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1、单元质量检测(三)(时间：100分钟满分：120分).阅读理解(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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AHere are some top cities to visit in the world.Cape Town, South AfricaCape Town shines at the southern point of the African continent. Explore Table Mountain National Park, which spreads along the Atlantic coast from
2、 Signal Hill to Cape Point. At Boulders Beach near Cape Point, share the sand with nearly 3,000 African penguins. Within the national park is Lions Head peak. Walk up Lions Head for excellent views of the coast and Robben Island.Zermatt, SwitzerlandThis Alpine Swiss city is most famous for the Matte
3、rhorn, a huge mountain with one of the highest summits (顶峰) in Europe. In its shadow is tiny Zermatt, a carfree town of just over 5,000 people. While winter is the most popular time for worldclass skiing, summer is a great time to hike the surrounding Alps.Barcelona, SpainThis magical city in the Ca
4、talonia region of Spain has everything from grand beaches to Antoni Gaudis imaginative architecture. Take an hourlong train ride to the mountain of Montserrat and see the amazingly shaped rocks that influenced Gaudis work.Prague, Czech RepublicThis Eastern European city is the modern capital of the
5、Czech Republic and the historical capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia. Walk across the Charles Bridge and visit the John Lennon Wall to get a sense of the citys quiet revolutionary (革命的) soul. From the unique art of David Cerny often hidden in plain sight to the growing counterculture (反主流文化) scene, P
6、rague is full of surprises.Goreme, TurkeyThis city is home to Goreme National Park, an openair museum and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visit the 10th and 11thcentury cave churches that display rare examples of Byzantine art. Goreme is a popular destination for backpackers travelers often on monthslon
7、g trips. The area is also an excellent place to enjoy Turkish food and wine.语篇解读：作者向我们推荐了世界上一些很不错的旅游城市，鼓励我们去那里旅游。1Cape Town would probably attract those who want to _.Awatch some lionsBsee some penguinsChike the surrounding AlpsDwalk along the Pacific coast解析：选B细节理解题。根据第二段介绍Cape Town 的“At Boulders B
8、each near Cape Point, share the sand with nearly 3,000 African penguins.”可知，答案应选B项。2Where would you go if you want to experience worldclass skiing?APrague.BBarcelona.CZermatt. DGoreme.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第三段的“In its shadow is tiny Zarmatt, a carfree town of just over 5,000 people. While winter is the most
9、popular time for worldclass skiing”可知，答案应选C项。3What can you do if you go to the capital of the Czech Republic?AVisit an openair museum.BEnjoy the art of David Cerny.CVisit John Lennons house.DLook at Antoni Gaudis works.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第五段介绍Prague, Czech Republic的“From the unique art of David Cerny ofte
10、n hidden in plain sight”可知，答案应选B项。BSome 30,000 years ago, artists living in caves in Europe painted pictures of the animals around them: panthers (豹), rhinoceroses (犀牛), lions and other creatures now long extinct. The paintings were highly realistic, some of which even showed movement.The artwork, m
11、ore than a thousand drawings, is considered the oldest group of human cave drawings ever discovered. They were well preserved for the cave was sealed for 23,000 years.On December 18, 1994, a group of French cave scientists were exploring caves in southern France. Jean Chauvet, who led the group, des
12、cribes discovering the cave paintings.“Eliette was just walking behind me, and Christian behind. Eliette said she saw two marks made with red ochre. And at this very moment everything began. The drawings and everything linked to the parietal art (壁画). Thats where it started.”Cave art expert Jean Clo
13、ttes reviewed the paintings. “I was amazed at the number of paintings there were and of their quality and particularly in front of the panel of the horses.”Scientific analysis confirmed the prehistoric date of the artwork. Studies showed the drawings were created tens of thousands of years ago, befo
14、re human history was written.The United Nations group UNESCO lists the cave as a World Heritage site. They think the drawings form a remarkable expression of early human artistic creation of grand excellence and variety.The Chauvet cave is named for the explorer who first entered it. Its environment
15、 and drawings are very fragile. So the cave is closed, and only people there for scientific purposes can go inside and see the artwork.However, French authorities wanted the public to see the cave and artwork, too. So they asked experts to create an exact copy of the cave, called Pont dArc Cavern. T
16、he copy cost D|S59 million to build, which opened in April 2015 in France.Pascal Terrasse, the president of the cavern, says everyone will be able to experience the thrill of looking at drawings made by the first humans in Europe. Authorities say they think as many as 400,000 people will visit the Pont dArc Cavern every year.语篇解读：文章
