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高中英语人教版选修7单元质量检测五
单元质量检测(五)
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120分)
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
April18iscelebratedastheWorldHeritage(遗产)Dayacrosstheworld.Itisaimedatcreatingawarenessaboutheritagesitesandhighlightingtheneedtoprotectandconservethem.
UNESCOlists29sitesfromIndiainitsheritagelistwhichareconsideredashavingoutstandinguniversalvalue.Tlistsfourofworldheritagesiteswhichshouldbevisitedatleastonceinalifetime.
TajMahal,UP
ItwasbuiltbyMughalemperorShahJahaninmemoryofhisthirdwife,MumtazMahal.ItalsofiguresamongtheSevenWondersoftheWorld.TheTajMahaliswidelyrecognizedas“thejewelofMuslimartinIndiaandoneoftheuniversallyadmiredmasterpiecesoftheworld'sheritage”.Asoneofthemostwonderfulbuildings,itattractsalargenumberofvisitorseveryyear.
KazirangaNationalPark,Assam
Itwasstartedin1905attheordersofBritishViceroyLordCurzonfollowingarequestfromhiswife.Asafamousbiodiversity(生物多样性)site,thewildlifeparkisfamousforitsonehornedrhinopopulation.
FatehpurSikri,UP
Foundedin1569,thecityservedastheMughalcapital.Thecityisthemanifestation(证明)ofMughalEmperorAkbar'sdreamtobuildagreatcapitalforhisempire.TheGreatMughal'sgreatcitywasabandonedjust16yearsafteritwasbuiltduetotheseriousshortageofwater.Today,thecityismostlyaghosttown.
ElephantaCaves,Maharashtra
AsoneofthefinestexamplesofrockcutcavetemplesofIndia,thecaveshavebeencarvedoutofsinglesolidrock.ThecavesarefilledwithbeautifulstonecarvingsofHindugodsandgoddesses.ThesculpturesofMountKailash,Parvati,RavanaandespeciallyofLordShiva,whichshowshisthreemoodsasthecreator,thedestroyerandthepreserver,aremasterpieces.
1.WhichofthefollowingplacesisoneoftheSevenWondersoftheWorld?
A.TajMahal.
B.FatehpurSikri.
C.ElephantaCaves.
D.KazirangaNationalPark.
2.WhatdoweknowaboutFatehpurSikri?
A.Ittook16yearstobuildthecity.
B.Peopleinthecitylivedapoorlife.
C.Itwasabandonedforlackofwater.
D.ItwasdestroyedbyAkbar'senemies.
3.Themainpurposeofthetextisto________.
A.askpeopletopayavisittoIndia
B.introducethemustvisitheritagesitesinIndia
C.callonpeopletohelpprotectculturalheritage
D.invitepeopletocelebratetheWorldHeritageDay
B
WhenIaskedmymotherinlawtoselectwhichmealsshe'dlikemetoorderfromthehomedeliverymenu,sheonlychosetheonesherhusbandwouldlike.Thisgoeswaybeyondpoliteness.Sheisactuallyfeelinguncomfortablevoicingwhatshewants.ShedevelopedthemainsymptomofAsker'sSyndromethatone'sunabletoaskforwhatonewants.
It'snotjustolderwomenwhohavethisproblem.Asker'sSyndromecanstriketheyoung.Ihavesinglefriendswhowon'taskamanoutonadatebecausetheyfearbeingconsidered“tooforward”.MyfiveyearolddaughterVioletisshowingtheearlystagesofAsker'sSyndrome.She'slearnedthatwomendon'task,butratherdrophints.She'llsay,“RememberlastSundayafternoonwewenttothepark?
”ratherthan“Canwegotothepark?
”
Apartfromwomenandgirls'problematicrelationshipwithappetite,foodanddating,it'swidelyreportedthatwomenarelesslikelythanmentoaskforpayrisesandpromotions.Instead,theywithdraw,hopingthatsomebodyelsewilldecidetheyareworthyandmakethempromoted.
Nodoubt,manywomendevelopAsker'sSyndromeasadefensivemeasurebecausethey'vebeenlabeledaspushyorrudeforsimplyaskingforwhattheywant.Butinthelongterm,choosingnottoexpressourdesiresdoesn'tserveuswell.
It'stimetocureourselvesandourgirlsofAsker'sSyndrome.Idon'twanttoraiseafuture“mother”whodeniesherwishforfood,powerandsuccessandanythingelse.SoInowinsistthatmydaughteraskforwhatshewantsdirectly.
Forwomeninourculture,askingisaskillthatweneedtolearnandpractice.Andifwealldoit,thenwomenaskingwillbecomethenormratherthantheexception.
4.Theauthor'smotherinlawismentionedinParagraph1to________.
A.introducetheoldlady
B.setanexample
C.talkaboutherillness
D.leadinatopic
5.WhichisTRUEaboutAsker'sSyndromeaccordingtothepassage?
A.Itoftencausesproblemswithappetiteandfood.
B.Olderwomendevelopmoreofitssymptoms.
C.Morewomensufferfromitthanmenintheircareer.
D.Itstrikesonlyfemalevictimsasreported.
6.Theauthorholdstheviewthat________.
A.othersdecidewhetherweareworthy
B.choosingnottoaskisaprotectivemeasure
C.askingforwhatiswantedisrude
D.Asker'sSyndromeshouldbecured
7.Thepassageiswrittento________.
