Unit 4 Journey Across A Vast Land B卷 綜合能力提升練

選擇性必修Book2Unit4JourneyAcrossAVastLand

B卷?綜合能力提5W

（時間：90分鐘滿分：12（）分）

第一部分閱讀理解（共兩節，滿分50分）

第一節（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

A

Asiaisthebirthplaceoftheworld'sthreeancientcivilizations:ancientChina,ancientIndiaandBabylon.Each

gavetheworlddifferentarchitecturalstylesandgloballandmarks,suchastheGreatWallofChina.TajMahalof

India.With（heconclusionoftheConferenceonDialogueofAsianCivilization,let^lakealookatthearchitecture

ofAsiancivilizations.

TheGreatWallofChina

TheGreatWallofChinaisanancientdefenseprojectwiththelongestconstructiontimeandthelargest

workloadputintoalandmark,stretchingouttoatotallengthofmorethan5,000kilometers.Onlywhenyouhave

beentotheGreatWallandwitnesseditsmajestycanyoutrulysayyouhavevisitedChina.

AngkorWat,Cambodia

TheAngkorWatinCambodiaisoneofthelargestreligiousmorumentsin（heworld.builtonasitemeasuring

162.6hectares.Itwasbuiltby（heKunerKingSuryavarmanIIintheearly12thcenluryin

Yasodharapura（present-dayAngkor）,thecapitaloftheKhmerEmpire,ashisstatetempleandeventual

mausoleum（陵墓）.

TajMahal,India

TheTajMahalisanivory-whitemarblemausoleumonthesouthbankoftheriverYamunaintheIndiancityof

Agra.ltwascommissionedin1632byMughalemperorShahtohousethetombofhisfavoritewife,MumtazMahal.

TheTajMahalwasdesignatedaUNESCOWorldHeritageSitein1983forbeinglvthejewelofMuslimartinIndia

andoneoftheuniversallyadmiredmasterpiecesoftheworld'sheritage”

Al-Khazneh,Jordan

Al-Khazneh,alsoknownastheTreasury,isoneofthemostdelicatetemplesintheancientArabNabataean

KingdomcityofPetra,Jordan.The45-meter-highand30-meter-widebuildingisamagnificentbuildingwitha

pronouncedGreekstyle.Itissaidtohavebeenaplacewherepirateshidtheirtreasure.

1.WhatisspecialabouttheGreatWallcomparedwiththeothersinthearticle?

A.Itisthelongestman-madeprojectintheworld.

B.ItwaslistedintheUNESCOworldHeritageSite.

C.ItwasusedasadefenseprojectintheancientChina.

D.Itusedtobeusedasareligious/purposeinChina

2.Whichof（hefollowingisoneofihelargestreligiousmonuments?

A.TheAngkorWal.B.TheTajMahal.

C.AI-Khazneh.D.TheTreasury

3.WhichofthelandmarkshasbeenaffectedbytheGreekculture?

A.TheGreatWall.B.TheAngkorWat.

C.TheTajMahal.D.AI-Khazneh.

B

Earlierthisyear,IvisitedBaluranNationalParkineasternJavawithmyfamily.Thispark,namedafteradead

volcano,istheonlyplaceinIndonesiathatlookslikeanAfricansavanna（熱帶草原）.Therefore,itiscalledAfrica

inIndonesia.Youcanseedeer,largewaterbuffalo,smallmice,peacocks,eagles,monkeysandmuchmoreanimals.

Whenwalkinginthepark,wereallyhadthefeelingthatwewereinAfrica.Thiswasmainlyduetoitsclimate.

Theairwashotanddryratherthanwarmandwet.ItwascompletelydifferentfromwhatIgotusedtoinIndonesia

andIwassosurprised.

Inthepark,youwillnevergetboredbecausethewholeneighborhoodisfullofmonkeys.Butthesemonkeys

arcrudeandaggressive（好斗的）.Monkeysguardedourhouseandwantedfood.Whenwcdidn'tgivethemfood,

theywouldrobusoffood.Soeachofuswasofferedastickbythenuigers（護林員）.Theytaughtusthatwhenthe

monkeysweretooaggressivewemustliftthestick.Anditworkedperfectly.

