2019-2020学年外研版高中英语必修七培优练习：MODULE 6 THE WORLD’S CULTURAL HERITAGE 课时跟踪检测（一） WORD版含解析.doc

1、Module 6 课时跟踪检测（一） Introduction & Reading Pre-reading阅读理解AAn ancient Egyptian mummy thought to be that of Pharaoh Ramses has returned home after more than 140 years in North American museums. The body was carried off the plane in Cairo in a box covered with Egypts flag.The Michael Carlos Museum gave

2、 it back after tests showed it was probably that of the man who ruled 3,000 years ago. The US museum acquired it three years ago from a Canadian museum, which in turn is thought to have bought it from Egyptian grave robbers in 1860. The mummy was welcomed back home with songs and military band music

3、 during a ceremony at the national museum in Cairo.Zahi Hawass, head of Egypts Supreme Council of Antiquities (文物最高委员会), traveled from the US with the body and said it would be moved next year to the Luxor Museum in southern Egypt. “We are not 100% sure that the mummy is that of Ramses .” said Mr Ha

4、wass. “But we are 100% sure that it is of a king.”Atlantas Michael Carlos Museum acquired the mummy in 1999, but offered to return it after hitech scanning (扫描) equipment indicated it was likely to be that of Ramses . The museum website said it had been acquired from the Niagara Falls Museum. It is

5、thought a Canadian collector bought the mummy for the Niagara Falls Museum around 1860 from an Egyptian family which had stumbled on (偶然发现) a tomb filled with royal mummies at a site near Luxor. Mr Hawass praised the handover as “a great civilized gesture”. And he appealed to other world museums to

6、return Egypts antiquities, particularly the Rosetta Stone in the British Museum and the Bust of Nefertiti in the Berlin Museum.语篇解读：本文讲了埃及珍贵文物Ramses木乃伊重返埃及的经过。1Just before the handover, Ramses mummy was kept in _.Athe Luxor MuseumBthe Michael Carlos MuseumCthe Niagara Falls MuseumDa Canadian museum解

7、析：选B细节理解题。从第二段的第一句“The Michael Carlos Museum gave it back after tests showed it was probably that of the man who ruled 3,000 years ago.”可知答案为B。2Which is the correct order of the following events according to the passage?aThe mummy returned home.bThe mummy was kept in the Niagara Falls Museum.cEgypti

8、an grave robber sold the mummy.dA Canadian collector bought the mummy.eThe mummy was kept in the Michael Carlos Museum.AcdebaBcbedaCadcbe Dcdbea解析：选D细节理解题。通读全文可得出事件的来龙去脉和先后次序，因此答案选D。3Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?AAll the Egypts antiquities have returned home aft

9、er the handover.BNiagara Falls Museum is an American museum.CBuying the mummy from the Egyptian family was a civilized gesture.DRamses Mummy had been kept in Canada for more than a century.解析：选D推理判断题。根据第四段“Atlantas Michael Carlos Museum acquired the mummy in 1999.”和“a Canadian collector bought the m

10、ummy for the Niagara Falls Museum around 1860 from an Egyptian family”可推断答案为D。4What would be the best title for the passage?AThe history of Ramses mummyBThe handover ceremony of Ramses mummy from CanadaCThe returning of Ramses mummy to its homeland EgyptDThe history of the royal family of Ramses解析：选

11、C标题归纳题。第一段的第一句是说埃及珍贵文物Ramses木乃伊重返埃及，全文主要是围绕这一主题进行阐述的。所以答案选C。BYosemite is a national park in California. It is very beautiful and big. The park includes more than 760,000 acres in the California Mountains. Most of the park is wilderness.The part of Yosemite that everyone likes is Yosemite Valley. It

12、is a tiny valley that is 7 miles long and less than 1 mile wide. It has tall rock walls and streams that splash down in waterfalls. More than two million visitors come to the valley each year.One ranger (护林人) says the number of visitors is more than the land can handle. The valley has 4,500 camping

13、spots. It has a hotel that can hold 4,000 families. This is still not enough to handle all of the visitors. The valley has grown so big that it has a lot of traffic and crime.A worker says the park is trying to keep the beauty of the park and let everyone visit. Some areas have been fenced off from

