1、Unit 1 Women of achievementSection Prereading (Warming Up about4He would have led _ peaceful life if he had not joined the organization.答案:a5When I saw the terrible scene, many problems crowded _.答案:in6An eye _ (special) checked her eyes carefully and advised her not to use her eyes too much.答案:spec
2、ialist 7I hope airlines can show more respect _ passengers and improve service.答案:for8Now many theme parks are built for _ (entertain)答案:entertainment9Dont spoil the children. Cant you make your little son behave _ (him)?答案:himself10All the students felt _ when they were hearing the _ music. (inspir
3、e)答案:inspired; inspiring能力题 阅读理解As the first woman Chancellor (总理) in Germans history, Angela Merkel topped Forbes magazines list of “The Worlds 100 Most Powerful Women” in W12006, 2007, 2008, and 2009. She has even been compared to Margaret Thatcher P1and many people called her “Iron Lady”. Merkel
4、was born in Hamburg, West Germany, on July 17, 1954. Six weeks after she was born, her family moved to Templin. As a small child, Merkel quickly learned to speak but took longer to walk. “I was a stupid person when it came to P2moving, ” Merkel said. “A normal person could do something naturally, bu
5、t I had to think about it in my mind and practice.” As a teenager, she was the top student and graduated from high school with perfect marks. In 1973, Merkel went to the University of Leipzig, where she studied physics. At 32, she got her doctors degree in physics.She stepped into politics in 1989.
6、In her first big political job as Minister for the Environment in 1994, her scientific background and strong will proved very useful. P3In 2005 she became Germanys Chancellor. She was reelected to a second term as German Chancellor on September 27, 2009.Through her political career, Merkels persiste
7、nce and patience helped her a W2lot. “Shes bright and openminded, ” said Hubert Markl. “She is the person who wants to know exactly what is going on, and how never giving up will influence our society and future.”篇 章 导 读 : 本 文 是 一 篇 人 物 介 绍 。文 章 讲 述 了 德 国 第 一 任 女 总 理 Angela Merkel的 生 平 事 迹 。1As a sm
8、all child, Merkel was slow in _. Aspeaking BwalkingClearning Dthinking答案:B 细节理解题。由第二段第三句中的“Merkel quickly learned to speak but took longer to walk”可知,Merkel 学走路学得很慢。2We can infer from the passage that Angela Merkel _.Ais a powerful woman with a strong will and determination Bgot her doctors degree i
9、n politics in University of Leipzig Chas worked as German Chancellor since September 27, 2009Dshowed her best talent as Minister for the Environment答案:A 推理判断题。由倒数第二段中的“strong will”及最后一段中Hubert Markl 对她的评价可知 ,Merkel 是一个有坚强意志和决心的女性。3In the last paragraph the author mainly wants to express _.Aone must
10、be brave in the political careerBone should be patient when making decisionsCpersistence can help ones dream come trueDone can have a strong will when others havent答案:C 推理判断题。文章中的最后一段主要说明坚持的作用,它可以使一个人成功。4Whats the authors attitude toward Angela Merkel?AAdmiring. BThankful.CPitiful. DDull.答案:A 观点态度题。
11、文章中,作者引用了 Hubert Markl 对 Merkel 的积极评价,并肯定了她的坚强意志和决心对她的成功的积极影响,由此可知,作者对 Merkel 的态度是称赞和欣赏的。故选 A。温馨提示:阅读理解中标注的 W 部分为重点单词,标注的 P 部分为重点短语,旨在通过此栏目的练习,帮助学生夯实基础,做到厚积薄发。W重 点 单 词1powerful adj. 权力强大的,有权势的;强有力的2persistence n. 坚持;执着P重 点 短 语1compare . to . 把比作2when it comes to . 当谈到;当涉及到3strong will 坚强的意志 完形填空Char
12、lotte Whitehead was born in England in 1843, and moved to Montreal, Canada at the age of five with her family. While _1_ her ill elder sister throughout the years, Charlotte discovered she had a(n) _2_ in medicine. At 18 she married and _3_ a family. Several years later, Charlotte said she wanted to
13、 be a _4_. Her husband supported her decision._5_, Canadian medical schools did not _6_ women students at the time. Therefore, Charlotte went to the United States to study _7_ at the Womens Medical College in Philadelphia. It took her five years to _8_ her medical degree.Upon graduation, Charlotte _
14、9_ to Montreal and set up a private _10_. Three years later, she moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, and there she was once again a _11_ doctor. Many of her patients were from the nearby timber and railway camps. Charlotte _12_ herself operating on damaged limbs and setting _13_ bones, in addition to deliv
