1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家Unit 5 课时跟踪检测（一） Warming Up & Reading Pre-reading阅读理解ATreasure hunting is something that usually only appears in pirate tales; however, a complex pit (坑) on Oak Island, on the south shore of Nova Scotia, Canada, sparked a more than 200 years real life treasure hunt. Sixteenyearold Da
2、niel McGinnis took a simple fishing trip on the island in 1795. Upon exploring a wooded part of the island, he came across a tree with markings which led to him finding a thirteen feet wide depression (下陷) in the ground. Thoughts of buried pirate treasure inspired him to dig and see what was causing
3、 this. After gathering his friends John Smith and Anthony Vaughan, they dug only two feet into the ground before reaching flagstones (石板). Once these stones were removed, the boys continued to dig only to find logs at the ten and twentyfive feet level. At this point they knew they could not dig any
4、farther without more help.Years passed as the boys likely searched for some financial assistance and digging help. In 1803, with the backing of Simeon Lynds, another excavation was attempted. This time there were various oak platforms, putty, coconut fiber mats, stones and charcoal they kept encount
5、ering every ten feet and eventually they reached a flat stone that was inscribed with strange letters and markings. This stone later was translated to read “Forty Feet Below Two Million Pounds Are Buried”， but at the time was just quickly removed only to find more wood below. After this discovery tw
6、o days passed and upon returning to the pit they found it had flooded with seawater. All attempts to remove the water failed.Many theories still exist on who created the pit and what may be at the bottom. Some say it may have been built by pirates, but to create a dry dock and not hide treasure. Man
7、y would like to claim aliens landed and created this pit for something from their world. One last theory is that it is simply a natural sinkhole and that through years of various objects sinking it could appear that there were “platforms” of trees and such.语篇解读：本文主要介绍了加拿大橡树岛上的天坑所引发的寻宝热。1Why did Dani
8、el McGinnis go to Oak Island at first?ATo go fishing.BTo find a tree with markings.CTo hunt treasures.DTo make an exploration.解析：选A细节理解题。由文章第一段第二句“Sixteenyearold Daniel McGinnis took a simple fishing trip on the island”可知，Daniel McGinnis最初去橡树岛的目的是钓鱼。2What made the boys stop digging?AThe weather.BLac
9、k of money and help.CThe flagstones.DA feeling of despair.解析：选B细节理解题。由文章第二段第一句“Years passed as the boys likely searched for some financial assistance and digging help.”可知，因为他们缺少经费和帮助，所以停止了挖掘。3The last paragraph implies that _.Ano one knows exactly how the pit was createdBthe pit was a natural sinkho
10、leCtreasures are to be discovered in the pitDthe pit was created to fool people解析：选A推理判断题。根据文章最后一段可知，人们对天坑是如何产生的众说纷纭，没有定论。BOctober 21 was a very dark day in Texas. Not only did Hurricane Hanna destroy homes, but it caused the largest business damage in Texass history. The worst thing is Hannas destr
11、uctive force nearly wiped out most power poles and power lines. According to Center Point Energy, Hurricane Hanna affected 2.15 million customers. Currently, more than 4,000 of them are still in the dark. Crews have worked 16hour shifts (更换) to restore power to residents.Most of Houston seems to be
12、returning to normal. Schools, restaurants, retail (零售) stores and gas stations are open. Smiles are back. But harderhit places, including Galveston, will take much longer to recover. Hundreds of people are still missing, and coastal towns are a mess. Some ruins from storm have drifted south to other
13、 beaches in Texas. Several public schools in Galveston are closed due to water damage. Parents are registering kids in other area schools which are scheduled to begin class on November 13. Many school supplies were destroyed.Clara Barton Village is an emergency shelter located at Alamo Elementary Sc
14、hool in Galveston, Texas. This is where Paula Reed and her family are staying. Believe it or not, Paula Reed and her family consider this hurricane a blessing. When Paula was a girl, she was an orphan, but was taken in by her stepmum, Antonia Flores. Reed lost contact with Flores and had been trying
15、 desperately to locate her for the past few years. Before the hurricane, Reed and her family moved away from Galveston to a San Antonio shelter. There, she reunited with Flores after 30 long years! The moment they saw each other, their lives were changed.语篇解读：本文主要讲了在德克萨斯州发生的飓风以及飓风对当地人们生活产生的影响。4Whats
16、 the most serious damage caused by Hurricane Hanna?AHundreds of people are still missing.BA large number of people are homeless.CPower facilities are severely destroyed.DFactories are closed and many people are jobless.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第一段第三句“The worst thing is Hannas destructive force nearly wiped out
17、most power poles and power lines.”可知飓风最大的影响是破坏了电力设施。故选C项。5It can be inferred that the residents in Houston _.Ahave fully recovered from the disasterBwere the most unlucky people in the disasterCneed a long time to bring their life back to normalDsuffered less from Hanna than people in Galveston解析：选D
18、推理判断题。根据第二段第一句“Most of Houston seems to be returning to normal.”可知休斯敦地区基本恢复了正常；根据第四句“But harderhit places, including Galveston”可知Galveston地区的情况比休斯敦地区情况严重得多。故选D项。6Kids in public schools in other areas of Houston will have to stay at home for _.Aat least one monthBat least three weeksCtwo weeks at mos
19、tDnearly half a month解析：选B推理判断题。根据第一段第一句可知是10月21号发生的地震，根据第二段倒数第二句可知父母将孩子送到其他学校学习，这些学校11月13号开学，所以学生在家的时间差不多是三个星期。故选B项。7Paula Reed and her family consider the hurricane a blessing because _.Athey had nothing lost after Hurricane HannaBthey lived a happier life in San Antonio shelterCPaula was taken go
20、od care of in the shelterDPaula reunited with her stepmother after three decades解析：选D细节理解题。根据最后一段描述可知由于飓风Paula Reed与她的继母团聚了。故选D项。CStephen Hawking Warns HumansMust Leave Earth SoonProfessor Stephen Hawking recently came out with a serious warning for people. While at the Starmus Festival, a festival
21、in Trondheim, Norway, celebrating science and the arts, Hawking warned people that the human race is in serious danger.Hawking criticized President Donald Trump for denying climate change. Then the physicist warned the audience, “I am not denying the importance of fighting climate change and global
22、warming, unlike Donald Trump, who may just have taken the most serious and wrong decision on climate change this world has seen.”Hawking proposed that the leading countries should send astronauts to the Moon before 2020 to restart a movement of more exploration in space. The BBC reported that Hawkin
23、g suggested that we “build a lunar base in 30 years time and send people to Mars by 2025”According to the BBC, Professor Hawking said, “Spreading out into space will completely change the future of humanity.” He continued, “I hope it would unite competitive nations in a single goal to face the commo
24、n challenge for us all.” The physicist shared more ideas to motivate the younger generation to continue exploring space. Hawking stated, “A new and ambitious space program would excite (young people), and stimulate interest in other areas, such as astrophysics (天体物理学) and cosmology (宇宙学)”Hawking als
25、o revealed his vision of other forms of energy that could move us to a new planet. He warned the audience, “The Earth is under threat from so many areas that it is difficult for me to be positive.” He continued, “Our natural resources are being drained at an alarming rate. We have given our planet t
26、he disastrous gifts of climate change, rising temperatures, reduction of the polar ice caps, deforestation (滥伐森林), and decimation (大批杀死) of animal species. We can be an ignorant and unthinking (考虑不周的) lot.”The professor warned the audience that doing nothing would lead nowhere. He said, “If we succe
27、ed we will send a probe (航天探测器) to Alpha Centauri within the lifetime of some of you alive today. It is clear that we are entering a new space age. We are standing at the threshold (开端) of a new era. Human colonization and moving to other planets is no longer science fiction, and it can be science f
28、act.” Hawking advised the audience to move to other worlds because we are running out of space.语篇解读：文章引用了世界知名物理学及天文学家霍金的观点，阐明了人类必须离开地球在太空中找一处新家的原因。8According to Hawking, what is the first step for humans to spread out into space?ATo send people to Mars.BTo build a lunar base.CTo send astronauts to t
29、he Moon.DTo change the future of humanity.解析：选C细节理解题。由文章第三段的第一句可知，人类要向太空扩展应在2020年之前把宇航员送到月球以重启太空探索，故选C项。9The underlined word “drained” in Paragraph 5 can be replaced by “_”Aspeeded upBstoredCused up Dexplored解析：选C词义猜测题。由该词前面的“natural resources”和后面的“at an alarming rate”可以推断出，drain在这里是“用完，耗尽”的意思，故选C项。10What is Hawkings attitude towards the Earths future?APessimistic. BConfused.CPositive. DIndifferent.解析：选A观点态度题。由文章中反复出现的“warned”以及第五段的内容可以推断出，霍金对地球的未来持悲观的态度，这也是他提出人类要离开地球的原因，故选A项。- 5 - 版权所有高考资源网