2017-2018高中英语人教必修1练习：阶段仿真检测（四）含解析

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仿真检测（四）

【说明】本试卷满分150分，考试用时120分钟。

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分,满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最

佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题

和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whatisthemangoingtodo?

A.Seeafilm.

B.Dohishomework.

C.Playwithhisclassmates.

2.Whosentthemanthenewcamera?

A.Hismother.B.Hisuncle.C.Hissister.

3.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

A.Twochildrenplayingwithaball.

B.Twolinesconnectingaball.

C.Twolionsplayingwithaball.

4.What'sSusanlike?

A.Sheisveryhonest.

B.Sheisveryeleven

C.Sheisverybeautiful.

5.Whatisthetimenow?

A.9：37.B.9：35.C.9：39.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个

选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各

个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两

遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.Whatcanwelearnabouttheman?

A.Heislookingforajob.

B.Hehasnotworkedbefore.

C.Heissuitableforthejob.

7.WhatwillthemandoonFriday?

A.Workintheoffice.

B.Typesomewords.

C.Haveaninterview.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

A・Popularsportsevents.

B.People'sfavoriteTVprograms.

C.Thingspeopledointheirsparetime.

9.Whatdopeopledoleastaccordingtotheconversation?

A.Gotothemovies.

B.Readbooks.

C.WatchTV.

10.Howdidthewomandotheresearch?

A.Shetalkedtopeople.

B.Shesentletterstopeople.

C.Shecollectedinformationfromnewspapers.

听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。

11.WhichofthefollowingcountriesisNOTmentioned?

A.Ireland.B.India.C.Japan.

12.WhyistheBritishgovernmentplanningtotaxplasticbags?

A.TolearnfromIreland.

B.Togetmoneyfromthem.

C.Toreducetheamountofrubbish.

13.Inwhichcountryshouldpeoplegotoprisonforusingplasticbags?

A.Britain.B.Bangladesh.C.Ireland.

14.WhyareplasticbagsalsostoppedinBangladesh?

A.Theycostalottoproduce.

B.Theycausedseriousfloods.

C.Theyaredangerousforanimals.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.Whydoesthewomancalltheman?

A.Toaskifheisfree.

B.Toinvitehimtojoinher.

C.Toaskifheisinterestedinthetheater.

16.Howoftendoesthegrouppractise?

A.Onenightaweek.

B.EveryotherThursday.

C.EveryWednesdayforthreehours.

17.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A・Teacherandstudent.

B.Husbandandwife.

C.Friends.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.WhoareSusanRubenandAnnaFord?

A,Twopopularwriters.

B.Twofamousactresses.

C.Twonewsannouncers.

19.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.NewspapersandmagazinestookagreatinterestinbothSusanandAnna.

B.MostnewsannouncersinBritainarewomen.

C.Susanreadsthenineo'clocknewsonIndependentTelevision.

20.HowcanweknowthatAnna'sfirstappearanceonTVwasabigattraction?

A.Itlastedalongtime.

B.Alotofpeoplewatchedit.

C.Manynewspaperscarriedthenews.

［参考答案］

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11〜15CCBBB16〜20ACCAB

［听力材料］

(Text1)

M:Mum,canIgotothecinema?Allmyclassmatesaregoingtoseeafilm.

W:Haveyoufinishedyourhomework?Ifyouhavefinishedyourwork,youmaygo.

M:Ihave,Mum.Thankyou.

(Text2)

M:Hi,Alice.Lookatmynewcamera.

W:Wheredidyougetit?

M:MyuncleRobertsentittomelastweek.

(Text3)

W:Ohlook,aren'ttheysweet?Canyouseethosetwoplayingwithaball?

M:Iwon*tcalllionssweetandPmgladPmnotthatball.

(Text4)

W:HowdoyoulikeSusan?

M:Sheissincereandwecandependonher.

(Text5)

W:Excuseme,whattimeisitnow?

M:Ninethirty-seven.Butmywatchistwominutesfast.

(Text6)

M:I'mcallingaboutyouradintoday*spaperforasecretary.Isthatpositionstillopen?

W:Yes,itis.

M:rdliketotry.

W:Doyouhaveanyworkexperience?

M:Yes,Ido.

W:Andcanyoutypesixtywordsperminute?

M:Yes,Ican.MayIhaveaninterview?

