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Unit 2 Inspiring People
When the Nobel Committee (tried to research matters a lot to these top researchers,they
contact Ramsdell to tell him the good news,they still want to have personal lives and show their
found he was hiking in the mountains of Wyoming,feelings to others.
completely“off the grid(断网)”with no phone
These stories remind us that scientists'lives
service.For several days,the committee couldn't are not only about research-they also enjoy quiet
reach him while the world was celebrating his moments,walks in nature,or time with loved ones.
achievement.
根据短文内容,完成所缺信息。
The moment when Ramsdell finally learned
Fred Ramsdell:A Common Person Behind Nobel Honour
about his prize was filled with excitement.His
An introduction to him:
wife,Laura O'Neill,first saw the hundreds of
He was one of the three 16.
of the 2025
congratulatory messages on her phone during their
Nobel Prize in Medicine.
drive back home.Laura described Ramsdell as
One of his experiences and a 17.
case:
“very happy”,showing that recognition(认可)for
The Nobel Committee didn't 18.
to contact
his hard work touches him deeply.
him in time.
This is not the first time something like this
In 2020,the Nobel Committee had difficulty reaching
has happened.In 2020,the committee had difficulty
another scientist,Bob Wilson,because he didn't
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However,Bob was very excited when he
reaching another scientist,Bob Wilson,
who
finally learned about his prize.
ignored (their call because he was busy with
The meaning of this experience for him:
his own free-time activities.However,when he
It shows that even though research matters a lot to top
finally learned about his prize,he was very excited
researchers like him,he still values his personal life and
and couldn't wait to share the joy with others.
the 20
of his feelings.
These experiences both show that even though
素养拓展提升
一、从方框中选出适当的短语并用其正确形式
brave spirit still
in our hearts
填空
2.Remember to bring your passport,tickets,and
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enough money for the trip.
drop out of live up to】
leave behind
3.Because of his serious illness,the poor boy
live on above all
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school two years ago.
1.Although the hero died many years ago,his4.He was in such a hurry this morning that he
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his mobile phone.
learned about their lives and traditions.
5.I will work hard and try my best to
my
After 9 days of travelling,Xu Xiake finished
parents'expectations.
his trip to Tiantai Mountain.He wrote a long article
二、阅读理解
about his journey,which later became a famous
In the year 1613,Xu Xiake started his journey
part of his Travel Notes.He wanted to show people
to Tiantai Mountain.He was 26 years old at that the beauty of China's nature,and encourage more
time,and he had already travelled to many famous
people to go out and explore the world.
mountains in China.But Tiantai Mountain had6.Which is the correct order of the following
always been his dream place to visit.
events?
He walked along narrow mountain roads,
D Xu Xiake reached the top of Huading Peak.
crossed fast-running rivers and climbed up steep
2 Xu Xiake started his journey to Tiantai
rocks.Sometimes he had to walk through thick
Mountain
forests where there was no path at all.But he never
3 Xu Xiake finished his trip and wrote an
gave up,because he wanted to see the most
article about it.
beautiful views of the mountain.
4 Xu Xiake walked through thick forests and
On the third day of his journey,Xu Xiake
climbed up steep rocks.
finally reached the top of Huading Peak,the
A.②④①③
B.②①④③
highest point of Tiantai Mountain.When he stood
C.④②①③
D.④②③①
at the top,he saw the sun rising from the east,7.Which of the following is the best to fill in the
painting the sky and the clouds with golden light.
blank in Paragraph 4?
The sea of clouds below him moved like waves,and
A.The journey to Tiantai Mountain was very easy
the distant mountains looked like small islands in
for Xu Xiake.
the white sea.He wrote in his diary that it was the
B.The trip to the mountain was full of difficulties.
most beautiful sunrise he had ever seen.
C.Xu Xiake took a lot of people with him on the
During his journey,Xu Xiake did not just
journey
enjoy the natural views.
_·He carefully
D.Xu Xiake travelled to the mountain on horseback
studied the rocks,rivers and plants of the
and by boat.
mountain.He found out how the waterfalls and8.What does the underlined word "findings"in
caves of Tiantai Mountain were formed,and he
Paragraph 4 probably mean?
wrote down all his findings in his travel notes.He
A.Discoveries.
