Unit 2 Inspiring People 第1课时 Section A (1a-1d)同步练习题2026-2027学年人教版九年级上学期英语

**基本信息** 初中英语Unit 2第1课时同步练以“励志人物”为主题，通过基础词汇语法、语篇理解到综合表达的三阶分层设计，强化语言能力与文化意识，适配新授课知识巩固需求。 **分层设计** |层次|知识覆盖|设计特色| |----|----------|----------| |基础应用|核心词汇（receive, develop等）、语法（时态、词性转换）|III、IV题通过提示词填空巩固单一知识点，如动词形式、名词转换| |语篇理解|人物事迹细节理解、语篇逻辑分析|I、II题结合科学家/黄旭华事迹考查信息提取与推理，如阅读理解第4题归纳共性| |综合表达|句子翻译、情境写作|V、VI题要求运用目标句型（even though, inspire sb. to do）完成真实情境表达，如小练笔访谈对话|

Unit 2 Inspiring People 第1课时 Section A 1a-1d I.阅读理解 Great Female Physicists in Modern History Marie Curie (1867-1934,Polish-French) She was the only person to win the Nobel Prizes in two sciences (Physics 1903, Chemistry 1911). born in Poland, she worked in France. With her husband, she discovered polonium (named after Poland) and radium in 1898. She studied radioactivity, used it in early cancer（癌症） treatment, and helped make X-ray machines for World War I hospitals. Lise Meitner (1878-1968, Austrian-Swedish) She was a Jewish physicist who fled（逃离）Austria to Sweden in 1938. With Otto Hahn, she discovered nuclear fission（核裂变）-dividing atoms to give off huge energy. She named “fission” and explained how it works, though Hahn alone got the 1944 Nobel. She later taught in Sweden and became a global physics icon（偶像）． Chien-Shiung Wu (1912-1997, Chinese-American) She was a top nuclear physicist. At 44, she did the “Wu Experiment”（1956),proving parity violation（宇称不守恒）一particles don't act the same in mirror images. This helped two male scientists win the Nobel Prize. She taught at Columbia University, guided many students, and won the Wolf Prize in Physics (1978). Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958, British) A 31-year-old biophysicist, she took "Photo 51”(1952) -the first clear X-ray picture of DNA. This image was key for Watson and Crick to find out DNA's double-helix structure. She also studied coal and viruses, but died young at 37 from illness linked to her work. ( ) 1 What is special about polonium? A. It was discovered by Marie Curie alone . B. It was named after Marie Curie's homeland. C. It was used to treat cancer in hospitals. D. It helped to make X-ray machines. ( )2. What does the underlined word “this” refer to? A.The Wu Experiment. B.The mirror image. C.The nuclear fission. D. The Nobel Prize. ( ) 3. What part did Rosalind Franklin's “Photo 51” play? A. It helped uncover DNA's double-helix shape. B. It was the first X-ray picture of DNA. C. It supported the study of coal and viruses. D. It showed that she worked as a biophysicist. ( ) 4. What do all four female scientists have in common according to the passage? A. They all made breakthroughs in nuclear physics. B. They all faced gender discrimination in their careers. C. They all contributed greatly to science. D.They were all born in Europe. II.完形填空 As the “Father of China's Nuclear Submarine”, Huang Xuhua put his whole life into making China stronger. Born in Guangdong Province, Huang grew up in the shadow（影子）of wars. These painful memories drove him to study hard and decide to use 1 to protect his country. In the 1950s, it was a(an) 2 job for China to develop nuclear submarine without advanced technology or enough support. However, Huang Xuhua and his team were hot 3 these challenges. In those 20 years, they 4 lots of difficulties. For example, in order to keep the project 5,they cut off social connections with the outside world, even their family. Also, foreign researchers didn't offer any help 6 they had to do study by themselves. And another problem was that they must make sure the submarine can stay safe underwater. After many tests, they 7 overcame these problems. In the 1970s, China's first nuclear submarine was built and tested successfully, making China the fifth country with this technology. Besides, Huang 8 over 20 million yuan to scientific research, popular science and education. Because of 9great achievements,he was awarded the title of the Medal of the Republic, China's highest honor, in 2019. Now, his 10 encourages young people to face challenges bravely and work hard. In this way, his spirit will live on forever. ( ) 1.A.influence B.knowledge C.pleasure ( )2.A.challenging B. inspiring C.amazing ( )3.A.scared of B.responsible for C. satisfied with ( )4.A.avoided B.met C.hid ( )5.A.simple B.serious C.secret ( )6.A.so B.if C.but ( ) 7.A.easily B.clearly C.finally ( ) 8.A.put away B.threw away C. gave away ( ) 9.A.his B.our C.their ( )10.A.brain B. spirit C.skill 2 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 III.根据提示，完成下列句子，每空一词。 1. Michael Faraday did research without (receive) formal education. 2. Sima Qian plays a big . in revising the Chinese calendar. 3.My father (admire) Li Bai because he loves poems very much. 4. Yuan Longping (train) people to do research on farming. 5. Michael Faraday caught every chance to study and became a (science). 6. Yuan Longping developed new rice to help reduce (hungry) in the world. 7.The (develop) of technology changes our life a lot. IV.短文填空 There are not many people in history whose last names can let us think of 1. (kind) and wisdom, such as Mandela and Gandhi. Now, Jane Goodall is one of them. In Oct. 2025, this great animal expert and nature protector died 2. the age of 91. Her death was reported by the Jane Goodall Institute. The news showed that she lived her 3. (amaze) life in a quiet and careful way. These good qualities helped her in her work. She spent many years in the African jungles. It was in 1960that Goodall first 4. (arrive) in Gombe. Most of her work was about a group of 30 to 40 gorillas（大猩猩）.gorillas are the 5． (close) to humans in genes（基因）.Dr. Goodall was the 6. (one) to let the world know that gorilla mothers have babies only once every four to six years. Since the 1970s, she has spent more time 7. (try) to protect gorillas and their homes than watching them. She made 8. clear that she didn't like capturing wild gorillas for zoos or medical 9. . Jane Goodall’s work helped us learn a lot about animals and made people want to care 10. nature. She will be remembered by people all over the world. V.翻译句子 1．尽管我失败了很多次，我不会失去希望。（even though） 2. Michael Faraday的故事激励着我们去勇敢地实现梦想。（inspire sb. to do sth.） 3．屠呦呦发现青蒿素（artemisinin)，拯救数百万人生命，真是太伟大了。（It was great of sb. to.../ millions of...） 4．令人惊叹的是，钱学森放弃他美国的生活，帮助发展中国的航天事业。（space industry航天事业） VI.小练笔：我们学校的英语广播站正在制作一期名为《励志人物》的节目，假设你是Lucy，受邀此次节目。请你结合课上所学，完成一篇人物访谈，介绍一位敬佩的人物及原因。 Host: Hello, everyone! Welcome to our school English radio show-Inspiring People. Today I'm talking to a student in our school. Hi, Lucy, who do you admire the most? Lucy: Thank you. Well, I Host: Why do you look up to him/her so much? Lucy: Because he/ she It was of him/ her to Host: That sounds amazing. What can you learn from him? Lucy: Host: Great! Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. That's all for today's interview. Lucy: Thank you. 2 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $