译林版高一英语必修第三册版Unit2单元测试.docx

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译林版高一英语必修第三册版Unit2单元测试

Unit2单元达标检测

第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

MarvelatThesefreaksofNature

Theworldisfilledwithunique，breathtakingsites—fromboilingcraterstocavesfulloflightningbugs.Whileglobaldiseasesornaturaldisastersshockoursoul，wemightnotappreciatenature.Infact,enjoyingthewonderofnaturecanprovidesomebreaksfromtoomuchtimeindoors.ThesesitesaregreatforyouwhenlookingforhopeinsomeofMotherNature’sgreatestofferings.

01TheFlyGeyser（WashoeCounty，Nevada）

ThisgeyserinnorthernNevada，foundsurroundedbyfieldsofgrasswascreatedbyaccidentwhenageothermalpowercompanydrilledatestwell（井）wherethegeysernowsitsin1964.Thecombinationofcalciumcarbonatedeposits（碳酸钙沉积物）andextremelyhotwaterresultedinthreenearly6-foot-high，brightlycoloredredandgreenhillsthatshoothotwaterintotheair.

02Themarble（大理石）Caves（Aysen，Chile）

Thesecaves-accessibleonlybyboat--sitintheheartofPatagoniaandwereformedover6000yearsagoaswatercontinuedtosplashagainstthesolidrockformationstocreatetheseuniquebluemarbleformations.

03LakeSorvagsvatn（Vagar，theFaroeIslands）

Thisfreshwaterlakeisfamousforitsappearanceof“floatingabovetheocean”.Thoughit’sactuallynoteven100feetabovesealevelfromvariouscameraangles，thelakelookslikeitishundredsoffeetabovetheoceanbecauseofitsjuxtaposition（并列）withadramaticwaterfallandtheclifftoitsside.

04KrkaNationalPark（Sibenik-Knin,Croatia）

ThisnationalparkinsouthernCroatiaisfamousforhavingnotone，butseven，gorgeouswaterfallsstreamingwithgreenish-bluewater，includingtheattractiveSkradinskiBukwaterfallTheclearwaterinitsbasinisoftenfilledwithvisitorstakingadip（快游）.

1.Accordingtothetext,thefollowingareallfalseexceptthat.

A.thesesitesallhavesomethingtodowithwaterfalls.

B.youmayseelightningbugsintheMarbleCaves.

C.LakeSprvagsvatnisfloatinghundredsoffeetabovetheocean.

D.theFlyGeyserhas6colorfulhillsshootinghotwaterintotheair.

2.Ifvisitorswanttohaveaswim,theyshouldgo.

A.theFlyGeyser.

B.LakeSorvagsvatn.

C.KrkaNationalPark.

D.themarbleCaves.

3.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?

A.Togivebasicfactsaboutthesefreaksofnature.

B.Toexplainthereasonswhythesesitesaregreat.

C.Tocallonpeopletoappreciatethesefreaksofnature.

D.Toofferadviceonhowtovisitthesewondersof.

B

AstormhitHouston,Texas,onTuesday.Itbroughtheavyrainsandrisingfloodwaters.ByTuesdaynight,somepartsofthecityhadreceived10inchesofrain.Policeandfirefightershelpedpeoplemovetosafeplaces.Theyalsosavedpeoplefromcarsandbusesthatwerestuckonroads.

CertainareasaroundHoustonwerehitreallyhard.Injustfourhours,morethanseveninchesofrainfellinSugarLandinthesouthwestofHoustonCarscouldnotpassthroughanyoftheareasmainroadwaysOnTwitter,SugarLandcityofficialsaskedpeopletogettohighground.

Tuesday’srainhitpartsofTexasthatHurricaneHarveyhadalreadydamagedalmosttwoyearsagoHurricaneHarveyinaugust,2017wasthesecondmostcostlyhurricaneinUShistory.Itcaused$125billionworthofdamageinTexas.IntheHoustonarea，36peoplediedandabout150，000homeswereflooded.

AspokesmanfortheHarrisCountyOfficeofHomelandSecurityandEmergencyManagementsaidthatthisweek’srain“isnotinanywayaHarveylevelevent.”

Buttheworstmaynotbeoveryet.PeoplewillhaveabreakfromtheheavyrainonWednesdayAccordingtotheNationalWeatherService，theTexasGulfCoastwillcontinuetoexperienceheavyrainlaterintheweek.“Todayshouldbeourquietestoverthenextfewdaysforrainfall,”saidDonOettinger，aNationalWeatherServicemeteorologist（气象学家）.

HoustonfireChiefSamuelPeiawarned，“Asthereistoomuchwateronthegroundandflashfloodsarelikelytohappen，wehopepeoplearecarefulofwhatthey’redoingandencouragethemtostayhomeThere’snosenseinputtingyourself，firefightersoranybodyindangerneedlessly.”

4.WhatareParagraphs1and2mainlyabout?

A.FlooddamageinHouston.

B.FloodpreventioninHouston.

C.HeavyfloodshittingHouston.

D.PeoplefightingfloodsinHouston.

5.WhatdoweknowaboutHurricaneHarvey?

A.Itcausednodeathsorinjuries.

B.ItdidalotofdamagetoTexas.

C.Itwaslessseriousthanthisweek’srain.

D.Itwasthebiggesthurricaneonrecord

6.WhatcanwelearnfromtheweatherreportoftheNationalWeatherService?

A.Finedaysarecoming.

B.Itwillrainalittlenon-stop.

C.ahurricaneisunavoidable.