W:Yes,Whafsyourname?

M:MatthewSimon.

W:Allright,Mr.Simon.Istwoo'clockFridaysuitableforyou?

M:Twoo*clockFriday?That'sfine.Thanksverymuch.

(Text7)

W:Hi,Peter,I*vejustfinishedsomeinterestingresearchforourschool'snewspaper

aboutthingspeopledointheirsparetime.

M:Really?Whatdidyoulearn?

W:Well,Italkedto30people,and24ofthemwatchTV.

M:Thafsinteresting.Ineverwatchit.Doyou?

W:Notmuch.Anyway,abouthalfofthem,15peopleplaysomekindsofsports.

M:I'mnotsurprised.Peoplearegettingmoreexercisethesedays.

W:Yes.Afewofthemgotothemovies.

M:Mm,Ido,too.

W:Buthereisthemostinterestingresult.Only2ofthemread.

M:Thatsoundsterrible.

(Text8)

M:Haveyouheard?TheBritishgovernmentisplanningtotaxplasticbags.

W:Yes,itwasonthenews.Theywanttoreducetheamountofrubbish.Ithinkthatit*s

agoodideabecausetheycan*tberecycled.

M:They'vealreadydoneitinIreland.Ifyougotothesupermarketthere,youhaveto

payforeachplasticbag.

W:Somostpeopleusethesamebagsoveragain,dothey?

M:Yes.Andthesupermarketsellsthickplasticbagswhichlastlonger.

W:Andthere'salotlessrubbishinthestreets,isn'tthere?

M:Yes.Butit'snotjustinEuropethatplasticbagsaredamagingtheenvironment.In

manydevelopingcountriesit'sevenworse.They*recausingaseriousproblem.InSouth

Africa,forexample,theycallplasticbagsthenationalflowersbecausethewindblowsthem

everywhere.Nowthegovernmenthasstoppedthemandyouhavetogotoprisonfor10

yearsifyouusethem.

W:InBangladeshtoo.Theysaythatplasticbagswereoneofthereasonsfortheterrible

floodsin1988and1998.Theyblockedthedrainsandrainwatercouldn'tflowaway.

M:It*sterrible.Theydon'tlookdangerousbutthereYesomanythattheycankill.In

India,cowseattheminthestreetsandthendie.

W:InsomepartsofIndiatheyarestopped.FromwhatIunderstand,youhavetogoto

prisonfor7yearsifyouusethem.

M:Ican*thelpbutfeelthatsendingpeopletoprisonisveryhard.

W:That'sbecausethesituationissoserious.Andpeoplearenotreasonable.Theywon*t

changetheirhabits.

(Text9)

W:Hello,thisisJaneWilson.MayIspeaktoAdamBrownplease?

M:Hello,Jane,ifsme.How'syourtheatergroup?

W:Well,nottoobad.Actually,Tmcallingaboutit.Wearelookingformorepeopleto

joinus,especiallymen.Ithoughtyoumightbeinterestedinit.

M:Oh,Gosh,youknowhowmuchIloveacting.ButPmtakingsomehardcourses;I

couldhardlyhavetimetopractisemyparts.

W:IfsOK.Wepractiseonlyonenightaweek,Thursdaysfromseventoten.

M:Well,couldyougivemesometimetothinkitover?

W:Sure,butlook,whynotcomeandwatchourpracticenextThursday?Ithinkyou

willlikethewaywework.Whenyouseehowmuchfunitis,youwilljoinusrightaway.

M:OK,butIcan'tpromisemorethanthat.

W:Great.Talktoyouthen,byefornow.

M:Bye,Jane.

(Text10)

ThetwomostfamousfacesinBritaintodaybelongtotwowomenwhoappearon

televisionalmosteverynight.Ifyouopenanypopularmagazineornewspaper,you'llalmost

certainlyseeanarticleaboutoneofthemwithlotsofphotographs.TheirnamesareSusan

RubenandAnnaFord.Susanreadsthenineo'clocknewsonBBCTelevision,andAnna

readstheteno*clocknewsonIndependentTelevision.

MostnewsannouncersinBritainaremen.AndwhenSusanbeganherjobatBBCthree

yearsago,shewasthefirstwomannewsannouncer.Newspapersandmagazinesstartedto

takeaninterestinher.AndreportersstartedtowriteabouthenLastyear;Independent

TelevisionalsodecidedtohaveawomannewsannouncerandtheychoseAnnaFord.

