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高中英语Unit5Meetingyourancestors单元综合测新人教版选修8新
Unit5Meetingyourancestors-单元测
一、适当形式填空(单句适当形式)(共5小题;共5分)
1.IhavebeensobusythatIhaven'thadtimetoclearuptheplacewhichisso (mess).
2.Thediscoveryofthesetombsisofgreat (significant)forstudyingthehistoryoftheWesternHan.
3.Theaudience (applaud)thewonderfulperformanceofthedancer.
4.Afterthreedayswithoutfood,themenwerecloseto (starve).
5.Thewitnessdescribedtheaccidentwith (accurate)toofferanaccurateevidence.
二、单词拼写(根据中文提示拼写单词)(共5小题;共5分)
6.Wearegoingto (删除)somenamesfromthelist.
7.Havingworkednonstopforawholeday,wefelt (头晕目眩的)andsick.
8.Ariverformsthe (分界线)betweenthelandandmine.
9.Wemust (假定)himtobeinnocentuntilheisprovedguilty.
10. (原始的)menmadetoolsfromsharpstonesandanimalbones.
三、单词拼写(单句首字母填空)(共5小题;共5分)
11.WhenSpielbergwasyoung,hisdreamwastogototheFilmA .
12.Webelievethatthecriminalswillbea andpunishedatlast.
13.Heisas worker,whohasmuchexperienceindoingthisjob.
14.Don'ti thespeaker;askyourquestionsafterhehasfinishedhisspeech.
15.Theyareusingh toknockthenailsintothechairssothattheycanrepairthem.
四、单项选择(共10小题;共10分)
16.---Howcantheytreatmelikethat!
---Shutup!
Ihavebeen yourcomplaints!
A.proudofB.fedupwithC.usedtoD.interestedin
17.Everyoneshould andsavealittlemoneyeachyearforwhenheretires.
A.lookforwardB.lookupC.lookaheadD.lookinto
18.ThetombgroupsfoundinXinxiangCity,HenanProvince WarringStatesPeriod.
A.catchupwithB.goonwithC.getdowntoD.datebackto
19.Hehasaterribletoothache.Sohismotherhasto allhisfoodforhim.
A.cutoutB.cutoffC.cutupD.cutaway
20.Ourclub,whichImentionedjustnow,isopentoall, ageorsex.
A.insteadofB.inplaceofC.incaseofD.regardlessof
21.ThedevelopmentofChina'seconomy sincethe80softhelastcentury.
A.hasbeenacceleratingB.hadaccelerated
C.isacceleratingD.accelerated
22.---John,whyareyousoupset?
---I mycellphoneallmorningbutitisnowheretobefound.
A.amlookingforB.havelookedfor
C.havebeenlookingforD.hadlookedfor
23.Experimentsofthiskind inboththeUSandEuropewellbeforetheSecondWorldWar.
A.haveconductedB.havebeenconducted
C.hadconductedD.hadbeenconducted
24.Whenyouarehome,giveacalltoletmeknowyou safely.
A.arearrivingB.havearrivedC.hadarrivedD.willarrive
25.WhenJennymadethemistakeagain,therewasno forherbuttotakethepunishment.
A.preferenceB.evidenceC.agreementD.alternative
五、完形填空(共20小题;共30分)
Intheearly1400s,thethirdMingEmperor,YongLe,movedthecapitalofChinatoBeijing.In1406,hebeganthe26 ofanew"ForbiddenCity".Thepalacewas27 in1420after14yearsofconstructionthatinvolved200,000workersandartists.28 atthecenteroftheancientcityofBeijing,thepalacewasthehomeandcenterof29 for24emperorsduringMingandQingDynasties.
Nowofficially30 asthe"PalaceMuseum",theextensivegrounds31 over700,000squaremeters.Therearearound800buildingsthathaveabout9,000rooms32 .TheForbiddenCityistheworld'slargestpalace.Itis33 byUNESCOastheworld'slargestcollectionofancient34 structures.Andthenitwas35 aWorldHeritageSitein1987.
36 thegroundsarestoneandthewallsbrick,thebuildingsthemselvesareconstructedalmostentirelyofwood.The37 forthisarequiteamazing,butthereistheproblemof38 ,especiallywithcandleburning.That's39 manylargevats(大桶)wereplacedallaroundthepalace,tostore40 foranyoutbreakoffire.Tostopthewater41 duringcoldwinterweather,the42 areraisedonstonefeetsothatafirecouldbelitbelow.
Today,thePalaceMuseumisopentothepublic.Ithasbecomeoneoftheworld'smostpopulartouristattractions.Visitorscanwanderthroughthe43 palacearchitecture(建筑风格),44 theartinexhibitions,andlearningofthemanylegends(传说)aboutthese45 .
Recently,theForbiddenCityhasbeenunderamajorrenovation(torepair).Thisrenovationwillbecompleted2020tomarkthe600thanniversary.
