2019高考英语一轮优编选题Unit1Art(含解析)新人教版选修6.doc
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1、1Unit 1 Art李仕才一、阅读理解。Old FossilsScientists have found what they think is probably the oldest fossil on Earth, a remnant of life from 3.7 billion years ago when Earths skies were orange and its oceans green.In a newly melted part of Greenland, Australian scientists found the leftover structure from a
2、 community of microbes(微生物)that lived on an ancient seafloor. Based on their analysis of the fossils, the researchers determined that they are 220 million years older than those discovered in Western Australia, which were 3.48 billion years old.The discovery shows life may have formed quicker and mo
3、re easily than once thought, about half a billion years after Earth formed. And that may also give hope for life forming elsewhere, such as Mars, said study co-author Martin VanKranendonk of the University of New South Wales and director of the Australian Center for Astrobiology. It gives us an idea
4、 how our planet evolved and how life gained a foothold, VanKranendonk said.Scientists had thought it would take at least half a billion years for life to form after the molten Earth started to cool a bit, but this shows it could have happened quicker, he said. Thats because the newly found fossil is
5、 far too complex to have developed soon after the planets first life forms, he said.In an outcrop of rocks that used to be covered with ice and snow which melted after an exceptionally warm spring, the Australian team found stromatolites(叠层石), which are layered structures that are often produced by
6、a community of microbes. The stromatolites were about 1 to 4 centimeters high. It is like the house left behind made by the microbes, VanKranendonk said. Scientists used the layers of ash from volcanoes and tiny zircon( 锆石) with uranium and estimated that they date back to 3.7 billion years ago.The
7、dating seems about right, said Abigail Allwood, a NASA astrobiologist who found 2the previous oldest fossil, from 3.48 billion years ago, in Australia. But Allwood said she is not completely convinced that what VanKranendonks team found once was alive. She said the evidence wasnt conclusive enough t
8、hat it was life and not a geologic quirk( 地质巧合) . It would be nice to have more evidence, but in these rocks thats a lot to ask, Allwood said in an email.1. The underlined words gained a foothold in Paragraph 3 mean_.A.continued B.changedC.increased D.Started2. We can learn from Paragraph 4_.A.the f
9、ossil appeared soon after the birth of the earthB.the fossil formed soon after the earths first lifeC.life formed earlier than the newly found fossilD.life appeared about half a billion years ago3. What is Abigail Allwoods attitude towards the newly found fossil?A.Neutral. B.Sceptical.C.Objective. D
10、.Supportive.4. According to the passage, _.A.the previous fossils are a geologic quirkB. the previous fossils are made up of stromatolitesC. the newly found fossils come from Western AustraliaD. the newly found fossils have a history of 3.7 billion years【语篇解析】文章介绍科学家发现距今 37亿年前的化石。1. D【解析】词义猜测题。根据文章第
11、三段的句子It gives us an idea how our planet evolved这让我们了解 星球是怎么形成的,下文是生命是怎么开始的。可知,gained a foothold 意为开始。故选 D。3. B【解析】 观 点 态 度 题 。 根 据 文 章 最 后 一 段 的 句 子 She said the evidence wasnt conclusive enough that it was life and not a geologic quirk(地 质 巧 合 ). 可 知 ,Abigail Allwood 对 于 新 发 现 的 化 石 态 度 是 怀 疑 的 。 故
12、 选 B。34. D【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第一段的句子remnant of life from 3.7 billion years ago和第二段的句 子the researchers determined that they are 220 million years older than those discovered in Western Australia, which were 3.48 billion years old.可知,新发现的化石有 37亿年历史。故选 D。二、单句语法填空1The local government has taken some effective
13、 measures, _ (aim) at cutting down the cost during the tough economy.答案:aimed/aiming2The present situation is very complex, so I think it will take me some time to figure_ its reality.答案:out3Im writing a letter, expecting your newspaper to appeal to the public _ (pay) more attention to environmental
14、 protection.答案:to pay4The boys made an attempt _ (leave) for camping but were stopped by their parents.答案:to leave5The book written by Mr. Jackson appealed to people in all walks of life, _ (make) it the bestseller in England.答案:making6Without your timely help, I couldnt _ (finish) the task ahead of
15、 time.答案:have finished7On the one hand, I am dying for the job; _ the other hand, I am not willing to give up my present one.答案:on8My father smokes heavily; as _ consequence, he coughs frequently, which makes the whole family worried.答案:a9In the far south _ (lie) Stewart Island, the largest of New Z
16、ealands many smaller islands.答案:lies10My father encouraged me in painting, but he never loved to see any of my works _ (exhibit) in public.4答案:exhibited三、完形填空。From childhood to old age, we all use language as a means of broadening our knowledge of ourselves and the world around us. When humans first
17、 _1_, they were like newborn babies, unable to use this _2_ tool. Yet once language developed, the possibilities for humankinds future _3_ and cultural growth increased. Many linguists believe that evolution is _4_ for our ability to produce and use language. They _5_ that our highly evolved brain p
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