Unit 1 Women of achievement
Section Ⅱ Pre-reading and Reading
一、补全句子
1.After seeing the report, problems about the company ______________.
看了这份报告后,很多有关公司的问题涌上我的心头。
2.Although he is very rich, he still ____________.
尽管他非常富裕,他仍旧过着简朴的生活。
3.I will ask my colleagues to join me ______________.
我会要求我的同事们和我一起支持这个计划。
4.You should ___________ when you go abroad.
你在国外时应该遵守当地的风俗。
5.____________ taking the trouble to explain a job fully to new employees.
不辞辛劳地向新员工全面解释工作是值得的。
6.I wondered if the child _____________________.
我不知道这个孩子在面临危险时是否表现得体。
7.Only by shouting at the top of his voice _______________________.
只有通过大声叫喊,他才能被听到。
8.Last night he __________________.
昨晚他没有向我道别就离开了。
二、课文语法填空
Jane Goodall had wanted to work with animals in their own environment __1__ she was a child. But this was not easy. When she first arrived in Gombe in 1960, it was unusual for a woman __2__ (live) in the forest. However, with the help of her mother, she began her work with the chimps, which changed the way __3__ people think about chimps. __4__ (spend) years observing and recording their daily __5__ (active), Jane discovered that chimps hunt and eat meat, against __6__ people used to think. She also discovered how chimps communicate with each other. __7__ (work) with the chimps for years, Jane has argued that wild animals should __8__ (leave) in the wild and not used for __9__ (entertain) or advertisements. She has achieved everything she wanted to do, but more __10__ (importance), she has got the rest of the world to understand and respect the lives of chimps.
三、阅读理解
In the 1940s,Lena Horne was the first African-American in Hollywood to sign a long term contract with a major movie studio.Her deal with MGM stated that she would never play the role of a servant.During this period,African-American actors were mostly limited to playing servants or African natives.
But this refusal also limited her movie career.Horne was generally only offered the role of a nightclub singer.Her characters did not interact with white characters in these movies.This way,her part could be cut from the version of the movie that played in Southern States.
Lena Horne later wrote that the movie producers did not make her into a servant,but they did not make her into anything else,either.Lena Horne once said that World War Ⅱ helped make her a star.She was popular with both black and white servicemen.She sang on army radio programs and traveled to perform for the troops.During one event,she noted that German prisoners of war were permitted to sit closer to the stage than black soldiers.These experiences led to Lena Horne’s work in the civil rights movement.
She protested racial separation at the hotels where she performed.She took action so that she and her musicians would be permitted to stay in those hotels.Black musicians at the time generally stayed in black neighborhoods.Lena Horne also sang at civil rights gatherings.She took part in the March on Washington protest in 1963.It was during this event that Martin Luther King Junior gave his “I Have a Dream”speech.
Lena Horne performed in a strong and expressive way.One expert said she was not warm and amiable like white female singers at the time.Instead,she was a fierce black woman.
1.From Paragraph 2,we know that Lena Horne’s deal with MGM .
A.won her a lot of respect
B.didn’t bring her any good roles
C.made her popular in the US
D.made her become a famous singer
2.When Lena Horne saw how German prisoners and black soldiers were seated,how did she most probably feel
A.Angry. B.Satisfied.
C.Interested. D.Moved.
3.Paragraph 4 mainly tells about Lena Horne’s .
A.hope for a bright future
B.effort she put into music
C.effort against racial separation
D.relationship with Martin Luther King Junior
4.What does the underlined word “amiable” in the last paragraph mean
A.Ugly. B.Boring.
C.Brave. D.Friendly.
四、短文改错
假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
In the Spring Festival,my family and I went to Beijing and had a different holiday.On the first day,we got up early to attend to the flag-raising ceremony.Watch the flag rising in the brilliant sun,we were quite exciting and proud of our motherland.During the next few days,we visited the world-famous sight,such as the Great Wall,the Summer Palace,and the Forbidden City which contained a large number of precious treasures.Therefore,I had a chance to talk with some foreigners with English.The holiday came to end after I knew it.How I wish I can study in my dream university there in the future!
一、补全句子
crowded_into_my_mind
leads_a_simple_life
in_support_of_this_plan
observe_the_local_customs
It's_worthwhile
behaved_properly_in_the_face_of_danger
was_he_able_to_make_himself_heard
moved_off_without_saying_goodbye_to_me
二、课文语法填空
1.since 2.to live 3.that/in_which 4.Having spent
5.activities 6.what 7.Having_worked 8.be left
9.entertainment 10.importantly
三、阅读理解
1.B 细节理解题。根据第二段的“But this refusal also limited her movie career.Horne was generally only offered the role of a nightclub singer.”可知,签订那样的合约并没有使Lena Horne得到一些好角色。
2.A 推理判断题。根据第三段的“These experiences led to Lena Horne’s work in the civil rights movement.”可知,那样的座位安排刺激了Lena Horne,使得她参与到了人权运动中,故可推断她当时是很生气的。
3.C 段落大意题。通读第四段,可知主要是讲Lena Horne在争取打破种族隔离方面的努力。
4.D 词义猜测题。根据后面的“Instead,she was a fierce black woman.”可知前面是说Lena Horne在当时并不是一个让人感觉温暖和“友好的”人。
四、短文改错
第二句:删掉第二个to
第三句:Watch→Watching
第三句:exciting→excited
第四句:sight→sights
第四句:contained→contains
第五句:Therefore→Besides
第五句:第二个with→in
第六句:end前加an
第六句:after→before
第七句:can→could
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