2019版高考英语一轮巩固达标练Unit2Cloning含解析新人教版选修8

1 Unit 2 Cloning

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Susan Brownell Anthony was a lady ahead of her time. She fought for women’s

rights long before they became a popular issue.

Susan was born on February 15, 1820, in Adams，Massachusetts. At that time,

women had few rights. They could not own property. Money earned by a married woman

belonged to her husband. Major decisions regarding children were made by the fathers.

Women could not vote.

At the age of 15, Susan became a schoolteacher. She taught for 15 years. Then

she began organizing women’s groups to promote causes that were important to women.

She helped gain better educational rights for women. She helped give married women

possession of their earnings.

After the Civil War, Susan became very involved in the women’s suffrage movement.

After years of lecturing, writing, and appealing by Susan and other women, some parts

of the United States changed their laws to give women the right to vote. The first

state was Wyoming in 1869. Other areas and states gradually followed Wyoming’s

decision. It was not until 1920 that the U．S. Constitution was changed to give all

women voting rights.

Susan Brownell Anthony died in 1906 at the age of 86. She was elected to the

Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1950. She was the first American woman to have

a likeness(肖像) of her face on a coin. It was the 1979 Susan Brownell Anthony dollar.

【解题导语】 本文主要介绍了美国历史上著名的女权运动领袖Susan Brownell

Anthony。她努力为妇女争取了财产权、投票权等权利。

1．What was the situation of American women like when Susan was born?

A．They had low social status.

B．They could vote after getting married.

C．They managed money for their husbands.

D．They were responsible for decision­making.

A 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“At that time, women had few rights...Women 2 could not vote”．可知，在那时，女性没有什么权利，地位是低下的，故A项正确。B、C和D项均与此表述不符。

2．What is the third paragraph mainly about?

A．Susan’s teaching experiences.

B．Susan’s educational background.

C．Susan’s efforts to abolish slavery.

D．Susan’s fighting for women’s causes.

D 解析：段落大意题。通读第三段尤其是“Then she began organizing women’s

groups to promote causes that were important to women.”可知，本段主要讲述Susan

Brownell Anthony为争取女权而斗争的情况，故D项正确。

3．What does the underlined word “decision” in the fourth paragraph refer to?

A．Promoting the social movement.

B．Changing the U．S. Constitution.

C．Giving women voting rights.

D．Uniting other areas and states.

C 解析：词义猜测题。根据第四段第二句中的“some parts of the United States

changed their laws to give women the right to vote”可知，在Susan Brownell Anthony的努力下，美国一些地区修改了法律，给了妇女投票权；结合该段第三、四句可以判断，画线词指代“给妇女投票权”这一决定，故C项正确。

4．What may be the best title for the text?

A．The First American Woman to Invent Coins

B．The Problem of Women’s Rights in the U．S.

C．The Most Popular Women Organizations

D．A Pioneer in Fighting for Women’s Rights

D 解析：标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了美国历史上著名的女权运动领袖Susan Brownell Anthony。她为妇女争取了财产权、投票权等权利。据此可知D项最适合作文章标题。

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The truth__1__trees are vital to our life is not a secret. They provide us with 3 food, wood and most __2__(important), oxygen. Now there is one more thing we can

add to this list—blocking out harmful bacteria from water.

The discovery __3__(make) by a team consisting of scientists from the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and high school students__4__were

seeking a natural water filter—one that would help communities in developing

countries that do not have __5__(accessible) to modern water filter systems.

The __6__(research), led by Professor Rohit Karnik, decided to turn to trees

for help because they could allow liquid to flow through, while blocking out air

bubbles.

They began by cutting 1.5－inch－wide sections of tree bark from the branches

of a white pine tree. The people related then tested the wood's filtering ability

by __7__(pour) water containing red dye particles of different sizes through. To

their __8__(amaze), they found that it was effective in trapping all the articles.

__9__(encourage), the team conducted __10__experiment, this time with water that

contained bacteria. Sure enough, the sapwood held back 99% of the bacteria, allowing

only 1% to flow through.

1．________2.________3.________4.________5.________ 6.________7.________

8.________ 9.________10.________

篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。树木对人类至关重要，本文通过两个实验证明了树木除了能够提供食物、木材、氧气等作用外，还能够隔离细菌。

1．that 考查同位语从句的连接词。第1空后的内容解释说明名词truth的内容，因此设空处引导同位语从句，只起连接作用，不作成分。故填that。

2．Importantly 考查词性转换。此处表示“最重要的是”，应用副词形式，构成固定短语most importantly，故填importantly。

3．was made 考查动词的时态和语态。分析句子结构可知，此处动词在句中作谓语。根据全文主体时态为一般过去时可知，该句也应用一般过去时；make与discovery之间为动宾关系，故应用被动语态。

4．who/that 考查定语从句的引导词。设空处引导定语从句，在从句中作主语，先行词是scientists and high school students，指人，故用who或that引导。

5．access 考查词性转换。have access to为固定短语，意为“有使用……的机会”。