新教材英语人教版选择性课时作业1Unit1PeopleofAchievementReadingandThinking

阅读理解ATuYouyouhasbeethefirstChinesewomantowinaNobelPrize,forherworkinhelpingtocreateananti­malaria(疟疾)medicine.The84­year­old'sroutetothehonourhasbeenanythingbuttraditional.InChina,sheisbeingcalledthe“threenos”winner:nomedicaldegree,nodoctorate,andshe'sneverworkedoverseas.In1967,malaria,athendeadlydisease,spreadbymosquitoeswasdecimatingChinesesoldiersfightingAmericansinthejunglesofnorthernVietnam.Asecretresearchunit“Mission523”wasformedtofindacurefortheillness.Twoyearslater,TuYouyouwasinstructedtobeethenewheadof“Mission523”．“Mission523”readancientbookscarefullyforalongtimetofindhistoricalmethodsoffightingmalaria.Whenshestartedhersearchforananti­malarialdrug,morethan240,000pounds(化合物)aroundtheworldhadalreadybeentested,withoutanysuccess.Finally,theteamfoundabriefreferencetoonesubstance,sweetwormwood(青蒿),whichhadbeenusedtotreatmalariainChinaaround400AD.Theteamtookoutoneactivepoundinwormwood,andthentestedit.ButnothingwaseffectiveuntilTuYouyoureturnedtotheoriginalancienttext.Afteranothercarefulreading,shechangedthedrugrecipeonefinaltime,heatingthepoundwithoutallowingittoreachboilingpoint.Afterthedrugshowedpromisingresultsinmiceandmonkeys,TuYouyouvolunteeredtobethefirsthumanrecipientofthenewdrug.Inanycase,TuYouyouisconsistentlypraisedforherdriveandpassion.Oneformercolleague,LiandaLi,saysMsTuis“unsociableandquitestraightforward”，addingthat“ifshedisagreeswithsomething,shewillsayit.”Anothercolleague,FumingLiao,whohasworkedwithTuYouyouformorethan40years,describesherasa“toughandstubbornwoman”.Stubbornenoughtospenddecadespiecingtogetherancienttexts,sheappliesthemtomodernscientificpractices.Theresulthassavedmillionsoflives.这是一篇记叙文。介绍了中国第一个诺贝尔医学奖获得者屠呦呦，并讲述了她利用青蒿素治疗疟疾的研究过程以及同事对她的评价。1．AccordingtoPara.1,wecanlearnthat________.A．TuisthefirstwomantowinaNobelPrizeB．TuhasamedicaldegreeC．Tu'sroadtosuccessisnottraditionalD．Tudiscoveredacureformalaria答案：C解析：细节理解题。由第一段The84­year­old'sroutetothehonourhasbeenanythingbuttraditional.可知，屠呦呦的成功之路与传统的成功之路完全不同。故C选项正确。2.Theunderlinedword“decimating”inParagraph2canbereplacedby________.A．encouraging B．killingC．annoying D．benefiting答案：B解析：词义猜测题。由第二段In1967,malaria,athendeadlydisease,spreadbymosquitoeswasdecimatingChinesesoldiersfightingAmericansinthejunglesofnorthernVietnam.可知，疟疾是一种致命的疾病，正在杀死在越南北部丛林中同美国作战的中国士兵。故B选项正确。3．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．Tufirstinventedtheideaofusingsweetwormwoodasacure.B．TuwasinspiredbymedicaltextbookspublishedinnorthernVietnam.C．Thepoundneedstobeheatedtotheboilingpointtobeeffective.D．Over240,000poundswereprovedineffectivebeforeTu'ssearch.答案：D解析：细节理解题。由第三段Whenshestartedhersearchforananti­malarialdrug,morethan240,000pounds(化合物)aroundtheworldhadalreadybeentested,withoutanysuccess.可知，当她开始寻找抗疟疾药物时，世界各地已经有24万多种化合物已经被测试，但没有成功。故D选项正确。4．TuYouyoucanbebestdescribedasa________person.A．devotedandstubborn B．