PAGEPAGE6課時(shí)素養(yǎng)檢測(cè)十三Unit4Period1Ⅰ.閱讀理解ALajamanuisadrytowninAustralia.Canyouimaginehowsurprisedpeoplewerewhenlivefishraineddownfromadarkgraycloud?IthappensthattherearesimilarcasesinEnglandandHonduras.Howdocloudsmakefish?Thesimpleansweristhattheydon’t.Thereisaparticularweatherphenomenoncalledawaterspout.Awaterspoutisjustlikeatornado,whichonlyformsaboveoceans,lakes,orrivers.Likeatornado,awaterspoutmovesinacircleathighspeeds.Whenitmovesabovethewater,ittendstocarrythefishwithit,aswellasfrogsorothersmallplantsoranimals.Scientistscouldn’tworkitoutatfirst.Tomakemattersstrangerstill,thefishinHonduraswereverymuchalivewhentheyraineddowntotheground,buttheywereallblind.InEnglandandAustralia,itrainedfishandsnakes,andnonewereblind.Itwasdifficulttopuzzleout,buttheblindfishgavethemaplacetostart.Scientistsknewthatsomefishthatlivedindeep,undergroundcaveswithnolightsourcesoftenlosttheireyesight.SowhenblindfishraineddownonHonduras,scientistsbegantoconnectsomedots.Clearly,theseparticularfishwerepulledfromanundergroundwatersourcebyforce.Historically,villagersthoughtthe“fishesfromtheheavens”mightbeanswerstoprayersforfood.Butin1990,agroupofscientistsinEnglandhappenedtorecordwhatwashappeningwhenitrainedfishfromtheskyandfinallyprovedthefactofrainsoffish.Thishugebreakthroughchangedlegendsintotruestoriesandprovidedscientificexplanationsforhowfishcametoliveindeepcaves.【語(yǔ)篇概述】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。文章解釋了神奇的天氣狀況:“雨中下活魚(yú)”。“盲魚(yú)”讓科學(xué)家們開(kāi)始認(rèn)為龍卷風(fēng)理論似乎更有可能。科學(xué)家目擊天上下“魚(yú)雨”更是把神話傳說(shuō)變成了真實(shí)的故事,同時(shí)為魚(yú)如何生活在深海洞穴里提供了科學(xué)的解釋。1.Accordingtothepassage,awaterspout________.

A.canmakeanimalsblindB.isdifficulttocatchonfilmC.cancarryitemswithitD.isadangerousseacreature【解析】選C。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中“Whenitmovesabovethewater,ittendstocarrythefishwithit,aswellasfrogsorothersmallplantsoranimals.(當(dāng)它移動(dòng)到水上,它可能會(huì)卷起一些魚(yú),青蛙,或者其他小的動(dòng)植物。)”可知,水上龍卷風(fēng)可能攜帶一些物品。故選C。2.Theblindfishmadethescientistsstarttothinkthat________.

A.rainingfishwasawarningofnaturaldisastersB.animalschangedtomatchtheirenvironmentsC.theweathersystemdifferedfromplacetoplaceD.thewaterspouttheoryseemedmorepossible【解析】選D。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句“Itwasdifficulttopuzzleout,buttheblindfishgavethemaplacetostart.”可知,“盲魚(yú)”讓科學(xué)家們開(kāi)始認(rèn)為龍卷風(fēng)理論似乎更有可能。故選D。3.Theauthorwritesthepassageto________.

