三、阅读理解(16分)
A
The 19th century was a time when there were lots of changes. This is known as the Victorian age in Britain. There were many new inventions that helped make people’s lives better.
Hertha Ayrton
Hertha Ayrton was born in England. She was an engineer, a mathematician and inventor. She studied electricity(电) and physics. She invented a way to make street lights quieter and brighter.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Isambard was an engineer and inventor. He built the Great Western Railway. He also built tunnels(隧道), bridges, and big steam(蒸汽) ships.
Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell was a British scientist, engineer and inventor. He made the first ever telephone call in history to his assistant Thomas Watson in March 1876.
Elijah McCoy
Elijah McCoy was an engineer and inventor who was born in Canada and studied at a university in Scotland. He worked on the design of Paddington Station in London, and he also invented the portable ironing board.
(
A. Great inventors. B. Important inventions.
C. British history. D. Western culture.
(
① They were all from the Victorian age.
② They were all inventors and engineers.
③ Their inventions were connected(相关) with electricity.
④ They all made it easier for people to travel around.
A. ①③ B. ①④ C. ①② D. ②④
(
A
The 19th century was a time when there were lots of changes. This is known as the Victorian age in Britain. There were many new inventions that helped make people’s lives better.
Hertha Ayrton
Hertha Ayrton was born in England. She was an engineer, a mathematician and inventor. She studied electricity(电) and physics. She invented a way to make street lights quieter and brighter.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Isambard was an engineer and inventor. He built the Great Western Railway. He also built tunnels(隧道), bridges, and big steam(蒸汽) ships.
Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell was a British scientist, engineer and inventor. He made the first ever telephone call in history to his assistant Thomas Watson in March 1876.
Elijah McCoy
Elijah McCoy was an engineer and inventor who was born in Canada and studied at a university in Scotland. He worked on the design of Paddington Station in London, and he also invented the portable ironing board.
(
A
) 1. What is this passage about?A. Great inventors. B. Important inventions.
C. British history. D. Western culture.
(
C
) 2. What do these people have in common(共同点)?① They were all from the Victorian age.
② They were all inventors and engineers.
③ Their inventions were connected(相关) with electricity.
④ They all made it easier for people to travel around.
A. ①③ B. ①④ C. ①② D. ②④
(
A
) 3. Which is not built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel?答案：1.A 2.C 3.A
解析：
翻译:
三、阅读理解（16分）
A
19世纪是一个发生了诸多变革的时代。在英国，这个时代被称为维多利亚时代。当时有许多新发明，这些发明让人们的生活变得更美好。
赫莎· Ayrton
赫莎· Ayrton 出生于英国。她是一名工程师、数学家和发明家。她研究电学和物理学。她发明了一种能让路灯更安静、更明亮的方法。
伊桑巴德·金德姆·布鲁内尔
伊桑巴德是一名工程师和发明家。他修建了大西部铁路。他还修建了隧道、桥梁和大型蒸汽船。
亚历山大·格雷厄姆·贝尔
亚历山大·格雷厄姆·贝尔是一位英国科学家、工程师和发明家。1876年3月，他有史以来第一次给助手托马斯·沃森打了电话。
伊莱贾·麦考伊
伊莱贾·麦考伊是一名工程师和发明家，他出生于加拿大，在苏格兰的一所大学学习过。他参与了伦敦帕丁顿车站的设计工作，还发明了便携式熨衣板。
（ ）1. 这篇文章是关于什么的？
A. 伟大的发明家。
B. 重要的发明。
C. 英国历史。
D. 西方文化。
（ ）2. 这些人有什么共同点？
① 他们都来自维多利亚时代。
② 他们都是发明家兼工程师。
③ 他们的发明都与电有关。
④ 他们都让人们出行更方便了。
A. ①③
B. ①④
C. ①②
D. ②④
（ ）3. 以下哪一项不是伊桑巴德·金德姆·布鲁内尔修建的？
三、阅读理解（16分）
A
19世纪是一个发生了诸多变革的时代。在英国，这个时代被称为维多利亚时代。当时有许多新发明，这些发明让人们的生活变得更美好。
赫莎· Ayrton
赫莎· Ayrton 出生于英国。她是一名工程师、数学家和发明家。她研究电学和物理学。她发明了一种能让路灯更安静、更明亮的方法。
伊桑巴德·金德姆·布鲁内尔
伊桑巴德是一名工程师和发明家。他修建了大西部铁路。他还修建了隧道、桥梁和大型蒸汽船。
亚历山大·格雷厄姆·贝尔
亚历山大·格雷厄姆·贝尔是一位英国科学家、工程师和发明家。1876年3月，他有史以来第一次给助手托马斯·沃森打了电话。
伊莱贾·麦考伊
伊莱贾·麦考伊是一名工程师和发明家，他出生于加拿大，在苏格兰的一所大学学习过。他参与了伦敦帕丁顿车站的设计工作，还发明了便携式熨衣板。
（ ）1. 这篇文章是关于什么的？
A. 伟大的发明家。
B. 重要的发明。
C. 英国历史。
D. 西方文化。
（ ）2. 这些人有什么共同点？
① 他们都来自维多利亚时代。
② 他们都是发明家兼工程师。
③ 他们的发明都与电有关。
④ 他们都让人们出行更方便了。
A. ①③
B. ①④
C. ①②
D. ②④
（ ）3. 以下哪一项不是伊桑巴德·金德姆·布鲁内尔修建的？
B
When Naraya was invited to a dinner by a friend who worked at NASA, she was excited. Many people flew planes there. “I showed my great interest,” she said, and someone told her, “You should join the flying club!” The next day, Naraya, who was 57 then, decided to meet a coach(教练). She asked, “Am I too old?” He said, “We’ve got students in their 80s.” ①
Naraya grew up in Southhall, west London, and got terrible racist bullying(种族歧视) school. As she reached her late teens, her family hoped she could be married(结婚) soon. “I didn’t like it,” she says. “I want to be an astronaut(宇航员)! My mother made a promise(承诺), ‘If you get an education, we will not ask you to get married.’” ② Naraya studied Biology at Leicester University, then got further education at St. Andrew.
