高中英语 Unit 4 Legends of ancient Greece单元综合测评 新人教版选修11.docx

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高中英语Unit4LegendsofancientGreece单元综合测评新人教版选修11

Unit4LegendsofancientGreece

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·海淀区期中）

TipsforCycleTrips

Cyclinghasmanyadvantagesasaformoftravel,asitisthefastestwaytotravelbyhumanpowerandslowenoughtoallowthetypeoflocalinvolvementthatisimpossiblewithpoweredtravel.Cycletravelisacheapformoftransportation.

Distance

Onlevelterrain（地形），withoutaheadwind,acyclistofaveragefitnessonatouringbikecancomfortablycover60120kmaday.Distancesofupto250kmadayarepossible,butanythingmuchbeyond120kmwillrequireconsiderablephysicaltensionandnotallowmanystopstoenjoytheplacesyouvisit.Formany,80100kmadaywillbethemostsuitabledistancetoaimfor,asitwillgiveasenseofachievementandalsoleaveplentyoftimeformealsandactivities.

Geography

Thegradient（坡度）ofthetripwillreduceyourrange.Abasicruleisthatforevery100metersofaltitudeyouclimb,youshouldaddanextra15minutestoyourjourneytime.Inhillyormountainousareas,theeasiestroutesforcyclingaredownstreamalongmajorrivers,asoveralltheywillbedownhill.Along,roundaboutroutealongariverwillusuallybeeasierthanashort,directrouteoverahillormountainpass.However,itisworthbearinginmindthatthemostscenicroutesoftencomefromhillyterrain.

Eat

Foodchoicedependslargelyonwhereyouare,soseetherespectivesectionsformoreinformationaboutfoods.Asyouwillbeworkinghard,it'simportanttogetenoughenergyinyourfood.Onlongtripsawayfrommajortowns，theremaybelittlequalityfoodavailable,sobepreparedtoliveoncandybars,preparedmeatproductsandthelikeiftheneedarises.

Sleep

Whileyoucantakeatentwithyou,manyhotelsandespeciallycampsitescanaccommodatecyclists.However,therearealsosomehotelsthatmaybelessusedtoaccommodatingcyclists.Ifyouareexploringanunfamiliarworldaskingabouttheaccommodationsparesyouthesearchforanewplacetostayafteralongexhaustingdayoftravel.

【语篇解读】　本文给我们提出了骑车旅行的几条建议。

1．Whichofthefollowingdistancedoestheauthorsuggesttoordinarycyclistsaday?

A．50km.　　　　　　B．90km.

C．130km.D．250km.

【解析】　细节理解题。

根据第二段第三句“Formany,80100kmadaywillbethemostsuitabledistancetoaimfor...”可知，B项正确。

【答案】　B

2．Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat________.

A．highqualityfoodiseasytogetonlongtrips

B．hotelsseldomprovideaccommodationfor

cyclists

C．cyclingoveramountainischallengingbut

worthy

D．ittakescyclists15minutestoclimb100mofaltitude

【解析】　细节理解题。

根据“Geography”下面的内容可知，骑车爬山是很有挑战性的，但是却是值得的。

【答案】　C

3．Wecanprobablyreadthispassagein________.

A．ageographybook

B．aresearchreport

C．asciencefiction

D．atravelmagazine

【解析】　推理判断题。

由全文可知，这篇文章出自旅行杂志，而非地理课本、研究报告或者科学小说。

【答案】　D

B

（2016·河南百校联盟高三质监）TheWorldHealthOrganizationwarnsthatmillionsofpeoplearedyingeveryyearfromindoorairpollution.TheWHOfindsthatpoorcooking,heatingandlightingtechnologiesarekillingmillionsofpeopleeachyear.

Indoorairpollutionresultsfromtheuseofdangerousfuelsandcookstovesinthehome.Tohelpfighttheproblem,theWHOannouncednewguidelinesaimedatreducinghouseholdpollutants.

WHOofficialssaynearlythreebillionpeopleareunabletousecleanfuelsandtechnologiesforcookingheatingandlighting.Andtheysaymorethansevenmillionpeoplediefromexposuretoindoororoutdoorairpollutioneachyear.Ofthatnumber,theWHOsaysabout4.3millionpeoplediefromhouseholdairpollutiongivenoffbysimplecoalcookstoves.Mostofthedeathsareindevelopingcountries.

CarlosDoraisCoordinatorintheWHO'sDepartmentofPublicHealth,EnvironmentalandSocialDeterminantsofHealth.Hesayspeopleshouldnotuseunprocessedcoalandkerosenefuelindoors.Hesaysopeningawindowordoortoletouttheharmfulairwillnotimprovethesituation.Itwillonlypollutetheoutdoors.

