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学年高中英语北师大版必修2单元综合测评3含答案
单元综合测评(三)
Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
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(2016·邢台二中高一检测)In1956Brazil'sPresidentwantedtomovethecapitalcityfromRiodeJaneirotoBrasilia.HechoseaskilledandexperiencedBrazilianarchitect(建筑师)tobuildBrasilia.HisnamewasOscarNiemeyer.
NiemeyerwasborninRiodeJaneiroin1907.Hewasawellrespectedarchitectbythetimehewas30yearsold.Niemeyerwasagreatartist.Hisdesignswereverydifferentthanotherbuildingsatthetime.Mostotherbuildingshadstraightlinesupanddown.Niemeyerlikedtobuildusinghalfcircles.
NiemeyerwasveryexcitedtodesignthemainbuildingsofBrasilia.HedesignedabuildingcalledThePalaceoftheDawn.ItwasahouseforBrazil'sPresident.Thisbuildinglookslikeitisfloating(漂浮)abovetheground.Ithashalfcirclesaroundit.Theyareverylightandbeautiful.Alakearoundthepalacereflects(映出)theseshades.
NiemeyeralsodesignedtheNationalCongressbuilding.Thisgovernmentbuildinghasmanyparts.Thebiggestpartistwotalltowersthatrisestraightupintotheair.Ononesideofthisisawhitebuilding.Itisshapedlikeabowlthatapersonwouldeatoutof.Ontheothersideisabuildingintheoppositeshape.Theseshapesarenottheusualdesignofgovernmentbuildings.
“IfyougotoseeBrasilia,youmayormaynotlikethebuildings,butyoucouldneversayyouhadseensomethingsimilarbefore,”Niemeyersaid.“Itisimportantthatthedesignerthinkofmorethandesign.Thearchitect'sroleistoproduceanarchitecturethatserveseveryonenotjustagroupofimportantpeople,”hesaid.
Today,Niemeyer'sbuildingsdojustthis.BrasiliaisnowaUNESCOWorldHeritageSite(联合国教科文组织世界遗产).PeoplefromallovertheworldcometoBrasiliatoseeNiemeyer'sbuildings.Theirbeautifuldesigncontinuestoinspire(启示)peopleandwillcontinuetodosoformanyyears.
【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文。
文章主要介绍了巴西著名设计师OscarNiemeyer以及他设计的一些与众不同的建筑物。
1.Accordingtothetext,OscarNiemeyer.
A.likedtousestraightlines
B.builtBrasiliaattheageof30
C.gotthetrustofthePresident
D.wasworriedaboutbuildingBrasiliaatfirst
【解析】 推理判断题。
根据第一段的“HechoseaskilledandexperiencedBrazilanarchitect(建筑师)tobuildBrasilia.”可知,巴西总统将新首都的设计工作交给OscarNiemeyer来做,因此肯定很信任他。
【答案】 C
2.WhichofthefollowingshowsthepictureoftheNationalCongressbuilding?
【解析】 细节理解题。
根据第四段的“twotalltowersthatrisestraightupintotheair...shapedlikeabowlthatapersonwouldeatoutof.Ontheothersideisabuildingintheoppositeshape.”可知。
【答案】 B
3.OscarNiemeyer'swordssuggestthat.
A.heisproudtoservethePresident
B.buildingsshouldbringpeoplejoy
C.heissureeveryonewilllikehisdesigns
D.architectsshouldinspireandservepeople
【解析】 推理判断题。
根据倒数第二段的“Itisimportantthatthedesignerthinkofmorethandesign.Thearchitect'sroleistoproduceanarchitecturethatserveseveryonenotjustagroupofimportantpeople”可知,OscarNiemeyer认为建筑物应该服务于大众。
【答案】 D
4.Thetextismainlyabout.
A.thechangeofthecapitalcity
B.thebeautifulbuildingsofBrasilia
C.thefamousarchitectsinBrazil
D.theUNESCOWorldHeritageSite
【解析】 主旨大意题。
文章主要介绍了巴西首都巴西利亚与众不同的建筑物,由此可知B项正确。
【答案】 B
B
AnothermanmadewonderoftheUSwasbuiltlongbeforethenationwasestablished.About900yearsago,theAncestralPuebloanpeoplebuiltvillageshighinthewallsofcanyons(大峡谷)inColorado,where600cliffdwellingsarenowpartoftheMesaVerdeNationalPark.
