1 .

Charles Darwin
Personal information: Date of birth: 12 February 1809 Date of death: 19 April 1882 Nationality: English Education: Edinburgh University, Cambridge University
Achievements: He put forward the theory of evolution by natural selection and published On the Origin of Species in 1859.
Influence: His theory of evolution by natural selection has greatly influenced the development of biology.
Interesting fact: Darwin was such a scientific man that before he made up his mind to get married, he made a careful list of the advantages and disadvantages of marriage.

1. Where was Charles Darwin from?

A．Germany.

B．Britain.

C．America.

D．France.

2. When was Charles Darwin born?

A．In Feb. 1809.

B．In April 1809.

C．In April 1882.

D．In Feb. 1882.

3. What did Charles Darwin come up with?

A．The Origin of Species.

B．The advantages of marriage.

C．The development of biology.

D．The theory of evolution by natural selection.

2 . Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England on 8th January,1942.He went to school in St. Albans-a small city near London. Although he did well, he was never top of his class. After leaving school, Hawking went first to Oxford University where he studied physics, and then he went to Cambridge University where he studied cosmology(宇宙学). As he himself admitted he wasn’t very serious about studying. He was a very lazy student, and did very little work. However, he still achieved extremely good marks.

Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him at the age of 20. He started to bump into things, and often fell over for no reason. When he visited his family at Christmas time, his father was so worried that he was sent to hospital for a test. Finally, the result came back. Hawking had motor neurone disease(运动神经元病), an incurable illness which causes the muscles of the body to waste away. Doctors said he would die before he was 23.

At first, Hawking became extremely depressed. After a while, though, he began to see his life in a different way. As he later wrote, “Before my illness had been diagnosed(诊断),there had not seemed to be anything worth doing. But shortly after I came out of hospital, I suddenly realized that there were a lot of worthwhile things I could do.” Hawking married, found a job at Cambridge University, where he worked all his life, and had three children. He also went to do some of the most important scientific research ever carried out.

His story shows that nobody, however bad their situation is, should lose hope. “Life is not fair,” he once said.“You just have to do the best you can in your own situation.”

1. As a university student, Stephen Hawking _________.

A．worked extremely hard	B．studied maths and chemistry
C．was lazy and did very little work	D．only achieved average marks

2. Hawking first noticed something was wrong with him when _________.

A．he visited his family at Christmas time one year

B．he was 20

C．his father made him see a doctor

D．he was sent to hospital for a test

3. What does Hawking’s story tell us arcording to the passage?

A．Never lose hope even if it is a bad situation.

B．No pain, no gain.

C．You never know what will happen in life.

D．Life is full of challenges.

4. What might be the best title of this passage?

A．A Lazy Boy	B．Life Is Fair
C．Motor Neurone Disease	D．Professor Stephen Hawking

3 . By 2019, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) had founded for 70 years. Over the past decades, many people had made great contributions to the country’s development. On Sept 17, Chinese President Xi Jinping signed a presidential decree (主席令) to award (授予) national medals and honorary titles to forty-two of these contributors, including both Chinese citizens and foreigners. Eight people received the Medal of the Republic, six foreigners received the Friendship Medals, and 28 people received the National Honorary Titles (国家荣誉称号). Now let’s learn about four of the persons who got the Medal of the Republic (共和国勋章).

Shen Jilan is a lifelong lawmaker. In 1954, she became a deputy (代表) to the National People’s Congress. Since then, she has served at all 13 NPCs. She came up with the idea of equal pay for equal work between men and women. The idea was written into China’s first constitution (宪法) in 1954.	Sun Jiadong made great contributions toward developing Chinese satellite technology and space exploration. He was the chief designer of both the Beidou navigation (导航) system and China’s lunar exploration project.
Zhang Fuqing was a soldier in the People’s Liberation Army during the Liberation War. He was twice awarded the title of Combat Hero. In 1955, he volunteered to work in a remote (偏远的) county in Hubei province and has been helping poor people there ever since.	Tu Youyou, a scientist, is known for winning the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2015. She got inspiration from traditional Chinese medicine theories and discovered artemisinin, a medicine that can be used to cure malaria. Her finding has saved the lives of millions.

1. According to the material, the four people mentioned all received________.

A．the Nobel Prize	B．the Medal of the Republic
C．the Friendship Medals	D．the National Honorary Titles

2. _______ might know how to use a gun.

