1、 UNIT 1 PEOPLE OF ACHIEVEMENT 第一部分第一部分 听力（略）听力（略） 第二部分第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分阅读（共两节，满分 50 分）分） 第一节（共第一节（共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分分，满分 37.5 分）分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Global Student Challenge Global Student Challenge is an online construction business game open to students across the world, st
2、udying a built environment course. About Global Student Challenge Started in 2014, Global Student Challenge is a yearly competition run by the Chartered Institute of Building that provides built environment students with a chance to apply their learning to a real-world situation of running their own
3、 virtual construction company. Phase (阶段) One: Registration Registration is perhaps the most important part of the competition! Youll need to register your team in order to use the MERIT software. Even more important, youll need to decide who your teammates will be. Entry for the competition is open
4、 now and will close on 7 April 2021. Phase Two: Pre-Competition The first phase of competition begins on 15 March 2021. In this phase, your team will be able to use the game software and begin to make your plan to run the company. Phase Three: Competition This is when things start to get real. On 14
5、 April 2021 the first round of data will be shown to all teams and youll have a week to make your decisions and hand them in for scoring. After each round youll get a score and youll be graded against other teams based on this. We call this stage “The Early Years” as you begin to get your virtual co
6、nstruction company off the ground. In total, youll do this six times over six rounds of competition. Phase Four: The GSC Final The top six teams after The Early Years will be told to the public as our finalists on 25 May 2021. The finals week is scheduled to be held virtually in June 2021. 21. What
7、do we know about Global Student Challenge? A. It is held twice a year. B. It is an offline competition. C. It is now entering its eighth year. D. It asks competitors to work in a real company. 22. When must signing up for the competition be done? A. At the beginning of April. B. In the middle of Mar
8、ch. C. In the middle of April. D. At the end of May. 23. What will competitors do during Phase Three? A. Make their own plans. B. Start to collect their data. C. Compete with other teams. D. Learn to use the game software. B Gerty Cori, the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Physiology
9、or Medicine, was born Gerty Theresa Radnitz in Prague in 1896. Gerty decided at the age of sixteen to study medicine. She entered the Realgymnasium at Tetschen, from which she graduated in 1914, and then went to the Medical School of the German University of Prague. While in medical school, Gerty me
10、t Carl Cori, a classmate who shared both her love of skiing and mountain climbing and her interest in laboratory research. In 1920, the two published the results of their first joint research, received their medical degrees, and married each other. Gertys first research position was as an assistant
11、in the Karolinen Childrens Hospital in Vienna. In 1922, Carl Cori moved to the United States to join the staff of the New York State Institute for the Study of Malignant Diseases in Buffalo, New York. Gerty Cori moved a few months later, starting as an assistant pathologist ( 病理学家) at the Institute
12、and later rising to an assistant biochemist. In 1928, the Coris became US citizens. In 1931, Carl Cori accepted the position of chairman of the Department of Pharmacology of the Washington University School of Medicine (WUSM), while Gerty Cori was hired as a research fellow. In the early 1940s the C
13、oris moved to the Department of Biological Chemistry. Gerty Cori was made an associate ( 副) professor of Research Biological Chemistry and Pharmacology in 1943. She was elevated to the rank ( 级别) of professor of Biological Chemistry in July 1947, the same year she and her husband were awarded the No
14、bel Prize for their work on the metabolism of glycogen (糖代谢). In 1947, Gerty Cori began showing the signs of myelofibrosis, an unusual blood disease. She fought the disease for ten years, refusing to give up her research until the last few months of her life. Gerty Cori died on October 26, 1957. 24.
15、 What can we learn about Gertys husband? A. He shared the same interests with Gerty. B. He moved to the USA later than Gerty. C. He married Gerty while in medical school. D. He studied pathology under the influence of Gerty. 25. Which of the following is the correct order of the events in Gertys lif
16、e? a. She moved to the USA. b. She won the Nobel Prize. c. She met her husband Carl. d. She got a job in the WUSM. e. She received her medical degree. A. e, a, c, b, d B. c, e, a, d, b C. e, c, a, d, b D. c, a, e, b, d 26. What does the underlined word “elevated” in paragraph 3 mean? A. Adapted. B.
