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人教版高中英语选修六单元综合测评3
单元综合测评(三)
(时间:
100分钟;满分:
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
(2016·湖北黄冈高二模拟)Dolphinsliveinadarkunderwaterworld.It'softenimpossibletoseeeachotheroranythingelsearoundthem,sosoundplaysanimportantroleintheirsurvival.Tocommunicatewitheachother,dolphinsproduceallkindsofsounds.
Onlyotherdolphinsunderstandwhatthesoundsmean.Scientistshaven'tuncoveredtheirsecretcommunication,exceptforonekindofwhistle.Itmightlastlessthanasecond,butthiswhistleisabigdeal.Why?
Becausethesewhistlesareactuallynamesofdolphins-andeverydolphinhasone.Scientistscallthesesoundsa“signaturewhistle.”Whenotherdolphinshearthewhistle,theyknowwhichdolphiniscalling.
Dolphinsoftenhuntbythemselvesbutstillneedtostayconnectedtothegroup.Sincetheycan'talwaysseeeachother,dolphinsusetheirsignaturewhistlestocheckinwithotherdolphinshundredsofyardsaway.“Incoastalareas,dolphinsexchangewhistlesevenwhenthey'reathirdofamileapart,”saysGregCampbell,whostudiesanimals.Thatmeansdolphinsshoutouttogroupmembersthatmightbenearlyfivefootballfieldsaway.
What'samazingiswhonamesthebabydolphin.Notthemother.Notanauntiedolphinoranothergroupmember.Scientistsbelievethebabydolphinitselfcomesupwiththesignaturewhistle.Likehumanbabies,ababydolphinplayswithsoundsthroughoutitsfirstyear.Whiletestingitssoundskills,ababydolphinisdoingsomethingamazing.It'screatingorfiguringoutitssignaturewhistle.Howorwhyitchoosesitssignaturewhistleisnotclear.Studiesshowthatmostofthetimethesignaturewhistleisnothinglikeitsmother'sorgroupmembers'whistles.
Whenthebabydolphinisaboutayearold,itssignaturewhistleisset.Itrepeatsitoftensotheotherdolphinslearntorecognizeit.
Deciphering(破译)dolphinnamesisjustthebeginningoffiguringoutwhatdolphinscommunicateabout.Dotheychataboutsharks?
Discussthetides?
Maybetheyevenhaveanameforpeople.Somedayscientiststodeciphertherestofdolphins'communication.
1.Soundisimportantfordolphinsbecauseof.
A.theirpoorsenseofdirection
B.theirlivingenvironment
C.theirstrongenemies
D.theirbiggroups
【解析】 细节理解题。
根据第一段的“Dolphinsliveinadarkunderwaterworld.It'softenimpossibletoseeeachotheroranythingelsearoundthem,sosoundplaysanimportantroleintheirsurvival.”可知,海豚生活在黑压压的水下,什么也看不到,这决定了它们得用声音进行交流。
【答案】 B
2Thedolphin'ssignaturewhistle.
A.lastsalongtime
B.cantravellongdistances
C.isespeciallyhelpfulinhunting
D.canberecognizedbyotheranimals
【解析】 细节理解题。
根据第三段的“dolphinsexchangewhistlesevenwhenthey'reathirdofamileapart”和“shoutouttogroupmembersthatmightbenearlyfivefootballfieldsaway”可知,这种哨音可以传播很远。
【答案】 B
3.Theauthorwritesthetextmainlyto.
A.encouragereaderstostudydolphins
B.tellreadershowdolphinscommunicate
C.showhowlovelyandcleverdolphinsare
D.introduceaspecialsoundmadebydolphins
【解析】 推理判断题。
根据第二段的“Scientistshaven'tuncoveredtheirsecretcommunication,exceptforonekindofwhistle”和最后一段可知,本文是要向读者介绍海豚发出的一种奇特声音的含义。
【答案】 D
4.Ababydolphingetsitsname.
