高中Unit 2 Iconic Attractions练习题

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（2020浙江余姚中学高二线上月考）
A message stick was a frm f ancient and ften nn-verbal cmmunicatin that riginated in Australia, particularly amng Abriginal peple. It cnsisted f a wden stick inscribed（刻）with designs and symbls. These bjects were relayed by curiers（信使）between varius regins and tribes and thus functined as a means f crss-cultural cmmunicatin. In mdern times, a message stick might still be used fr cmmunicatin purpses, r it might serve as an Abriginal cultural symbl cntaining imprtant and significant designs.
“Abriginal” is a term that refers t peple wh are believed t be the first knwn inhabitants f regin and in this case, it is used t describe several subgrups f native Australians. Each grup might have its wn unique custms and languages. They were ften divided by tribes, s these grups needed a means t cmmunicate. Message sticks were first devised fr this purpse.
The stick itself was ften made f the wd f native Australian trees such as black wattles. Messages were placed n the sticks using a variety f methds, including carving, painting r burning symbls int the wd. The markings usually cnsisted f wrdless symbls that had t be translated by the curier. This messenger was thus usually a physically fit yunger man wh had the mental harness t prperly cnvey message details.
Message sticks functined as a srt f neutral territry between tribes. Curiers were granted safe passage and safe harbr, even if they came frm an enemy land. Smetimes, the methd f delivery cnsisted f a single curier carrying a message stick m tribe t tribe. Other methds included ne tribe began a passing prcess almst tribes, with each tribe using its wn curier t cnvey the message t the next tribe.
This bject als has survived as part f Australian cultural celebratins. Sme schls, fr example, design and transprt message sticks as a means f learning abut the past. In additin, the term “message stick” is ften used in Australian ling
as a reference t ther cmmunicatin frms such as newspapers r radi bradcasts.
1. Fr what purpse did Abriginal peple use a message stick?
A. T cnvey messages secretly.
B. T give identificatin f a messenger.
C. T shw Abriginal designs and symbls.
D. T make cmmunicatin acrss different tribes.
2. What is the main idea f the secnd paragraph?
A. What “Abriginal” really means
B. Why message sticks were created.
C. What native Australians custms were.
D. Hw native Australians lived by grups.
3. What wuld happen if a curier entered an enemy tribe?
A. He wuld be killed.
B. He wuld be let g.
C. He wuld be driven ut.
D. He wuld be greatly respected.
4. why d sme Australian schls design and transprt message sticks?
A. T study the Abriginal language
B. T refer t newspapers and radis.
C. T learn abut Abriginal histry.
D. T cmmunicate amng themselves.
B
（2020山东济宁高二联考）
The Glden Gate Bridge in San Francisc, Califrnia is ne f the wrld’s mst beautiful bridges. It is als ne f the mst visited places in the wrld. Mre than 1, 800 hundred millin vehicles have used the bridge since it pened mre than 70 years ag.
The bridge was painted “Internatinal Orange” because that clr went well with the natural surrundings. The clr is als easier t see in the heavy fg that ften cvers the area. But the Glden Gate Bridge was nt named fr its range clr. It was named fr the bdy f water that it crsses, the Glden Gate Strait. The Glden Gate Strait is the entrance t the San Francisc Bay frm the Pacific Ocean. The Glden Gate Bridge links the city f San Francisc with Marin Cunty, Califrnia.
Planning fr the bridge began in the 1920s when the area arund San Francisc was grwing. Peple living in the area needed anther way t get t the city besides small ferries（渡船）.
Jseph Strauss was the chief engineer fr the prject. Mr. Strauss demanded the strngest safety prtectins in the histry f bridge building. These included the first use f “hard hats” t prtect the wrkers’ heads and special glasses t prtect their eyes.
A special safety net was suspended（挂）under the bridge. This net saved the lives f 19 men during the cnstructin, Hwever, I l ther wrkers were killed when they fell ff the bridge thrugh the net. Still, this was a new safety recrd fr the time.
The Glden Gate Bridge pened in 1937. It extends l,280 meters acrss the water. The ttal length is 2,737 meters. It was the largest suspensin bridge（吊桥）in the wrld until 1964. That is when the Verrazan-Narrws Bridge pened in New Yrk City. Tday, the Glden Gate Bridge is the lngest suspensin bridge in the wrld.
5. The Glden Gate Bridge was named after ________.
A. the lcal climate
B. the clr f its paint
C. the strait it crsses
D. its natural surrundings
6. Hw did peple crss the Glden Gate Strait befre the bridge was built?
A. By plane.
B. By bat.
C. By rad.
D. By train.
7. What d we knw abut Jseph Strauss?
A. He attached imprtance t the wrkers’ safety.
B. His safety measures were nt f practical value.
C. He built the first suspensin bridge in the wrld.
D. He demanded strng measures t ensure the safety f the bridge.
8. The purpse f suspending a special safety net was
A. prtect the envirnment
B. make cnstructin easier
C. prevent wrkers frm falling
D. save building materials frm falling
二、七选五
（2020江苏启东中学高二期中考试）
Ancient Rme was ne f wrld’s mst pwerful empires mre than 2, 000 years ag. Rmans’ ideas abut rads, laws, gvernment and buildings still influence us tday.