14、people and planted with seeds to try to keep them beautiful.A former worker thinks Yosemite should get more money to take better care of the park. He would also like to teach people what the park service is trying to do.Some people are trying to save Yosemite Valley. A plan has been made to get rid

15、of some buildings. There will be fewer cars allowed inside the park. More buses will help get people around.语篇解读：本文讲了美国加州的Yosemite国家公园面临的问题，并提出了一些建议。5Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Yosemite is a national park located in the California desert.BSome people think there are t

16、oo many visitors for the park.CThe valley has 4,500 parking spots and some hotels.DMost of Yosemite park is full of traffic and crime.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第三段第一句话“One ranger says the number of visitors is more than the land can handle.”可知游客的人数已超过了土地的承受能力。6Parts of the park are surrounded with a fence so tha

17、t _.Asome visitors can stay there aloneBthey can be used for campingCvisitors can have a picnic thereDthey can become nicer解析：选D细节理解题。根据第四段第二句“Some areas have been fenced off from people and planted with seeds to try to keep them beautiful.”可知公园的部分地区围上栅栏是为了让公园变得更美丽。7The passage mainly tells us _.AYo

18、semite is a beautiful national parkBYosemite is faced with some problemsCYosemite is disappearingDYosemite attracts a great many visitors each year解析：选B主旨大意题。纵观全文可知，随着游人日益增多，美国加州的Yosemite国家公园正面临一些问题。针对这些问题，文章提出了一些建议。故选B。8According to the passage, what measure should be taken to save the park?ARaisin

19、g money to employ former skilled workers.BBanning cars entering it.CReducing the number of visitors.DRemoving some of the buildings.解析：选D细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，除去一些建筑物可能是拯救这座公园的一个方法。故选D。CHeritage is our legacy (遗产) from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations. Our cultur

20、al and natural heritage are both irreplaceable (不可取代的) sources of life and inspiration. Places as unique and diverse as the Pyramids of Egypt, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia and the Great Wall of China make up our worlds heritage.The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizat

21、ion (UNESCO) seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity. This is embodied in an international treaty called the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and N

22、atural Heritage, adopted by UNESCO in 1972.How does a place become a World Heritage Site? It takes a lot of people to decide.1) If a country wants one of its places to be on the World Heritage List, it has to ask UNESCO. The place must be important and special. UNESCO put the Great Wall on the list

23、in 1987 because, it said, it was a great part of Chinese culture and beautifully made to go with the land. When a country asks, it must also make a plan for taking care of the place.2) The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO talks about different places and decides whether to put them on the list. Th

24、e committee meets every June. Many experts help the committee to decide.3) After a new place goes on the list, UNESCO gives money to help keep it looking good. If a place is in serious danger, it may be put on the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger. UNESCO gives special care and help to those pl

25、aces.4) Countries have to give UNESCO regular reports about places on the list. If UNESCO thinks a country isnt taking good enough care of a place, the site will be taken off the list.语篇解读：文章主要介绍了什么是世界遗产，如何申请世界遗产，并呼吁人们保护世界遗产。9What is the main purpose of Paragraph 1?ATo tell us what is heritage.BTo s

26、tress the importance of heritage.CTo explain the aims of protecting heritage.DTo introduce some places of interest in the world.解析：选A段落大意题。本段主要解释了什么是遗产及其大体分类，并列举了几个世界遗产的例子，所以A项正确。10About cultural and natural heritage around the world, UNESCO encourages all the following EXCEPT _.AidentificationBappl

27、icationCprotection Dconservation解析：选B细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知，联合国教科文组织鼓励、认定和保护世界遗产，并没有提到利用世界遗产，所以选B项。11If a place successfully becomes a World Heritage Site, the country _.Acan ask UNESCO for more money and helpBshould continue to take special care of itCwont take trouble of caring for itDwill try to put it

28、 on the List of World Heritage Sites in Danger解析：选B细节理解题。由短文的最后一段可知，申遗成功后，要对世界遗产继续加以保护，如果保护不善，该遗产可能会被从名录上除名。12The purpose of putting a place on the World Heritage List is _.Ato attract more tourists from other countries Bto get more money and help from other countriesCto have it taken better care ofDto make it known to other countries解析：选C推理判断题。通过联合国对一个国家的要求可推知，认定世界遗产的目的是使其得到更好的保护。