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【题目】

Margaret Thatcher Thatcher had a big influence on the man's world-politics (政治). She was Britain's first leading lady and served as the UK's prime minister from 1979 to 1990-the first prime minister to do so in over 160 years. Thatcher managed to make her country stronger. She took a tough (强硬的) position against the Soviet Union (苏联) and led a war against Argentina. Although many people disliked her, she stuck to her rules and was successful in the end. Her toughness won her a name "The Iron Lady".

Lived: 1925-2013 Country: UK Known as: Britain's first female prime minister "If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman."

Billie Holiday Holiday is often described as a talent. Her voice not only moved listeners, but also shook American society. During her time, American society was still segregated (种族隔离的). As an African-American, Holiday lived a difficult life. But this also brought inspiration to her singing. Holiday worked with white bands in the 1930s, which was ground-breaking (开拓性的) at that time. She recorded a song called Strange Fruit that was about the great pain of African-Americans. Holiday taught Americans to question their segregated society.

Lived: 1915-1959 Country: US Known as: world-famous jazz singer "If I'm going to sing like someone else, then I don't need to sing at all."

Tu Youyou Tu is a chemist who studies traditional Chinese medicine. She started to look for something that can treat malaria (疟疾) in the 1960s. At that time, almost half of the world's population was at risk of having the illness. Getting inspiration from traditional Chinese medicine, Tu found artemisinin (青蒿素) in a plant in197l that could treat malaria. In 2015, Tu received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. She is the first Chinese woman to win a Nobel Prize.

Lived: 1930-present Country: China Known as: Nobel Prize-winning chemist "Every scientist dreams of doing something that can help the world."

【1】For the three women, what is in common?

A.They all got their fame in the twentieth century.

B.They all have a great influence in their own fields.

C.They all tried their best to show women could do better than men.

【2】What is true about Margaret Thatcher?

A.She ruled her country cruelly.

B.She believed that action speaks louder than words.

C.At the age of 66, she was still the UK's prime minister.

【3】Billie Holiday ________ with her songs.

A.showed she was different from white people

B.taught Americans to ask their society for help

C.described how hard African-Americans lived at that time

【4】From the passage about Tu Youyou, we can know ________.

A.it took her 44 years to find artemisinin

B.she won a Nobel Prize as soon as she found artemisinin

C.traditional Chinese medicine played a great role in finding artemisinin

【5】What is the best title for the three passages together?

A.Women who make a difference

B.Women who won some great prizes

C.Women who are world-wide popular

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】C

【4】C

【5】A

【解析】

本文主要介绍了3位杰出的女性：英国的撒切尔夫人，美国的哈乐黛和中国的屠呦呦。

【1】细节理解题。根据第1个小短文“Known as: Britain's first female prime minister”，第2个小短文“Known as: world-famous jazz singer”和第3个小短文“Known as: Nobel Prize-winning chemist”撒切尔夫人作为英国第一女首相出名，哈乐黛作为世界著名爵士歌手出名，屠呦呦作为世界诺贝尔化学奖。可知，她们都在各自的领域有成就。故选B。

【2】推理判断题。根据第1个小短文第2大段“She took a tough (强硬的) position against the Soviet Union (苏联) and led a war against Argentina.”她采取强硬的政策对抗苏联，可知，不是残酷的政策，故A错误；根据第1个小短文第3大段“If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.”想要做些事情，问一个女性，可知，撒切尔认为做比说更有效，故B正确；根据第1个小短文第1大段“from 1979 to 1990”撒切尔夫人最后是1990年在位，1925年出生，1990年是65岁，故C错误。故选B。

【3】细节理解题。根据第2个小短文第2大段“She recorded a song called Strange Fruit that was about the great pain of African-Americans.”她录制了一首歌曲，里面讲述了非裔美国人的巨大痛苦。可知，故选C。

【4】推理判断题。根据第3个小短文第1大段“Getting inspiration from traditional Chinese medicine, Tu found artemisinin (青蒿素) in a plant in197l that could treat malaria.”从传统的中药中得到灵感，屠呦呦在1971年发现了可以治疗疟疾的青蒿素植物。可知，文章中没有涉及花了多长时间，故A错误；根据第3个小短文第1大段“In 2015, Tu received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.”2015年获得了诺贝尔奖，可知，并不是发现青蒿素了就获奖了，故B错误；根据第3个小短文第1大段“Getting inspiration from traditional Chinese medicine, Tu found artemisinin (青蒿素) in a plant in197l that could treat malaria.”从传统的中药中得到灵感，屠呦呦在1971年发现了可以治疗疟疾的青蒿素植物。可知，屠呦呦是受了中国传统中药的影响，中国传统医药起了中药作用。故C正确。故选C。

【5】最佳标题题。根据第1个小短文“Known as: Britain's first female prime minister”，第2个小短文“Known as: world-famous jazz singer”和第3个小短文“Known as: Nobel Prize-winning chemist”撒切尔夫人作为英国第一女首相出名，哈乐黛作为世界著名爵士歌手出名，屠呦呦作为世界诺贝尔化学奖。可知，本文主要讲述了3个对世界产生影响的女性。故选A。

阅读理解题中判断句子的正误属于推理判断题，是英语试题中经常出现的题型，也是难题之一。4个选项要根据题干意思一一从原文中查找，有些是关键单词出错，有些是句子意思表达有误。此类判断题考查学生对文章句子的深层次理解能力。如第4题，A是文章中没有涉及具体时间，所以推断不出；B是时间出错。所以句子正误题可以优先注意题干中的关键信息，如数字，地点，程度词等。