1、Unit 1Women of achievement课时作业.阅读(2020广西柳州市高三上学期摸底考试)Dr Nancy Roman, born in 1925, who was celebrated as a pioneer for female scientists and had advanced the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, died on Dec. 25, 2018. When Nancy Roman asked for permission to take a second algebra (代数) course in hig
2、h school, a teacher demanded to know “what lady would take mathematics instead of Latin”. In college, a professor admitted that he often tried to prevent women from majoring in physics but Nancy stuck to it. And after receiving Doctors degree in astronomy, she found a professional home at NASA (美国宇航
3、局). In 1959, Dr Roman became the first chief of astronomy at NASA headquarters, a role that made her one of the agencys first female leaders.Dr Roman spent much of her career helping develop, fund and promote technology that would help scientists see more clearly beyond Earths atmosphere. But her mo
4、st wellknown work was perhaps leading to design the Hubble Space Telescope, the first major telescope to be sent into space for the purpose of gathering photographs and data from the universe. She was, therefore, named as “the mother of Hubble”. “She made it possible to get the early telescope up in
5、to space to learn what needed to be learned,” said science historian Bob Zimmerman, “and her hardnosed nature helped get the telescope built.”The telescope did not launch until 1990, a little more than a decade after Dr Roman retired, but when it did, its photographs of the universe thrilled the wor
6、ld. “I am glad,” she once told Science, “I ignored the people who told me that I could not be an astronomer.”篇章导读:本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了美国天文学家Nancy Roman传奇的一生。 文章旨在告诉我们坚持自己的梦想,你一定会成为你想成为的那个人!1What can we conclude from the teachers reaction to Nancy Romans application for taking a second algebra course? AThe
7、 teacher doubted it. BThe teacher didnt care about it. CThe teacher accepted it at once. DThe teacher was strongly against it.答案:A推理判断题。根据第二段第一句可知,在中学时当Nancy Roman请求批准再参加代数课程时,一位老师要求知道“哪个女士会选择数学而不是拉丁语?”可推知老师持怀疑的态度,故选A。2What was the most famous achievement of Nancy Romans work?AShe was one of the fou
8、nders of NASA.BShe proved the black hole really existed. CShe was the first female astronomer in the world. DShe led to design the Hubble Space Telescope.答案:D细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“但是她最著名的工作也许是带领设计哈勃空间望远镜,这是第一个被送入太空的大型望远镜,目的是从宇宙中收集照片和数据。”可知选D。3When did Dr Nancy Roman probably retire? AIn 1969. BIn 1979. CIn
9、 1990. DIn 2000.答案:B推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“The telescope did not launch until 1990, a little more than a decade after Dr Roman retired”(这种望远镜直到1990年才发射升空,在 Roman博士退休后的十多年)可推知选B。4What can we learn from Dr Nancy Romans words in the last paragraph? AShe was very proud of what she had done for the country. BShe
10、 thought highly of the people who hadnt believed her. CShe was delighted to have become an astronomer in spite of the prejudice on her. DShe had hardnosed nature and never cared about other peoples opinions.答案:C推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“I ignored the people who told me that I could not be an astronomer.”(我不在乎那
11、些告诉我我不能成为天文学家的人。)可推知选C。【词汇积累】launch n. (产品的)上市;(事件的)发起hardnosed adj. 顽强的;不屈不挠的thrill vt. 使非常兴奋;使非常激动【长难句分析】In 1959, Dr Roman became the first chief of astronomy at NASA headquarters, a role that made her one of the agencys first female leaders.1959年,罗曼博士成为美国国家航空航天局(NASA)总部的首位天文学部门主管,这一职位使她成为该机构首批女性领
12、导人之一。分析:这是一个简单句,a role that made her one of the agencys first female leaders作the first chief of astronomy at NASA headquarters的同位语,其中that后引导一个定语从句,在从句中作主语,修饰先行词a role。.完形填空One morning, Principal Annette Lopez knew that out of 750 students about 400 of them 1 breakfast from the cafeteria. So, she thr
13、ew on a hairnet, some 2 and an apron, and started serving the kids herself.“When you 3 that many students, there is no way that one line is just going to do it,” Lopez 4 local reporters. “I loved it and the kids had 5 . One of the kids said, Hey, I know you. and I said, Yes, Im the 6 .”Despite being
14、 the principal, Lopez did not feel she was too 7 on the totem pole (图腾柱) to serve food. In fact, she felt it was her duty to put on a hairnet and 8 .“The kids loved it. They were 9 , Ms Lopez, I didnt know you were a cafeteria lady, too. And so I kept telling them, You know, principals do whatever i
15、t takes,” Lopez said. “It 10 to the teachers, and thats when they started taking 11 .”A photo of Lopez behind the counter, 12 eggs for kids, was posted on the elementary schools Twitter. Within 24 13 , it had 300 likes. She became a bit of a 14 celebrity when her teachers and students began 15 the p
16、icture.篇章导读:本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一位名叫Lopez的小学校长因给400多名学生做早餐而成为当地网红的故事。1A.receivedBbroughtCsoldDrefused答案:A孩子们来吃早餐,是从食堂员工手中接过早餐,因此用receive,故选A。2A.clothesBsocksCglovesDdresses答案:C根据生活常识可知,因为要帮忙,校长匆忙戴上发网、手套(gloves)和围裙,故选C。3A.serveBteachCrealizeDcook答案:A前文中的“started serving the kids herself”是提示,故此空选A。4A.invite
