蛋蛋龙2020高考英语阅读理解人与科学科学家的思维意识精选试题(6页)

2021年1月17日发(作者：加薪)

2020高考英语阅读理解人与科学科学家的思维意识精选试题

必修4 Module 4

核心素养关键词:培养学生人与科学、学习伟大科学家的思维意识

一、阅读理解

A
George Washington Carver was born sometime in the early mid-1860s.A sickly child,Carver was
unable to work in the fields,so he did was left with many free hours to walk in the
woods—beginning his career with soon became known as the “Plant Doctor” and would help
friends and neighbors manage sick plants.
In 1890,Carver began to study music and art at Simpson artwork was on show at the 1893
World’s ng gave him the chance to combine his two loves—art and it was his
talents for gardening that took him in another direction in became the first African-American
to attend what is today Iowa State proved to be a first- class student and upon graduation he
became the school’s first African-American teacher.
In 1896,he received an invitation from Tuskegee Normal and Industrial School in
Tuskegee, arriving,he found that the school was short of money so had to equip
his own and his students would search trash heaps (垃圾堆) for things to proved that
was well ahead of his time.
In 1916,he published a research report on peanuts,which helped many farmers turn to peanuts as a
cash crop and saved the economy of the South when it was destroyed by the cotton insects
continued his research with the went on to find many uses for the he didn’t invent
peanut butter (花生酱).
’s research earned him much worldwide Washington Carver died on
January 5,1943,and was buried at contributed his whole life savings to
his death,Franklin elt gave him this title “an inspiring example to youth everywhere”.
was Carver’s childhood?

dreamed of being a doctor.
grew crops in the fields.
enjoyed good health.
took up gardening.
was Carver’s performance during his education?
.
ry.
e.
ent.
do we know about Carver’s life in Tuskegee Normal and Industrial School?
was well paid by the school.

relied on himself to build his lab.
saved money by picking up trash.
published his findings ahead of time.
can be learned about Carver’s report on peanuts?
made a contribution to the economy.
included new findings on peanut butter.
prevented peanuts from insects attacking.
helped farmers find many other uses of peanuts.

B
In the past few weeks Richard Eckersley has noticed a change in people who come into his
previous Manchester United footballer,who turned his back on the game to set up the UK’s first “zero
waste” store on Totnes High Street in Devon,says it is no longer only environmentalists who came
in,looking for a cleaner way to shop.“A lot of new people are coming are getting calls every week
from around the country from people wanting to set up something similar in their towns,” says
Eckersley,who set up the shop with his wife Nicola in March 2017.
More than 200 miles away,Ingrid Caldironi shares the set up the plastic-free Bulk
Market in east London.“We have had an amazing response,” she ley and Caldironi are at the
head of an anti-plastic movement in the UK that has been fuelled by newspaper investigations including
The Guardian’s Bottling It series and The Blue Planet television series.
But their enthusiasm is not shared by big supermarkets,which have no interest in reducing their plastic
waste.“For a nation of shopkeepers we are falling behind in this race,” says Sian Sutherland,founder of the
campaign A Plastic Planet which led the calls for plastic-free goods ing through
supermarkets where everything is covered in plastic,Sutherland says action rather than words is
co-founder Frederikke Magnussen explains the origins of their campaign.“It started with two
unreasonable women who wanted choice — and supermarkets are all about choice,right? I can buy
sugar-free,fat-free,African food,Asian food,yet if I want to buy plastic-free it is impossible for me to do
so.”
Eckersley says,“After Willow,my daughter,was born,it made me think about what future lies ahead
for her.I wanted to say that I at least tried,and I wanted to make a difference.”
has happened to Richard Eckersley’s business?
has spread worldwide.
is attracting large numbers of customers.
has received many complaints about its goods.
is facing fierce competition from other similar stores.
do we know about Ingrid Caldironi?
lost money on her business.
built a plastic-free store in Devon.

had little interest in waste reduction.
took part in an anti-plastic movement.
have big supermarkets reacted to the plastic-free idea?
are giving up their original ideas.
are offering more choice.
show little concern for it.
support it.
led to the campaign A Plastic Planet?
ers’ need for plastic-free goods.
c coverings in supermarkets.
Blue Planet television series.
d Eckersley’s store.
二、完形填空

I was a single parent,raising my four-year-old son Daniel in Perth,Australia with all my family based
on the other side of the country. 1 the support of my sisters,aunties,uncles or grandparents,being on my
own was terribly 2 .Because my son’s father lived in Perth,I couldn’t move to live with my family.
3 Daniel’s father didn’t see him often,it was important for him to be geographically close to his
was tight,and with almost no 4 ,I often felt 5 and hopeless.
One night,after a busy day at work,I raced to Daniel’s childcare centre to 6 him on
dinner,we went outside so Daniel could ride his bicycle. 7 his Batman costume,he was energetic as he
8 proudly through Claremont towards the the same time,I walked alongside feeling weighed
down.I tried to keep a cheerful face,but inside I was 9 .When we got to the river we walked down the
pier (码头).There was an older man 10 at the end and I had a slight 11 that Daniel would disturb
his 12 and quiet by making noise,so I told him to be we 13 ,the man turned,smiled and
asked,“How’s Batman this evening?”
Daniel 14 told the man that Batman was good,thanks,before asking about the fish.I 15 good
behavior,and had been afraid we might be disturbing the man. 16 I couldn’t have been more
kind man 17 with my son,and watching their conversations made my eyes 18 .This
lovely old gentleman was so 19 and truly interested in Batman,my little boy,that I just wanted to
cry.
It was just 20 how this man gave my son the time of day.I will always be thankful for that.


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