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惠州市东江高级中学2021-2022学年高二第一学期期中考试

英语试卷

第I卷

第一部分听力(共两节，满分20分)（略）

第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)

第一节(共15小题：每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

FemaleScientistsWhoHaveChangedtheWorld

Therearestillhundredsofrelatively-unknownwomenwhohavechangedtheworldwiththeirresearchthroughouthistory

TieraGuinn

This21-year-oldscientisthasntyetgraduatedfromcollege,butTiersGuinnsalreadydoingrocketscience.TheMIT（麻省理工学院）seniorishelpingbuildarocketfortheUnitedStatesthatcouldbeoneofthebiggestandmostpowerfulevermade.ShesanaerospacemajorwithhighcreditpointswhoalsoworksasaRocketStructuralDesignandAnalysisEngineerfortheSpaceLaunchSystemthataerospacecompanyBoeingisbuildingfortheUS.

ElizabethBlackwell

ElizabethBlackwell,whowasborninBristol,Englandin1821,wasthefirstwomantograduatefrommedicalschoolintheUnitedStates,becameanactivistforpoorAmericanwomenshealth,andwentontofoundamedicalschoolforwomeninEngland.

JaneGoodall

Themostfamousprimate(灵长目）scientistinhistory,JaneGoodallwasknownforherworkwithchimpsandasachampionofanimalrights.AndGoodallwasntjustworkinginalab;sheclimbedtreesandimitatedthebehaviorofchimpsinTanzaniatogaintheirtrustandstudythemintheirnaturalhabitat.

RachelCarson

Inthe1960s,oneenvironmentalscientistsvoiceroseabovetheresttobecomecentraltoAmericanpolitics,culture,andforeignpolicy:RachelCarsons.Herarticle,SilentSpring,warnedofthedangersofpesticides（农药）andchemicalstohumans,plants,andanimals,andwasalandmarkinthenationsenvironmentalhistory.

1.WhatisTieraGuinnsgreatestachievement?

A.Sheenteredthebestuniversityoftheworld.

B.Shehasbeenlearningthenewestrocketscience.

C.Shehashelpedbuildabigandpowerfulrocket.

D.Sheisatopstudentemployedbyafamouscompany.

2.WhatisElizabethBlackwel