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高中英语Unit4Earthquakes单元综合测评新人教版必修1
单元综合测评(四)
Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
A
Everyyeartherearehundredsofearthquakesindifferentpartsoftheworld.InSeptember,1923,TokyoandYokohamawerebothdestroyedbyanearthquakeandthefiresthatfollowedit.Theyhadtobecompletelyrebuilt.OneofthemostseriousearthquakeswasinChina'sShaanxiProvincein1556.Itkilledalmostonemillionpeople.
Wemeasureanearthquake'sstrengthontheRichterScale.TheRichterScalewasintroducedin1935inSouthernCaliforniaintheUSA.Itmeasuresearthquakesonascaleofonetoten.Anyearthquakemeasuringfiveormoreisusuallyserious.
TheEarth'scrust(地壳)ismadeupofrockcalledplates.Astheseplatesmove,theysometimescrashagainsteachother,causingthecrusttoquake.IncitiessuchasTokyo,wheresmallquakeshappenquiteoften,manymodernbuildingsaredesignedtobeflexiblesowhentheplatemoves,theymovewithit.
Earthquakescanalsobreakupgasandoilpipes.Thiscancausefirestobreakout,whichcandoasmuchdamageastheearthquakeitself.Anothereffectofearthquakesistsunamis.Thesearehugewavescreatedbyearthquakesbeneaththesea.Theycanbemanymetershighandcausegreatdamagetocoastaltownsandcities.China,Japan,RussiaandtheUSAhavethehighestoccurrence(发生)ofearthquakesintheworld.
【语篇解读】 本文主要讲述的是关于大自然中的一种常见的灾难——地震的具体信息等。
1.Thepassageismainlyabout.
A.scientistswhostudyearthquakes
B.thewayofmeasuringearthquakes
C.ausualnaturaldisaster—earthquakes
D.whatpeopleshoulddointheearthquake
【解析】 主旨大意题。
根据文章第一段内容可知本文主要讲述了大自然中的一种很常见的灾难——地震的具体信息。
故C项正确。
【答案】 C
2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
A.TheearthquakeinShaanxiProvincehappenedin1556.
B.TheearthquakeinShaanxiProvincekilledalmostonemillionpeople.
C.TheearthquakeinShaanxiProvincecausedalotofdamage.
D.TheearthquakeinShaanxiProvincewastheonlyearthquakeinChina.
【解析】 细节理解题。
根据第一段最后两句OneofthemostseriousearthquakeswasinChina'sShaanxiProvincein1556.Itkilledalmostonemillionpeople.”可知A、B、C三项都是正确的,只有D项描述错误。
故选D项。
【答案】 D
3.Accordingtothepassageweknowthattsunamis.
A.cancauseearthquakes
B.arecausedbyearthquakes
C.onlyhappenonland
D.areawayofmeasuringearthquakes
【解析】 细节理解题。
根据文章最后一段倒数第三句“Thesearehugewavescreatedbyearthquakesbeneaththesea.”说明海啸是由海底的地震所导致的,故B项正确。
【答案】 B
B
Everybodyhatesrats.Butintheearthquakecapitalsoftheworld—Japan,LosAngeles,Turkey—ratswillsoonbeman'snewbestfriends.
Whathappensafteranearthquake?
Wesendinrescuedogs.Why?
Becausetheycansmellpeople.Dogssavelives.Theyhelprescuerstofindlivingpeople.Butdogsarebigandtheycan'tgetintosmallspaces.Sonowanewresearchprojectisusingasmalleranimaltosavelives:
therat.
Howdoesitwork?
First,theratistrainedtosmellpeople.Whenthishappens,therat'sbraingivesasignal(信号).Thisissenttoasmallradioonitsback,andthentherescuersfollowtheradiosignals.Whentherat'sbrainactivityjumps,therescuersknowthatsomeoneisalive.Therathassmelledthatperson.
Althoughtherearealreadyrobotswhichcandothisjob,ratsarebetter.ChristianLinsteratCornellUniversity,NewYork,says,“Robots'nosesdon'tworkwellwhenthereareothersmellsaround.Ratsaregoodatthat.”Ratscanalsoseeinthedark.Theyarecheaperandquickertotrainthandogs,andunlikerobots,theydon'tneedelectricity!
