1、 雷网空间 教案课件试题下载 雷网空间 金陵中学高二英语 1-2 单元同步练习 I. Speaking Task 1 Who are they? Directions: In the form are the names of some famous scientists. Guess who they are and what they are famous for. English names Chinese names What theyre famous for Archimedes Aristotle Nicholas Copernicus Marie Curie Charles
2、Darwin Thomas Alva Edison Albert Einstein Ben Franklin Galilei Galileo Isaac Newton Other:_ Task 2 Do you really want to turn into a genius? Directions: work in groups and discuss the following topic. Refer to other peoples opinions before you get down to work. Topic 最近科学家研究发现人类大脑中有 “天才按钮 “，只要刺激特定区域
3、，常人也能有非凡的算术、艺术等能力。你愿意开启这个 “按钮 “吗？ Your choice Yes Reasons No Reasons Shelly: I would just like to be a normal person. As far as I know, some talented people are strange. They may be good at one thing but not talented in other areas. For example, Einstein had a gift for physics but found it hard to c
4、ommunicate with others. Eric: Im willing to turn on such a “button“ in my brain, if it really exists. I could become skilled at science, art or economics (经济 ). But I would make sure this “button“ couldnt do me any harm before turning it on. Marie: If more people became geniuses, it may lead to an i
5、ncrease in high-tech crime (犯罪 ), such as stealing money through the Internet and creating harmful computer viruses. It is hard to imagine what the world would be like if all the criminals were very clever. Judy: In my opinion, such a “button“ can do a lot of good. It may help us to develop our abil
6、ities so that we can make new discoveries. As a result, we could solve many problems and have a more comfortable life. If possible, I am eager to become a genius. Helen: Although it is convenient, I dont think its right to become cleverer in this way. If someone wants to be successful in math or art
7、, he or she should work hard. I believe success requires hard work as well as natural gifts. Sam (teacher): Just imagine what it would be like to become a genius overnight. In my opinion, most of us would treasure such a chance to make our lives easy and interesting. However, at the same time, we sh
8、ould make good use of these abilities and contribute (贡献 ) to society and mankind. II. Pre-reading activities Directions: Here is a passage Stephen Hawking wrote about his disease and use the words in the form to complete the passage. realize; live; save; engage; mean; progress; finish; disturb; bor
9、e; hang; 雷网空间 教案课件试题下载 雷网空间 Not knowing what was going to happen to me, or how rapidly the disease would develop, I was bored. The doctors told me to go back to Cambridge and carry on with the research. But I was not making much (1) . And, anyway, I might not live long enough to (2) my PhD. My drea
10、ms at that time were rather (3) . Before my condition had been diagnosed（诊断） , I had been very (4) with life. There had not seemed to be anything worth doing. But shortly after I came out of hospital, I dreamt that I was going to be put to death. I suddenly (5) that there were a lot of meaningful th
11、ings I could do if I (6) longer. Another dream that I had several times, was that I would give up my life to (7) others. After all, if I were going to die anyway, it might as well do some good. But I didnt die. In fact, although there was a cloud (8) over my future, I found to my surprise, that I wa
12、s enjoying life in the present more than before. I began to make progress with my research, and I got (9) to a girl called Jane Wilde, who I had met just about the time my condition was diagnosed. That engagement changed my life. It gave me something to live for. But it also (10) that I had to get a
13、 job if we were to get married. I therefore applied for a research fellowship（奖学金） at Cambridge. To my great surprise, I got a fellowship, and we got married a few months later. III. Understanding the text 1. According to the 1st paragraph, a promising graduate student _. A. has an incurable disease
14、 which makes people disabled B. is a man who never gives up his dreams and hopes for the future C. is very likely to be successful or very good in the future D. learns at one of the well-known universities in the world 2. The incurable disease mentioned in the text made Stephen Hawking _. A. stop wo
15、rking on a PhD B. lose the ability to walk and talk C. engaged to a nice girl D. give up the way of life he dreamed of 3. _ made Stephen Hawking well-known in the world. A. The research on the incurable disease B. His book A Brief History of Time C. His new discoveries about the universe D. The lect
16、ures he gave all over the world 4. A Brief History of Time became a best-seller because _. A. its about the Big Bang and black holes B. it explains what it means to be a scientist and how science works C. it includes answers to many questions about the universe D. it was written in a way ordinary pe
17、ople could understand 5. According to Hawking, many people think that_. A. science is often misunderstood B. science is changing all the time C. some science facts can be wrong D. true science facts always stay unchanged 6. The basic steps of the scientific method do NOT necessarily include _. A. ge
18、tting a model with which to test the theory B. building a theory about how things happens C. observing something with care and attention D. trying to test the theory in a practical way IV. Language focus 1. Usage of words 雷网空间 教案课件试题下载 雷网空间 1. The most recent survey of rare birds was u_ in 1991. 2.
