Unit1 People of Achievement单元测试-【上好课】2022-2023学年高二英语同步备课系列（人教版2019选择性必修第一册）

11 Unit1单元测评卷 第二部分　阅读理解 (共两节,满分35分) 第一节　(共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25分) 　　阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C 和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。 A (2020·四川成都高一期考) Grace O’Brien,19,is the founder of Ears for Years—an organization that hands out low-cost,Solar Ear(太阳能助听器)to children in developing countries.The college student has handed them out to kids in five different countries around the world so far. O’ Brien was inspired to found Ears for Years after seeing her father experience hearing loss.To further understand the condition,O’Brien volunteered at a summer theater(剧院)camp for children who were deaf.There,she wanted to find a way to make hearing aids to help more families who couldn’t afford them. “I’ve learned how powerful solutions are,”O’Brien said.“There’re so many problems we come across in our daily lives,but often people pass up these chances to find solutions.”  After doing some research,she came across Solar Ear,a Brazil-based company that makes low-cost hearing aids,especially aimed at children.These hearing aids are light-weight,cost about $100 and are equipped with rechargeable batteries that last up to three years,while standard hearing aids can cost up to $1,000 and have a much shorter life. According to the WHO,32 million children worldwide live with hearing loss and most of them are in poor countries.But present hearing aids meet less than 10 percent of the need of the world.O’Brien would like to change that by making the solar-powered hearing aids available to families in need around the world.So far she’s brought Solar Ears’ products to Mexico,Sri Lanka,South Korea,Nicaragua and Honduras.And she has done something to make a difference in other people’s lives. 21.The underlined phrase “pass up”in Paragraph 3 probably means　　　　.  A.find B.miss C.like D.create 22.Compared with standard hearing aids,the solar-powered hearing aids　　　　.  A.are more expensive B.have a longer life C.are better-looking D.are heavier 23.What might O’Brien do in the future? A.To build a school for the deaf. B.To