1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 1 Women of achievement .阅读理解 A (20178 月贵州贵阳高三摸底 ) “How do you account for your remarkable achievements in life?”Queen Victoria of the UK asked Helen Keller.“How do you explain the fact that even though you were both blind and deaf,you were able to achieve so much?” Ms.Kellers answ
2、er is a tribute( 致敬 )to her kind teacher.“If it had not been for Annie Sullivan,the name of Helen Keller would have remained unknown.” According to speaker Zig Ziglar,Annie Sullivan was no stranger to hardship.She was almost sightless herself and was,at one time,diagnosed as hopelessly “insane” by h
3、er caregivers.She was locked in the basement of a mental institution.Occasionally,Annie would violently attack anyone who came near.Most of the time she generally ignored everyone in her presence. An elderly nurse believed there was hope,however,and she made it her work to show love to the child.Eve
4、ry day she visited Annie,and she left cookies for her and spoke words of love and encouragement.She believed Annie could recover,if only she were shown love. Eventually,doctors noticed the change in the girl.Where they once witnessed anger and hate,they now noted a gentleness and love.They moved her
5、 upstairs where she continued to improve.Then the day finally came when this seemingly “hopel ess” child was released. Annie Sullivan grew into a young woman with a desire to help others as she,herself,was helped by the kind nurse.It was she who saw the great potential in Helen Keller.She loved her,
6、disciplined(约束 )her,played with her,pushed her and worked with her until the flickering candle that was her life became a beacon(灯塔 )of light to the world.Annie Sullivan worked wonders in Helens life;but it was a loving nurse who first believed in little Annie and lovingly transformed an uncommunica
7、tive child into a kind teacher. “If it had not been for Annie Sullivan,the name of Helen Keller would have remained unknown.”But if it had not been for a kind and dedicated nurse,the name of Annie Sullivan would have remained unknown. 【语篇导读】文章主要讲述了被一度认为有精神问题的 Annie Sullivan,在一位护士的关心与爱护下 ,慢慢恢复健康重新点燃了
8、她生命的灯塔。爱的力量是伟大的。 1.What does the underlined part “account for” probably mean? A.show B.prove 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C.explain D.present 答案 C 解析 词义猜测题。根据 “How do you explain the fact” 可知 account for 为 “ 解释 ” 的意思。故选 C 项。 2.What do we know from the third paragraph? A.Sullivan had very normal behavior. B.Sulliva
9、n was ignored by everyone. C.Sullivan was kept away from her parents. D.Sullivan was believed to have a mental problem. 答案 D 解析 推理判断题。根据 “at one time,diagnosed as hopelessly insane by her caregivers.She was locked in the basement of a mental institution.” 可推断出 Annie Sullivan 被认为有精神问题。故选 D 项。 3.What
10、would be the best title for the text? A.The Power of Love B.Making a Difference C.A Good Teacher D.Remarkable Achievements 答案 A 解析 主旨大意题。文章主要讲述了被一度认为有精神问题 的 Annie Sullivan,在一位护士的关心与爱护下 ,慢慢恢复健康 ,重新点燃了她生命的灯塔。爱的力量是伟大的。故选 A 项。 B Nobel Prize-winning author Doris Lessing has said winning the Nobel Prize i
11、n 2007 had been a “bloody disaster”. The increased media interest in her has meant that writing a full novel was next to impossible,she said. Lessing,88,also said she would probably now be giving up writing novels.Her latest book is the partly fictional memoir(虚幻小说 ) entitled Alfred and Emily.Since
12、her Nobel win she has been constantly in demand,she said.“All I do is gi ve interviews and spend time being photographed.” Speaking about her writing,she said:“ It has stopped;I dont have any energy any more.”Lessing is the 11th woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature in its 106 -year history.He
13、r best known works include The Golden Notebook and The Diaries of Jane Somers(萨默斯的日记 ). She also recalled that,in the 1960s,she had been told that the Nobel Academys judges did not like her and she would never win.Ill-health prevented her from attending the prize ceremony in Stockholm,Sweden. 【 精品教
14、育资源文库 】 Instead the Swedish Ambassador to London,Staffan Carlsson,presented the award to her in the UK.He told her she was being “crowned with a prize you have long deserved”. Lessing was born in Iran and moved to Rhodesia now Zimbabwe as a child before settling in England in 1949. Her first novel T
15、he Grass Is Singing was published the following year.Altogether she has written more than 50 novels,plays,memoirs and collections of short stories. 【语篇导读】多丽丝 莱辛 ,英国女作家。 1919 年 10 月 22 日生 ,2013 年 11 月 17 日去世 ,享年 94 岁。多丽丝 莱辛被誉为继 伍尔芙之后最伟大的女性作家 ,并几次获得诺贝尔文学奖提名以及多个世界级文学奖项。在 2007 年 10 月 11 日 ,瑞典皇家科学院诺贝尔奖委员
16、会宣布将 2007 年度诺贝尔文学奖授予这位英国女作家。她是迄今为止获奖时最年长的女性诺贝尔获奖者。 4.By saying winning the Nobel Prize was “a bloody disaster”,Lessing . A.was too excited to go on writing her novels B.had her peaceful life disturbed by the increased media C.was asked to give some useful advice on how to write D.was forced to atten
17、d the prize ceremony in Stockholm 答案 B 解析 推理判断题。文章第二段 “The increased media interest in her.she said.” 及第三段讲述了莱辛获得诺贝尔文学奖之后 ,不断有媒体前来采访、拍照 ,使她没有足够的时间专注于 文学创作 ,从中可知 ,她的平静的生活已经被打乱。 5.What does the word “It” in Paragraph 4 probably refer to? A.Bloody disaster. B.Lessings ill -health. C.Lessings writing wo
18、rk. D.Her first novel The Grass Is Singing. 答案 C 解析 词义猜测题。根据上文及 “I dont have any energy any more,” 可猜出 It 应该是她的写作 ,故选 C 项。 6.Lessing was given the Noble Prize because . A.she was an 88-year-old woman B.she was a famous writer C.she made a great contribution to the literature D.she was the oldest wri
19、ter alive then 答案 C 解析 推理判断题。阅读全文可知 :莱辛笔耕五十多年 ,是位多产作家。除了长篇小说 ,还著有诗歌、散文、剧 本、短篇小说等 ,诺贝尔委员会颁奖给莱辛的理由是她在文学上作出了杰出贡献。 ? 导学号 29402087? .七选五 【 精品教育资源文库 】 Nowadays,the problem of generation gap becomes more and more serious.Based on the survey by our school,the poor relationship between parents and their chi
20、ldren is very common.1. Or,do the strict family rules affect their relationship? Firstly,in most of the families in the US,both of the parents have to go out for work in order to earn more money to provide better environment for their lovely children.Unfortunately,this causes the rare communication
21、between them and their children,since these parents always take a rest during leisure time.These parents and children cannot know deeply about each other.Then friction(摩擦 ) is easy to appear.2. Secondly,parents who ask their children to be absolute obedient to them is also one of the grave causes of
22、 generation gap between them.Therefore,these children are not willing to communicate with their parents and most of these parents are not active to talk with their children.3. To solve these problems,the busy parents should devote their spare time to communicating with their children actively so as
23、to improve their relationship.At the same time,they can also observe their childrens behavior in order to understand their childrens personality and reduce th e quarrel between them. 4. No doubt that can give a better image to their children since it can make their children feel free to chat with th
24、eir parents.Then it is easy for the parents to approach their lovely children.Therefore,a close and harmonious relationship between parents and children appears. In conclusion,to have a close relationship between parents and children,the parents should devote their leisure time to talking with their c
