3/3UNIT5課時檢測(三)UsinglanguageⅠ.閱讀理解ResearchersinAustraliahaveconfirmedthediscoveryofAustralia'slargestdinosaurspecieseverfound.Australotitancooperensiswasabout80to100feetlongand16to21feettallatitsbottom.Itweighedsomewherebetween25and81tons.Thefirstofthecreature'sbonesweredugoutbackin2006and2007,butonlynow,afteryearsofanalysis,haveresearchersbeenabletoconfirmthatthebonesarefromthelargestdinosaurinAustralia.“It'stakenthislongbecauseit'ssuchacomplexpieceofwork.Youhavetotakethebonesoutofthegroundandpreparethefossilsandthenyoustudythemandcomparethemagainstallotherspeciesofdinosaursworldwide，”saysScottHocknull,apalaeontologist(古生物學(xué)者)attheQueenslandMuseum.DiegoPol,headofpalaeontologyinArgentina,saystheselargedinosaurswereprobablylivinginvastspacesacrossaconnectedlandincludingwhatisnowSouthAmerica,AntarcticaandAustralia.“ThismeansthatifwegotoAntarcticaanddigintotherightrocks,mostlikelywewillfindsupergiantdinosaurstoo.SoIfoundthatsuperexciting.”Aspartofitsresearch,theAustralianteamusednew3D-scanningtechnologytoscanthebonesfromAustralotitanandcomparethemwiththoseofsimilarspecies.BothAustralianandArgentineresearchersagreethatthenewtechnologyhasopeneddoorsforsharinginformation.Previously,palaeontologistsmighthaveneededtoflyacrosstheworldtolookatfossilsinperson,Polsays.Thesuper-highresolution(分辨率)thatnowexistsis“l(fā)ikehavingtherealboneinyourcomputer.”“Discoverieslikethisarejustthetipoftheiceberg，”Hocknullsaidinthestatement.“OurultimategoalistofindmoreevidencethattellsthechangingstoryofQueensland,hundredsofmillionsofyearsinthemaking.Agrandstoryallscientists,museumsandtouristswillbeinterestedin.”1．Whyhasittakenlongtoconfirmthebones?A．Therearelotsofbonefossilstostudy.B．It'scomplicatedtofinishthewholeprocess.C．It'sdifficulttotakethebonesoutoftheground.D．Therearemanyspeciesofdinosaurstodiscover.2．WhatmakesDiegoPolextremelyexcited?A．RightrocksfoundinAntarctica.B．Largedinosaurslivinginvastspaces.C．Continentsonceconnectedwitheachother.D．PossibilityoffindingsupergiantdinosaursinAntarctica.3．What'sresearchers'attitudetonew3D-scanningtechnology?A．Positive. B.Neutral.C．Cautious. D.Negative.4．Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Queenslandischangingtooquickly.B．Touristswillparticipateindiscoveries.C．Morediscoverieswillpossiblybemade.D．ThewholestoryofQueenslandisrevealed.Ⅱ.完形填空Borneoishometosomeofthemostextraordinarywildlife.Severalyearsago,Idecidedtogothereforavisit.Alocalpersonofferedtobemyguide,whichwasagreatbonusforme.Oneday,myguideturnedoffthesmoothroadandtookmeacrossa__5__hillsideinstead.Wepickedourwaycarefullywhen__6__acharmingflowerpoppedintomyviewamongthosestones.Oh,dear!Morethan__7__，Ibentdownandputmynosepracticallyinsidetheflower'score.__8__，tomysurprise,itwasonlyoneofthe__9__duringthetrip.AsI__10__theendofmytrip,therewasstillsomethingIhadyettosee.Weplannedto__11__mostfearedcreaturethere,thesaltwatercrocodile,whichcangrowtoa__12__of6metersormore.Whenweshoneaflashlighttowardsthemuddyshore,littlesounds__13__inthedarknessasifsomethingunseenunderwaterhadbrokenthe__14__.Takingasecondlook,wespottedtwogreedy__15__justabovethewaterline.Aswedrewnear,it__16__andwesawclearlyitwasacrocodile.Withgreatcaution,weneareditandfinallycould__17__itstruedimensions.Itwasababy—nomorethan0.6meterlong.Aha,whatever,Icouldnowreporttothe__18__backhome,whohadneverbeentoBorneo,thatIhad__19__ahungrycrocodileinthewildandlivedtotellthetale.Theworldoutthereissofascinating.Whynotstepoutdoorsandenjoythewondersnatureofferstoyou？5.A.rolling B.spectacularC．rough D.breathtaking6．