A．Shen Jilan	B．Sun Jiadong
C．Zhang Fuqing	D．Tu Youyou

3. According to the article we can know _______ helped Tu Youyou to find artemisinin.

A．some friends	B．some patients
C．western medicine	D．traditional Chinese medicine theories

4. It can be seen from the material that________.

A．malaria is a kind of illness

B．Sun Jiadong only designed the Beidou navigation system

C．Shen Jilan’s 13 ideas were written into China’s constitution

D．Zhang Fuqing was twice awarded the the National Honorary Titles

4 . In the fight against COVID-19, many national heroes have become well-known to the public.   On August 11, 2020, Chinese President Xi Jinping commended(表彰)four of them for their outstanding contribution(杰出的贡献).

Zhong Nanshan	Zhong Nanshan was given the Medal of the Republic. He has been leading the Chinese government’s efforts in the fight against COVID-19. The old expert got a result that COVID-19 could be spread between humans.
“The People’s Hero” was given to three others. They are Zhang Boli, Zhang Dingyu and Chen Wei.
Zhang Boli	Zhang Boli is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) expert. He has been in charge of the research of COVID-19 treatments connecting TCM with Western medicine.
Zhang Dingyu	Zhang Dingyu was the head of Wuhan’s Jinyintan Hospital in 2020. He got an illness in 2018. However, he chose to stay with his partners in Wuhan to save lives.
Chen Wei	Chen Wei is a professor. She has made great achievements in the research on COVID-19. She is also one of the key leaders in China’s Ebola vaccine(埃博拉疫苗)research.

The purpose of giving the nation’s top honors to these people was to show the great courage and the spirit of working together of the Chinese people.

1. How many people was given “the People’s Hero” by Chinese President Xi Jinping?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

2. Who suffered from a disease in 2018 according to the passage?

A．Zhong Nanshan.

B．Zhang Dingyu.

C．Zhang Boli.

D．Chen Wei.

3. Which of the following is right in the passage?

A．Chen Wei is the head of Wuhan’s Jinyintan Hospital.

B．Zhang Dingyu is a traditional Chinese medicine expert.

C．Zhong Nanshan got a result that COVID-19 could be spread between humans.

D．Chen Wei has been in charge of the research connecting TCM with Western medicine.

5 . 语法填空

“Father of hybrid rice” Yuan Longping     1       ( pass) away at 13:07 pm in Changsha of Hunan province, Xinhua reported     2    Saturday. Yuan Longping(1930-2021) was a pioneer for all people. Although he was one of China's most famous    3    (science), Yuan Longping considered     4     ( he) a farmer.Indeed,his sunburnt face and arms and his slim,strong body were just like those of millions of Chinese farmers,for whom he had struggled for decades. Dr Yuan Longping developed super hybrid rice. In 1974,he became    5     first agricultural pioneer in the world    6    ( grow) rice with a high output.Now more than 60% of the rice     7    (produce) in China each year is from this hybrid strain.

In 1949, Yuan applied for Southwest Agricultural College and began his special     8     (connect) with rice--a staple food of the Chinese people that would become the focus of his lifelong research career.

Now the focus of Yuan's hybrid rice project    9     ( change) from increasing output to green and sustainable development     10      is strong and tall enough.The second dream is that the whole world can plant the rice he developed and all the people in the world  are not hungry.

Let's remember the great man.

6 . 阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

About 20 years ago, on the way to a student’s house, Zhang Guimei learned that a 13-year-old girl     1     （force） to get married by her parents. She felt sorry for not     2     （be）able to help. That inspired her to build a free high school for girls from the far-away mountains. After years of efforts, in 2008 a free public high school was founded at the foot of the Shizi Mountain in Huaping,     3     Zhang has been the headmaster since then. Over the years, Zhang has walked     4     （thousand） of kilometers, persuading girls to go back to school. Now more than 1, 800 graduates have been admitted     5     college, which is regarded a “miracle” in the area, because most students didn’t do     6     （good） in academic study before the school was founded.

Zhang Guimei wants children from the mountains to attend the best universities. She told the media a girl can influence three generations. “    7     educated, responsible mother will not let her children     8     （drop） out of school,” she added, “And the goal is to prevent poverty from passing down from generation to generation”. Her     9     （move）stories inspire a great many people. In early December, she was named a     10     （nation）outstanding member of the Communist Party of China for her contribution to education in rural China.

7 . Isaac Newton is one of the greatest geniuses in history, though in his younger years, nobody would have guessed that he would grow up to become one of the world’s most brilliant minds.