17、dBtoldCrememberedDacquired答案:B“这么多学生需要吃饭,一排是肯定不够的”是校长面对采访时告诉(tell)记者的话。故选B。5A.scarBfunCfortuneDpatience答案:B该空所缺名词应与“loved it”感情色彩一致。句意:我喜欢这样做,孩子们也吃得很愉快(fun)。故选B。6A.principalBexpertCteacherDemployer答案:A有的学生会说“我知道你是谁”,校长回答说:“我是校长(principal)”。故选A。7A.lowBinspiringCsignificantDhigh答案:D虽然身为校长,Lopez并不觉得自己身
18、价太高(high)而不能为孩子们做早餐。故选D。8A.help outBgo awayCrefer toDfind out答案:A校长戴上发网是为了帮忙(help out),让孩子们顺利吃上早饭。故选A。9A.aboutBasClikeDfor答案:C这里表示“孩子们很喜欢,他们会这样对我说”。like “像”,符合题意。故选C。10A.got inBgot downCgot awayDgot around答案:D消息“传播到了老师们那里”,get around “传开来”。故选D。11A.messagesBexamsCpicturesDlessons答案:C根据后文中的“A photo of
19、 Lopez behind the counter”可知,这里指拍照。故选C。12A.preparingBexpectingCfeedingDgrowing答案:A校长为孩子们做早餐,所以这里指她在为孩子们准备(preparing)鸡蛋。故选A。13A.benefitsBscoresCyearsDhours答案:D根据常识并结合选项可知,这里指“24小时(hours)内”。故选D。14A.nationalBlocalCinternationalDspecific 答案:B根据前文中的“local reporters”和“the elementary schools Twitter”可知,影响范
20、围是本地。故选B。15A.limitedBincreasingCspreadingDenjoying答案:C老师和学生开始传开(spreading)这张照片时,校长成了当地的名人。故选C。.七选五(2020甘肃省会宁一中高三第一次月考)Four Habits to Help You SucceedNobody would like to experience failure. We all want to succeed. For those who have tried and failed, success seems difficult to understand. 1 Know you
21、r values.Finding your values is in line with creating motivation. 2 Pick a handful of things and write them down. Remind yourself of your values every day and reflect on whether you are honoring those values through your work. 3 Choose one goal to start something large enough that will give you a se
22、nse of achievement, while adjusting well to your values. If you want to achieve your goal, focus is the key here. 4 If you perform many tasks at a time, you might never finish your projects because they will take far too long.Set a time for success.Set a date for success. Know when you hope to reali
23、ze your goal. 5 By setting a time limit, you are making the process realistic.Dont give up because of failure.Failure cant be avoided when you take risks. By its very definition, the desire to succeed means you are risking failure. Many people tend to give up far too early. Dont fall into this trap!
24、 Use failure. Treat it as a good thing, and go on.AMake the right decision.BPick a goal and focus on it.CThe more focused you are on one goal, the higher chance you have of success.DKeep it realistic, while not giving yourself too much time.EI have made a list of four habits to help you set goals an
25、d realize them.FSit and reflect on what you value most.GPush yourself to be courageous, and take that next step.篇章导读:本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了四个习惯可以帮助你取得成功。1E根据文章标题以及设空位置可知,设空处为过渡句,E项(我列出了四个习惯来帮助你设定目标并实现它们。)符合语境,引出下文,故选E。2F根据本段小标题“Know your values.”可知,本段主要讲的是明确价值观。结合选项可知,F项(坐下来思考一下你最看重什么。)符合语境,故选F。3B此空是小标题,应与其
26、他小标题一致,使用祈使句。再根据本段第一句“选择一个目标,开始做一些足够大的事情,让你有成就感,同时很好地适应你的价值观。”可知,B项(选择一个目标并专注于它。)整体概括本段内容,故选B。4C根据空格前“如果你想实现你的目标,专注是关键。”可知,C项(你越专注于一个目标,你成功的机会就越大。)承接上文,故选C。5D根据本段小标题以及空格后“通过设定一个时间限制,你正在使这个过程变成现实。”可知,D项(保持现实,同时不要给自己太多的时间。)照应小标题,呼应下文,关键词是realistic。故选D。.概要写作阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。When people introdu
27、ce themselves, I always hear them say “Im just a housewife.” I dont understand why their introduction is always filled with regret and selfpity. Is it really a crime to be a housewife? Is it really embarrassing when you choose not to work outside and instead choose to work in your home?How could you
28、 be “just a housewife” when the basic social unit of society depends on you and your service? A housewife works for the longest hours, supporting your husband, child studies, caring for elders, managing finances, paying bills, grocery shopping, cooking according to individual taste, cleaning, etc. A
29、 housewife could be anyone: daughter, wife, mother, teacher, financial advisor, fashion designer and nurse, gardener, driver, cook and so on. Dont think you are not being paid for it. You get the reward that no money can offerthe love and affection of your family, their trust in you, a happy home an
30、d your own satisfaction.It is you who choose to be in this occupation, willingly or for any other reason. After a busy day, all wait to return to the comfortable home set by you. They know you will be there to absorb all their stress and tiredness and relax them. Would the life have been the same? H
31、ave you been working outside to earn some money? Would you along with your family have been able to buy all the content in life that you are enjoying now with that money?Respect yourself for what you are. Introduce yourself to the world with the same dignity (尊严). The world understands the importanc
32、e of your job; its time to make them accept it. Introduce yourself with pride and with twinkle in your eyes “I am a housewife”. Kick that “just” out. 写前导读:本文是一篇议论文。文章主要探讨了家庭主妇对一个家庭的重要性,号召家庭主妇们认识自己的价值,对自己有信心。精彩范文A housewife deserves to be respected and being a housewife is rewarding. (要点1) Housewives
33、 deal with many things and play many roles in and outside the family. (要点2) Besides, housewives can decrease family members stress and tiredness and make them relax, which cannot be bought with the money they earn. (要点3) In a word, housewives should proudly introduce themselves, knowing they are important. (要点4)