Inthelateafternoon,wewentforawalktoexplorethearea.Ontheway,wesawmanyspeciesoftreesthat

couldn'tbefoundanywhereelseinIndonesia.Soonthesunsetapproachedsowedecidedtogoback.Butdarkness

fellabouthalfwaythroughthejourney.Wconlyhadpoorlightfromourphones.Andwcheardonlythesoundsof

animalsaroundus.Itwaspossiblethathungryanimalsmightcomeclosetousandtakeusastheirdinner.Wc

startedtofeelscaredandquickenedoursteps.Justwhenwewereabouttoreachourbreakingpoint,wesawa

ranger,whocomfortedusandledustosafety.

Intheevening,wetalkedwiththerangerabouthislifeinBaluran.Andafterdinner,heinvitedustofishwith

hiir.atsunrise.Wereallyhadagreattimeinthepark,andIalwayslookforwardtocomingbackandexperiencing

alltheexcitementsagain.

4.WhatdowelearnaboutBaluranNationalPark?

A.Touristsusuallyvisititforitsvolcano.

B.ItislocatedinthemiddleofAfrica.

C.Touristsfinditsclimateverypleasant.

D.Itisagreatplaceforwildanimals.

5.Whywaseachmemberoftheauthor'sfamilyofferedastick?

A.lbhelpthemwalkeasily.

B.lbplaygameswithmonkeys.

C.Todriveawayunfriendlymonkeys.

D.Touseittogivemonkeysfood.

6.Whatmadetheauthorandherfamilyquickentheirsteps?

A.Thefearofbeingattackedbywikianimals.

B.Thedesiretotelltherangersabouttheiradventure.

C.Theworryaboutbeingrobbeda(night.

D.Theanxietytochargetheirphones.

7.Whatdoestheauthortrytodothroughthetext?

A.EncouragepeopletotraveltoIndonesia.

B.ShareherexperienceatBaluranNationalPark.

C.GivetipsonhowtovisitBaluranNationalPark.

D.AdvertiseBaluranNationalPark.

C

ThissummerwewitnessedinterviewteamsattheNorthPolewearingshortsleeveshirtsduetothewarm

weather.AstudypublishedonAug29revealedmoreconcerningissuesinthesupposedlycoldestareaoftheworld.

ZombieicefromamassiveGreenlandicesheetwasconfirmedtobeinciting,whichwouldeventuallyraiseglobal

sealevelsbyatleast10inches(27centimeters)onitsown.reportedAssociatedPress(AP).

Zombieiceisthekindoficethatisstillattachedtothickerareasofice,butisnolongergettingfedbylarger

glaciers.Sinceglaciersaregettinglesssnowtocomplement(補充)theamountoficemelted,oncethezombieice

ismelted,itcannotbere-fornied.

Scientistsdecidedtolookatthebalanceoftheice.Inperfectbalance,snowinthemountainsofGreenland

flowsdownandthickensthesidesofglaciers,balancingoutwhat'smeltingontheedges,accordingtcAP.Butin

thelastfewdecades,thereislessrefillandmoremelting,creatinganimbalance.

Studyco-authorWilliamColganattheGeologicalSurveyofDenmarkandGreenlandtoldAPthat3.3percent

ofGreenland'stotalicevolumewillmelteventually.44Starvingwouldbeagoodphrase”fbrwhat'shappeningto

theice,Colganadded.

Withagreatnumberofnaturalresourcesburiedundertheearth,areasofmeltediccrevealedtreasuresthat

attractedtheworld'srichestmen.AccordingtoCNN,inearlyAugust,therewasa“treasurehunt"inGreenland.

Billionaires,includingBillGatesandothers,financiallybackedKoBoldMetals,aUS-basedmineralexploration

company,toexploretheraremetalsundertheglaciersinGreenland.ThecompanytoldCNNthatsincetherewere

enoughmineralstopowerhundredsofmillionsofcicctricvehicles,thecriticalresourceiscapableofpoweringthe

greenenergytransition.