After that, she went on to study at the University of California. “I didn’t feel I would be able to get away if I didn’t do that,” she says.
In 2020, Naraya’s seven years’ dream came true. She got her pilot’s licence(飞行证). Then she tried to join NASA’s astronaut companies, but they didn’t want her.
She once said, “I wasn’t able to find out what to do. It didn’t go away.” ③
Flying helped her out. It tells her what is more important in life. “I can see eagles, bears and mountain lions. I love the beauty of the clouds. They are like hills, but much larger than our hills,” she says. Now Naraya chairs(担任主席) the board of the General Aviation Awards in the US. She is comfortable with this new job, but she still enjoys flying. She says, “When flying, I’m part of a large group of people who are talking by radio. There is no sense of skin colour. We are all tied together by our voices.” ④
(
A. You are too old to learn. B. You are never too old to learn.
C. Some students were born in the 1980s. D. There are about 80 students in the club.
(
A. Getting married. B. Making a promise.
C. Learning to fly. D. Getting an education.
(
A. 57 years old. B. 64 years old. C. 67 years old. D. 82 years old.
(
A. ① B. ② C. ③ D. ④
(
A. A different view of life. B. A good way of travelling.
C. A lot of knowledge(知识) of flying. D. An excellent ability of study.
When Naraya was invited to a dinner by a friend who worked at NASA, she was excited. Many people flew planes there. “I showed my great interest,” she said, and someone told her, “You should join the flying club!” The next day, Naraya, who was 57 then, decided to meet a coach(教练). She asked, “Am I too old?” He said, “We’ve got students in their 80s.” ①
Naraya grew up in Southhall, west London, and got terrible racist bullying(种族歧视) school. As she reached her late teens, her family hoped she could be married(结婚) soon. “I didn’t like it,” she says. “I want to be an astronaut(宇航员)! My mother made a promise(承诺), ‘If you get an education, we will not ask you to get married.’” ② Naraya studied Biology at Leicester University, then got further education at St. Andrew.
After that, she went on to study at the University of California. “I didn’t feel I would be able to get away if I didn’t do that,” she says.
In 2020, Naraya’s seven years’ dream came true. She got her pilot’s licence(飞行证). Then she tried to join NASA’s astronaut companies, but they didn’t want her.
She once said, “I wasn’t able to find out what to do. It didn’t go away.” ③
Flying helped her out. It tells her what is more important in life. “I can see eagles, bears and mountain lions. I love the beauty of the clouds. They are like hills, but much larger than our hills,” she says. Now Naraya chairs(担任主席) the board of the General Aviation Awards in the US. She is comfortable with this new job, but she still enjoys flying. She says, “When flying, I’m part of a large group of people who are talking by radio. There is no sense of skin colour. We are all tied together by our voices.” ④
(
B
) 4. What does the underlined sentence mean?A. You are too old to learn. B. You are never too old to learn.
C. Some students were born in the 1980s. D. There are about 80 students in the club.
(
D
) 5. What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 3 refer to(指)?A. Getting married. B. Making a promise.
C. Learning to fly. D. Getting an education.
(
B
) 6. How old was Naraya when she got her pilot’s licence?A. 57 years old. B. 64 years old. C. 67 years old. D. 82 years old.
(
C
) 7. The sentence “The racist bullying she met as a child was a very long shadow(阴影).” should be put in ______.A. ① B. ② C. ③ D. ④
(
A
) 8. What does flying bring to Naraya?A. A different view of life. B. A good way of travelling.