A.soonafteritwasborn
B.accordingtoitssize
C.allbyitself
D.withthehelpofitsgroup
【解析】 细节理解题。
根据第四段的“ababydolphinplayswithsoundsthroughoutitsfirstyear.Whiletestingitssoundskills,ababydolphinisdoingsomethingamazing.It'screatingorfiguringoutitssignaturewhistle.”可知,小海豚的名字是根据它自己发出的哨音确定的。
【答案】 C
B
WorkingwomenmakeupnearlyhalfoftheU.S.workforce,and51percentofprofessionalworkers,likedoctors,lawyers,nursesandaccountants,arefemale.Whileclimbingthecareerladdercanberewarding,itoftencomeswithonebigdownside:
weightgain!
NewresearchpublishedthisweekintheInternationalJournalofObesityshowsthatworkingwomenaremorelikelytobeoverweight,andthemoreyouwork,themorepoundsyou'relikelytopileon.Likemanywomen,Iwork...,alot!
Asaselfemployednutritioncommunicationsspecialist,Isitatmydesk,infrontofacomputer,forhoursonend.Sittingaloneisoneoftheworstthingsyoucandoforyourhealth,andit'sdirectlylinkedtobeingoverweightandincreasedfatness,sothefactthatwomenintheworkforcegainweightisn'tthatsurprising.Ifyouwork,youhavelesstimetomovearound.Obesityresearchersarerevealingmanyotherwaysthatemploymentisharmfultoyourdietandwaistline.
IntheInternationalJournalofObesitystudy,some9,276Australianwomenaged45-50hadtheirbodyweightandemploymentstatusmonitoredfortwoyears.Results?
Thosewhoworkedmorethan35hourswerelikelytogainweightcomparedtothosewhoworkedfewerhoursorwereoutoftheworkforce.What'smore,themorehoursawomanworkedinaweek,themoreweightshegained.
TheauthorsoftheAustralianstudyattributeweightgainamongworkingwomentoinactivity,lackoftimeforfoodpreparation,moreuseofpreparedfoods,highlevelsofstress,lackofsleepandconsumingmorealcohol.I'llalsoaddintravel,mealseatenoutandworkingatnightasotherfactorsthatIcanfindtomakebalancingworkwithahealthydietachallenge.
5.Thetextaboveisprobablytakenfrom.
A.asportsreport
B.afashionjournal
C.ahealthandfitnessmagazine
D.anadvertisementpost
【解析】 推理判断题。
文章主要阐述的是职场女性易发胖的问题,且引用了“InternationalJournalofObesity”的调查,故答案选C。
【答案】 C
6.Awomanwhoworksasanaccountantismorelikelyto.
A.gainmoreweight
B.havemoretimetomovearound
C.workafulltimejob
D.keepabalanceddiet
【解析】 细节理解题。
由第一段可知“accountant”为“workingwomen”的典型代表,且由第二段“sothefactthatwomenintheworkforcegainweightisn'tthatsurprising”可知,答案为A。
【答案】 A
7.WhichisNOTthecauseofworkingwomenweightgainingaccordingtothepassage?
A.Lackingtimeforfoodpreparation.
B.Usingmorepreparedfood.
C.Consumingtoomuchalcohol.
D.Takingpartinmoreactivities.
【解析】 细节理解题。
根据最后一段第一句话“lackoftimeforfoodpreparation,moreuseofpreparedfoods,highlevelsofstress,lackofsleepandconsumingmorealcohol”可知,答案为D。
【答案】 D
8.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetest?
A.Lessactivityleadstofat.
B.Waysofgainingweight.
C.Effectsofweightgaining.
D.Workingwomenmorelikelypileonpounds.
【解析】 主旨大意题。
由文章的第一段可确定,本文是关于职场女性肥胖问题及原因分析的,故答案为D。
【答案】 D
C
Herethreeteenagersaretellingustheirspringbreakstories.
