高中英语 Module 4 Sandstorms in Asia单元综合检测 外研版必修3.docx
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高中英语Module4SandstormsinAsia单元综合检测外研版必修3
Module4SandstormsinAsia
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分 听力(略)
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(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
Eachyear,500millionpeoplefrom164countriescelebrateWorldEnvironmentDayon5June.Itmayseemlikethereisnotmuchthatanindividualcandotosavetheworld,butthereis.Oneofthefirststepsistounderstandtheproblemsandtheirsolutions.
Trytolearnaboutyourecosystem,endangeredanimalsandpollution.Ifyouarewellinformed,youcanmakebetterdecisionsabouthowtosaveenergyandproducelesswaste.Youcanalsolearnhowtobeabetterconsumerandnotbuyproductsmadefromendangeredanimalsorwhichhavetoomuchpackaging.Alsoshareyourconcernswithothersandfindwaystopromoteenvironmentaleducation.Helpeducatepeopleinyourcommunityaboutwaysinwhichtheycanhelpprotecttheenvironment.TheEarthisouronlyhome.Weshouldtakegoodcareofit.
Recycle
Makealistofallthethingsyoucanrecycleathomeandatschoolandstartrecycling.Insomecases,youcansellthethingsyourecycle.Inothers,youcanturnunwanteditemsintosomethingusefulforanotherpurpose,suchasusingoldplasticbottlesforgrowingplants.Mostbottlesandjarscontainatleast25%recycledglass.Andrecyclingaluminumcanssaves95%oftheenergyneededtomakealuminumfrombauxiteore.Recyclingonetonofpapersaves17trees,26,000litersofwater,1,700litersofoil,266kilogramsofairpollutionand2.3cubicmetersofrubbishdumpspace.
Uselessenergy
Theeasiestwaytosaveenergyistocycleorwalkwheneverpossibleinsteadofusingpublictransportation.Athomeandatschool,youshouldonlyuseelectriclightsandelectricalapplianceswhenyouneedthem.Therearemanyotherlessobviouswaysofsavingenergy.Forexample,trytoaskyourmumtobuyfoodwhichhasbeengrownlocally.Why?
Whenpeoplebuyfoodfromfaraway,ittakesextraenergytopackageandshipitbyboat,train,truckorplane.
Savewater
Youcansavewaterbyhelpingyourdadrepairleakingpipesandtoilets.Takeshortshowersinsteadofbaths.Somewastewaterfrombathscanbeusedforotherpurposes,suchaswateringplantsorwashingoutdoorspaces.Itisimportanttohelppreservethelocalwaterqualitybynotpouringdangeroushouseholdchemicalsdownthedrainorintotheground.Disposeofthemproperly.
21.Thetargetreadersofthispassagecouldmostlyprobablybe.
A.housewivesB.cardrivers
C.businessmenD.students
答案 D
解析 读者对象题。
根据第三段的“Makealistofallthethingsyoucanrecycleathomeandatschoolandstartrecycling.Insomecases,youcansellthethingsyourecycle.”和最后一段第一句中的“Youcansavewaterbyhelpingyourdadrepairleakingpipesandtoilets.”不难推断出,这篇文章的目标读者是学生。
故选D。
22.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedtoprotecttheEarth?
A.Don’tbuyproductsmadefromendangeredanimals.
B.Don’tbuyfoodproducedinfarawayplaces.
C.Don’tordermorethanyoucaneatatarestaurant.
D.Don’tbuygoodswithheavypackaging.
答案 C
解析 细节理解题。
根据第二段的“Youcanalsolearnhowtobeabetterconsumerandnotbuyproductsmadefromendangeredanimalsorwhichhavetoomuchpackaging.”可知A、D两项是对的;由第四段最后一句“Whenpeoplebuyfoodfromfaraway,ittakesextraenergytopackageandshipitbyboat,train,truckorplane.”可推知B项正确。
只有C项文章没有提到。
故选C。
23.Accordingtothepassage,theunderlinedwords“bauxiteore”inthethirdparagraphreferto.