The“ratproject”isnotfinished,butJulieRyanofInternationalRescueCorpsinScotlandsays,“Itwouldbefantastic.Aratcouldgetintospaceswecouldn'tgetto,andaratwouldgetoutifitwasn'tsafe.”Perhapsforthefirsttimeinhistory,peoplewillbehappytoseearatinabuilding(butonlyafteranearthquake,ofcourse.)
【语篇解读】 人人痛恨的老鼠不久将在地震后的救援中成为人们的好朋友。
4.Intheworldearthquakecapitals,ratswillbecomeman'sbestfriendsbecausetheycan.
A.taketheplaceofman'srescuejobs
B.findthepositionofpeoplealivewhoaretrappedinbuildings
C.serveasfoodforpeoplealivewhoaretrappedinbuildings
D.getintosmallspaces
【解析】 推理判断题。
根据第三段内容可知,人们利用老鼠来搜寻地震中的被困人员,因此答案为B项。
【答案】 B
5.Fromthethirdparagraphweknowtherescuerscanjudgeapersonwhoisaliveby.
A.thenoisemadebytherat
B.therat'sunusualbehaviour
C.thesignalsentbytheradioontherat'sback
D.thesmellgivenoffbytheperson
【解析】 细节理解题。
根据第三段中的“Whenthishappens,therat'sbraingivesasignal(信号).Thisissenttoasmallradioonitsback,andthentherescuersfollowtheradiosignals.”可知答案为C项。
【答案】 C
6.Indoingrescuejobs,.
A.ratssmellbetterthandogs
B.dogsdon'tneedtobetrainedtosmellpeople
C.robots'senseofsmellcanbeaffectedbyothersmellsaround
D.ratscanseeinthedarkandaresmallerthanrobots
【解析】 推理判断题。
根据第四段中的“Robots'nosesdon'tworkwellwhenthereareothersmellsaround.Ratsaregoodatthat”可知,机器人的嗅觉会受到周围其他气味的影响。
【答案】 C
7.RatshaveallthefollowingadvantagesEXCEPTthat.
A.theyaremorefantasticthanotheranimals
B.theyarelessexpensivetotrainthandogs
C.theydon'tneedelectricity
D.theyaresmallandcangetintosmallplaces
【解析】 细节理解题。
文章第一句提到“Everybodyhatesrats.”,由此可知,人们并不喜欢老鼠。
【答案】 A
C
TheGen90sarecoming!
Wearingearphones,usingcomplicatedNetlanguageandconstantlytextmessagingfriends,theGen90sfollowingtheGen80sbegintomaketheirworlddebut(亮相).
Eachgenerationoragegrouphastheirownsymbolsandlifestyles.ReadonandjudgeyourselvesifyoufittheGen90sprofile.
Earphones
TheselittledevicesseemtogrowontheheadsoftheGen90s.TheymightleadtoMP3,MP4orMP101players,givingtheseyoungpeopleapluggedin,coolandperhapsselfindulgentlook.Ofcourse,lifeisnotalwaysmusictotheears.
MartianLanguage
Theyhavecreatedtheirowncodelikeonlinelanguage.It'samixtureofEnglish,JapaneseandChinesethatperhapsonlyMartianscanunderstand.
Thisisanimaginativegeneration,thoughtheyneedtobecarefultokeepitoutoftheirtermpapers.
Selfportrait
Saying“cheese”totheirowndigitalcamerasiscommonforthisgeneration.Alittlebitofnarcissism(自恋)neverhurtsanyone.Ithelpsthemreflectalittleontheirownlives.Butbeawareoftherisksofpostingprivatephotosonline.
Textmessaging
Theycantypeasfastastheycanspeak.Thisisagenerationthatrespectsefficiency.Nevertheless,oralcommunicationisimportantandwillnevergooutofstyle.
【语篇解读】 本文主要介绍了90后独特的生活风尚,并且给出了切实的忠告。
8.Whoaretheintendedreadersofthepassage?