straightforwardandmeanC．considerateandtough D．sociableandgenerous答案：A解析：推理判断题。由第三段Afteranothercarefulreading,shechangedthedrugrecipeonefinaltime,heatingthepoundwithoutallowingittoreachboilingpoint.以及最后一段Stubbornenoughtospenddecadespiecingtogetherancienttexts,sheappliesthemtomodernscientificpractices.可知，屠呦呦是执着的且将自己投身于医学研究的人。故A选项正确。BBeingblindistoughinanycase.ButthingswereevenharderforSrikanthBollawhowasborninasmallvillageinIndia,wherethemonbeliefwasthatkidswithdisabilitieswere“ofnouse”andtherefore,betteroffdead.Fortunately,Srikanth'sparentslovedtheirsonandrefusedtogivehimup.Instead,theyencouragedtheblindboytodreambigandreachforthestar.Srikanthdidnotdisappointhisparents.Thenowtwenty­four­year­oldisthefounderCEOofBollantIndustries.Ofcourse,gellingherewasnoteasy.BeingbothblindandpoormeantthatSrikanthhadtofacehardchallenges.Asayoungboy,Srikanthattendedaregularschoolnearhishome.Unfortunately，thestudentsandteachersdidn'tquitelikehimbecauseofhisdisability.Asaresult,theyoungboywaslargelyignoredandoftenspenttheentiredayalone.ConcernedthiswouldholdbackSrikanth'sdevelopment,hisfamilydecidedtosendhimtoaspecialschoolinHyderabad.Sureenough,theyoungboysoonrosetothetopofhisclass,earningawardsinspeechanddebatepetitions.ButSrikanthwaspreventedfromstudyingscienceswhenhereached10thgrade,becauseitwasthoughttoo“dangerous”forablindstudent.Notonetogiveup,Srikanthtooklegalactionandbecamethefirstblindstudentinthecountryallowedtostudysciences.Later,aftergraduatingfromtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,SrikanthsetupBollantIndustriesin2012.Forjustfouryears,ithasbeeapowerhousewithover450employees,70%ofwhomarephysicallychallenged.Beingdisableddoesn'tmeanbeingunable.“Iftheworldlooksatmeandsays，‘Srikanth,youcandonothing’，IwilllookbackattheworldandsayIcandoanything.”theyoungmansays.本文讲述了一出生就双目失明的SrikanthBolla，在父母的精心抚育下面对挑战，创建了自己的公司，为家乡的残疾人提供了就业机会。1．WhywasSrikanthsenttoaspecialschool?A．Hisparentsbecamericherthanbefore.B．Hecouldbetreatedequallythere.C．Thisschoolwasfreefordisabledstudents.D．Hewassentawaybytheregularschool.答案：B解析：推理判断题。根据第三段句子：Unfortunately,thestudentsandteachersdidn'tquitelikehimbecauseofhisdisability.Asaresult,theyoungboywaslargelyignoredandoftenspenttheentiredayalone.在正规学校里，因为他的残疾那里的老师和学生不怎么喜欢他。结果，这个年轻的男孩基本上被忽视，经常一个人。所以父母决定送他去一所特殊的学校。故选B。2．WhatcanweknowaboutSrikanthfromthetext?A．Hewasborninapoorvillage.B．Hecaredaboutdisabledpeople.C．Hisparentswerestrictwithhiminhisstudy.D．Hewaslovedbythevillagerswhenhewasyoung.答案：B解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第二段句子：Forjustfouryears,ithasbeeapowerhousewithover450employees,70%ofwhomarephysicallychallenged.仅仅四年时间，它已经成为一个拥有450多名员工的大公司，其中70%的员工身体残疾。从雇佣的工人来看可见他很关心残疾人，给他们就业的机会。所以选B。3．WhatwordscanbestdescribeSrikanth?A．Intelligentanddetermined. B．Activeandhonest.C．Patientandcareful. D．Kindbutstubborn.答案：A解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第三段的句子：Sureeno