B.Inventions.
also talked with the local monks and villagers,and
C.Landscapes.
D.Stories.
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9.Why did Xu Xiake write down his travel living things thanks to his father."He would show
experiences?
me worms,bugs,bees and ants and explain their
A.Because he wanted to become a famous
lives to me,Carle said.14.
writer.
“The unknown often brings fear with it,”
B.Because his family asked him to do so.
Carle said.“In my books,I try to counteract(抵
C.Because he wanted to share the beauty of)this fear,to replace it with a positive
nature with people
message.”
D.Because he wanted to remember his trips for
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A.They help children know about nature.
himself.
B.And it has been translated into 60
三、阅读还原
languages.
根据短文内容,选出能填入空白处的最佳选
C.These insects became the characters in his
项。有两项多余。
books.
On a Sunday,a caterpillar(毛虫)is born.
D.It is so hungry that it eats an apple on
10.
Still hungry,it eats two pears on
Monday.
Tuesday,three plums(李子)on Wednesday,four
E.After eating more food,it turns into a
strawberries on Thursday,five oranges on Friday.
butterfly.
11.
F.Carle didn't start making children's books
This is the story of the children's picture book
until he was nearly 40.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar.The book's writer and
G.His books help open up a whole new world
illustrator(插画家)was Eric Carle,who passed
to both children and adults
away in 2021 at the age of 91.
Carle illustrated more than 70 children's books
四、补全对话
with sales of more than 170 million copies.The
根据对话内容,从方框内的选项中选出能填
Very Hungry Caterpillar,Carle's most popular
人空白处的最佳选项。
book,has sold 40 million copies.12
A:15.
Besides answering the question of where
B:I admire Qian Xuesen.He was a great Chinese
butterflies come from,it also teaches children about
scientist in the 20th century.
different kinds of food,as well as how to count.
A:16
13:
But he found great inspiration B:He was a scientist in aerospace and technology
(灵感)in his own childhood.Born in New York,
and helped China develop its first missiles and
the US,Carle was introduced to the wonders of
satellites.
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A:What contributions did he make to China?
B:19
B:17.
A.I learnt it by reading an encyclopaedia about
A:What do Chinese people often call him?
him.
B:People often call him "the Father of China's
包
B.Which person in history do you admire?
Aerospace'”and“King of Rockets'”.
C.His work made China stronger in science
A:18
and technology.
B:People admire him because he devoted himself
D.What did he do?
to developing Chinese aerospace and technology
E.Why is he admired by Chinese people?
and made great contributions to the country
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A:How do you know this information?
中考考点集训
考点1联想辨异:inspiring/inspiration
3.As a student,you should learn how to
保区原司
your schoolwork with your hobbies
Many people look up to Earhart and find her an
A.spread
B.admire
inspiring person because of her efforts to work hard
C.discover
D.balance
and her ability to make her dreams come true.
4.It is hard to ride a bike slowly in a straight line
1.The story of the brave firefighter is very
because it's difficult to keep your
It encourages us to face difficulties bravely.
A.balance
B.promise
A.interested
B.tired
C.habit
D.temperature
C.inspiring
D.relaxed
考点3
necessary的用法
2.The beautiful scenery of the mountains gave the
保父原句
writer a lot of
for his new book.
It's necessary for us to listen to our teacher's
A.courage
B.inspiration
advice.
C.disease
D.discovery
5.It is
for us to wear a helmet when
考点2
balance的用法
riding an e-bike to keep ourselves safe
保文原句
A.impossible
B.unusual
He created a beautiful balance between the East
C.necessary
D.comfortable
and the West.
6.In order to stay healthy,we find it
to
do sports for at least an hour every day.
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A.necessary
B.harmful
考点5“ltis+ad.(+for/ofsb))+todo
C.strange
D.polite
sth”的用法
考点4
联想辨异:come true./realize
课父原句
保父原句
It is important for seed banks to include many
Professor Gui's childhood dream of becoming
different kinds of seeds.
a space scientist came true through his efforts
9.It's very kind
you to help the blind
and hard work.
man cross the busy street.