A.suddenly B.literallyC．definitely D.intimately7．A.alarmed B.pleasedC．concerned D.upset8．A.Nevertheless B.BesidesC．Instead D.Therefore9．A.desires B.motivationsC．destinations D.highlights10．A.summarized B.suspectedC．a(chǎn)pproached D.valued11．A.holdonto B.pickupC．reflecton D.huntfor12．A.width B.lengthC．height D.size13．A.emerged B.pausedC．continued D.declined14．A.mud B.surfaceC．ground D.shore15．A.legs B.mouthsC．eyes D.teeth16．A.moved B.sankC．bid D.escaped17．A.giveout B.letoutC．turnout D.makeout18．A.victims B.opponentsC．folks D.guides19．A.challenged B.encounteredC．terrified D.chasedⅢ.語法填空InAD79,theancientRomancityofPompeii,insouthernItaly，__1__(destroy)byavolcaniceruptionthatburiedmanyofitsbuildings.Archaeologistshavebeenobservingitforalmost300yearsbutnowtheyhaveanewtool—virtualreality(VR)—forunderstanding__2__Pompeiimightoncehavelookedlike.Researchers,DaniloCampanaroandGiacomoLandeschi,fromLundUniversityinSweden,useddatathatwerecollectedbydronestocreate__3__3Dcomputerreconstructionofoneofitsmostamazingbuildings,then__4__(feed)thereconstructionintoavideogamesystemwhereaVRmodelismade.Theideaisnotjusttorecreatethebuildings__5__tounderstandabitmoreabouthowRomanpeoplemighthaveexperiencedthem.CampanaroandLandeschiasked__6__(volunteer)totakeavirtualtourofthehouseinbothsummerandwinterlight.Theresearchersusedspecialeye-trackingtechnologytorecord__7__(exact)whichareaspeoplelookedatandforhowlong.Fromthis,theteamconcludedthatthebuildingusedcleverdesigns__8__(draw)attentiontotheveryobjects__9__showedoffthewealthandstatusofitsowner—perhapsamancalledLuciusValeniusFlaccus,whoseringwasfound__10__theruins.UNIT5課時檢測(三)Ⅰ.閱讀理解語篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文。文章介紹了澳大利亞研究人員證實了澳大利亞迄今為止發(fā)現(xiàn)的最大恐龍種類。1．選B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中ScottHocknull所說“It'stakenthislongbecauseit'ssuchacomplexpieceofwork.”可知，要花很長時間來確認(rèn)這些骨頭是因為整個過程很復(fù)雜。2．選D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中DiegoPol所說“Thismeansthat...SoIfoundthatsuperexciting.”可知，在南極發(fā)現(xiàn)超大型恐龍的可能性使DiegoPol如此興奮。3．選A觀點態(tài)度題。根據(jù)第四段中“BothAustralianandArgentineresearchers...sharinginformation.”可知，研究人員對新的3D掃描技術(shù)持積極態(tài)度。4．選C推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中Hocknull所說“Discoverieslikethisarejustthetipoftheiceberg”以及“Ourultimategoalistofind...millionsofyearsinthemaking.”可推知，可能會有更多的發(fā)現(xiàn)。Ⅱ.完形填空語篇解讀：本文是一篇記敘文。文章主要講述了作者在一名當(dāng)?shù)貙?dǎo)游的陪同下去探索婆羅洲的野生動植物的經(jīng)歷。5．選C根據(jù)空前的“turnedoffthesmoothroad”和空后的“hillsideinstead”可知，他們走的是一個崎嶇的山坡。6．選A根據(jù)句中的“poppedintomyview”可知，這里表示他們在行路的過程中突然看到了一朵迷人的花。7．選B根據(jù)上文中的“acharmingflower”和本句中的“Ibentdownandputmynosepracticallyinsidetheflower'score”可知，作者看到這朵花時非常高興，忍不住把鼻子湊到花心去聞。8．選A根據(jù)句中的“tomysurprise”和上下文語境可知，這里表示轉(zhuǎn)折，雖然這朵花很迷人，但這只是旅途中的亮點之一。9．選D根據(jù)空前的“oneof”和下文中的“therewasstillsomethingIhadyettosee”可知，路上有許多精彩的事物，這朵花只是其中一個亮點。10．選C根據(jù)空后的“theendofmytrip”可知，這里表示旅行接近尾聲。11．選D根據(jù)上文中的“therewasstillsomethingIhadyettosee”可知，作者還有許多東西沒看到，所以他們計劃去尋找咸水鱷。12．選B根據(jù)空后的“of6metersormore”并結(jié)合常識可知，這里指咸水鱷的長度。13．選A根據(jù)下文中的“wesawclearlyitwasacrocodile”可知，水里有咸水鱷，所以他們用手電筒照的時候聽到了黑暗中發(fā)出的一些微弱聲音。14．選B根據(jù)句中的“somethingunseenunderwater”和下文中的“abovethewaterline”可知，他們聽到了黑暗中發(fā)出的一些微弱聲音，好像是水下看不見的東西打破水面的聲音。15．選C根據(jù)空前的“twogreedy”并結(jié)合常識可知，鱷魚在水中時常常將頭露出水面觀察，這里指他們看到了鱷魚的兩只貪婪的眼睛。16．選A根據(jù)句中的“Aswedrewnear”可知，當(dāng)作者他們走近鱷魚時，鱷魚動了一下。17．選D根據(jù)句中的“wenearedit”和空后的“itstruedimensions”可知，作者他們走近看時才辨認(rèn)出鱷魚的真實大小。18．選C根據(jù)空后的“backhome,whohadneverbeentoBorneo”可知，這里指的是家里從未去過婆羅洲的人。19．選B根據(jù)空后的“