15、ering all the babies in the area.But Charlotte had been practising without a licence. She had _14_ a doctors licence in both Montreal and Winnipeg, but was _15_. The Manitoba College of Physicians and Surgeons, an allmale board, wanted her to _16_ her studies at a Canadian medical college! Charlotte
16、 refused to _17_ her patients to spend time studying what she already knew. So in 1887, she appealed to the Manitoba Legislature to _18_ a licence to her but they, too, refused. Charlotte _19_ to practise without a licence until 1912. She died four years later at the age of 73.In 1993, 77 years afte
17、r her _20_, a medical licence was issued to Charlotte. This decision was made by the Manitoba Legislature to honor “this courageous and pioneering woman”1A.raising BteachingCnursing Dmissing答案:C 联系空后的“her ill elder sister”可知,Charlotte Whitehead 在“护理(nursing ) ”生病的姐姐。2A.habit BinterestCopinion Dvoice
18、答案:B 由第 7、8 空所在句的内容以及后来 Charlotte Whitehead 从事医学行业可知,此处指 Charlotte Whitehead 对医学有 “兴趣(interest) ”。3A.invented BselectedCoffered Dstarted答案:D 结婚后“建立(start)”了家庭。4A.doctor BmusicianClawyer Dphysicist答案:A 全文多次出现 medical, doctor,尤其是联系第 5 空后的“medical schools”可知 ,Charlotte Whitehead 决定做一名“医生(doctor)” 。5A.B
19、esides BUnfortunatelyCOtherwise DEventually答案:B 联系第 6 空前的“did not”可知,Charlotte Whitehead 那时没能上加拿大医学院,因此这里表达的是“不幸的是(unfortunately)” 。6A.hire BentertainCtrust Daccept答案:D 第 7 空前后提到 Charlotte Whitehead 去了美国学医,由此可知,加拿大的医学院不“接受/录取(accept)”女学生。7A.history BphysicsCmedicine Dlaw答案:C 联系第 2 空说明她对医学感兴趣并结合第 8 空
20、后的“medical degree”可知, Charlotte Whitehead 学习的是“医学 (medicine)”。8A.improve BsaveCdesign Dearn答案:D 联系第 9 空前的“Upon graduation” (毕业后)可知,Charlotte Whitehead “获得(earn)”了医学学位。9A.returned BescapedCspread Dwandered答案:A 联系第一段第一句可知 Charlotte Whitehead 随家人搬到了Montreal,而她因为无法学医才去了美国,所以学业有成后,她应该是“返回(return)”了 Montr
21、eal。10A.school BmuseumCclinic Dlab答案:C 前文表述 Charlotte Whitehead 毕业了,再根据第 11 空前后的“once again a . doctor”(再次成为一名医生)可知回到 Montreal 之后,Charlotte Whitehead 开了一家私人“诊所(clinic)” , 自己做了医生。11A.busy BwealthyCgreedy Dlucky答案:A 根据第 11 空后面两句的描述可知,Charlotte Whitehead 非常“繁忙(busy)” 。12A.helped BfoundCtroubled Dimagin
22、ed答案:B 前文提到了 Charlotte Whitehead 非常繁忙,此处用固定结构 find oneself doing sth.来强调“ Charlotte Whitehead 发觉自己一直忙于” 。13A.harmful BtiredCbroken Dweak答案:C 因为 Charlotte Whitehead 是位医生,所以病人肯定是“骨折(broken)”了需要复位才去找她。14A.put away Btaken overCturned in Dapplied for答案:D 由第 14 空前的“without a licence”可知, Charlotte Whitehea
23、d 要想合法行医必须“申请(apply for)”医师执照。15A.punished BrefusedCblamed Dfired答案:B 由第 18 空后的“too, refused”可知,此处是指 Charlotte Whitehead申请医师执照被“拒绝(refuse)”了。16A.display BchangeCpreview Dcomplete答案:D 由第 17 空后的“studying what she already knew”可知,此处是 the Manitoba College of Physicians and Surgeons 想让她 “完成(complete) ”她的
24、学习。其余三项不符合语境。17A.leave BchargeCtest Dcure答案:A 由前文提到 Charlotte Whitehead 非常繁忙可推知,此处她拒绝学习的理由是她不愿意“离开(leave)”她的病人去学习她已经掌握的知识。18A.sell BdonateCissue Dshow答案:C 由第 20 空后的“was issued to Charlotte”可推知,此处是 Charlotte Whitehead 恳请“发放给(issue)”她一个执照。19A.continued BpromisedCpretended Ddreamed答案:A 因为申请执照被拒绝了,所以 Ch
25、arlotte Whitehead 只能“继续(continue)”无证行医。20A.birth BdeathCwedding Dgraduation答案:B 根据时间状语“In 1993”可以推算出, “她被发给医师执照”发生在 1916 年后的第 77 年,再联系倒数第二段的最后两句“. until 1912. She died four years later .”可以推算出 1916 年正是她“去世(death)”的那一年。 短文改错Once, a king was looking after a good husband for his daughter. He announced
26、to his people who could answer his question correctly would marry with the princess. The question is what made people laugh and cry. Many people answered the question and all were wrong. Just then, a young farmer came up and gave answer “rain”. When asking to give a reasonable explanation, the farme
27、r replied, “It makes the farmer happy as his crops grow good. It makes the potter cry as he need sun to dry his pots.” The king was very satisfied with the answer. So he immediate got his daughter married to the young farmer. 答案:Once, a king was looking a good husband for his daughter. He announced
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29、tion, the farmer the asking askedreplied, “It makes the farmer happy as his crops grow . It makes the potter cry good wellas he sun to dry his pots.” The king was very satisfied with the answer. So need needshe got his daughter married to the young farmer. immediate i ediately难项分析:第二处:whowhoever 考查名词性从句的连接词。 whoever 在此处引导主语从句,相当于 anyone who,意为“无论谁” 。第六处:answer 前加 the 考查冠词。由“answer rain”可知,此处表特指,故用定冠词。第七处:askingasked 考查非谓语动词。此处是状语从句的省略 ,补充完整为 When the farmer was asked .。