高二英语（人教版）选择性必修一 UNIT 1 课时检测（二）“Reading and Thinking”

UNIT1课时检测(二)"ReadingandThinking”的新知学习环节

第I卷语言基础训练

(一)单词拼写(5分)

(l)Wespenttwohours(分析)theteam'sstrengthsandweaknesses.

(2)Thcauthorhasbrokenintothenation'shistoryintothree(不同的)periods.

(3)Figuringoutwhatto(承认)andwhattodismissisreallychallenging.

(4)The(关键性的)thingisusingbodylanguageinawaythatisappropriateto

thecultureyouarein.

(5)Atlastwe(战月生)theotherteaminthefootballmatch;ourhardpractisingpaid

off.

(二)单句语法填空(10分)

(6)Shecommittedherselfto(finish)theprojectbytheendoftheweek.

(7)Tounderstandcultureshock,itisvital(understand)whatculture

is.

(8)OurEnglishteacherinsiststhatthehomework(hand)intomorrow

morning.

(9)Educatorsinsistthatschoolsshouldhaveeachstudent's(academy)

performanceevaluated.

(10)Thcpoliceofficerwas(apparent)offdutywhenthishappened

sohemadenocommentonit.

(三)选词填空(10分)

commitoneselfto,insiston,leadto,bychance,graduatefrom|

(1l)Motherwillourwashing(heclothesbyourselves.

(12)Severalyearsafterthey'dsplituptheymetagaininParis.

(13)1acceptingherinvitationandcannotdrawback.

(14)Shoitlyaftercollege,Igotmyfirstteachingjobatahigh

school.

(15)Itwasanactofkindnessthatafriendshipandmemoriesthatwilllasta

lifetime.

（四）完成句子（8分）

（16）一听到这个新闻，我心中泛起了悲伤。（upon/on+动名词）

____________________________________»Ifeltasenseofsadnessinmyheart.

（17）他的眼睛深陷，因为他很长时间以来经常工作到深夜。（现在完成时）

Hiseyesarcdccp-setbecauseheforalong

time.

（18）大卫患有脑部疾病，这使他不能像其他孩子一样走路或跑步。（限制性定语从句）

Davidhadabraindiseaseorrunninglike

otherchildren.

（19）据说，他己经写了许多受欢迎的小说。（be+过去分词+todo）

Hemanypopularnovels.

第n卷语篇综合训练

（一）阅读理解

A

ComparedwithMaricCurie,WuChicn-shiungisnotahouseholdnameinChina,whereshe

wasbomandgrewup.orintheUnitedStales,whereshespentmostofherlife.

Wu'sfatherreceivedamoderneducationinShanghai,andin1913,foundedthefirstschoolfor

girlsinTaicang,aimingtobreaktheoldsexistadvocacythatitwaswomen'svirtuetohaveno

talents,whichhadthemostprofoundinfluenceonWu'slife.Now,theschoolhasbecomeMingde

SeniorMiddleSchool.

Workinginthescientificworlddominatedbymen,shenevergaveuporloweredherstandards

evenifunequallytreated.AftergraduatingfromtheformerNationalCentralUniversityinNanjing,

Wu,aged24,enrolleda（theUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeleytocontinueherstudyinphysics.She

wasthefirstwomantobepresidentofAmericanPhysicalSociety.

Togetaccurateresultsfromexperiments,sheworkedseriouslydayandnightatalaboratory

andgainedareputationforaccuracy.Therewasasayingamongphysicists：”Ifiheexperimentwas

donebyWu,itmustbecorrcct.^^Asoneofthemostinfluentialnuclearphysicistsofthe20th

century,shethoroughlychangedhuman'sviewoftheuniverse.Herexperimentsoverturnedmany

previousexperimentalresultsandtheories.

Wulivedasimplelife,butshesetupafundingprograminhonorofherfatherwithherlife

savings,rewardingstudentsandteachersatMingdeSeniorMiddleSchool.In1997,Wudiedaged

85intheUS.Accordingtoherwill,shewasburiedinherhometownTaicang.ChiangTsai-chien,the

authorofherbiography,MadameWuChien-shiungzTheFirstLadyofPhysicsResearch,wrote（he

epitaph（墓志铭）thatstarts,“Here'sburiedthemostprominentfemalephysicistWu

Chien-shiung^^,andends,4ishewasadistinguishedworldcitizen,andwasforeveraChinese”.

1.WhydidWu'sfatherfoundthefirstschoolforgirls?

A.TopromoteWu'spersonaldevelopment.

B.Topursuegenderandeducationequality.

C.Todisplayhiswell-educatedbackground.

D.Toimproveeducationalassessmentsystem.

2.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Wuworkedasthefirstfemalephysicist.

B.Attachmenttonativelandneverlefther.

C.Sexistadvocacygaverisetohersimplelife.

D.Wufollowedherfather'swilltofundaprogram.

3.WhichwordsbestdescribeWu?

A.Persistentinfaith.

B.Tolerantofsexism.

C.Ambitiousforperfection.

D.Well-knowninhermotherland.

