1、1Unit 3 Amazing people走进高考 文化品格渗透试题出处 试题信息 语篇概要 文化品格2016全国卷阅读理解 A介绍了近一百年来涌现出来的四位杰出的女性以及她们对社会所做出的贡献和影响。感受伟大女性的人格魅力，创造无愧于人的精彩人生。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
2、 past 100 years?Jane Addams (18601935)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
3、 first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.Rachel Carson (19071964)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
4、 lakes and oceans.Sandra Day O Connor (1930present)When Sandra Day OConnor finished third in her class at Stanford Law 2School，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 US.Supreme Court.OConn
5、or gave the deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top court.Rosa Parks (19132005)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 boycot
6、t.It lasted for more than a year，and kicked off the civilrights movement.“The only tired I was，was tired of giving in， ” said Parks.21What is Jane Addams noted for in history?AHer social work.BHer teaching skills.CHer efforts to win a prize.DHer community background.答案 A解析 细节理解题。根据 Jane Addams 下的第一句
7、(任何一位得到过社会工作者帮助的人都要感谢 Jane Addams)可知，Jane Addams 以其社会工作而出名。故答案为 A。22What was the reason for OConnors being rejected by the law firm?AHer lack of proper training in law.BHer little work experience in court.CThe discrimination against women.DThe poor financial conditions.答案 C解析 细节理解题。根据 Sandra Day OCo
8、nnor 下的“.she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman.”可知，由于 OConnor 是女性而未能在法律事务所找到工作。由此可知这是对女性的歧视。因此答案选 C。23Who made a great contribution to the civilrights movement in the US.?AJane Addams. BRachel Carson.CSandra Day OConnor. DRosa Parks.答案 D解析 细节理解题。由题干可以迅速将答案锁定在文章最后一段，根据“Her sim
9、ple act landed Parks in prison.and kicked off the civilrights movement.”可知，Parks为美国的民权运动做出了极大贡献。故选 D 项。324What can we infer about the women mentioned in the text?AThey are highly educated.BThey are truly creative.CThey are pioneers.DThey are peacelovers.答案 C解析 推理判断题。根据 Jane Addams 下的“.the first Amer
10、ican woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.”；Rachel Carson 下的“If it werent for Rachel Carson，the environmental movement might not exist today.”；Sandra Day OConnor 下的“.the first woman to join the US.Supreme Court.”以及 Rosa Parks 下的“.it also set off the Montgomery bus boycott.kicked off the civilrights movement.”可知，文中提到的这几位女性都是不同领域的先驱(pioneer)，因此 C 项正确。