7.He worked hard day and night,and finally he
A.for
B.to
his dream of becoming a scientist.
C.with
D.of
A.discovered
B.invented
10.It is necessary for us
the environment
C.admired
D.realized
to save our earth.
8.Through her efforts,Jane's dream of traveling
A.protect
around the world
at last.
B.to protect
A.made up
B.came true
C.protecting
C.got off
D.took away
D.protected
单元综合练习
一、完形填空
But becoming an astronaut wasn't 4.
Wang Yaping,China's first female astronaut to
Training was difficult.For years,she practiced in
teach in space,once had a simple dream:to touch spinning machines that made her dizzy(眩晕的),
the stars.Growing up in a small village,she loved stayed in freezing cold rooms to prepare for the
watching the night 1."Why can't I fly up space environment,and even 5 to fix
there?”she wondered.
spacecraft problems underwater."Never give up,"
In 2013,her dream came true.She was on the she told herself during the 6 days.
Shenzhou-10 spacecraft and 2 15 days in
In 2021,Wang 7 space on the Shenzhou-
space.During the time,she gave a live science 13 mission ()This time,she stayed in the
lesson to over 60 million students on Earth!Using Tiangong space station for six months,setting a
some special tools,she 3 how physics works record for Chinese women in space.She did
without gravity ()The children's eyes lit up experiments,exercised daily to stay 8,and
with wonder.
even celebrated her daughter's birthday through a
27辑。故选A。
15.D根据语境及选项可知,此处指体
育赛事周期,season意为“赛季”,符合语
境。故选D。
二、16.winners17.similar18.manage
19.answer their call/answer their phone
20.expression/sharing
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-1.lives on 2.above all
3.dropped out of 4.left behind
5.live up to
二、6.A根据文章内容可知,顺序为:先开
启天台山之行,再穿行山林险路,接着登
上华顶峰,最后结束旅程并撰文记录。
事件顺序为②④①③。故选A。
7.B根据前文路途崎岖、无路穿行等描
述可知,此行充满艰难险阻,B项衔接上
下文最恰当。故选B。
8.A根据前文他考察山石河流,探究瀑
布、溶洞的成因可知,他把所有发现记录
在游记中,findings意为“发现”。故
选A。
9.C根据文末“He wanted to show
people the beauty of China's nature”可知,
他记录游历是为了向世人分享自然之
美。故选C。
三、10.D11.E12.B13.F14.C
四、15.B16.D17.C18.E19.A
中考考点集训
1.C此处修饰物(stoy),表示“令人鼓舞
参考答案
的”,应用形容词inspiring。故选C。
2.B根据“for his new book”可知,美丽的风
景给了作家很多新书的灵感。故选B。
3.D此处考查balance作动词的用法,
balance..with..意为“平衡…与…”。
故选D。
4.A根据“ride a bike slowly”可知,骑慢车
很难保持“平衡”。故选A。
5.C根据“to keep ourselves safe”可知,骑
电动车戴头盔是必要的。necessary意为“必
要的”,符合语境。故选C。
6.A此处是说我们发现每天做至少一小时
的运动是必要的。故选A。
7.D此处主语是he,宾语是his dream,表
示“实现梦想”应该用及物动词realize。.故
选D。
8.B此处主语是Jane's dream,表示“梦想
实现”应该用动词短语come true.。故选B。
9.D“Itis+ad.+ofsb+to do sth”是
固定句型,意为“某人做某事是…的”。当
形容词修饰人的性格、品质(如kind等)时,
介词用of。故选D。
l0.B“tis+ad.+for sb+to do sth'”意
为“对某人来说做某事是…的”,是固定句
型,动词不定式作真正的主语。故选B。
单元综合练习
一、1.C根据“she loved watching the night”
可知,此处指仰望夜空,故选C。
2.C此处指在太空度过十五天,spend
意为“度过”,符合语境。故选C。
3.B根据“she gave a live science
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