(核心素養(yǎng)測評)十五必修3Unit5Canada-“TheTrueNorth”含解析

核心素養(yǎng)測評十五必修3Unit5Canada—“TheTrueNorth”(限時35分鐘)Ⅰ.閱讀理解Inthemiddleofthe19thcentury,afeverdreamofrichesbeyondmeasuredrewcountlessexplorerswesttothemountainsofcentralCalifornia.Althoughthegoldrushendedupbeingabustformanywhosoughtafortune,someofthoseexplorersdiscoveredanaturaltreasurethatwoulddrawpermanentsettlerstoYosemiteValleyinthefollowingdecade.Vastwilderness,beautifulmountains,countlesswaterfalls,andabundantwildlifedrewNativeAmericanstoYosemiteroughly10,000yearsago.Thefirstnon-nativetouristsarrivedinthemid-1850safterreportsfromgoldseekerstoldofanareaofbreathtakingbeautythatnowordswereabletodescribe.Fortunately,someofYosemite’searliestsettlersrecognizedthatYosemite’snaturalbeautyandresourcesneededtobepreservedforfuturegenerations.InthemidstoftheCivilWar,PresidentAbrahamLincolnsignedagranttoprotectYosemitepermanently,thusmakingitthenation’sfirstlandtobededicatedtorecreationandsettingthestageforwhatwouldbecomethenationalparksystem.OneofYosemite’searliestambassadorswasScottish-AmericannaturalistandwriterJohnMuir.AfterlivinginYosemiteforafewyears,hehelpeddefineitsproposedboundaries.HealsowrotearticlesthathelpedleadtoitsofficialtitleasaNationalParkin1890.Helaterco-foundedtheSierraClubin1892toadvocateforitscontinuedpreservationandprotection.LocatedonthewesternslopeoftheSierraNevadamountainrangeincentralCalifornia,YosemiteNationalParkrunsacrossnearly748,000acres,almost95%ofwhichiswilderness.AroundfourmillionvisitorscometoYosemiteeachyeartocamp,hikeitsmilesoftrails,climbitsrockformations,andphotographitsimpressivesights.AreyoureadytovisitYosemite【文章大意】本文是一篇說明文,介紹了美國風(fēng)景優(yōu)美之地約塞米蒂的歷史以及約塞米蒂國家公園的特點。1.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“bust”underlinedinParagraph1?A.Memory. B.Symbol.C.Failure. D.Challenge.【解析】選C。詞義猜測題。根據(jù)畫線詞后的“someofthoseexplorersdiscoveredanaturaltreasure”可知,盡管淘金熱最終以許多淘金者的失敗而告終,但其中一些探索者發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個自然寶藏,由此可知畫線詞詞義為“失敗”,故C項正確。2.Whendidthefirstnon-nativetouristscometoYosemite?A.Afteritwasdiscoveredbygoldseekers.B.Whenthegoldrushfinallycametoastop.C.BeforenativeAmericansfounditsbeauty.D.WhenitbecameaNationalParkin1890.【解析】選A。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“Thefirstnon-nativetouristsarrivedinthemid-1850safterreportsfromgoldseekerstoldofanareaofbreathtakingbeautythatnowordswereabletodescribe.”可知,第一批非本地游客是在聽淘金者說這里有難以用語言描繪的美景后來到約塞米蒂的,也就是他們是在這個地方被淘金者發(fā)現(xiàn)之后來到這里的,故A項正確。3.WhatdowelearnaboutJohnMuir?A.Hewasthefirsttobuildthenationalpark.B.HehelpedsettheboundariesofYosemite.C.HewrotetocollectmoneyforYosemite.D.HegaveYosemiteanofficialname.【解析】選B。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中的“AfterlivinginYosemiteforafewyears,hehelpeddefineitsproposedboundaries.”可知,在約塞米蒂居住多年后,JohnMuir幫助確定了約塞米蒂的邊界,故B項正確。4.WhatdoweknowaboutYosemiteA.IthasbeenwellpreservedsincetheCivilWar.B.Itwasoriginallycreatedtoprotectwildanimals.C.Itusedtobewell-knownforitsman-madebeauty.D.Itwasoncedamagedbysomeofitsearliestsettlers.【解析】選A。推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中的“InthemidstoftheCivilWar,PresidentAbrahamLincolnsignedagranttoprotectYosemitepermanently”可知,內(nèi)戰(zhàn)期間,林肯總統(tǒng)就簽署了一項條款,永久保護(hù)約塞米蒂,由此可知,自內(nèi)戰(zhàn)期間起,約塞米蒂就得到了很好的保護(hù),故A項正確。Ⅱ.完形填空RecentlyImetaguynamedLeonardGilbertonatrip.Leonardisthekindofpeopleyoucouldpassonthestreetandnever1butheis,inmyview,averyspecialpersonwhodeservesrecognition.

