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Unit 3 Great people 阅读理解练习-2026-2027学年上学期英语六年级上册(译林版三起·新教材)
Passage 1(判断正(T)误(F))
Yuan Longping’s two great dreams
Yuan Longping was a famous Chinese scientist. He was born in Beijing in 1930. When he was young, he loved farming very much. He found rice was not enough for people long ago, so he decided to study hybrid rice.
In 1964, he started his hard study. He worked in the rice fields every day and never gave up. In 1973, he developed hybrid rice successfully. He had two great dreams: one was to enjoy cool air under tall rice plants, the other was hybrid rice all over the world.
People called him “Father of Hybrid Rice”. He passed away in Changsha in 2021, but his dreams still help lots of people around the world.
( ) 1. Yuan Longping was a great doctor from China.
( ) 2. He was born in Beijing in 1930.
( ) 3. He began to study hybrid rice in 1973.
( ) 4. He didn’t give up his study though it was hard.
( ) 5. Hybrid rice only helps Chinese people.
Passage 2(单项选择)
The great inventor Cai Lun
Long long ago, people wrote on heavy bamboo slips or expensive silk. Cai Lun didn’t think it was good for common people. He wanted to make cheap paper with old cloth, tree bark and waste.
He did many tests day after day. Lots of times he failed, but he kept trying. At last, he made soft and cheap paper. After that, more children and poor people could read and write easily.
Cai Lun’s invention changed people’s life. We can learn from him: never stop trying when we meet hard problems.
( ) 1. Before Cai Lun, people wrote on ______.
A. paper B. bamboo and silk C. plastic
( ) 2. What things did Cai Lun use to make paper?
A. Gold and silk B. Old waste materials C. Rice plants
( ) 3. Why did Cai Lun keep testing again and again?
A. He wanted cheap paper for everyone
B. He liked doing tests for fun
C. His teacher asked him to do that
( ) 4. The underlined word “failed” means ______.
A. succeeded B. did not make it C. worked well
( ) 5. What can we learn from Cai Lun?
A. Give up when you are tired
B. Keep trying and never stop
C. Only rich people can study
Passage 3(判断正(T)误(F))
Beethoven, a great musician
Ludwig van Beethoven was a famous German musician. When he was young, he learned to play music every day. Later, he became ill and could not hear clearly, and finally he lost his hearing.
But Beethoven didn’t stop creating music. He wrote many wonderful songs even when he couldn’t hear any sound. He worked hard day and night. All his music tells people to be strong and hopeful.
Now people still love his music all over the world. He is one of the greatest musicians in history.
( ) 1. Beethoven came from Germany.
( ) 2. He lost his hearing when he was a little kid.
( ) 3. He stopped writing music after he was deaf.
( ) 4. His music is full of hope and strength.
( ) 5. Few people listen to his music now.
Passage 4(单项选择)
Florence Nightingale — the lady with the lamp
Florence Nightingale was a famous nurse from England long ago. At that time, hospitals were dirty and many sick people couldn’t get good care. She wanted to change this.
She went to war hospitals to look after hurt soldiers every night. She carried a small lamp when she walked between beds, so people called her “the lady with the lamp”. She worked day and night without rest.
Later, she wrote many books about nursing and opened nursing schools. She taught more people to be good nurses. She is a great person because she loved and helped sick people all her life.
( ) 1. Where was Florence Nightingale from?
A. China B. England C. Germany
( ) 2. Why did people call her “the lady with the lamp”?
A. She sold lamps in hospitals
B. She took a lamp to see sick people at night
C. She liked collecting beautiful lamps
( ) 3. What did she do for sick soldiers?
A. She looked after them carefully
B. She wrote stories for them
C. She grew rice for them
( ) 4. What did she do after her hospital work?
A. She stopped working and rested
B. She wrote books and opened nursing schools
C. She became a famous farmer
( ) 5. What makes Florence Nightingale great?
A. She loved and helped sick people
B. She made lots of lamps
C. She fought in wars
Passage 5(判断正(T)误(F))
Marie Curie, a great woman scientist
Marie Curie was a world-famous scientist. She was born in Poland and later worked in France. She spent many years studying radioactivity with her husband.
Their work was very dangerous, but they kept doing tests quietly. They found new special things and won big science prizes. Marie Curie was the first woman to win two great science prizes in the world.
She taught many young scientists after her study. She told young people to be brave and keep studying hard. Today many girls want to be scientists just like her.
( ) 1. Marie Curie only lived and worked in Poland.
( ) 2. Her research work was dangerous.
( ) 3. She won two big science prizes.
( ) 4. No women won science prizes before her.
( ) 5. She didn’t teach any young students.
参考答案
Passage 1
1.F 2.T 3.F 4.T 5.F
Passage 2
1.B 2.B 3.A 4.B 5.B
Passage 3
1.T 2.F 3.F 4.T 5.F
Passage 4
1.B 2.B 3.A 4.B 5.A
Passage 5
1.F 2.T 3.T 4.T 5.F
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