高二英语外研版选修六习题单元卷1 Word版含答案.docx

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高二英语外研版选修六习题单元卷1Word版含答案

单元质量检测

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Ⅰ.阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Asthesummerseasonheatsup,somepeopleliketotakeadipintotheoceanorthepools,andothersliketodipintotheirsummerreading.Herearesometitlestogetyoustartedwhetheryouareonthebeachorjustwishyouwere.

WhatIRememberMostbyCathyLamb

Grenadineisfalselyaccusedofacrime.Herexhusbandisunwillingtoexonerate（使免罪）herunlessshecomesbacktohim.GrenadineleavesPortlandandtakesoffforthemountainsofcentralOregon.InPineridge,thecollageartistandpainterbeginsanewlife,withnewfriendsandhighhopesthatheroldlifedoesn'tcatchupwithher.

DearCarolinabyKristyWoodsonHarvey

DearCarolinaisaheartwarmingstorywrittentobabyCarolinabybothherbirthmotherandheradoptiveone.Ataleoffemalefriendshipandfamilybonds,DearCarolinaistherightchoiceofhumor,heartandromanceforgettingthroughadayonthebeach.Thisisastorythatprovesfamiliesaren'tbornbutaremade.

FrenchCoastbyAnitaHughes

SetonthebeautifulCoteD'Azur,FrenchCoastisthebestbeachread.FilledwithdescriptionsofthegorgeousclothesandlocationsfoundinCannes,youwillfeellikeyouarewalkingalongtheBoulevarddelaCroisetteorsittinginabeachchaironLaPlage.

FugitiveColorsbyLisaBarr

Howfarwouldyougoforyourpassion？

FugitiveColorsisataleoffriends,andthebetrayalonthe“eve”oftheWWⅡ.Twistsandturns,andlossandhopewillkeepthepagesturningasyoujourneyfromChicagotoParisandBerlintoNewYork.

TheCoincidenceofCoconutCakebyAmyE．Reichert

TheCoincidenceofCoconutCakeisadelightfulnovelaboutatalentedchefandthefoodcriticwhobringsdownherrestaurant.Theiraccidentalmeetingturnsintoasweetromanceofmistakenidentities.

1．GrenadineleavesPortlandandrunsallthewaytoPineridgebecauseshe________．

A．isaccusedofacrimenotdonebyher

B．doesn'twanttoseeherhusband

C．reallylooksforwardtoanewlife

D．hasbrokenthelawandhastoescape

2．Whosebookshouldyoureadifyouwanttoreadamovingstoryofafamily?

A．KristyWoodsonHarvey's.

B．AnitaHughes'.

C．CathyLamb's.

D．LisaBarr's.

3．TheauthorthinksFrenchCoastisthebestbeachreadbecauseit's________．

A．veryfuntoread

B．extremelyrelaxing

C．setontheCoteD'Azur

D．notlongandcanbefinishedsoon

B

Ididanexperimentbytalkingtostrangersrecently.HerearesomethingsIexperiencedduringtheexperiment.

OnOctober9th,whilevisitingmyfamilyhometownforawedding,Imetamansittingonthesideofthehotelpool.Westartedtalking.ItturnedoutthathehadjustmovedtotheareawithhisfamilyfromChicago.ItoldhimwhatIknewaboutthecommunity,theschools,andparticularneighborhoodswherehewaslookingtobuyahouse.Hewasgratefultomeformyinformation.Theinteractionmademefeelusefulandvaluable.

OnMay20th,wehadthreemenfromatreetrimming（修剪）companyvisitingourhousetocutbackourtrees.Normally,Iwouldletthemworkoutsidewithoutengagingtheminconversation.Thistime,aftertheyfinishedtheirwork,Iaskedoneofthetreetrimmers,onlyhalfjoking,iftheyfellofftreesfrequently.Oneofthetreetrimmerssaidthathehadbeenclimbingtreesfor27yearsandreportedhehadfallenoutofatreeonceandhurthisknee.Ilovedthatconversation.Ididn'talwaystalktosomeonewhosejobwastoclimbuptrees,butitwasinterestingforlearningabouthowtheydidit.IalsorealizedIlearnedsomethingnew.

OnMay30th,IwenttoanoutdoorblockpartyonFridaynight,alongwithmywifeandour3montholdbaby.Ourbabywaswearingoversizednoisecancellingheadphonesthattrulylookedprettyridiculousonababy.WhenItriedtotalkwithothers,theyimmediatelystartedtalkingwithmeafterseeingthebaby.Ifounditwasalmostveryeasytostarttalkingwithpeoplewhenyouhadababywithyou.

Allinall,Ifeltgreataboutmostofmyinteractionswithstrangers.Almosteveryinteractionleftmefeelingalittlehappier.IalsofeltIlearnednewthingsbytalkingtopeoplefromdifferentwalksoflifewhoIwouldn'tnormallymeet.

4．Themanwasgratefultotheauthorbecause________．

A．hemadehisfirstfriendthere

B．hegainedsomeusefulinformation

C．theauthorhelpedhimkillthetime

D．theauthorhelpedhimmakeadecision

5．Thetreetrimmerwhotalkedwiththeauthor________．

A．didn'tliketalkingtostrangers

B．wasarespectableworker

C．wasn'taverycarefulman

D．gotinjuredonceatwork

6．WhatdidtheauthorprobablylearnfromtheexperienceonMay30th?

A．Babiesaregreatconversationstarters.

B．It'sinconvenienttogooutwithababy.