InmyAprilholidays,IwasluckyenoughtotakepartinaschooltriptoVietnam.Onthefirstpartofouradventurewewentonachallengingfourdaytrek(长途旅行)acrossmanymountains.Luckily,thereweremanyofmyclassmatesandteachersaround.Wereliedoneachotherforsupportandencouragementwhenthingsgotreallytough.Eventhoughthetrekwashard,I'llneverforgethowbeautifulthelandscapewas.
Duringourtrek,wegottovisitalocaltribe.Thebestpartwaswhenweplayedwiththeyoungkids.Weshowedthemhowtousetoyslikeasoccerball.Theylovedbeingwithusandalwayshadsuchbigsmilesontheirfaces.Weleftthemmanygiftslikecoloringbooksandsportinggoods.Theyweresothankfulandhappy.Ithinkwereallymadetheirday.
ByAnnaleeDelVecchio,18,UniversityofSydney,Australia
DuringSpringBreak,IwenttoFloridawithmyhostfamily.“Iwanttogetatan(晒成古铜色)there!
”myhostsistersaidexcitedly.
Itwasreallywarmdownthere.Myhostsistersandmyhostbrothersspentmostofthedaytimelyingonthebeach,enjoyingthesunandreadingabook.Ididn'twantatanatall,soIworealongsleevedshirttohangoutwiththemonthebeach.Thatwaskindofweird(怪异的).MyhostsisterKellyhassensitiveskin.Herskingotburnedafterjustafewhoursinthesun.Shefeltsad!
Wewenttoadanceclubonenight.Ididn'treallydancealot,butmysistersweresoenergeticthattheydanceduntilmidnight.
ByLiTongtong,16LexingtonChristianAcademyinMassachusetts,US
AmericanhighschoolgoerscallitSpringBreak,andjudgingbyAmericanfilms,theseholidaysarefilledwithconstantpartying.HoweverintheUKwesometimescallitStudyWeek.
Sadly,thatisexactlywhatIwillbefillingmytwoweeksoffdoing.IamcurrentlyinmysixthyearatschoolwithonlyacoupleofmonthstogotillIsitmyAdvancedHigherArt,HigherPsychologyandHigherBusinessexams.Iwillbeheadingtotheschoollibraryasmuchaspossible,aswellaslockingmyselfinmyroomforagoodfewhoursoftheday.
ButIwillofcoursefindtimetoenjoymyholidaysaswell.Infact,manyofmyfriendsareturningeighteenduringthebreakandwillbehavingpartiestocelebrate.Theytendtobeheldineitherchurchhallsornightclubs.IntheUK,thelegalagefordrinkingalcoholiseighteenyearsold,soIamsuretherewillbeplentyofbeer,wineorevenvodka(afirmfavoriteofmine)beingdrunkattheparty.
ByMiriamClark,17,TurnbullHighSchool,Glasgow,UK
9.WhatdidAnnaleeDelVecchiofeelmostinterestingduringhistrip?
A.ThejourneytoVietnam.
B.Climbingmountains.
C.Playingwiththekidsofalocaltribe.
D.Thebeautifullandscape.
【解析】 细节理解题。
根据第一个故事中的第三段第二句话:
“Thebestpartwaswhenwe...”可知答案。
【答案】 C
10.Accordingtothetext,thosewholiketoenjoythesunbathinspringbreakcangoto.
A.AustraliaB.Florida
C.VietnamD.theUK
【解析】 细节理解题。
根据第二个故事中第一段中的“Iwanttogetatan(晒成古铜色)there”以及第二段中第二句“Myhostsisterandmyhostbrothersspent...,enjoyingthesun...”可知答案
【答案】 B
11.Fromthetext,wecanlearnthatvodkaisthenameofa(n).
A.alcoholB.softdrink
C.foodD.party
【解析】 推理判断题。
根据全篇最后一段最后一句可知,beer,wine,vodka是递进关系。
【答案】 A
D
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