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学年高中英语单元质量评估二新人教版必修4
单元质量评估
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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。
A
OneafternoonPeterandJimwentoutforabicycleride.Whentheypassedaplacetheysawalargeareaofgrassandbushesonfireandastrongwindwasblowingtheflamestowardsavillage.Thefiremenhadalreadyarrivedandweretryingtoputoutthefire.Theboyslefttheirbicyclesandrantowardsthevillagetoseeiftheycouldhelptofightthefire.Onthewaytheymettwofiremen.
“Quick，youboys，”saidoneofthefiremen.“Comeandhelpustopullapump（泵）tothestream.Wecan'tbeatoutthefire.Thewindistoostrong.Thepumpisouronlyhope.”
Thetwoboysranfartheruntiltheycametoaheavypump.Theyhelpedtopullittoastreamnotfarfromthevillage.
Soonthepumpwasworkingwellsotheboyswenttowatchthefire.Ithadalreadyreachedtheedgeofthevillage.Theboyssawthattwohouseswereonfire，andtheflameswereattackingathirdbuilding.Suddenlytherewasashoutfromoneofthevillagers.
“Keepaway！
”avoiceshouted.“There'spaintstoredinthatbuilding.”Theboysandvillagersmovedawayquickly.Withaloudexplosion（爆炸），thewholebuildingburstintoflames，sendingcloudsofthickblacksmokeintothesky.
AtthistimePeterandJimbegantothinkthatthewholevillagewouldbeburnttotheground.Thefiremenhadlefttheburningbuildingsandwerepouring（浇）waterontotheneighbouringhouses，tryingtostopthefirefromspreading.Thenthewinddieddown.Asecondpumpwasbroughtuptohelp，andthefirewasgraduallyputout.
“It'ssoonfinished，”Petersaidtohisfriend.“Wemustgoorweshallgethomelate.”“Yes，comeon，”agreedJim，andwithalastlookattheruins，theywalkedbacktotheirbicycles.
【语篇解读】 本文讲述了两个孩子帮助消防员灭火的故事。
1．Seeingthefire，theboysrantothevillageto________．
A．watchit B．askforhelp
C．helpthefiremenD．warnthevillagers
解析：
细节理解题。
根据第一段的“Theboyslefttheirbicyclesandrantowardsthevillagetoseeiftheycouldhelptofightthefire.”可知，这两个孩子发现着火后向村子跑去是去看他们是否能帮助消防员灭火。
答案：
C
2．Thevillagersweretoldtokeepawayfromthefiremainlybecause________．
A．theirhelpwasunnecessary
B．itwasspreadingveryrapidly
C．twoburningbuildingswerefallingdown
D．oneofthebuildingsstoredalotofpaint
解析：
推理判断题。
根据第五段的“There'spaintstoredinthatbuilding.”可知，村民们被告知远离大火的原因是一栋建筑里存有大量油漆。
答案：
D
3．Thefirementriedtostopthefirefromspreadingby________．
A．usinganairplane
B．usingmorefireengines
C．pullingdowntheburninghouses
D．pouringwaterontotheneighbouringhouses
解析：
细节理解题。
根据倒数第二段的“Thefiremenhadlefttheburningbuildingsandwerepouringwaterontotheneighbouringhouses...”可知，消防员通过浇湿相邻的房子来阻止大火的蔓延。
答案：
D
B
ThefirstsettlerstocomeovertoAmericaneededtobecomegoodfarmersinordertosurvive.Theagriculturalindustrywasgrowngreatlyandnowtheagriculturaljobmarketcanbeveryrewarding（值得的）．ManyofthenewagriculturaljobsthesedaysdealwiththenewtypesoftechnologythatareneededtoproducethecropsthatAmericaneeds.
Thedaysofafamilyworkingtheirlandbyhandandproducingasmallamountofcropsareover.Nowmanylargeplantations（种植场）aretoharvestalargeramountofcropsinashorterperiodoftime.Ifyouwouldliketogetoneofthesenewtypesofjobsintheagriculturalindustry，thenyouwillneedtomakesurethatyoustayontopofthenewtechnologies.
Manyofthesenewjobsintheagriculturalfieldhaveincludedthesenewtechnologies.TwoofthenewtechnologiesthathavebroughtmanynewjobsintheagriculturalindustryareGlobalPositioningSystem（GPS）andbiotechnology.TheGPSreallyhastheabilityforfarmerstoseedandgetintheircropsinthebestpossibleway.
Thebiotechnologyfieldhasreallyallowedbetterandsaferfertilizers（肥料）tobeusedoncrops.Biotechnologyhasalsohelpedfarmerstobetterunderstandwhathelpstomaketheircropsbetter.Bothofthesenewtechnologiesareveryinterestingandoffermanynewopportunities.Theagriculturalindustrystillneedsquiteabitofhardworktobringinagoodcrop，butnowmanypeoplecantakeadvantageoftheseimprovementstomaketheindustryamuchbetterexperience.
【语篇解读】 本文主要介绍了新科技对农业发展的重要性及其在农业上的应用。
4．What'sthemainideaofthepassage?
A．NewtechnologieshavebroughtmanynewjobstoAmericans.
B．Farmersshouldtrytostayontopofthenewtechnologies.
C．TheagriculturalindustryinAmericacouldsupportmorepeople.
D．Newtechnologiesarewidelyusedinnewagriculturaljobs.