A.ametalwhichcanbeusedtomakecans
B.amineralfromwhichacertainmetalcanbeobtained
C.acontainerinwhichacertainmaterialcanbestored
D.amatterwhichcanbeusedtoproduceenergy
答案 B
解析 词义猜测题。
根据aluminiumcans可推知,这是我们日常生活中常见的铝罐,再根据“...makealuminiumfrombauxiteore...”可知,铝是从bauxiteore中提取出来的,由此推断bauxiteore是一种可以从中获得某种金属的矿物质,故选B。
24.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?
A.YouCanDoThese!
B.RecyclingtoSavetheEarth
C.CelebratetheWorldEnvironmentDay!
D.UseLessWaterandEnergy
答案 A
解析 标题归纳题。
根据第一段第二句“Itmayseemlikethereisnotmuchthatanindividualcandotosavetheworld,butthereis.Oneofthefirststepsistounderstandtheproblemsandtheirsolutions.”以及下文介绍的几种环保方法可知选A。
B
Tornadoesarenature’smostviolentstorms,whichcancausedeathsanddestroyaneighborhoodinseconds.Atornadoappearsasarotating,funnelshaped(漏斗形的)cloudthatextendsfromathunderstormtothegroundwithwhirlingwindsthatcanreach300milesperhour.Damagepathscanbeoveronemilewideand50mileslong.Everystateisatsomeriskfromthisdisaster.
Sometornadoescanbeseenclearly,whilerainornearbylowhangingcloudsobscureothers.Atmanytimes,tornadoesdevelopsorapidlythatlittle,ifany,advancewarningispossible.
Beforeatornadohits,theairmaybecomeverystill.Acloudofdebris(散片)canmarkthelocationofatornadoevenifafunnelcannotbeseen.Tornadoesgenerallyoccurneartheedgeofathunderstorm,whenthestrongwindmaydiedown.Itisnotuncommontoseeclear,sunlitskiesbehindatornado.
Thefollowingarefactsabouttornadoes:
☆Theaverageforwardspeedofatornadois30MPH,butmayvaryfromstillto70MPH.Debrisispickeduporacloudformsinthefunnel.
☆Theaveragetornadomovessouthwesttonortheast,buttornadoeshavebeenknowntomoveinanydirection.TornadoesaremostoftenreportedeastoftheRockyMountainsduringspringandsummermonths.
☆Tornadoescanhappentogetherwithtropicalstormsandhurricanesastheymoveontoland.Waterspouts(水龙卷)aretornadoesthatformoverwater.
☆PeaktornadoseasoninthesouthernstatesofAmericaisMarchthroughMay;inthenorthernstates,itislatespringthroughearlysummer.Tornadoesaremostlikelytooccurbetween3pmand9pm,butcanoccuratanytime.
25.Theunderlinedword“obscure”inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans“”.
A.produceB.reduce
C.hideD.raise
答案 C
解析 词义猜测题。
文章第二段的句子“Sometornadoescanbeseenclearly,whilerainornearbylowhangingcloudsobscureothers.”中的while表示“而,可是”,前后为对比关系,故obscure的意思应与“canbeseenclearly”相对,由此可猜测obscure意为“隐藏”。
故选C。
26.WhichofthefollowingscenesmayNOTbeseenbeforethecomingofatornado?
A.Thewindmaydiedown.
B.Aclearandsunlitskymayappear.
C.Theairmaybecomestill.
D.Itspositionmaybemarkedbyclouds.
答案 B
解析 细节理解题。
根据文章第三段的内容可知,在龙卷风要来的时候,风可能会渐渐平息;空气会静止;它的位置可能有云,由此可知A、C、D三项正确。
由最后一句“不常见晴朗的、有阳光的天空”可知B项错误。
故选B。
27.Accordingtothepassage,tornadoes.
A.mayformoverseawater
B.onlymovefromsouthwesttonortheast
C.onlyhappeninthelatehoursoftheday
D.oftenmoveataspeedof70MPH
答案 A
解析 细节理解题。
根据文章倒数第二段的句子“Waterspouts(水龙卷)aretornadoesthatformoverwater.”可知,龙卷风可能会在海面上形成。
故选A。
28.Thepassagemakesusbelievethat.
