新外研版英语必修2 阶段综合检测6.docx

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新外研版英语必修2阶段综合检测6

阶段综合检测（六）

Ⅰ.阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）

A

Overthepast20years,scientistsstudyingmonarchbutterflieshavenoticedthatthenumberofmonarchshasdroppedbyabout90percent.Buthelpmaysoonbeonthewayforthesebrightorangeandblackbutterflies.

Recentlyapetition（请愿）wassentbytheCenterforBiologicalDiversity,theCenterforFoodSafety,andtheXercesSocietytotheU．S.FishandWildlifeService,whoannounceditwouldtakeayeartodecidewhetherthebutterfliesshouldbeconsideredanendangeredorathreatenedspecies.Byofficiallylabelingmonarchsasendangered,thegovernmentcanthencarryoutspecificplanstohelpincreasethepopulationofmonarchbutterflies.

Monarchbutterfliesareknownfortheirimpressive,almost3，000milemigrationeachfall.Whentheweatherstartstogetcooler,thebutterfliesmovefromsummerhabitatsinCanadaandthenorthernU．S.towarmerwinterhomesinMexicoandCalifornia.

ThedropinnumbersofthisbelovedbutterflyispartlybecauseoffarmingpracticesintheU．S.Midwest,wheremonarchsarefirstborn.Manyfarmersthereuseherbicides,orchemicalsthatdestroyunwantedplants.Unfortunately,theherbicidesarealsodestroyingthemilkweedplant,whichmonarchcaterpillars（幼虫）feedon.

Inthepast20years,monarchbutterflieshavelostabout165millionacresoftheirhabitats—anareaaboutthesizeofTexas.That'saboutathirdoftheirsummerbreedinggrounds（繁殖地）.AndmostoftheirwinteringgroundsinMexicoandCaliforniahavesufferedfromdroughts,heatwaves,andseverestorms,whichhavebeendamagingtothecreatures.Heavylogging（伐木）intheseregionshasalsobeendestroyingmonarchhabitats.

Ifofficialslabelmonarchsendangered,theU．S.FishandWildlifeServicewilltrytheirbesttoensurethatmonarchsdonotdieout.

“Toprotectournation'swildlife,thegovernmentshouldrecognizethedangeroussituationofmonarchs，”saysSarinaJepsenoftheXercesSociety.“Protectionasanendangeredspecieswillenablemonarchhabitatrecoveryonbothpublicandprivatelands.”

【语篇解读】　本文是一篇说明文。

为拯救危难之中的北美帝王蝶，一些组织请愿将帝王蝶列为濒危物种，美国相关部门正在对此进行审议。

1．ThepurposeofthepetitionisprobablytoasktheU．S.governmentto．

A．takemeasurestostopmonarchsmoving

B．providenewnaturalhabitatsformonarchs

C．addmonarchstothelistofprotectedspecies

D．workouthowmanymonarchsthereare

C　[推理判断题。

根据第二段的“itwouldtakeayeartodecidewhetherthebutterfliesshouldbeconsideredanendangeredorathreatenedspecies”以及“Byofficiallylabelingmonarchsasendangered，thegovernmentcanthencarryoutspecificplanstohelpincreasethepopulationofmonarchbutterflies”可知，由于北美帝王蝶数量的骤减，一些组织向美国政府请愿，请求把帝王蝶纳入到濒危物种名单中，从而使政府制定计划来使帝王蝶的数量回升。

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2．Eachfall,monarchbutterflies．

A．changetheircolorfromorangetoblack

B．needalotofmilkweedtofeedthemselves

C．dieinlargenumbersbecauseoftheweather

D．travellongdistancestolookforwarmerhabitats

D　[细节理解题。

根据第三段的“knownfortheirimpressive,almost3，000milemigrationeachfall.Whentheweatherstartstogetcooler，thebutterfliesmovefromsummerhabitatsinCanadaandthenorthernU．S.towarmerwinterbamesinMexicoandCalifornia.”可知，帝王蝶每年秋天都会从北美洲飞行约3000英里到墨西哥和加利福尼亚州过冬。

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3．Paragraphs4and5mainlydiscuss．

A．thehabitatsmonarchsprefer

B．thehardtimesmonarchsarefacing

C．thefoodmonarchcaterpillarsfeedon

D．theplaceswheremonarchsarefirstborn

B　[段落大意题。

第四段和第五段主要分析了帝王蝶数量急剧下降的原因，即帝王蝶如今所面临的困境——除草剂的使用使得帝王蝶幼虫的食物遭到破坏；帝王蝶赖以生存的栖息地遭到严重破坏。

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4．Ifofficialslabelmonarchsendangered,SarinaJepsenwillbevery．

A．proudB．pleased

C．nervousD．surprised

B　[推理判断题。

SarinaJepsen来自向政府请愿的组织theXercesSociety，因此如果政府官员同意把帝王蝶纳入濒危物种名单中，他一定会很高兴。

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B

Whilemostschoolagedkidsarereturningtoclasseswithstoriesofsummerhikingandcamping,a9yearoldboyinnorthernMichiganissharingthestoryofhowhebrokeaworldrecord.

BradenDubois,astudentatInlandLakesElementary,wasabletosetanewworldrecordthissummerastheyoungeststockcardriverontheplanet.AccordingtoTheWorldRecordAcademy,Duboishasmettherequirementstoofficiallybecometheworld'syoungeststockcarracer.

“WhenmyfathertoldmethatIhadachancetosettherecord,Iwantedtogoforit，”Bradensaid.

Braden'sparents,KristaandJimDubois,owntheOnawaySpeedwayandmadeitpossibleforBradentoracebyallowinghimtocompeteinthe12yearoldageclass.Havinglongbeenracingfans,thecouplepurchasedthespeedwayaboutthreeyearsagoandsaidtheyenjoyedrunningitwiththeirfamilysince.

“Iwasalittlenervousabouthimracingatfirst，”Kristasaid.“OnceJimworkedwithhimandIsawhowsafeandresponsiblehewasIfeltmuchbetter.”

Kristasaidthesafetygear（装置）theyhadinstalled（安装）inBraden'scarisverysimilartotheequipmentusedinNascarraces.Bradendrivesa1996ChevyCavalier,withafourcylinder（汽缸）engine.Thecarwaspurchasedforhimtoraceinandisthecarhedrovetosettherecord,completingthewholeseason.

“Ispunoutacoupleoftimesinit，”Bradensaid.“ThefirsttimeIwasfrightened,butIgetusedtoit.”

BradenisoneofthetopracersinhisleagueatOnawaySpeedwayandhasreceivedthreeawardsfortop5finishesthisseason.“Youcan'tjustgetinacarandrace，”Bradensaid.“It'simportanttoknowthatyouhavetolearnfirst,andbesafe.”

【语篇解读】　密歇根州北部9岁的小学生布雷登·杜布瓦正在分享他打破世界纪录的故事：

在这个夏天他正式成为世界上最年轻的赛车手。

5．Thebesttitleforthepassageis．

A．BradenDubois,aStudentatInlandLakesElementary

B．TheWorld'sYoungestStockCarRacer—Braden

C．NineyearoldBradenDuboisandHisParents

D．HowSchoolagedKidsSpendTheirSummer

B　[主旨大意题。

根据第一、二段可知本文主要讲述一个9岁男孩正式成为世界上最年轻的赛车手的故事，故选B项。

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6．AccordingtothepassagewecanlearnthatBraden'sparents．

A．aretheownersofOnawaySpeedway

B．havebeenracingfansfornineyears

C．werenervouswhenBradenbroketheworldrecord

D．allowedhimtocompeteinthe12studentclass

A　[细节理解题。

根据第四段第一句可知布雷登的父母拥有一个赛车道，故选A项。

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7．Theunderlinedword“spun”inParagraph7istheclosestinmeaningto“”．

A．brokedownB．putdown

C．belongedtoD．drovequickly

D　[词义猜测题。

根据画线词所在的句子可知布雷登已经数次开车疾驰，故选D项。

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C

TheWinterOlympicsarealsocalledtheWhiteOlympics.Atthistime,manycolorfulstampsarepublishedtomarkthegreatgames.ThefirststampsmarkingtheopeningcameoutonJanuary25，1932intheUnitedStatesforthe3rdWhiteOlympics.Fromthenon,publishingstampsduringtheWhiteOlympicsbecamearule.

