1 . Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission (录取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.

In 1849, after graduation from medical school. she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon (外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.

Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women.

1. Why couldn’t Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon?

A．She couldn’t get admitted to medical school.

B．She decided to further her education in Paris.

C．A serious eye problem stopped her.

D．It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States.

2. What main obstacle (障碍) almost destroyed Elizabeth’s chances for becoming for a doctor?

A．She was a woman.

B．She wrote too many letters.

C．She couldn’t graduate from medical school.

D．She couldn’t set up her hospital.

3. How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital?

A．Eight years.	B．Ten years.
C．Nineteen years.	D．Thirty-six years.

4. Elizabeth Blackwell spent most of her life in _______.

A．England	B．Paris
C．the United States	D．New York City

3 .
What are the speakers talking about?

A．A table tennis player.

B．An outstanding movie.

C．Yang Lan’s biography.

4 . In the 1940s, Lena Horne was the first African­American in Hollywood to sign a long­term contract with a major movie studio. Her deal with MGM stated that she would never play the role of a servant. During this period, African­American actors were mostly limited to playing servants or African natives.

But this refusal also limited her movie career. Horne was generally only offered the role of a nightclub singer. Her characters did not interact with white characters in these movies. This way, her part could be cut from the version of the movie that played in Southern States.

Lena Horne later wrote that the movie producers did not make her into a servant, but they did not make her into anything else, either. Lena Horne once said that World War Two helped make her a star. She was popular with both black and white servicemen. She sang on army radio programs and traveled to perform for the troops. During one event, she noted that German prisoners of war were permitted to sit closer to the stage than black soldiers. These experiences led to Lena Horne's work in the Civil Rights Movement.

She protested racial separation at the hotels where she performed. She took action so that she and her musicians would be permitted to stay in those hotels. Black musicians at the time generally stayed in black neighborhoods. Lena Horne also sang at civil rights gatherings. She took part in the March on Washington protest in 1963. It was during this event that Martin Luther King gave his “I Have a Dream” speech.

Lena Horne performed in a strong and expressive way. One expert said she was not warm and amiable like white female singers at the time. Instead, she was a fierce black woman.

1. Lena Horne refused to play the role of a servant probably because she thought playing such a role ________.

A．would make her homesick	B．wouldn't make her famous
C．meant she wasn't treated fairly	D．wouldn't help her make money

2. When Lena Horne saw how German prisoners and black soldiers were seated, how did she most probably feel?

A．Angry.

B．Satisfied.

C．Interested.

D．Moved.

3. Paragraph 4 mainly tells about Lena Horne's ________.

A．hope for a bright future	B．effort she put into music
C．effort against racial separation	D．relationship with Martin Luther King

4. What does the underlined word “amiable” in the last paragraph mean?

A．Ugly.

B．Boring.

C．Brave.

D．Friendly.

5 . If there is one thing we can conclusively say about Isaac Asimov, it’s that he could write. His body of work extends to over 500 books. To add to that, he was never bound to a specific field. Although most famous as a science fiction writer, he also published on many more topics.

Part of this related to his gifted mind, but a bigger part was that he was well-educated. Many tend to think of being educated as the degrees we earn. Asimov did have a good degree, but his real education was broader than that. It was deeper than what he learned from instruction. It was his curiosity and his drive to push himself that took him from a young immigrant to maybe one of the most beloved US authors. As a young kid, he spent his days lost in his mind asking questions and creating imaginary worlds. He read books, and he loved knowledge.

In his autobiography (自传) It’s Been a Good Life, Asimov tells a story about an encounter he had as a child when his father asked him a question: “How did you learn all this, Isaac?” “From you, Pappa,” Asimov said. “From me? I don’t know any of this.” “You didn’t have to, Pappa,” He said. “You valued learning and you taught me to value it. Once I learned to value it, the rest came without trouble.” The mark of educated minds has nothing to do with how much they know. It has everything to do with the way they know and the way they go about knowing.

