2019_2020学年高中英语Unit5Meetingyourancestors单元质量检测五新人教版选修820191119422

单元质量检测（五）(时间：100分钟满分：120分)Ⅰ.阅读理解(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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

AOne of the richest collections of early­human fossils ever found has been taken out of an African cave, thanks to the efforts of a team of scientists small enough to fit through ancient narrow ways.The fossils, discovered in the dark places of the RisingStar cave in South Africa, belong to a new species thatappeared at the beginning of the family that includes modernhumans.The fossils could be more than 2.5 million years old.Orthey could be relatively recent. Homo sapiens (智人) appeared in Africa roughly 200,000 years ago, so the bones are at least that old.The new species is a strange mixture of parts.It had hands and feet much like those of other members of the biological group called Homo, which includes our own species — Homo sapiens.Its brain, though, was only about as big as an orange.The Rising Star ancient humans could control objects with their hands, but their highly curved (弯曲的) fingers also made them good climbers.Their Homo­like feet and long legs show they could walk long distances, but their shoulders are also suited for climbing.The researchers call them Homo naledi, after the word for “star” in the African language Sotho.The first slight knowledge of the more than 1,550 bits of fossil, representing at least 15 individuals, came from cavers helping a researcher to look for ancient remains.One place leading to the fossil room is just over seven inches wide — less than the width of a sheet of notebook paper.It took a team including six female scientists, chosen for their small size and research experience, to get the fossils.The scientists believe that the bodies were deliberately placed in the cave.It suggests that ancient long­ago human relatives became involved in ritual (仪式的) disposals of their dead.语篇解读：本文为说明文。

在非洲的一个洞里发现了一些远古人类化石，一个新的物种因此被发现了。

1．What do we know about the Rising Star ancient humans?A．They were very good at climbing.B．They could only walk short distances.C．They couldn't use objects well with hands.D．They had the same size of brains as modern humans.解析：选A 细节理解题。

由第四段可知，他们能用手操控物体，但是他们弯曲的手指也使得他们擅长攀爬。

他们的脚和长腿表明他们能走远路，因此B、C项错误。

由第三段“Its brain, though, was only about as big as an orange”可知，D项错误。

2．What was the problem the scientists faced after discovering the fossil room?A．How to protect the fossils.B．How to recognize the fossils.C．How to reach for the fossils in it.D．How to persuade cavers to leave it.解析：选C 推理判断题。

由第五段的“One place leading to the fossil room is just over seven inches wide —less than the width of a sheet of notebook paper”可推知，如何够得着那些古化石是个难题。

3．We can infer from the text that ________.A．the exact age of the fossils in the Rising Star cave is unknownB．the fossils in the Rising Star cave belong to a new speciesC．the fossils in the Rising Star cave were the richest ever foundD．the Rising Star ancient humans dealt with their dead at random解析：选A 推理判断题。

由第二段“The fossils could be more than 2.5 million years old.Or they could be relatively recent.Homo sapiens (智人) appeared in Africa roughly 200,000 years ago, so the bones are at le ast that old”可知，这些化石的具体年龄还不确定。

BI found a police report that had been filed in Florida 17 years before. It saida boy was hit and his body was thrown 19 yards. But he wasn't thrown; he was dragged that far and caught in the chains of the truck. It said someone fled the scene, but that someone was my older brother, Alex, and he didn't flee. He rushed over to his friend, but the boy was already dead. It said ... But ...Alex had just turned 15. This was the day we never spoke about. We thought it would make a difference in helping him step out of the shadow of that accident. So I didn't bring it up until one night, when we were 30 and 31, I asked if he ever thoughtabout the day Jonathan died. But he responded with an unpleasant laugh and a cold silence.Before the accident, we were inseparable. After the accident, we didn't have words for any conversation. I was desperate to reconnect and convinced that the only way to do so was to get as close as I could to that day.I tracked down the police report. I wrote down the driver's name and found his phone number. I told him I wanted to know about an accident he was involved in back in 1999. He told me it was the hardest time in his life. I told him I wanted to find a way to take away my brother's pain.“You can't，” he said. “But if you want to lessen it, let him talk to you, and once those words start coming, you'll realize that asking is the easy part. Listening is the hard part.” I hung up the phone but didn't stop there. I tracked down the witnesses.A year after the first phone call, I met with my brother and told him about the people I had spoken to and what they had said, and his instinct (本能) was to confirm and correct each detail. That was my opening, and his too. Later I was able to ask what no one in my f amily ever had: “Could you just start at the beginning and tell me everything？”And he did.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。