1、UNIT 1 PEOPLE OF ACHIEVEMENTSection Reading and Thinking (1)阅读理解AMalala Yousafzai is a Pakistani student and education activist who began speaking out for girls education at the age of 11. After surviving an assassination(暗杀) at the age of 15, she co-founded the Malala Fund(基金会) with her father to c
2、reate a world where girls everywhere could be educated without fear. Her fund supports every girl s right to 12 years of free, safe, quality education and works mainly in countries such as Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and Nigeria.Malala believes girls are the best investment(投资) in the future peace
3、and further development of our world. It will never be a wrong choice to spend money on girls.In 2014 the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai the Nobel Peace Prize for their fight against the suppression(镇压) of children and young people and for the right of all c
4、hildren to education. Malala became the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize winner.Accepting the award, Malala said, “This award is not just for me. It is for those forgotten children who want education. It is for those frightened children who want peace. It is for those voiceless children who want chan
5、ge.”In her new picture book, Malalas Magic Pencil, Malala returns to her childhood to teach young readers about the importance of hope, believing in magic, and making the world a better place.Malalas first book, her personal life story co-written with Christina Lamb,I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood U
6、p for Education and Changed the World, was published in 2013. She is also the subject of the 2015 film He Named Me Malala.1. Whats the purpose of the Malala Fund?A. To improve girls safety.B. To get young girls to school.C. To improve peoples living conditions.D. To win women lifelong education righ
7、ts.解析:细节理解题。由第一段中的“. she co-founded the Malala Fund with her father to create a world where girls everywhere could be educated without fear.”可知,这个基金会旨在让女孩能够进入校园接受教育。答案:B2. Which of the following is Malalas opinion of girls according to paragraph 2?A. They are quite good at making investments.B. They
8、 are in greater need of peace than boys.C. They will play an important role in the future.D. They do more for the development of the world than boys.解析:细节理解题。由第二段中的“Malala believes girls are the best investment in the future peace and further development of our world.”可知,马拉拉认为应该在女孩身上投资,因为她们会对未来和平以及世
9、界继续发展做出贡献。答案:C3. What can be inferred from what Malala said while accepting the award?A. She has a caring attitude.B. She is satisfied with her education.C. She feels powerless to change the world.D. She will have more supporters in the coming years.解析:推理判断题。由第四段中马拉拉说的“It is for those forgotten chil
10、dren who want education. It is for those frightened children who want peace. It is for those voiceless children who want change.”可知,她心系他人,关爱他人。答案:A4. What can be learned about Malalas Magic Pencil?A. It teaches readers how to draw.B. It was Malalas first book.C. It was a co-written book.D. It spread
11、s hope.解析:推理判断题。由倒数第二段中的“Malalas Magic Pencil, Malala returns to her childhood to teach young readers about the importance of hope .”可知,这本书传播了希望。答案:DBBorn in 1983 in Arizona, US, Jessica has learned to live her life with her feet. She was born without arms, and no doctors could figure out why.There
12、were many questions at the time about whether Jessica would be able to live a “normal” life.However,Jessicas father said,“I have never shed a tear about her birth condition.”With the support of her parents and family, Jessica became confident in herself as an adult and continued to explore the world
13、 with her feet.As a child,Jessica studied dance in her hometown. When the first performance arrived, she asked to be put in the back row. Her dance teacher told her there was no back row. Nervously, she took the stage with the other students and performed her routine.When she finished,the applause f
14、rom the audience gave her encouragement and confidence to continue dancing for 14 years.After graduating from high school,Jessica attended the University of Arizona,where she earned a bachelors degree in Psychology.When talking about her major,she frequently explains that Psychology has a great effe
15、ct on her life,helping her out of a physical limitation.During college, Jessica signed up for a club of taekwondo(跆拳道) and learned all of the colour belt materials. The instructors created a course that would be accessible to any future armless students.Jessica became the first armless person to ear
