLondon.VisitorscanviewLondonfromthehigh－levelwalkways.Youcanalsocheckthebridgeliftschedulewhichshowstimesanddateswhenthebridgewillriseforlargeships.ChatsworthHouseTheUKisdottedwithahugenumberofspecialcountryhousesandcastles,butthemostbeautifuloneisChatsworthHouseinDerbyshire,homeoftheDuke&DuchessofDevonshiresince1549.AswellashousingoneofEurope'sfinestprivateartcollections,thestatelyhomealsohasamagical101－acregarden,afarmyardandanadventureplayground.The2005movieversionofPrideandPrejudicewasfilmedatChatsworth.ItisbelievedthatJaneAustenbasedPemberleyonthisstunningestate.文章大意：英国历史悠久，有着优美的城市和乡村风光。本文向读者介绍了英国几个著名的旅游景点：巨石阵、伦敦塔、伦敦塔桥和查茨沃斯庄园。5．HowdoestheauthorshowthemysteryofStonehenge？__D__A．Bytellingastory.B．Byintroducingitshistory.C．Byparingthedifferences.D．Byaskingtwodifferentquestions.解析：推理判断题。在第二段对巨石阵的介绍中，作者问了两个问题。由此可推知，作者通过问两个不同问题的方式来表现巨石阵的神秘。6．WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4？__A__A．TowerBridgehasfixedtimesforlargeshipstocross.B．TheTowerofLondonisconnectedwithTowerBridge.C．Visitorsdon'thaveaccesstoTowerBridgenow.D．TowerBridgewasbuiltseveralyearsago.解析：推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句可推知，大船通过伦敦塔桥的时间是提前定好的。7．WhatdoweknowaboutChatsworthHouse？__A__A．ItbelongedtotheDuke&DuchessofDevonshire.B．Itexhibitsthefinestartcollectionsintheworld.C．ThemoviePrideandPrejudicewasfirstshownthere.D．JaneAustenhadlivedthereformanyyears.解析：细节理解题。根据第五段第一句可知，查茨沃斯庄园是公爵夫妇的宅邸，故A项正确。8．Whichofthefollowinghasthelongesthistoryaccordingtothetext？__B__A．ChatsworthHouse. B．Stonehenge.C．TowerofLondon. D．TowerBridge.解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知，巨石阵大约建于公元前3100年；根据第三段第三句可知，伦敦塔建于公元11世纪；根据第四段第二句可知，伦敦塔桥建于1894年；根据最后一段第一句可推知，查茨沃斯庄园建于1549年前后。由此可知，历史最悠久的是巨石阵。Ⅱ.七选五根据短文内容，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。Playingbadminton(羽毛球)canbeafantasticweightlossexercise.__1.C__What'smore,playingbadmintonhasotherhealthbenefitsforyourentirebody.Whenplayingbadminton,yougettorunupanddownthecourt.Youjumpuphighandbenddownlowwhenplaying.Yourmovementhastobeflexible,withgoodhand－eyecoordination(协调)．Themovementsgiveyourlegsgoodexercise.Atthesametime,swingingtheracketexercisesyourarms,shoulders,stomachandback.Beforeyouknowit,yourentirebodyhasbenefitedfrombettercoordination.__2.A__Playingbadmintoncanactuallyloweryourbloodpressure,andreduceyourchancesofheartdisease.__3.B__Yourbodywillbebetterdefendedagainstthedeadlyheartattacks.Whetheryouaresufferingfromhighbloodpressureorsimplytryingtopreventit,badmintonisagreatsport.Somepeopleenjoythesociallifethesportcanbring.Gymsoftenhostleagues,tournaments,andparties.__4.F__Sodon'tjustwatchatelevisionprogramaboutlosingfat.Getoutthereandsocializeinanorganizedbadmintonleague.__5.G__Hundredsofunwantedfatcanbeburnedoffwithallofthephysicalmovementsinvolvedwiththesport.Whetheryouareonthesandatthelocalbeach,orinsideagym,playingbadmintoncanbeanenjoyableweightlossexercise.A．Youcanevengrowstrongerandmoreattractive.B．Playingthegame,youcanmakeyourheartstronger.C．Topeopleofdifferentages,itisalsoaneasy,lightexercise.D．Itisimportanttodrinkplentyofwaterwhenplayingthesport.E．Youcanfindabadmintoncourtinpublicparksorsomegyms.F．Theyprovidechancesforyoutomeetfriends,orotherpeoplewithsimilarinterests.G．Ofcourse,oneofthemostwelebenefitsofplayingbadmintonisalwaysquickweightloss.文章大意：打羽毛球是一项绝佳的运动，除了减肥之外，它还可以帮你塑造身材、提高心脏的健康水平，并且在打球的过程中你还能拓展自己的社交圈。解析：1．空格前后两句讲的是打羽毛球的好处，并且主语都为playingbadminton，故C项符合语境。C项中的it指代playingbadminton，语意为：对不同年龄的人来说，它也是一项简单、轻松的运动。2．该段讲的是打羽毛球给四肢和身体协调带来的好处，故A项符合语境，讲的也是打羽毛球给身体带来的好处：你甚至会变得更强壮、更具吸引力。3．上句提到打羽毛球可以降低血压、减少得心脏病的几率，下句说你的身体能够更好地抵御致命的心脏病的发作，故B项符合语境：打羽毛球可以让你的心脏更强健。4．上句说体育馆经常举办联赛、锦标赛和聚会，故F项紧承上文，说明了这些联赛、锦标赛和聚会的作用：它们能为你与志趣相投的朋友和其他人提供见面的机会。5．由下句可知，大量的多余脂肪都可以通过打羽毛球时所做的肢体运动被燃烧掉，故此处讲的应该是打羽毛球可以帮助人们减肥这一好处，因此G项符合文意：当然，打羽毛球最受欢迎的好处之一是它可以帮人们快速减肥。Ⅲ.语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Chengduhasdozensofnewmillionaires,Asia'sbiggestbuilding,andfancynewhotels.Butfortouristslikeme,pandasareitstop__1.attraction__(attract)．Soitwasagreathonourtobeinvitedbackstageatthenot－for－profitPandaBase,whereticketmoneyhelpspayforresearch,I__2.was_allowed__(allow)togetupclosetothesecuteanimalsatthe600－acrecentre.Fromtomorrow,IwillbetheirUKambassador.Thetitlewillbe__3.officially__(official)giventomeataceremonyinLondon.Butmyconnectionwithpandasgoesback__4.to__mydaysonaTVshowinthemid－1980s,__5.when__IwasthefirstWesternTVreporter__6.permitted__(permit)tofilmaspecialunitcaringforpandasrescuedfromstarvationinthewild.Myambassadorialdutieswillinclude__7.introducing__(introduce)Britishvisitorstothe120－pluspandasatChengduandother