C．Peoplelovelookingatridiculousbabies.

D．It'snotchallengingtotalkwithstrangers.

7．Atthisexperiment,theauthormostprobablyfoundit________．

A．useless　　　　　　　B．exciting

C．rewardingD．embarrassing

C

Everyyear,mysonandIvisittheArtInstituteinChicagoforaday.Thispastspring,aswewerewalkinginthehalls,wecameacrossanexhibitoffurniturefromthepast50years.Iwatchedmyson'seyesgrowwideaswewalkedthrough.Afterwards,helookedatmeandsaid,“Mom,Igetitnow.Acouchcanbeaworkofart!

Achaircanbeaworkofart！

”Itwasareallyneatmomentbecausehecametothatrealizationcompletelyonhisown.Andmysonisagoodexampleofwhykidsshouldbeexposedtoart.

Manyparentsthinkexposingtheirchildrentoartisawasteoftime.ButIthinkthisisawrongidea.Childrencanlearnalotofthingsthroughstudyingart.

Evenataveryyoungage,childrencanappreciateworksofart.Theyenjoylookingatpicturesoffruit,flowers,animals,andotherpopularartisticsubjects.Brightcolorsandsharpcontrasts（对照）areinspiringobviouslyandaidinbraindevelopment.

Olderkidsbegintonoticethatarthasthemeaningbeyondtheimagesthemselves.Astheyobservethefeelingsandemotionsthatworksofartcause,theywillseehowartcanbeawayofexpressionforthemselves,too.Studiesshowthatexposuretogreatartincreasesachild'sverbalability,expressiveness,reasoningandlogicalthinkingasachildseeksunderstanding.

Besidesstrengtheningtheirverbalandanalytical（分析的）skills,studyingartcanteachchildrenaboutdesign,color,shading,shadows,lighting,composition,andvariousartisticskills.Also,Ifindthatchildrenbegintoviewtheworldaroundthemfromanartist'sperspective（角度）．

Luckily,artisallaroundus.Parentscanencouragetheirkidstoappreciateabookofalovelybuilding,anartfullycomposedphotograph,ahandpaintedvase,orevenabeautifullydesignedwebsite.Oncetheystartlooking,theywillfindarteverywhereandlearnmanythingsfromit.

8．Theauthorintroducesthetopicofthetextthroughtelling________．

A．astoryofherson

B．whatsherealizedoneday

C．herson'sattitudetowardart

D．abouttheArtInstituteinChicago

9．WhichofthefollowingbenefitsoflookingatartworksisNOTmentionedinParagraph4?

A．Leadingtoabetteroralability.

B．Leadingtoabetterreasoningability.

C．Helpingthemgetalongwellwithothers.

D．Helpingthemgainbetterlogicalthinking.

10．AccordingtoParagraph5,whatbenefitcanchildrengetfromstudyingart?

A．Allowingthemtolookatthingsfromvariousperspectives.

B．Benefitingtheirstudyatschoollaterinlife.

C．Encouragingthemtoseekunderstanding.

D．Enablingthemtolookatthingslikeartists.

11．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A．Whykidsloveartworks.

B．Whykidsshouldstudyart.

C．Whyartisusefulinourlife.

D．Whyartcanteachkidsthings.

D

TwovolcanicislandsrecentlybornintheRedSeahaveyieldedsurprisingimages,providingscientistswithnewinsightaboutalittleknownrift（裂缝）intheEarth'scrust.

BothislandsappearedintheZubairArchipelago,asmallchainofvolcanicislands,ownedbyYemen,whichrisefromtheRedSeabetweenAfricaandtheArabianPeninsula.Thefirstofthenewislands，nowcalledSholanIsland,appearedinDecember2011.Thesecondisland,calledJadid,appearedinSeptember2013.

TheRedSeaisahugecrackintheEarth'scrustcalledarift,wheretheAfricanandArabiantectonic（地壳构造上的）platesaretearingapartatabout0.4inches（1centimeter）peryear.Atarift,thecruststretchesapartslowlyovercenturies,likeapieceoftaffycandy,butitalsosometimessuddenlysplitswhenthestrain（张力）becomestoogreat.

TwovolcaniceruptionsformedtheseislandsintheRedSea.Thetwoeruptionswerefollowedbymanysmallearthquakescausedbymagma（岩浆）squeezingthroughlongandnarrowcracksintheEarth'scrust.Thecracksthatarefilledwithmagmaarecalleddikes,andareatleast6miles（10kilometers）long.Theislandsbotharelessthan0.6miles（1km）wide.

Whenthemolten（熔化的）rockfinallybrokethroughtotheseafloor,violentsteamexplosionsthrewlavaintotheair.Thetiny,sandsizelavapiecesbuiltuptheislands.Overtime，thepiecesbecameahardrocksimilartothesandstone.Waveshavesinceeatenawayabout30percentofSholanIsland,thefirsttoerupt.

Similarearthquakeshavetakenplaceintheregionforyears.Theshakingcouldmeanthatmagmahadbeenrunningundergroundforuptoadecadebeforethevolcanicislandsemerged．

Thenewislandsarefarfromtownsandvillages,andareunlikelytodisruptairtrafficwithlargeashexplosions.ShipspassingovertheGulfofSuezcanalsoeasilyavoidtheislands.

12．It'simpliedthatovertheyearstheRedSea________．

A．experiencednogreatstrain

B．experiencednoearthquakes

C．becamelargerlittlebylittle

D．becametheworld'slargestcrack

13．Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthefirstofthenewislandsis