高中英语人教版 选修92 阶段质量检测 a卷 学业水平达标 含答案.docx

1、高中英语人教版 选修92 阶段质量检测 a卷 学业水平达标 含答案A卷学业水平达标【说明】本试卷满分120分，考试时间100分钟.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)ASitting on the peaceful coast of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, watching the sun move quietly into the sea, you shouldnt forget that Charles Darwin(18091882)arrived here in 1835.He stayed on the islands for fiv

2、e weeks, observing various animals.This finally inspired (启发) his famous work, On the Origin of Species.You can certainly follow Darwins footsteps and enjoy a trip from four to seven days to the islands.The islands are certainly a paradise (天堂) for wildlife, as there are no natural killers on the is

3、lands and the number of boats and visitors is under government control.Though you cannot walk freely as Darwin did about 200 years ago, each day is as impressive as it could be.The most wellknown animal of the Galapagos is the giant tortoise (巨型陆龟), which can be seen moving slowly around the highlan

4、ds of Santa Cruz, the second largest island in the archipelago (群岛)Some of these creatures are so old that they might have been seen in their youth by Darwin himself.Despite strict control over activities and timing, your stay on the Galapagos will be remembered as a chain of incomparable pictures:

5、diving with sea lions that swim and play within inches of you; feeling small sharks touch your feet as you swim; and, most magically, seeing a whale and her baby surface with a great breath of air.Traveling between the islands and observing the wildlife that so inspired Darwin, you will feel as thou

6、gh you are getting a special view of an untouched world.At night you will sleep on board the ship, leaving the wildlife in complete occupation of the islands, which are as undisturbed now as they have been since the beginning of time.1What do we know about Darwins visit to the islands?AHe studied di

7、fferent creatures on the islands.BHe completed his famous book on the islands.CHe was touched by the geography of the islands.DHe was attracted by wellknown animals of the islands.解析：选A事实细节题。文章第一段提到了“observing various animals”，由此可知达尔文在岛上研究许多不同的动物，故A项切题。2Which of the following plays a role in making

8、the islands “a paradise for wildlife”？AAnimals on the islands feed on grass.BLocal government forbids killing wildlife.CPeople cannot visit the islands as they wish.DTourists are not allowed to touch the animals.解析：选C事实细节题。文章第二段提到“.as there are no natural killers on the islands and the number of boa

9、ts and visitors is under government control”，由此可知C项符合文章内容。3Your stay on the islands will be most impressive mainly because of _.Athe beautiful sea viewsBDarwins inspiring tripCa closer view of animalsDvarious daring activities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incomparable pictures可知，这应该是给游客

10、印象最深刻的事情。4Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?AA Unique Attraction for Wildlife LoversBGalapagos as a Paradise for AdventurersCCharles Darwin as a Symbol of GalapagosDA Successful Example of Wildlife Protection解析：选A标题归纳题。通读全文可知文章主要对在Galapagos Islands上旅游的事情进行了介绍，并重点介绍了岛上的野生

11、动物。BIt was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night.The morning after the storm, though, was beautiful: blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently.My father realised it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him.I was only 14 and fish

12、ing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same. Im_so_glad_I_did.On the road to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape.After all, it was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel to the sea.As

13、 we got on board, we noticed two big humps (脊背) in the distance.On approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby.We couldnt believe it there arent any whales along the coast here.The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badly pollu

14、ted that nothing could survive.The little baby whale actually as big as our boat was obviously stuck and could not move.The mother dived under the water and came up suddenly, making big whirlpools (漩涡) and waves.“Shes trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side，” my father said.At this point, my

15、father moved our boat in a semicircle to the other side and, heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gently.With our several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappeared under water.Then it swam up right beside its mum.They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but mis

16、sed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction.We hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channel.Slowly, they let us lead them. Sometimes rising from the water right beside us to breathe and to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes.Once they hit their first p

17、art of clean water flowing straight from the sea, the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance.In the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half.That was the simple and lasting beauty of the d

