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1、第一部分选修六Unit 5 .阅读理解Old Faithful is a geyser(喷泉) located in Wyoming, in Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Old Faithful was named in 1870 during the WashburnLangfordDoane Expedition and was the first geyser in the park to receive a name. The geyser, as well as the nearby Old Faithful Inn
2、, is part of the Old Faithful Historic District.On the afternoon of September 18, 1870, members of the WashburnLangfordDoane Expedition traveled down the Firehole River from the Kepler Cascades(瀑布) and entered the Upper Geyser Basin. The first geyser they saw was Old Faithful. In his book of the exp
3、edition, Nathaniel P. Langford wrote：Judge, then, what must have been our astonishment, as we entered the basin at midafternoon of our second days travel, to see in the clear sunlight, at no great distance, a volume of clear, sparkling water projected into the air to the height of one hundred and tw
4、entyfive feet. “Geysers! Geysers！” cried one of our members, and, we soon gathered around this wonderful phenomenon. It was indeed a perfect geyser.We gave it the name of “Old Faithful”In the early days of the park, Old Faithful was often used as a laundry. Clothes placed in the geyser were ejected
5、then completely washed when the eruption took place. Its been found that linen and cotton cloth was uninjured by the action of the water, but woolen clothes were torn to pieces.Eruptions can shoot 3, 700 to 8, 400 US gallons of boiling water to a height of 106 to 185 feet (32 to 56 m) lasting from 1
6、.5 to 5 minutes. The average height of an eruption is 145 feet(44 m). The highest recorded eruption was 185 feet(56 m) high. Intervals(间隔) between eruptions can range from 45 to 125 minutes, averaging 66.5 minutes in 1939, slowly increasing to an average of 92 minutes today.文章大意：本文是说明文。文章介绍的是美国黄石国家公
7、园的老忠实间歇喷泉。1When people on the WashburnLangfordDoane Expedition saw Old Faithful, they _.Awere frightenedBdecided to end their travelCwere excitedDtook some photos in front of it答案：C推理判断题。由Nathaniel PLangford在书中的描述可知，他们感到惊奇，发出惊呼，并且使用了wonderful, perfect这样的词语，由此可知他们心情兴奋。2In the 19th century, some visit
8、ors _.Adiscovered more geysers in Yellowstone National ParkBput their clothes in Old FaithfulChated to stay at Old Faithful InnDbathed in Old Faithful答案：B细节理解题。由倒数第二段可知，在老忠实间歇喷泉被发现的早期，人们通常把它作为一个洗衣场所。3Compared to 1930s, today tourists have _.Aless chances to enjoy the eruptions of Old Faithful in a d
9、ayBmore chances to enjoy the eruptions of Old Faithful in a dayCbetter chances to see Old Faithful erupt higherDbetter chances to see Old Faithful project hotter water答案：A细节理解题。由最后一段可知，老忠实间歇喷泉喷发的间隔时间从66.5分钟延长到了92分钟，所以一天之内喷发的次数应是减少了，A正确。4Whats the passage mainly about?AThe name origin of a geyser.BTh
10、e discovery of a geyser.CA famous national park.DA famous geyser.答案：D主旨大意题。本文主要介绍的是美国黄石国家公园的老忠实间歇喷泉的一些基本情况，如地理位置、其名称的由来、被发现的历史及喷发情况等，故D正确。.完形填空(2015长春市质监三)Dont let Auroras small stature(身材)fool youher spirit is strong. She is one of 140 chickens _1_ from a farm. When we saved her, she was tiny and s
11、ick and it seemed _2_ that she would survive. Having never got the right _3_， many of the chickens were sick and some _4_ died.At a young age, Aurora and her sisters and brothers were _5_ by their mom. Luckily, another mother _6_ their care. Aurora seemed the last to _7_ food and attention. She grew
12、 at a much slower _8_ than her brothers and sisters. Everything seemed _9_ her.At the young age of seven months, Aurora had lost two moms and was _10_ to find a place with the other chickens. Aurora _11_ found comfort with an old chicken named Margaret, staying under her wings during the cold nights
13、, _12_ Margaret was so old that a few months later she died. Aurora, in her own way, thinks of Margaret. Every evening, you will find her in the _13_ spot where she kept Margaret company. _14_ when the other chickens try to _15_ her away, Aurora comes back.As Aurora grew, we became _16_ at her love
14、to simply live. Nothing _17_ her.So remember, when life seems so _18_ that you cant take it, think of Aurora. She has lost two moms, watched her sisters and brothers die, and _19_ from serious illnesses. Yet she enjoys the small, sweet _20_ life has offeredsafety, food, warmth and good friendships.文
15、章大意：本文是一篇记叙文，描述了一只为了生存与各种困难顽强抗争的小鸡的故事。1A.raisedBpurchased Crescued Dcollected答案：C本空考查动词基本含义的辨析。raised举起； purchased购买； rescued拯救； collected收集。下文中提到when we saved her，可以判断出本空是rescued。2A.hopeful Bproper Cpossible Dunlikely答案：D本空考查形容词基本含义的辨析。hopeful有希望的； proper合适的；possible可能的； unlikely不可能的。语意：前一个句子告知小鸡生病还很弱小，所以似乎活不了。故选D。3A.touch Bcare Cgift Dpartner答案：B本空考查名词基本含义的辨析。touch触及；care关心；gift礼物；partner同伴。语意：因为没有得到适当的照顾，很多小鸡才会生病甚至死亡。故选B。4A.sadly Bangrily Ccoldly Dcalmly答案：A本空考查副词基本含义的辨析。sadly悲伤地；angrily生气地；coldly冷淡地；calmly平静地。许多小鸡生病还有一些悲伤地死亡。故选A。5A.pu
