1、Unit1PEOPLEOFACHIEVEMENTSectionDUsingLanguage()&AssessingYourProgress课后篇巩固提升必备知识基础练.单词拼写1.At present he has become a (教授) of Chemistry at Oxford.答案professor2.The t of relativity is concerned with two seemingly opposite ideas.答案theory3.Her daughter is very clever and often represented as a (天才).答案gen
2、ius4.The trademark is registered on the book of the P Office.答案Patent5.She was the most remarkable woman he had ever e.答案encountered6.She has bought an electronic d that protects her vehicle 24 hours a day.答案device.短语填空due to,as a consequence,come to power,sum up,put forward,pass away,in particular1
3、.When the new ruler,he made peace with all his former enemies.答案came to power2.The teacher asked us tothe main point of the lesson in three sentences.答案sum up3.His mistake was lack of experience.答案due to4.I missed the bus this morning and I was late for the meeting.答案as a consequence5.He had to succ
4、eed to the business when his father last year.答案passed away6.She loves the song,because her mother used to sing it when she was young.答案in particular7.The chairman his plan,expecting that everyone would approve of it.答案put forward.完成句子1.阿尔伯特爱因斯坦被认为是20世纪最伟大的科学家。Albert Einsteinthe greatest scientist i
5、n the 20th century.答案is considered2.现在我的声音变得很低沉,以至于前几天在电话里被人误以为是男人。My voice has got so low now that I a man the other day on the phone.答案was mistaken for3.这项研究基于从2 100名女性那里收集来的资料。The study data from 2,100 women.答案was based on4.似乎你对中国文化真的非常热衷。It seems you are really enthusiastic about Chinese culture
6、.答案as though/if5.据报道,那条铁路到下月末完成。the railway will have been completed by the end of next month.答案It is reported that6.那本书好像在我面前揭示出一个我不熟悉的新世界。The book seemed to before me a new and unfamiliar world.答案open up关键能力提升练.阅读理解主题语境:人与社会历史、社会与文化Born in Cyrene (which is now Shahhat,Libya),Eratosthenes (276 BCE1
7、95 BCE) spent his time studying a wide variety of subjects under a lot of teachers,including the Greek poet Callimachus.After leaving Callimachus,he spent the next several years studying in Athens,where he furthered his knowledge of the world around him.Eratosthenes was known as having a great deal
8、of knowledge in a great number of different fields of study,but not doing the best in any one of them.He did work in astronomy,mathematics,geography,history,and poetry,and also worked as a theatre critic in his spare time.He became known by the name “Beta” (the second letter of the Greek alphabet) b
9、ecause it was told that he was “second best in the world at everything”.Eratosthenes would go on to become director of the Great Library for over four decades,from 245 BCE to just before the beginning of the second century BCE.Eratosthenes is most famous for a measurement that he made,for he was the
10、 first to measure the size of the earth through direct means.He performed a simple experiment and used basic mathematics to find the size of our home planet.The circumference (圆周) of the earth,he determined,was about 39,250 km (24,390 miles)the real distance is 40,075 km (24,901 miles)!And lets not
11、forget that he didnt have the fancy instruments that geographers have today.Famous for his studies of the earth,he is often called the “Father of Geography”.In a now-lost work titled Geographika,the contents of which are known because of references (参考) from following books still in existence,he too
12、k a global view of the world.With its title,he invented a new wordgeography.In his book,he divided the planet into climate zones and listed the names and locations of 400 cities.Setting aside mythological and traditional views of lands,he used written descriptions of wars and observations by travell
13、ers to try to find distances between places.【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了古希腊科学家埃拉托色尼,他曾经较为准确地推算出了地球的周长。1.WhywasEratosthenesgiventhename“Beta”?A.Becausehelovedtheletterbest.B.Becausehewasaverymodestperson.C.Becauseheoftenusedtheletterinhisworks.D.Becauseheknewquitealotbutnotthemost.答案D解析细节理解题。由第二段中的“notdoingthebesti
14、nanyoneofthem”和“knownbythenameBeta.becauseitwastoldthathewassecondbestintheworldateverything”可知,埃拉托色尼被称作Beta是因为他虽知识广博但却没有一门学科是最精通的。2.WhatdidEratosthenesdoformostofhislife?A.Hewasapoet.B.Hewasateacher.C.Hewasalibrarian.D.Hewasanengineer.答案C解析细节理解题。由第二段的“EratostheneswouldgoontobecomedirectoroftheGreat