19、 His disappointment was o_ to everyone. Didnt you see it? 3. The school is w_ 5 minutes walk of my house; I go to it on foot everyday. 4. Dont be so c_ its got nothing to do with you. 5. The little boy climbed the tree and sat on a b_. 6. At the airports, machines s_ all the luggage for bombs and gu
20、ns. 7. Your plan sounds fine in t_, but I dont know if Ill work in practice. 8. There must be some m_. I ordered coffee, not black tea. 9. These shoes do not m_; one is large and the other is small. 10. Scientists still cannot p_ when earthquakes will happen. 2. Usage of phrases 1. Dads so tired; a
21、weeks holiday will certainly _ to his health. 2. What if the computer _? Dont worry. You can call in experts to repair it. 3. Im not going to Paris then Tokyo Ill do it_. Then Ill meet you in Tokyo before you leave for Paris. 4. In western countries, most young children _ Father Christmas. 5. With t
22、he temperature dropping rapidly, we couldnt _ the experiment. 6. The athlete will have to _ getting fit before the game. 7. I _ the post office on the way home and posted your letters. 8. The president said that he _ the progress of the peace talks. 9. Ive _all my money, but its only a week after th
23、e payday（发工资日） . 10. Sometimes things dont _ the way we think theyre going to. 3. Multiple choice 1. It _ no difference to the couple if the baby is a girl or a boy. A. takes B. makes C. does D. seems 2. Peters forecast _ to be quite wrong. The prices of the computer are much lower than he predicted
24、. A. broke out B. called out C. turned out D. went out 3. It _ talent and devotion （热爱、投入） to become a top dancer. A. takes B. undertakes C. costs D. spends 4. The weather looks so _; were looking forward to a picnic. A. to promise B. promised C. promising D. promise 5. Whats the _ of phoning her ag
25、ain? She wont agree. A. cause B. point C. interest D. use 6. If knowledge is power, _ Sir Francis Bacon wrote in 1579, _ perhaps creativity can be described the ability to use that power. A. what/and B. as/then C. which/and D. that/then 7. The writer moved to London, hoping to meet some of the best
26、_ of her time. A. tops B. heads C. minds D. friends 8. The hotel has improved facilities for _. There are new lifts and wheelchair ramps（轮椅用的坡道） . A. a disable B. disables C. the disable D. the disabled 9. Many crimes _ unreported, which made the police very worried. A. went B. got C. came D. became
27、 10. Readers were pleased _ that a scientist could write about his research in a way _ ordinary people could understand. A. to find/that B. finding/as C. to find/which D. finding/that believe in; go on with; work on; turn out; make a difference; break down; go by; be satisfied with; the other way ro
28、und; use up; 雷网空间 教案课件试题下载 雷网空间 11. _ we dont want to spend too much money if we can avoid it. A. Obvious B. Obviously C. Being obvious D. To be obvious 12. She will tell us why she feels so strongly that each of us has a role _ in making the earth a better place to live. A. to have played B. to pl
29、ay C. to be played D. to be playing 13. The boy wanted to ride his bicycle in the street, but the policeman told him _ A. not to B. not to do C. not do it D. do not to 14. The purpose of new technologies is to make life easier, _ it more difficult. A. not make B. not to make C. not making D. do not
30、make 15. Rather than _ everything to the last minute, Lily always prefers to start early. A. leave B. leaving C. to leave D. having left 4. Cloze It was Christmas Day 1999. On CNN, talk show host（节目主持人） Larry King was interviewing Stephen Hawking. “What, professor, (1) you the most?“ King asked. “Wh
31、at do you think about the most?“ Hawking immediately replied, “ (2) .“ Its a comfort to know that Hawking, one of the (3) men in the world, is puzzled by the opposite sex. But, thats not (4) , according to Satoshi Kanazawa. Bright people are (5) better than anyone else at making smart decisions in c
32、ommon things, he says. These (6) finding a mate, maintaining family relationships, raising children, finding the way home, and handling a variety of basic life needs. Thats (7) there are several kinds of formal “intelligence“, Kanazawa argues. Being smart one way does not (8) mean smart in another w