8.WhathappenedinNorthPolethissummer?

A.ThemassiveGreenlandsheethasmelted.

B.NorthPoleexperiencedunusualweather.

C.Themeltediceraisedsealevelsignificantly.

D.Theinterviewteamrevealedconcerningissues.

9.Zombieiceisthekindoficethat.

A.canbeeasilyformedagain

B.isstilljoinedtobiggerice

C.complementedthethickestice

D.iscontinuouslyfedbylargerice

10.Whatcanbeinferredfrom(helastparagraph?

A.Thereareabundantresourcesundertheearth.

B.Thetreasurehuntcanonlybenefittherichestpeople.

C.Businessmenwantedtomakeprofitfromtheresources.

D.Themineralswillsoonbecomeagreenenergyalternative.

11.Thesuitablesayingthatcanbeappliedtothispassageis.

A.Everycoinhastwosides

B.Mancanconquernature

C.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm

D.Onefalsemovemaylosethegame

D

BanffNationalParkisCanada'sfirstbornnationalparkandwasrecognizedin1885.LocatedintheRocky

MountainsofAlberta,Banffincludes6,641squarekilometersofglaciersandicefields,thickconiferousforest,and

alpine（高山的）scenery.TheIcefieldsPark-wayspreadsfromLakeLouise,connectingtoJasperNationalParkin

thenorth.ProvincialforestsandYohoNationalParkareneighborstothewestwhileKootenayNationalParkis

situatedtothesouth.ThemaincommercialcenteroftheparkisthetownofBanff,intheBowRivervalley.

TheCanadianPacificRailwaywascontributoryinBanff'searlyyears,buildingtheBanffSpringsHoteland

ChateauLakeLouisehotelintheparkandattractingtouriststhroughwidespreadadvertising.Intheearly20th

century,roadswerebuiltinBanff,altimesbyprisonersofWorldWarI,andthroughGreatDepression-erapublic

worksprojects.AsBanffhasoverthreemillionvisitorsannually,（hehealthofitsecologyhasbeenendangered.In

themid-1990s.ParksCanadalaunchedatwo-yearstudytopreserveecologicalintegrity.

BanffNationalParkhasasubarcticclimaie（副極地氣候）withthreeecoregions.Theforestsfeaturelodgepole

pineatlowerheightsandEngelmannspruceathigheronesbelowthetreeline,abovewhicharcchieflyrocksand

icc.Mammal（哺乳動物）speciessuchasthegrizzlybear,cougar,wolverine,mooseandbighornsheeparcfound

alongwithhundredsofbirdspecies.Reptiles（爬行動物）arcalsofoundbutonlyarestrictednumberofspecies

havebeenrecorded.

Themountainswereformedfromsedimentaryrocks（沉積巖）whichwerepushedeastovernewerrock

formations,between80and55millionyearsago.Overthepreviousfewmillionyears,glaciershaveattimes

coveredmostofthepark,buttodayarefoundonlyonthemountainsides（hough（heyincludetheColumbiaIcefield,

thelargestcontinuousglacialmassintheRockies.Erosion（侵蝕）fromwaterandicehasmoldedthemountains

intotheirexistingshapes.

12.WhatcanweinferaboutBanffNationalPark?

A.Itwasbuiltmainlybyprisoners.

B.ItistheoldestnationalparkinCanada.

C.Itisconnectedtothreeotherprcvincialparks.

D.Itfailedtosatisfyvisitors'demandfbrcommercialactivities.

13.WhatwasacontributionoftheCanadianPacificRailway?

A.BuildingroadsinBanff.

B.ConstructinghotelsinBanff.

C.Preserving（heecologyofBanff.

D.ProvidingmultiplerailwaylinestoBanff.

14.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?

A.ThebiodiversityofBanff.

B.Thelimitedknowledgeofreptiles.

C.ThecomplexclimatesystemofBanff.

D.Themammals'severelivingconditions.

15.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“molded"mostprobablymean?

A.Stuck.B.Broken.C.Formed.D.Followed.

