Unit 5 Appreciating Classics 同步练习 1.doc

Unit 5 Appreciating Classics 同步练习Period OneGetting Ready and Reading()基础落实. 课文理解1In Kings dream，America should achieve the following except_. Aequality BfreedomCjustice Dstrength2According to King，America can achieve their dreams by_. Amaking a desert into an oasisBmaking rough places plainCworking togetherDmaking crooked places straight3When King delivered the speech “I Have a Dream”，_. Aall men were born equal in AmericaBpeople were judged by the colour of their skinCmost of Americas places were roughDAmerica was full of jangling discords4What does the word “sweltering” mean？Aunpleasantly hot. Bsweating. Cburning. Dbeing warm. . 课文缩写Martin Luther King has a dream，which is deeply 1. _ in the American dream. He dreams that America can 2. _ out the true meaning of its creed. In his dream，he hopes that even the state of Mississippi can be 3. _ into a state of freedom and 4. _. He dreams that people wont 5. _ others by their colours. He dreams that in the state of Alabama，the black children can be 6. _ treated as the white ones. With the 7. _ he returns to the South，hoping to change the jangling discords of his nation into a beautiful 8. _ of brotherhood. He thinks people should 9. _ up for freedom together. He believes that if America is to be a great nation，people should have 10. _. 能力提升阅读理解AMost people know that Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize，and the first person to win it twice. However，few people know that she was also the mother of a Nobel Prize winner. Born in September，1897，Irene Curie was the first of the Curies two daughters. Along with nine other children whose parents were also famous scholars，Irene studied in their own school，and her mother was one of the teachers. She finished her high school education at the College of Svign in Paris. Irene entered the University of Paris in 1914 to prepare for a degree in mathematics and physics. When World War began，Irene went to help her mother，who was using Xray facilities(设备) to help save the lives of wounded soldiers. Irene continued the work by developing Xray facilities in military hospitals in France and Belgium. Her services were recognised in the form of a Military Medal by the French government. In 1918，Irene became her mothers assistant at the Curie Institute. In December 1924，Frederic Joliot joined the Institute，and Irene taught him the techniques required for his work. They soon fell in love and were married in 1926. Their daughter Helene was born in 1927 and their son Pierre five years later. Like her mother，Irene combined family and career. Like her mother，Irene was awarded a Nobel Prize，along with her husband，in 1935. Unfortunately，also like her mother，she developed leukemia because of her work with radioactivity(辐射能)Irene JoliotCurie died from leukemia on March 17，1956. 1Why was Irene Curie awarded a Military Medal？ABecause she received a degree in mathematics. BBecause she contributed to saving the wounded. CBecause she won the Nobel Prize with Frederic. DBecause she worked as a helper to her mother. 2Where did Irene Curie meet her husband Frederic Joliot？AAt the Curie Institute. BAt the University of Paris. CAt a military hospital. DAt the College of Svign. 3When was the second child of Irene Curie and Frederic Joliot born？AIn 1932. BIn 1927. CIn 1897. DIn 1926. 4In which of the following aspects was Irene Curie different from her mother？AIrene worked with radioactivity. BIrene combined family and career. CIrene won the Nobel Prize once. DIrene died from leukemia. BWhen Josephine Cooper was growing up，she learned the importance of charity from her parents. Although they made a modest living for their family of 10，they insisted on sharing with those less fortunate. Half a century later，Mrs. Cooper became a beloved volunteer at the San Diego Food Bank，where she devoted herself to helping others. She organized and ran a distribution center of a church，helping it become the organizations largest emergency food distribution center in San Diego. She was one of the 25 outstanding senior volunteers in the nation selected and invited to Washington DC. to receive an award. “She was the main person who helped us make that program grow，”said Mike Doody，former director of the Food Bank. “She had a way of getting people to work together and to work hard. She was determined and stubborn，but in a good way. She had a good heart. ”People knew her as “Grandma” because of her selflessness and her devotion to helping hungry children and families. “She reminded people of their Grandma，” Doody said. As a widow with a young child in 1979，Mrs. Cooper was helped through a difficult financial time when the Food Bank provided her with groceries. “She devoted her life to giving back，”said her daughter，Monica Cooper. It wasnt unusual for a local church to call Mrs. Cooper to ask her to aid a needy family. “She would give people food out of her cupboard. Sometimes we would cook a meal for a family living in their car，” Cooper said. Although Mrs. Cooper was honored to receive the national award for her volunteer work，she said being able to help others was her reward. She died of liver disease and kidney failure，aged 93. 5The underlined word “charity” in Paragraph 1 refers to “_”Aoffering helpBdonating moneyCproviding servicesDshowing sympathy6The San Diego Food Bank is meant to_. Adistribute food in case of emergencyBhelp hungry children and familiesCgive basic firstaid treatmentDtrain some senior volunteers7Which of the following is TRUE of Mrs. Cooper？AShe died at an early age. BShe refused the national award. CShe was kind and devoted. DShe was not easy to get along with. 8From wha