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河北省武邑中学届高考英语总复习单元检测16
武邑中学2014-2015高三一轮复习单元检测题16
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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
My16-year-oldson,Anton,hadgonetothelocalswimminghole.Mostofthekidsswimthere,andthereareplentyofrocksforthemtouseassafeharbors,soIhadnofearsforhissafety.
Still,thefirefighter'sfirstwords"YouneedtocomeupheretotheStillwaterRiver"mademecatchmybreath,andhisfollow-upwordsgavemerelief:
“YoursonisOK.”
WhenIgottotheriver,Iimmediatelysawthefiretruck,ambulanceandAnton,wrappedwithatowelabouthisshoulders,sittingquietlyonalowplatformofthefireengine.
Ihurriedovertohim."YouOK?
"Iasked.
”Yeah,"wasallhesaid.Butmyeyesbeggedforanexplanation,Ididn'tgetitfrommyson,however,whotendstoplayhiscardsclosetohisvest.
Thestorywasthis:
Awomanwasbeingsweptunderwater.Hearingthecries,AntonandhisfriendTyler,withouthesitation,swamouttoher,andbroughthersafelytoshore.
Inanageinwhichtheword"hero"isbroadcastwithabandonandseeminglyappliedtoanyonewhomakeitthroughtheday,Irealizedtherealthinginmyson.Theteensarestubbornandself-centred,butthatdidn'tmeantheyhavenodesiretodogood.
Stillshockedbymyson'sdaring,Idrovehimhome.Alongtheway,Itriedtodigoutsomemoreinformationfromhim-buthehadpreciouslittletosay.Theonlywordshesaidwere,
”What'sforsupper?
"
Ispentsometimealonethatevening,thinkingaboutthetragedythatmighthavebeen.Thenextmorning,whenAntongotup,Ihalfexpectedhimtotellmethestory.Butallhedidwastoastsomebread,pullhimselftogether,andheadforthedoortostartanewday.Watchingfromthewindow,1wasremindedthatstillwateroftenrunsdeep.
21.Whydidthemotherallowhersontoswimthere?
A.Hewasanexcellentswimmer.B.Thewateroftheriverisshallow.
C.Hewasoldenoughtoswim.D.Therockscanbeofhelpifthere'sdanger.
22.Theunderlinedpart"whotendstoplayhiscardsclosetohisvest"probablymeans
A.Antonisaboyfondofswimmingwithotherkids
B.Antonisunwillingtotellotherswha
thethinks
C.Antonalwayshasadesiretohelpothers
D.Antonseldomchangeshismind
23.Inthemother'seyes,whathersondidwas
A.dangerousbutinteresting
C.unexpectedandcourageous
B.meaningfulbutdifficult
D.awfulandabsurd
24.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.MySon,MyHeroB.Anton,ASilentBoy
C.AGoodDeedD.AProudMother
B
TheCubaniguanaisaspeciesoflizard(蜥蜴)oftheiguanafamily.ItisthelargestoftheWestIndianrockiguanas,oneofthemostendangeredgroupsoflizards.ThisspecieswithredeyesandathicktailisoneofthelargestlizardsintheCaribbean.
TheCubaniguanaisprimarilyherbivorous;95%ofitsdietconsistsoftheleaves,flowersandfruitsfromasmanyas30plantspecies,includingtheseasiderockbushandvariousgrasses.However,Cubaniguanasoccasionallyconsumeanimalmatter,andindividualshavebeenobservedeatingthedeadfleshofbirds,fishandcrabs,TheresearcherswrotethatquiteafewpeopleonIslaMagueyescouldhavecausedthisincident.
TheCubaniguanaisdistributedthroughouttherockysoutherncoastalareasofmainlandCubaanditssurroundingislandswithawildpopulationboomingonIslaMagueyes,PuertoRico.ItisalsofoundontheCaymanIslandsofLittleCaymanandCaymanBrac,whereaseparatesubspeciesoccurs.FemalesguardtheirnestsitesandoftennestinsiteshalfdestroyedbyCubancrocodiles.Toavoidtheattackfromthem,theCubaniguanaoftenmakesitshomewithinornearprickly-pearcacti(仙人掌).
Ingeneralthespeciesisindecline,morequicklyonthemainlandthanontheoutlyingislands.Oneofthereasonsfortheirdeclineishabitatdestructioncausedbytheoverconsumingoffarmanimals,housingdevelopment,andthebuildingoftouristresortsonthebeacheswheretheanimalsprefertobuildtheirnests.Althoughthewildpopulationisindecline,thenumbersofiguanashavebeensharplyincreasedasaresultofcaptive-breeding(圈养)andotherconservationprograms.
25.Theunderlinedword"herbivorous"(Paragraph2)probablymeans.
A.dangerousB.gentleC.plant-eatingD.flesh-eat
ing
26.WhydoestheCubaniguanabuilditsnestnearprickly-pearcacti?
A.Tokeepitselfcool.B.Togetthefoodeasily.
C.Tostayawayfrompeople.D.Toavoidcrocodiles'attack.
27.Howmanyreasonsarementionedforthehabitatdestruction?
A.Two.B.Three.C,Four.D.Five.
28.What'stheauthor'spurposeofwritingthetext?
A.Togiv
eusabriefintroductiontotheCubaniguana.
B.ToshowheisconcernedabouttheCubaniguana.
C.ToexplainreasonsfortheCubaniguana'sdecline.
D.Todrawpeople'sattentiontotheendangeredCubaniguana.
C
It'stimeforyourfamilytorelaxandhavefun!
