1、Un it 8Adve nturePeriod One Warm-up & Less on 1 Adve nture Holidaysi閱讀理解AThere are great places to hike all over the world.1prefer hiking in cooler , wetterclimates.So earlier this year, I took a hiking vacation in Iceland.l am not surehow much most America ns know about this small isla nd n ati

2、o n.Butif you have n t bee nthere , you should go.It really is a hiker s paradise （ 天堂 ）.I suggest going there in late spri ng through the summer mon ths for the best cha neeof decent weatherwas there in early May and the weather was surprisingly warm,with little rain.l found a tour compa ny on li n

3、e that offered many kinds of hik ingtours.l chose a three-day tour that started in one of Iceland s nationalparks.Ourhike began in a place nearby called Nupsstadarsk Gar Valley.On the first day, we hiked along this valleypassing waterfalls and lovely canyons（峽谷）,someas high as 200 meters.The second

4、day included more hillclimbing throughicy valleys , where we saw surprising views of an icy lagoon with clear blue-green water and movingicebergs.We madecamp later at the north end of this large lagoon.And that ni ght was quite won derfulwith the sounds of soft win ds. On the final day ofour tour ,

5、we climbed up a mountain.We also had a wonderful view of Hvannadalshnukur , Iceland shigh est mountain.Words can not express the experie nee of this journ ey.The views were surpris in glybeautiful and I could see for miles because there s so littlepollutionin Iceland.1.In the writer s opinion ,A. mo

6、st America ns don t know Icela nd well2B. Iceland is the most beautiful country in the worldC. Iceland is really a good place for lovers of hikingD. Iceland is the best traveling place in the world答案 C解析 推理判斷題。根據第一段最后一句可知在作者看來，冰島是一個很適合遠足的國家。decent ” in Paragrap h 2 most probably mean?A. Hot. B . Goo

7、d.C. Terrible. D . Windy.答案 B解析詞義猜測題。根據第二段第二句可知作者建議晚春時去冰島是因為那時天氣好，故選B 項。3.How did the writer find the tour company?A. Through ads on TV.B. Through the Internet.C. Through his friends.D. Through posters on the streets.答案 B解析細節理解題。根據第二段第三句可知B 項正確。4.During the hiking_ , the writer may NOT 丄A. have been

8、 to a national parkB. have seen any waterfallsC. have viewed any icebergsD. have seen any wild animals答案 D解析細節理解題。根據第二段倒數第二句可知作者到了冰島的一個國家公園；根據第三段第一、二句可知作者看到了瀑布和冰山；作者并沒有說看到野生動物，故選D 項。BWhen a Swedish ship that sank in 1628 was recovered from the port of Stockholm,historians and scientists were overjoy

9、ed with the chanee to examine the remains of the past.The ship2. What does the underlined word3construction showed how ships were built and operated during the seventeenth century.In this way,artifacts , objects made by human beings , provided a picture of daily life almost 400 years ago.Underwater

10、archaeology the study of ships , aircraft and humansettlementsthat havesunk under large bodies of water is really a product of the last 50 years.The rapid growth of this newarea of study has occurred because of the inven ti on of better diving equipment.Besides the Swedishship wreck（殘骸）,underwater a

11、rchaeologistshave made more excitingdiscoveries such as the 5,000-year-old boats in theMediterra nean Sea.Un derwater archaeology can provide facts about the past.I n an cie nt ports all overthe world are ships sunken in the past 6,000 years.There are also sunken settlements in seas and lakestelling

12、 of people s way of life and their systems of trade inan cie nt times. Un derwater archaeologists want to study these objects to add to the world sknowledge of history , but they have to fight two enemies.One enemy is treasure hun ters whodive foran cie nt artifacts that they can sell to collectors

13、.Once sold , these objects are lost to experts.Thesecond enemy is dredging machines（挖掘機）often used to repair ports.These machines destroy wrecks and artifactsor burythem deeper un der sand and mud.By teach ing the public about the importa nee of underwater“ museum” of the past , archaeologists are h

