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-1-单元质量检测（一）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.B．Itsbathwaterisveryhot.-2-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(喷嘴式饮水器)”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。BWhaleshavebeenhuntedfortheirmeatandoilforcenturies.Inthe18thand19thcenturies,whaling(捕鲸)becameanindustry.Astimewenton,whalingshipscaughtmorewhalesthantheanimalscouldreproduce.By1930,50,000whaleswerekilledeveryyear.Inthe20thcenturyfactoryshipschangedthewhalingbusinesscompletely.Whaleswerecaughtandprocessedonboard.Advancedtechnologymadeitpossibletotrackwhalesinthewater.WhalingisimportantinNorway,IcelandandothercountriesinthenorthernAtlanticaswellasinJapan.Formanyyears,theInternationalWhalingCommission(IWC)setquotas(配额)foreachcountry.In1986,itbannedwhalingaltogether,sothatthepopulationwouldrecover.NorwayandIceland,countriesinwhichwhalingisamajorsourceofincome,donotobeytheban,buttheyhavesettheirowncatchquotas.Sincetheban,over30,000whaleshavebeenkilled.Japan,ontheotherside,allowswhalingforresearchpurposes.Whalemeathasalwaysbeenanimportantpart-3-oftheJapanesediet.TheIWCallowssomepeopletocontinuehuntingwhales,forexampletheInuitoftheArcticregion.Theyrelyonwhalemeatforfoodandusewhaleoilineverydaylife.Allinalltherearethirteentypesofwhales.Manyofthesespecieshavebeenextremelydecimated.Someareshowingsignsofpopulationincrease,buttheblueandgreywhalesarestillindangerofbecomingextinct.Thereareotherthreatstowhalesaswell.Somearekilledthroughcollision(碰撞)withships,andothersbytheloudnoisesthatoceanshipsmake.Whalesareimportanttohumansformanyreasons.Inremoteregions,whaleoilisstillusedasfuelforlamps.Ithasalsobeenwidelyusedtomakecosmetics,soap,candlewaxandwashingpowder.Manyculturesusedthemammal'sbonestomaketoolsandcarvemasks.Althoughenvironmentalistsareconstantlycampaigningagainsthuntingwhales,countrieslikeNorwayandJapanstillsayitisdeeplyrootedintheircountry'stradition.语篇解读：本文是说明文。鲸鱼是海洋中体型最大的动物，是海洋中的巨无霸，然而近年来由于人类捕鲸技术的进步，鲸鱼被大肆捕杀，鲸鱼的命运岌岌可危。4．Whatwasthebiggestthreattowhalesinthe20thcentury?A．Loudnoises.B．Advancedtechnology.C．Waterpollution.D．Collisionincidents.解析：选B细节理解题。由第二段“Advancedtechnologymadeitpossibletotrackwhalesinthewater”可知，二十世纪对鲸鱼的最大威胁是人类技术的进步。5．WhatcanweinferfromParagraph3?A．TheIWC'sbanonwhalinghasbeenignored.B．TheIWCallowswhalingforresearchpurposes.C．TheInuitrelymuchonwhalingforeconomicgains.D．Japanhastakeneffectivemeasurestoprotectwhales.解析：选A推理判断题。由该段内容可知，IWC组织的有关禁止捕鲸的禁令并没有被相关国家遵守。6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“decimated”inParagraph5mean?A．Processed.B．Protected.C．Destroyed.D．Concentrated.解析：选C词义猜测题。由画线词之后的“...buttheblueandgreywhalesarestillindangerofbecomingextinct.Thereareotherthreatstowhalesaswell”可知，-4-decimated意为“大批杀死，毁灭”，同destroy意义接近。7．Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．Whalesarehuntedfornogoodreason.B．Thefutureofwhalesisstillworrying.C．Thebanonwhalingisunreasonable.D．Whalesareimportantinourlives.解析：选B推理判断题。由最后一段可知，尽管环保主义者不断反对捕鲸，但是挪威和日本这些国家仍坚称捕鲸是深植于他们文化中的传统。由此可知，鲸鱼的未来仍令人担忧。CSquarefootgardeningisatypeofgardeningmadepopularbyMelBartholemew.Itisbasedontheideathatthewiderowsintraditionalgardeningareawasteoftim