高中英语人教版 (2019)选择性必修 第一册Unit 1 People of Achievement精练

UNIT 1　Period One

基础练

Ⅰ.单词拼写

1．As is known to all，talent and hard work are both ________(至关重要的) to career success.

2．To________(获得) the overall score，add up the totals in each column.

3．We should develop the students’ ability to ________(分析) and solve problems.

4．As a matter of fact，happiness doesn’t lie in how much ________(财产) you own.

5．Jamaican reggae music(雷鬼音乐) is quite ________(有区别的) from North American jazz or blues.

6．So long as we can ________(击败) the other team，we’ll become the champion of course.

7．________(显然)，we have to change all the labels on the books during the next week.

8．Most of these nourshing ________(物质) are in the yolk of the egg.

9．Solids(固体) turn to________(液体)at certain temperatures.

10．He was not expected to go，but he______(坚持) on going.

【答案】1．crucial　2．obtain　3．analyse

4．property　5．distinct　6．defeat

7．Apparently　8．substances

9．liquids　10．insisted

Ⅱ.单句语法填空

1．We need to draw a________(distinct) between the two events.

2．It’s necessary for us to have an________(object) attitude towards life.

3．The company’s________(commit) to providing quality at a reasonable price has been vital to its success.

4．The guests watched as she________(flee) from the room.

5．The world champion has only experienced two________(defeat) in 20 fights.

6．Lack of sleep can result in attention disorders and poor________(academy) performance.

7．He made a very thorough________(analyse) on the situation.

8．He________(acknowledge) that he had thought of quitting the job.

9．They are committed to developing a new________(evaluate) system.

10．Rudolph said no more.____________(apparent) he was a man of few words.

【答案】1．distinction　2．objective　3．commitment

4．fled　5．defeats　6．academic

7．analysis　8．acknowledged

9．evaluation　10．Apparently

Ⅲ. 完成句子

1．Perseverance __________________(对……来说是至关重要的) success.

2．They all ____________(坚持) financial guarantees by company.

3．The government’s present course will only ____________(导致) disaster.

4．We ____________________(得出结论) that the room must be empty.

5．Surely nobody would __________________(建议赶出) him out of the house.

6．The famous scientist has ________________(有伟大的发现) in agricultural field.

7．______________________(普遍认为) that he was innocent.

【答案】1．is vital to　2．insisted on　3．lead to

4．drew/reached/arrived at/came to a conclusion

5．suggest driving　6．made great discoveries

7．It’s generally/widely acknowledged

提升练

完形填空

Lydia Denton felt very sad when she learned about the incident，in which many children in the USA died because someone left them in hot cars. But no one has come up with a good way to deal with the __1__. The little girl，who would enter the seventh grade，decided to find out a __2__．

Two years later，the 12-year-old girl from North Carolina won a $20,000 prize for her __3__，the Beat The Heat Car Seat，a car seat device measuring the __4__ of a car. The device is able to __5__ the parents of the danger when the inside temperature of the car __6__ reaches 102 degrees Fahrenheit (38.9 degrees centigrade).

Lydia used part of her $20,000 to continue to __7__ her device with the hope of getting it to market as soon as possible __8__ it can be something that will save lives and something that most people can __9__ to get it.

With her 14-year-old brother and 10-year-old sister，Lydia also __10__ some of her prize money. They also helped bring the __11__ in the car seat device. Her brother was really great at coding and her little sister would __12__ them with some sweets or cakes.

Lydia’s mum，a science teacher，said it was __13__ to watch her three kids cooperate to think out a way to the problem that has __14__ for years. They have proven that time and time again nothing is __15__. She is really proud of them.

1．A．complaint B．problem

C．risk D．experience

2．A．mistake B．response

C．solution D．direction

3．A．education B．suggestion

C．instruction D．invention

4．A．temperature B．condition

C．beauty D．quality

5．A．convince B．persuade

C．warn D．inform

6．A．frequently B．slowly

C．always D．almost

7．A．change B．develop

C．describe D．remember

8．A．so that B．even if

C．as if D．now that

9．A．happen B．choose

C．serve D．afford

10．A．shared B．exchanged

C．supplied D．collected

11．A．variety B．production

C．improvement D．advantage

12．A．cheat B．assist

C．treat D．charge

13．A．relaxing B．interesting

C．inspiring D．surprising

14．A．gone B．existed

C．repeated D．changed

15．A．impossible B．difficult

C．perfect D．necessary

【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。获悉许多美国儿童被留在闷热的汽车里因高温而致死时，Lydia感到非常难过，这位即将上七年级的小女孩决定找到解决办法。经过两年的努力，她凭借自身发明的一种能测量汽车内温度的装置获得了两万美元的奖金。

