新教材2024年高中英語Unit4AdversityandCourage過關(guān)檢測(cè)A卷新人教版選擇性必修第三冊(cè)

第四單元過關(guān)檢測(cè)(A卷)(時(shí)間:90分鐘滿分:120分)第一部分閱讀(共兩節(jié),滿分50分)第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題2.5分,滿分37.5分)閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。Ifyouwishtobecomeabetterreader,herearefourimportantthingstorememberaboutreadingrate:·Knowingwhyyouarereadingorwhatyouarereadingtofindoutwilloftenhelpyoutoknowwhethertoreadrapidlyorslowly.·Somethingsshouldbereadslowlythroughout.Examplesaredirectionsformakingordoingsomething,arithmeticproblems,scienceandhistorybooks,whicharefullofimportantinformation.Youmustreadsuchthingsslowlytoremembereachimportantstepandunderstandeachimportantidea.·Somethingsshouldbereadrapidlythroughout.Examplesaresimplestoriesforenjoyment,news,lettersfromfriends,piecesofnewsfromlocalorhometownpapers,tellingwhatishappeningtofriendsandneighbours.·Insomeofyourreading,youmustchangeyourspeedfromfasttoslowandslowtofast,asyougoalong.Youwillneedtoreadcertainpagesrapidlyandthenslowdownanddomorecarefulreadingwhenyoucometoimportantideaswhichmustberemembered.1.Theunderlinedword“rate”inthefirstsentencemeans“”.

A.fast B.slowC.speed D.skill答案:C解析:詞義揣測(cè)題。文中各點(diǎn)講的都是讀書的速度問題,所以readingrate意為“讀書的速度”,所以rate是“速度”的意思。故選C項(xiàng)。2.Whichshouldbereadslowlyaccordingtothepassage?A.Storiesforenjoyment.B.Arithmeticproblems.C.Lettersfromfriends.D.Newsfromhometownnewspapers.答案:B解析:細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)“Examplesaredirectionsformakingordoingsomething,arithmeticproblems,...”可知選B項(xiàng)。3.Howfastshouldweread?A.Thefaster,thebetter.B.Themoreslowly,thebetter.C.Neithertoofastnortooslow.D.Itdependsonwhatwearereading.答案:D解析:推理推斷題。通過閱讀全文可知:有的東西須要細(xì)致讀,而有的快速閱讀一下就行,是慢讀還是快讀取決于所讀的內(nèi)容。故選D項(xiàng)。BMorethan100,andpossiblyhundredsofAntarcticicebergsarefloatingtowardsNewZealandinarareeventwhichhaspromptedashippingwarning,officialssaidonMonday.AnAustralianAntarcticDivisionglaciologistsaidthattheicechunks(塊),spottedbysatellitephotography,hadpassedtheAucklandIslandsandwereheadingtowardsthemainSouthIsland,about450kilometressoutheastofit.ScientistNealYoungsaidmorethan100icebergs,somemeasuringmorethan200metresacross,wereseeninjustonecluster(串),indicatingtherecouldbehundredsmore.HesaidtheyweretheremainsofamassiveicebergwhichsplitfromtheAntarcticasseaandairtemperaturesriseduetoglobalwarming.“Allofthesehavecomefromalargeronethatwasprobably30squarekilometresinsizewhenitleftAntarctica,”Youngtoldthereporter.“It’sdonealongcircuitaroundAntarcticaandnowthebiggerpartsofitarebreakingupandproducingsmallerones.”HesaidlargenumbersoficebergshadnotfloatedthisclosetoNewZealandsince2006,whenanumbercamewithin25kilometresofthecoastline—thefirstsuchsightingsince1931.“They’refollowingthesametracksnowuptowardsNewZealand.WhethertheymakeituptotheSouthIslandornotisdifficulttotell,”Youngsaid.MaritimeNewZealandspokesmanRossHendersonsaidthatNewZealandhasalreadyissuedcoastalnavigationwarningsfortheareaintheSouthernOceanwheretheicebergshavebeenseen.TheicebergsaresmallerpartsofthegiantchunksseenoffAustralia’sMacquarieIslandthismonth,includingoneestimatedattwokilometresandanothertwicethesizeofBeijing’s“Bird’sNest”O(jiān)lympicStadium.YoungearliersaidheexpectedtoseemoreicebergsintheareaifEarth’stemperaturecontinuestoincrease.“IfthecurrenttrendsinglobalwarmingweretocontinueIwouldanticipate(預(yù)見)seeingmoreicebergsandthelargeiceshelvesbreakingup,”hesaid.4.WecaninferthatAucklandIslandsis.

