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-1-Unit2Theenvironment单元质量检测（二）时间：100分钟满分：120分Ⅰ.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。AVisitorstoHotSpringsNationalParkinArkansasreallyfollowthecrowd.Theparkcontains47hotsprings.Andtouristscantakerelaxingsoaksatabathhouseintheparkthatuseswarmwaterfromthenearbyhotsprings.GreatSpringsAt5,550acres,HotSpringsNationalParkisthesmallestnationalparkintheUnitedStates.Peoplehavebeencomingtotheareaforhundredsofyearstoenjoyitsnaturalhotbaths.Startinginthe19thcentury,severalbathhousesthatofferedbathswithspringwateropenedintheregion.Manyvisitorswithillnesseswentthere,believingthatthewaterscouldhelpcure(治愈)them.Theareabecameanationalparkin1921.Peoplearen'tallowedtotakebathsdirectlyinthesprings.Butyoucanstillvisittheonebathhousethatremainsinoperationatthepark.Youcanalsodrinkthespringwaterfromspecialfountains(喷嘴式饮水器)aroundthepark.Anddon'tworryaboutburningyourtongue.Whenthewaterflowsfromthegroundintothepools,it'sveryhot.Butitcoolsbeforereachingthepark'sbathsandfountains.HomeatHotSpringsBesidesthesprings,visitorstotheparkcanalsoseesomeprettycoolwildlife.SoundsliketherearealotofwaystohavefunatHotSpringsNationalPark!Fees&PassesThereisnoentrancefeeforthepark.CampingFeesYourstayislimitedto14daysatatime.Longerstaysrequireyoutomovetoadifferentcampgroundoutsideofthenationalpark.Allsitescanbeusedfortentcamping.AllsitesareD|S30pernightorD|S15pernightwithaSeniorPassorAccessPasscard.SeniorandAccesspassescanbeboughtattheparkstore.语篇解读：本文是应用文。文章介绍了美国阿肯色州温泉国家公园。1．WhatdoweknowaboutHotSpringsNationalPark?A．Itwassetupinthe1920s.-2-B．Itsbathwaterisveryhot.C．Itisthesmallestnationalparkworldwide.D．Itsbathhouseswereopenedinrecentyears.解析：选A细节理解题。根据GreatSprings中的“Theareabecameanationalparkin1921”可知，美国温泉国家公园成立于1921年。2．Whatcanvisitorsdoatthepark?A．Takebathsinthespringsdirectly.B．Havetheirillnessescured.C．Visitmanyoldbathhouses.D．Drinkitsspringwater.解析：选D细节理解题。根据GreatSprings部分中的“Youcanalsodrinkthespringwaterfromspecialfountains”可知应选D项。3．Ifvisitorswanttocampatthepark,theyshould________.A．bringtheirowntentsB．gototheparkstorefirstC．stayfornomorethan14daysD．changecampgroundseveryday解析：选C细节理解题。根据Fees&Passes部分中的“Yourstayislimitedto14daysatatime”可知，在美国温泉国家公园露营一次最多只能停留14天。BMythreegrandchildrenvisituseveryIndependenceDay.Thisyear,I'mhandingoutascheduleofactivitiesforchildrenandadultsattheFarmersMarketinViroqua.AndIwantmygrandchildrentoenjoythelifeIhavehadincatchingtrout(鳟鱼).TheCoonCreekTroutFestallowsthekidstofishfrom9a．m.to1p．m.ThetroutareputinCoonCreekjustbeforethefestbegins,andthekidscankeepanytrouttheycatch.However,thescientificstudiestodayleavemewonderingifthetroutwillbeswimminginCoonCreek40yearsfromnow.ThefallissueofTroutmagazineisdevotedtoclimatechangeandtheworldoftrout.InanarticlebyErinBlock,shewrites，“Climatechangeisnotnew.TheEarth'stemperatureshavealwaysgoneupanddown:divingtoiceagesandmovingbacktowarmperiods.However,whatisindeednovelistherateatwhichthepresentchangeistakingplace,atleast10timesmorequicklythanthat65millionyearsago(when-3-dinosaursdiedout).Sowhilelivingthingshaveadaptedto(适应)pastchanges,thepresentrateismakingitdifficultforevolution(生物进化)tokeepup.”Soifwedon'tchangethedirectionwe'reheading,CoonCreekwillnotbecoldenoughfortroutin2057.Yourgrandchildrenandminedeserveabetterplanet.Andifwedon'treduceourcarbonemissions(碳排放)we'reputtingintotheatmosphere,mygrandchildrenmaynotbeabletocatchtroutinCoonCreekwhentheyareasoldastheirdadistoday.CatchingtroutinCoonCreekisasmallpotatocomparedwithsavingtheworldfromthecatastrophethatcouldhappen.Unlimitedburningofallfossilfuelswillspeedupglobalwarming,andwewillhandourchildrenandgrandchildrenaplanetthatisoutoftheircontrol.语篇解读：本文是记叙文。作者介绍了钓鳟鱼活动受到全球变暖影响一事，并反思如何让子孙后代继续享受类似的活动。4．WhyistheCoonCreekTroutFestheld?A．TocelebrateIndependenceDay.B．Toassistthelocalfishingindustry.C．Toholdasaleoftroutatthemarket.D．ToencouragekidstoprotecttheEarth.解析：选A细节理解题。由第一段可知，“CoonCreekTroutFest”是作者所在地举办的独立日系列活动之一，举办它自然是为了庆祝独立日。5．WhatdoesErinBlockworryabout?A．Iceages'drawingnearsoon.B．People'signoringclimatechange.C．TheproductionoftroutinCoonCreek.D．Thegreatfrequencyofclimatechange.解析：选D细节理解题。由第二段“However,whatisindeednovelistherateatwhichthepresentchangeistakingplace,atleast10timesmorequicklythanthat65millionyearsago”可知，ErinBlock担忧的是当今气候变化越来越频繁，比6500万年前恐龙灭绝时期的气候变化频率还要快10倍。6．WhatdoestheauthorthinkofcatchingtroutinCoonCreek?A．Ithelpspreventthepossiblecatastrophe.B．Itisslightlyaffectedbyglobalwarming.C．Itisanenjoyabletraditionforpeople.-4-D．Itisnotsoenvironmentallyfriendly.解析：选C推理判断题。由第一段“AndIwantmygrandchildrentoenjoythelifeIhavehadincatchingtrout”和最后一段“...mygrandchildrenmaynotbeabletocatchtroutinCoonCreekwhentheyareasoldastheirdadistoday”等信息可知，作者过去就参与抓鳟鱼活动，而且希望他的儿孙都一直有条件抓鳟鱼，并乐享其中。由此推知，作者认为抓鳟鱼是一个充满乐趣的传统。7．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．ClimatechangeandtroutinCoonCreekB．MygrandchildrenandglobalwarmingC．MakingourplanetabetterplaceD．Catchingtroutinthefuture解析：选B标题归纳题。通读全文可知，作者通过独立日抓鳟鱼这项活动引出气候变化将会带来的影响，并号召大家节能减排，为我们的子孙后代着想，其实主要讨论的还是全球变暖对人类未来的影响。故B项最能体现和概括作者的立场和观点。CWhaleshavebeenhuntedfortheirmeatandoilfo