15、Libraryforoverfourdecades”可知,埃拉托色尼一生大部分时间都在管理图书。3.WhatkindoffeelingdoestheauthorexpressinParagraph3?A.Admiration.B.Sympathy.C.Worry.D.Doubt.答案A解析推理判断题。第三段介绍了埃拉托色尼没有精确仪器但却测量出了与真实的圆周相差并不多的数值,故作者在此段表达了对埃拉托色尼的敬佩之情。4.WhatcanwelearnaboutEratosthenesGeographika?A.Hetoldalotofmythsinit.B.Hetriedtousefactsas
16、itsbasis.C.Itwasbasedonalotofoldbooks.D.Itwaswrittenasageographytextbook.答案B解析推理判断题。由最后一段中的“heusedwrittendescriptionsofwarsandobservationsbytravellerstotrytofinddistancesbetweenplaces”可知,埃拉托色尼撰写地理学概论的时候,努力以事实为基础。.应用文写作你校正在组织英语作文比赛。请以身边值得尊敬和爱戴的人为题,写一篇短文参赛,内容包括:1.人物简介;2.尊敬和爱戴的原因。注意:词数80左右。参考范文MrZhang,
17、aged50,ismyfavouriteEnglishteacher.Heissoknowledgeable,humorousandresponsiblethatIrespectandlovehimsomuch.Honestlyspeaking,hisgreatpatienceandassistancehaveagreatimpactonme.ItwasMrZhangwhomademeperceivetheimportanceoflearningEnglishwell.Haditnotbeenforhisguidanceandencouragement,Icouldnthavewonfirst
18、prizeintheEnglishContest.Withouthisaid,IwouldnthaveboostedmyintegratedskillsinEnglish.Illdefinitelyrememberhiskindnessandhelpforever.MrZhangisaveryrespectableteacherindeed!Idothankhimforwhathedidforme.读后续写(2020新高考全国卷)阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。The Meredith family lived in a small community
19、.As the economy was in decline,some people in the town had lost their jobs.Many of their families were struggling to make ends meet.People were trying to help each other meet the challenges.Mrs Meredith was a most kind and thoughtful woman.She spent a great deal of time visiting the poor.She knew th
20、ey had problems,and they needed all kinds of help.When she had time,she would bring food and medicine to them.One morning she told her children about a family she had visited the day before.There was a man sick in bed,his wife,who took care of him and could not go out to work,and their little boy.Th
21、e little boyhis name was Bernardhad interested her very much.“I wish you could see him,” she said to her own children,John,Harry,and Clara.“He is such a help to his mother.He wants very much to earn some money,but I dont see what he can do.”After their mother left the room,the children sat thinking
22、about Bernard.“I wish we could help him to earn money,”said Clara.“His family is suffering so much.”“So do I,”said Harry.“We really should do something to assist them.”For some moments,John said nothing,but,suddenly,he sprang to his feet and cried,“I have a great idea!I have a solution that we can a
23、ll help accomplish(完成).”The other children also jumped up all attention.When John had an idea,it was sure to be a good one.“I tell you what we can do,” said John.“You know that big box of corn Uncle John sent us?Well,we can make popcorn(爆米花),and put it into paper bags,and Bernard can take it around
24、to the houses and sell it.”注意:续写词数应为150左右。When Mrs Meredith heard of Johns idea,she thought it was a good one,too.With everything ready,Bernard started out on his new business.参考范文WhenMrsMeredithheardofJohnsidea,shethoughtitwasagoodone,too.Verysoon,thechildrenwerebusypoppingthecorn,whiletheirmotherw
25、entouttobuythepaperbags.Whenshecameback,shebroughtBernardwithher.Bernardwasverygladtojoinintheworkandsaid,“Sogoodanidea!Illtryrightnow.”Theyworkedtogetheruntilallthecorntheypreparedwasallpopped,thepaperbagsfilledandarrangedinthebasket.Witheverythingready,Bernardstartedoutonhisnewbusiness.Muchsoonert
26、hanexpected,hereturnedwithanemptybasket.Hehadneverearnedsomuchmoneybeforeinhislife.Formanyweeks,theMeredithfamilycontinuedtoofferpopcorntoBernard.Peoplebegantowatchforthe“littlepopcornboy”,andeveryweekhehadatleastfiftycents,asignificantincomeforhimandhisfamily,totakehome.Allofthiswasthankstothegoodi
27、deathatJohncameupwith.文化意识StudentsWontheTopPrizeatYoungScientistTwo fourth-year students from Coliste Choilm in Ballincollig have won the top prize at this years BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition for their project studying gender stereotyping (性别模式化) in younger children.The project by Cor
28、mac Harris and Alan OSullivan,both aged 16 and from nearby Ovens,was described by judges as a “useable resource for primary school teachers to fight gender stereotyping”.Both Alan and Cormac were surprised at their win,with Cormac stating,“We were shockedwe had no idea anything was going to happen.”