He was born prematurely (早产) and quite small. He hated his step family. He went to a school that did not teach mathematics, and then later he was removed. His mother was widowed twice. She urged him to become a farmer, and he hated that too. He was a working student in college, doing odd jobs to pay for his education. And he graduated from Cambridge without honors.

He didn’t look outstanding at all, and neither was his story. But his mind saw more complex, and fascinating stories in the concepts of mathematics and physics. His plain life did not bother him at all.

Though he went through his Cambridge years with barely any honors, the inside of his study was found to have some of the most groundbreaking discoveries in physics and mathematics. He went on to discover many of his famous theories, including the generalized binomial theorem, power series, and infinite sums. He also observed the way light is refracted ( 折 射 ) by lenses and developed his own Newtonian telescope. Through his discovery of the Laws of Universal Gravitation and Laws of Motion, the field of physics was forever transformed.

If there was anything constant about the life of Isaac Newton, it wasn’t merely that his brain was large，but that it was continuously filled with wonder. Isaac Newton’s life was brilliant, not because of his wondrous adventures, but because he saw wonder in everything- from the minute details of mathematical philosophy, to how the world works. Truly, there is nothing boring or ordinary about a mind that seeks adventure in all things.

1. Which word can describe Issac Newton as a young man?

A．Ordinary.

B．Diligent.

C．Happy.

D．Intelligent.

2. What can we infer about Issac Newton from the third paragraph?

A．His life experience was extraordinary.	B．He had a gift for math and physics.
C．He was good at making up stories.	D．He didn’t care about his grades at school.

3. What does the author intend to tell us in paragraph 5?

A．Newton’s life was full of adventures.

B．Nothing Is impossible to a willing heart.

C．A brain good at discovery is never boring.

D．Newton had a brain larger than any other’s.

4. What can be the best title of this text?

A．The Achievements of Isaac Newton

B．The Brilliant Life of Isaac Newton

C．Interest Is the Best Secret of Success

D．Hard Work Makes up for Lack of Intelligence

8 . 文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(︿)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改:在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Seeing there were so many farmers struggled to feed themselves, the scientist decide to devote his life to helping keep the world free of hunger. Since then, he has been leading happy life, though many people can’t understand his behavior.

He always works on the farm, chatting with the farmer, which it can account of his sunburnt face. He as well as his team was awarding many honors. Besides, they are not satisfying with the present achievements. They hold the belief which the more they devote, the few pepole go hungry.

9 . 根据短文内容，在每个空格处选择一个适当的词，并用该词的适当形式填空，使文章意思完整且符合逻辑。（每空一词，不可重复使用）

working,     the,     inventor,     thought,     for,     so,   through,   who,     were,   but

When asked who invented the telephone , most people say it was Scot, Alexander Granham Bell. However, in 2002 the U.S. Congress agreed that the true     1     was an unknown Italian citizen,     2     died in poverty in New York. And his name is Antonio Meucci. Antonio Meucci was born in Florence in 1808. In the 1830s, he got into trouble with the authorities for his political views and after a period in prison, he decided to move to Cuba. There he continued     3     on his inventions and discovered that sounds could travel     4     wires. In 1850, Meucci moved to the United States, where he     5     he would have more opportunities to develop his ideas. When his wife became ill, he developed a primitive telephone system     6     that she could “phone” him from her bed while he was working. Around 1860, he demonstrated(展示) his latest invention,     7     because he didn’t speak English well, few people     8     interested. Then in 1870, he became ill himself and had to sell his plans to pay     9     doctors. Meanwhile , another person , Alexander Granham Bell, was working on a similar idea and     10       rest is history.

10 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Famous scientist as he is, Yuan Longping considers himself a farmer. As a young man, Yuan Longping saw the great need for     1     (increase) the output. At that time, hunger was a     2     (disturb) problem in China. He wanted to increase rice harvest without expanding the area of the fields. In 1973, a special strain of rice made     3     possible to produce 20% more of the crop in     4     same fields.     5    (thank) to his research, the UN has     6     (much) tools in the battle to rid the world of hunger. He is now     7     (circulate) his rice knowledge in less developed countries to increase their rice harvests and he wants to export his rice so     8     it can be grown around the globe. Though he has     9     (struggle) for the past five decades, Yuan Longping is quite     10     (satisfy )with his life. In his spare time, he enjoys listening to violin music, playing mah-jong, swimming and reading.