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湖南省郴州市苏仙区多校2022-2023学年高一上学期期末线

上联考测试英语试题

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学校姓名：班级：考号：

一、阅读理解

YouprobablyknowwhoMarieCuriewas,butyoumaynothaveheardofRachelCarson.

Oftheoutstandingladieslistedbelow,whodoyouthinkwasthemostimportantwomanof

thepast100years?

JaneAddams(1860-1935)

AnyonewhohaseverbeenhelpedbyasocialworkerhasJaneAddamstothank.

Addamshelpedthepoorandworkedforpeace.Sheencouragedasenseofcommunityby

creatingsheltersandpromotingeducationandservicesforpeopleinneed.In1931,Addams

becamethefirstAmericanwomantowintheNobelPeacePrize.

RachelCarson(1907-1964)

Ifitweren’tforRachelCarson,theenvironmentalmovementmightnotexisttoday.Her

popular1962bookSilentSpringraisedawarenessofthedangersofpollutionandtheharmful

effectsofchemicalsonhumansandontheworld’slakesandoceans.

SandraDayO’Connor(1930-present)

WhenSandraDayO’ConnorfinishedthirdinherclassatStanfordLawSchool,in1952,

shecouldnotfindworkatalawfirmbecauseshewasawoman.ShebecameanArizonastate

senator(参议员)and,in1981,thefirstwomantojointheU.S.SupremeCourt.O’Connor

gavethedecidingvoteinmanyimportantcasesduringher24yearsonthetopcourt.

RosaParks(1913-2005)

OnDecember1,1955,inMontgomery,Alabama,RosaParkswouldnotgiveupherseat

onabustoawhitepassenger.HersimpleactlandedParksinprison.Butitalsosetoffthe

Montgomerybusboycott.Itlastedformorethanayear,andkickedoffthecivil-rights

movement.“TheonlytiredIwas,wastiredofgivingin,”saidParks.

1WhatisJaneAddamsnotedforinhistory?

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AHersocialwork.

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BHerteachingskills.

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