A.totheeastoftheSouthIslandB.tothesouthoftheSouthIslandC.tothenorthoftheSouthIslandD.tothewestoftheSouthIsland答案:B解析:推理推斷題。依據(jù)第一段知道這些冰山是從南極漂來的,南極在新西蘭的南方,它們朝新西蘭的南島漂移,已經(jīng)漂過了奧克蘭島,由此推斷出奧克蘭島在南島的南方。5.AccordingtoScientistNealYoung.

A.theseicebergscamefromdifferentareasinAntarcticB.theseicebergswillcompletelybemeltedinashorttimeC.thebiggestoftheicebergsis30squarekilometresinsizeD.theicebergsoricechunksarebreakingupalltheway答案:D解析:細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第三段中的“It’sdonealongcircuitaroundAntarcticaandnowthebiggerpartsofitarebreakingupandproducingsmallerones.”可知,首先是一個(gè)冰山,后來沿途不斷裂開,變成更小的冰山。6.Fromthetextwelearnthat.

A.floatingicebergsoncereachedtheSouthIslandinhistoryB.icebergswereover25kilometresfromtheSouthIslandin2006C.theseicebergsarefloatingalongalmostthesamecourseD.floatingicebergswereclosestfromtheSouthIslandin1930答案:C解析:理解推斷題。依據(jù)第四段中的“They’refollowingthesametracksnowuptowardsNewZealand.”確定答案為C項(xiàng)。其余選項(xiàng)與原文不符。7.Howdoesthegovernmentdealwiththematter?A.Makinggooduseoftheicebergs.B.Sendingoutsafesailingwarnings.C.Warningpeopletoprotecttheenvironment.D.Noticingtheicebergsbysatellitephotography.答案:B解析:細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第五段中的NewZealandhasalreadyissuedcoastalnavigationwarningsfortheareaintheSouthernOcean可知,新西蘭政府發(fā)布了在該地區(qū)的航海警報(bào),以確保船只平安。CBeforeplanes,peopletravelledbyboat.Andgettinggoodsfromoneplacetoanothertookalongtime,especiallywhenshipshadtosailaroundcontinents.Intheearly1600s,EuropeantradingcompanieswerelookingforfasterroutestosailtoAsia.In1607and1608,BritishexplorerHenryHudsonledtwofailedvoyagestofindanortheastpassageacrosstheArcticOceantoAsia.HewassearchingforarouteabovetheArcticCircle,andhisbiggestproblemwasnavigatingaroundicebergs,whichblockedhispath.Afterfailingtwice,Hudsoncouldn’tgetaBritishcompanytofundhisnextvoyage.HehadtopersuadetheDutchEastIndiaCompanytobackhisthirdtrip.HudsonleftAmsterdamonApril4,1609aboardashipnamedtheHalfMoon.ThecrewheadedsouthwestacrosstheAtlanticOceantoAmerica.Afterseveralmonths,hearrivedintheNewYorkHarbourandsailedupabodyofwaterthatisnownamedtheHudsonRiver.HethoughttherivermightleadtothePacificOcean.Buthewaswrong,andhewasforcedtoturnbacktoEurope.Hudsonmadeonefinalattemptin1610,onanewshipnamedDiscovery.HesailedDiscoveryacrossthenorthernAtlantic.HediscoveredalargebodyofwaterthatbecameknownasHudsonBay.Unfortunately,theHudsonBaydidnotleadtoAsia.Furthermore,Hudson’sluckhadrunout.Winterweatherhittheregionandthecrewsufferedgreatlyfromlackoffoodandsupplies.Discoveryhadbecometrappedinthickice.Hudson’screwbecameangry.TheywantedtoreturntoEurope,butHudsonwantedtocontinuesearchingforapassagetoAsia.Whenspringcame,thecrewrevolted(反叛)andtookcontroloftheship.TheyputHudson,hisson,andsevenothersonasmallboatsomewhereintheHudsonBay.ThecrewsailedDiscoverybacktoEuropeandthosewholedthemutiny(反叛)wereseverelypunished.HenryHudsonwasneverseenagain.8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“back”inparagraph2probablymean?A.Arrange. B.Follow.C.Support. D.Value.答案:C解析:詞義揣測(cè)題。依據(jù)其次段倒數(shù)其次句中的Hudsoncouldn’tgetaBritishcompanytofundhisnextvoyage可推想back在句中與fund意思接近,意為“資助”。故選C項(xiàng)。9.WhichshipwasHudsonsailingwhenhediscoveredtheHudsonRiver?A.HalfMoon. B.Discovery.C.Atlantic. D.NewYorkHarbour.答案:A解析:細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第三段第一句中的aboardashipnamedtheHalfMoon和第三句中的thatisnownamedtheHudsonRiver可知答案。10.Whatcanbelearntfromthetext?A.AllthecrewwereagainstHudsonduringhisfinalvoyage.B.Hudsonmadevoyagesinfouryearsinarow.C.HudsongaveupsearchingforapassagetoAsiaatlast.D.TheHudsonRiverwasdiscoveredduringHudson’ssecondvoyage.