第二節（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選

項。

Manycampers（露營者）lovetoplantheirtripsduringautumnseason.Thereareplentyoffunactivitiesyou

canenjoyduringyourcampingtrip.16,autumnseasonofferslotsofactivitiesthatmakeyouroutdoor

adventuremorefun!Herearcsomefallcampingtipstomakeyourtripmorememorable.

Scheduleforthecoolweather.Eventhoughsummerjustended,youshouldbepreparedforcoolweather.

Autumnweatherisveryunpredictable.17.Youwouldiftwantyourtriptoberuinedbecauseyoukeep

wakingupintheearlymorningbecauseofcoldweather.

18.Animportantthingtokeepinmindisthatthedaysareshorterduringcoolseasons.More

importantly,foodtakeslongertocookwhentheweatheriscold,soscheduleyourcookingtimestomakesurethat

youenjoyyourmealtimes.Besureyoucookdinnerandcleanupbeforethesungoesdown.

Becarefulwithbears.Anycamperknows（hatitisquiteimportanttoprotectthemselvesfrombearsandother

wildlife.Butwemustbeextracarefulduringfallseason.19.

Goappleorpumpkinpicking.Therearclotsofappletreesinthecountrywhereyoucamp.20consider

applepickingduringtheday.Togetevenmorefunoutofautumn,youcanchoosetogopumpkinpicking.Youcan

alsobringyourownpumpkinstocarvearoundthecampfire!Thekidswillloveit.

A.Scheduleyourcookingtimes

B.Prepareyourmealandenjoyitassoonaspossible

C.Ifyou'reluckyenoughtohaveonenearyourcampsite

D.Whetheryouarecampingbyyourself,orwithyourfriends

E.Mostanimalswakeupinspringandgohungryatthislimeof（heyear

F.Itcanbehot（illiheearlierafternoon,butcoldoncethesungoesdown

G.Thalisbecausewildlifegetsactivearoundlookingforfoodaswinternears

第二部分語言運用（共兩節，滿分30分）

第一節（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選

項。

Thebeauty,majesty,andtimelessnessofaprimaryrainforestareindescribable.Itisimpossibleto21

onfilm,todescribeinwords,ortoexplaintothosewhohaveneverhadtheawe-inspiringexperienceofstandingin

theheartofaprimaryrainforest.

Rainforestshave22overmillionsofyearstoturnintotheincrediblycomplexenvironmentstheyarc

today.Rainforestsrepresentastoreoflivingand23renewablenaturalresourcesthatforages,byvirtueof

theirrichnessinbothanimalandpkmtspecies,have24awealthofresourcesforthesurvivaland

well-beingofhumankind.Theseresourceshaveincludedbasicfoodsupplies,clothing,shelter,fuel,spices,

industrialrawmaterials,andmedicineforallthosewhohavelivedinthemajestyoftheforest.25,（he

innerdynamicsofatropicalrainforestisanintricate（錯綜復雜的）andfragilesystem.Everythingisso

26thatupsettingonepartcanleadtounknowndamageorevendestructionofthewhole.Sadly,ithas

takenonlyacenturyofhumaninterventiontodestroywhatnaturedesignedto27forever.

Thescaleofhuman28onecosystemseverywherehasincreasedenormouslyinthelastfewdecades.

Since1980theglobaleconomyhastripledinsizeandtheworldpopulationhasincreasedby30percent.

Consumptionofeverythingontheplanethasrisen—atacostofour29In200LTheWorldResources

Instituteestimatedthatthedemandforrice,wheat,andcomisexpectedtogrowby40%by2020,increasing

inigationwaterdemandsby50%ormore.Theyfurtherreported（hatthedemandforwoodcoulddoublebythe

year2050:30.itisstillthetropicalforestsoftheworldthatsupplythebulkoftheworld'sdemandfor

wood.

