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Unit 2 Inspiring People
Section A What do we admire?
第1课时 Section A(1a2d)
[答案 P4]
一、根据汉语提示填写单词。
1.Zheng He is a pioneer(先驱)in China's ancient maritime history.
2.My mom marks my birthday on the calendar(日历)every year.
3.Newton's discovery(发现)of gravity changed people's understanding of the universe.
4.Papermaking was invented in China over one century(世纪)ago.
5.The spread(传播)of good ideas can make the world better.
二、用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1.As a famous historian(history), Mr Li has written many books about ancient Chinese history.
2.My uncle works as a professor(profess)at Peking University and teaches chemistry to college students.
3.Newton, one of the greatest physicists(physics)in the world, put forward the law of universal gravitation.
4.The chemist(chemistry)spent three years doing experiments and finally developed a new kind of material.
5.Tu Youyou is a great scientist(science)who made important contributions to medical research.
三、句型转换。
1.Sima Qian wrote Shiji.(改为强调句,强调“Sima Qian”)
It was Sima Qian that wrote Shiji.
2.It's necessary for us to respect inspiring people.(改为同义句, 用“kind”改写)
It's kind of us to respect inspiring people.
3.Marie Curie won two Nobel Prizes.(改为强调句,强调“two Nobel Prizes”)
It was two Nobel Prizes that Marie Curie won.
4.It's difficult for him to finish the research alone.(改为同义句,用“brave”改写)
It's brave of him to finish the research alone.
5.Zhan Tianyou built China's first railway.(改为强调句,强调“China's first railway”)
It was China's first railway that Zhan Tianyou built.
四、补全对话。
A: 1.Who do you admire most?
B: I admire Florence Nightingale.
A: Why?
B: Because she volunteered as a nurse to help wounded soldiers and set up the system of modern nursing. 2.She really made a difference in people's lives.
A: That's really admirable! I admire Zhan Tianyou.
B: 3.Why do you admire him?
A: He built China's first railway. He was a pioneer in Chinese engineering and overcame many difficulties to finish the project.
B: Wow, 4.that's amazing! It's inspiring to see people who work hard for their country.
A: Exactly. 5.We can learn a lot from these inspiring people.
五、短文填空:从方框中选择正确选项,完成短文,其中有两个选项是多余的。
A.created B.century C.admire D.method
E.wounded F.prove G.researcher H.discovery
I.approach J.pioneer K.medicine L.spread
Florence Nightingale was a 1.J in modern nursing. In the 19th 2.B, she worked as a nurse during a war. At that time, hospitals were dirty and many 3.E soldiers got sicker because of the 4.L of diseases. Nightingale volunteered to help. She 5.A rules to keep hospitals clean and trained other nurses. Her 6.H of the need for clean medical environments changed nursing forever. Later, she wrote books about nursing and became a professor to teach her ideas. People 7.C her because she turned nursing into a respected job and saved many lives.
Beyond her work in hospitals, Nightingale also used data and statistics to 8.F the link between poor hygiene(卫生)and high death rates. This 9.D of using evidence to improve healthcare was a new 10.I in her time, making her not just a nurse but also a pioneer in public health.
六、阅读理解。
Helen Keller was born on 27 June 1880, in Tuscumbia, Alabama. She was a healthy baby, but when she was 19 months old, she became seriously ill with a fever. The illness left her blind and deaf.
For the next few years, Helen lived in a world of darkness and silence. She communicated with her family using simple hand gestures, but she often became frustrated and angry because she couldn't express herself fully.
When Helen was 7 years old, her parents hired a teacher named Anne Sullivan. Anne was a young woman who had been blind herself, but she had regained her sight through surgery(外科手术). She taught Helen how to communicate using sign language. She started by spelling words into Helen's hand, starting with the word “water”.
Helen was a quick learner, and she soon began to communicate with the world around her. She learned to read Braille(盲文), write, and even speak. She attended Radcliffe College, where she became the first deafblind person to earn a bachelor's degree.
Helen Keller went on to become a famous author, speaker, and activist. She wrote several books, including “The Story of My Life,” which became a bestseller. She travelled around the world, speaking out for the rights of people with disabilities. She also worked to improve education for blind and deaf children.
Helen Keller passed away on 1 June 1968, at the age of 87. She is remembered as one of the most inspiring people of the 20th century, showing that even with the most difficult challenges, it is possible to achieve great things.
根据短文内容,判断下列句子正(T)、误(F)。
(F)1.Helen Keller was born blind and deaf.
(F)2.Anne Sullivan was blind when she taught Helen Keller.
(T)3.Helen Keller learned to read Braille.
(T)4.Helen Keller wrote a book called “The Story of My Life.”
(T)5.Helen Keller passed away when she was 87 years old.
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