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1、单元测评(六)综合质量测评(时间：90分钟满分：110分)第一部分阅读理解(共两节；满分30分)第一节(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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。AThere are many idioms in English. An idiom is a phrase that we cant understand from the meaning of each word. The following are some of them.As the crow fliesWhen a bird flies from place to plac
2、e, it takes the most direct route. But when people drive, they have to follow roads and often go farther. When people give a distance “as the crow flies”， they mean the shortest distance between the two points, not the distance you would have to travel by following roads.As Dan and his mom drove alo
3、ng the river, they could see the beach on the opposite side. Dan asked, “How far is it to the beach？”“Its only about a quarter of a mile as the crow flies，” his mother said.Blow hot and coldIn one of Aesops Fables, a man blows on his fingers to warm them up and then blows on his soup to cool it down
4、. In both cases, the man is opening his mouth, but what comes out is very different. If a person says one thing and later says the opposite, we say that the person is blowing hot and cold.“Is Felicia going to try out for the soccer team this year？” Stacy asked.“I dont know，” Tricia replied. “Last we
5、ek she was saying yes, but this week shes saying no. Shes really blowing hot and cold.”Break the iceNowadays people use the phrase to refer to ending an awkward silence by beginning a conversation.It was the first day of summer camp. The four girls began to make their beds in silence. None of the gi
6、rls knew each other, and no one knew what to say. Finally, one of them broke the ice by saying, “Hey, wheres everybody from？”Bury the hatchetIn Native American culture, when two nations agreed to end their war, they buried the hatchet. So to bury the hatchet is to make peace with someone else.Colin
7、could not excuse his sister for breaking his tennis racket. Finally, his sister said, “Colin, cant we bury the hatchet？”语篇解读本文是说明文。文章介绍了几个有趣的英语习语。1What does “as the crow flies” mean?A. In the smoothest way.B. By plane.C. In a straight line.D. At top speed.答案与解析C细节理解题。由As the crow flies中的“When a bird
8、 flies from place to place, it takes the most direct route”和“they mean the shortest distance between the two points”可知， as the crow flies指“直线距离”。2“Blow hot and cold” can be used to talk about someones _.A. poor health B. bad mannersC. communication skills D. changing attitudes答案与解析D细节理解题。由Blow hot a
9、nd cold中的“If a person says one thing and later says the opposite”和例子中的“Last week she was saying yes, but this week shes saying no”可知， blow hot and cold用来形容“态度变来变去”。3When the four girls were making their beds in silence, they probably felt _.A. shy B. disappointedC. excited D. curious答案与解析A推理判断题。由Bre
10、ak the ice中的“ending an awkward silence by beginning a conversation”以及例子给出的语境可知A项正确。BWhere would you like to live? A house in the country? A comfortable and expensive apartment in a city centre? How about a cave? In fact, people are still living in caves. And whats more, lots of people are buying cav
11、es and rebuilding them as holiday homes!One area where people live in caves is Cappadocia, in Central Eastern Turkey. There are thought to be over 200 cave villages. Some of the cave houses date back to before Roman times. Historians think that the local people may have started living in caves in or
12、der to hide from the Roman army.The small town of Uchisar, for example, has many cave houses. They were abandoned for many years but local builders are now rebuilding them.Caves are popular in other parts of the world too. In fact, there are people living in caves in China, America, England, Iran, A
13、ustralia and Spain. So, whats the big attraction? Firstly, theyre cheaper to build than ordinary homes since the walls and the ceiling are already there. On top of that, theyre wellinsulated (隔热性能好的). For example, in Cappadocia, cave houses are cooler than normal houses in summer but warmer in winte
14、r. This means theyre more comfortable to live in and do less harm to the environment as you dont need to use so much energy for heating or air conditioning. In fact, many environmental groups are encouraging people to build cave houses.Whats more, cave houses are often impressive, especially the way
15、 the house forms part of the natural landscape. Theyre also unique, each one being different. And this is one reason why cave houses are becoming increasingly popular with tourists. They often want to rent them for holidays and are prepared to pay a lot of money to do so. Uchisar even has cave hotel
16、s which offer luxury (豪华的) rooms with all the fun of staying in a cave.语篇解读本文是说明文。文章介绍了窑洞的起源、优势以及现今人们对窑洞的利用。4One of the reasons why the ancient local people in Cappadocia lived in caves was that they wanted to _.A. flee from the warB. set up holiday homesC. fight against their enemiesD. rebuild their ancestors houses答案与解析A细节理解题。根据第二段