A.listsymptomsofAsker'sSyndrome
B.encouragewomentoexpresstheirdesires
C.explainthecausesofrefusingtoask
D.suggestwaystoaskformore
C
LastweekendIvisitedRomeforthefirsttime.IspentthreebusydaysintheItaliancapital,seeinglotsoftouristattractionsandwalkingdownstreetslitwithChristmasdecorations.TherearealotofthingsIloveaboutthecity.
Romeisoneofthemostancientcitiesintheworldandisfullofwonderfulrelics(遗迹)fromitsdistantpast.ThesemonumentsincludetheRomanForumandthevastColiseumwheregladiatorsusedtofighteachotheruntildeathandhuntanimalscomingfromanothercountry.Theruinsofbuildingsandtemplesarefascinating:
youcan'tquitebelievehowoldtheyare.
IstudiedthemasterpiecesoftheRenaissanceperiodatuniversityandwasveryexcitedtoseetheminreallife.IwalkedaroundthemuseuminVaticanCityandsawplentyoffamoussculptures(雕塑).Thebestpartofthevisitwas,withoutdoubt,theSistineChapelceiling,paintedintheearly16thcenturybythegreatMichelangelo.ItwassobreathtakingthatIcouldn'ttearmyeyesawayfromit.
InRome,thereisalotoffoodonofferfortouristsbutsomeofitisn'tofverygoodquality.Imadeanefforttofindreliablerestaurantstotastethepopularmealsoftheregion,likepastawithtomato,onionandbacon.IalsoloveeatingicecreamandhotchocolateundertheChristmaslights.
Romehasnotonlylotsofluxuryboutiques(精品店)butalsoplentyofshopsthatweremoreinmypricerange!
Itwasaperfectopportunitytogoandbuypresentsformyfamilyandfriends.Therewasalsoachristmasmarket,whereIboughtasparklydecorationforthetree.
8.Theunderlinedword“gladiators”inthe2ndparagraphprobablymeans“________”.
A.athletes B.butchers
C.invadersD.fighters
9.Theauthorfoundtheruinsofbuildingsandtemplesfascinatingbecause________.
A.theyrepresentRome'sreligion
B.theyarerelicsfromRome'sdistantpast
C.youcan'thelpwonderinghowoldtheyare
D.theyincludetheRomanForumandthevastColiseum
10.Whatismainlydiscussedinthe3rdparagraph?
A.ThegreatmuseumsofItaly.
B.ThesculpturesinRome.
C.Artrelatedactivitiesduringthevisit.
D.TheachievementsoftheRenaissanceperiodinItaly.
11.WhenvisitingRome,youshouldbecarefulinchoosing________.
A.theattractionsB.thefood
C.thehotelsD.theluxuryboutiques
D
Iwenttoabookshoptoday.ActuallyIwentthereyesterdaywithmylittledaughtertobuyabirthdaypresentforherfriend.Weendedupnotbuyingone,butwhileinthebookshopIspottedabookIwantedtohaveacloserlookat,soIwentbacktodayanddidso.WalkingaroundinanicebookshopissomethingIusedtodoalot,butnowadaysIbuymostbooksonlineandrarelyhaveareasontovisitanactualbookshop.
Bookshopsarenice,especiallywhenyoucanfeelthatthestaffhavedonealotofworktoinspirepeopleandhelpthemtofindnewbookstoread.Thisonedoes.Someofthebooksontheshelveshavesmallhandwrittennotes.Inotherwords,thisisareallygreatbookshop,oneIwouldhavebeendelightedtohavearoundwhenIwasyounginsteadoftheoldmanwhohidthesailingfictionIthenusedtoloveinaremotecorner.
Butdespiteallthis,walkingaroundinthisgreatbookshop,Ifeltlost.Ilookedatacoupleofbookswhichhadanicecover,readacoupleoftitlesandpickeduponeortwo,butnothingreallyinterestedme.AndIcouldn'treallyunderstandwhy.Ifinallylefttheshopwithaslightfeelingofuneaseinmystomach.Surelysomethingwaswrongwithme;Ialwayslovedtobeinbookshopsandlibraries.
Butthen,onthewaybackhomeIsuddenlyunderstoodwhattheproblemwas.SinceInowadaysmainlyfindmybooksonGoodreadsorAmazon,Ihavebecomeusedtobrowsingbooksbykeywords.AndI'musedtobeingpresentedwithalistofbooksthatmoreorlessfitthosekeywords,togetherwithreaderratingsandreviews.Andthat'ssomethingabookshopcan'tdo.Andofcourse,theycan'tgiveusreaderratingsandreviews.
Onlinebookdatabasesarepurelydelightfulforanybooklover.ButatthesametimeithasstoppedmefromfeelingexcitedandhappywheneverIenterabookshop.
12.Thesecondparagraphimpliesthat________.
A.thewriteroftencametothisbookshopinhischildhood
B.thebookshopiswellmanagedbyitsstaff
C.readerscanwritetheirnotesonthebooks
D.goodbooksareoftenkeptinaremotecorner
13.Whenthewriterleftthebookshop,hefelt________.
A.delighted B.annoyed
C.disappointedD.relaxed
14.Accordingtothewriter,onlinebookshops________.
A.seldomprovidekeywordsforbooks
B.helppublishersdistributetheirbookstoactualshops
C.keepreadersfromaddingreviewstothebooks
D.makereaderschooseabookmoreconveniently
15.Thepurposeofwritingthispassageisto________.
A.tellanexperienceofbuyingbooksatabookshop
B.introducethebenefitsofbuyingbooksonline
C.advisereaderstoenjoy