Newspapersandmagazinesshowedagreatinterestinhertoo.

WhenAnnareadthenewsforthefirsttimeontheteno*clockprogram,millionsof

peoplewhodidn'tnormallywatchtheprogramdecidedtowatchitthatnighttoseeAnna

Ford.

第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21.Thecarwasnotseriouslyintheaccidentanditwon*tcostmuchtogetit

repaired.

A.destroyedB.ruined

C.damagedD.suffered

解析：damage多指对无生命物体的损害，造成降低价值、破坏功能等后果；destroy

多指彻底地、毁灭性地破坏，不能或很难再修复；ruin多指因外部原因而受到严重破坏或

毁灭，侧重破坏的彻底性。故选C项。

答案：c

22.—It'sgettinglate.Pleaseexcuseme,butImustleave.

—Allright.Seeyouthen.

A.intimeB.eversince

C.atlastD.rightaway

解析：句意：“时间不早了。对不起，我得赶紧走了。”“好的，那回头见。"rightaway

意为“立即；马上“，符合语境。intime"及时；迟早"；eversince"从那以后"；atlast"最

终”，均不符合语境。

答案：D

23.Assoonasweheardtheboyshoutingforhelp,werushedtohisandpulled

himoutoftheriver.

A.shelterB.rescue

C.disasterD.outline

解析：rushtoone'srescue”匆忙过来救某人“。

答案：B

24.—Whydidn'tAnguscometoschooltoday?

—Hehislegwhileplayingfootballyesterday.

A.beatB.kicked

C.knockedD.injured

解析：由语境可知：安格斯没有到校的原因是腿受伤了。injure意为“损害；伤害”，

符合语境。

答案：D

25.Theyounghelpedusthecar;whichwascompletelystuckinthehole.

A.getintoB.digout

C.workoutD.lookinto

解析：句意：这些年轻人帮我们把陷入洞里的汽车挖了出来。digout作“掘出”讲，

符合语境。getinto”上（车）”;workout”算出；弄懂"；lookinto”调查；检查“，均不

符合语境。

答案：B

26.Certainly,everyonewantstobesuccessful,butitisnoteasy.

A.actuallyB.properly

C.frequentlyD.fluently

解析：句意：当然，每个人都想成为成功的人，但实际上做起来并不容易。actually“实

际上“；properly"恰当地"frequently"频繁地"；fluently“流利地”

答案：A

27.Thedoctor*sreputationwascompletelyintheincident.Nobodybelieved

thathehadbeeninnocent.

A.brokenB.built

C.ruinedD.acquired

解析：句意：在这一事件中，这名医生的名声完全毁了。没有人相信他是无辜的。ruin

onefsreputation”损坏某人的名声”，符合题意。

答案：C

28.Twodayslater,thefightingbetweenthetwocountriesleftthearea.

A.infearB.insilence

C.inruinsD.inrags

解析：考查介词短语。句意：两天之后，两国之间的战争使该地区变成废墟。inruins“成

为废墟”，符合语境。infear"惊恐地"；insilence"沉默地"；inrags"衣衫褴褛”。

答案：C

29.Theaudiencewaiteduntilthecurtainroseandthenlaughteratthesight

ofthefunnyactor.

A.burstoutB.burstinto

C.brokeintoD.beganwith

解析：句意：观众一直等到帷幕升起，然后一看到喜剧演员就大笑起来。burstinto

laughter"突然笑起来”，符合题意。

答案：B

30.—Ourfoodwill.Hurrytogethelpfromthenearbyvillagers.

—Noneed,itwilllastusforaslongastwoweeks.

A.giveoutB.giveoff

C.giveawayD.givein

解析：由对话语境可知，A项意思相符。giveout在此处表示“用光;耗尽“ogiveoff”散

发“；giveaway"赠送"；givein”屈服；让步”。

答案：A

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白

处的最佳选项。

LongagotherewasapoorfarmerinRussia.Hehadbeenvery_31witheverything

hehad.However,whenhefoundhiselderbrotherwas32thanhim,hefeltdisappointed.

Sohe33hardabouthowhecouldalsobericher.Finallyhegotanidea.Hestartedto

spendlessmoneyonfoodandclothestoMsomemoneytobuymoreland.Oncehehad

enoughmoney,hestarted35forland.