Thefollowingfamilyadventureshavelinksforyoutogetmoreinformation.
TaketheRidesofYourLife
VisitCedarPointinSandusky,Ohio,toseekthrills"Eventhoughit'slocatedoffthebeatentrack,expertsregularlypraiseCedarPointasthebestoverallthemeparkofthecountry,"saysU.S.News&WorldReport.Theparkcallsitselftherollercoastercapitaloftheworld,andwith16tochoosefrom,it'shardtoargue.It'sopendailyfromMay10throughLaborDay;weekendsonlyfromLaborDaythroughNovember2.
Ticketsstartat$48.99perpersonifpurchasedonline.
http:
//www.cedarpoint,com.
WanderFreeonaDudefarm
DustoffyourcowboybootsandreadyyourcowboyhatsforavisittothisRockyMountainsparadise.LocatedinAugusta,Montana,"Thefarmhaseverythinganaspiringcowboyorgirlcouldlongfor,"saysSunsetmagazine,includinghikingtrails,fishingtrips,campfireswithsing-alongs,and,ofcourse,horsebackrides.ThelargefarmoperatesfromJunethroughSeptember;kids-onlyandadults-only
programsareavailable.
Totalcoststartsat$1,360peradult,$1,276perteen,and$1,168perchild.
http:
//www.triplejranch.com.
DigforDinosaurs
Mostkids(andadults)lovedinosaurs,andtomaketheirwildestdreamscometrue,headtoFruita,Colorado.TheMuseumofWesternColoradooffersDinoDigsforchildrenagesfiveandolder.Youcanchoosefromone-,three-,andfive-dayexpeditions."Imaginehowyourchildwillfeelwhenshehelpsunearththefossilized(化石)bonesofancientspecies,"saysOutsidemagazine.ItlastsfromMaytoOctober.
Digsstartat$125perperson.
http:
//www.museumofwesternco.com
SurfSandDunes
Swapyoursnowboardforasand-board,andheadtoSandMasterParkinFlorence,Oregon.RealSimplerecommendslearningthebasicsatthisprivatedunepark,"whichoffersboardrentalsandlessons-oftentaughtbyworld-championsandboarders."Thenyou'canhitthe",slopes"totestyourskills.FromMarchtoJune,andSeptembertoNovember.
Rentalsforasand-boardstartat$10perday;lessonsstartat$45anhourperperson.
http:
/'www.sandmasterpark.com.
29.WhatisspecialaboutCedarPoint?
A.YoucanvisitCedarPointonweekends.
B.Ithas16rollercoastersforyoutochoosefrom.
C.Youcanhelpunearththefossilizedbonesofdinosaurs.
D.Itofferslessonstaughtbyworld-championsandboarders.
30.Ifyouhavea3-dayholidayinApril,whichofthefollowingmayinterestyoumost?
A.TaketheRidesofYourLife
B.WanderFreeonaDudefarm
C.DigforDinosaurs
D.SurfSandDunes
31.Wherewillyouprobablyfindthispassage?
A.Asciencefiction.
B.Anadventurestorybook.
C.Atravelmagazine.
D.Athemeparkadvertisement.
D
Weknowthatcigarettesmokingkills.So,producersmadeelectroniccigarettesasasafersmokingchoice-saferthantobacco.Althoughe-cigarettescontainthedrugnicotinelikecigarettes,theydonotusetobaccoandyoudonotlightthem.Theyarepoweredbybattery(电池).
However,ife-cigarettesaresosafe,whyhastheUnitedStatesCenterforDiseaseControl(CDC)seenanincreaseintelephonecallsaboute-cigarettepoisonings?
Theanswerischildren.Mostofthecallsarefrompeopleworriedaboutchildrenwhohaveplayedwiththedevices,Intheperiodofonemonththisyear,theCentersaid215peoplecalledtheCenterwithe-cigaretteconcerns.Morethanhalfofthesecallswereforchildrenagedfiveandyounger.Thedeviceshadmadethemsick.
TimMcAfeeisdirectoroftheCenter'sOfficeonSmokingandHealth,Hesaystheproblemisregulation.Meaning,theU.S.federalgovernmentdoesnotcontrole-cigaretteseventhoughtheycontainliquidnicotine.Mr.McAfeeaddsthatliquidnicotineisawell-knowndanger.Mr.McAfeeexplainsthatnicotinepoisoninghappenswhenitgetsintotheskin,getsintotheeyesorisswallowed.Itcancausestomachpainorasenseofunbalance.Andtoomuchnicotinecankill,
TimMcAfeesayse-cigarettesdonotcreatethelevelofrisktopeoplethattobaccoproductsdo.Henotesthatalmost500,000Americansdieeachyearfromcigarettes."So,cigarettesarethewinnerinthatcontest."E-cigarettesdonotcontainhundredsofharmfulchemicalsthatarefoundinrealcigarettes.So,theU.S.SurgeonGeneralBorisD.Lushniakhassuggestedthate-cigarettesmaybeausefultoolforadultstryingtoendtheirtobaccouse.
ButMcAfeeworriesthatteenagersmaythinkelectroniccigarettesareharmless.Theycouldbecomeaddictedtothenicotineandthenstartsmokingrealcigarettes.Inotherwords,hefearsthatforyoungpeoplefakee-cigarettescouldbea"gateway"totherealthing.
32.Whatdotheproducersthinkofe-cigarettes?
A.Dangerous.B.Expensive.C.Safer.D.Cheaper.
33.WhydidtheCDCreceivesomanycallsaboute-cigaret
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