1．B　考查名词辨析。句意：但是没人想出一种好办法来解决这个问题。complaint抱怨；problem问题；risk冒险，风险；experience经验。由上文中的“children in the USA died because someone left them in hot cars”可知，当Lydia Denton得知许多美国儿童因被遗忘在闷热的汽车里窒息死亡的事件时，她感到非常难过，但是还没有人想出好的方法来解决这一问题。故选B。

2．C　考查名词辨析。句意：这个即将上七年级的小女孩决定寻找解决办法。mistake错误；response回应；solution解决办法；direction方向。由上文中的“But no one has come up with a good way to deal with the ...”可知，没人想出好的办法解决这个问题，所以Lydia决定自己找解决办法。故选C。

3．D　考查名词辨析。句意：两年后这个来自北卡罗莱纳州的12岁小女孩因她的发明赢得2万美元。education教育；suggestion建议；instruction命令，说明；invention发明。由下文中的“a car seat device ”可知，两年后，Lydia Denton因发明了汽车座椅装置而获得了两万美元的奖金。故选D。

4．A　考查名词辨析。句意：这个汽车座椅装置可以测量车内的温度。temperature温度；condition条件；beauty美丽；quality质量。由下文中的“102 degrees Fahrenheit (38.9 degrees centigrade)”可知，此装置能测量车内的温度。故选A。

5．C　考查动词辨析。句意：这个装置能够在车内温度接近华氏102度(即38.9摄氏度)时，警告父母有危险。convince说服；persuade劝说；warn警告；inform通知。由下文中的“when the inside temperature of the car reaches __6__ 102 degrees Fahrenheit (38.9 degrees centigrade)”可知，设计这个装置的目的是为了检测温度，所以当车内温度接近38.9摄氏度时，这个装置就会警告父母有危险。故选C。

6．D　考查副词辨析。句意：当车内的温度接近华氏102度(即38.9摄氏度)时，装置就会警告父母有危险。frequently频繁地；slowly缓慢地；always总是；almost几乎。由语境可知，这个装置是达到某个温度临界值才会报警。故选D。

7．B　考查动词辨析。句意：Lydia用她的部分奖金继续研发她的产品，希望能尽快投入市场。change改变；develop发展，研发；describe描述；remember记得。由下文中的“it can be something that will save lives and something that most people can __9__ to get it.”可知，Lydia想使汽车装置成为挽救生命的，能买得起的发明，所以需要继续研发。故选B。

8．A　考查连词辨析。句意：Lydia用她的部分奖金继续研发她的产品，希望能尽快投入市场，这样它就可以挽救一些儿童的生命。so that目的是；even if即使；as if好像；now that既然。由下文中的“it can be something that will save lives”可知，挽救生命是继续研发并投入市场的目的。故选A。

9．D　考查动词辨析。句意：这样它就可以挽救生命，成为大多数人都可以负担得起的产品。happen发生；choose选择；serve服务；afford买得起。由上文中的“most people can”可知，Lydia继续研发，是为了帮助更多的人，挽救更多的生命，使大多数人都可以买得起。故选D。

10．A　考查动词辨析。句意：Lydia和她十四岁的哥哥以及十岁的妹妹共同分享了这笔奖金。shared分享；exchanged交换；supplied提供；collected收集。由上文中的“With her 14-year-old brother and 10-year-old sister”及短语“share...with(与……分享)”可知，Lydia和她十四岁的哥哥以及十岁的妹妹共同分享了这笔奖金。故选A。

11．C　考查名词辨析。句意：他们也在帮助她改进这个汽车座椅装置。variety多样化；production产品；improvement改进；advantage优点。由下文“Her brother was really great at coding and her little sister would __12__ them with some sweets or cakes.”可知，这些是哥哥和妹妹在不同方面帮她改进汽车装置的具体做法。故选C。

12．B　考查动词辨析。句意：她的妹妹会帮忙端上一些糖果或蛋糕。cheat欺骗；assist援助；treat对待；charge收费。由上文中的“They also helped”和下文中的“with some sweets or cakes”可知，此空应与helped并列。故选B。

13．C　考查形容词辨析。句意：Lydia的妈妈说，看着她的三个孩子合作并想出解决问题的方法是令人鼓舞的。relaxing令人放松的；interesting有趣的；inspiring令人鼓舞的；surprising令人惊讶的。由下文中的“think out a way to the problem that has __14__ for years.”可知，这个问题已经存在多年，未被解决。现在被三个孩子解决了，所以很鼓舞人心。故选C。

14．B　考查动词辨析。句意：这是存在了很多年的难题。gone去；existed存在；repeated重复；changed改变。由第一段中的“But no one has come up with a good way to dealth with...”及语境可知，这是存在了很多年的难题。故选B。

15．A　考查形容词辨析。句意：她们再一次证明了没有什么是不可能的。impossible不可能的；difficult困难的；perfect完美的；necessary必要的。由上文中的“think out a way to the problem that has __14__ for years”可知，虽然问题存在多年，但终被解决，所以说一切皆有可能。故选A。