4.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.AWomanWhoThrilledtheWorld

B.AWoman,OneDistinguishedFunder

C.AWomanWhoGainedEqualGenderRight

D.AWoman,OneInfluentialLeaderinPhysics

B

Rolemodelsareimportantforinspiringscientists,butnewresearchsuggeststhatscientists

whoarcknownfortheirhardworkarcmoreencouragingthanscientistswhoarcviewedas

naturallybrillianl.

Inaseriesofstudies,researchersfoundthatyoungpeopleweremoremotivatedbyscientists

whosesuccesswasconnectedwitheffortsthanthosewhosesuccesswasbecauseofnatural

intelligence,evenifthatscientistwasAlbertEinstein.

DanfeiHu,adoctoralstudentatthePennsylvaniaStateUniversity,andJanetN.Ann,an

assistantprofessorofPsychologyatWilliamPatersonUniversity,saidthefindings—recently

publishedinBasicandAppliedSocialPsychology-wouldhelpdealwiththecertainsecretabout

whatittakestosucceedinscience.

Accordingtotheresearchers,thereisanxietyinthesciencecommunityaboutanumberof

studentswhorunaftercareersinscienceduringschoolonlytodropoutofthosecareerpathsonce

theygraduatefromcollege.Tohelpsolvetheproblem.HuandAnnwantedtoresearchrolemodels,

whogivethestudentsspecificgoals,behaviororstrategicstheycanfollow.

Theresearchersperformedstudieswith176and162participantsineachstudyrespectively

（分别）.Inthefirststudy,allparticipantsreadthesamestoryaboutcommonstrugglesascientist

metinhissciencecareer.However,halfweretoldihestorywasaboutEinstein,whilehalfweretold

itwasaboutThomasEdison.Althoughthestorieswerethesame,participantsweremorelikelyto

believenaturalbrilliancewasthereasonforEinstein'ssuceess.Inaddition,（heparticipantswho

believethestorywasaboutEdisonweremoremotivatedtocompleteaseriesofmathsproblems.

“ThisprovedthatpeoplegenerallyseemtoviewEinsteinasagenius,withhissuccess

commonlylinkedtoextraordinarytalent,”Husaid."Edison,ontheotherhand,isknownfbr

failingmorethan1,000timeswhentryingtocreatethelightbulb,andhissuccessislinkedtohis

effbrts."Huadded,“Knowingthatsomethinggreatcanbeachievedthroughhardworkandefforts,

morestudentswillstepintothesciencecareerconfidenlly.”

5.Whatkindofscientistsismoreinspiring?

A.Thosewhohavemadeimportantdiscoveries.

B.Thosewhowerebornwithagift.

C.Thosewhoareviewedasgreatinventors.

D.Thosewhoarefamousfortheirhardwork.

6.Whatistheconcerninthesciencecommunity?

A.Somestudentswilldropoutofschoolsoon.

B.Therearefewerrolemodelsfbrstudentstofollow.

C.Fewerstudentswillcontinuetoworkonscience.

D.Somescientistscannotgivestudentsspecificgoals.

7.Whyweresomeparticipantsmoremotivatedtocompleteaseriesofmathsproblems?

A.TheyknewtheproblemsweregivenbyEdison.

B.Theybelievedtheycouldsolvetheproblemsbyworkinghard.

C.TheybelievedtheywereasintelligentasEinstein.

D.TheyknewtheyweretoworktogetherwithEinsteir.andEdison.8.Whatisthebesttitlefor

(hetext?

A.EinsteinIsLessEncouragingthanEdison

B.Einstein'sSuccessStory

C.HowtoBeaGreatScientist

D.Edison'sAchievementsAreGreater

(二)完形填空

Throughouthistory,femalescientists,engineersandmathematicianshavechangedthe

world.Butwhiletheir9havebeenmassive,theirnamesandtheirstorieshave10been

publicized.PhysicistJessWadewantedto11thestoriesofgreatscientificpioneerswhomay

beoverlookedandshe12auniquewaytodo(hat：writingwebpages.

WadetoldCBSNewsthatwhilethe13ofwomeninscienceissmallincomparisonto

thatofmen,shehasalwayshad14inthefield.Whenshewasagraduatestudent,Wade

15aninspiringwomaninscience,KimCobb,whoisaclimatescientistatBrown

University.

“Sowhen1mether,1thoughtsheisa(n)16personandIneedtolearnmoreabout

her.WhenIdidalittlesearch,Icouldn't17anyinformationabouther.WhatI18wasa

webpagebutitwasn'tthere.”

That'showWadegotthe19—tostartwritingwebpagesfordiversepeopleinscience

whodon'tyethavethem.

Inherfreetime,WadesearchestheInternetto20information,andthenshegetstowork

writingwebpagcs.Shc'swrittenmorethan1,700sofar.

Wadeisnowmakinga21forherselfinscience,andsheknowsshewouldn'tbehere

withoutthosewhocamebeforeher."Weallhavearoleto22inmakingscienceamore

diverseand23place,“shesaid.

