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高考英语总复习单元检测32
2021年高考英语总复习单元检测32
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节:
(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
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ShreeBoseisoneofthemostimpressivekidsgraduatingfromFortWorthCountryDayHighSchoolthisyear.Bosehasalargecircleoffriends,andthere’sonewhoyoumayhaveheardof:
PresidentObama.HehastwicepubliclyrecognizedherachievementsincancerresearchandspokenwithherintheOvalOffice.
Ifthatisn’tenough,BoserecentlygaveaTEDTalkaboutherworkwiththecancerdrugCisplatin,whichalsowonherfirstprizeattheGoogleScienceFairandrecognitionasoneofGlamourmagazine’sYoungAmazingWomenoftheYear.
Afterwatchinghergrandfatherstrugglewithlivercancer,Bosewasdeterminedtohelpoutinanywayshecould.Asahighschoolstudentthough,herscientificchoiceswerelimited.Shereachedouttovarioushospitalsandresearchcenters,butdoctorsturneddownherrequestsbecausetheyfeltshewastooinexperiencedmedically.
OnlytheNorthTexasScienceHealthCenterrespectedherdeterminationandchosetoguideher.Theresultswereamazing.
Bosechosetostudyaprotein(蛋白质)anditsreactionwiththecancerdrugCisplatin.Shenoticedthatwhenshepreventedthisproteinfromgrowing,Cisplatinwasallowedtobegindestroyingcancercellsonceagain.
“MyprojectnotonlycontributestotheunderstandingoftherelationshipbetweentheproteinandCisplatin,butalsosuggestsanewer,moreeffectivetreatmentforpatientswhoresistCisplatin,”Bosesaid.
Bose’sachievementsaren’tlimitedtothelab,though.Shewasalsocaptainofherswimteamandeditor-in-chiefofherschoolpaper.
BoseiscurrentlygettingpracticalexperienceattheNationalInstituteofHealthandshe’llbeattendingHarvardinthefall.Sheplanstostudymolecularbiologyandgotomedicalschool.Eventually,shewouldliketobeadoctor.
21.PresidentObamahasspokenwithBosebecauseshe______.
A.gaveaTEDTalkrecentlyB.iscaptainofherswimteam
C.hasalargecircleoffriendsD.contributedtothecancerresearch
22.AccordingtoBose’sresearch,______helpsmakeCisplatinworkbetter.
A.stoppingtheproteinfromgrowingB.destroyingcancercellstimely
C.usingthedrugmorefrequentlyD.makingtheproteinreactwiththedrug
23.Fromthepassage,weknowthat_____.
A.Bose’sresearchwassupportedfromthestart
B.Boseplanstobeeadoctorinthefuture
C.BosewillstudyintheNationalInstituteofHealth
D.Bose’sgrandfatheraskedhertodocancerresearch
24.Thepassageismainlyabout_____.
A.aresearchoncancerdrugsB.aneweffectivecancertreatment
C.adoctorwhohasapromisingfutureD.agirlwhodidresearchoncancertreatment
B
Inmostcases,thereisonlyonecorrectanswertoaquestion.Butthereisonequestionthathasmillionsofcurrentanswers.Thatquestionis“What’syourname?
”Everyonegivesadifferentanswer,buteveryoneiscorrect.
Haveyoueverwonderedaboutpeople’snames?
Wheredotheyefrom?
Whatdotheymean?
People’sfirstnames,orgivennames,arechosenbytheirparents.Sometimesthenameofagrandparentorothermemberofthefamilyisused.Someparentschoosethenameofawell-knownperson.AboycouldbenamedGeorgeWashingtonSmith;agirlcouldbenamedHelenKellerJones.
Somepeoplegivetheirchildrennamesthatmeangoodthings.Clarameans“bright”;Beatricemeans“onewhogiveshappiness”;Donaldmeans“worldruler”;Leonardmeans“asbraveasalion”.
Theearliestlastnames,orsurnames,weretakenfromplacenames.AfamilywiththenameBrookorBrooksprobablylivednearabrook(小溪);someonewhowascalledLongstreetprobablylivedonalong,pavedroad.TheGreenwoodfamilylivedinornearaleafyforest.
Otherearlysurnamescamefrompeople’soccupations.ThemostmonoccupationalnameisSmith,whichmeansapersonwhomakesthingswithironorothermetals.Inthepast,smithswereveryimportantworkersineverytownandvillage.Someotheroccupationalnamesare:
Carter—apersonwhoownedordroveacart;Potter—apersonwhomadepotsandpans.
TheancestorsoftheBakerfamilyprobablybakedbreadfortheirneighborsintheirnativevillage.TheCarpenter’sgreat-great-great-grandfatherprobablybuilthousesandfurniture.
Sometimespeoplewereknownforthecoloroftheirhairorskin,ortheirsize,ortheirspecialabilities.WhenthereweretwomenwhowerenamedJohninthesamevillage,theJohnwiththegrayhairprobablybecameJohnGray.OrtheJohnwhowasverytallcouldcallhimselfJohnTallman.JohnFishwasprobablyanexcellentswimmerandJohnLightfootwasprobablyafastrunneroragooddancer.
Somefamilynamesweremadebyaddingsomethingtothefather’sname.English-speakingpeopleadded–sor–son.TheJohnsonsaredescendantsofJohn;theRobertsfamily’sancestorwasRobert.Irishand