17、Defeated. C. Promoted. D. Committed. 27. What can we infer about Gerty from the last paragraph? A. She was satisfied with her later life. B. She was in poor health all her life. C. She died of a common disease. D. She was very mentally strong. C Walking through an airport is never easy. Now imagine
18、doing it if you were blind. Thats the problem faced by Chieko Asakawa, a computer scientist and IBM researcher. Asakawa often flies between the US and Japan, making the journey monthly. If traveling alone she has to be helped at both ends of the flight, which sometimes includes endless waiting. Sear
19、ching for a better replacement led Asakawa to invent a high-tech suitcase that helps get her to the place she wants to go safely. “I never relax when I travel alone,” she says. “I always think about what technology will help me travel easier, quicker and more comfortably.” It was this restlessness t
20、hat led to the AI suitcase. The idea has been in development since 2017 through research between IBM, other Japanese companies, and Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania. Asakawa says there are hopes to commercialize the suitcase and a pilot scheme ( 试验计划) is planned to use it in an airport, a
21、shopping mall and other public spaces. Though the suitcase is too full of tech to hold any clothes, that could change in the future, she says. A runner, Asakawa held Olympic dreams as a child, but a swimming accident at age 11 caused her to gradually lose her sight until, aged 14, she became totally
22、 blind. As a grown-up she has paid attention to developing accessibility technology. Among her creations is “aDesigner,” whose aim is to make designers websites more user-friendly, and “IBM Home Page Reader,” the first voice browser ( 浏览器) to allow Internet access for blind people. Asakawa has won i
23、ndustry and government awards and been introduced into the US National Inventors Hall of Fame. “The blind people usually use a white cane ( 手杖) or a guide dog. It will open up many doors for blind people, because wed be able to go anywhere by ourselves. Without new technology, we cannot make our soc
24、iety more inclusive,” Asakawa says. “A smart suitcase is a great showcase for how AI and technology can change the lives of the blind.” 28. What drove Asakawa to invent the suitcase? A. The suggestion from an international airport. B. The wish to finish her trip without any help. C. The huge busines
25、s advantages of the suitcase. D. The experience of keeping the blind company. 29. What can we say about the suitcase? A. It can hold clothes. B. It has yet to be widely used. C. It has proved unhelpful for the blind. D. It is ready to be commercially produced. 30. What does Asakawa think of the suit
26、case? A. It will encourage more scientists to help the blind. B. It will make the public care for the blind more. C. It will hugely free up the blinds movements. D. It will change peoples way of traveling. 31. What is the best title for this text? A. Technology is changing peoples lives rapidly B. A
27、 robot suitcase makes traveling easy and popular C. Traveling alone requires much courage for the blind D. A smart suitcase could replace canes and guide dogs for the blind D Ada Lovelace was born on December 10th 1815. Adas mother and father (the famous poet Lord George Gordon Byron) parted just we
28、eks after she was born. Her mother feared her growing up with her fathers changeable nature. To stop this from happening, Ada was forced by her mother to learn science and mathematics which was unusual for women at the time. She was also punished if her work was not up to standard. However, she was
29、greatly interested in mathematics and science and would perhaps have learned about them on her own. Ada was partially disabled and as a result spent much time studying. Ada knew of her mothers thought about keeping the creative side of her from germinating (萌芽) however, as Ada herself is known to ha
30、ve said, “If you cant give me poetry at least give me poetical science.” Ada married at 19, to William King who was made Earl of Lovelace in 1838, at which point she became Lady Ada King, the Countess of Lovelace, but was known as Ada Lovelace. Ada and King had a relatively happy marriage, with King
31、 even encouraging his wifes love for numbers. During her youth Ada was introduced to the Scot, Mary Somerville, who was known as the “Queen of 19th Century Science” and was the first woman to be accepted into the Royal Astronomical Society. It was through Mary Somerville that Ada first heard of Char
32、les Babbages idea for a new calculating (计算) engine. Attracted by this idea, Ada began a period of letter-writing with him that would come to decide her professional life. Ada met Babbage when she was around 17 and the two became close friends. Babbage was working on an “Analytical Engine”, somethin
33、g he was designing to deal with complex ( 复杂的) calculations. Ada was later asked to translate an article. She not only translated the article but added pages and pages of notes, calculations and innovations (创新). Her notes were published in 1843 and it turned out that what she had written was so ori
