2019版高考英语一轮复习单元检测(二十二)GreatScientists外研版必修4

1、单元检测（二十二）Great Scie ntistsi阅读理解AOne day Thomas Alva Edis on was give n a letter by his teacher. His teacher asked him to give itto his mother. Edis on thought it was someth ing n ice. After he retur ned home, he proudly gave it to hismother, saying “ My teacher let me give this letter to you. ”Not k

2、nowing what it was, Edis ons mother ope ned it, and the n her eyes ope ned wide. With tearsin her eyes, she looked at her son and read out the letter aloud,“ Your child is a geni us. This school is too small for him and does nt have eno ughgood teachers to train him. Please teach him yourself.”The f

3、act was that Edis on liked ask ing stra nge questi ons in class. His teachers thought he wasmen tally ill. They could no Ion ger sta nd him and decided to stop him from going to school. However,Edis ons mother did nt give up on her son. She taught him at home.Many years after Edis ons mother died an

4、d he was already one of the greatest inven tors, oneday he was look ing through the old family thin gs. Sudde nly he saw a piece of folded paper in thecorner of a drawer. He took it and ope ned it up. It read, “Your son is addled (mentally ill). Wewont lethim come to school anymore.”Edis on cried fo

5、r hours and the n he wrote in his diary, “ Thomas Alva Edis on was an addledchild, but , by his hero mother, he becomes the genius of the cen tury.”Having faith in those we love is very important. We should have faith in those around us. Eve n ifothers have give n up on you, you should have faith in

6、 yourself.语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要介绍了爱迪生小时候被学校开除， 但他妈 妈没有责备他，而是用善意的谎言鼓励他，并让他在家接受教育，最终，爱迪生成为一名伟大的发明家的故事。1.How did Edisons mother probably feel when reading the letter?A. Relaxed.B.Sad.C. Proud.D.Calm.解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“and then her eyes opened wide. Withtears in her eyes, she looked at her son and read

7、 out the letter aloud .”及下文内容可知，爱迪生的妈妈读那封信时应该很难过。2.In the teachers opinion, Edison_ .22A. was nt hard to trainB. was really a geniusC. was too clever to teachD. was nt a no rmal child解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据第三段中的The fact was that Edison liked askingstrange questio ns in class. His teachers thought he was men

8、 tally ill.”可知，爱迪生的老师们认为他精神不正常。3.What did Edis ons mother do after knowing the teachers decisi on?A. She asked him to invent things.B. She sent him to another school.C. She let him get educated at home.D. She asked him to study by himself.解析： 选 C 细节理解题。 根据第三段中的However, Edisons mother didnt give up o

9、n her son. Shetaught him at home.”可知，爱迪生的妈妈并没有放弃他，而是让他在家接受教育。4.The passage is meant to show that_ .A. teachers should love their studentsB. parents know their children the bestC. we should have faith in others and ourselvesD. most children can be geniuses if encouraged解析：选 C 主旨大意题。根据全文，尤其是最后一段可知，本文是

10、想告诉我们：要对 别人及自己有信心。WomerNobel Peace Prize laureates （获奖者）are fewer in number than men who have bee nawarded the Prize, even though it may have bee n a woma ns peace activism （动主义）which in spired Alfred Nobel to create the award. In recent decades, the perce ntage of women among the winners has in cre

11、ased.1.Baron ess Bertha von Sutt nerA friend of Alfred Nobel, Baron ess was a leader in theinternationalpeace movement in the 1890s, and she received supportfrom Nobel for her Austrian Peace Society. When Nobel died, she bequeathed （遗赠）money for four prizes for scientificachievements,3and one for pe

12、ace .In 1905, she was the first woma n to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.242.Jane AddamsJane Addams, best known as the foun der of Hull-House, a settleme nt housein Chicago, was active in peace efforts during World WarIwith theIntern ati onal Con gress of Wome n. Jane Addams also helped to found t

13、he Womens Intern ati onal League for Peace and Freedom. She was nominated （ 提名）numerous times, but the Prize went each time to others until 1931. She was, by thattime, in poor health, and could not travel to accept the Prize.3.Mother TeresaBorn in Skopje, Mother Teresa foun ded the Missi on aries of

14、Charity in India and focused on serving the dying. She was skilled at publiciz ingher orders work and thus financing the expa nsion of its services. She wasawarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her work in bringing help to sufferinghumanity.4.Wangari MaathaiWangari Maathai founded the Green Belt

15、 movement in Kenya in 1977,which has planted more than 10 million trees to prevent soil erosi on （ 流失）and provide firewood for cook ing fires.Wangari Maathai was the first African woman to be nameda NobelPeace Prize laureate, honored for her contribution to susta in able developme nt and peace.语篇解读：

16、本文是一篇说明文。文章向我们介绍了四位女性诺贝尔和平奖得主。5.What can we know from the first paragraph?A. Women contributed less to the world than men.B. Women were not as active as men in keeping the world peace.C. Women won more Nobel Peace Prizes than men in recent decades.D. Women Nobel Peace laureates are still fewer in nu

17、mber than men.解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据第一段第一句中的Women Nobel Peace Prize laureates are fewerin nu mber tha n men”可知答案为D。6.What can we learn about Jane Addams?5A. She set up a settlement house.B. She was a friend of Alfred Nobels.C. She accepted the Prize in person.D. She made the effort to keep the peace during

18、 WWII.解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据 2. Jane Addams 介绍中的内容best known as thefoun der of Hull-House, a settleme nt house in Chicago”可知答案为 A。7.Wangari Maathai was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize because of_ .A. her fight for freedomB. the international peace movementC. her con tributi on to environmen tal protect ionD.

19、 her work in bringing help to suffering humanity解析：选 C 推理判断题。根据 4. Wangari Maathai 介绍中内容可知，万加丽马塔伊 为环保事业做出了突出贡献。n.阅读七选五A small mammal lives in the rocky cliffs of Tian Shan, a mountain range in northwest China. Butscientists dont know much about this tiny creature known as the Ili pika. _1_In fact, i

20、t had bee n more tha n 20 years since anyone had see n an Ili pika. But Weidong Li, whofirst discovered the animal, and a team of volunteers combed the mountains look ing for the an imals._2_“They found it hiding behind a rock, and they realized that they had found the pika，” TatsuyaShin, a Chinese

21、naturalist said.Li was studying diseases in a mountainous region of northwest China when he first discovered the8-inch mammalin 1983. _3_ In 1985, he found two more pikas. When researchers at the ChineseAcademy of Sciences took a closer look at Lis discovery, they con firmed that it was in deed a ne

22、wspecies.In the early 1990s, scientistsestimated that there were about 2,000 Ili pikasrunning across mountain cliffs in China. Now there are probably fewer than 1,000.Li thinks that the Ili pika populati on has decreased by n early 70 perce nt since he saw the first one in1983.“ This tiny species co

23、uld be ext inct any time，” Li said.“ _4_”Big changes to the Ili pika habitat are probably contributingto the pikas lowerpopulati on. In additi on, Ili pikas dont reproduce often, and other ani mals are eati ng grass where they26live. Chan ges in local temperatures have drive n Ili pikas to higher el

24、evatio ns（ 海拔） in the mountains.7Li and others are en couragi ng wildlife groups to help protect this creature.Li searches full-time for Ili pikas. _5_ Li is also worki ng to create a wildlifereserve to help protect Ili pikas.A. It became endangered soon.B. They fin ally spotted one last summer.C. Lots of animals