Visitorscanstandatthetopandlookintothedwellingsalmosthiddeninopeningsoftherockwalls.ThePuebloanpeoplecutsmallstepsintotherock,whichconnectedbuildingscontaininghundredsofrooms.
Therockwallshaveprotectedthebuildingsfromsevereweatherinthearea;therefore,theyremainmostlyunchangedinthehundredsofyearssincetheywerebuilt.
OurfinalmanmadewonderisinthenorthwesterncityofSeattle,Washington.TheSpaceNeedlewasbuiltasthecentralstructureforthe1962World'sFair.
The184metertallstructurewasdesignedbyEdwardCarlson,whichhasawidebaseontheground,withitsmiddlenarrowandalargeringlikestructureontop.Thestructurewasmeanttolooklikea“flyingsaucer”,avehiclethatwaspopularinsciencefictionspacetravelstories.Thesaucerincludesanobservationareaandeatingplace.Therestaurantslowlyturnstoprovidevisitorswitha360degreeviewofSeattle.
TheSpaceNeedlewasnotverycostly,andwasdesignedandcompletedinaboutayearandopenedonthefirstdayoftheWorld'sFair.
Today,theSpaceNeedleisthemostpopularplaceforvisitorstoSeattle.Anditremainstheinternationallyknownsymbolofthecity.
【语篇解读】 美国有很多著名的奇观和建筑,而人造奇观反映了美国人民的智慧和创造精神,本文主要介绍了美国的两大人造景观。
5.Theunderlinedword“dwellings”isclosestinmeaningto“”.
A.housesB.people
C.canyonsD.steps
【解析】 根据上下文内容可推断,该词大意为“住处,处所”。
故选A项。
【答案】 A
6.Thebuildingsintherockstayalmostunchangedbecause.
A.theweatherthereissevere
B.theywerewellbuilt
C.peoplelookafterthemwell
D.therockwallsprotectthem
【解析】 根据第三段内容可知,这些古老的建筑几乎没有改变,主要原因是石头墙保护着它们。
【答案】 D
7.WhichisTRUEabouttheSpaceNeedle?
A.ItremainsasymboloftheUS.
B.EdwardCarlsonbuiltthestructure.
C.Ithasaringlikestructureontop.
D.ItisamanmadewonderinColorado.
【解析】 根据第五段第一句可知,C项表述正确。
【答案】 C
8.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.CulturalRelics
B.ArtificialWondersintheUS
C.SymbolsofCities
D.NaturalPlacesintheUS
【解析】 文章主要介绍了美国的两大人造奇观,因此,B项做标题最具概括性。
【答案】 B
C
Fromearlytimes,manhasbeeninterestedinart.Peoplehaveoftenworkedtogethertocollectandsavetheworld'sarttreasures.
FinearttreasuresfrommanycountriesarekeptinanartmuseumcalledtheLouvre(卢浮宫)inParis,France.TheworksofarthavebeencollectedbythepeopleofFranceovermanycenturies.Itisthebiggestartmuseumintheworld.
TheLouvrehasnotalwaysbeenamuseum.Thefirstbuildingwasafort(堡垒).In1190,itwastheking'scastlewithhighwallsandaroundtower.Ithadamoat(护城河)tokeepouttheenemies.
Overtheyears,thenumberofbuildingsaroundthecastlegrew.By1350,thecastlenolongerneededafort.TheLouvrebecameapalacehomeforFrenchkingsandqueens.
Duringtimeofpeace,newtreasureswerebroughtin.Duringthedaysofwar,manytreasureswerestolen,andthebuildingsweredamaged.
WhenFrancisⅠbecamekingofFrancein1515,hebroughtinmanyartistsfromothercountries.OneoftheartistswasLeonardoDaVincifromItaly.DaVinci'sMonaLisaisthebestknownpaintinginthemuseumtoday.
