1、课时素养检测二十二Unit 6Period 2. 阅读理解AHaving lived in California until 1970, my family has felt a number of earthquakes. We have been fortunate, however, to have suffered no bodily harm or property damage. There is a website that lists all California earthquakes recorded from 1769 to the present. The site l
2、ists the dates and times as well as the magnitude (震级) and the exact location of any quake that measured more than 6. 0. There are only a few quakes that stand out in my memory and, luckily, none is shown in the website. So, my personal experience with earthquakes might be considered insignificant.
3、There are three earthquakes that are difficult to forget. The first one was in 1955 and our oldest daughter was walking with me in our backyard in Redwood City in California. As the shaking became stronger I held her to me with one arm as I held on to one of our fruit trees with the other. All three
4、 of us (my daughter, I and the tree) shook for two or three minutes that to us felt like hours. The second one was in 1963. Our entire family was visiting Disneyland in Southern California. The earth started to shake just as we were beginning to walk from our hotel toward the famous landmark. My thi
5、rd experience with an earthquake was a lonely one in California. It was in my sixties and I was alone in an old church. As the building started to shake, I quickly headed for the door to go outside. I remember I said a little prayersomething like, “Help me get out of here in time, Dear Heavenly Fath
6、er. ”Minutes later, I was safe outside. 【语篇概述】本文是一篇记叙文。作者回忆了自己经历的三次地震。1. The author writes the passage mainly to tell us about _. A. a new film about an earthquakeB. how to survive an earthquakeC. his three earthquake experiencesD. how to save children in an earthquake【解析】选C。主旨大意题。本文是一篇记叙文, 作者向读者介绍了
7、自己亲身经历的三次地震。2. The earthquakes the author has experienced _. A. all caused bodily harmB. are all recorded in a websiteC. all measured more than 6. 0D. all happened in California【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第三段的“The first one was in 1955. . . in California”和第四段第二句以及第五段的“My third experience with an earthquake was a
8、 lonely one in California”可知三次地震都发生在加利福尼亚。3. When the first earthquake happened, the author _. A. was staying with his daughterB. was planting fruit treesC. held on to a tree for hoursD. was in a hotel【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第三段的“All three of us (my daughter and I, and the tree) shook for two or three minute
9、s”可知当地震发生时, 作者和他的女儿在一起。4. What does the underlined part “the famous landmark” refer to? A. A church. B. Disneyland. C. A building destroyed by an earthquake. D. The place where the author was born. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据“Our entire family was visiting Disneyland”可知地震发生时, 作者一家正在游览迪士尼乐园。BPart of northern Cal
10、ifornia had become an inferno(地狱) in the latest big fire. A nearby town, Paradise, was reduced to ash. Nearly 50 people are confirmed dead and over 200 missing. Six of the ten most destructive fires in Californias history have occurred in the past decade. Last year was the most destructive year on r
11、ecord, until this year. Why is the Golden State so flammable? There are three reasons why California has been surrounded by flames. First, the climate is becoming warmer. This has led to snow melting earlier, drier landscapes and a longer season when fires are likely to occur. A second reason is tha
12、t more people live in flammable places. Since the 1990s 60% of new homes in California, Washington and Oregon have been built in spaces next to nature. These areas, which environmentalists call the “wildland-urban interface”, are at higher risk of wildfire. A third reason is that there is more fuel.
