2019-2020年高中英语Unit5Thepowerofnature单元质量评估新人教版

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1、2019-2020年高中英语Unit5Thepowerofnature单元质量评估新人教版第一部分　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。Thoughlargercitiesweremostlyspared，Sunday'stornadoesdamagedsomesmalltownsinthemiddleoftheUS.OneofthehardesthitwasVan，Texas，atownofabout2，600peoplelocated70milessoutheastofDallas.

2、Windstherereachedupto140milesperhouranddamagedabout30percentofthearea.Weatherexpertssayitwasthestrongesttornadotohitthetowninmorethan70years.EmergencyworkersinVanmovedquicklytohelpthoseaffected，buttwopeoplewerekilledandmorethantwodozenwereinjuredbythetornado'swinds.AdriverinthenearbytownofCorsicanaw

3、askilledbyfloodwatersthathadrisenafterthestorm.InLakeCity，Iowa，atornadotoretheroofoffSouthCentralCalhounHighSchool.Onehundredandfiftypeoplehadgatheredinthesafetyoftheschool'sbasement，andallescapedwithoutmajorharm.Ninepeoplewereinjuredinthe130-mphwindsofatornadothattoucheddowninDelmont，SouthDakota，bu

4、ttornadoesweren'ttheonlysevereweatherthatstatesawonSunday.ResidentsintheBlackHillsregionwerefacedwithalate-springsnowfallof10to18inches.ScientistsmeasuretornadoesusingtheEnhancedFujita(EF)Scale.Itcategorizestornadoesbasedontheamountofdamagetheycauseandtheirestimatedwindspeed.EF1tornadoesaretheweakes

5、t，whileEF5tornadoesaretheseverest.ThetornadoinVanwascategorizedasanEF3.Althoughtornadoescanhappeninanystate，theyaremostmoninthecentralUS.Thisiswhythatpartofthecountryisnicknamed(给……起绰号)TornadoAlley.Thoughthispastweekend'sstormsweredamaging，theywerenotabnormalforthistimeofyear.MoretornadoeshittheUSin

6、Maythaninanyothermonth，accordingtotheNationalWeatherService(NWS)．“We'vehadatleastonetornadoreportedsomewhereinthenationeverydaysinceMay2，”weatherexpertGregCarbinsaid.“It'sadangeroustimeofyear.”【语篇解读】　本文是说明文。龙卷风席卷了美国中部。1．WhichpartoftheUSwashitbytornadoesonSunday?A．Thecentralpart.　　B．Theeasternpart.C．

7、Thewesternpart.D．Thesouthernpart.解析：细节理解题。由第一段中的“Sunday'stornadoesdamagedsomesmalltownsinthemiddleoftheUS.”可知，周日美国中部受到了龙卷风的袭击。答案：A2．WhathappenedtopeopleinSouthCentralCalhounHighSchool?A．Theywerekilled