Unit 1 People of Achievement Reading and Thinking 配套练习-2025-2026学年高中英语人教版选择性必修第一册

Unit 1 People of Achievement-第1课时Reading and Thinking配套练习 Part1 基础过关 一、从方框内选出和划线词同义的词语，其中有两项是多余的。 ( A.acquire B.target C.victory D.beat E.admit F.impersonal G.crucial ) 1.As it turned out, Douglas did exactly what she needed to do to become the Olympic champion when she defeated two Russians.___ 2.Vital to human life, art is celebrated and used by nations across the world for various purposes. ___ 3.Another way of setting realistic goals is to analyze your short and long term objectives, keeping in mind your beliefs, values and strengths.___ 4.Instead of pushing your fears away, you can acknowledge and accept them, which will become your advantage.___ 5.Abraham Lincoln was a typical self-made man. He obtained his license to practice law without ever having stepped inside a college.___ 二、在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 1. As one of the first__________(academic) in Mexico to focus on China, Flora Botton Beja chose to explore the rich aspects of traditional Chinese culture. 2.As we entered the smartphone era, news consumption shifted further; numerous news apps and social media accounts were committed to_________(provide) news updates. 3.The study shows that oily fish, which is distinct ______ fatty meat, has a beneficial effect. 4.Those________(insist) on looking up at the stars and exploring the universe are definitely the light of hope and civilization to mankind. 5.Many of us get______(stick) in the habit of eating junk food, and the knock-on effect is that the junk food disturbs our sleep, because it's higher in sugar and more stimulating. 6.________________(analyse) the surveys since the last month, the expert believes that the next year will see strong economic growth. 7.With so much to admire, Qinghai Lake _____________(evaluate) as the Most Beautiful Lake in China by Chinese National Geography in 2005. 8.Although we are short of funds at present, we will continue with the project, _______ aim is to help people in the disaster areas rebuild their homes. Part2 语法过关 三、语法填空 Born in Ningbo, in 1930, Tu Youyou graduated from Peking University Medical School in 1955, then 1.________(work) at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing. She was selected 2.____ the team of scientists with the objective of discovering a new treatment for malaria in 1967, and two years later, she 3.______________(appoint) the head of the project. She and her team decided to review ancient Chinese medical texts to find traditional 4._________(botany) treatments for the disease and they discovered and tested 380 distinct ancient Chinese medical treatments 5.__________ showed promise in the fight against malaria. One medical text from the fourth century suggested using the extract from sweet wormwood 6.________(treat) a fever. They did 7.________(repeat) experiments and by lowering the temperature to draw out the extract, they 8.__________(eventual) found a substance. Failing more than 190 9.______(time), they at last found artemisinin, which soon became a standard treatment for malaria and has saved millions of lives worldwide. For this, Tu Youyou was awarded 10.____ Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2015. 四、短文填空。 Huang Danian, one of the 1.___________(noted) Chinese geophysicists, was born in 1958 in Guangxi, China. As 2.____ excellent postgraduate, Huang went to the UK in 1992 to further his studies. By the time Huang moved back to China in 2009, he 3.____________(work) in the UK for 18 years. But he gave up the good job and life there and returned to China, 4._______(hope) to make contributions to his motherland. He set up a state-of-the-art lab, sometimes paying for equipment with his own money. Some described him as a madman, but this passion and drive enabled Huang 5.________(push) China's deep earth exploration technology into a leading position in the world. Thanks to Huang's 6.____________(commit), China's lunar probe(月球探测器) Chang'e 3 was landed on the moon in 2013 and Shenzhou-11 and Tiangong-2 were launched in 2016 7.___________(successful). Like the true scientist he was, Huang never gave up, but always attempted to push forwards. 8.______ impresses others most is that, even though he was diagnosed with cancer and had just a couple of months to live, he continued his work on his hospital bed, writing letters of reference for his colleagues and replying 9.___ questions from his students. Huang died in January 2017, aged just 58. Hundreds of people attended his funeral to celebrate a life that burned so bright, 10.____ was so short. Part3 阅读过关 五、阅读理解 George Shull was born in 1874 on a farm in Clark County, Ohio, and his knowledge of plants and hybrids came at an early age. Being needed on the farm, Shull received his early formal education off and on. However, it was supplemented (增补) by intense home study so that by 1892, he was teaching in a public school, and later attending Antioch College. In 1901, he graduated from Antioch and went to the University of Chicago to do graduate work. With his knowledge of botany and experience with farming practices, Shull passed a Civil Service exam, and was appointed as a botanical assistant at the U.S. National Herbarium. He also worked at the U.S. Bureau of Plant Industry as a botanical expert examining the plants and animals of Chesapeake Bay and Currituck Sound. The data he collected during this time was to comprise his Ph. D.thesis. And in 1904 he was appointed to be in charge of plant work at the Station for Experimental Evolution. He began working on corn in 1905. Following Gregor Mendel's example, Shull obtained pure-bred (纯种的) lines of corn through self-pollination (自花授粉). The pure-bred lines were less strong, healthy and productive, but when he crossed the pure-bred lines, the hybrid yields were better than any of the parents or those pollinated in the open fields. He immediately recognized the potential for using this strategy to improve crop yields. In 1915, Shull accepted a professorship at Princeton University. With his encouragement, Princeton University Press began the publication of a new journal,Genetics. Shull was the managing editor for ten years. Genetics is still one of the top international science journals. Shull retired in 1942. He and his wife spent most of their later years with their children and grandchildren. 