A.tellusitmayrainfishsometimesB.explainwhatcausedthefishyweatherC.persuadepeopletoprotecttheenvironmentD.encouragepeopletodoscientificresearch【解析】選B。寫(xiě)作意圖題?？v觀全文,特別是第一段中Canyouimaginehowsurprisedpeoplewerewhenlivefishraineddownfromadarkgraycloud?及下文的研究和結(jié)論可知,作者寫(xiě)這篇文章是為了解釋為什么會(huì)出現(xiàn)這種雨中下活魚(yú)的天氣。故選B。BThefirstdayofthemonthofMayisknownasMayDay.Itisthetimeoftheyearwhenwarmerweatherbegins.Peoplecelebratethecomingofsummerwithcustomsthatareexpressionsofjoyandhopeafteralongwinter.Today,MayDayactivitieshavebeenmovedtotheMayDayholidayonthefirstMondayofthemonth.ItisapublicholidaywhenfamiliestakeadvantageofthetimeofftovisitsomeoftheUK’smanyattractions,includingparks,zoos,historicbuildings,ancienttownsandvillagesandbeautifulcountryside.MayDaycelebrationshavetheiroriginsintheRomanfestivalofFlora,thegoddessoffruitandflowers,whichmarkedthebeginningofsummer.Peoplewoulddecoratetheirhousesandvillageswithleavesandflowerstheypickedatdaybreakinthebeliefthatthevegetationspiritswouldbringgoodluck.Intheveryearlymorning,younggirlswentintothefieldsandwashedtheirfaceswithdew(露水).Theybelievedthismadethemverybeautifulforthefollowingyear.MayDaywasanimportantdayintheMiddleAgesandwasafavoriteholidayofmanyEnglishvillages.Peopleofthetimeusedtocutdownyoungtreesandsticktheminthegroundinthevillagetomarkthearrivalofsummer.Thisistheoriginofthemaypole(五月柱).Peopledancedaroundthemincelebrationoftheendofwinter.MaypoleswereoncecommonalloverEnglandandwerekeptfromoneyeartothenext.ThetallestmaypoleissaidtohavebeenputupinLondonontheStrandin1661.Itstoodmorethan143feethighandwascutdownin1717,whenitwasusedbyNewtontosupportanewreflectingtelescope.【語(yǔ)篇概述】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。圍繞英國(guó)的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日“MayDay”展開(kāi)描述。從它的慶祝時(shí)間及意義到人們?cè)谶@一天的活動(dòng),從它的起源到人們?cè)谶@一天的傳統(tǒng)做法,詳細(xì)地、全面地把與這一節(jié)日有關(guān)的知識(shí)呈現(xiàn)給大家。4.HowdoBritishpeoplecelebrateMayDay?A.Theyvisitfriendsandfamilymembers.B.Theyspendalotoftimeshoppingaround.C.Theyshowgreatloveforthelongwinter.D.TheycelebrateitonthefirstMondayofMay.【解析】選D。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第一段最后一句“visitsomeoftheUK’smanyattractions”告訴我們節(jié)日這天人們?nèi)⒂^一些景點(diǎn)而不是拜訪親朋好友或購(gòu)物,故A、B錯(cuò)誤。根據(jù)第一段第三句“Peoplecelebratethecomingofsummerwithcustomsthatareexpressionsofjoyandhopeafteralongwinter.”得知,人們慶祝的是夏季的到來(lái),冬季的結(jié)束,故C項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤。根據(jù)第一段Today,MayDayactivitieshavebeenmovedtotheMayDayholidayonthefirstMondayofthemonth.可知正確答案為D。5.Theunderlinedword“this”inParagraph2refersto________.

A.goingintothefieldsB.pickingflowersatdaybreakC.washingthefacewithdewD.gettingupearlyinthemorning【解析】選C。詞義推測(cè)題。根據(jù)上一句“Intheveryearlymorning,younggirlswentintothefieldsandwashedtheirfaceswithdew.”得知,劃線詞“this”指的是“用露水洗臉”,故答案為C。6.Whatcanwelearnaboutthemaypole?A.PeopleclimbitonMayDay.B.ItdatesbacktotheMiddleAges.C.Itwasusuallyfoundinthecities.D.Peopleusedold,talltreestomakeit.【解析】選B。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第一句話“MayDaywasanimportantdayintheMiddleAgesandwasafavoriteholidayofmanyEnglishvillages.”和第三句話“Thisistheoriginofthemaypole.”得知五月柱可以追溯到中世紀(jì),故答案為B。7.Thepurposeofthetextisto________.

A.describeRomancustomsB.introduceaBritishfestivalC.suggestspringfamilyactivitiesD.explaintheoriginsofmaypoles【解析】選B。寫(xiě)作意圖題。根據(jù)文章大意,從MayDay的慶祝時(shí)間及意義到人們?cè)谶@一天的活動(dòng),從它的起源到人們?cè)谶@一天的傳統(tǒng)做法,作者詳細(xì)地、全面地給大家介紹了一個(gè)英國(guó)的節(jié)日,故答案為B。Ⅱ.閱讀填句Formostteens,bedtimeisjustachildhoodmemory.Keepinmindtherisksthatcomealongwithalackofshut-eye;don’twaittoreintroduceabedtime,andbesuretopassalongthesefivewaystogetabettersleep.Don’tstayuplatetostudy.Teensareoftenfoundtostayuplatetostudy.Studiesshowsleephelpsyouunderstandandrememberinformation.1Ifyouthinkyoubadlyneedtostudymore,getupearlyandstudyinthemorninginstead.

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Sleepingwithyoursmart-phonenearbyresultsin21minuteslesssleepeachnight.Ifyourphoneiseasytoreach,you’llprobablyendupusingitwhenyoushouldbedreaming.Turnyourphoneonairplanemode(飛行模式).Evenifyourphoneisoutofreach,youmaywanttogetupandcheckitwhenyouhearit.Turnyourphoneonairplanemode.3

Createabedtimeroutine(常規(guī)).4Havingabedtimeroutinewillcauseyourbodytoprepareforsleeparoundthattimeeachnight.Setatimeyouthinkisproperandsticktoit.

Useyourdeskforworkingandyourbedforsleeping.Gettingintobedtodohomework,read,orcheckyourphonemaymakeyoufeelgood.5

A.Bedtimeisn’tjustforbabies.B.Don’tsleeprightbyyourphone.C.Besides,sleepingbyyourphonemaybeharmfultoyourhealth.D.Butgettingintobedshouldbeasignforsleep,nototheractivities.E.Yourtextswon’tcomeuntilyouturnairplanemodeoffinthemorning.F.That’swhyteensoftengetpoorgradeswhentheycannotgetenoughsleep.G.Afterall,yourbedislikelyoneofthemostcomfortablespacesinyourhome.【語(yǔ)篇概述】本文介紹了擁有好睡眠的五種方法。1.【解析】選F。根據(jù)上一句“研究表明,睡眠幫助你理解并記住信息”可知,本句的內(nèi)容