1、双基达标卷.单词拼写1With their natural resources they are potentially a very _ (富有的) country.2Huge areas of rainforest are being _ (毁坏) every year by multinational companies seeking quick profits.3The flower managers have _ (装饰) the church beautifully for the ceremony.4Without saying a word, Anna took hold o
2、f my arm and _ (前进) me off to the headmasters office.5The gloves were designed for _ (极度地,极端地) cold climates.6The Chinese _ (文明)is one of the oldest in the world.7The professor gave us a lively _(讲座)last night.8The _(遗迹)of the castle can still be seen on the hill.9London is still the _(文化的)capital o
3、f the country.10If you were _(知道) of all that,you would change your mind.11Teachers _(教育) students to protect themselves.12The teacher _(宣布) him to be our monitor.12He is a very _(幸运的) man to have such a beautiful house.14She watched the rain _(倾泻) down the windows.15Dont worry.Im sure your children
4、 will _ (渐渐地)learn to understand you.【答案】1.wealthy2.destroyed3.decorated4.marched5extremely6.civilization7.lecture8.remains9.cultural10.aware11.educate12.declared13.fortunate14pouring15.gradually.选词填空rise up against;stand in ones path;carry out;be involved in;no doubt;in memory of;take over;prevent.
5、from.;in good condition;come down with1The car has been well maintained and is _.2Nothing would _ him _ speaking out against injustice.3It sounds like youre _ the flu.Let me take your temperature.4They will build a monument _ the national hero.5No matter what difficulty you will meet with,_ your pla
6、n.6Several members of the family _ the crime.7_ we shall succeed by ourselves.8If you want to study music,we wont _.【答案】1.in good condition2.prevent;froming down with4.in memory of5.carry out6.was involved in7.No doubt8.stand in your path.完成句子1桌下躺着一个半昏迷的年轻人。_ a halfconscious young man.2我对小郭斌被伤害而感到难过
7、。I felt sad at little Guo Bin _.3在那个男孩的带领下,我们很容易就找到了那个地方。We found the place very easily _.4有一个问题尚待解决。There is one problem _.5毫无疑问政府采取的这些措施将会有助于经济的好转。_ the measures taken by the government will help the economy improve.【答案】1.Under the table was lying2.being hurt3with the boy leading the way4.remainin
8、g to be solved5.There is no doubt that.教材活用根据教材文本完成下列表格,每空一词。Place names3._ informationPersonal feelings and opinionsPompeii cityIt was founded in the 8th century BC. The Romans 4._ over it. It had been a rich city.amazing;9._ to imagine.1._ It erupted and all the people in Pompeii were buried 5._,a
9、nd so was the 6._!2._It was a 7._ point on the famous Silk Road between the East and the 8._.so excited;10._ a pity!【答案】1.Vesuvius2.Loulan3.Historical4.took5.alive6.city7.stopping8.West9.hard10.What.阅读理解ATwo years ago,the Funk family of suburban Chicago adopted a Chinese baby girl who had been aband
10、oned on a sidewalk near a textile factory in Yangzhou.Last year,the Ramirez family of suburban Miami adopted a girl who had been abandoned a week later on the same spot.Both families named their daughters Mia. It turns out,a first name and Chinese heritage arent the only things the threeyearolds hav
11、e in common. The girls mothersHolly Funk and Diana Ramirezmet on a website for parents who had gone through international adoptions. After a lot of emails comparing photographs and biographical details,DNA testing proved the families suspicions: The girls are probably fraternal twins.“I was in shock
12、,” said Ramirez,who lives with her husband Carlos in Pembroke Pines,Florida. “Well,now this is for real.”The Internet and Web groups revolving around international orphanages are increasingly being used to link adopted children with biological kin(亲属). The site that Funks and Ramirezes used has a me
13、mbership of 137 people,with 15 sets of twins and 7 sets of siblings whose relationships have been confirmed.At a reunion at Chicagos OHare International Airport,Mia Diamond Funk and Mia Hanying Ramirez shyly surveyed each other,and then reached for each others hand.DNA tests establish an 85 percent
14、probability that the girls are at least halfsisters. Scientists do not have a biological parent to test and reach a greater certainty,but given their ages and physical similarities,experts say it is likely they are fraternal twins.Douglas and Holly Funk hope to bring their Mia to Miami in October. B
15、oth sets of parents say they are committed to staying in touch and often let the two sisters talk to each other on the phone.【语篇解读】本文是一篇逸闻趣事类文章。两位美国母亲从中国收养了两个女孩。两位母亲通过在网上比较两个女孩的照片发现,她们长得很像,然后进行DNA检验,结果证明,这两个孩子很可能是双胞胎。1Why did the girls mothers meet on the Internet?ATo compare photographs of the two
