高中英语Unit6Design单元综合测评北师大版.docx

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高中英语Unit6Design单元综合测评北师大版

Unit6Design

Ⅰ.阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

（2016·邢台二中高一检测）In1956Brazil'sPresidentwantedtomovethecapitalcityfromRiodeJaneirotoBrasilia.HechoseaskilledandexperiencedBrazilianarchitect（建筑师）tobuildBrasilia.HisnamewasOscarNiemeyer.

NiemeyerwasborninRiodeJaneiroin1907.Hewasawellrespectedarchitectbythetimehewas30yearsold.Niemeyerwasagreatartist.Hisdesignswereverydifferentthanotherbuildingsatthetime.Mostotherbuildingshadstraightlinesupanddown.Niemeyerlikedtobuildusinghalfcircles.

NiemeyerwasveryexcitedtodesignthemainbuildingsofBrasilia.HedesignedabuildingcalledThePalaceoftheDawn.ItwasahouseforBrazil'sPresident.Thisbuildinglookslikeitisfloating（漂浮）abovetheground.Ithashalfcirclesaroundit.Theyareverylightandbeautiful.Alakearoundthepalacereflects（映出）theseshades.

NiemeyeralsodesignedtheNationalCongressbuilding.Thisgovernmentbuildinghasmanyparts.Thebiggestpartistwotalltowersthatrisestraightupintotheair.Ononesideofthisisawhitebuilding.Itisshapedlikeabowlthatapersonwouldeatoutof.Ontheothersideisabuildingintheoppositeshape.Theseshapesarenottheusualdesignofgovernmentbuildings.

“IfyougotoseeBrasilia，youmayormaynotlikethebuildings，butyoucouldneversayyouhadseensomethingsimilarbefore，”Niemeyersaid.“Itisimportantthatthedesignerthinkofmorethandesign.Thearchitect'sroleistoproduceanarchitecturethatserveseveryonenotjustagroupofimportantpeople，”hesaid.

Today,Niemeyer'sbuildingsdojustthis.BrasiliaisnowaUNESCOWorldHeritageSite（联合国教科文组织世界遗产）．PeoplefromallovertheworldcometoBrasiliatoseeNiemeyer'sbuildings.Theirbeautifuldesigncontinuestoinspire（启示）peopleandwillcontinuetodosoformanyyears.

【语篇解读】　本文是记叙文。

文章主要介绍了巴西著名设计师OscarNiemeyer以及他设计的一些与众不同的建筑物。

1．Accordingtothetext，OscarNiemeyer．

A．likedtousestraightlines

B．builtBrasiliaattheageof30

C．gotthetrustofthePresident

D．wasworriedaboutbuildingBrasiliaatfirst

【解析】　推理判断题。

根据第一段的“HechoseaskilledandexperiencedBrazilanarchitect（建筑师）tobuildBrasilia.”可知，巴西总统将新首都的设计工作交给OscarNiemeyer来做，因此肯定很信任他。

【答案】　C

2．WhichofthefollowingshowsthepictureoftheNationalCongressbuilding?

【解析】　细节理解题。

根据第四段的“twotalltowersthatrisestraightupintotheair...shapedlikeabowlthatapersonwouldeatoutof.Ontheothersideisabuildingintheoppositeshape.”可知。

【答案】　B

3．OscarNiemeyer'swordssuggestthat．

A．heisproudtoservethePresident

B．buildingsshouldbringpeoplejoy

C．heissureeveryonewilllikehisdesigns

D．architectsshouldinspireandservepeople

【解析】　推理判断题。

根据倒数第二段的“Itisimportantthatthedesignerthinkofmorethandesign.Thearchitect'sroleistoproduceanarchitecturethatserveseveryonenotjustagroupofimportantpeople”可知，OscarNiemeyer认为建筑物应该服务于大众。

【答案】　D

4．Thetextismainlyabout．

A．thechangeofthecapitalcity

B．thebeautifulbuildingsofBrasilia

C．thefamousarchitectsinBrazil

D．theUNESCOWorldHeritageSite

【解析】　主旨大意题。

文章主要介绍了巴西首都巴西利亚与众不同的建筑物，由此可知B项正确。

【答案】　B

B

AnothermanmadewonderoftheUSwasbuiltlongbeforethenationwasestablished.About900yearsago，theAncestralPuebloanpeoplebuiltvillageshighinthewallsofcanyons（大峡谷）inColorado，where600cliffdwellingsarenowpartoftheMesaVerdeNationalPark.

Visitorscanstandatthetopandlookintothedwellingsalmosthiddeninopeningsoftherockwalls.ThePuebloanpeoplecutsmallstepsintotherock，whichconnectedbuildingscontaininghundredsofrooms.

Therockwallshaveprotectedthebuildingsfromsevereweatherinthearea;therefore，theyremainmostlyunchangedinthehundredsofyearssincetheywerebuilt.

OurfinalmanmadewonderisinthenorthwesterncityofSeattle，Washington.TheSpaceNeedlewasbuiltasthecentralstructureforthe1962World'sFair.

The184metertallstructurewasdesignedbyEdwardCarlson，whichhasawidebaseontheground，withitsmiddlenarrowandalargeringlikestructureontop.Thestructurewasmeanttolooklikea“flyingsaucer”，avehiclethatwaspopularinsciencefictionspacetravelstories.Thesaucerincludesanobservationareaandeatingplace.Therestaurantslowlyturnstoprovidevisitorswitha360degreeviewofSeattle.

TheSpaceNeedlewasnotverycostly，andwasdesignedandcompletedinaboutayearandopenedonthefirstdayoftheWorld'sFair.

Today，theSpaceNeedleisthemostpopularplaceforvisitorstoSeattle.Anditremainstheinternationallyknownsymbolofthecity.

【语篇解读】　美国有很多著名的奇观和建筑，而人造奇观反映了美国人民的智慧和创造精神，本文主要介绍了美国的两大人造景观。

5．Theunderlinedword“dwellings”isclosestinmeaningto“”．

A．housesB．people

C．canyonsD．steps

【解析】　根据上下文内容可推断，该词大意为“住处，处所”。

故选A项。

【答案】　A

6．Thebuildingsintherockstayalmostunchangedbecause．

A．thewe