13、 Before western settlers arrived, fires used to happen often and naturally, which made less fuel available for future fires. For the past century fires have been controlled well. This has led to a build-up of dry brush, and makes the average wildfire much likelier to turn into a big one. Putting out
14、 the flame is the most immediate task for California, but not the last. Many survivors will want to rebuild their homes exactly where they were. Californians will also want to ensure that utility companies(公用事业公司) are acting and investing responsibly. Investigations into what caused the fire are sti
15、ll going on, but some reports suggest it may have begun with sparks (火花) from lines owned by an electricity company. 【语篇概述】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了加利福尼亚是一个容易遭受毁灭性火灾的地方, 并给出了原因。5. What may directly cause the big fire in California? A. The warm climate. B. Living too close to nature. C. Too much fuel. D. Sparks
16、 from electric wire. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据文章第四段第一句A third reason is that there is more fuel. 和最后一句 This has led to a build-up of dry brush, and makes the average wildfire much likelier to turn into a big one. 可知, 这导致了干灌木丛的堆积, 使得一般的野火更有可能变成一场大火。太多的燃料可能是引起加利福尼亚大火的直接原因。故正确答案为C。6. What do the underlined sente
17、nces in Paragraph 1 suggest? A. The fires in California are all very destructive. B. The latest big fire in California is very destructive. C. California suffered from destructive fires most last year. D. There have been six destructive fires in California in the past 10 years. 【解析】选B。句意猜测题。根据第一段中Pa
18、rt of northern California had become an inferno in the latest big fire. A nearby town, Paradise, was reduced to ash. Nearly 50 people are confirmed dead and over 200 missing. “加利福尼亚北部的部分地区在最近的一场大火中变成了地狱。附近的天堂镇被夷为灰烬。近50人确认死亡, 200多人失踪。”可知, 第一段划线部分Six of the ten most destructive fires in Californias hi
19、story have occurred in the past decade. Last year was the most destructive year on record, until this year. “加利福尼亚历史上10次破坏性最强的火灾中有6次发生在过去10年。去年是有记录以来破坏性最大的一年, 直到今年。”的意思是“加利福尼亚最近发生的大火破坏性很强。”故选B。7. What does the text mainly talk about? A. The reasons why California suffered a destructive fire recently
20、. B. The reasons why California suffered destructive fires frequently. C. The facts that California is a place easily suffered destructive fires. D. The opinions that California is a place easily suffered destructive fires. 【解析】选D。主旨大意题。根据第一段中Why is the Golden State so flammable? 和第二段中There are thre
21、e reasons why California has been surrounded by flames. 可知本文讲述的是加利福尼亚是一个容易遭受毁灭性火灾的地方, 并给出了原因。故选D。8. What is the structure of the text? A. 1/2-3/ 4-5B. 1-2/ 3-5C. 1/2-4/ 5D. 1/ 2-5【解析】选C。推理判断题。文章第一段在事实的叙述中提出问题Why is the Golden State so flammable? 第24段叙述火灾的三个理由There are three reasons why California ha
22、s been surrounded by flames. 第5段概括总结, 针对火灾采取的措施。故选C。. 完形填空Tears clouded my eyes as I stood in our washing room, holding Bretts jeans and shirt full of burn holes. Tired and defeated, I1 to the floor. The clothes were just one more thing Brett had ruined. He often got almost everything in the house o
23、ut of 2. Many windows in our house needed repairing due to his breaking 3 to steal money when he chose to live on the street. Yet none of this could 4 the emotional damage Brett had done to our once quiet home. Brett came to live with us when he was 12 years old. During the next few years I had deal
24、t with Brett as5as possible, but inside I was shouting, “I dont want him in my house another day, Lord! I just cant 6 him! ” Having wiped my tears, I continued 7 him as before. When Brett was nearly 18, he landed again in Juvenile Hall (少管所). After that, my husband and I had to send Brett to a board