答案:B解析:細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)其次段中的In1607and1608,BritishexplorerHenryHudsonledtwofailedvoyages以及第三段中的HudsonleftAmsterdamonApril4,1609aboardaship和第四段中的Hudsonmadeonefinalattemptin1610可知Hudson在1607~1610年間進(jìn)行了四次航行。11.WhatwasthepurposeofHudson’svoyages?A.Tolookfornewland.B.Toseekfameandfortune.C.Tomakescientificresearch.D.TofindashorterroutetoAsia.答案:D解析:細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第一段最終一句中的lookingforfasterroutestosailtoAsia和其次段第一句中的tofindanortheastpassageacrosstheArcticOceantoAsia可知,Hudson航海的目的是為了找到一條通往亞洲的更便捷的航線。DIlikechallenges,butthisonewasalmosttoodifficult.IhadbeggedMumtotakemeonacompletelynewadventureformysixteenthbirthday.Now,herewewere,justMumandmewithourguide,Milo,standingontheshoreofLakeArenalinCostaRica.ToweringabovethelakewasArenalVolcano,oneoftheactivevolcanoesinthearea.Iwatchedasthevolcanospitoutlavaandcoughedupbigrocks.Luckily,wewereheadedintheotherdirection.Milohelpedusmountourhorses.Gettingonthebackofmyhorsewasdifficult,butcontrollingitwasalittleeasier.Westartedonourride.Theguidebooksaidwewouldcrossthreerivers.Aswesplashedthrough(濺著水花走過)agentlestream,Iaskedhopefully,“Isthisthefirstriver?”“Idon’tthinkso,Katie,”Mumsaid.Soonenough,wecametoarealriver.Therewasnomistakingit.IfeltsicktomystomachwhenIsawthatthefarshorewashalfafootballfieldaway!Thefour-foot-deepriverflowedoverlargeboulders(巨石).Somuchfordryshoes—orjeans.Aftertwomorerivers,thepathgotsteeperandmuddier.Witheachstepofthehorses’hooves(蹄),therewereloudsuckingsounds.Therainforestwassplendidandabsolutelybeautiful.ButIwonderedwhethermyhorsecouldkeepitsbalanceinknee-highmud.WhatdidIknowabouthorses?Iimaginedmyhorsemovingunsteadilyonrockshiddenbeneaththemud—anduscrashingoveracliff(峭壁)andbeingsweptawaybylava.Threeterrifyinghourslater,wecametoacorral(畜欄).Iwonderedwhetherwewerestopping.Toonesidewasawonderfulviewofthelakeandvolcano,andtotheother,abrightlypaintedrestaurant.“Okay,”Ilaughednervously.“Thatwasterrifying,butI’msogladwedidit!”12.Whydidtheauthorasktobetakenonanadventure?A.Tocelebratehisbirthday.B.Togetclosetonature.C.Totakeupachallenge.D.Toexplorethevolcano.答案:C解析:推理推斷題。由第一段第一、二句可知,當(dāng)時(shí)是喜愛挑戰(zhàn)的作者懇求媽媽在她十六歲生日時(shí)帶她進(jìn)行一次全新的冒險(xiǎn)之旅,其目的當(dāng)然是為了給自己一次新的挑戰(zhàn)。13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mount”inparagraph2probablymean?A.Slowdown. B.Handle.C.Geton. D.Lead.答案:C解析:詞義揣測(cè)題。由第一段最終一句可知,作者當(dāng)時(shí)須要做的是上馬和限制馬。兩者相比較,上馬更難。由此推斷mount的意思上接近于geton或climbonto。14.Whydidtheauthorfeelsicktoherstomachduringherjourney?A.Thehorsealwayslostitsbalance.B.Thepathbecamesteeperandmuddier.C.Shefounditdifficulttoreachthefarshore.D.Therewasmorethanonerivertowalkacross.答案:C解析:細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第四段中的“IfeltsicktomystomachwhenIsawthatthefarshorewashalfafootballfieldaway!Thefour-foot-deepriverflowedoverlargeboulders.Somuchfordryshoes—orjeans.”可知答案為C項(xiàng)。15.Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutthejourney?A.Itwasterrifyingandunpleasant.B.Itwasdangerousbutworthwhile.C.Itwasentertainingandrelaxing.D.Itwaspeacefulbutexhausting.答案:B解析:推理推斷題。由全文最終一句話可知作者認(rèn)為此次冒險(xiǎn)之旅雖然恐怖,但是讓她很快樂,由此推斷作者認(rèn)為這次旅行是危急但有意義的。其次節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2.5分,滿分12.5分)閱讀下面短文,從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Thereisnothingworsethansittingnexttosomeonewhosebreathsmellsbad.Inordertosolvethisproblem,peoplehavetriedvariousmethodssincethousandsofyearsago.16.Nowadays,weusegum(口香糖)insteadanditseemstobemucheasier.