26.A.descriptionB.constructionC.migrationD.movement
27.A.comeintouseB.putintouse
C.putintoeffectD.comeintobeing
28.A.LiedB.LeftC.LivedD.Situated
29.A.cultureB.energyC.powerD.education
30.A.renamedB.showedC.builtD.looked
31.A.matchB.reachC.coverD.spread
32.A.intotalB.inbriefC.incaseD.incharge
33.A.visitedB.respectedC.listedD.remembered
34.A.wood-basedB.plant-basedC.politic-basedD.stone-based
35.A.electedB.congratulatedC.celebratedD.declared
36.A.WhereB.SinceC.WhenD.Although
37.A.buildingsB.skillsC.woodsD.methods
38.A.floodB.candleC.windD.fire
39.A.asB.whatC.whyD.because
40.A.waterB.oilC.soilD.ice
41.A.freezingB.dryingC.flowingD.boiling
42.A.wallsB.vatsC.incensesD.houses
43.A.expensiveB.fashionableC.modernD.traditional
44.A.findingB.buyingC.viewingD.creating
45.A.palacesB.emperorsC.workersD.artists
六、阅读理解(共17小题;共34分)
A
WhenaSwedishshipthatsankin1628wasrecoveredfromtheportofStockholm,historiansandscientistswereoverjoyedwiththechancetoexaminetheremainsofthepast.Theshipconstructionshowedhowshipswerebuiltandoperatedduringtheseventeenthcentury.Inthisway,artifacts,objectsmadebyhumanbeings,providedapictureofdailylifealmost400yearsago.
Underwaterarchaeology—thestudyofships,aircraftandhumansettlementsthathavesunkunderlargebodiesofwater—isreallyaproductofthelast50years.Therapidgrowthofthisnewareaofstudyhasoccurredbecauseoftheinventionofbetterdivingequipment.BesidestheSwedishshipwreck(残骸),underwaterarchaeologistshavemademoreexcitingdiscoveriessuchasthe5000-year-oldboatsintheMediterraneanSea.
Underwaterarchaeologycanprovidefactsabutthepast.Inancientportsallovertheworldareshipssunkeninthepast6,000years.Therearealsosunkensettlementsinseasandlakestellingofpeopleswayoflifeandtheirsystemsoftradeinancienttimes.Underwaterarchaeologistswanttostudytheseobjectstoaddtotheworld'sknowledgeofhistory,buttheyhavetofighttwoenemies.Oneenemyistreasurehunterswhodiveforancientartifactsthattheycanselltocollectors.Oncesold,theseobjectsarelosttoexperts.Thesecondenemyisdredgingmachines(挖掘机)oftenusedtorepairports.Thesemachinesdestroywrecksandartifactsorburythemdeeperundersandandmud.Byteachingthepublicabouttheimportanceofunderwater“museums”ofthepast,archaeologistsarehopingtogetsupportforlawstoprotectunderwatertreasures.
46.WhatpurposedoesParagraph1serveinthepassage?
A.Toprovidebackgroundinformationofthetopic.
B.Toattractreaders'attentiontothetopic.
C.Touseanexampletosupportthetopic.
D.Toofferbasicknowledgeofthetopic.
47.Theaimofunderwaterarchaeologyisto .
A.exploitwaterbodies
B.searchforunderwaterlife
C.studyunderwaterartifacts
D.examineunderwaterenvironment
48.Underwaterarchaeologistsareworriedbecause .
A.seahuntershavebetterdivingequipment
B.theirknowledgeofworldhistoryislimited
C.dredgingmachinescausedamagetotheports
D.soldartifactscanhardlyberegainedforresearch
49.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?
A.Tointroduceayoungbranchoflearning.
B.Todiscussthescientists'problems.
C.Toexplainpeople'swayoflifeinthepast.
D.Todescribethesunkenships.
B
TheancientcityofXi'aninChinaholdsmanytreasures.Andlastmonth,archaeologistsworkingtheremadeanimportantdiscovery—aburiedpalacebuiltinthethirdcenturyB.C.tohonorChina'sfirstemperor.
Theentirepalacemeasuresroughly2,260feetlongby820feetwide.Itincludes10courtyardhousesandonemainbuilding.Archaeologistsfoundbricksandpiecesofpotteryatthesiteofthepalace,aswellastheremainsofwallsandroads.
ThepalaceispartofthemassiveburialcomplexofEmperorQinShihuangdi.HeconqueredsevenwarringkingdomsandunitedancientChinain211B.C.
QinShihuangdiwantedhislegacy,oraccomplishments,toberememberedforever.Sohehiredmorethan700,000workerstobuildhisfuneralcomplexinXi'an.Itrepresentsaminiatureversionofhisvastkingdom.
Thecomplexalsoincludestheworld-famousterra-cottaarmy,acollectionofmorethan8,000life-sizeclaystatues.Thesesculpturesrepresentsoldiers,acrobats,andhorsesfromtheQinDynasty(221B.C.-206B.C.).Scientistshavenotyetfoundalltheseterra-cottawarriors,eventhoughtheydiscoveredmoreofthestatueslastsummer.
Farmersdiscoveredthecomplexbyaccidentin1974.Sincethen,scientistsstudyingthesitehavelearnedagreatdealaboutlifeinancientChina.Butmuchoftheemperor'stombhasyettobeexcavated,orunearthed.Manyoftheartifacts(objectsfromthepast)aresooldthatscientistscannotpreservethem.
"Archaeologistsfullyacknowledgethatnobodyintheworldhasthetechnology(tosafelyexcavateXi'an'streasures)yet,"explainsKristinRomey,anexpertonChinesearchaeology.
Butastechnologyimproves,archaeologistswillkeepdiggingtouncovertherestofthewondersthatstilllieburiedinXi'an.
"It'soneofthemostimportantarchaeologicaldiscoveriesthat'swaitingtobemade,"saysRomey,"andweknowwhereitis."
50.Howlongisthehistoryofthenewlyfoundp