Also, one thing that many people don’t know about Isaac Asimov is that he actually wasn’t a full-time writer for most of his life. By personal choice, his day-job was as a chemist. One of the things that many polymaths (博学者) naturally do is explore a broad range of non-fiction topics. But something they tend to overlook is the knowledge they can obtain from fiction. Before Asimov fell in love with science, he was already attracted by fiction. It was his love of Greek myth and his reading of 18th and 19th-century classics that led him to become a great writer.

1. According to the passage, Isaac Asimov is a ____________.

A．beloved US chemist	B．full-time fiction author
C．productive sci-fi writer	D．knowledgeable educator

2. From the childhood encounter, we can learn that Asimov’ father ____________.

A．loved teaching Asimov knowledge	B．explored unknown fields with Asimov
C．rescued Asimov from trouble	D．taught Asimov to value learning

3. Which of the following might the author agree with?

A．A good degree reflects one’s real education level.

B．Polymaths tend to look down upon Greek myth.

C．The way to learn is more important than knowledge itself.

D．Non-fiction is not worth reading if one is to become a writer.

4. What is the purpose of this passage?

A．To analyze the reasons behind Asimov’s success as a writer.

B．To introduce Asimov’s childhood and his achievements.

C．To emphasize the contributions Asimov has made.

D．To call on the readers to buy Asimov’s books.

6 . 假设你是高中生李华，你的英国笔友Mike从网上看到中国抗击疫情中的许多英雄人物之后，给你写了一封e-mail，询问谁是你眼中的英雄，请根据以下要点用英语给他回信：
1.对钟南山的简单介绍；
2.喜欢他的理由；
3.从他身上得到的启示。

Name	Zhong Nanshan
Brief introduction	famous medical scientist; the Medal of the Republic; brave fighter
Main events	managed the SARS outbreak; COVID-19 epidemic

注意：1. 适当增加相关细节，以使行文连贯； 2. 词数120左右。
Dear Mike,

I’m honoured that you’re interested in getting to know about the heroes in China in this special fight. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Take care! Hopefully everything will return to normal and we will meet soon.

   Yours,

Li Hua

7 . 依据课文内容，在空格里填入适当的词（每空1词）或依据所给词填入其正确形式（不超过3个词）

(1) Exploring space has already     1    in the fight against world hunger. It has directly resulted in the many satellites that now orbit Earth. A number of the satellites     2     data on land and weather patterns. Then the data     3     (transmit) to scientists on Earth. After careful     4    , the scientists can provide useful     5     and advice for farmers. As a result, space-based science has helped farming in its efforts to grow enough food to feed Earth’s increasing population.

(2) To the public, he was seen as a slightly     6     but kind and funny man. He had a thick moustache and long white hair, which sometimes stood on end     7    he had just received an electric shock. Although he was a     8    , he sometimes forgot things, like his friends’ birthdays. But     9     his peculiarities, he was loved by his friends and neighbours. There is even a story about how he helped a little girl who knocked on his door and asked for help with her homework. In fact, Einstein often     10     people on the street who would stop him and ask him to help explain things.

8 . Inventor, physicist, surveyor, astronomer, biologist, artist... Robert Hooke was all these and more. Some say he was the greatest experimental scientist of the 17th century. In the course of his work, he cooperated with famous men of science like Isaac Newton, and the great architect, Christopher Wren.

Hooke’s early education began at home, under the guidance of his father. He entered Westminster School at the age of 13, and from there went to Oxford, where he came in contact with some of the best scientists in England. Hooke impressed them with his skills at designing experiments and inventing instruments. In 1662, at the age of 28, he was named Curator of Experiments at the newly formed Royal Society of London — meaning that he was responsible for demonstrating new experiments at the society’s weekly meeting. Hooke accepted the job, even though he knew that the society had no money to pay him!

