2017-2018届高中英语 Unit 1 Cultural relics单元质量评估 新人教版必修2.docVIP

单元质量评估(一) 　(时间：100分钟　满分：120分) 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 Researchers have found a village that may have been home to the builders of Stonehenge.The village of small houses dates back to about 2600 BC.Thats about the same time Stonehenge was built，“Clearly，this is a place that was of great importance，”said researcher Mike Parker Pearson. The ancient houses are at a site known as Durrington Walls.It is about 3.2 kilometres from Stonehenge.Researchers believe Stonehenge was a memorial site or cemetery for the villagers.The village also had a wooden version of the stone circle.It may have been used by people attending festivals at Stonehenge. Eight of the houses have been dug up.Researchers say there may be as many as 25 of them.The wooden houses were square and about 5 metres along each side.There are signs that there were beds along the walls.There are also signs of a storage unit.The houses also had fireplaces. Two of the houses were separate from the others.They may have been the homes of community leaders.Researchers say those didnt have the household rubbish that was found in the other homes. Stone tools，animal bones，arrowheads and other things were found throughout the village site. Stonehenge is a popular tourist spot in England.It is a huge circle made out of stones，which were placed in a grass field in southern England.The stone arches were made with two stones at the bottom and one across the top.All of the stones weigh a lot more than a big car.Scientists have long wondered not only how people built Stonehenge，but also why. 【语篇解读】　研究人员在著名遗迹“巨石阵”附近发现了可能是巨石阵建造者所居住的村落。 1．The passage is mainly about ________． A．researchers working at Stonehenge B．a village site near Stonehenge C．the wooden version of Stonehenge D．builders of Stonehenge and the houses 解析：主旨大意题。文章第一段中第一句提到研究人员发现了著名遗迹“巨石阵”附近的 一个村落遗址。它可能是“巨石阵”建造者们居住的村子。故B项概括全面。 答案：B 2．What were the ancient houses made of? A．Stones. B．Animal bones. C．Wood. D