2016-2017学年高二英语下册课时测评试题21.docVIP

第六模块测评 (时间:100分钟　满分:120分) 第Ⅰ卷 第一部分　阅读理解(共两节,满分40分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。 A Cool Cats-Cheetahs Cheetah cubs(babies)are cute,furry,energetic,and downright lovely.And when they get older,they’ll run faster than any other animal on the planet. Five cheetah cubs were born in the summer of 2005 at the National Zoo in Washington,D.C.Their mother,Zazi,was 4 years old.When the cubs were 10 weeks old,they weighed 9 pounds and were about the size of house cats.They were the second cheetah litter(一窝)to be born at the zoo in seven months and the second litter to be born in the zoo’s 116-year history. “They’re pretty quick,”Lauren Afdahl,an animal keeper at the zoo,told Senior Edition.“Whenever they see something moving,they take off and run. And cheetahs do like to run!They can reach speeds as high as 60 miles per hour.The cubs reach their top speed when they are about a year old. The National Zoo’s first litter of cheetah cubs was born in November 2004.When almost a year old,those cubs weighed more than 30 pounds.Zazi’s cubs stay with her for at least a year.When they are fully grown,the cats may be sent to other zoos. Cheetahs are endangered animals.About 100 years ago,the wild cats roamed an area from North Africa to India.Today,cheetahs inhabit only the countries south of the Sahara desert.Just 12,000 to 15,000 now live in the wild. 1.The writer’s attitude toward cheetahs seems to be 　　　.? A.doubtful and afraid　 B.caring and admiring C.uncaring D.complaining 答案：B 2.The main idea of this passage is 　　　.? A.cheetahs are interesting animals B.when the cubs were 10 weeks old,they weighed 9 pounds C.female cheetahs can give birth only once a year D.cheetahs like to run 答案：A 3.Based on the article,we can guess that the author is probably　　　.? A.afraid of cheetahs B.working at a zoo C.a trained animal doctor D.in favor of protecting cheetahs 答案：D B Thousands of puffins(海鹦)live in Maine and on islands in the Gulf of Maine.But the puffins may