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学年高中英语Unit2Englisharoundtheworld单元质量评估
单元质量评估
(二)
(时间:
100分钟 满分:
120分)
第一部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(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
GoingtothebeachismanyAmericans'favouriteactivity.Theywentswimmingintheoceanwithoutgivingathoughttowhatwasunderwater.Butthosedaysarelonggone.Inthesummerof1988,manyofthebeacheshadtobeclosedbecausegarbage(废料)fromhospitalswasfoundinthewater.Thegarbageincludedglassbottleswithsamplesofblood,andpeoplewereafraidtheymightgetAIDSfromtheblood.Atsomebeaches,sewage(污物)wasfoundinthewater.Americanswereshockedbythisstateofaffairs.Peopledidn'tthinkoftheunderwatergarbagebecauseitwasoutofsight.
Someofthemostpollutedwatersstilllookbeautiful.SanFranciscoBayisagoodexampleofabeautifulbaythat'sfullofchemicals.Scientistsdiscoveredpollutioninsomelakesandriverswhentheyfoundfishwithrottingskin.Peoplearetoldnottoeattoomuchfishbecauseofpollution.MostAmericancitiesputtheirgarbageintheground.ButNewYorkandafewothercitiesputtheirgarbageintheocean.BostonHarbourissopollutedthatscientistssayitwon'trecoveruntilthenextcentury.Thegovernmenthasorderedthecitytobuildasewagetreatmentplant.Cleaningupoceanswon'tbeeasy,butpeoplecannolongerignorethischallenge.
【语篇解读】 美国海域受污染情况不容乐观。
1.Themainideaofthearticleisthat________.
A.oceanwatersaroundAmericahavebecomepolluted
B.Americansarebringingtoomuchgarbagetothebeach
C.beacheswereclosedbecauseAmericanswereshocked
D.goingtothebeachismanyAmericans'favouriteactivity
解析:
主旨大意题。
全文讲述了美国海域遭受污染的情况。
答案:
A
2.Whymanyofthebeacheshadtobeclosedin1988?
A.Becausesewagewasfoundeverywhere.
B.Becausetherewasdangerunderwater.
C.Becausemedicalwastewasfoundinthewater.
D.Becausethereweremanyglassbottles.
解析:
细节理解题。
由第一段可知,因为海水里发现了医疗废物,所以许多海滩不得不关闭。
答案:
C
3.Manypollutedwatersarestillbeautifulbecause________.
A.chemicalscanbebeautiful
B.theyhavebeencleanedup
C.pollutionisunderwaterorhardtosee
D.therearestillmanyfishinthem
解析:
细节理解题。
从最后一段前两句可知。
答案:
C
4.MorepeoplecangotothebeachesnearBostonif________.
A.thecityputsgarbageintheground
B.asewageplantisbuilt
C.theydon'teattoomuchfish
D.theystoppollutingthewater
解析:
推理判断题。
从最后一段的最后两句可知。
答案:
B
B
Whenitcomestolearningaforeignlanguage,manypeoplewonderiftheywillbeabletomemorizeenoughvocabulary.Butthisquestionneverhappensabouttheirmothertongue,andyet,itwasaforeignlanguageonce.However,amongallthequestionsthatnewparentsask,nodoctorhaseverheard:
“Willmybabybeabletolearnmylanguage?
”Behonest,doyouknowallthewordsofyourmothertongue?
Theansweris:
“No.”
Newwords,andnewwaysofusingoldwords,appeareveryday.Twentyyearsago,whowouldhavebeenabletounderstandasentencelikethis:
“Clickheretodownloadyourdigitalbook?
”Nobody.Youneverstoplearningnewvocabularyandyouneverknowhowlongyouwillneedit.
Sometimes,youhavethewordonthetipofyourtongue...anditsticksthere!
Butyoudoknowthisphenomenon(现象)anddon'tthinkthatitisbecauseofabadmemory.Youshouldnotgivethisphenomenonmoreimportanceinthelanguageyouarelearningthaninyourmothertongue.
Youneedtolearnonly2,000orsobasicwordstobeabletocreateanyphraseyouneed.Youcan'tavoidsomeworkinordertolearnthesenecessarywordsandallthemoreifyouwanttolearnquickly.Andbeforeyouconsiderbuyingintoanymethod,besureitisrightforyou.Itisnotwisetodependonanymethodbaseduponmnemonics(记忆术).Thefirstwordsseemveryeasytolearn,soyoubuythecourse,butthenyoudiscoverquickly,thoughtoolate,thatadozenwordslater,itisallthemoredifficulttolearnanewwordwhenyouhavealsotolearnthetricktomemorizeit.
【语篇解读】 学外语是否有必要记住所有单词?
5.Fromthefirstparagraph,wecaninferthat________.
A.thereisnoneedtoknowallthewordsofaforeignlanguage
B.itishonesttoanswer“no”toaquestionyoudon'tknow
C.ababycanknowallthenewwordsofitsmothertongue
D.peoplefindithardtomemorizevocabularyoftheirlanguage
解析:
推理判断题。
从第一段中的“Behonest,doyouknowallthewordsofyourmothertongue?
Theansweris:
‘No.’”可知,一个人既然连自己的母语的词汇都不可能全认识,那么在学习外语时,也没有必要记住所有的词汇。
答案:
A
6.Tolearnaforeignlanguage,theauthoradvisesyou________.
A.toremembernewwordsappearingeveryday
B.tokeepupwithnewwaysofusingoldwords
C.tolearnatleast2,000necessarywords
D.topaymoreattentiontoyourbadmemory
解析:
细节理解题。
根据最后一段第一句“Youneedtolearnonly2,000orsobasicwordstobeabletocreateanyphraseyouneed.”可知C项为正确答案。
答案:
C
7.Theauthor'sattitudetomnemonicsis________.
A.supportive B.neutral
C.opponentD.indifferent
解析:
推理判断题。
由最后一段中“Itisnotwisetodependonanymethodbaseduponmnemonics