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1、2019-2020年高中英语第四单元过关检测新人教版必修5Ⅰ.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)阅读下列短文,从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。(Reuters)—TheheaviestfloodsindecadesshutdowntheCanadianoilcapitalofCalgaryonFriday,withtensofthousandsofresidentsforcedtoleavetheirhomes.Policesaidthatfourpeoplemayhavediedinthetowno
2、fHighRiver,locatedabout60kmsouthofCalgary,includingawomanwhowassweptawaywithhercamperandamanwhowasseenfallingfromacanoeintheswollenHighwoodRiver.Some1,200troopswerehelpingwiththeevacuations.Around100,000peopleofCalgary’s1.1millionresidentswereorderedtoleavetheirhomes,whilesmallermunitie
3、swereevacuatedelsewhereintheWesternCanadianprovince.Bymid-afternoon,rivershadfloodedroadsandbridges,forcingmanyresidentstofleebyboatorhelicopter.Morethan100millimeters(3.9inches)ofrainhasfalleninsomepartsofsouthernAlbertainjusttwodays,andforecasterssaytherainwon’tletupuntilSaturday.Albe
4、rtaliestotheeastoftheRockies,andmanypartsoftheprovincearenormallyverydry.ButastubbornareaofhighpressureinAlaskaandnorthernAlbertahaspulledastreamofmoisture(湿气)upintosouthernAlbertafromtheUnitedStates,causingtheheavyrainfall.Alberta’soilfieldslietothenorthofthefloodedareas,andenergyoutpu
5、thasnotbeenaffected.ProvincialMunicipalAffairsMinisterDougGriffithssaidtherewasnothreattoAlberta’snetworkofoilandnaturalgaspipelines.Someagriculturalareaswerealsoflooded,andwhilecropswilllikelyrecover,theywillbeweaker.Picturesshowedtreesanddebris(残骸)beingsweptdowntheswollenBowRiver,whic
6、hflowsthroughcentralCalgaryandreachedataround1,500cubicmeterspersecondovernight,morethanfivetimesthenormalflowrateforthistimeofyear.InCalgary,mayorNenshiurgedpeopletostayathome.Schoolswereclosed,aswellasmanyofficesinthedowntowncore,wherelightswereoffandfewpeopleonthestreets.1.Whatcanwek
7、nowaccordingtothenewsfromReuters?A.Canadaissufferingagreatshortageofoil.B.FloodshavecausedmuchdamagetoCanada.C.Lotsofresidentsweresweptawaybytheflood.D.Suchaheavyfloodalsohappenedtenyearsago.提示:细节理解题。依据文章第一段可知,几十年来最大的洪水关闭了卡尔加里的石油供应,致使成千上万的居民被迫离开他们的家园。由此可知这场洪水令加拿大遭受损失,故选B项。答案:B2