16、n a black belt in the club.Jessicas most famous accomplishment was learning how to fly.It took three states,four airplanes, two flight instructors and a discouraging year to find the right aircraft. She earned herself a place in the Guinness World Records for being the first person permitted to fly
17、an airplane with only her feet.Now Jessica works as a motivational lecturer.She travels around the world sharing her story and encouraging people to be creative with the slogan “Think outside the shoe”.5. What encouraged Jessica to keep dancing for so many years?A. The support of her family.B. Her d
18、ance teachers words.C. The help of the other students.D. Her success in the first performance.解析:细节理解题。由第三段的“When she finished,the applause from the audience gave her encouragement and confidence to continue dancing for 14 years.”可知,第一次演出成功鼓励了她。答案:D6. Why did Jessica major in Psychology in universit
19、y?A. Because Psychology is the best subject in her university.B. Because Psychology can bring her a good job in the future.C. Because Psychology can help her go beyond her dis-ability.D. Because Psychology is fit for an armless student.解析:细节理解题。由第四段的“. she frequently explains that Psychology has a g
20、reat effect on her life, helping her out of a physical limitation.”可知,心理学对她的生活有巨大的影响,能帮助她克服身体的缺陷。答案:C7. Whats Jessicas greatest achievement?A. Flying an airplane with her feet.B. Finding the right aircraft.C. Speaking as a motivational lecturer.D. Travelling around the world.解析:细节理解题。由第六段的“Jessicas
21、most famous accomplishment was learning how to fly.”可知,A项正确。答案:A8. Whats the best title of the passage?A. A Talented Girl, JessicaB. A Motivational SpeakerC. Exploring the World with FeetD. Being Creative as a Student解析:标题归纳题。本文主要讲述了没有双臂的女孩Jessica是如何克服生活中的障碍,并不断进取,积极参与生活的故事,故C项适合做文章标题。答案:CCSchools c
22、onsume a large amount of energy, which has a bad effect on the environment. 9, there are lots of ways that you can help your school save energy. Look for simple changes your school can make and band together with others to make an even bigger effect.10. Even something as simple as turning off the li
23、ghts when you leave a room can help to save energy. Turn off the lights in classrooms that are not being used and in other areas, such as empty bathrooms and unoccupied multifunctional rooms.Use natural light when the sun is bright. It may not always be necessary for you to have the lights on in you
24、r classroom. There may be time of day when the sun is especially bright and enough for what you are doing in your classroom. 11.Set up a recycling station at your school. Recycling is a great way to save energy because it reduces the need to produce new materials.12, then ask your school principal i
25、f you can set one up.Get others involved. 13. Either as an individual or as a team, you can create and put up signs around your school. Try using signs that remind people of things they can do to save energy and also some signs that raise awareness of saving energy.A. Post signs about conserving ene
26、rgyB. Whether you are a teacher or a studentC. If your school does not have oneD. Turn off your computer when its not usedE. Shut down the lights when rooms are not in useF. Other time of day you might only need half of the lightsG. If your schools garbage company offers recycling services9. 解析:根据句子
27、的结构判断,本句是一个从句,七个选项中只有B、C和G三个选项符合要求。根据语境可知,此处表示“不管你是老师还是学生,总有许多可以帮助你们学校节约能源的方法”。故选B。答案:B10. 解析:本段主要讲述了如何从小事做起节约能源,如在离开教室等地方的时候关灯以便节约能源。本段中的一些提示词,如“turning off the lights” “Turn off the lights”等也暗示了本题的答案。答案:E11. 解析:本段主要讲述了当教室内光线充足时使用自然光。上句中的 times of day与F项中的Other times of day形成对应关系。答案:F12. 解析:本段谈论在学校
28、内设置回收站回收可循环使用的材料。C项中的one指代主题句中的a recycling station。答案:C13. 解析:根据下文的“put up signs” “using signs” “some signs”提示词可知选A。答案:AReading and Thinking (2)基础测评. 单句语法填空1. Even in his late years of life, the old man is still doing (science) research.2. She was (apparent) much disappointed at the news Tom told he
29、r.3. Cultural relics are precious heritage for us mankind and it is vital importance to preserve them.4. He knew that it would suffer many great (defeat) before it would begin to win the war.5. The woman was a quiet lady who (most) stayed alone.6. The factory produces what is acknowledged (be) the f
30、inest wool in the world.7. Youll get the results when the (analyse) is complete.8. The learning needs of the two groups are quite distinct each other.9. We need to carry out a proper (evaluate) of the new system.10. Look at your skills (objective) when deciding on a career change.答案:1. scientific2.