18、ay.Nearly four decades later, I still look back fondly to that golden day at sea.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。5The author says “Im so glad I did.”(in Para.2) because _.Ahe witnessed the whole process of fishingBhe enjoyed the beauty of the calm seaChe experien

19、ced the rescue of the whalesDhe spent the weekend with his family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。6The harbour survived the storm owing to _.Athe shape of the harbourBthe arms of the bayCthe still water in the channelDthe long coast line解析：选B细节理解题。根据第三段中的“After all, it was

20、protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel to the sea.”可确定B项正确。7The mother whale failed to help her baby because _.Ashe had stayed in the polluted water for too longBthe whirlpools she had made were not big enoughCshe had no other whales around to turn to for helpDthe waves pushed

21、 her baby in the wrong direction解析：选D细节理解题。根据第五段中“The mother dived under the water and came up suddenly, making big whirlpools (漩涡) and waves.Shes trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side，”可确定D项正确。8What is the theme of the story?ASaving lives brings people a sense of happiness.BFishing provide

22、s excitement for children.CIts necessary to live in harmony with animals.DIts vital to protect the environment.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。CMan is a land animal, but he is also closely tied to the sea.Throughout history the sea has served the needs of man.Th

23、e sea has provided man with food and a convenient way to travel to many parts of the world.Today, nearly twothirds of the worlds population live within 80 kilometers of the sea coast.In the modern technological world, the sea offers many resources to help mankind survive (continue to live)Resources

24、on land are beginning to be used up.The sea, however, still can be hoped to supply many of mans needs.The list of riches of the sea yet to be developed by mans technology is impressive.Oil and gas explorations have been carried out for nearly 30 years.Valuable amounts of minerals exist on the ocean

25、floor ready to be mined.Fish farming promises to be a good way to produce large quantities of food.The culture of fish and shellfish is an ancient skill practised in the past mainly by Oriental_people.Besides oil and gas, the sea may offer now sources of energy.Experts believe that the warm temperat

26、ure of the ocean can be used in a way similar to the steam in a steamship.Ocean currents and waves offer possible use as a source of energy.Technology is enabling man to explore even more deeply under the sea.The development of strong, new materials has made this possible.The technology to harvest t

27、he sea continues to improve.Experts believe that by the year 2000 the problems that prevent us from exploiting fully the food, minerals, and energy sources of the sea will be largely solved.9The sea serves the needs of man because_.Ait provides man with foodBit offers oil to manCit supplies man with

28、 mineralsDall of the above解析：选D细节综合题。从第一段的“The sea has provided man with food and a convenient way to travel to many parts of the world.”和第三段的“Oil and gas explorations have been carried out for nearly 30 years.Valuable amounts of minerals exist on the ocean floor ready to be mined.”可以得出答案。10We can c

29、onclude from this passage that_.Athe sea resources have largely been used upBthe sea, in the broad sense, has not yet been developedCthe problems that prevent us from using the food, minerals, and energy sources of the sea have already been solvedDby the year 2000, the technology will be good enough

30、 to exploit all the sea resources解析：选B综合推理题。根据第二段“The sea, however, still can be hoped to supply many of mans needs.”可知，选B。11The underlined words “Oriental people” in the fourth paragraph probably mean_.Athe people in Asia BAfrican peopleCEuropean people DAmerican people解析：选A细节推理题。oriental意思是“东方的”，由

31、此可以推出Oriental people是亚洲人。12The best title for this passage is_.ASea HarvestBSea FoodCTechnology for Exploiting the SeaDMan and the Sea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。DScientists have found what look like caves on Mars (火星), and say they could be protecting life from the planets terrible environment.The

32、 first caves discovered beyond the Earth appear as seven mysterious black dots on the pictures sent back by NASAs Mars Odyssey orbiter.Each as large as a football field, they may be openings into natural caves below the Martian surface.“If there is life on Mars, there is a good chance youd find it in caves，” said Jut Wynne, on