1、Unit 1Women of achievementSection Warming Up & Reading.阅读理解AMaria (17181799) was a famous Italian mathematician. She was described in a book as follows：“Maria was a child prodigy (神童), but was also shy.”She stayed at home, teaching the younger children and following her own studies. When her mother
2、died after giving birth to twentyone children, Maria took over the running of the household. At the age of twenty she started a tenyear project, a book bringing together the work on calculus (微积分学) of Leibnitz and Newton titled Analytic Institutions. Sometimes she would have trouble with a problem,
3、but her mind went on working even in her sleep; she would sleepwalk to her study and back to bed. In the morning, she would find the answer to the problem waiting on her desk. Her book made her famous; she was living proof of what she had argued at nine years old that women had a right to study scie
4、nce. But Maria had other interests in her life apart from mathematics. She had always worked with the poor people in her area, and she had asked her father for separate rooms and turned them into a private hospital. She worked at the hospital (and another) until she died at the age of eightyone. Mar
5、ia wrote an important book on mathematics, as well as another unpublished book. She ran a household of over twenty people, and she worked for people who had not had her luck and opportunities. Each one of these things was remarkable, but she did them all.【语篇解读】本文是一篇人物传记，主要介绍了印度著名数学家Maria的成功经历和她为穷人做出
6、的贡献。1We know from the text that Maria_Awas a maths teacher when she was youngBlived a rich life in her childhoodCwas born in a large familyDwas too shy to teach others解析：选C细节理解题。根据第二段第二句可知，她妈妈有21个孩子，所以她家是个大家庭。2It can be inferred from the text that_Athere were some good schools for children when Mari
7、a was youngBwomen were not allowed to study science when Maria was a little girlCwomen had equal rights to learn anything as boys didDMaria had the ability to make enough money to bring up her brothers and sisters when her mother died解析：选B推理判断题。根据第二段第六句中的“. she was living proof of what she had argue
8、d at nine years old that women had a right to study science.”可知，当时是不允许妇女学科学的。3According to the text, Maria was so devoted to maths that she_Aforgot everything when she was studyingBspent over ten years writing her most famous bookCnever slept while doing researchesDwould go on with her study in her
9、dream解析：选D细节理解题。根据第二段第四、五句可知，她对工作执着到睡觉时也会梦游进书房工作。4We know from the text that Maria was also a_woman.AkindheartedBbeautifulCwellbornDrich解析：选A推理判断题。根据文章后半部分的描述可知，她为别人做了很多事，说明她不仅是一位伟大的数学家，还是一个“热心的，善良的”人。BBessie ColemanBorn in Texas, Coleman moved to Chicago to find a job, but she became interested in
10、the stories she heard from pilots returning from World War .However, her race (种族) and her gender (性别) kept her out of flight schools in the US., so she made her way to France where she could learn flying.When she returned to Chicago, Coleman had difficulty finding jobs, so she chose to be a stunt (
11、特技) pilot.She was the first black female pilot in the US.and was an inspiration to early pilots and to African Americans and Native Americans.Bessica RaicheBessica Raiche drove a car, shot guns and practiced medicine.Besides, she was an accomplished artist and musician.But on Oct.13, 1910, Raiche be
12、came the first American woman to make a flight in an aircraft by herself.Raiches aviation career (航空职业) was short, as she moved to Southern California to focus on her career in medicine, later becoming president of the Orange County Medical Association.Willa BrownWilla Brown was the first African Am
