2017-2018学年安徽省六安一中高二(下)期末英语试卷.pdf

2017-2018 学年安徽省六安一中高二（下）期末英语试卷 副标题 题号 I II III IV V VI 总分 得分 一、阅读理解（本大题共 15 小题，共 30.0 分） A You probably know who Marie Curie was ， but you may not have heard of Rachel Carson．Of the outstanding ladies listed below ， who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years？ Jane Addams l 860-1935 （ ） Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank ． Addams helped the poor and worked for peace ． She encouraged a sense of community by creating shelters and promoting education and services for people in need． In 1931 ， Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize ． Rachel Carson l 907-1964 （ ） If it weren't for Rachel Carson ， the environmental movement might not exist today ． Her popular 1962book Silent Spring raised awareness of the dangers of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the world's lakes and oceans ． Sandra Day O'Connor （1930-present） When Sandra Day O'Connor finished third in her class at Stanford Law School ， in 1952 ， she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman ． She became an Arizona state senator （参议员） and， in 1981 ， the first woman to join the U ．S． Supreme Court ． O'Connor gave the deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top court ． Rosa Parks 1913-2005 （ ） On December 1，1955， in Montgomery ， Alabama ， Rosa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger． Her simple act landed Parks in prison ． But it also set off the Montgomery bus boycott ． It lasted for more than a year ， and kicked off the civil-rights movement ． "The only tired I was ， was tired of giving in ，" said Parks． 1. What