Module 5　单元质量检测(五)

　　(时间：100分钟　满分：120分　本卷共4页)

班级：　　　　　　　　　姓名：　　　　　　　　　得分： 　　Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　A

　　We spent the next three days based in Paihia, in the famous Bay of Islands. Although Paihia is only a town, it is a good base for exploring the northern part of the Northland. We spent one day in nearby Waitangi, visiting the site (地点) of the first European settlements and signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, which created New Zealand as it is today.

　　On the site, there is a fantastic museum which explains the history of the country, as well as the relationship between the European settlers and the native Maori tribes. There is also an excellent example of a Maori waka, or carved canoe, in which the original Maori tribes arrived in Aotearoa, or the Land of the Long White Cloud.

　　It was a great introduction to New Zealand history and culture and would give us a good basis for understanding the Maori culture that we would meet with as we travelled through the country.

　　The weather wasn't fit to sailing through the blue, island­dotted bay, so the next day we headed across the point to the Kauri Coast and the Waipoa Kauri Forest to see the high Kauri trees, one of the few places in the country where these big trees that once covered the island still exist. Standing hundreds of feet high, with girths that would take 20 men to circle, these prehistoric (史前的) trees were used for everything from wakas to homes. Most were cut down, and only a few still survive. The trees in the forest are over 1,000 years old, and walking along the paths deep into the bush to see them was like walking through land where dinosaurs once walked.

　　On the way back, we stopped in several small villages and towns, each of which seemed more Shire­like. We had almost forgotten that this was Lord of The Rings land, but in the rolling green hills of the central northland, we remembered that Bilbo Baggins and company could have lived here, too.

　　1．Which may tell the main idea of the passage?

　　A．A fantastic museum.

　　B．Our trip to New Zealand.

　　C．The Kauri trees of New Zealand.

　　D．Our trip to the Bay of Islands.

　　2．________ has made New Zealand today.

　　A．The Waitangi people

　　B．European settlements

　　C．The local people

　　D．The signing of the Treaty of Waitangi

　　3．How did the author understand the Maori culture?

　　A．By visiting a local museum.

　　B．By experiencing the Maori life.

　　C．By visiting the local villages.

　　D．By being introduced.

　　4．According to the passage, the underlined word "girths" in Paragraph 4 probably refers to "________"．

　　A．the height of the tree

　　B．the length around the tree

C．the width of the tree