1、UNIT 2 Great People阅读能力提升练123467891051112答案呈现131415BDCDCCBDABDCDAC提示：点击进入习题答案呈现1617181920first novelIn 1962.Five/5.也正是这部小说让人们牢记他。John Steinbeck is a famous writer in the USA.答案呈现212223bysecretlywith2627282930successfullyinfirstwonawarded2425graduatedleader.完形填空You are 21 years old and live a happy l
2、ife.1_ one day,your doctor tells you that you have a serious disease and may not live more than two years.1.A.And B.But C.So D.OrBHow would you 2 _?What would you do?2.A.do B.studyC.stay D.feelDI think most of us might feel very 3 _ and give up our dreams and hopes for the future.Here is 4 _ one of
3、the greatest scientists,Stephen Hawking,did.3.A.happy B.tiredC.sad D.excited4.A.where B.whenC.how D.whatCDHawking didnt let the disease stop him from living his dream life.He went on with his study of the universe（宇宙）and 5 _ around the world to give talks.5.A.walked B.turnedC.travelled D.lookedCIn 2
4、002,Hawking visited China and 6 _ to students in Hangzhou and Beijing.6.A.told B.saidC.shouted D.spokeDBecause of the disease,Hawking had to sit in his wheelchair and speak 7 _ a computer.7.A.of B.inC.through D.forCHe told the students about his theories（理论）on some questions,for example,8 _ time is,
5、how the universe began,and what black holes are.Hawking became famous in the early 1970s.In 1988,he wrote A Brief History of Time.The 9 _ explains a difficult theory in an easy way and it sold very well.8.A.how B.when C.where D.what9.A.book B.man C.talk D.questionDAStephen Hawking is a man with a 10
6、 _ will（意志）and people think he is the greatest scientist in physics since Albert Einstein.10.A.big B.dark C.strong D.newC.阅读理解【2020恩施改编】11.Where did Yang Jiang pass away?A.In Shanghai.B.In Jiangsu.C.In Beijing.D.In Zhejiang.请同学们看点拨训练第29页原文。C【点拨】根据原文句子writer Yang Jiang passed away on May 25 in Beijin
7、g,aged 105.可知答案。12.In which language is Don Quixote written?A.English.B.Spanish.C.French.D.German.【点拨】根据原文句子Whats more,Yang finished a translation of Don Quixote.This made her the first Chinese to translate a whole book from Spanish.可知答案。B13.When was Microsoft Corporation set up?A.In the 1960s.B.In
8、the 1950s.C.In the 1990s.D.In the 1970s.【点拨】根据原文句子Bill Allen,he founded Microsoft in the 1970s.With the development of Microsoft,he becomes one of the richest men in the world.可知答案。D14.What was the book Businessthe Speed of Thoughtabout?A.How to solve business problems with computers differently.B.H
9、ow to earn money.C.How to increase the speed of thought.D.How to be a successful person.A【点拨】根据原文句子In 1999 Gates wrote a book named Businessthe Speed of Thought.The book shows how the computer can solve business problems in new ways.可知答案。15.What do Yang and Gates have in common(共同点)?A.They are both
10、successful in business.B.They both care about education.C.They are both very rich in the world.D.They both have translated lots of books.【点拨】根据原文句子to set up a scholarship fund(奖学金)to help poor students.；Bill Gates has made great contributions to education and health all over the world.可知两个人都关心教育问题，故
11、答案为B。B.任务型阅读16 题完成句子16.At the age of 27,Steinbeck s _ Cup of Gold was published.请同学们看点拨训练第30页原文。【点拨】根据原文句子At the age of 27,Steinbecks first novel Cup of Gold was published.可知答案。first novel17题简略回答问题17.When was Steinbeck awarded the Nobel Prize inLiterature?_【点拨】根据原文句子In 1962,Steinbeck was awarded(被授予
12、)the NobelPrize in Literature.可知答案。In 1962.18 题简略回答问题18.How many collections of short stories did John Steinbeck write in his lifetime?_【点拨】根据原文句子At the age of 27,Steinbecks first five collections of short stories.可知答案。Five/5.19 题找出并写下全文的主题句19._【点拨】根据原文句子John Steinbeck is a famous writer in the USA.
13、可知答案。John Steinbeck is a famous writer in the USA.20 题将文中画线句子译成汉语20._【点拨】原句为：It was also for this novel that he was best remembered.也正是这部小说让人们牢记他。.词语运用。根据短文内容及所给提示，在文中的空白处填写一个正确的单词。Deng Jiaxian was born in Huaining County,Anhui Province on June 25,1924.In 1935,he was deeply influenced 21 _ the patri
14、otic movement during his study.After the fall of Beiping in 1937,he 22 _(secret)attended the Anti-Japanese party.Later,with hisbysecretlyfather Deng Yizhes help,he went to Kunming 23 _ his elder sister and was admitted to the Department of Physics of the National Southwest Associated University in 1
15、941.From 1948 to 1950,he studied in Purdue University and got his Ph.D.in physics.When he 24 _(graduate),he returned home.Deng Jiaxian is the main organizer and 25 _(lead)of Chinas nuclear weapons research and development.withgraduatedleaderDeng Jiaxian led many scholars and technicians,26 _(success
16、)designed Chinas atomic bomb and hydrogen bomb,and led Chinas self-defense weapons to the advanced level 27 _ the world.He got the 28 _(one)prize of the National Natural Science Award in 1982.successfullyinfirstIn 1985,he 29 _(win)two National Science and Technology Progress Awards.In 1999,he was 30 _(award)“Two Bombs and One Star Medal of Merit”.Because of his great contribution to the cause of Chinas nuclear science,he will always be remembered.wonawarded