D.Floodswillcontinue

7.WhatdidSamuelsuggestlocalpeopledo?

A.Stayindoors.

B.Joinfirefighters.

C.Giveupneedlessthings.

D.Comfortthosewholosthomes.

C

EarthquakesusuallyhappenontheedgesoflargesectionsoftheEarth’splates.Theseplatesslowlymoveoveralongperiodoftime.Sometimestheedges，whicharecalledfaultlines，cangetstuck，buttheplateskeepmoving.Pressureslowlystartstobuildupwheretheedgesarestuckand，oncethepressureretsstrongenoughtheplateswillsuddenlymovecausinganearthquake.

Generally，beforeandafteralargeearthquakeherewillbesmallerearthquakes.Theonesthathappenbeforearecalledforeshocks.Theonesthathappenafterarecalledaftershocks.Scientistsdon’treaallyknowifanearthquakeisaforeshockuntilthebiggerearthquakeoccurs.

Shockwavesfromanearthquakethattravelthroughthegroundarecalledseismicwaves（地震波）.Theyaremostpowerfulatthecenteroftheearthquake，buttheytravelthroughmuchoftheearthandbacktothesurface.Theymovequicklyat20timesthespeedofsound.

Scientistsuseseismicwavestomeasurehowbiganearthquakeis.Theyuseadevicecalledtheseismograph（地震仪）tomeasurethesizeofthewaves.Thesizeofthewavesiscalledthemagnitude.

Totellthestrengthofanearthquake，scientistsuseascalecalledtheMomentMagnitudeScaleorMMS（itusedtobecalledtheRichterScale）.ThelargerthenumberontheMMSis，thelargertheearthquakewillbe.Youusuallywon’tevennoticeanearthquakeunlessitmeasuresatleast3ontheMMSHerearesomeexamplesofwhatmayhappendependingonthescale.

4.0—Itwillshakeyourhouseasifalargetruckwerepassingcloseby.Somepeoplemaynotnotice.

5.0—Ifyouareinacar，itmayshake.Glassesanddishesmayrattle.Windowsmaybreak.

6.0—Itemswillfalloffshelves.Wallsinsomehousesmaycrackandwindowsbreakprettymucheveryonenearthecenterwillfeelthisone.

7.0—Weakerbuildingswillcollapseandcrackswilloccuronbridgesandstreets.

8.0—ManybuildingsandbridgeswillfalldownLargecrackswilloccurintheearth.

9.0—andup--Wholecitieswillbeflattenedandlarge-scaledamagewillbecaused.

8.Ifa5.0-magnitudeearthquakehityourarea,whatmighthappen?

A.Yourhousemightshakeviolently.

B.Peoplemightfeelnoshakingatall.

C.Thefamilyphotomayfalloffthewall.

D.Theremightbecrackseverywhereonstreets.

9.WhatdoestheauthormeanbysayingtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2?

A.It’sstillhardtotellforeshocksfrommainearthquakes.

B.Scientistscan’texactlymeasurethestrengthofanearthquake.

C.Peoplemayignoreforeshockswhenanearthquakeisnotsostrong.

D.Theearthquakewon’tcauseanydamageunlessitreaches9.0MMS.

10.Thewriterexplainstheconceptsconcerningtheearthquakeby______.

A.listingexamples.

B.givingexplanations.

C.makingcomparisons.

D.offeringdata.

11.Thepassageiswrittenmainlyto______.

A.enrichpeople’sknowledgeofself-rescueindisasters.

B.stresstheimportanceofearthquakerescue.

C.issueearlywarningsbeforeanearthquake.

D.presentfactsabouttheearthquake.

D

CoalburningdeepundergroundinChina.IndiaandIndonesiaisthreateningtheenvironmentandhumanlifewhichscientistshavewarned.Theselarge-scaleundergroundfirescausethegroundtemperaturetoheatupandkillsurroundingvegetation，producegreenhousegasesandcanevenbringaboutforestfires，apanel（专门小组）ofscientiststoldtheannualmeetingoftheAmericanassociationfortheAdvancementofscienceinDenver.Theywarnedtheresultingreleaseofpoisonouselementslikearsenic（砷）andmercury（汞）couldalsopollutelocalwatersourcesandsoilsCoalfiresareaglobaldisaster，"saidAssociateProfessorGlennStracherofEastGeorgiaCollegeinSwainsboro，theUS.Butsurprisinglyfewpeopleknowaboutthem.

Coalcanheatuponitsown.Theheatproducedwillnotdisappearandcaneventuallytriggerspontaneouscombustion（自燃）ifthereisacontinuousoxygensupplyThiscanoccurundergroundincoalstockpiles（煤堆）abandonedminesorevenascoalistransported.SuchfiresinChinadestroyupto200milliontonsofcoalperyeardelegatesweretold.Incomparison，theUseconomyconsumesaboutonebilliontonsofcoalannually，saidStracher，whoseanalysisofthelikelyeffectofcoalfireshasbeenacceptedforpublicationintheInternationaljournalofCoalEcology.Onceunderway，coalfirescanburnfordecades，evencenturies.Intheprocess，theyreleaselargevolumesofgreenhousegases，poisonousfumesandblackparticlesintotheatmosphere.

Themembersofthepaneldiscussedtheeffectthesefiresmaybehavingonglobalandregionalclimatechange,andagreedthattheundergroundnatureofthefiresmakesthemdifficulttodetect（发现）.Oneofthemembersofthepanel,AssistantProfessorPaulVanDijkoftheInternationalInstituteforgeo-InformationscienceandearthObservationintheNetherlandshasbeenworkin