31、apparently3. of4. defeats5. mostly6. to be7. analysis8. from9. evaluation10. objectively. 用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空insist on, draw out, lead to, by chance, according to, graduate from, die from, make sure1. The books are classified into several parts their contents.2. In 2019, I university, where I majored in
32、 International Trade.3. It is believed that working hard can success.4. You just need to that your voice is loud enough to enable everyone to hear you.5. I wanted to walk to the station, but he driving me there.6. This is because each year millions of smokers this habit.7. He is going to some money
33、from his credit card this afternoon.8. I met her quite while walking in Oxford Street.答案: 1. according to2. graduated from3. lead to4. make sure5. insisted on6. die from7. draw out8. by chance. 语法填空Tu Youyou, a 1. (commit) and patient scientist, was born in Ningbo, China, on 30 December 1930 and gra
34、duated 2._Peking University Medical School in 1955. In 1967, the Chinese government formed a team of scientists with the objective of 3._(discover) a new treatment for malaria, and Tu Youyou was among the first researchers 4. (choose). In 1969, she became the head of the project in Beijing, and deci
35、ded to review ancient Chinese medical texts to find traditional botanical 5. (treat) for the disease. After failing more than 190 times, the team 6. (final) succeeded in 1971. Tu Youyou and her team members even insisted on testing the medicine on 7. (they) to make sure that it was safe. Later, the
36、medicine was tested on malaria patients most of 8. recovered. This medicine, which 9. (call) artemisinin, soon became a standard treatment for malaria. It is thought to save 100,000 lives a year in Africa alone. In 2015, Tu Youyou was awarded 10. Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine.答案:1. committe
37、d2. from3. discovering4. chosen5. treatments6. finally7. themselves8. whom9. was called10. the提升测评. 完形填空Many children may be fond of animals, but few ever think of making the study of animals as their career. Even fewer will be 1 by the whole world, 2 the title of United Nations Messenger(使者) of Pea
38、ce.But one woman has 3 all that. She has lived with chimps in the African forest for many years and made great 4. Jane Goodalls lifelong 5 in animals began at an early age. By the age of 10 or 11, Goodall 6 going to Africa to live with animals. This was quite a strange dream in those days, as young
39、7 didnt think of having such “wild” actions. But she was 8 by her mother. She told her that if she really wanted something, she should work hard, take advantage of9 and never give up looking for a way.When a close friend invited Goodall to Kenya in 1957, she readily10it. Within a few months of her a
40、rrival she met the famous anthropologist(人类学家) Dr Louis Leakey, who soon decided that Goodall was the11 person he was looking for to begin a 12of wild chimps on the shore of Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania.In the beginning, studying the chimps was not 13 for her. The animals fled(逃跑) from her 14. With a