13、erican woman to earn both a pilots license (1938) and a commercial license (1939)As a former schoolteacher and social worker, Brown set up the Coffey School of Aeronautics at Chicagos Harlem Airport, which later became the first governmentapproved aviation training school for African Americans.Peggy
14、 WhitsonAt 57, Peggy Whitson was the worlds oldest spacewoman.She has spent 500 days off Earthmore than any other woman, and in 2008, she became the first female commander of the International Space Station (ISS)She made her eighth space walk on March 30, 2017 and she beat the current record for wom
15、en of 50 hours and 40 minutes of total spacewalking time.【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了四位女性飞行员。5Why did Bessie Coleman move to France?ATo acquire stunt skills.BTo find a wellpaid job.CTo take part in World War .DTo achieve her flying dream.解析：选D细节理解题。由第一段中的“her race (种族) and her gender (性别) kept her out of flig
16、ht schools in the US., so she made her way to France where she could learn flying”可知，Bessie Coleman到法国是想实现自己成为飞行员的梦想。6Who made a contribution to aviation education?ABessie Coleman.BBessica Raiche.CWilla Brown.DPeggy Whitson.解析：选C细节理解题。由第三段的最后一句可知，Willa Brown创办了第一所政府支持的非裔美国人飞行训练学校。7What can we know a
17、bout Peggy Whitson?AShe enjoyed her journey in space.BShe set some surprising records.CShe devoted herself to building the ISS.DShe set other black women an example.解析：选B推理判断题。由最后一段可知，宇航员Peggy Whitson创造了几项世界纪录。8Which of the following do the four share?AThey are outstanding women pilots.BThey suffere
18、d discrimination at work.CThey never received good education.DThey have shown great creativity.解析：选A推理判断题。由第一段最后一句和第二段中的“Raiche became the first American woman to make a flight in an aircraft by herself”以及第三段和第四段的内容可推知，这四位都是杰出的女飞行员。.语法填空The question was once asked of a 1._ (high) successful business
19、man, “How have you done so much in your lifetime？” He replied, “I had dreams. Then I went to bed 2._ thought about my dreams. In the night I dreamt about my dreams. And when I 3._ (awake) in the morning, I saw the way to make my dreams come true.”“While other people were saying，You cant do that, and
20、 it is 4._ (possible) Actually, I was well on my way to 5._ (achieve) what I wanted. As Woodrow Wilson, the 28th President 6._ the US, said：We grow great by dreams.”All big men are 7._ (dreamer). Some of us let these dreams die, but 8._ nourish and protect them; nourish them through bad days 9._ the
21、y bring them to the sunshine and light which come always to those who sincerely hope that their dreams will come true. So please, dont let anyone steal your dreams, or try to tell you they 10._ (be) too impossible. Sing your songs and dream your dreams; hope your hope and pray your prayer.【语篇解读】梦想成就
22、伟大。心中有梦想，一切皆有可能。1解析：high作形容词指具体的高，此处应用指抽象的高度副词highly修饰其后的形容词successful。答案：highly2解析：分析句子结构可知此处为顺承关系，故应用and连接两个并列的谓语动词。答案：and3解析：本段的谓语动词均使用了一般过去时，故此处需要用一般过去时。答案：awoke4解析：此处是说你不能那样做，那是不可能的，故此处用impossible。答案：impossible5解析：on ones way to这一固定搭配中的to为介词，其后接动词ing形式作宾语。答案：achieving6解析：此处表示就像美国第28届总统伍德罗威尔逊所说，
23、“梦想成就伟大”。用介词of表示所属关系。答案：of7解析：主语men和谓语are均暗示出其表语为名词复数dreamers。答案：dreamers8解析：此处为固定结构some . others .“一些人其他人”。答案：others9解析：until/till引导时间状语从句。答案：until/till10解析：本句表示客观事实，故此处应用一般现在时，they暗示出其谓语动词用are。答案：are1householdn家庭；一家人 2apart from除了3privateadj. 私人的4aircraftn飞行器5currentadj. 现在的Sometimes she would have trouble with a problem, but her mind went on working even in her sleep; she would sleepwalk to her study and back to bed. 分析此处是一个有and连接的并列句。and连接sleepwalk和back两个并列谓语。翻译有些时候问题很棘手，但是即使在睡梦中她的思维仍然在思考。她常常梦游到书房然后再回去睡觉。