In1793,theLouvrebecameapublicmuseum,justasitisnow.Itisaplacewherearttreasuresarekeptforeveryonetoenjoy.EveryyearmillionsofpeoplefromallovertheworldcometotheLouvretoseethemasterpieces.
【语篇解读】 本文介绍的是一篇有关卢浮宫历史的说明文。
卢浮宫刚开始是一个堡垒,后来又成为王宫,再后来成为皇家博物馆,直到1793年才成为公共博物馆。
9.HowlonghastheLouvrebeenamuseum?
A.Forover800years.B.Since1350.
C.Since1515.D.Forover200years.
【解析】 细节理解题。
根据最后一段的“In1793,theLouvrebecameapublicmuseum,justasitisnow.”可得答案。
【答案】 D
10.MostoftheworksofartintheLouvrehavebeencollectedprobably.
A.bytheFrenchpeople
B.byFrancisⅠ
C.byLeonardoDaVinci
D.bypeopleoftheworld
【解析】 细节理解题。
根据第二段的“TheworksofarthavebeencollectedbythepeopleofFranceovermanycenturies.”可得答案。
【答案】 A
11.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat.
A.theLouvrewasonceachurchaswellasapalace
B.MonaLisaiskeptinItaly
C.DaVincioncestayedinFrance
D.theLouvreisonlyaplaceofinteresttotheFrenchpeople
【解析】 细节理解题。
根据倒数第二段的“OneoftheartistswasLeonardoDaVincifromItaly.DaVinci'sMonaLisaisthebestknownpaintinginthemuseumtoday.”可得答案。
【答案】 C
D
Thehistoryofcivilengineering(土木工程)isaveryimportantstoryinthedevelopmentofcivilization(文明).Civilengineersbeganpractisingtheirprofessionfourthousandyearsago.
Whatisleftoftheirworkistheproofthattheywerewise.Theseengineersoftheancientworldbuiltentirecities.Theydesignedsystemsofpipeswhichsuppliedfreshwater.Theybuiltwaterpipelinesforfarmlandsaswellasbridgesofgreatlength.Therelicsoftheirbuildingstellusmuchabouttheworkofearlyengineers.
ConsiderthepyramidsofEgypt.Theyareevidencethatsomeoftheearliestengineershadgreatscientificability.Thereisalsoevidencethatthoseengineerscouldmakelastingworkofartanddesign.Althoughtheylivedthousandsofyearsago,theEgyptianengineersusedveryexactmeasurements.Thebaseofthelargestpyramid—theGreatPyramidnearGiza—comestowithininchesofbeingaperfectsquare.Thepyramidisperfectlyplaced.Eachcornerpointstowardtheexactdirectionsofnorth,south,eastandwest.Theinsideofthepyramidisfilledwithcomplicated(复杂的)passagesandtunnels.Theseleadtodifferentroomsinsidethepyramid.Manyofthesepassagesareofgreatlengthandheight.
TheengineersofEgyptdidmorethandesignthepyramids.Theyalsosetupmethodsofmovingandshapingthebuildingmaterials.Thesematerialswereveryheavy.Theyhadtobebroughtfrommilesawayandsometimesliftedseveralhundredfeet.Duringtheworktheengineerscommandedthousandsofworkers.ThepyramidsremainasevidenceoftheabilitiesoftheancientEgyptianengineers.
【语篇解读】 土木工程的发展史在人类文明的发展进程中起着非常重要的作用,早在4000年前,土木工程师们就开始将其知识运用于实践中。
12.Fortycenturiesago.
A.thereappearedcivilengineersbyprofession
B.peoplebeganpractisingengineeringinordertobecomeprofessionalengineers
C.civilengineersbeganputtingtheirknowledgeintopractice
D.civilengineersgotmoreinvolvedintheirprofession
【解析】 细节理解题。
由第一段最后一句可知,4000年前,土木工程师们已经开始把他们的知识运用到实践中了。
【答案】 C
13.Thecivilengineersofancienttimeswerewiseenoughtobuildentirecities,including.
A.systemsofpipes,bridgesandmachinery
B.pipelinesystems,bridgesandfar