In1950,about15percentoftheEarth'slandsurfacewascoveredbyrainforest.Today,morethanhalfhas

alreadygoneupin31.Infewerthanfiftyyears,morethanhalfoftheworld'stropicalrainforestshave

fallen32tofireandthechainsaw,andtherateofdestructionisstillaccelerating.Unbelievably,more

than200,000acresofrainforestareburnedeveryday.Thatismorethan150acreslosteveryminuteofeveryday,

and78millionacreslosteveryyear!Morethan20percentof（heAmazonrainforestisalreadygone,andmuch

moreisseverelythreatenedasthedestructioncontinues.ItisestimatedthattheAmazonaloneisvanishingatarate

of20,000squaremilesayear.Ifnothingisdonetocurb（抑制）（his33（heentireAmazoncouldwellbe

gonewithinfiftyyears.

Massive34bringswithitmanyuglyconsequences—airandwaterpollution,soilerosion,malaria

epidemics,thereleaseofcarbondioxideintotheatmosphereandthe35ofbiodiversitythroughextinction

ofplantsandanimals.Fewerrainforestsmeanlessrain,lessoxygenfbrustobreathe,andanincreasedthreatfrom

globalwarming.

21.A.maintainB.captureC.claimD.prove

22.A.changedB.evolvedC.expandedD.existed

23.A.energizingB.healingC.isolatingD.breathing

24.A.contributedB.storedC.reducedD.affected

25.A.HoweverB.FurthermoreC.ThereforeD.Otherwise

26.A.activeB.sensitiveC.interdependentD.delicate

27.A.restoreB.supportC.reviveD.last

28.A.pressureB.powerC.concernD.strength

29.A.existenceB.ecosystemC.planetD.survival

30.A.unfortunatelyB.consequentlyC.naturallyD.similarly

31.A.storeB.foodC.smokeD.wealth

32.A.subjectB.downC.apartD.viclim

33.A.trendB.practiceC.increaseD.attitude

34.A.protectionB.industrializationC.modernizationD.deforestation

35.A.appearanceB.explosionC.lossD.increase

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第二節（共10小題：每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

TheGreatWallisconsideredthefirmbackboneofChina,whiletheGrandCanalisthe

bloodline36flowsthroughtheheartsofChinesepeople.With37history

ofmorethan2,500years,theGrandCanalstretchesnearly3,200kilometersandisthe

world's38(long)man-madewaterway.

ConnectingthenorthandsouthofChina,theGrandCanalconnectstrade

and39(shape)culture.Thatwasalsotheoriginalreason40theGrand

Canalwasbuilt.However,assomesectionsofthecanal41(dry)upandbeendisuseddueto

historicalevolutionandclimatechange,somepeopleseemtoforgetits42(culture)value.

Theurbanization(城市化)hasledtogarbageandotherwastetobewillfully(蓄意地)pileduponthe

waterwaybysomeresidents,while43haveevenbeenbuildingillegalstructuresbesidethecanal.

Allofthishasdamagedthescenicandhydraulic(水力的)qualitiesofthecanaL

ButjustasChinesePresidentoncesaid,“Theculturalrelics44(wc)ancestors

entrusted倭托)tousmustbecherished.^^

Manymeasureshavebeenadoptedtowardrevitalizing(使恢復生機)theGrandCanal.TheGrandCanalis

takingaturnforthebetter.Thereisnodoubtthatthetime-honoredChinesecultureiscapable

of45(add)glorytoittodayandinthedaystocome.

第三部分寫作(共兩節，滿分40分)

第一節應用文寫作(滿分15分)

46.假如你是李華，你的外國筆友Jim對中國長城很感興趣。請你給他根據以下要點給他寫一封信，簡要

介紹長城的一些情況。

歷史：有兩千多年的歷史。

特點：世界上最長的城墻，長6000多千米;建筑材料主要為石頭、磚頭，修建工作都是人工進行;主要用于

防御外來入侵者(invadcr),沿墻每隔幾百米就有烽火臺(watchtower)。

現狀：世界著名旅游景點之「每年吸引許多國內外游客到長城觀光旅游。

注意：1.詞數80左右；

2.可適當增加細節，以使行文連貫；

3.信的開頭和結尾已給出，不計入總詞數。

DearJim,

LearningthatyoushowgreatinterestintheGreatWall,I'mwritingtosharesomeinformationwithyou.

Yourssincerely.