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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。ATherearemanyidiomsinEnglish.Anidiomisaphrasethatwecan'tunderstandfromthemeaningofeachword.Thefollowingaresomeofthem.AsthecrowfliesWhenabirdfliesfromplacetoplace,ittakesthemostdirectroute.Butwhenpeopledrive,theyhavetofollowroadsandoftengofarther.Whenpeoplegiveadistance“asthecrowflies”，theymeantheshortestdistancebetweenthetwopoints,notthedistanceyouwouldhavetotravelbyfollowingroads.AsDanandhismomdrovealongtheriver,theycouldseethebeachontheoppositeside.Danasked,“Howfarisittothebeach？”“It'sonlyaboutaquarterofamileasthecrowflies，”hismothersaid.BlowhotandcoldInoneofAesop'sFables,amanblowsonhisfingerstowarmthemupandthenblowsonhissouptocoolitdown.Inbothcases,themanisopeninghismouth,butwhatcomesoutisverydifferent.Ifapersonsaysonethingandlatersaystheopposite,wesaythatthepersonisblowinghotandcold.“IsFeliciagoingtotryoutforthesoccerteamthisyear？”Stacyasked.“Idon'tknow，”Triciareplied.“Lastweekshewassayingyes,butthisweekshe'ssayingno.She'sreallyblowinghotandcold.”BreaktheiceNowadayspeopleusethephrasetorefertoendinganawkwardsilencebybeginningaconversation.Itwasthefirstdayofsummercamp.Thefourgirlsbegantomaketheirbedsinsilence.Noneofthegirlskneweachother,andnooneknewwhattosay.Finally,oneofthembroketheicebysaying,“Hey,where'severybodyfrom？”BurythehatchetInNativeAmericanculture,whentwonationsagreedtoendtheirwar,theyburiedthehatchet.Sotoburythehatchetistomakepeacewithsomeoneelse.Colincouldnotexcusehissisterforbreakinghistennisracket.Finally,hissistersaid,“Colin,can'tweburythehatchet？”语篇解读本文是说明文。文章介绍了几个有趣的英语习语。1．Whatdoes“asthecrowflies”mean?A.Inthesmoothestway.B.Byplane.C.Inastraightline.D.Attopspeed.答案与解析C细节理解题。由Asthecrowflies中的“Whenabirdfliesfromplacetoplace,ittakesthemostdirectroute”和“theymeantheshortestdistancebetweenthetwopoints”可知，asthecrowflies指“直线距离”。2．“Blowhotandcold”canbeusedtotalkaboutsomeone's________.A.poorhealthB.badmannersC.communicationskillsD.changingattitudes答案与解析D细节理解题。由Blowhotandcold中的“Ifapersonsaysonethingandlatersaystheopposite”和例子中的“Lastweekshewassayingyes,butthisweekshe'ssayingno”可知，blowhotandcold用来形容“态度变来变去”。3．Whenthefourgirlsweremakingtheirbedsinsilence,theyprobablyfelt________.A.shyB.disappointedC.excitedD.curious答案与解析A推理判断题。由Breaktheice中的“endinganawkwardsilencebybeginningaconversation”以及例子给出的语境可知A项正确。BWherewouldyouliketolive?Ahouseinthecountry?Acomfortableandexpensiveapartmentinacitycentre?Howaboutacave?Infact,peoplearestilllivingincaves.Andwhat'smore,lotsofpeoplearebuyingcavesandrebuildingthemasholidayhomes!OneareawherepeopleliveincavesisCappadocia,inCentralEasternTurkey.Therearethoughttobeover200cavevillages.SomeofthecavehousesdatebacktobeforeRomantimes.HistoriansthinkthatthelocalpeoplemayhavestartedlivingincavesinordertohidefromtheRomanarmy.ThesmalltownofUchisar,forexample,hasmanycavehouses.Theywereabandonedformanyyearsbutlocalbuildersarenowrebuildingthem.Cavesarepopularinotherpartsoftheworldtoo.Infact,therearepeoplelivingincavesinChina,America,England,Iran,AustraliaandSpain.So,what'sthebigattraction?Firstly,they'recheapertobuildthanordinaryhomessincethewallsandtheceilingarealreadythere.Ontopofthat,they'rewell­insulated(隔热性能好的).Forexample,inCappadocia,cavehousesarecoolerthannormalhousesinsummerbutwarmerinwinter.Thismeansthey'remorecomfortabletoliveinanddolessharmtotheenvironmentasyoudon'tneedtousesomuchenergyforheatingorairconditioning.Infact,manyenvironmentalgroupsareencouragingpeopletobuildcavehouses.What'smore,cavehousesareoftenimpressive,especiallythewaythehouseformspartofthenaturallandscape.They'realsounique,eachonebeingdifferent.Andthisisonereasonwhycavehousesarebecomingincreasinglypopularwithtourists.Theyoftenwanttorentthemforholidaysandarepreparedtopayalotofmoneytodoso.Uchisarevenhascavehotelswhichofferluxury(豪华的)roomswithallthefunofstayinginacave.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。4．OneofthereasonswhytheancientlocalpeopleinCappadocialivedincaveswasthattheywantedto________.A.fleefromthewarB.setupholidayhomesC.fightagainsttheirenemiesD.rebuildtheirancestors'houses答案与解析A细节理解题。根据第二段的“HistoriansthinkthatthelocalpeoplemayhavestartedlivingincavesinordertohidefromtheRomanarmy”可知，历史学家认为Cappadocia的居民最初住在窑洞里的原因可能是为了躲避战乱。5．WhatdoweknowaboutUchisar?A.Theenvironmentalistsadviserebuildingitscavehouses.B.Itsluxurycavehotelsareabigattractionfortourists.C.Therewereabout200cavehousesinRomantimes.D.Itscavehouseslookalmostthesame.答案与解析B推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容可知，如今人们热衷于住窑洞，而Uchisar为游客们提供了豪华、舒适的窑洞酒店以满足人们的这一需求。6．Forwhatpurposeisthetextwritten?A.Introducingwhatcavehousesare.B.IntroducingthehistoryofCappadocia.C.Discussingwhereisthebestplacetolive.D.Discussingwheretheancientpeoplelived.答案与解析A写作目的题。本文主要介绍了窑洞的起源、优势以及现今人们对窑洞的利用。CInthewintermonthsthetemperatureinmostofCanadausuallystaysbelow0℃.However,insomepartsofCanada,suchassouthernBritishColumbia,thetemperaturerarelygoesbelow0℃.Inmostareaswherepeoplelive,snowwillbeonthegroundfrommid­Decembertomid­March.ThoughCanada'swintermaybemuchcolderandlongerthanyouareusedto,itc