2017-2018学年高中英语 unit 5 the power of nature单元检测 新人教版选修6

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1、第五单元检测(时间:90分钟　满分:120分)第一部分　阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共12小题;每小题2.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AParicutin(帕里库廷火山)wasborninMexicoinFebruary,1943.Atthattime,Paricutinwas500feethigh,anditisnowover9,000feethigh.TodayParicutinisasleep.WhatisParicutin?Itisthefirstvolcanointheworldwhichisseenfromits

2、birthrightuptothepresentday.OnFebruary20,1943,apeasantandhiswifesetouttoworkintheircornfieldsfromtheMexicanvillageofParicutin.Theyweresurprisedtofindtheearthwarmundertheirfeet.Suddenlytheyheardanoisedeepintheearthandasmallholeappearedintheirfield.Intheafternoontherewasasuddenloudnoiseandstoneswere

3、thrownhighintheair.Thepeasantsranawayfromthefieldandturnedbacktowatch.Theysawthebirthofavolcano.Largequantitiesofstonesandlavabrokeoutandalittlehillbegantoform.Byeveningthishillwas100feethighandhotasheswerefallingonthevillage.Atnightthestronglightofthehotlavalitupthecountryside.Thetreesnearthevill

4、agewerekilledandthevillagershadtoleavetheirhouses.Whenthevillagewasdestroyed,itsnamewasgiventothevolcano.ThenewsquicklyreachedMexicoCity,fartotheeast.Manypeoplecametowatchthescene.Thevolcanogrewandgrewfortenyearsandhundredsofsquaremilesofforestsweredestroyed.ThenParicutinwenttosleep.1Whatwasdestro

5、yedinthegrowingupofthevolcano?A.Thelittlehillofstone.B.Thevillagerslivingcloseby.C.TheforestsandfieldsaroundParicutin.D.TheMexicanpeasantandhiswife.答案:C解析:细节理解题。从第三段中的“Thetreesnearthevillagewerekilledandthevillagershadtoleavetheirhouses.”看出,村子周围的树木和田野都被毁了。2Inthispassagethewriteristryingto　　　. A.te

6、llusaninterestinghappeningB.explainascientifictheoryC.makeusbelievesomethingD.makeupaninterestinglie答案:A解析:主旨大意题。这是一道概括题,作者要告诉我们一个有趣的故事,一座火山竟然从脚底下冒出来。3Whatcanwelearnaboutvolcanoesfromthispassage?A.Newvolcanoesmayappearinplaceswherepeopledonotexpectthemtobe.B.Volcanoesarealwaysgrowing.C.Volcanoesar

7、eactivefromtimetotime.D.Newvolcanoesareactiveforonlytenyears.答案:A解析:推理判断题。从第二段中的“Theyweresurprisedtofindtheearthwarmundertheirfeet.Suddenlytheyheardanoisedeepintheearthandasmallholeappearedintheirfield.”看出火山也许在人们