高中英语人教版 选修9Unit 2 阶段质量检测 A卷 学业水平达标.docx

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高中英语人教版选修9Unit2阶段质量检测A卷学业水平达标

A卷　学业水平达标

【说明】　本试卷满分120分，考试时间100分钟

Ⅰ.阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

SittingonthepeacefulcoastoftheGalapagosIslands,Ecuador,watchingthesunmovequietlyintothesea,youshouldn’tforgetthatCharlesDarwin（1809～1882）arrivedherein1835.Hestayedontheislandsforfiveweeks,observingvariousanimals.Thisfinallyinspired（启发）hisfamouswork,OntheOriginofSpecies.YoucancertainlyfollowDarwin’sfootstepsandenjoyatripfromfourtosevendaystotheislands.

Theislandsarecertainlyaparadise（天堂）forwildlife,astherearenonaturalkillersontheislandsandthenumberofboatsandvisitorsisundergovernmentcontrol.ThoughyoucannotwalkfreelyasDarwindidabout200yearsago,eachdayisasimpressiveasitcouldbe.

ThemostwellknownanimaloftheGalapagosisthegianttortoise（巨型陆龟）,whichcanbeseenmovingslowlyaroundthehighlandsofSantaCruz,thesecondlargestislandinthearchipelago（群岛）．SomeofthesecreaturesaresooldthattheymighthavebeenseenintheiryouthbyDarwinhimself.

Despitestrictcontroloveractivitiesandtiming,yourstayontheGalapagoswillberememberedasachainofincomparablepictures:

divingwithsealionsthatswimandplaywithininchesofyou;feelingsmallsharkstouchyourfeetasyouswim;and,mostmagically,seeingawhaleandherbabysurfacewithagreatbreathofair.

TravelingbetweentheislandsandobservingthewildlifethatsoinspiredDarwin,youwillfeelasthoughyouaregettingaspecialviewofanuntouchedworld.Atnightyouwillsleeponboardtheship,leavingthewildlifeincompleteoccupationoftheislands,whichareasundisturbednowastheyhavebeensincethebeginningoftime.

1．WhatdoweknowaboutDarwin’svisittotheislands?

A．Hestudieddifferentcreaturesontheislands.

B．Hecompletedhisfamousbookontheislands.

C．Hewastouchedbythegeographyoftheislands.

D．Hewasattractedbywellknownanimalsoftheislands.

解析：

选A　事实细节题。

文章第一段提到了“observingvariousanimals”，由此可知达尔文在岛上研究许多不同的动物，故A项切题。

2．Whichofthefollowingplaysaroleinmakingtheislands“aparadiseforwildlife”？

A．Animalsontheislandsfeedongrass.

B．Localgovernmentforbidskillingwildlife.

C．Peoplecannotvisittheislandsastheywish.

D．Touristsarenotallowedtotouchtheanimals.

解析：

选C　事实细节题。

文章第二段提到“...astherearenonaturalkillersontheislandsandthenumberofboatsandvisitorsisundergovernmentcontrol”，由此可知C项符合文章内容。

3．Yourstayontheislandswillbemostimpressivemainlybecauseof________.

A．thebeautifulseaviews

B．Darwin’sinspiringtrip

C．acloserviewofanimals

D．variousdaringactivities

解析：

选C　细节推理题。

文中第四段提到游客在岛上可以近距离地接触不同的动物，再结合关键词incomparablepictures可知，这应该是给游客印象最深刻的事情。

4．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．AUniqueAttractionforWildlifeLovers

B．GalapagosasaParadiseforAdventurers

C．CharlesDarwinasaSymbolofGalapagos

D．ASuccessfulExampleofWildlifeProtection

解析：

选A　标题归纳题。

通读全文可知文章主要对在GalapagosIslands上旅游的事情进行了介绍，并重点介绍了岛上的野生动物。

B

ItwasaSundayandtheheavystormhadlastedallnight.Themorningafterthestorm,though,wasbeautiful:

blueskies,warmairandacalm,invitingseatouchingtheshoregently.