34、ginal, it is now seen as the first comprehensive comment on what would become modern-day computer programming. Although impressive, Ada was not actually given credit for the article until 1848. 32. What happened to Ada in her childhood? A. She was pushed to learn scientific knowledge. B. She had to
35、compare herself with other women. C. She gave up learning because of her father. D. She was greatly cared for by her father. 33. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 2 mean? A. Ada thought poetry was boring. B. Ada thought science was creative. C. Ada was interested in both science and poe
36、try. D. Ada believed poetry was harder than science. 34. What decided Adas professional life? A. The support of the Royal Astronomical Society. B. Her communication with Babbage. C. Her husbands encouragement. D. Somervilles suggestions. 35. What did Ada do after she met Babbage? A. She taught peopl
37、e how to program. B. She invented an “Analytical Engine”. C. She praised Babbages achievements. D. She translated an article and developed it. 第二节（共第二节（共 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分分，满分 12.5 分）分） 阅读下面短文， 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 选项中有两项为多余选项。 It has been 150 years since Charles Dickens died, 184 years sin
38、ce his first work was released to the public and 156 years since his last completed book came out. 36 Dickens may have left us, but his work remains timeless. Most people have read, watched or at least heard of Dickens stories, but what makes him and his work so popular? 37 Year after year his await
39、ing fans were not left disappointed as their minds were fed with stories of love, crime, and hope. In Victorian times he lived in, much of the work Dickens produced built on the literature before him. He was one of the first writers of the time to show honest examples of working-class people. 38 Tha
40、t allowed his readers to understand why they may have acted in unusual ways. Any Dickens fan will know the different characters that come to life. This novelists ability to imagine these characters stories comes from his own experience. He knew what it was like to be seen in different lights. 39 Ove
41、r a century and a half later, Dickens topics can be relevant to todays world problems. While his work may be set in a time strange to readers today, everyone can relate to the love, hardship and family that pours (涌现) from the stories. 40 A. Charles Dickens was born in England. B. His first book was
42、 Sketches by Boz in 1836. C. He underlined the good and bad qualities of characters. D. In all of this time, these novels have never been out of print. E. It is this quality that has carried Charles Dickens into the 21st century. F. This deep understanding of his characters made his novels very beli
43、evable. G. Since he began novel writing in his 20s, Dickens wrote a lot of quality classics. 第三部分第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分语言运用（共两节，满分 30 分）分） 第一节（共第一节（共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1 分，满分分，满分 15 分）分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Armed with my camera and a face mask, I entered the COVID-19 quarantine ward (
44、隔离病区) after having my temperature checked. A quick look in any direction in the ward showed nurses 41 going around attending to patients, who were separated from me by a partition (隔板) with clear glass windows I could 42 . For my own 43 , I was not allowed to open the door leading to the room where
45、the patients were. I stood in the long passage, focusing my camera to 44 the nurses and patients beyond the partition. The patients seemed to be in good 45 . Some of them waved at me and gave me the “thumbs up (跷拇指)” sign through the 46 window. But what caught my 47 the most were the nurses, who wer
46、e 48 from head to toe in full personal protective equipment (PPE). Despite working long hours, some of them could still share a 49 with me about the PPE, which they called a “sauna (桑拿浴) suit”. Due to the 50 amount of PPE, these staff must wear their heavy protective equipment for four full hours, s
47、o they are usually wet with sweat by the time they are allowed to 51 . One of the nurses whom I spoke to said a colleague of hers 52 a few kilograms due to the PPE. The nurses, who are risking their lives caring for the 53 , never let the tiredness and other 54 get in their way. After spending about
48、 30 minutes at the ward, I left with great 55 for these medical workers. 41. A. slowly B. suddenly C. luckily D. busily 42. A. get across B. search for C. look through D. think about 43. A. safety B. recovery C. future D. schedule 44. A. seek B. invite C. photograph D. attract 45. A. company B. spir
49、its C. order D. positions 46. A. open B. glass C. dirty D. picture 47. A. breath B. ear C. case D. attention 48. A. taken B. frightened C. decorated D. dressed 49. A. joke B. dream C. story D. message 50. A. great B. exact C. limited D. average 51. A. change B. run C. pull D. break 52. A. contained
50、B. lost C. expected D. added 53. A. poor B. sick C. needy D. old 54. A. choices B. actions C. disadvantages D. difficulties 55. A. satisfaction B. care C. respect D. regret 第二节（共第二节（共 10 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分分，满分 15 分）分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Confucius, Chinas most famous teacher and ph