Unit 2 Inspiring People 七选五专项训练 2026-2027学年人教版英语九年级上册

Unit 2 Inspiring People 七选五专项训练

Passage 1 主题：What Makes a Person Inspiring 何为榜样人物

Lots of people around the world set good examples for us. They are called inspiring people.

1.________ Some are famous scientists, great historians or brave inventors. Some are common people who just stick to their own work.

What makes these people so admirable? 2.________ Some keep on working even when they meet huge difficulties. Some have great courage to try new things. Some devote themselves to helping others.

Inspiring people do not always live perfect lives. 3.________ But they never give up when facing failures. They learn from mistakes and keep moving forward.

We don’t have to become world‑famous stars. 4.________ We can learn their good qualities in our daily life. We can keep curious, work hard and be ready to help people around us.

5.________ Small progress step by step can also make us become better persons.

Options

A. They may also meet troubles and failures.

B. Inspiring people come from all walks of life.

C. We should try to copy everything those heroes do.

D. It is important for us to learn from these great people.

E. It was wise of them to avoid all difficulties in life.

F. Different people have different shining qualities.

G. Everyone can be a little inspiring in their own way.

 

Passage 2 主题：Scientists Devote Themselves to Research 科学家的坚守

Zhong Yang is one of the most respected plant scientists in China. He spent his whole life on plant and seed research.

When he was young, Zhong Yang showed strong curiosity for science. 1.________ Later he turned his interest to plants and seeds.

At that time, seed research in Xizang was far from enough. 2.________ The high mountains and cold weather brought lots of risks. Sometimes he fell sick, but he

would not stop his field work.

3.________ He trained local young students to become researchers. They worked together and collected huge numbers of plant seeds. These seeds are kept in seed banks to protect plant resources.

Zhong Yang passed away early in a car accident. 4.________ His spirit lives on in his students. They continue the seed-collecting work.

5.________ It is his courage and devotion that encourage thousands of young people to love science.

Options

A. So he travelled to Xizang to collect seeds in person.

B. He entered university at 15 and studied radio engineering.

C. He believed one person’s power was not enough for big research.

D. All seed scientists can finish hard field work without getting ill.

E. However, he left valuable treasure for our country.

F. It is brave of scientists to give up their own families completely.

G. We can learn much from this great seed scientist.

 

Passage 3 主题：Great Women in Science 科学界伟大女性

Many women have made wonderful achievements in science. Marie Curie is one of the most well‑known ones.

Marie Curie loved science from an early age. 1.________ She kept doing experiments day and night in poor conditions.

She did important research in physics and chemistry. 2.________ She became the first person to win two Nobel Prizes in different fields.

Her life was full of difficulties. Poor laboratory conditions harmed her health. 3.________ She never slowed down her research work.

Curie’s stories encourage millions of girls. 4.________ They know that girls can also make great scientific discoveries through hard work.

5.________ Her spirit of never giving up still shines brightly in today’s world.

Options

A. But she never gave up because of those problems.

B. It was amazing of her to get such great success.

C. She showed great curiosity and love for scientific research.

D. Every woman must win a Nobel Prize in science.

E. Many young girls look up to her as their role model.

F. She spent all her money only on her own comfortable life.

G. Nobody can finish difficult scientific experiments.

 

Passage 4 主题：Famous Figures in Chinese History 中国历史杰出人物

Lots of great people in ancient Chinese history still inspire us today.

Sima Qian was a famous historian. 1.________ He spent many years collecting materials and finished Shiji, a great history book for later generations.

Zhang Qian was a brave pioneer of the Silk Road. 2.________ He got caught on his way, but he kept his task in mind. After years of difficulties, he finished his journey and brought back important information about Western Regions.

3.________ They faced terrible dangers, but they stuck to their dreams and tasks.

4.________ It is important for us to read their stories. We can feel their courage and wisdom from the old books.

5.________ If we keep trying, we can also make our own value.

Options

A. It was really brave of him to take that long‑distance journey.

B. He worked hard to record important historical events.

C. All ancient people could become great historians easily.

D. These two men had quite different jobs but shared similar spirits.

E. We should forget all the hard times in ancient history.

F. We don’t need to copy them, but we can learn from their qualities.

G. They lived a totally safe and easy life all the time.

 

Passage5 主题：Ordinary People Can Be Inspiring Too 普通人亦可成为榜样

When we talk about inspiring people, we often think of famous scientists or great heroes. 1.________ Many ordinary people around us are also our role models.

They are not well‑known to the public. 2.________ They stick to small but