17.Scientistscaneventellwhetherornotsomebodyhasadiseasejustfromasimplebreathtestnow.

Howdoesitwork?Breathismadeupofwastechemicalsthatthebodymakes.18.Infact,theyarejustlikefingerprints(指紋)—that’swhyscientistssometimescallthem“breathprints”.

Comparedwithotherkindsoftests,abreathtestismuchquicker.Insteadoftakinghours,itonlytakesafewminutes.19.Thismachinewillhelptotesttheirbreath.Ithasbeenusefulinfindingearlysignsofproblemssuchasstomachcancer.

Now,scientistsaretryingtousebreathtestsasmanyastheycan.20.

A.TherearemanywaystomakeyourbreathsmellbetterB.It’smuchcheapertodoabreathtestthanothertestsC.HowyourbreathsmellssaysalotaboutyourhealthD.InancientChina,peopleusedtoeataspecialplanttomaketheirbreathsmellbetterE.Hopefully,someday,visitstothehospitalwillbealotquickerandeasierforeveryoneF.BreathtestsarealsoaloteasiertodothanregulartestsaspeopleonlyneedtoblowintoaspecialmachineG.ScientistsfromtheSwissFederalInstituteofTechnologyfoundthatthesechemicalsaredifferentforeachperson答案:16.D17.C18.G19.F20.E其次部分語言運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié),滿分30分)第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1分,滿分15分)閱讀下面短文,從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。OnmywaybackhomeIwasstoppedattrafficlightsbysomepeoplewhoaskedforhelp.Awoman—inherattempttogive21toanambulance—haddrivenhercaroverstonyobstaclesthatseparatedthebikelinefromthestreet,and,asaresult,hadgottenhercar22.Shecouldn’tmovethecarinany23withoutdamagingit.Acoupleofpeopletriedto24thecarbackbuttheobstaclesweretoohigh.Thewomaninthecartriedto25someservice,andwastolditwouldtakeabout45minutesforsomeonetogetthere.

Seeingthis,Icouldimaginehow26thatwouldbeifIwereinhershoes.Aftersometalking,she27metositinsidehercar.

Itriedto28thewomanwhoseemedtofeelstressedaboutcausingothers29.Butactuallyitwasn’ttoomuchtroublesincetheycouldstillpass,andalsotherewasn’tanythingshecoulddoaboutit30.Itoldjokesandwelaughedtogether.

Finally31cameandhelpedherbackonthestreet.Shethankedmeandaskedformyphonenumbersoshecouldreturnthe32,butItoldheritwasokay.Sheseemedtofeelmuch33whenwesaidourgoodbyes.Ibelievethatnothavingtofaceadifficultsituation34canmakealotof35.

21.A.signal B.wayC.time D.help答案:B解析:此處表示一位女士試圖給一輛救援車讓行。givewayto...“讓行”,為固定搭配。故選B項(xiàng)。22.A.stuck B.brokenC.dirty D.abandoned答案:A解析:依據(jù)下文中的Shecouldn’tmovethecar可推知,因?yàn)榻o救援車讓行,這位女士的車卡(stuck)在那里不能移動(dòng)。23.A.sense B.minuteC.direction D.line答案:C解析:此處表示在不損壞車的狀況下,無論往哪個(gè)方向(direction)都無法移動(dòng)。24.A.lift B.holdC.pull D.drive答案:A解析:依據(jù)上文中的Shecouldn’tmovethecar以及下文buttheobstaclesweretoohigh可推知,車子卡在那里,障礙物太高,不能被抬(lift)回來。25.A.offer B.seekC.refuse D.take答案:B解析:此處表示那位女士在車?yán)镌噲D尋求(seek)一些能供應(yīng)幫助的服務(wù)。26.A.amazing B.pleasantC.uneasy D.incredible答案:C解析:依據(jù)上文可知,那位女士的車被卡在障礙物上,其他人又幫不上忙,作者將心比心,覺得此情此景,那位女士肯定不舒適(uneasy)。27.A.forced B.invitedC.ordered D.allowed答案:B解析:依據(jù)語境可推知,那位女士邀請(qǐng)(invited)作者坐進(jìn)她的車?yán)铩?8.A.persuade BfortC.frighten D.satisfy答案:B解析:依據(jù)空后的“thewomanwhoseemedtofeelstressedaboutcausingothers”可推知,那位女士好像感到焦慮擔(dān)心,作者試圖寬慰(comfort)她。

29.A.trouble B.disbeliefC.anxiety D.embarrassment答案:A解析:依據(jù)下文中的Butactuallyitwasn’ttoomuchtroublesincetheycouldstillpass可推知,那位女士為給他人帶來麻煩(trouble)而感到焦慮擔(dān)心。30.A.anyway B.thereforeC.still D.somehow答案:A解析:依據(jù)上文中的“Shecouldn’tmovethecarinanywithoutdamagingit.”可推知,無論如何(anyway),那位女士對(duì)當(dāng)時(shí)那種狀況也是無能為力的。

31.A.news B.mypartnerC.assistance D.anambulance答案:C解析:依據(jù)空后的helpedherbackonthestreet可推知,最終救濟(jì)(assistance)到了,幫那位女士回到了路上。32.A.car BpanyC.favour D.picnic答案:C解析:依據(jù)語境可推知,那位女士想要作者的電話號(hào)碼,以回報(bào)作者的幫助(favour)。33.A.nervous B.unwillingC.disappointed D.better答案:D解析:依據(jù)語境可知,那位女士從逆境中解脫出來,感覺比之前好了很多。故選D項(xiàng)。34.A.alone B.bravelyC.bitterly D.directly答案:A解析:依據(jù)上文可知,由于作者的幫助和勸慰,那位女士最終心情變得好了很多,由此可推知,她當(dāng)時(shí)不是獨(dú)自(alone)面對(duì)逆境。35.A.decision B.fortuneC.choice D.difference答案:D解析:依據(jù)上文可知,作者認(rèn)為不用獨(dú)自面對(duì)逆境可以產(chǎn)生很大影響(difference)。其次節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分,滿分15分)閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。JiaSixie,wholived36.thesixthcenturyBC,wasborninYiduinShandongProvince.Hehadalwaysbeeninterestedinagricultureandintended37.(do)somethingtomakeChinesefarmingevenbetter.Therefore,after38.(retire)fromhisworkfortheemperor,hereturnedtohishometown.There,hebegantousehisknowledgetoseekthebestwaysforfarmerstogrowcropsandthenwriteabooktohelpthem.

Hespentagreatdealoftimecollecting39.(inform)fromfarmerswhodidwell.Thenhestudieditanddidexperimentstofindthebestway.Forexample,hestudiedwaysofkeepingseedsandadvisedfarmerstochooseseedheadswhichhadthebestcolour.Thenhetoldthemtohang40.uptodryallwinter,whichhethoughtwas41.(good)andscientific.Thenextspringtheseedsshouldbeknockedoutoftheirseedheadsandplanted.Healsostudiedhowtoimprovethesoil.

Hesuggestedchangingcropsinthefieldeveryyear:riceoneyearandwheatthenextsothattheywouldalwaysgetgoodharvest.Itisalso42.(importance)forthemtogrowdifferentplantsnexttoeachotherinthefield.Hewrotedownhisadviceinabook43.(call)QiMinYaoShu,44.wasconsideredanimportantsummaryoftheknowledgeoffarming.ForcenturiesafterJiaSixiedied,it45.(study)byChinesefarmersandstudentsofagriculture.

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