1、Unit 1 Learning About Language. 单词拼写1. She explained the thinking(想法) behind the campaign. 2. Too much protein(蛋白质) in the diet may advance the ageing process. 3. He escaped by sawing through the bars of his cell(牢房). 4. So far they have not found a way to fight the virus(病毒). 5. One of the main fin
2、dings(发现) of the survey is that this chemical does harm to peoples health. 6. My initial (最初的)reaction was to decline the offer. 7. Researchers around the world are working together to develop a new vaccine(疫苗). 8. The construction of this framework(框架) took only a few minutes. 9. He believes only t
3、heoretical(理论的) science can create miracles. 10. The snow had melted, but the lake was still frozen solid(坚实的). . 单句语法填空1. The trouble is that I have lost his address. 2. The question is whether I should go to the cinema with him, or go shopping with her. 3. That was what she did this morning on her
4、 way to the station. 4. He was injured by a car this morning. This is why he was absent from school. 5. He has made rapid progress. That is because he is gifted. 6. The question is how we can get in touch with him. 7. His suggestion is that another meeting (should) be held (hold) to discuss the prob
5、lem. 8. The impression he makes on me is that he is a reliable person. 9. The reason why he was fired was that he was suspected of stealing the computer of his company. 10. The problem is who is really fit for the hard job. . 阅读理解(2021济宁高二检测)British chemist David Evans has become an overnight celebr
6、ity on Chinese social media. His chemistry experiments have attracted over 2 million followers in just a few months. Evans is a chemistry professor at the Beijing University of Chemical Technology. The 60-year-old man always wears a white lab coat, a pair of safety goggles(护目镜), and smiles often. So
7、me web users say he looks just like the “grandpa of KFC”. Evans has posted videos of various experiments. His most popular experiments have attracted millions of hits on video-sharing apps. Excited childrens cheers and shouts can be heard in his videos. “I hope my experiments can arouse peoples inte
8、rest in science, ” he says. Evans has been interested in China since childhood. In the early 1970s, before the reform and opening-up, he viewed it as “a country full of mysteries”. He first visited the Chinese mainland in 1987 to attend a chemistry conference in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. He quit hi
9、s job in the United Kingdom and moved to Beijing in 1996. Many of his friends thought he was crazy. But Evans said they just saw Chinas challenges but not its potential. Since 2011, Evans has turned to the Internet to popularize science. He learned short-video apps are also popular in small cities a
10、nd rural areas. And he realized this enables him to reach more students, who lack opportunities to perform fun experiments. But even a one-minute video requires a considerable amount of work. Still, he thinks its worth it to fulfill his responsibility to popularize science. His experiments always fi
11、ll schools lecture halls with laughter. Some viewers call him “a Harry Potter-like magician”, but he disagrees. “A magician never tells the secrets behind his tricks, but a scientist always gives an explanation. ” He sees himself as a teacher. He performs experiments to spread knowledge, inspire thi
12、nking, remove misunderstandings and show that science can create change. Evans says he looks forward to more “chemical reactions” with China. 【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了一位移居中国, 并且在网上发布化学实验短视频的英国化学家在中国的一些事迹。1. Who is David Evans according to the passage? A. A film celebrity. B. A chemistry teacher. C. A m
13、anager of KFC. D. A British magician. 【解析】B。细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Evans is a chemistry professor at the Beijing University of Chemical Technology. ”(Evans是北京化工大学的化学教授。)可知, David Evans是一位化学老师。故选B。2. Why did Evans begin to post videos of experiments on the Internet? A. To popularize science. B. To rise to fam
14、e. C. To apply short-video apps. D. To make a fortune. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据文章第四段第一句自2011年以来, 埃文斯开始通过互联网普及科学。以及第四段最后一句他认为履行普及科学的责任是值得的。可知, 埃文斯开始在互联网上发布实验视频, 是为了普及科学。故选A。3. Which of the following statements is true according to Paragraph 3? A. Evans considered the UK to be a country full of mysteries. B. E
15、vans first visited Chinese mainland in his childhood. C. Evans went to China for a chemistry meeting in 1987. D. Evans moved to Beijing with the support of his friends. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据文章第三段第三句可知他第一次访问中国大陆是在1987年, 在江苏省南京市参加一个化学会议。故选C。4. What can we infer from the passage? A. Evans knows exactly how a
16、 magic works. B. Evans is a serious scientist and barely smiles. C. Evans will continue to post videos of experiments in China. D. Evans students like to interrupt his experiments with laughter. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据文章第二段前两句埃文斯上传了各种实验的视频。他最受欢迎的实验已经在视频分享应用程序上吸引了数百万点击量。以及最后一段最后一句埃文斯说, 他期待与中国发生更多的“化学反应”。可知,
17、他将继续发布更多的实验视频。故选C。. 完形填空(2021盐城高二检测)The news of Stephen Hawkings death came a great shock to the whole world. To his family, he was “a great scientist and an extraordinary man whose work and legacy(遗赠)will 1 for many years”. His parents, both Oxford graduates, placed a high 2 on education and family
18、 members were often seen reading books at dinner. 3 known at school as “Einstein”, Hawking was not 4 successful academically. With time, he began to show talents for scientific subjects and decided to read 5 at university. As mathematics was not 6 at Oxford then, Hawking chose physics instead. Diagn
19、osed with a rare motor neurone disease, Hawking eventually 7 a wheelchair. Though shocked and bitter, Hawking continued his work in physics 8. After the loss of his 9, he communicated through a speech-generating device, which 10 him to produce A Brief History of Time with the help of an assistant. H
20、awking once 11 how he felt when first informed of his disease, 12 that he would never realize his potential. “But now, 50 years later, I cant be more 13my life, ” he said. Hawking also gained popularity 14 the academic world and appeared in several TV shows. He was featured in the film The Theory of
21、 Everything, which 15 his rise to fame and relationship with his first wife, Jane. 【文章大意】本文是一篇人物传记类的记叙文, 介绍了传奇物理学家霍金的伟大成就以及人们对他的高度评价。激励人们向他学习, 战胜困难取得成功。1. A. live onB. hold onC. hang onD. catch on【解析】选A。霍金的遗赠会继续存在很长时间。live on以为生, 继续存在, 活下去; hold on坚持, 继续拥有; hang on握住不放; catch on理解, 明白, 变得流行。故选A项。2.
22、A. evaluationB. requestC. valueD. standard【解析】选C。霍金的父母高度重视教育。evaluation评价, 评估; request要求, 请求; value价值, 重要性; standard标准。短语place a high value on高度重视。故选C项。3. A. UnlessB. WhenC. AlthoughD. Because【解析】选C。尽管在学校被称为“爱因斯坦”, 但是霍金起初在学习上并不成功。上下文之间是转折关系, 所以使用连词although引导让步状语从句。故选C项。4. A. necessarilyB. completely
23、C. particularlyD. initially【解析】选D。尽管在学校被称为“爱因斯坦”, 但是霍金起初在学习上并不成功。necessarily必要地; completely完全地; particularly尤其, 特别; initially起初, 最初。故选D项。5. A. physicsB. mathematicsC. scienceD. chemistry【解析】选A。根据后句Hawking chose physics instead可知霍金后来选择了物理学。根据常识可知霍金是一名伟大的物理学家。故选A项。6. A. awesomeB. availableC. admirable
24、D. alternative【解析】选B。那时的牛津大学并没有数学学科, 所以他选择了物理。awesome令人敬畏的, 可怕的, 极好的; available可利用的, 可得到的; admirable令人羡慕的; alternative可供选择的。故选B项。7. A. brought inB. resulted inC. ended inD. put forward【解析】选C。被诊断为罕见的运动神经疾病, 霍金最终坐上了轮椅。 brought in带来, 引进; resulted in导致; ended in以结束; put forward提出。故选C项。 8. A. regardlessB
25、. otherwiseC. indeedD. furthermore【解析】选A。尽管很震惊, 也很痛苦, 但霍金继续物理方面的研究工作。regardless不管, 不顾; otherwise否则, 要不然; indeed实际上; furthermore而且。故选A项。9. A. movementB. speechC. senseD. writing【解析】选B。根据后句“he communicated through a speech-generating device”可知他通过发声装置与他人交流, 说明他丧失了语言能力。故选B项。10. A. allowedB. forcedC. enc
26、ouragedD. got【解析】选A。这台装置让他在助手的帮助下完成了时间简史。allowed允许, 让; forced强迫, 迫使; encouraged鼓励; got得到, 理解。故选A项。11. A. recalledB. fanciedC. addressedD. commented【解析】选A。霍金回忆了刚刚得知患病消息时的情景。 recalled回忆; fancied幻想; addressed处理; commented评论。故选A项。12. A. declaringB. assumingC. insistingD. arguing【解析】选B。当霍金得知自己患病的时候, 认为自己
27、无法实现自己的梦想。本句表示霍金当时对人生的看法。 declaring宣布; assuming认为; insisting坚持; arguing争论, 辩论。故选B项。13. A. cautious ofB. strict withC. satisfied withD. fed up with【解析】选C。本句中cant和比较级连用表示最高级的含义, 表示霍金对自己的成就非常满意。be cautious of小心的, 谨慎的; be strict with对严格; be satisfied with对满足; be fed up with厌恶。故选C项。14. A. withinB. aroundC. towardsD. outside【解析】选D。根据后句appeared in several TV shows(出现在几个电视节目中)可知在学术界之外, 霍金也很受欢迎。故选D项。15. A. analyzedB. confirmedC. chartedD. traced【解析】选C。这部电影记录了霍金声名鹊起以及和他第一任妻子Jane的关系。 analyzed分析; confirmed确认; chart vt. 记录 n. 图表; traced追踪。故选C项。