Watching living things through a microscope was one of his favourite pastimes. He invented a compound microscope for this purpose. One day while observing a cork under a microscope, he saw honeycomb­like structures. There were cells — the smallest units of life. In fact, it was Hooke who invented the term “cell” as the box­like cells of the cork reminded him of the cells of a monastery．

Another achievement of Hooke’s was his book Micrographia, which introduced the enormous potential of the microscope. It contains fascinating drawings of the thing he saw under the microscope. The book also includes, among other things, ideas on gravity, light and burning that may have helped scientists like Newton when they were developing their own theories on these phenomena.

Hooke made a valuable contribution to astronomy too. A crater on the moon is named after him in honour of his services to this branch of science.

1. We can infer from Paragraph 2 that Hooke is ________.

A．friendly

B．sociable

C．creative

D．helpful

2. Which is the possible reason why Hooke accepted the job as Curator of Experiments?

A．He liked designing experiments.	B．His family needed his support.
C．He wanted to please the famous scientists in England.	D．His parents couldn’t afford his education.

3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A．Hooke went to Oxford in 1645.	B．Hooke was well paid in the Royal Society of London.
C．Hooke made a contribution to medicine.	D．Hooke’s book Micrographia may have helped Newton.

4. The last paragraph is to prove that ________.

A．Hooke was the greatest experimental scientist of the 17th century

B．Hooke was good at making discoveries

C．Hooke’s contributions were not limited to one field

D．Hooke was one of the greatest astronomers

9 . One of the most famous people in ancient China was a great philosopher called Confucius (Kong Zi).

Philosophy (哲学) is the search for knowledge and understanding of nature and meaning of the world and of human life. In other words, it’s about thoughts that teach people lessons about rules and life. Confucius is famous for his philosophy because he made many famous sayings in ancient China that helped many people learn about nature, the world, and human behavior (行为). He also helped the government and the emperor by teaching them lessons on how the emperor should rule his country successfully.

Confucius was born in a poor family in 551 BC. His father died three years after Confucius was born, so the family lived a much harder life.

Later, in order to make Confucius receive a good education, his mother took him to Ludu where his grandpa lived. The city was well developed at that time. His mother died when Confucius was 17.

Confucius ever worked as a keeper of a market. And then he was a farm worker who took care of parks and farm animals. When he was 20, he worked for the leader of his area because of his hard work.

1. If people know some philosophy, they can ________.

A．have a deeper understanding of things

B．know how to live a happy and healthy life

C．tell exactly what people will be like in the future

D．know how to rule a country successfully

2. Why did Confucius’s mother take him to Ludu?

A．Because she wanted to make more money.

B．Because she wanted to ask her father for help.

C．Because she wanted him to meet a famous teacher.

D．Because she hoped Confucius could receive a good education.

3. From the passage, we know Confucius ________.

A．was a great artist	B．was an emperor
C．once lived a hard life	D．was afraid of his mother

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Confucius’s father died in 551 BC.

B．Confucius ever grew crops on a farm.

C．Confucius’s mother received a good education.

D．Because of his mom, Confucius became a great man.

10 . Steve Jobs was one of the fathers of the personal computing time and the founder of Apple. He was also one of the giants of the information age. Here are some of his greatest contributions.

Apple II Jobs and Steve Wozniak founded Apple Computers Inc. in 1976. A year later, the Apple II was invented. This production was the world’s first personal computer.	The iMac Under Job’s leadership Apple introduced the all-in-one iMac computer in 1998. The iMac became the first machine, which offered only a CD-ROM slot (狭孔).
The iPad By 2010, Steve Jobs was confident the world was ready to have a tablet computer that would be great for watching movies and playing games. The iPad is a great success.	iPhone 4s iPhone 4s came out on October 4, 2011, in America. It looks like iPhone 4. It has a large and wider screen and a better camera.

1. When was the iPhone 4s invented?

A．In 1977.

B．In 1998.

C．In 2010.

D．In 2011.

2. Which one was the oldest?

A．The Apple II.

B．The iMac.

C．The iPad.

D．The iPhone 4s.

3. From the passage, we can know that the iPad ________.

A．has a CD-ROM slot	B．is great for watching movies
C．has a better camera	D．is the first personal computer