Unit 1 Section 1 Reading and Thinking（Word练习）-【精讲精练】2025-2026学年高中英语选择性必修第二册（人教版）

[对应知能达标训练P1]

Ⅰ.单词拼写

1．Some villagers do not have a well and pump(泵)，so they have to fetch water from miles far away.

2．We import raw(未处理的) materials and energy and export mainly industrial products.

3．It is necessary to take action to prevent the spread of harmful germs(细菌) effectively.

4．(2025·北京卷)The feeling of success was no longer attached to what grade I received but to the pure (单纯的) joy of learning.

5．The destruction of the earthquake was so severe (十分严重的) that it might take years to rebuild the city.

6．I didn't know how to handle (处理) the situation，but an idea suddenly struck me that I could turn to my best friend for help.

7．(2025·全国二卷)Our study showed that there was a 30% decrease (下降) in sick leave for people who were in plant-rich workplaces.

8．What was it that made her transform (改变) from an ordinary woman into a successful lady?

Ⅱ.单句语法填空

1．With population growth decreasing (decrease) every year，the government has decided to take some measures.

2．I was overcome with sadness because I was suspected(suspect) of stealing his money.

3．Chinese herbs come from materials that are purely (pure) natural，which have small side effects.

4．As far as I am concerned，you are to blame(blame) for the severe mistake.

5．This is one proof that environmental factors have a much higher effect than we thought.

6．It was not until I settled down and lived in Beijing that I had a chance to pay a visit to the Great Wall.

7．Amy thought it was worthwhile to read English newspapers every day，so she subscribed to the 21st Century.

8. (2025·全国二卷)Through this interaction，I realized that by embracing my cultural identity，I was not only preserving my heritage but also enriching(enrich) the lives of those around me.

Ⅲ.完成句子/句型转换

1．Thanks to his timely and generous help，I could attend (to) my mother so well．

多亏他及时地慷慨相助，我才能很好地照顾我的妈妈。

2．She lowered her head feeling ashamed of the way that/in which she behaved at the party.

她低下头，为自己在晚会上的行为羞愧不已。

3．The past 30 years have seen the great changes that have taken place in my hometown.

在过去的30年里，我的家乡发生了巨大的变化。

4．Jane didn't let out a cry of regret until she got lost in the forest. (读后续写之后悔心理描写)

→Not until she got lost in the forest did Jane let out a cry of regret.(倒装句)

→It was not until she got lost in the forest that Jane let out a cry of regret.(强调句)

Ⅳ.课文语法填空

Cholera was one of the most feared 1.diseases (disease) in the past. In the early 19th century，when an outbreak of cholera hit Europe，millions of people died from the disease. John Snow，2.a famous doctor，was determined 3.to destroy (destroy) cholera once and for all.

There were two theories about cholera at that time. One was 4.that bad air caused the disease and the other was that cholera was caused by an infection from germs in food or water. Snow subscribed 5.to the second theory. He began to investigate，6.marking (mark) on a map the exact places where all those who died 7.had lived (live).As a result，he found multiple deaths in one place while there were no deaths in another place.8.Eventually (eventual)，he found the evidence for the second theory. He succeeded in 9.stopping (stop) the disease spreading.

Snow transformed the way of studying diseases，and therefore he 10.is considered (consider) the father of modern epidemiology.

Ⅰ. 阅读理解

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(2025·海南海口期中)In 1957 a group of physicists gathered in a lecture hall to be addressed by a Chinese American woman.As she told the crowd about her recent experiment and its results，the response was dead silence for two minutes，then a thunderous applause continued for ten minutes.The woman was Chien-Shiung Wu，known as the First Lady of Physics，who transformed nuclear science through her work on the Manhattan Project and other groundbreaking experiments.

Born in 1912，Wu was unlike many Chinese women of her time，and received a formal education.Fascinated by new discoveries and the story of women scientists like Marie Curie，she entered National Central University to study physics and then began her scientific studies.

It was a time of rapid change in both the field of physics and China.Domestic unrest and a bad relationship with Japan made life at home uneasy.With the help of an uncle，she immigrated to the United States for graduate school.

Wu planned to go to the University of Michigan，but a tour of the University of California，Berkeley — and word that a student center at Michigan did not allow female students to enter through the front door — changed her mind.At Berkeley Wu was visible for her gender and race，her male colleagues commenting as much on her appearance as her keen mind.She quickly gained a reputation and became an expert in the newly discovered phenomenon of nuclear fission (核裂变).

After graduation，she headed to Smith College to teach women physics.During World War Two Wu went to Princeton University，where she became the physics department's first female instructor.But shortly after her arrival，her career took an unexpected turn in 1944.She ended up joining the staff at Columbia University on a top-secret research program now known as the Manhattan Project.

1．Which word best describes the lecture in paragraph 1?

A．Boring. B．Humorous.

C．Excellent. D．Common.

2．What inspired Wu to study physics?

A．The formal education she received.

B．The success of women scientists.

C．The background of her family.

D．The rapid change in the field of physics.

3．What happened to Wu in America?

A．She was looked down on at Berkeley.

B．She went to the University of Michigan at first.

C.She taught women physics at Princeton University.

D．She joined a top-secret research program at Columbia University.

4．Which of the following best describes Wu as a scientist?

A．Modest and independent.

B．Creative and warm-hearted.

C．Responsible and cautious.

D．Committed and ambitious.

【语篇解读】　本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了“物理界第一夫人”吴健雄的生平，讲述了她的求学经历，科研之路以及对核科学的贡献。

1．解析　C　推理判断题。根据第一段中“As she told the crowd about her recent experiment and its results，the response was dead silence for two minutes，then a thunderous applause continued for ten minutes.”可知，当她向听众介绍她的实验和结果后，现场先是沉默了两分钟，随后是长达十分钟的雷鸣般掌声，由此可推知，她的演讲很精彩。故选C。