Leolivesina2ruralarea,sowhenhiswifehadcancerseveralyearsago,Leowasfacedwithafour-and-a-half-hourdrivetowhereshecouldbetreated.That3lotsofexpensesformeals,fuel,hotelsandsoon.Butintheendthecancertookhiswife4.

EvidentlyLeowasverystrickenbyhiswife’spassing,buthewasalsoveryangry,forherealizedotherpeoplewerefacingthesamesortsof5.Ratherthangivingmoneytocharities,whathedidwasstarttothrow6.

EveryotherSaturdayevening,thereisapartyinLeo’sgarage.Neighbours,friendsandrelativescomeandbringsnacksanddrinks;manybring7,thereismusicanddancing,andatsomepointduringtheeveningLeo8afamilyhehasfoundwhoarehavingdifficultiesmeetingthecostofsupportingacancerpatientundergoing9farfromhome.Thenahoney-jarispassedaroundandthemoneycollected,everycentofit,goes10tothatfamily.Thepeopleatthepartyhaveagoodtime.Thefamily11thatsomeone,probablysomeonetheyhavenevermetknowswhattheyaregoingthroughand12Leo’s13tohelpthefamiliesofothercancerpatientswasbornoutofhisgriefbut,fromtheperspectiveofthosewhohavereceivedthemoney,itisanactoflove.Hispersonal14hasresultedinanactofkindnessthathonoursthememoryofthewifehehaslost.Wouldn’titbeniceifwehadmorepeopleintheworldlikeLeonardGilbert?I’mgladImetLeo.Hemakestheworlda15place.

【文章大意】本文是一篇記敘文,講述了在失去妻子之后,萊納德化悲痛為力量,努力幫助那些正在經(jīng)受痛苦的家庭。1.A.know B.noticeC.forget D.love【解析】選B。know知道;notice注意;forget忘記;love愛。根據(jù)空后的“butheis,inmyview,averyspecialpersonwhodeservesrecognition.”可知,Leonard是那種你在街上經(jīng)過都不會注意的人,但在我看來,他是一個特別的人,值得被認(rèn)可,選B項正確。2.A.convenient B.peacefulC.remote D.nearby【解析】選C。convenient方便的;peaceful和平的;remote遙遠(yuǎn)的;nearby附近的。根據(jù)后文Leo需要開車4.5小時才能到醫(yī)院可知,他住在一個比較遠(yuǎn)的地方,故C項正確。3.A.meant B.spentC.showed D.reduced【解析】選A。mean意味著;spend花費;show展示;reduce減少。要開那么久的車才能去醫(yī)院,這就意味著大額的開支,故A項正確。4.A.otherwise B.insteadC.somehow D.anyway【解析】選D。otherwise否則;instead相反;somehow以某種方法;anyway不管怎樣,總之。根據(jù)連詞But可知前后是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系,雖然付出了巨大的代價,但是癌癥還是奪去了他妻子的生命,故D項正確。5.A.happiness B.hardshipsC.cancers D.expenses【解析】選B。happiness快樂;hardships苦難;cancers癌癥;expenses費用。本句關(guān)鍵提示詞是thesame,Leo一方面因為妻子的離世而痛心,但同時也因為知道還有很多人跟他面臨一樣的苦難而感到憤怒,他想幫助跟他經(jīng)受同樣痛苦的人們,故B項正確。6.A.coins B.honeyC.medicine D.parties【解析】選D。coin硬幣;honey蜂蜜;medicine藥;party派對。根據(jù)下一段內(nèi)容可知,Leo沒有選擇向慈善機(jī)構(gòu)捐款,而是舉辦派對,故D項正確。7.A.jars B.cardsC.instruments D.flowers【解析】選C。jar罐;card賀卡;instrument樂器;flower鮮花。既然是一個派對,大家載歌載舞,所以他們帶來的應(yīng)該是樂器,故C項正確。8.A.tellsabout B.arguesaboutC.commentson D.chatsabout【解析】選A。tellabout告訴;argueabout爭論;commenton評論;chatabout閑聊。派對不是單純?yōu)榱送?在適當(dāng)?shù)臅r候Leo會告訴大家他最近了解到的需要幫助的家庭的事,組織大家捐款,故A項正確。9.A.charity B.depressionC.treatment D.support【解析】選C。charity慈善;depression抑郁;treatment治療;support支持。第二段開頭提到,Leo要把妻子送去治療要開車4.5小時才能到醫(yī)院。此處一樣,是指正遠(yuǎn)離家在醫(yī)院進(jìn)行治療的人們,故C項正確。10.A.partly B.exactlyC.properly D.directly【解析】選D。partly部分地;exactly正是;properly正確地;directly直接地。所籌集的每一分錢都直接給剛剛提到的家庭用于治療,故D項正確。11.A.understands B.pretendsC.ignores D.confirms【解析】選A。understand明白;pretend假裝;ignore忽視;confirm確認(rèn)。這個受幫助的家庭明白,有一群他們不認(rèn)識的人懂他們現(xiàn)在的不易,也很愿意幫助他們,故A項正確。12.A.earns B.caresC.struggles D.plans【解析】選B。caretodosth.表示“愿意做某事”,故B項正確。13.A.demand B.motivationC.expectation D.consideration【解析】選B。demand要求;motivation動機(jī);expectation期望;consideration考慮。他想幫助其他有癌癥病人的家庭的動機(jī)源于他的悲痛,故B項正確。14.A.donation B.opinionC.loss D.belief【解析】選C。donation捐贈;opinion觀點;loss損失;belief信仰。對他個人來說失去妻子是一個巨大的損失,但他因此做出了善意的行為,故C項正確。15.A.better B.worseC.morepeaceful D.moreterrible【解析】選A。better更好;worse更糟;morepeaceful更和平;moreterrible更可怕。根據(jù)Leo的所作所為可知,他是個好人,他讓這個世界變得更好,故A項正確。Ⅲ.語法填空閱讀下面材料,在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Balletisaformalkindofdanceperformancewitharichandinterestinghistory.Theword“ballet”comesfromtheFrenchlanguage,and1.(be)basedontheItalianword“balletto”.“Balletto”meansalittledance.Ballet’searlyrootsbeganinItalyinthelate1400s.ButitwasinFrance2.________balletdevelopedintotheformweknowtoday.

TheFrenchrulerLouistheFourteenthhadabiginfluence3.________thedirectionofballetinitsearlyhistory.HeruledFranceforseventy-twoyears,4.(start)in1643.Hestarteddancingasaboyandworkedharddaily.

LouistheFourteenthturnedballetintoaformofdancethatreflected5.________(he)powerandinfluence.Ballet’smanyrulesand6.(extreme)detailedmovementsexpressedaperson’spowerandsocialrelations.Thekingmadesurethatballetbecamea7.________(require)forthepeopleofhiscourt.HealsostartedtheRoyalAcademyofDance,8.________importantpeoplecouldlearnthisart.Theaimofthisdancewasself-control,orderandperfection.

Balletslowlychangedfromadanceattheking’scourttoone9.________(perform)byprofessionaldancers.WhenLouistheFourteenthdiedin1715,ballet10.(bring)tootherpartsofEuropeandwasdevelopinginotherways.