Myfatherrealiseditwasagooddayforfishingandinvitedmysisterandmetogowithhim.Iwasonly14andfishinghadneverbeenmything,butIdecidedtogoallthesame.I’m_so_glad_I_did.

Ontheroadtotheharbourwecouldseetheterribledestructiononthecoast,buttheharbouritselfwasinfairlygoodshape.Afterall,itwasprotectedbythearmsofabaythathadonlyonetinychanneltothesea.Aswegotonboard,wenoticedtwobighumps（脊背）inthedistance.

Onapproachingthem,wesawitwasamotherwhalewithherbaby.Wecouldn’tbelieveit—therearen’tanywhalesalongthecoasthere.Thestormmusthavedriventhemacrosstheoceanintothebay,inwhichthestillwaterwassobadlypollutedthatnothingcouldsurvive.

Thelittlebabywhale—actuallyasbigasourboat—wasobviouslystuckandcouldnotmove.Themotherdivedunderthewaterandcameupsuddenly,makingbigwhirlpools（漩涡）andwaves.“She’stryingtohelpherbaby,butonthewrongside，”myfathersaid.Atthispoint,myfathermovedourboatinasemicircletotheothersideand,headingtheboattowardsthebabywhale,pusheditgently.Withourseveralgentlepushesthebighumpturnedoveranddisappearedunderwater.Thenitswamuprightbesideitsmum.Theystruggledintheirdesperateattemptstoescapebutmissedtheexitandstartedheadinginthewrongdirection.Wehurrieduptothewhalesandtriedtoleadthemtowardsthebaychannel.Slowly,theyletusleadthem.Sometimesrisingfromthewaterrightbesideustobreathe—andtogiveusatrustinglookwiththosehugeeyes.Oncetheyhittheirfirstpartofcleanwaterflowingstraightfromthesea,themumgaveusawavewithhertailandofftheyswamintothedistance.

Intheexcitementithadfeltlikeonlyafewminutes,butwehadbeenwiththosewonderfulanimalsforalmostanhourandahalf.Thatwasthesimpleandlastingbeautyoftheday.Nearlyfourdecadeslater,Istilllookbackfondlytothatgoldendayatsea.

语篇解读：

本文是一篇记叙文，主要描写作者和父亲在暴风雨过后拯救搁浅鲸鱼的经过，揭示了人与动物，人与自然相互依存、和谐发展给人类带来的愉悦。

5．Theauthorsays“I’msogladIdid.”（inPara.2）because________.

A．hewitnessedthewholeprocessoffishing

B．heenjoyedthebeautyofthecalmsea

C．heexperiencedtherescueofthewhales

D．hespenttheweekendwithhisfamily

解析：

选C　句意理解题。

本文主要描写作者和父亲拯救搁浅鲸鱼的经历，作者高兴那天和父亲一块儿去钓鱼，才有了如此难忘的经历。

6．Theharboursurvivedthestormowingto________.

A．theshapeoftheharbour

B．thearmsofthebay

C．thestillwaterinthechannel

D．thelongcoastline

解析：

选B　细节理解题。

根据第三段中的“Afterall,itwasprotectedbythearmsofabaythathadonlyonetinychanneltothesea.”可确定B项正确。

7．Themotherwhalefailedtohelpherbabybecause________.

A．shehadstayedinthepollutedwaterfortoolong

B．thewhirlpoolsshehadmadewerenotbigenough

C．shehadnootherwhalesaroundtoturntoforhelp

D．thewavespushedherbabyinthewrongdirection

解析：

选D　细节理解题。

根据第五段中“Themotherdivedunderthewaterandcameupsuddenly,makingbigwhirlpools（漩涡）andwaves.’She’stryingtohelpherbaby,butonthewrongside，’”可确定D项正确。

8．Whatisthethemeofthestory?

A．Savinglivesbringspeopleasenseofhappiness.

B．Fishingprovidesexcitementforchildren.

C．It’snecessarytoliveinharmonywithanimals.