14、oping to get support forlaws to protect un derwater treasures.5. What purpose does Paragraph 1 serve in the passage?A. To provide background information of the topic.B. To attract readers atte ntion to the topic.C. To use an example to support the topic.D. To offer basic knowledge of the topic.答案 B解

15、析推理判斷題。本文以在海底發現一艘沉船開篇，其目的就是引起讀者的興趣。6.The aim of underwater archaeology is to.4A. exploit water bodiesB. search for underwater lifeC. study underwater artifactsD. examine underwater environment答案 C解析 細節理解題。從最后一段可知，水下考古的目的是研究在很久以前被淹沒在水下的一 些物品，進而研究當時的歷史情況。7.Underwater archaeologists are worried because

16、A. sea hunters have better diving equipmentB. their knowledge of world history is limitedC. dredging machines cause damage to the portsD. sold artifacts can hardly be regained for research答案 D解析細節理解題。根據最后一段中的Once sold , these objects are lost to experts. ”得出答案。8.What is the main purpose of the passa

17、ge?A. To introduce a young branch of learning.B.To discuss the scientists problems.C. To explain people s way of life in the past.D. To describe the sunken ships.答案 A解析主旨大意題。本文闡述研究領域的最新分支一一水下考古。n.完形填空One after noon , there were a lot of passe ngers on a bus.The bus was so 1 that some passe ngers had

18、to struggle to get room to 2 ._At one of the bus stops , an old lady got on the bus.She looked 3 and I guessedshe was sick.After a few minutes I noticed that her legs were 4 slightly.Shewaslook ing around so that she could find a 5 to sit down.She asked a few guys to5let her sit 6 she had a problem

19、with her kn ees.Nobody resp on ded to her 7_,so she was feeli ng helpless.I no ticed that she was experie ncing a lot of 8_ , which made me feel bad .I was9 in my mind about wheth er I should give her my seat.I found it wasn t easy tomake a 10 at that mome nt.l must give her my seat! But what if she

20、 thought I did someth ing wrong?How would I 11 if others said someth ing un pleasa nt to me? But what if my mother was in this condition? Then I wouldn t 12 to give my seat to mymother.Yes , I should 13 the old lady!But before I could stand to ask the lady to take my seat , an old man stood and 14 h

21、is seat to her.Theold lady took his seat and this old man stood for the rest ofhis 15found thatold man had only one 16 .It was so difficultfor him tosta nd for so long.I found myself in an ocean of 17 and guilt.Now I still travel by bus and have18 never to waste time in thinking about whether to giv

22、e my seat to passengers who are in great n eedno matter what 19 might come .I ll help although it s easier to 20than to do it.I ll do it.Whatabout you?1. A.new B . fastC. crowded D . small答案 C解析 根據前句中.there were a lot of passengers. ”可知，公共汽車里面很擁擠。2. A.stand B . restC. sit D . walk答案 A解析 根據句中 struggl

23、e 和 room 可推斷，有的乘客連站的地方都沒有。3. A.bored B . paleC. con fused D . excited答案 B6解析 根據句中.I guessed she was sick.”可知，她看起來蒼白無力。4 . A.spread ing B . jump ingC. falli ng D . shak ing答案 D解析 根據句中 slightly 和下文.she had a problem with her knees.”可以判斷她的腿在顫抖。5 . A.seat B . bagC. table D . box答案 A解析 根據句中 sit down 可知，她

24、想找個座位坐下。6 A.though B becauseC so D if 答案 B 解析 因為她的膝蓋有傷，所以她問別人能否給她讓座。前后為因果關系。7 A.correctly B suddenlyC positively Dslowly答案 C解析 根據句中“ .so she was feeling helpless.”可知，沒有人肯把座位讓給她，即沒有人積極地回應她。8 A.punishment B rewardC noise D pain答案 D解析 根據前文“ .she had a problem with her knees.”可以判斷，她正忍受著疼痛。9 A.discovering B fightingC feeling D imagining 答案 B解析 根據句中“ .whether I should give her my seat.”可知，作者在做心理斗爭。10 A.decision B jokeC living D preparation 答案 A解析 根據下文“ But what if. ”可知，作者發現當時很難作出決定。11 A.promise B respondC complain D write 答案 B7解析 根據句中“ .others said somet