25、ing school for helping8 teens. At the graduation ceremony, each graduate held a white rose to give to the person who had 9 the most to him or her. Brett spoke10 to his parents and then spoke to me, “You did so much. You were always there. No matter what my mom and dad, I was their kid. But you, alth
26、ough 11 enough by me, always showed me such love. And I want you to know I love you for it. ”12, I stood as Brett placed the white rose in my hand and hugged me tightly. At that moment, tears13 in my eyes again, this time not for disappointment but for 14. Although I had struggled with silent 15 tow
27、ard my stepson, Brett had seen only my actions. Love is action. We may not always have positive feelings about certain people in our lives, but we can love them. 【语篇概述】本文是一篇记叙文。孩子的行为给作者带来了无尽的折磨, 她常常以泪洗面, 但是她把愤怒无声地埋在心底, 一如既往地履行母亲的责任。毕业典礼上, 当孩子把玫瑰送给她时, 她情不能已, 流出了幸福的眼泪。1. A. satB. sankC. bentD. dropped
28、【解析】选B。句意: 瘫倒在地板上, 感到又累又失败。sat坐; sank沉陷; bent弯曲; dropped下降, 减少。第一段提到作者在洗手间泪流满面, 再结合本句前半句中的内容可知作者“倒”在地上。sink to the floor表示“倒在地上”。故选B。2. A. dangerB. dateC. troubleD. order【解析】选D。句意: 他经常把家里几乎所有的东西都弄得杂乱无序。out of danger表示“脱离危险”; out of date表示“过时”; out of trouble表示“脱离困境”; out of order表示“杂乱, 不整洁”。故选D。3. A
29、. offB. inC. upD. away【解析】选B。句意: 房子的窗户需要修理, 因为他从窗户“闯入”房子去偷钱。固定词组: break in打断, 闯入。从窗户去房子里偷钱, 所以应该是“闯入”。故选B。4. A. pick outB. relate toC. compare toD. toy with【解析】选C。句意: 与之相比, 所有这一切都不能和布雷特对我们曾经安静的家造成的情感上的“伤害”相比。pick out挑出; relate to与相关; compare to与相比较; toy with玩弄。emotional damage意为: 情感伤害。故选C。5. A. pati
30、ently B. willinglyC. strictly D. rudely【解析】选A。句意: 在接下来的几年里, 我尽可能耐心地与布雷特打交道, 但内心却在呐喊。patiently耐心地; willingly愿意地; strictly严格地; rudely粗鲁地。根据文意可推测在随后的几年中, 作者尽可能耐心地对待他。故选A。6. A. forgive B. educateC. standD. control【解析】选C。句意: 上帝, 我再也不要他到我的家里来了! 我就是受不了他! forgive原谅; educate教育; stand忍受; control控制。本句中的but表示的是
31、转折意义, 且从I dont want him in my house another day可知, 作者在内心深处无法忍受他。故选C。7. A. parentingB. pardoningC. comfortingD. feeding【解析】选A。句意: 擦干眼泪后, 我像以前一样继续抚养他。parenting尽到父母的责任; pardoning原谅; comforting使安慰; feeding饲养。作者把满腹心酸和愤怒埋在心底, 擦干眼泪, 像昔日一样一如既往地对他尽到父母的责任。此处parent用作动词。故选A。8. A. lazyB. troublesomeC. disappoint
32、ingD. careless【解析】选B。句意: 在那之后, 我和我的丈夫不得不把布雷特送进寄宿学校, 因为它帮助那些棘手的青少年。lazy懒惰的; troublesome麻烦的; disappointing令人失望的; careless粗心的。他再次进入少管所表明他经常招惹是非, 作者和丈夫把他送往帮助这些令人烦恼的青少年的寄宿学校。故选B。9. A. afforded B. meant C. suppliedD. owed【解析】选B。句意: 在毕业典礼上, 每个毕业生都拿着一朵白玫瑰, 献给对他或她来说最重要的人。 afforded提供, 买得起; meant意味, 打算; suppli
33、ed提供; owed亏欠。每一个毕业生都把一束白色的玫瑰送给对自己来说最重要的人。此处mean意为: 意味着。故选B。10. A. lovinglyB. sadlyC. proudlyD. nervously【解析】选A。句意: 布雷特亲切地和他的父母说话, 然后又和我说话。 lovingly钟爱地; sadly伤心地; proudly自豪地; nervously紧张不安地。根据下文他所说的话可知他深情地对亲生父母及作者说话。故选A。11. A. confusedB. troubledC. touchedD. suffered【解析】选B。句意: 但是你, 虽然被我烦透了, 却总是给我这样的爱
34、。confused使困惑; troubled麻烦; touched打动, 感动; suffered遭受。虽然我给你添了许多麻烦, 但是你总是无微不至地关怀我。此处是although you were troubled enough by me的省略形式。故选B。12. A. AstonishedB. PuzzledC. EncouragedD. Interested【解析】选A。句意: 当布雷特把那束白玫瑰放在我手里紧紧地拥抱我时, 我惊呆了。astonished感到惊讶的; puzzled感到疑惑的; encouraged受到鼓舞的; interested感兴趣的。作者完全没有想到他竟然把玫
35、瑰送给了自己, 并且说出了这样的话, 所以感到无比震惊。故选A。13. A. fellB. flowedC. movedD. gathered【解析】选D。句意: 在那一刻, 我的眼泪再次聚集在我的眼睛里, 这次不是因为失望, 而是因为幸福。fall掉下, 跌落; flow流动; move移动; gather聚集。在那一刻, 作者非常感动, 眼中的泪水越来越多。此处gather表示: 聚集。故选D。14. A. pityB. happinessC. luckD. success【解析】选B。句意: 在那一刻, 我的眼泪再次聚集在我的眼睛里, 这次不是因为失望, 而是因为幸福。 pity同情; happiness幸福; luck运气; success成功。此时此刻, 作者流出的不是失望的泪水, 而是“幸福”的泪水。故选B。15. A. loveB. anxietyC. angerD. care【解析】选C。句意: 虽然我一直对继子保持着沉默的愤怒, 但布雷特只看到了我的行为。love爱; anxiety焦虑; anger生气; care关心。此处与第三段内容相呼应, 表明作者过去在心里对他有过无声的愤怒。故选C。