D．It’svitaltoprotecttheenvironment.

解析：

选A　主旨大意题。

根据文章可知，作者的意图就是要表达通过拯救鲸鱼的生命所带来的一种幸福感，特别是从文章的最后一段，更能体现出作者的意图。

C

Manisalandanimal,butheisalsocloselytiedtothesea.Throughouthistorytheseahasservedtheneedsofman.Theseahasprovidedmanwithfoodandaconvenientwaytotraveltomanypartsoftheworld.Today,nearlytwothirdsoftheworld’spopulationlivewithin80kilometersoftheseacoast.

Inthemoderntechnologicalworld,theseaoffersmanyresourcestohelpmankindsurvive（＝continuetolive）．Resourcesonlandarebeginningtobeusedup.Thesea,however,stillcanbehopedtosupplymanyofman’sneeds.

Thelistofrichesoftheseayettobedevelopedbyman’stechnologyisimpressive.Oilandgasexplorationshavebeencarriedoutfornearly30years.Valuableamountsofmineralsexistontheoceanfloorreadytobemined.

Fishfarmingpromisestobeagoodwaytoproducelargequantitiesoffood.ThecultureoffishandshellfishisanancientskillpractisedinthepastmainlybyOriental_people.

Besidesoilandgas,theseamayoffernowsourcesofenergy.Expertsbelievethatthewarmtemperatureoftheoceancanbeusedinawaysimilartothesteaminasteamship.Oceancurrentsandwavesofferpossibleuseasasourceofenergy.

Technologyisenablingmantoexploreevenmoredeeplyunderthesea.Thedevelopmentofstrong,newmaterialshasmadethispossible.

Thetechnologytoharvesttheseacontinuestoimprove.Expertsbelievethatbytheyear2000theproblemsthatpreventusfromexploitingfullythefood,minerals,andenergysourcesoftheseawillbelargelysolved.

9．Theseaservestheneedsofmanbecause________.

A．itprovidesmanwithfood

B．itoffersoiltoman

C．itsuppliesmanwithminerals

D．alloftheabove

解析：

选D　细节综合题。

从第一段的“Theseahasprovidedmanwithfoodandaconvenientwaytotraveltomanypartsoftheworld.”和第三段的“Oilandgasexplorationshavebeencarriedoutfornearly30years.Valuableamountsofmineralsexistontheoceanfloorreadytobemined.”可以得出答案。

10．Wecanconcludefromthispassagethat________.

A．thesearesourceshavelargelybeenusedup

B．thesea,inthebroadsense,hasnotyetbeendeveloped

C．theproblemsthatpreventusfromusingthefood,minerals,andenergysourcesoftheseahavealreadybeensolved

D．bytheyear2000,thetechnologywillbegoodenoughtoexploitallthesearesources

解析：

选B　综合推理题。

根据第二段“Thesea,however,stillcanbehopedtosupplymanyofman’sneeds.”可知，选B。

11．Theunderlinedwords“Orientalpeople”inthefourthparagraphprobablymean________.

A．thepeopleinAsia　　B．Africanpeople

C．EuropeanpeopleD．Americanpeople

解析：

选A　细节推理题。

oriental意思是“东方的”，由此可以推出Orientalpeople是亚洲人。

12．Thebesttitleforthispassageis________.

A．SeaHarvest

B．SeaFood

C．TechnologyforExploitingtheSea

D．ManandtheSea

解析：

选A　主旨大意题。

文章主要谈论了海洋为人类提供的食物。

D

ScientistshavefoundwhatlooklikecavesonMars（火星）,andsaytheycouldbeprotectinglifefromtheplanet’sterribleenvironment.

ThefirstcavesdiscoveredbeyondtheEarthappearassevenmysteriousblackdotsonthepicturessentbackbyNASA’sMarsOdysseyorbiter.Eachaslargeasafootballfield,theymaybeopeningsintonaturalcavesbelowtheMartiansurface.

“IfthereislifeonMars,thereisagoodchanceyou’dfinditincaves，”saidJutWynne,