1、UNIT 1 SCIENCE AND SCIENTISTS课时分层作业(三).阅读理解APeter Huszcz once taught in an agricultural college.In the 1990s, he moved to Canada. Peter started out washing dishes in a restaurant in downtown Ottawa. When the manager asked him to help out rolling meatballs in the kitchen, he soon learned how to do th
2、e job very well. But it was boring and Peter suggested that the manager should buy a meatballmaking machine. When the manager told him there was no such thing as a meatball maker, Peter was quick to notice that something was missing in the market. Putting his engineering knowledge to good use, he qu
3、ickly came up with a simple methodthe Magic Meatball Maker.He was sure there was a market for his machine, but it took him ten years of hard work to find it. He had to take risks, but he believed in his idea, and he managed to persuade other people to believe in him too. A local manufacturer (制造商) o
4、ffered to produce the first 1，000 units in return for a share in the profits, local shops offered to keep his meatball makers and a friends daughter helped him out with his first sales.But his lucky break came when he managed to persuade a TV shopping channel to help sell the Magic Meatball Maker. T
5、he channel broadcast a program about how the invention worked in the studio kitchen. Within minutes, they had sold more than 4，000 units.This was just the start. Peter had been right. He had said his meatball maker would bring him great wealth，and it has：more than two million dollars so far and its
6、till being sold to thousands of American housewives all across the USA.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要向我们介绍了肉丸机的发明者Peter Huszcz。1Working in the restaurant, Peter Awas chosen to be the managerBfound a chance to make moneyCbroke a meatballmaking machineDwas poor at making meatballs by handB细节理解题。由第一段中的“When the m
7、anager told him.something was missing in the market”可知，Peter发现了赚钱的机会，故选B项。2Which of the following helped Peters business take off?AA local shop. BA friends daughter.CA local manufacturer. DA TV shopping channel.D细节理解题。由第三段内容可知，Peter成功说服一家电视购物频道为其推销肉丸机，随后便开始大卖。3Whats the right order to describe Peter
8、s life?ATeacherdish washerinventorbusinessman.BDish washerteacherinventorbusinessman.CBusinessmandish washerinventorteacher.DInventorbusinessmandish washerteacher.A细节理解题。由第一段中的“Peter Huszcz once taught in an agricultural college.”可知，他曾当过老师；由“In the 1990s.Peter started out washing dishes in a restaur
9、ant”可知，他之后做过洗碗工；由“Putting his engineering knowledge.the Magic Meatball Maker”可知，随后他成了一位发明家；由第二、三、四段内容可知，他为了推销肉丸机付出了很多的努力，所以他还是一名商人。4What can we learn from the story?ABetter late than never.BA friend in need is a friend indeed.CWhere there is a will，there is a way.DIn time of danger，ones mind works f
10、ast.C推理判断题。由第二段中的“He was sure there was a market for his machine.to believe in him too”和最后一段内容可知，Peter Huszcz坚信自己的肉丸机会受欢迎，为了推销其产品，他付出了很多的努力并最终取得成功。BElizabeth Blackwell was born on February 3，1821 in England. While she was growing up, two of her brothers and six of her sisters died. Elizabeth decided
11、 to become a doctor.Her father was a sugar businessman. He encouraged equality (平等) between boys and girls so, unlike most girls, Elizabeth had the same education as boys.One night, when Elizabeth was eleven, a fire destroyed her familys business. The family became so poor that Mr Blackwell decided
12、to go to America. When the family reached New York, Mr Blackwell tried to start a new business, but failed. In 1837, he died.After being refused several times by medical schools, Elizabeth was finally accepted by Geneva Medical College in New York, largely as a joke. People there, even women, though
13、t she was indecent (下流的) and asked her to leave. But with great determination, Elizabeth graduated with high honors. After graduation, Elizabeth went to Paris to learn more about medicine. Elizabeth returned to America in 1851. There she helped other women become doctors and opened a medicine store.