Duringthe4thWinterOlympicGames,agroupofstampswerepublishedinGermanyinNovember1936.ThefiveringsofOlympicsweredrawnonthefrontofthesportswear.ItwasthefirsttimethatthefiveringsappearedonthestampsoftheWhiteOlympics.

Inthe1950's,thestampsofthiskindbecamemorecolorful.WhentheWhiteOlympicscame,thehostcountries（东道国）aswellasthenonhostcountriespublishedstampstomarkthosegames.ChinaalsopublishedfourstampsinFebruary1980,whentheChinesesportsmenbegantotakepartintheWhiteOlympics.

JapanistheonlyAsiancountrythathaseverheldtheWhiteOlympics.Altogether14，500millionstampsweresoldtoraisemoneyforthissportsmeet.

Differentkindsofsportsweredrawnonthesesmallstamps.Peoplecanenjoythebeautyofthewonderfulmovementsofsomesportsmen.

【语篇解读】　本文介绍了冬奥会的一些情况。

想更多地了解冬奥会吗？

那就读读本文吧。

8．TheWinterOlympicsareheldonce．

A．everytwoyearsB．everythreeyears

C．everyfouryearsD．everyfiveyears

C　[细节理解题。

根据文章内容在1932年举行第三届冬季奥林匹克运动会，在1936年举行第四届冬季奥林匹克运动会，由此推知每四年举行一次。

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9．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A．Onlythehostcountriescanpublishstampstomarkthosegames.

B．Onlythenonhostcountriescanpublishstampstomarkthosegames.

C．Allthecountriescanpublishstampstomarkthosegames.

D．Japancan'tpublishstampstomarkthosegames.

C　[推理判断题。

根据第三段中“WhentheWhiteOlympicscame,thehostcountries（东道国）aswellasthenonhostcountriespublishedstampstomarkthosegames.”可知答案为C。

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10．WhatmayappearonthestampsoftheWhiteOlympics?

A．Basketball.B．Tabletennis.

C．Football.D．Skating.

D　[推理判断题。

文章的主题是冬季奥林匹克运动会，所以最可能出现在邮票上的是skating（滑冰）。

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Ⅱ.阅读七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

Beingabletodothingsyourselfwithoutthehelpofexpertscansaveyoualotofmoneyinthelongrun.HerearetheareaswhereyoushouldconsiderimprovingyourDIYskills!

11Andtherearelotsofareastoconsiderhere:

electricity,roofing,painting,etc.Whiletherearesomesimplejobsyoucantakeon,youshouldalsoacknowledgewhenajobisalittletoodangerousforyou,orrequirestheskillsyoudon'thave.

Carrepairsareanothermatter.Gettingcarmaintenance（维修）donebyotherscanbecomeveryexpensive.Whatwe'retalkingaboutherearethebasictasksyoucanoftencomplete.12Thesearen'tthingsyouneedtoleavetotheprofessionals.

HomecookingisoftenseenasthemostexpensivewaytogetyourdailyfoodintheUS.Butwhenyoucangetfoodfromyourownland,homecookingcansaveyouhundredsofdollarseveryyear.13Thisalsoensuresthatyougetthefreshestfoodingredients.

Holidaysmaycostyoualoteveryyear.OfcourseyoucanbringtheDIYmindsettoholidays.14Andifyouareskilledenough,youcangetthequalityyourfamilywantonspecialdays.

Sewing（缝纫）isaDIYskillthatalotofpeoplethinktheydon'tneed.Youmayhaveholesinyoursocksandpockets,tearsinyourshirtsandsplitsinyourpants.15However,whenyoucanfixthesethings,youcanendupsavingmuchmoney.

A．Thinkabouthowtocutunnecessarycosts.

B．Thecommonsolutionistosimplybuynewclothes.

C．Trycheckingtirepressure,changingoilortestingbrakes.

D．Considergrowingwhateverproduceyourgardencanhandle.

E．Trythingslikemakingbookshelvesandwoodtablesyourself.

F．Whenmost