2020年精编人教版英语资料阶段质量检测(二)Unit 2 Sailing the oceansA卷学业水平达标【说明】本试卷满分120分，考试时间100分钟.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) ASitting on the peaceful coast of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, watching the sun move quietly into the sea, you shouldnt forget that Charles Darwin(18091882)arrived here in 1835.He stayed on the islands for five weeks, observing various animals.This finally inspired (启发) his famous work, On the Origin of Species.You can certainly follow Darwins footsteps and enjoy a trip from four to seven days to the islands.The islands are certainly a paradise (天堂) for wildlife, as there are no natural killers on the islands and the number of boats and visitors is under government control.Though you cannot walk freely as Darwin did about 200 years ago, each day is as impressive as it could be.The most wellknown animal of the Galapagos is the giant tortoise (巨型陆龟), which can be seen moving slowly around the highlands of Santa Cruz, the second largest island in the archipelago (群岛)Some of these creatures are so old that they might have been seen in their youth by Darwin himself.Despite strict control over activities and timing, your stay on the Galapagos will be remembered as a chain of incomparable pictures: diving with sea lions that swim and play within inches of you; feeling small sharks touch your feet as you swim; and, most magically, seeing a whale and her baby surface with a great breath of air.Traveling between the islands and observing the wildlife that so inspired Darwin, you will feel as though you are getting a special view of an untouched world.At night you will sleep on board the ship, leaving the wildlife in complete occupation of the islands, which are as undisturbed now as they have been since the beginning of time.1What do we know about Darwins visit to the islands?AHe studied different creatures on the islands.BHe completed his famous book on the islands.CHe was touched by the geography of the islands.DHe was attracted by wellknown animals of the islands.解析：选A事实细节题。文章第一段提到了“observing various animals”，由此可知达尔文在岛上研究许多不同的动物，故A项切题。2Which of the following plays a role in making the islands “a paradise for wildlife”？AAnimals on the islands feed on grass.BLocal government forbids killing wildlife.CPeople cannot visit the islands as they wish.DTourists are not allowed to touch the animals.解析：选C事实细节题。文章第二段提到“.as there are no natural killers on the islands and the number of boats and visitors is under government control”，由此可知C项符合文章内容。3Your stay on the islands will be most impressive mainly because of _.Athe beautiful sea viewsBDarwins inspiring tripCa closer view of animalsDvarious daring activities解析：选C细节推理题。文中第四段提到游客在岛上可以近距离地接触不同的动物，再结合关键词incomparable pictures可知，这应该是给游客印象最深刻的事情。4Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?AA Unique Attraction for Wildlife LoversBGalapagos as a Paradise for AdventurersCCharles Darwin as a Symbol of GalapagosDA Successful Example of Wildlife Protection解析：选A标题归纳题。通读全文可知文章主要对在Galapagos Islands上旅游的事情进行了介绍，并重点介绍了岛上的野生动物。BIt was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night.The morning after the storm, though, was beautiful: blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently.My father realised it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him.I was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same. Im_so_glad_I_did.On the road to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape.After all, it was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel to the sea.As we got on board, we noticed two big humps (脊背) in the distance.On approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby.We couldnt believe it there arent any whales along the coast here.The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could survive.The little baby whale actually as big as our boat was obviously stuck and could not move.The mother dived under the water and came up suddenly, making big tohirlpools (漩涡) and waves.“Shes trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side，” my father said.At this point, my father moved our boat in a semicircle to the other side and, heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gently.With our several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappeared under water.Then it swam up right beside its mum.They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction.We hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channel.Slowly, they let us lead them. Sometimes rising from the water right beside us to breathe and to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes.Once they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from th