A.Teens. B.Educators.
C.Socialists.D.Parents.
【解析】 推理判断题。
由第二段“ReadonandjudgeyourselvesifyoufittheGen90sprofile.”中的you可知这篇文章是写给青少年的。
【答案】 A
9.Accordingtothepassage,ifyoubelongtotheGen90s,youwill.
A.justappreciateyourselfandignoreothers'strengths
B.haveyourownsymbolsandlifestyle
C.havethesamesymbolsandlifestyleoftheGen80s
D.likemusicanddanceverymuch
【解析】 细节理解题。
由第二段“Eachgenerationor...hastheirownsymbolsandlifestyles.”可知B项正确。
其他三项与文章内容不符。
【答案】 B
10.Themainideaofthepassageisabout.
A.theGen90s'happylife
B.thedifferencesbetweentheGen80sandtheGen90s
C.theGen90s'uniquelifestylesandsomepracticalwarnings
D.thesimilaritiesbetweentheGen80sandtheGen90s
【解析】 主旨大意题。
本文主要介绍了90后独特的生活方式,并且给出了切实的忠告。
【答案】 C
11.Accordingtothispassage,whichisFALSE?
A.Notallteensarecautiousaboutpostingphotos.
B.Theycantypeasfastastheyspeak.
C.TheGen90shaveapreferenceforsomemusicplayers,andevenregardthemasanecessarypartoflife.
D.Theydon'tusethecoolandcomplexonlinelanguageinformalwriting.
【解析】 细节理解题。
由第五段“...thoughtheyneedtobecarefultokeepitoutoftheirtermpapers.”可知,有些孩子把这种网络语言用在了考试中,故D项与文章内容不符。
【答案】 D
D
Itwas3:
12a.m.whennineyearoldGlennKreamerawoketothesmellofburning.ExceptforthecrackingofflamessomewherebelowtherewasnotasoundinthetwostoryhouseatBaldwin,LongIsland.Withhisfatherawayonnightdutyatalocalfactory,Glennwasworriedaboutthesafetyofhismother,hissisterKaren,14andhis12yearoldbrotherTodd.HerandownstairsthroughthesmokefilledhousetopushandpullKarenandTodduntiltheysatup.Thenhehelpedeachonethroughthehousetothesafetyofthegarden.There,hissisterandbrother,takingshortandquickbreathsandcoughing,collapsedonthelawn.
Thenineyearoldboyracedbackintothehouseanddashedupstairstohismother'sroom.Hefounditimpossibletowakeherup.Mrs.Kreamer,avictimofthesmoke,wasunconscious,andtherewasnobodytohelpGlenncarryhertothegarden.Buttheboyremainedcalmand,asafiremansaidlater,“actedwithalltheselfcontrolofatrainedadult.”
Onthebedroomtelephone,luckilystillworking,Glenncalledhisfatherand,leavingMr.Kreamertotelephonethefirebrigadeandambulaneservice,thengotonwiththetaskofsavinghismother.
Firsthefilledabucketwithwaterfromthebathroomandthrewwateroverhismotherandherbed.Then,withawetclotharoundhisheadhewentbacktothegarden.
Hecouldhearthefireenginecomingup,buthowwouldthefiremenfindhismotherinthesmokefilledhousewhereflameshadalmostswallowedupthegroundfloor?
Graspingfirmlyaballofstringfromthegarage,Glennracedbackintothehouseanddashedupstairstohismother'sroom.Tyingoneendofthestringtoherhandheranback,layingoutthestringashewent,throughthehallandbackoutintothegarden.
MinuteslaterhewastellingfirechiefJohnCoughlan,“ThestringwillleadyoutoMother.”Mrs.Kreamerwascarriedtosafetyastheflameswerebreakingthroughherbedroomfloor.
【语篇解读】 本文讲述了少年在大火发生时,沉着冷静,救了自己的家人的故事。
12.WhydidGlennrundownstairsfirst?
A.Hewantedtofindoutwhatwashappening.
B.Hewasworriedabouthismother'ssafety.
C.Hewantedtosavehissisterandbrother.