WHOofficialssayindoorpollutionleadstoearlydeathsfromstroke,heartandlungdisease,childhoodpneumonia（肺炎）andlungcancer.Womenandgirlsarethemainvictims.TheUnitedNationsfoundthatmorethan95percentofhouseholdsinsubSaharanAfricadependonsolidfuelsforcooking.ItsayshugepopulationsinIndia,ChinaandLatinAmericancountries,suchasGuatemalaandPeru,arealsoatrisk.NigelBruceisaprofessorofPublicHealthattheUniversityofLiverpool.Hesaysresearchersaredevelopinggoodcookstovesandotherequipmenttoburnfuelsinamoreefficientway.

WHOexpertsnotesomenew,safeandlowcosttechnologiesthatcouldhelparealreadyavailable.InIndia,youcanbuyaninduction（电或磁）stoveforabout$8.00.AndinAfricayoucanbuyasolarlampforlessthan$1.00.

【语篇解读】　据世界卫生组织统计，每年数以万计的人死于室内空气污染，其主要原因是质量不好的煤炉造成的污染。

4．Whathasbeendonetoreduceindoorairpollution?

A．TheWHOprovidedselflessassistanceforthe

poor.

B．Peopleareforbiddentousecoalcookstoves

inside.

C．TheWHOissuesofficialadvicetocutdownpollution.

D．Peoplearetaughthowtocorrectlyusetheirstoves.

【解析】　细节理解题。

依据第二段可知，为了解决这个问题，世界卫生组织宣布了新的指导方针，目的是减少室内污染。

因此选项C正确。

【答案】　C

5．AccordingtoWHOofficials,wecanknowthat________.

A．manypeoplerefusetousecleanfuelsand

technologies

B．sevenmillionpeoplediefromindoorairpollution

C．simplecoalcookstovescausetoomanydeaths

D．theprocessedcoalisdangeroustopeople'shealth

【解析】　细节理解题。

依据第三段的“...4.3millionpeoplediefromhouseholdairpollutiongivenoffbysimplecoalcookstoves.”可知，室内简易煤炉的污染造成很多人的死亡。

【答案】　C

6．Itcanbeconcludedfromthefifthparagraphthat________.

A．mostchildrenaresufferingalotfromlungcancer

B．solidfuelsareeasilyproducingpollutants

C．subSaharanAfricaisthepoorestplace

D．somecountriesareattheriskofusingupfuels

【解析】　推理判断题。

依据第五段的第三句可知，联合国发现非洲撒哈拉沙漠以南地区超过百分之九十五的家庭依赖固体燃料做饭，再联系上文提到的燃煤造成的污染问题，由此可见solidfuels产生污染物。

【答案】　B

7．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A．Moreandmorewilldieinthefuture.

B．Itisnothardtosolveindoorairpollutants.

C．Mostpeoplecannotaffordanewstove.

D．TheWHOwilltakestrongmeasures.

【解析】　推理判断题。

依据尾段提到的买电磁炉或者使用太阳能灯的价格并不是很高可知，这些产品可以解决污染问题。

【答案】　B

C

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.Obesity（肥胖症）researchersarerevealingmanyotherwaysthatemploymentisharmfultoyourdietandwaistline.

IntheInternationalJournalofObesitystudy,some9,276Australianwomenaged4550hadtheirbodyweightandemploymentstatusmonitoredfortwoyears.Results?

Thosewhoworkedmorethan35hourswerelikelytogainweightcomparedtothosewhoworkedfewerhoursorwereoutoftheworkforce.What'smore,themorehoursawomanworkedinaweek,themoreweightshegained.

TheauthorsoftheAustralianstudyattributeweightgainamongworkingwomentoinactivity,lackoftimeforfoodpreparation,moreuseofpreparedfoods,highlevelsofstress,lackofsleepandconsumingmorealcohol.I'llalsoaddintravel,mealseatenoutandworkingatnightasotherfactorsthatIcanfindtomakebalancingworkwithahealthydietachallenge.

【语篇解读】　本文是一篇说明文。

文章阐述了职场女性更趋向于长胖的原因。

8．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，故答案为C。

【答案】　C

9．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

10．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中“...lackoftimeforfoodpreparation,moreuseofpreparedfoods,highlevelsofstress,lackofsleepandconsumingmorealcohol.”可知，答案为D。

【答案】　D

11．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetest?

A．Lessactivityleadstofat.

B．Waysofgainingweight.

C．Effectsofweightgaining.

D．Workingwomenaremorelikelypileonpounds.

【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的分析，答案为D。

【答案】　D

D

Yourfriends'livesmaylookmoreexcitingthanyoursonFacebook，butnewresearchshowsthatisbecausetheyarefaking（伪造）it.

Arecentsurveyhasfoundaroundtwothirdsofpeopleonsocialmediapostimages（图像）totheirpersonalinformationtomaketheirlivesseemmoreadventurous.Andmorethanthreequartersofthoseaskedsaidtheyjudgedtheirpeers（同龄人）basedonwhattheysawontheirInstagram，SnapehatorFacebookpages.

TheBritishsurvey，bysmartphonemakerHTC，foundthat，inordertomakeourownpagesandlivesappearmoreexciting，sixpercentalsosaidtheyhadborroweditemstoincludeintheimagesinordertopassthemoffastheirown.Morethanhalfof