高中英语 单元综合测评3 新人教版Word文档格式.docx

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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

（2016·

湖北黄冈高二模拟）Dolphinsliveinadarkunderwaterworld.It'

softenimpossibletoseeeachotheroranythingelsearoundthem,sosoundplaysanimportantroleintheirsurvival.Tocommunicatewitheachother,dolphinsproduceallkindsofsounds.

Onlyotherdolphinsunderstandwhatthesoundsmean.Scientistshaven'

tuncoveredtheirsecretcommunication,exceptforonekindofwhistle.Itmightlastlessthanasecond,butthiswhistleisabigdeal.Why?

Becausethesewhistlesareactuallynamesofdolphins－andeverydolphinhasone.Scientistscallthesesoundsa“signaturewhistle.”Whenotherdolphinshearthewhistle,theyknowwhichdolphiniscalling.

Dolphinsoftenhuntbythemselvesbutstillneedtostayconnectedtothegroup.Sincetheycan'

talwaysseeeachother,dolphinsusetheirsignaturewhistlestocheckinwithotherdolphinshundredsofyardsaway.“Incoastalareas,dolphinsexchangewhistlesevenwhenthey'

reathirdofamileapart，”saysGregCampbell，whostudiesanimals.Thatmeansdolphinsshoutouttogroupmembersthatmightbenearlyfivefootballfieldsaway.

What'

samazingiswhonamesthebabydolphin.Notthemother.Notanauntiedolphinoranothergroupmember.Scientistsbelievethebabydolphinitselfcomesupwiththesignaturewhistle.Likehumanbabies,ababydolphinplayswithsoundsthroughoutitsfirstyear.Whiletestingitssoundskills,ababydolphinisdoingsomethingamazing.It'

screatingorfiguringoutitssignaturewhistle.Howorwhyitchoosesitssignaturewhistleisnotclear.Studiesshowthatmostofthetimethesignaturewhistleisnothinglikeitsmother'

sorgroupmembers'

whistles.

Whenthebabydolphinisaboutayearold,itssignaturewhistleisset.Itrepeatsitoftensotheotherdolphinslearntorecognizeit.

Deciphering（破译）dolphinnamesisjustthebeginningoffiguringoutwhatdolphinscommunicateabout.Dotheychataboutsharks?

Discussthetides?

Maybetheyevenhaveanameforpeople.Somedayscientiststodeciphertherestofdolphins'

communication.

1．Soundisimportantfordolphinsbecauseof．

A．theirpoorsenseofdirection

B．theirlivingenvironment

C．theirstrongenemies

D．theirbiggroups

【解析】　细节理解题。

根据第一段的“Dolphinsliveinadarkunderwaterworld.It'

softenimpossibletoseeeachotheroranythingelsearoundthem，sosoundplaysanimportantroleintheirsurvival.”可知，海豚生活在黑压压的水下，什么也看不到，这决定了它们得用声音进行交流。

【答案】　B

2Thedolphin'

ssignaturewhistle．

A．lastsalongtime

B．cantravellongdistances

C．isespeciallyhelpfulinhunting

D．canberecognizedbyotheranimals

根据第三段的“dolphinsexchangewhistlesevenwhenthey'

reathirdofamileapart”和“shoutouttogroupmembersthatmightbenearlyfivefootballfieldsaway”可知，这种哨音可以传播很远。

3．Theauthorwritesthetextmainlyto．

A．encouragereaderstostudydolphins

B．tellreadershowdolphinscommunicate

C．showhowlovelyandcleverdolphinsare

D．introduceaspecialsoundmadebydolphins

【解析】　推理判断题。

根据第二段的“Scientistshaven'

tuncoveredtheirsecretcommunication，exceptforonekindofwhistle”和最后一段可知，本文是要向读者介绍海豚发出的一种奇特声音的含义。

【答案】　D

4．Ababydolphingetsitsname．

A．soonafteritwasborn

B．accordingtoitssize

C．allbyitself

D．withthehelpofitsgroup

根据第四段的“ababydolphinplayswithsoundsthroughoutitsfirstyear.Whiletestingitssoundskills，ababydolphinisdoingsomethingamazing.It'

screatingorfiguringoutitssignaturewhistle.”可知，小海豚的名字是根据它自己发出的哨音确定的。

【答案】　C

B

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NewresearchpublishedthisweekintheInternationalJournalofObesityshowsthatworkingwomenaremorelikelytobeoverweight,andthemoreyouwork,themorepoundsyou'

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Asaselfemployednutritioncommunicationsspecialist,Isitatmydesk,infrontofacomputer,forhoursonend.Sittingaloneisoneoftheworstthingsyoucandoforyourhealth,andit'

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