A.tornadoeswarningsystemsarewelldevelopedinmanycountries
B.ofallthenaturaldisasters,tornadoescausethegreatestdamage
C.tornadoesmaystrikesoquicklythatthereisoftenlittleornowarning
D.tornadoesaremostlyseeninthesouthernstatesofAmerica
答案 C
解析 推理判断题。
根据文章第二段的句子“Atmanytimes,tornadoesdevelopsorapidlythatlittle,ifany,advancewarningispossible.”可知,龙卷风席卷速度很快以致经常没有预警就到来了。
故选C。
C
Inthe1930s,thepeopleofthesouthernGreatPlainssuffered(遭受痛苦)throughoneoftheworstdisastersinhistory.
ThatAprilSundayin1935startedoutbeautiful.Butlaterthewindpickedupearth,anditlookedlikeahugeblackcloud.BythetimeitgottoanareacalledNoMan’sLand,thecloudwasthousandsoffeethigh.
ClosebyinLiberal,Kansas,11yearoldLilaLeeandafriendsoughtrefuge(藏身处)fromtheangrymountainofdustinahouse.“IwassureIwasgoingtodie,”shetoldhistorianPaulBonnifield.
ThatdaywasknownasBlackSunday.RobertGeiger,areporter,knewhowthearea’sfarmershadalreadysufferedfromthelongdrought(旱灾).Inhisarticle,Geigermadeupaphrasethatgaveanametothearea:
theDustBowl.
Thedisasterhadanumberofcauses.Butmostexpertssayitwastheactionsofhumansthatmadeitsobad.Earlyinthe20thcentury,alotofpeoplebegantosettlethere,encouragedbythebuildingofnewrailroads.Theworstthingthatsettlersdidwastoplowup(铲掉)thearea’sgrasstoplantwheat.Thegrass,whichhadbeenthereforcenturies,wasthematerialthatkeptthesoiltogether.Withoutit,troublewascertaintocome.
Atfirst,thingswentthesettlers’way.DuringWorldWarⅠ,therewasgoodrainandwheatpriceswerehigh.Butafterthewar,pricesdropped.Somepeoplegaveuptheirlandandtherainsstopped.Butbecausesomanypeoplehadplowedupsomuchgrass,theresultsweredisastrous.
Thecrisis(危机)didn’tpassuntiltheendofthe1930s.Thegovernmentdevelopedmethodstofightduststorms.Finally,in1939,therainsreturned.
29.WhichofthefollowingdescribesthesituationofBlackSunday?
A.Therewerenocloudsinthesky.
B.Therainwasextremelyheavy.
C.Itwashotterthaneverbefore.
D.Theearthwasonthemove.
答案 D
解析 推理判断题。
根据文章前两段对这个黑色星期日的描述可知,尘土被风卷起来,像移动的黑云,故选项D正确。
30.LilaLeewhoexperiencedBlackSundayfelt.
A.fearlessB.calm
C.frightenedD.ashamed
答案 C
解析 推理判断题。
根据文章第三段LilaLee所说的话“我想我要死了”可知她觉得害怕。
31.Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph5refersto“”.
A.thesoilB.thegrass
C.therainD.thecloud
答案 B
解析 代词指代题。
根据画线词所在句前一句“Thegrass,whichhadbeenthereforcentury,wastheonlymaterialthatkeptthesoiltogether.”可知it在本句中指代thegrass。
32.WhydidsomepeoplegiveuptheirlandafterWorldWarⅠ?
A.Therewastoomuchgrassinthefarmland.
B.Theyearnedlittlemoneybysellingwheat.
C.Theirlandwastoowettoplantwheat.
D.Theirlandwasusedtobuildrailroads.
答案 B
解析 细节理解题。
根据文章倒数第二段第三句可知他们放弃土地是因为战后麦子价格下降,卖麦子收入太少。
故选B项。
D
Thephrase“live,loveandlaugh”wasonemycousinRogerlivedbyeverydayofhislife.Eveninhissickness,hefoundthepositiveinwhatsomewouldseeasanegativesituation.Heenjoyedlife.He
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