41、 strong 15, she searched the forest every day, trying not to get too close to the chimps too16. Gradually the chimps became used to her presence.In October 1960, she observed a chimp making and using 17 to fish for termites(白蚁). This discovery threw 18 on the popular idea at the time that man was th
42、e worlds only toolmaker. The longer Goodalls research continues, the more it becomes obvious that chimps are very 19 to humans.Since the mid-1980s, Goodall has been lecturing around the world to raise peoples sense about environmental 20. “Lets live in the new age with hope, respect for all living t
43、hings, understanding and love,” she said.1. A. recognisedB. knownC. accepted D. admitted解析:recognise在此解释为“(正式)认可”,即很少有人得到全世界的认可。know知道;accept接受;admit承认,后面不接人作宾语。答案:A2. A. receivingB. givingC. enjoyingD. having解析:表示“享有头衔或称号”时,要用动词enjoy。receive收到;give给;have有。答案:C3. A. doneB. provedC. achievedD. realis
44、ed解析:achieve达到;完成,符合语境。do做;prove证明;realise意识到。achieve作为“实现”讲时,其后宾语通常为dream。答案:C4. A. discoveriesB. decisionsC. ChoicesD. findings解析:阅读全文可知,她最后获得了一些伟大的发现。discovery发现;decision决定;choice选择;finding调查发现;调研结果。答案:A5. A. studyB. interestC. senseD. dream解析:此处是指简古道尔在年幼时就开始对动物感兴趣了。study学习;interest兴趣;sense感觉;dre
45、am梦想。答案:B6. A. was fond ofB. was tired ofC. insisted onD. dreamed of解析:dream of doing sth梦想做某事;be fond of喜欢;be tired of厌烦;insist on坚持。答案:D7. A. boys B. girlsC. menD. women解析:由上一句句意“到10岁或11岁的时候”可知那时她还是一个小女孩。答案:B8. A. encouragedB. preventedC. advisedD. forced解析:结合下文可知妈妈让她做自己想做的事,说明妈妈对她是支持的、鼓励的。encoura
46、ge鼓励;prevent阻止;advise建议;force迫使;强迫。答案:A9. A. knowledgeB. youthC. hopeD. chances解析:take advantage of chances利用机会。knowledge知识;youth青年;青春;hope希望。答案:D10. A. acceptedB. refusedC. receivedD. considered解析:表示“接受”朋友的邀请,应用动词accept。refuse拒绝;receive收到;consider考虑;认为。答案:A11. A. onlyB. lastC. specialD. first解析:通过上
47、文的介绍“她对动物感兴趣”等可知,她是一个特别的、与众不同的女孩。答案:C12. A. projectB. studyC. centreD. career解析:名词study的含义是“研究”,与文章第二段中“她在非洲森林里住了很多年,获得了一些伟大的发现”相呼应。project工程;项目;centre中心;career事业;生涯。答案:B13. A. hardB. interestingC. easyD. convenient解析:根据下文中“黑猩猩一见她就逃离”这一情节推断,观察黑猩猩不是件容易的事。hard困难的;interesting有趣的;easy容易的;convenient方便的;便
48、利的。答案:C14. A. in surpriseB. in a hurryC. as expectedD. in fear解析:黑猩猩由于害怕而逃离。in surprise惊奇地;in a hurry匆忙地;as expected正如预料的一样;in fear害怕地。答案:D15. A. willB. bodyC. desireD. mind解析:正是因为她的坚强意志,她才有了最后的成功。will意志;body身体;desire渴望;要求;mind头脑;思考能力。答案:A16. A. farB. nearC. soonD. much解析:从下一句开头的gradually一词可以判断,她每天到
49、森林里去,是想让黑猩猩慢慢地习惯她的存在,而不希望一开始就接近它们而把它们吓跑。答案:C17. A. netsB. toolsC. holesD. spoons解析:由下一句中的toolmaker一词可知,本题的答案应为tools。答案:B18. A. doubtB. lightC. questionsD. beliefs解析:这个新的发现必然会让人们怀疑原来的一些观点。答案:A19. A. closeB. similarC. friendlyD. helpful解析:由语境可知,古道尔继续研究的时间越长,发现黑猩猩与人类非常相似这一点越明显。be similar to与相似,符合语境。be close to离近;be friendly to对友好;be helpful to对有帮助。答案:B20. A. improvementB. protectionC. pollutionD. destruction解析:最后一句很明确地告诉我们应注意保护环境。improvement 改进;改善;protection 保护;pollution 污染;destruction 破坏;毁灭。答案: B
