宜川县第八中学高中英语UNIT1PEOPLEOFACHIEVEMENT1课时分层作业含解析新人教版选.docVIP

UNIT 1 PEOPLE OF ACHIEVEMENT 课时分层作业(一) Ⅰ.单词拼写 1. The success of this experiment is crucial(关键性的)to the project as a whole. 2．These people are short of all understanding of scientific(科学的)principles. 3．At that time, I insisted(坚决要求)that they should wait for our return. 4．The coach tried to analyse(分析)the cause of our defeat. 5．The report concluded(得出结论)that no big changes were necessary. 6．To their sadness, they failed to carry out all their objectives(目标). 7．The plan might work better with more favourable circumstances(环境). 8．It is distinct(清晰的)that smoking is harmful to health. 9．She decided to go on her study after obtaining(获得)her first degree. 10．He acknowledged(承认)that the accident was due to his carelessness. Ⅱ.阅读理解 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(1860—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(社区)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(1907—1964) If it werent for Rachel Carson, the environmental movement might not exist today.Her popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of the dangers of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the worlds lakes and oceans. Sandra Day OConnor(1930—present) When Sandra Day OConnor 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.OConnor 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 he