The Clsseum in Rme was built during phase f the Rman Empire, in the first century AD. 1 It is a ppular turist attractin tday.
Italy, lcated in suthern Eurpe, is shaped like a bt. Italy is well-knwn fr its designers, wh create cars, handbags, clthes, shes Ind ther Items thaI are in demand fr their style and fine wrkmanship. Tday, the ecnmy f Italy is strnger than that in the past. 2 Tday, manufacturing and turism are the main surces incme. There are sme big cmpanies, but Italy has many smaller cmpanies, t.
3 The suthern part des nt ffer many manufacturing jbs, s it is nt very prsperus.
Italy is a member f the Eurpean Unin, an rganizatin f jint cuntries fr better trade. The currency, r mney they use is called “eur”. 4 Fd and gd meals are imprtant t Italians. Ppular fds include pasta, ristt, minestrne and pizaa. McDnald’s is als ppular there.
Many families still eat their main meal in the middle f the day. 5 Families spend a lt f tgether.
A. Italy has several islands ff the cast.
B. The cuntry used t depend n agriculture.
C. Muntains cver abut three furths f the cuntry.
D. The family is very imprtant t the Italian way life.
E. The nrthern part f the cuntry is the main manufacturing center.
F. It culd seat abut 50, 000 peple, wh went t see fights between animals and peple.
G. While there are sme supermarkets, many peple shp at mall, neighbrhd markets.
1. ________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4. ________ 5. ________
参考答案
一、阅读理解
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【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了澳大利亚土著人使用的信息棒，它曾经是土著人之间传递信息的重要工具。
1. D【解析】细节理解题。从第二段最后两句 They were ften divided by tribes，s these grups needed a means t cmmunicate Message sticks were first devised fr this purpse.可知，澳大利亚土著人使用信息棒是为了不同的部落之间能够交流。
2. B【解析】主旨大意题。综合分析第二段的信息可知，澳大利亚土著人部落间有自己独特的习俗和语言，因此他们需要用信息棒来交流，故本段主要说明信息棒产生的原因。
3. B【解析】推理判断题。分析第四段中的 Curiers were granted safe passage and safe harbr，even if they came frm an enemy land可知，持有信息棒的信使可以安全地穿过敌人部落，故选B。D项夸大了原文信息。
4. C【解析】细节理解题。从最后一段中的 Sme schls, fr example, design and transprt message sticks as a means f learning abut the past.可知，一些澳大利亚的学校设计和运送信息棒来了解历史。故选C项。
B
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。美国旧金山的金门大桥是世界上著名的桥梁之一。金门大桥由总工程师 Jseph Strauss负责修建，于1937年开放。
5. C【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句 It was named fr the bdy f water that it crsses，the Glden Gate Strait可知金门大桥得名于这座桥跨越的水域——金门海峡。故选C。
6. B【解析】细节理解题。根据第四段第二句 Peple living in the area needed anther way t get t the city besides small ferries（SHA）可知在金门大桥修建之前，人们乘渡船通过金门海峡。故选B。
7. A【解析】推理判断题。根据文章的第五段及第六段所述内容可知，负责修建金门大桥的总工程师 Jseph Strauss非常注重保护建筑工人的安全，他采取了一些有效措施确保工人的安全。故选A。
8. C【解析】推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的 A special safety net was suspended（挂）under the bridge thrugh the net.可知，在建造金门大桥时，桥下挂着一张安全网，目的是避免建筑工人坠落。故选C。
二、七选五
【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了意大利及其首都罗马在经济和文化方面的一些特点。
1. F【解析】设空处的前一句介绍了罗马斗兽场的始建年代，此处应该继续介绍它的特点。故选F项。
2. B【解析】根据空格前的内容可知，意大利现在的经济比以前强大了；而空格后一句是现在的经济情况，故此处应选B项，说明其过去的经济情况，两者形成对比。
3. E【解析】本段主要介绍意大利的经济情况，空格后介绍的是南方的情况，与之对应的应该是北方的经济特点。故选E项。
4. G【解析】根据空格后的内容可知，此处主要介绍意大利人的日常生活。G项“虽然有一些超市，但许多人还是在小型的社区市场购物。”符合语境。
5. D【解析】空格后的句子表明在意大利，家庭成员花很多时间在起，由此可知，家庭对意大利人的生活方式非常重要，因此D项符合语境。