33、ay. This view is (9) to be controversial（有争议的） among scientists who think about thinking. That is because it (10) with the common view that general intelligence is a single thing. In that view, it is not, as Kanazawa and others say, a set of (11) mental areas. Kanazawa says that some kinds of intell
34、igence developed slowly over time. Many people have heard about (12) is called “emotional intelligence“. Now, psychologists have discovered several (13) types of intelligence. These include the ability to learn a language, find a mate, recognize faces, and (14) oneself in a new environment. But, is
35、there evidence to (15) the theory that intelligence comes in many (16) ? Actually, there is quite a lot of evidence, Kanazawa says. If there were only one type of intelligence, he (17) , then people with (18) IQs should be “smart“ in every way. In one test, a psychologist took a group of subjects（受实
36、验者） on a hike, walking into the forest. He then told them to find their way back. The high IQ people were no more likely to be able to find out (19) they were. In another experiment, a researcher asked people to find their way to a specific location in a computer maze（迷宫） . (20) , high IQ did not gi
37、ve them any edge（优势） . 1. A. shocks B. excites C. puzzles D. disappoints 2. A. Research B. Women C. Universe D. Science 3. A. disabled B. smartest C. weakest D. poorest 4. A. true B. new C. disappointing D. surprising 5. A. never B. even C. no D. not 6. A. refer B. contain C. deal D. include 7. A. b
38、ecause B. why C. what D. how 雷网空间 教案课件试题下载 雷网空间 8. A. necessarily B. truthfully C. reliably D. reasonably 9. A. unlikely B. impossible C. sure D. certainly 10. A. argues B. concerns C. relates D. disagrees 11. A. independent B. single C. current D. complete 12. A. it B. which C. one D. what 13. A.
39、similar B. equal C. else D. other 14. A. bore B. arm C. locate D. retire 15. A. reflect B. support C. reason D. guard 16. A. types B. sides C. forms D. kinds 17. A. adds B. thinks C. agrees D. doubts 18. A. equal B. similar C. high D. low 19. A. who B. what C. where D. why 20. A. For once B. All at
40、once C. Once again D. Once in a while V. Reading practice 限时 总字数 时 间 速 度 阅读 323w _ m _ wpm SYDNEY: As they sat sharing sweets beside a swimming pool in 1999, Shane Gould and Jessicah Schipper were simply getting along well, chatting about sport, life and “ anything else that came up. ” Yet in Sydney
41、 next month, they will meet again by the pool, and for a short time the friends will race against each other in the 50-meter butterfly（蝶泳） in the Australian championships at Homebush Bay. Gould, now a 47-year-old mother of four, has announced she will be making a return to elite competition（顶级赛事） to
42、 swim the one event, having set a qualifying（合格的） time of 30.32 seconds in winning gold at last years United States Masters championships. Her comeback comes 32 years after she won three golds at the Munich Olympics. Schipper, now a 17-year-old from Brisbane with a bright future of going to Athens f
43、or her first Olympics, yesterday recalled（回忆） her time with Gould fie years ago. “ I was at a national youth came on the Gold Coast and Shane had come along to talk to us and watch us train, ” Schipper explained. “ It seemed as if we had long been god friends. I dont know why. We just started talkin
44、g and it went from there. ” “ She had a lot to share with all of us at that camp. She told us stories about what it was like at big meets like the Olympics and what its like to be on an Australian team. It was really interesting. ” Next time, things will be more serious. “ I will still be swimming i
45、n the 50m butterfly at the nationals, so there is a chance that I could actually be competing against Shane Gould, ” said Schipper, who burst onto the scene at last years national championships with second places in the 100m and 200m butterfly. 1. What is the passage mainly about? A. Stories happeni
46、ng in swimming competitions. B. Two women swimmers winning Olympic golds. C. Lessons learned from international swimming championships. D. Friendship and competition between two swimmers. 2. Gould and Schipper are going to _. A. talk about sport and life B. go back to elite competition C. set a qualifying time and win gold D. take part in the same sports event 3. Gould won her three Olympic golds when she was _. A. 15 B. 17 C. 22