He3Gthatontheneighboringland,thereweresomenomads（游牧民）livingthere.

Heboughtsomegiftsandwenttof_theirhead.Hepresentedthegiftstotheheadand

toldhimtheJ8ofhisvisit.Theheadwelcomedhim,acceptedthegiftsandagreedtohis

39togettheland.Theheadtoldhimthathecouldhavetheland40givinghim

anything.Hecantakeasmuchlandashecould41bywalkingthroughthelandbefore

sunset（日落）.Heshouldstartinthemorningandwhateverdistancehecouldtravelduring

the42,hecouldhaveit.

Thefarmerbecamevery43whenheheardthisofferNowhecouldhavelotsof

43withoutpayinganything.Hecame奂thenextmorningandstartedrunning,not

walking,46hecouldcoverthelargestarea.Toreachhisgoal,heneitheratefood,nor

drankwater;norhadanyrest.Hejustcontinued47.Withouteating,ordrinking,or

restinghejustgotvery48,Whenhecamebacktotheheadintheevening,he49

rightonthespot.Sadlyhissonburiedhiminapieceoflandabout6X4feet.

Don*tbegreedy（贪婪的）oryouwilleverythingfinally.

语篇解读：一位农民为了得到更多的土地付出了生命的代价。

31.A.carefulB.pleased

C.boredD.busy

解析：从下一句的However,whenhefound・・・,hefeltdisappointed可知，他过去一直对

他所拥有的东西感到很满意(pleased)。

答案：B

32.A.healthierB.stronger

C.richerD.cleverer

解析：根据下文couldalsobericher可知选richer。

答案：c

33.A.thoughtB.learned

C.triedD.worked

解析：由下文hegotanidea可知，此处他绞尽脑汁在“想(thought)”如何致富。

答案：A

34.A.borrowB.spend

C.makeD.save

解析：由本句中他节衣缩食可知他在“存(save)”钱。

答案：D

35.A.waitingB.looking

C.preparingD.caring

解析:从上一句的tobuymoreland可知，一旦他有了钱，他就开始“寻找(lookingfor)”

土地准备购买。

答案：B

36.A.explainedB.hoped

C.noticedD.guessed

解析：他“注意到(noticed)”邻近的土地上生活着一些游牧民。

答案：c

37.A.seeB.follow

C.helpD.cheat

解析：他买了一些礼物去“看望(see)”他们的首领。

答案：A

38.A.chanceB.result

C.conditionD.purpose

解析：他把礼物献给首领后，说明了他此行的“目的(purpose)"o

答案：D

39.A.promiseB.request

C.suggestionD.order

解析：从下文可知，这位首领同意了他的“要求(request)”。

答案：B

40.A.forB.by

C.withoutD.before

解析：从第三段的withoutpayinganything可知，此处应用without。

答案：C

41.A.coverB.farm

C.buyD.have

解析：从本段最后一句及46空后的cover可知，他可以得到在日落前能“走过(cover)”

的土地。

答案：A

42.A.yearB.month

C.weekD.day

解析：从上文的beforesunset及inthemorning可知是指在“一天内”走过的土地。

答案：D

43.A.interestedB.sad

C.happyD.calm

解析：不用花钱就能得到土地，这个农民当然感到很“高兴(happy)”。

答案：C

44.A.IandB•crop

C.experienceD.knowledge

解析：从文中多次提到的land可知，他可以不用花钱就能得到很多“土地(land)”了。

答案：A

45.A.quietlyB.early

C.finallyD.suddenly

解析：由下文农民急于多占地可知他应该是一大清早就开始跑，故选early。

答案：B

46.A.sothatB.evenif

C.becauseD.whether

解析：他开始跑，而不是走，“以便(s。that)”能够走过最大的地区。

答案：A

47.A.dreamingB•walking

C.speakingD.running

解析：根据上下文可知，为了达到目标，他不吃、不喝、不休息，只是一直跑（running）。

答案：D

48.A.nervousB.excited

C.tiredD.worried

解析：当他在晚上回来的时候，已经“疲惫不堪了（tired）”。

答案：C

49.A.refusedB.died

C.appearedD.rested

解析：从下句hissonburiedhim可知，当他见到首领的时候，因疲劳过度当场“死亡

（died）”o

答案：B

50.A.loseB.face

C.changeD.defeat

解析：作者通过这个故事告诉读者：别太贪婪，否则最终会“失去（lose）”一切。

答案：A

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

IhaveafriendnamedMontyRobertswhoownsahorseranch（大牧场）inSanIsidro.

Heletsmeusehishousetoholdeventstoraisemoneyforyouthatriskprograms.

ThelasttimeIwastherehegreetedmebysaying,“IwanttotellyouwhyIletyouuse

myhouse.ltallgoesbacktoastoryaboutayoungmanwhowasthesonofapoorhorse

trainerwhowouldgofromstable（马厩）tostable,farmtofarm,traininghorses.Asaresult,

theboy'shighschoolwascontinuallyinterrupted（打断）.Onedayinthelastyearofhigh

school,hewasaskedtowriteapaperaboutwhathewantedtodowhenhegrewup.”

“Hewroteasevenpaperabouthisgoalofowningahorseranchingreatdetail.

Heputagreatdealofhisheartintotheprojectandevendrewadetailedfloorplanforthe

dreamranch.Thenthenextdayhehandeditintohisteacher.Twodayslaterhereceivedhis

paperback.Buthegotalowmarkwithanotethatread,'Seemeafterclass.’”

“Theboywenttoseetheteacherafterclassandasked,'WhydidIreceivealow

mark?'"

“Theteachersaid,'Thisisanunrealisticdreamforayoungboylikeyou.Youhave

nomoney.Youcomefromapoorfamily.Owningahorseranchrequiresalotofmoney.

There*snowayyoucouldeverdoit.'Thentheteacheradded,'Ifyouwillrewritethis

paper,Iwillreconsideryourmark.’"

“Theboywenthomeandthoughtaboutitlongandhard.Heaskedhisfatherwhathe

shoulddo.Hisfathersaid,(Look,son,youhavetomakeupyourownmindonthis.

However,Ithinkitisaveryimportantdecisionforyou.’"

wFinally,theboyturnedinthesamepaper,makingnochangesatall.Hewrote,'You

cankeepthelowmarkandI'llkeepmydream/99

语篇解读：尽管老师认为MontyRoberts的梦想太不切合实际，但MontyRoberts却坚持

自己的梦想并通过努力实现了自己的梦想。

51.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutMontyRoberts?

A.Hewasborninapoorfamily.

B.Hereceivedagoodeducation.

C.Heisraisingmoneyforthepoor.

D.Heisahorsetrainerwhoownsabigranch.

解析：细节理解题。根据第五段的Youcomefromapoorfamily可知他出生于贫苦之家。

答案：A

52.TheteacherthoughtMontyRoberts'sdreamwas.

A.strangeB.great

C.pleasantD.impossible

解析：推理判断题。从第五段的Thisisanunrealisticdreamforayoungboylikeyou

可知，老师认为他的梦想不切合实际，不可能实现。

答案：D

53.Fromtheendofthetext,wecaninferthatMontyRobertswasvery.

A.carefulB.clever

C.determinedD.active

解析：推理判断题。从最后一句Youcankeepthelowmarkand1*11keepmydream可

知，MontyRoberts是个很有决心的人。

答案：c

54.Thepurposeofthetextistotellreadersthat.

A.seeingisbelieving

B.knowledgeispower

C.allroadsleadtoRome

D.wherethereisawill,thereisaway

解析：推理判断题。本文讲述了MontyRoberts坚持自己的梦想并通过努力获得成功

的故事，故D项正确。

答案：D

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whenpeopleinsidebuildingstrytogoout.Usethestaircasesatalltimes.

Ifyouareoutdoors,donottakeshelterunderatree,streetlights,electricpolesortall

buildings.Ifyouaredriving,stopyourcarandstayinasafeplace.Donotparkyourcar

underatreeoranytallobject.

Iftrappedindebris（瓦砾堆）,coveryourmouthwithahandkerchieforclothing.Tapon

apipeorwallsorescuerscanfindyou.Useawhistle（口肖子）ifoneisavailable.Nevershout

forhelp.Shoutingcancauseyoutobreatheindangerousamountsofdust.Donotlighta

matchbecauseyoumayburnyourself.Donotmoveaboutorkickupdust.