29、Cormac said as they were choosing their Leaving Certificate subjects they noticed that most boys were choosing STEM subjects while many girls were choosing other subjects such as Art and Home Economics.“We all got the same education so we were asking Why is there this divide?”Cormac said.The pair th
30、en started a project covering 376 children aged five to seven from several schools of different types.They set them different tasks,including choosing between gender-specific and gender-neutral(中性的) toys,drawing and naming an engineer,and comparing men and womens ability to do a number of gender-spe
31、cific jobs.Among the findings was that 96% of boys drew a male engineer while just over 50% of girls drew a female engineer,suggesting that gender stereotypes form among young children and that they are especially strong among boys.Head Judge of the Social and Behavioural Sciences Group category,Pro
32、fessor Joe Barry,said,“The project is very impressive in that Cormac and Alan also created very direct and useable resources for primary school teachers to deal with gender stereotyping among young children.”Cormac and Alan will now represent Ireland at the European Union Contest for Young Scientist
33、s,which takes place in Spain in September.They will also attend the 62nd Annual London International Youth Science Forum later in the year.高分写作假定你是李华, 你的澳大利亚笔友Jenny来信,让你介绍一位你最崇拜的中国科学家,请你根据下列表格中的内容提示给她写一封回信。姓名梁建英出生年份1972年职务中国高铁总设计师主要经历(1)1995年大学毕业后开始从事高铁研究工作(2)研制出时速300-350千米高速动车组(3)2015年获奖注意:1.词数80左右
34、;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。参考词汇:高速动车组high-speed EMU一、审题定调1.确定体裁:本次写作要求是一封信件,内容为介绍一位自己最崇拜的中国科学家。2.确定人称:本文介绍的是一位科学家,所以要用第三人称。3.确定时态:时态以一般现在时和一般过去时为主。二、谋篇布局本文分为三个段落。第一段:首先介绍自己最崇拜的科学家的名字及其职务;第二段:介绍梁建英的出生年份,再介绍其主要经历;第三段:表达自己对人物的看法。三、常用语块general designer of的总设计师was born in 出生于graduate from university大学毕业devote al
35、l ones time to 致力于outstanding contributions杰出的贡献play a leading role in在起主导作用as a consequence结果set a good example to us给我们树立了好的榜样realise our dreams实现我们的梦想四、遣词造句普通表达高级表达Since she graduated from university in 1995,she has been doing research into the development of Chinas high-speed railway.She invente
36、d the 300-350 km/h high-speed EMU,which makes it more convenient for us to get around quickly.Because of her outstanding contributions to our country,China is playing a leading role in high-speed railways all over the world.Since she graduated from university in 1995,she has been devoting all her ti
37、me to researching into the development of Chinas high-speed railway.Afterwards,she invented the 300-350 km/h high-speed EMU,making it more convenient for us to get around quickly.It is because of her outstanding contributions to our country that China is playing a leading role in high-speed railways
38、 all over the world.五、连句成文参考范文Dear Jenny,The Chinese scientist I admire most is Liang Jianying,general designer of Chinas high-speed EMU.Liang Jianying was born in 1972.Since she graduated from university in 1995,she has been devoting all her time to researching into the development of Chinas high-s
39、peed railway.Afterwards,she invented the 300-350km/h high-speed EMU,making it more convenient for us to get around quickly.It is because of her outstanding contributions to our country that China is playing a leading role in high-speed railways all over the world.As a consequence,she was awarded in 2015.Liang Jianying has set a good example to us.From her,I realise that we should keep on trying until we realise our dreams.Yours,Li Hua