16、girls.BTo find the girls biological kin.CTo test their suspicions.DTo know how to adopt children.【解析】细节理解题。从文章第五段中的“The Internet and Web groups revolving around international orphanages are increasingly being used to link adopted children with biological kin(亲属)”可知答案。【答案】B2Experts are still not 100
17、percent sure that the two girls are fraternal twins because _.ADNA tests are still not accurate enough Bthe two girls were born in two different familiesCthe DNA of a biological parent is still missingDone girl was born a week later than the other【解析】细节理解题。文章倒数第二段说科学家还没有女孩亲生父亲或母亲的DNA,因此不能作出确切的判断。【答案
18、】C3What Ramirez said in Paragraph 4 suggests that she _.Adidnt believe what had happenedBwas surprised at what had happenedCdidnt want to accept the factDwas pleased with what they had done【解析】细节理解题。从第四段Ramirez所说的话可以看出她非常吃惊,但还是相信眼前发生的一切。【答案】B4What would be the best title for the passage?AAdopted sis
19、ters are reunitedBAdopted sisters live happily in the USCSuspicion turned into realityDThe stories of two families【解析】标题归纳题。这两个姐妹分别被两个家庭收养,最终得以团聚。A项最能体现本文的中心。【答案】ABThe earth,moon,sun and all visible stars in the sky make up less than one percent of the universe. Almost all the rest is dark matter an
20、d dark energy,unknown forces that puzzle astronomers.Observations in recent years have changed the basic understanding of how the universe evolved and have indicated how little is known about the major forces and substances that shaped our world.Astronomers now know that luminous(发光的) matterstars,pl
21、anets and hot gas.accounts for only about 0.4 percent of the universe. Nonluminous components,such as black holes and intergalactic(星系间的) gas,make up 3.6 percent. The rest is dark matter,about 23 percent,and dark energy,about 73 percent.Dark matter,sometimes called “cold dark matter”,has been known
22、for some time. Only recently have researchers come to understand the key role it played in the formation of stars,planets and even people.“We owe our very existence to dark matter,” said physicist Paul Steinhardt. “Dark matter dominated the structure formation in the early universe,” Steinhardt said
23、. “For the first few billion years dark matter contained most of the mass of the universe. You can think of ordinary matter as a froth(泡沫状物) of an ocean of dark matter. The dark matter dumps and the ordinary matter falls into it. That led to the formation of the stars and galaxies(星系). Without dark
24、matter,there would be virtually no structure in the universe.”The nature of dark matter is unknown. It cannot be seen or detected directly. Astronomers know it is there because of its effects on celestial(天上的) objects that can be seen and measured. But the most dominating force of all in the univers
25、e is called dark energy, a recently proven power that astronomers say is causing the galaxies in the universe to separate at a faster and faster speed.【语篇解读】地球、月亮、太阳和肉眼可见的星体还占不到宇宙的1%。而约96%都是暗物质和暗能量。这使天文学家感到困惑。近年来的观察改变了人们对宇宙演变历史的认识,同时也说明了人们对塑造宇宙的那些物质和作用力知之甚少。5We know from the text that _.Aall visible
26、 stars are very important in the universeBthe basic understanding of the universe evolution was totally wrongCdark matter is also known as dark energyDdark energy makes up about three quarters of the universe【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句中的“dark energy,about 73 percent”可知,正确答案为D项。原文中的account for与make up同义,表示“占
27、(比例)”。【答案】D6The text tells us “dark matter” _.Aplays an important part in forming stars,planets and humansBhas been fully understood by researchersCremains an unimportant force to the universe like dark energyDhas nothing to do with the formation of the universe today【解析】细节理解题。通读全文可知,近年来的观察改变了天文学家对于
28、宇宙演变历史的认识,也就是直到最近天文学家才认识到:dark matter(暗物质) 又称为“cold dark matter”,在宇宙早期结构形成的过程中起主导作用。其他选项的陈述都与原文不一致。【答案】A7“The major forces and substances that shaped our world” (in Para. 2) refers to _.Aluminous matterBnonluminous matterCdark matter Dordinary matter【解析】推理判断题。根据第五段第二句话可知,暗物质(dark matter) 在宇宙早期结构形成的过程中起着支配的作用。【答案】C8Which of the following is the best title for the passage?ADark Matter or Dark EnergyBThe Formation of the UniverseCDark Forces Dominate the UniverseDUnknown Forces Puzzle Astronomers【解析】标题归纳题。全文的内容可以概括为:科学家最近认识到暗物质被证明是存在的一种能量,这种能量正影响着整个宇宙的构成,并主宰着宇宙。【答案】C