1.What does the underlined part “off and on” in paragraph 1 mean?( ) A.Not surprisingly. B.Very formally. C.Very excellently. D.Not regularly. 2.What's paragraph 2 mainly about?( ) A.George Shull's contributions. B.George Shull's research. C.George Shull's work experience. D.George Shull's education. 3.What was so special about George Shull's method of corn breeding?( ) A.It was first published in Genetics. B.It completely relied on self-pollination. C.It was widely accepted in Ohio. D.It focused on crossing pure-bred lines. 4.How does the author mainly develop the text?( ) A.By giving examples. B.By following time order. C.By making comparisons. D.By presenting a scientific study. 六、七选五。 How Ordinary Individuals Shape the World Many people are convinced that they lack what it takes to make a difference to the world. They believe only extraordinary individuals like Mother Teresa, Thomas Edison and Albert Einstein are able to do so. 1.___ The following is a practical guide to how ordinary people like us can make a difference to the world. It need not be an enormous task. 2.___ In this case, you have already had what it takes to make the world a better place. Making a difference to the world may seem like an enormous task, but it is in fact the collective effort of everyone to make minor contributions. The size of the contribution is not what matters most. The key here is to have the heart to do it. Start right away. There is no such a thing as a perfect moment to start to make a difference to the world. You don't need to wait till you have the time to share some love; neither do you have to wait till you earn more money to share a piece of bread. Little efforts count.3.___ 4.___ As the saying goes, “Give a man a fish; you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” The good that we seek to do will make more of a difference when there is a long-lasting effect rather than a temporary effect. 5.___ And as more people gain access to education, they will in turn contribute more value to the world. A.Seek to make a long-lasting effect. B.Stop complaining and do something. C.You can start making small contributions today. D.If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one. E.Nobody can do everything, but everyone can do something. F.The truth is, every one of us can make it in our own unique way. G.For example, building a school will benefit many people for years to come. 七、完形填空。 80-year-old Joao is a great Brazilian classical pianist. At the age of 8, he had already won a contest playing Bach. He could play 21 . .1. . per second at the peak of his skills. However, fortune wasn't . .2. . to Joao. At 24 years old, he suffered an accident that . .3. . the nerves in three of his fingers. And at 55, he was struck on the head, leaving him with brain injuries that completely paralyzed (使瘫痪) his . .4. .. He had to give up the piano, since he could .5. . use his fingers. But paralyzed hands weren't enough to make him . .6. . his musical career. Joao became a . .7. . in 2003. He couldn't turn the pages of the score or even move the stick, so instead, he just committed every score to . .8. ., note by note—almost 5,000 score pages. Luckily, an engineer who saw him playing live decided to . .9. . something to help him. After a concert, he . .10. . Joao with the first model of a pair of special man-made gloves. After . .11. . several models, the perfect match was created. The gloves provide the necessary . .12. . for each finger and can even change in tune with what he plays. After more than 20 years, Joao could finally . .13. . his piano again. Joao knows that he might never recover his . .14. . of the past. But he's starting over, and he will keep . .15. .. 1.( ) A.roles B.instruments C.songs D.notes 2.( ) A.kind B.equal C.mean D.familiar 3.( ) A.calmed B.damaged C.cured D.created 4.( ) A.legs B.arms C.face D.waist 5.( ) A.gently B.gradually C.hardly D.apparently 6.( ) A.pursue B.launch C.change D.abandon 7.( ) A.conductor B.director C.helper D.doctor 8.( ) A.memory B.performance C.paper D.advice 9.( ) A.examine B.promote C.purchase D.invent 10.( ) A.encountered B.approached C.treated D.protected 11.( ) A.showing off B.giving away C.setting up D.testing out 12.( ) A.support B.comfort C.attention D.device 13.( ) A.compare B.repair C.meet D.start 14.( ) A.health B.speed C.sight D.strength 15.( ) A.smiling B.reading C.moving D.running 参考答案 一、DGBEA 二、academics；providing；from；insisting；stuck；Having analysed；was evaluated；whose 三、working；for；was appointed；botanical；that/which；to treat；repeated；eventually；times；the 四、most noted；an；had worked；hoping；to push；commitment；successfully；What；to；but 五、DCDB 六、FDCAG 七、DABBCDAADBDACBC ( 1 ) 学科网（北京)股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $