Unit2 Inspiring People SectionA1a-2d课时练2026-2027学年人教版九年级英语上册
U2 Inspiring People
Section A Who do we admire? (1a‑2d课时练）
Ⅰ. 根据句意及汉语提示填写单词
1. Yuan Longping devoted his whole life to helping people out of ______ （饥饿）.
2. The brave ______ （战士） protect our country day and night, even in difficult weather.
3. The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth of May on the Chinese lunar ______ （日历）.
4. ______ （历史学家） call the Great Wall a fantastic achievement because ancient people built it with simple tools.
Ⅱ. 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空
5. Scientists’ new ________ (discover) of clean energy may help solve environmental problems.
6. It’s ________ (admire) that she spends her weekends helping old people.
7. The kind nurse took good care of the _________ (wound) man who got hurt in an accident.
8. The fire ________ (spread) quickly from building to building, but fire‑fighting was difficult because of strong winds.
Ⅲ. 根据汉语提示完成句子（每空一词）
9. 牛顿是物理领域的先驱。
Newton was a ______ in the field of ______.
10. 虽然他辍学了，但他从未放弃学习。
Although he ______ ______ ______ school, he never______ ______ studying.
11. 18世纪的欧洲发生了许多巨大的变化，包括工农业的发展。
Many great changes happened in Europe ______ ______ ______ ______, including the development of industry.
12. 我梦想成为一名化学家。
I dream of ______ ______ ______ ______.
Ⅳ. 补全对话
(FuXing and Peter are talking in the street.)
W: Peter, May I ask you a question?
P: 1. __________________________.
W: 2. _________________________?
P: Well, I think Lei Feng should be remembered as the national hero because he always helped people who were in need.
W: I agree. Because of people like him, we live in a peaceful country now.
P: 3. ______________________. Who do you look up to the most?
W: I think scientists like Yuan Longping should be considered as national heroes.
P: Yes. 4. _________________. He is China’s leading agricultural （农业的） scientist. He spent his whole life fighting with hunger.
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W: I see. 5. ______________.
P: You are welcome.
V. 阅读理解
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
Yuan Longping, known as the “Father of Hybrid Rice”, was born in 1930 in Beijing. When he was young, he saw many people suffering from hunger, so he decided to study agriculture to help solve the food problem. He devoted much of his life to agricultural research and hoped to bring enough food to people worldwide.
In the 1960s, Yuan began his research on hybrid rice. At that time, many people thought it was impossible to develop high‑yield hybrid rice. But Yuan didn’t give up. He spent years working in the fields, even in hot summer and cold winter.
In 1973, Yuan and his team successfully developed the first high‑yield hybrid rice strain. It could produce 20% more rice than common rice varieties. Later, he kept improving hybrid rice. Now, his hybrid rice is grown in many countries around the world, helping millions of people get enough food.
Yuan Longping passed away in 2021, but his spirit of hard work and never giving up lives on. He is truly an inspiring person for all of us.
1. Why did Yuan Longping decide to study agriculture?
A. Because his parents worked as farmers.
B. Because he hoped to become world‑famous.
C. Because he saw people go through hunger.
D. Because he wanted to work in foreign lands.
2. What did lots of people think of hybrid rice research in the 1960s?
A. It would take very little time. B. It could hardly come true at all.
C. It would bring huge money soon. D. It could work only in hot summers.
3. What does the underlined word “devoted” most probably mean?
A. gave one’s time to something B. lost interest in something
C. turned one’s back to something D. paid no attention to something
4. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Yuan finished all his research before 1960.
B. Yuan’s work helps feed people outside China.
C. Hybrid rice grows well only in cold winters.
D. Yuan got rich because of hybrid rice.
5. What is the main spirit of Yuan Longping in this text?
A. Dream big but never start hard work. B. Keep working and never give up.
C. Try hard to win great fame quickly. D. Stay away from hard field work.
答案及解析
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