高中英语unit9wheels单元检测卷课堂讲义北师大版

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1、Unit9Wheels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。AInthe19thcenturyAmericansfromtheeasternstatesmovedoutwesttosettleintherichnewlandsalongthePacificCoast.Themostdifficultpartoftheirtripwascrossingthe“GreatAmericanDesert”inthewes

2、ternpartoftheUnitedStatesbyhorseandwagon.Thewesterndesertcanbeverydangerous.Thereislittlewaterandtherearefewtrees.Butthedesertisalsosceneryofgreatbeauty.Talltowersofredandyellowstonesrisesharplyfromthefatsandyvalleyfloor.Thescenehasbeenphotographedmanytimesandappear

3、sinmoviesandonTV.InArizona，manmadedamsacrosstheColoradoRiverhavemadetwolargelakesinthemiddleofthedrydesertcountry.AtLakePowell，theredstonearchofRainbowBridgeriseshighabovethebluelake.Therearefewroads.ManyareasofLakePowell’sshorecanonlybereachedbyboatoronfoot.Buthike

4、rsinthisemptydesertlandsometimesfindveryoldnativeAmericanpictures，paintedontherocks.InDeathValley，California，thesummertemperaturerisesto130—165degreesFahrenheit.Thereislessthantwoinchesofraineachyear.DeathValleyisthelowestplaceinAmerica,925metresbelowsealevel.Inthe1

5、800s，manytravellersdiedwhentheytriedtocrossthiswaterlessValleyintheterribleheat.Althoughthedesertisdryandseemsempty，thereisplentyoflifeifyoulookclosely.Smallinsects，snakes，andratshavelearnedhowtoliveinthedesertheat.Theyliveundergroundandcomeoutatnight，whenitiscool.P

6、lantssuchascactineedverylittlewater.Whenitdoesraininthedesert(sometimesonlyonceortwiceayear)，plantsgrowquickly，manyflowersopeninasingleday.Forashorttime，thedesertiscoveredwithbrilliantcolour.1．Inthe19thcentury，Americansmovedfromtheeasttothewestbecausethey.17A．enjoye

7、dthetripB．hadnowatertodrinkC．wantedtofindnewgrasslandthereD．wantedtomaketheirhomethere答案　D解析　细节理解题。从第一段第一句中的“...tosettleintherichnewlandsalongthePacificCoast.”可以得知答案。2．Fromthepassage，wecanconcludethat.A．thewesterndesertisagoodplaceforpeopletoliveinB．thereislittlewat

8、erbuttherearemanytreesinthedesertC．thedesertisdangerousbutitisfullofbeautyD．tillnow，peopleknowlittleaboutthedesert答案　C解析　推理判断题。从文中最后一段第一句“