C. A lot of knowledge(知识) of flying. D. An excellent ability of study.
答案：4.B 5.D 6.B 7.C 8.A
解析：
翻译:
B
当纳拉亚被一位在美国国家航空航天局（NASA）工作的朋友邀请参加晚宴时，她很兴奋。很多人在那里驾驶飞机。“我表现出了极大的兴趣，”她说，然后有人告诉她，“你应该加入飞行俱乐部！”第二天，当时57岁的纳拉亚决定去见一位教练。她问道：“我是不是太老了？”他说：“我们有80多岁的学生。” ①
纳拉亚在伦敦西部的绍索尔长大，在学校受到了严重的种族歧视欺凌。当她快到十几岁末的时候，她的家人希望她能尽快结婚。“我不喜欢那样，”她说，“我想成为一名宇航员！我妈妈许下了一个承诺，‘如果你接受教育，我们就不会要求你结婚。’” ② 纳拉亚在莱斯特大学学习生物学，然后在圣安德鲁斯大学接受进一步教育。
在那之后，她继续在加利福尼亚大学学习。“我觉得如果我不那样做，我就无法摆脱（那种困境），”她说。
2020年，纳拉亚七年的梦想成真了。她拿到了飞行执照。然后她试图加入美国国家航空航天局的宇航员队伍，但他们不想要她。
她曾经说过：“我不知道该做什么。这种困惑一直挥之不去。” ③
飞行帮助她摆脱了困境。它让她明白生活中什么更重要。“我能看到鹰、熊和美洲狮。我喜欢云朵的美丽。它们就像小山，但比我们的小山大得多，”她说。现在纳拉亚担任美国通用航空奖委员会的主席。她对这份新工作很满意，但她仍然喜欢飞行。她说：“飞行时，我是一大群通过无线电交谈的人中的一员。没有肤色的差别。我们都通过声音联系在一起。” ④
（ ）4. 划线句子是什么意思？
A. 你太老了，学不了了。
B. 活到老，学到老。
C. 一些学生出生于20世纪80年代。
D. 俱乐部里大约有80名学生。
（ ）5. 第三段中划线的“that”指的是什么？
A. 结婚。
B. 许下承诺。
C. 学习飞行。
D. 接受教育。
（ ）6. 纳拉亚拿到飞行执照时多大了？
A. 57岁。
B. 64岁。
C. 67岁。
D. 82岁。
（ ）7. 句子“她小时候遇到的种族歧视欺凌是一个很长的阴影。”应该放在______处。
A. ①
B. ②
C. ③
D. ④
（ ）8. 飞行给纳拉亚带来了什么？
A. 对生活的不同看法。
B. 一种很好的旅行方式。
C. 很多飞行知识。
D. 出色的学习能力。
B
当纳拉亚被一位在美国国家航空航天局（NASA）工作的朋友邀请参加晚宴时，她很兴奋。很多人在那里驾驶飞机。“我表现出了极大的兴趣，”她说，然后有人告诉她，“你应该加入飞行俱乐部！”第二天，当时57岁的纳拉亚决定去见一位教练。她问道：“我是不是太老了？”他说：“我们有80多岁的学生。” ①
纳拉亚在伦敦西部的绍索尔长大，在学校受到了严重的种族歧视欺凌。当她快到十几岁末的时候，她的家人希望她能尽快结婚。“我不喜欢那样，”她说，“我想成为一名宇航员！我妈妈许下了一个承诺，‘如果你接受教育，我们就不会要求你结婚。’” ② 纳拉亚在莱斯特大学学习生物学，然后在圣安德鲁斯大学接受进一步教育。
在那之后，她继续在加利福尼亚大学学习。“我觉得如果我不那样做，我就无法摆脱（那种困境），”她说。
2020年，纳拉亚七年的梦想成真了。她拿到了飞行执照。然后她试图加入美国国家航空航天局的宇航员队伍，但他们不想要她。
她曾经说过：“我不知道该做什么。这种困惑一直挥之不去。” ③
飞行帮助她摆脱了困境。它让她明白生活中什么更重要。“我能看到鹰、熊和美洲狮。我喜欢云朵的美丽。它们就像小山，但比我们的小山大得多，”她说。现在纳拉亚担任美国通用航空奖委员会的主席。她对这份新工作很满意，但她仍然喜欢飞行。她说：“飞行时，我是一大群通过无线电交谈的人中的一员。没有肤色的差别。我们都通过声音联系在一起。” ④
（ ）4. 划线句子是什么意思？
A. 你太老了，学不了了。
B. 活到老，学到老。
C. 一些学生出生于20世纪80年代。
D. 俱乐部里大约有80名学生。
（ ）5. 第三段中划线的“that”指的是什么？
A. 结婚。
B. 许下承诺。
C. 学习飞行。
D. 接受教育。
（ ）6. 纳拉亚拿到飞行执照时多大了？
A. 57岁。
B. 64岁。
C. 67岁。
D. 82岁。
（ ）7. 句子“她小时候遇到的种族歧视欺凌是一个很长的阴影。”应该放在______处。
A. ①
B. ②
C. ③
D. ④
（ ）8. 飞行给纳拉亚带来了什么？
A. 对生活的不同看法。
B. 一种很好的旅行方式。
C. 很多飞行知识。
D. 出色的学习能力。