Warmingup、Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehending (5)

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1、单元综合测评(二)(时间：100分钟；满分：120分)Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)ARobertBallardwasbornin1942.Fromanearlyage,helovedthesea.BallardgrewupinSouthernCalifornia.Hespenthisfreetimeatthebeachnearhishome.Heenjoyedfishingandswimming.Heevenlearnedtodive.WhenBallardwasn'tatt

2、heocean,helovedreadingaboutit.Atage10,hereadTwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSea,abookwhichdescribestheunderseaadventuresofCaptainNemo.BallarddecidedhewantedtobelikeCaptainNemowhenhegrewup.Hisparentshelpedhimfollowhisdream.Ballardwasahardworkingstudent.He

3、spentmanyyearslearningallhecouldabouttheocean.Bytheageof28,hewasanexpert.In1970，hetookajobasascientistatWoodsHoleOceanographicInstituteinMassachusetts.TherehestudiedunderwatermountainsoftheAtlanticOcean.Hecameupwithwaystopredictvolcanoesundertheoceans

4、.Workingwithotherscientists,Ballardalsofoundpreviouslyunknownseaanimals.Theseanimalslivedfarbelowtheocean'ssurface，wherescientistshadbelievednoanimalscouldlive.Bythe1980s,Ballard'sinterestschanged.Hedevelopedunmannedvehiclestoexploretheoceanbottom.His

5、firstfind,thewellknownshipTitanic,madeBallardfamous.Hewasnothappywithjustonebigfind,however.Helookedfor－andfound－otherwellknownships.OnewastheGermanbattleshipBismarck.AnotherwastheUSS.Yorktown，anaircraftcarrier(航空母舰)thatsankduringWorldWarⅡ.TodayRobert

6、Ballardisstillanunderwaterexplorer.Healsoheadsanorganizationthatencouragesstudentstolearnaboutscience.Ballardhopesthatsomeofthestudentswillfollowinhisfootsteps.Afterall,theworld'shugeoceansaremostlyunknown.Whoknowswhatremainstobediscoveredunderthesea?

7、15【语篇解读】　本文是一篇记叙文，主要叙述了RobertBallard成为水下探险家的经过。1．WhatwasBallard'sdreamwhenhewasyoung?A．Tobeascienceteacher.B．Tobeafamouswriter.C．Tobeananimalexpert.D．Tobeanunderwaterexplorer.【解析】　细节理解题。根据第二段第三句“BallarddecidedhewantedtobelikeCaptainNemowhenhegrewup.”并

8、结合第二段第二句可知，他的梦想是成为水下探险家。【答案】　D2．WhenBallardworkedatWoodsHoleOceanographicInstitute,he．A．exploredtheunderseaworldbyshipB．thoughtofideastopredictunderwatervolcanoesC．foundsomeunknownseaanimalsaloneD．setupanorganizationtoteachstudentsscience【解析】