解析：
主旨大意题。
通读全文，可知应选D项。
答案：
D
5．FromParagraph1，weknowthat________．
A．peoplecametoliveinAmericaalongtimeago
B．peoplehavetobefarmersinordertosurvive
C．technologyisimportantfortheagriculturalindustry
D．Americanpeopleareingreatneedofcrops
解析：
细节理解题。
根据第一段最后一句可知，科学技术对农业发展很重要。
答案：
C
6．Ifyouwanttogetanagriculturaljob，youshould________．
A．learnaboutthenewesttechnologies
B．gototheagriculturaljobmarket
C．stayintheindustryallthetime
D．havealotofexperience
解析：
细节理解题。
根据第二段最后一句可知，如果想要找一个农业方面的工作，你需要掌握先进的技术。
答案：
A
7．Accordingtothelasttwoparagraphs，newtechnologies________．
A．haveencouragedfarmerstomakemoremoney
B．havecreatedanumberofnewjobs
C．haveforcedfarmerstospendalot
D．havedevelopedquicklyinthepastyears
解析：
细节理解题。
根据第三段第二句及最后一段第三句可知，新技术带来了很多新工作。
答案：
B
C
WhenPaulwasaboygrowingupinUtah，hehappenedtolivenearacoppersmelter（炼铜厂），andthechemicalsthatpouredouthadmadeawastelandoutofwhatusedtobeabeautifulforest.Onedayayoungvisitorlookedatthiswastelandandcalleditanawfularea.Paulknockedhimdown.Fromthenon，somethinghappenedinsidehim.
YearslaterPaulwasbackinthearea，andhewenttothesmelteroffice.Heaskediftheyhadanyplansoriftheywouldlethimtrytobringthetreesback.Theanswerfromthatbigindustrywas“No”．
Paulthenwenttocollegetostudythescienceofplants.Unfortunately，histeacherssaidthereweren'tanybirdsorsquirrelstospreadtheseeds.Itwouldbeawasteofhislifetotrytodoit.Everyoneknewthat，hewastold.Evenifhewasknowledgeableashehadexpected，hewouldn'tgethisideaaccepted.
Paullatergotmarriedbuthisdreamwouldnotdie.Andthenonenighthedidwhathecouldwithwhathehad.AsSamuelJohnsonwrote，“Itiscommontooverlookwhatisnearbykeepingtheeyefixedonsomethingremote.”Underthecoverofdarkness，hewentsecretlyintothewastelandandstartedplanting.
Andeveryweek，hemadehissecretjourneyintothewastelandandplantedtreesandgrass.Forfifteenyearshedidthisagainstthe_plain_common_sense．Slowlyrabbitsappeared.Later，astherewaslegalpressuretocleanuptheenvironment，thecompanyactuallyhiredPaultodowhathewasalreadydoing.
Nowtheplaceisfourteenthousandacresoftreesandgrassandbushes，andPaulhasreceivedalmosteveryenvironmentalawardUtahhas.Ittookhimuntilhishairturnedwhite，buthemanagedtokeepthatimpossiblevow（誓言）hemadetohimselfasachild.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文，讲述美国一个青年，独自一人通过不懈的努力，把自己家乡的一家冶炼厂留下的垃圾堆变成了一片绿洲。
8．WhenPaulwasaboy，________．
A．hehaddecidednevertoleavehishometown
B．theeconomyofUtahdependedwhollyonthecoppersmelter
C．hehitayoungvisitorbecauseofhiscommentsonthewasteland
D．hestoppedthecoppersmelterpollutingthearea
解析：
细节理解题。
第一段说，有个游客看着炼铜厂导致的废地，说这是个可怕的地方，于是保尔就把对方打倒在地。
由此可知选C。
答案：
C
9．Paulwenttocollegetostudythescienceofplants，because________.
A．hewantedtofindoutthebestwaytosavetheareahimself
B．hewasinterestedinplantingtreessincehewasyoung
C．hewantedtogetmoreknowledgeablepeopletohelphim
D．hethoughthisknowledgewouldmakehisadvicemoreconvincing
解析：
推理判断题。
第三段说他被拒绝之后就去读大学研究植物，而他的老师说那个地方没有鸟儿或松鼠播撒种子，他这样做是在浪费生命。
从这些信息看，他去读大学是因为他的请求被那家炼铜厂拒绝了，于是就去读大学，希望学到更多的专业知识来改变这个地方的环境。
答案：
D
10．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“theplaincommonsense”probablymean?
A．Itwasimpossiblefortreestogrowonthewasteland.
B．Hisnormalworkandlifewouldbegreatlyaffected.
C．Noonewouldliketojoinhimintheefforts.
D．Hehadtokeepeverythinghedidsecret.
解析：
词义猜测题。
语境说在连续15年的时间里，他在这里种树，用自己的行为去改变常人的观点，那就是，树木在荒地上是长不起来的。
故选A项。
答案：
A
11．ThecompanyhiredPaultoplanttreesandgrassbecause________．
A．theyrealizedtheimportanceofenvironmentalprotection
B．whatPaulwasdoingmovedthem
C．Paulpersuadedthemtohelphim
D．theyhadlegalpressure
解析：
细节理解题。
根据第五段最后一句中的“Later，astherewaslegalpressuretocleanuptheenvironment，thecompanyactuallyhiredPaulto...”因此选D。
答案：
D
D
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