语篇解读：地震不可避免，然而我们应采取正确的措施来避免更大的损失。

55.Thepurposeofthepassageistotellreaders.

A.thedamagecausedbyearthquakes

B.therescueworkafterearthquakes

C.whattodoaboutearthquakes

D.howtopreventearthquakes

解析：推理判断题。从第一段的Soitiswisetolearnsomesimplesafetytipstoprotect

yourselforyourfamilymembers可知，本文主要目的是介绍地震时应采取的一些安全措施，

故选C项。

答案：c

56.Theunderlinedword“Fragile“inParagraph2probablymeans.

A.easilybrokenB.easilyfound

C.expensiveD.heavy

解析：词义猜测题。根据划线词后所给的例子likethosemadeofglass及段末的pieces

可知这里指“易碎的”。

答案：A

57.Duringtheearthquake,peopleareadvisedto,

A.gooutthebuildingatonce

B.turnoffpowerandgasimmediately

C・takeshelterunderatree

D.drivetoasafeplace

解析：细节理解题。从第三段的Makesureyouturnoffelectricalconnectionsandgas

immediatelywhenanearthquakehappens可知，地震时在室内的话应首先关闭电源和煤气。

故选B项。

答案：B

58.WhatshouldpeopleNOTdowhentheyaretrappedindebris?

A.Covertheirmouthwithahandkerchief.

B.Taponapipeorwallforhelp.

C.Useawhistleforhelp.

D.Lightafireforhelp.

解析：细节理解题。从最后一段的Donotlightamatchbecauseyoumayburnyourself

可知，地震时如被埋，不要点火求救，这可能会烧着自己。故选D项。

答案：D

C

TheMississippiRiverflowsdownthemiddleoftheUnitedStatestotheGulfofMexico

inthisMay,2011.Rightnow,meltedsnowandheavyrainsfromthenortharemovingsouth.

Ithasbeentheworstflooding（洪水）ineightyyearsinstatesalongtheMississippi.

InLouisiana,engineersareworkingtokeepfloodwatersawayfromtwobigcities—

NewOrleansandBatonRouge.NewOrleansisstillrecoveringfromthefailureofitsflood

controlsduringHurricaneKatrinain2005.

AplantodirectsomeofthewaterintotheMorganzaSpillway（泄洪道）meansflooding

richfarmlandsinanotherpartofthestate.Asmanyastwenty-fivethousandpeoplemay

havetoleaveareasthatwouldbeflooded.

TheMorganzaSpillwayisaboutseventy-fivekilometersupriverfromBatonRouge,

thestatecapital.Thespillwayisathirty-two-kilometer-longchannelthatcantakewaters

fromMississippitoanotherriversystem.Thespillwaywasusedonlyoncein1973.

Lastweek,theArmyCorpsofEngineersexplodedathree-kilometer-wideholealongan

earthleveeinMissouri.Theydidthattoprotectrivertownsintwootherstates,Kentucky

andIllinois.Butfifty-twothousandhectaresoffarmlandwerefloodedasaresult.

TheAmericaninsuranceindustrysaysnaturaldisastershavealreadycausedfivebillion

dollarsindamagethisyear.Arecordnumberoftornadoes（龙卷风）hitalongapathfrom

TexastoGeorgia.Thestormskilledmorethantwohundredpeopleinsixstates.Atthesame

time,stateslikeTexasandOklahomaareexperiencingextremelydryweatherandhigh

windsthathavecausedwildfires.

语篇解读：2011年5月中旬，美国中部暴雨不断，再加上冬季积雪融水的补给，河流小

溪被灌满，然后源源不断地流入密西西比河，由此，美国中部地区遭受了80多年来最严

重的一次洪涝灾害，洪水淹没了房屋、农场和道路。

59.Whafsthemainideaofthetext?

A.TheMississippiRiverFloodsAmerica*sHeartland.

B.NewOrleansisattackedbyonedisasterafteranother.

C.TheMorganzaSpillwayplaysagreatroleincontrollingfloods.

D.ThenaturaldisasterscausehugelossinAmericaeachyear.

解析：主旨大意题。结合第一段的主题句TheMississippiRiverflowsdownthemiddleof

theUnitedStatestotheGulfofMexico可知本文主旨。

答案：A

60.TheseriousfloodinginAmerica.

A.made25,000peoplehomeless

B.wastakentoanotherriversystem

C.e