14、 Then, she begged her rich friends to give money to build a hospital.Elizabeths dream came true in 1857 when the New York Infirmary for Women and Children opened its doors. It was the first true hospital for women, run by women doctors in the world. In 1868, the hospital opened a medical college for
15、 women. After that, Elizabeth received a letter from Europe asking her to come to her homeland and do for the women of Europe what she had done in America. She returned to England in 1869. There she served for forty years, which made her a hero.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。本文介绍了美国首位取得医学博士学位的伟大女性Elizabeth Blackwel
16、l。5What made Elizabeth want to be a doctor?AHer poor family.BHer fathers advice.CHer family members early death.DThe inequality between girls and boys.C细节理解题。根据文章第一段的内容可知，Elizabeth年幼时她的兄弟姐妹相继死亡，这让她产生了当医生的想法。6Why did Elizabeths family move to America?ATo sell more sugar.BTo look for chances to live.C
17、To open a hospital for women.DTo help Elizabeth study medicine.B细节理解题。根据文章第三段的内容可知，Elizabeth一家搬到美国是为了寻找生存的机会。7It can be inferred from Paragraph 4 that in America Ahardly any women studied medicineBstudying medicine was considered decentCwomen were not allowed to receive educationDwomen and children
18、suffered a lot from poor healthA推理判断题。文章第四段讲到Elizabeth一开始遭到很多家医学院的拒绝，在她被纽约的一家医学院录取后，当地的人们甚至是妇女都认为她学医很不光彩，都斥责她让她离开，由此可知当时几乎没有女性学医，因为在人们看来女性学医是一件被人鄙视的事情。8Which is the right order of the following events about Elizabeth?aShe opened the first hospital for women.bShe opened a medicine store in America.cH
19、er family moved to New York.dShe graduated from a medical school.eShe returned to England to serve.fHer familys business was destroyed.gShe went to Paris to study medicine.Acfdgbae BfcdgbaeCfcgdbae DfcgdbeaB事件排序题。根据文章内容可知所列事件的正确顺序是：Elizabeth家的生意因火灾而破产她全家搬到纽约谋生她从医学院毕业她到巴黎进修她在美国开了一家药店她开了第一家妇幼医院她返回家乡做贡
20、献。.读后续写阅读下面材料，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。Once，when I was a teenager my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus.Finally there was only one family between us and the ticket counter.This family made a big impression on me.There were eight children，all probably under the age
21、of twelve.You could tell they didnt have a lot of money.Their clothes were not expensive，but they were clean.The children were wellbehaved，all of them standing in line，twobytwo behind their parents，holding hands.They were excitedly talking about the clowns, elephants and other acts they would see th
22、at night with their brothers or sisters in a low voice. One could sense they had never been to the circus before. It promised to be a highlight of their young lives.The father and mother were at the head of the pack，standing proud as they could be. The mother was holding her husbands hand, looking u
23、p at him as if to say，“You are my knight in shining armor. ” He was smiling and responding in pride, looking back at her as if to say “You got that right”. The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly responded “Please let me buy eight childrens tickets and two adult ticke
24、ts so I can take my family to the circus. ”The ticket lady gave the price.The mans wife let go of his hand，lowered her head and her lips began to shake.The father leaned a little closer and asked，“How much did you say？” The ticket lady again told him the price.The man obviously didnt have enough mon
25、ey.How was he supposed to turn and tell his eight children that he didnt have enough money to take them to the circus? Actually we were not wealthy in any sense，so I understand how the kids would feel.I felt sorry for them.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2请按如下格式作答。Seeing what was going on，my dad seemed to have an
26、idea. That day my father and I went back to our car. 【参考范文】Seeing what was going on，my dad seemed to have an idea.He put a $ 20 bill on the ground. Then he picked it up and tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket.” The man turned around and saw the mone
27、y. He knew what was going on. He looked straight into my dads eyes，took my dads hand in both of his, squeezed tightly onto the $ 20 bill，and with his lips shaking and tears running down his cheeks, he replied , “Thank you, thank you, sir. This really means a lot to me and my family.”That day my fath
28、er and I went back to our car. We didnt go to the circus that night. When I asked Dad why he did so, Dad said, “My child, it was a desperate, heartbreaking and embarrassing situation for a father.Surely he wasnt begging for a handout, but he reminded me of my father, when I was young.” He paused for a while, as if wandering in his memories. “We should appreciate what we have obtained from life and seize every opportunity to help others.” We didnt go to the circus that night, but we didnt care.- 6 -