【文章大意】本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了芭蕾舞的起源與發(fā)展。1.【解析】is?？疾橹髦^一致。句中主語為Theword“ballet”,故謂語動詞用單數(shù)形式,根據(jù)前后句可知,用一般現(xiàn)在時。句意:“ballet”一詞來源于法語,基于意大利語“balletto”。故填is。2.【解析】that?？疾閺?qiáng)調(diào)句。強(qiáng)調(diào)句結(jié)構(gòu)為it’s+強(qiáng)調(diào)部分+that從句。這里強(qiáng)調(diào)地點狀語inFrance。句意:但正是在法國,芭蕾舞發(fā)展成了我們今天所知的形式。故填that。3.【解析】on/upon?？疾槎陶Z搭配。短語haveaninfluenceon/upon對……有影響。句意:法國統(tǒng)治者路易十四在芭蕾的早期歷史上對其發(fā)展方向產(chǎn)生了重大影響。故填on/upon。4.【解析】starting?？疾榉侵^語動詞。句中邏輯主語為He,與start之間為主動關(guān)系,故用現(xiàn)在分詞作狀語。句意:從1643年開始,他統(tǒng)治法國72年。故填starting。5.【解析】his?？疾榇~。修飾名詞powerandinfluence,前用形容詞性物主代詞。句意:路易十四把芭蕾變成了一種舞蹈形式,反映了他的權(quán)力和影響。故填his。6.【解析】extremely。考查副詞。修飾形容詞detailed,前用副詞形式。句意:芭蕾舞的許多規(guī)則和極其細(xì)致的動作表達(dá)了一個人的權(quán)力和社會關(guān)系。故填extremely。7.【解析】requirement?？疾槊~。根據(jù)前面的不定冠詞a可知,后接名詞形式。句意:國王確保芭蕾成為宮廷人民的必修課。故填requirement。8.【解析】where?？疾槎ㄕZ從句。句中先行詞為theRoyalAcademyofDance,在非限定性定語從句中作地點狀語,故用關(guān)系副詞where引導(dǎo)。句意:他還創(chuàng)辦了皇家舞蹈學(xué)院,在那里重要人物可以學(xué)習(xí)這種藝術(shù)。故填where。9.【解析】performed?？疾榉侵^語動詞。句中邏輯主語為Ballet,與perform之間為被動關(guān)系,故用過去分詞。句意:芭蕾舞慢慢地從宮廷舞蹈變成了由專業(yè)舞者表演的舞蹈。故填performed。10.【解析】wasbrought?？疾闀r態(tài)和語態(tài)。主語ballet與動詞bring之間為被動關(guān)系,故用被動語態(tài),根據(jù)時間狀語in1715可知用一般過去時。句意:當(dāng)路易十四世于1715年去世時,芭蕾被帶到歐洲其他地區(qū),并以其他方式發(fā)展。故填wasbrought。Ⅳ.讀后續(xù)寫閱讀下面材料,根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段,使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。續(xù)寫的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右。RingforLoveItwasChristmasDay.Pappywasworkingalonefixinganoldlanterninthebackroomwhenheheardtheringingofhisbellontheshopdoor.Thebell,whichproducedauniquelypleasantsound,hadbeeninPappy’sfamilyforoverahundredyears.Hevalueditdearlyandenjoyedsharingitssongwithallwhocametohisshop.Althoughthebellhungontheinsideofthemaindoor,Pappyhadtiedawiretothescreendoorsothatitwouldringwhethertheinnerdoorwasopenedornot.Hearingthebell,heleftthebackroomtogreethiscustomer.“AndhowcanIhelpyou,littlelady?”Pappy’svoicewasjoyful.“Hello,sir.”Thelittlegirlspokealmostinawhisper.ShelookedatPappywithherbigbrowneyes,andthenslowlyscannedtheroominsearchofsomethingspecial.Shylyshetoldhim,“I’dliketobuyapresent,sir.”“Well,let’ssee,”Pappysaid,“whoisthispresentfor?”“Mygrandpa.It’sformygrandpa.ButIdon’tknowwhattoget.”Pappybegantomakesuggestions.“Howaboutapocketwatch?It’singoodcondition.”Thelittlegirldidn’tanswer.Shehadwalkedtothedoorwayandputhersmallhandonthedoor.Sheshookthedoorgentlytoringthebell.Pappy’sfaceseemedtoglowashesawhersmilingwithexcitement.“Thisisjustright,”thelittlegirlsaid.“Mommasaysgrandpalovesmusic.”Justthen,Pappy’sexpressionchanged.Fearfulofbreakingthelittlegirl’sheart,hetoldher,“I’msorry,Missy.That’snotforsale.Maybeyourgrandpawouldlikethislittleradio.”Thegirllookedattheradio,bowedherhead,andsadlysighed,“No,Idon’tthinkso.”Inanefforttohelpherunderstand,Pappytoldherthatthebellhadbeenhisonlycompanion,fortherestofhisfamilywereallgonenow,exceptforhisestranged(疏遠(yuǎn)的)daughterwhomhehadnotseenfornearlyadecade.注意:續(xù)寫部分分為兩段,每段的開頭語已為你寫好。Withagianttearinhereye,thelittlegirllookedupathim.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________LaterthateveningwhenPappywasclosinguptheshop,heheardafamiliarringing.________________________