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1、单元质量评估(一)(时间：100分钟满分：120分)第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AResearchers have found a village that may have been home to the builders of Stonehenge.The village of small houses dates back to about 2600 BC.Thats about the same time Stonehenge was built，“Clearl
2、y，this is a place that was of great importance，”said researcher Mike Parker Pearson.The ancient houses are at a site known as Durrington Walls.It is about 3.2 kilometres from Stonehenge.Researchers believe Stonehenge was a memorial site or cemetery for the villagers.The village also had a wooden ver
3、sion of the stone circle.It may have been used by people attending festivals at Stonehenge.Eight of the houses have been dug up.Researchers say there may be as many as 25 of them.The wooden houses were square and about 5 metres along each side.There are signs that there were beds along the walls.The
4、re are also signs of a storage unit.The houses also had fireplaces.Two of the houses were separate from the others.They may have been the homes of community leaders.Researchers say those didnt have the household rubbish that was found in the other homes.Stone tools，animal bones，arrowheads and other
5、things were found throughout the village site.Stonehenge is a popular tourist spot in England.It is a huge circle made out of stones，which were placed in a grass field in southern England.The stone arches were made with two stones at the bottom and one across the top.All of the stones weigh a lot mo
6、re than a big car.Scientists have long wondered not only how people built Stonehenge，but also why.【语篇解读】研究人员在著名遗迹“巨石阵”附近发现了可能是巨石阵建造者所居住的村落。1The passage is mainly about _Aresearchers working at StonehengeBa village site near StonehengeCthe wooden version of StonehengeDbuilders of Stonehenge and the h
7、ouses解析：主旨大意题。文章第一段中第一句提到研究人员发现了著名遗迹“巨石阵”附近的 一个村落遗址。它可能是“巨石阵”建造者们居住的村子。故B项概括全面。答案：B2What were the ancient houses made of?AStones. BAnimal bones.CWood. DHousehold rubbish.解析：细节理解题。根据第三段可知这些古老的房子是用木头做的。答案：C3What can be inferred about Stonehenge from the passage?AStonehenge was built before 2600 BC.BSt
8、onehenge was built in the village.CStonehenge was built for the community leaders.DStonehenge was important for the villagers.解析：推理判断题。第一段中第二句表明A项错误；根据第二段第二句可知B项也不对；根据第二段第三句可知C项错误；根据第一、二段最后一句可知D项正确。巨石阵对村庄很重要。答案：D4The stone arches was a bit like the shape of _解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段第三句可知石拱是下面有两块石头，上面再横着放一块石头
9、，所以应该是字母“n”形的。故选A。答案：ABIf you think about World Heritage Sites，you probably think of places connected with ancient art and culture，historical buildings and monuments.And of course，many of these are on the World Heritage List (WHL) (世界遗产名录)But the WHL contains a lot of sites that are not so obvious.L
10、ets look at a few of them.Robben Island in South AfricaThis island was used through the centuries as a prison，a hospital and a military base.But its probably most famous as a maximumsecurity prison for political prisoners in the twentieth century.Nelson Mandela was one of its most famous residents.T
11、he WHL says it represents “the triumph of democracy (民主) and freedom over oppression and racism”Borders of France and SpainThis is an area of great natural beauty and the mountains have many interesting geological formations. But it is also an area of small farms.People there still use a type of agr
12、iculture(农业)that used to be common in mountainous areas of Europe but that has almost completely disappeared in modern times.The city of Brasilia，BrazilBrasilia is a capital city that was created from nothing in 1956.The WHL calls it “a landmark in the history of town planning”The different areas of
13、 the city and the buildings themselves were all designed at the same time carefully.Every part of the city shows the ideas of the planner and architect.Simien National Park，EthiopiaSimien National Park was one of the first sites to be listed in 1978.It is one of the highest mountainous areas in Afri
14、ca，and the WHL calls it “one of the most spectacular landscapes in the world”It is also important for its wildlife.The population of some rare animals is getting smaller and smaller.【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了一些并不是特别著名的世界文化遗址的情况。5Which of the following sites was listed on the WHL for its political symbol?ASimien
15、National Park，Ethiopia.BThe city of Brasilia，Brazil.CBorders of France and Spain.DRobben Island in South Africa.解析：细节理解题。由“But its probably most famous as a maximumsecurity prison for political prisoners in the twentieth century”这一信息可知，D项正确。答案：D6The WHL has listed Borders of France and Spain probabl
16、y because _Ait shows us past European society by the type of agricultureBthis is an area of great natural beautyCthe mountains there have many interesting geological formationsDpeople there still use a type of agriculture that is common in Europe in modern times解析：细节理解题。由“But it is also an area of sma