9.A.ambitionsB.potentials

C.achievementsD.demands

10.A.naturallyB.permanently

C.rarelyD.regularly

11.A.shareB.choose

C.readD.appreciate

12.A.thoughtlittleofB.cameupwith

C.passeddownD.leftout

13.A.goalB.progress

C.responsibilityD.number

14.A.conceptsB.rolemodels

C.safelyrulesD.followers

15.A.referredtoB.turneddown

C.ranacrossD.tookin

16.A.awesomeB.ordinary

C.seriousD.patient

17.A.rcmcmbcrB.identify

C.offerD.find

18.A.desiredB.accepted

C.recommendedD.acknowledged

19.A.helpB.order

C.beliefD.idea

20.A.collectB.post

C.manageD.correct

21.A.suggestionB.will

C.nameD.request

22.A.makeB.Play

C.selectD.decide

23.A.fairerB.safer

C.quieterD.wider

(三)主题微写作(8分)

请用本课所学的词汇和短语补全下面介绍居里夫人(MarieCurie)的短文。

MarieCurieisthescientistIadmiremost.She①

(投身于科学研究)withanobjectivetoexplorethemysteriesofradioactivity.Shc②

(取得伟大的成就)althoughshewasdefeatedby

radiationmanytimes.®(显然)，sheperseveredinherwork.Mostofherlife

wasdedicatedtoscienceandshe④(被广泛认可为)

agreatscientist.

UNIT1课时检测(二)

第I卷语言基础训练

(-)(l)analysing(2)distinct(3)acknowledge(4)crucial(5)defeated

(~)(6)finish/finishing(7)tounderstand

(8)(should)behanded(9)acadcmic(lO)apparcntly

(12)(1l)insiston(12)bychance

(13)havecommittedmyselfto(14graduatingfrom

(15)led(o

(四)(l6)Upon/Onhearing(henews

(17)hasworkedtillmidnight

(18)which/thatpreventedhimfromwalking

(19)issaidtohavewritten

第n卷语篇综合训练

(一)阅读理解

IA]

语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了吴健雄女士的生平。

1.选B细节理解题。由第二段中“Wu'sfather...Wu'slife.”可知,吴的父亲创办了第一

所女子学校，旨在追求性别平等和教育平等。故选B。

2.选B推理判断题。由最后一段“Wulived...foreveraChinese.”可知，她对祖国做出了

巨大贡献，并安葬在中国，可见对故土的依恋从未离开过她。故选

3.选A推理判断题。由第三段中“Working...treated.”和第四段中“Toget

accurate...accuracy.“可知，她坚持信念，努力实现自己的目标。故选A。

4.选D标题归纳题。由最后一段中“ChiangTsai-chien,theaulhorofherbiography,...a

Chinese.n并结合全文内容可知，本文主要介绍了吴健雄女士，一位有影响力的女性物理学领

袖。故选Do

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语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一项研究——以辛勤工作著称的科学家

比被视为天才的科学家更鼓舞人心。

5.选D细节理解题。根据第一段“Rolemodelsareimpor【ant...naiuraUybrillianl.“可知，

那些以努力工作著称的科学家更鼓舞人心。

6.选C细节理解题c根据第四段中“Accordingtotheresearchers...graduatefromcollege.M

可知，科学界担心的是继续科学研究事业的学生将会变〃。

7.选B推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“Inaddition...weremoremotivatedtocompletea

seriesofmathsproblems.”和最后一段中"Knowingthatsomethinggreatcanbeachievedthrough

hardwork...thesciencecareerconfidently.“可知，一些参与者之所以更有动力完成一系列数学

问题，是因为他们相信通过努力工作就能解决这些问题。

8.选A标题归纳题。通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了一项研究——以辛勤工作著称的

科学家比被视为天才的科学家更令人鼓舞，并列举了爱因斯坦和爱迪生的例子。由此可知，

uEinsteinIsLessEncouragingthanEdison（爱因斯坦不如爱迪生鼓舞人心）能够概括文章主要

内容，最适合作本文标题C

（二）完形填空

语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了历史上很多女性取得了杰出的成就，可是她

们却默默无闻。物理学家JessWade想通过自己的努力来改变这一现状。

9.选C根据上文“Throughouthistory,femalescientists,engineersandmathematicianshave

changedtheworld.”可知，这些女性取得了巨大的“成就"。ambition”追求；理懑”；

potential"潜力"；achievement“成就”；demand“需求”。故选C。

10.选C根据上文Nhile”一词可知，上下文是转折关系。这些女性虽然成就巨大，但

是“很少”被报道。naiurally"自然地”；pemianently“永久地”；rarely“很少”；

regularly"规律地”。故选C。

11.选A根据下文“whomaybeoverlookedandsheauniquewaytodothat：

writingwebpagesv可知，物理学家JessWade想在网上“分享”她们的故事。故选A。

12.选B根据下文“auniquewaytodothat：writingwebpages”可知,JessWade“想

出”了一个独特方法。thinklitileof"不重视"；comeupwith"想出”；passdown“传递”；

leaveout“遗漏”。故选B。

13.选D根据下文“ofwomeninscienceissma