金版学案2016_2017学年高中英语unit4astronomy：thescienceofthestars单元质量评估新人教版

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1、单元质量评估(四)时间：100分钟　分数：120分第一部分　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。AInJuly1994Jupiter,thelargestplanetinoursolarsystem,wasstruckby21piecesofacomet(彗星)．Whenthefragments(碎片)landedinthesouthernpartofthegrandplanet,theexplosionswe

2、rewatchedbyscientistshereonEarth.Butwhatifourownplanetwashitbyacomet?Theyearis2094.Ithadbeenannouncedthatacometisheadingtowardstheearth.Mostofitwillmissourplanet,buttwofragmentswillprobablyhitthesouthernpartoftheearth.Thenewshascausedpanic.On17July,afragmentfou

3、rkilometreswideenterstheEarth'satmospherewithahugeexplosion.Abouthalfofthefragmentisdestroyed.ButthemajorpartsurvivesandhitstheSouthAtlanticat200timesthespeedofsound.Theseaboilsandanenormouswaveiscreatedandspreads.ThewallofwaterrushestowardssouthernAfricaat800k

4、ilometresanhour.CitiesontheAfricancoastaretotallydestroyedandmillionsofpeoplearedrowned.ThewavemovesintotheIndianOceanandheadstowardsAsia.Millionsofpeoplearealreadydeadinthesouthernpartoftheearth,butthenorthwon'tescapeforlong.Tonsofbrokenpiecesarethrownintothea

5、tmospherebytheexplosion.Asthesunishiddenbycloudsofdust,temperaturesaroundtheworldfalltoalmostzero.Cropsareruined.Warsbreakoutascountriesfightforfood.Ayearlatercivilizationhascollapsed.Nomorethan10millionpeoplehavesurvived.Coulditreallyhappen?Ithasalreadyhappene

6、dmorethanonceinthehistoryoftheearth.ThedinosaurswereontheEarthforover160millionyears.Then65millionyearsagotheysuddenlydisappeared.ManyscientistsbelievethattheEarthwashitbyaspacefragment.Thedinosaurscouldn'tsurviveinthecoldclimatethatfollowedandtheybecameextinct

7、.Willwemeetthesameend?【语篇解读】　作者通过一段幻想的灾难和恐龙已经绝迹的事实来警示人类。1．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtotheauthor'sdescriptionofthedisasterin2094?A．Thewholeworldbecomesextremelycold.B．AllthecoastalcitiesinAfricaaredestroyed.C．Thewholemankindbecomesextinct.D．Thevisitof

8、thecometresultsinwars.解析：细节理解题。根据第三自然段的描述可知，A、B、D均符合本文所假想的事实，只有C不符。文中“Nomorethan10millionpeoplehavesurvived”一句意为“只有1000万人幸存下来”，而C项说全人类都灭绝了。显然与文章不符。题干要求找出不对的选项。答案：C2．Whydoest