Ⅰ. Choose the correct person for each description.
A. Deng Yaping
B. Malala Yousafzai
C. Albert Einstein
D. Stephen Hawking
()1. He is widely known as the Father of Modern Physics.
()2. He helped us better understand the universe through the book A Brief History of Time.
()3. She was the youngest Nobel Prize winner and fought for girls’ right to education.
()4. She overcame the disadvantage of being short and became one of the greatest ping-pong players in history.

1. C 2. D 3. B 4. A

【分析】先提取每道题描述的关键信息，再将关键信息与选项中人物的成就、事迹逐一匹配，即可选出正确答案。
【解析】1. 被称为“现代物理学之父”的是阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦，对应选项C；2. 《时间简史》的作者是斯蒂芬·霍金，对应选项D；3. 为争取女孩受教育权而成为最年轻诺贝尔和平奖得主的是马拉拉·优素福扎伊，对应选项B；4. 克服身高劣势成为史上最伟大乒乓球运动员之一的是邓亚萍，对应选项A。
【答案】1.C 2.D 3.B 4.A
【知识点】人物常识；英语匹配题
【点评】本题考查常见名人的核心事迹与成就，结合英语描述完成匹配，属于基础常识类题目，难度较低，能帮助学生巩固名人相关知识。
【难度系数】0.8

Ⅱ. Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box.
admire brave balance create one wise give up full of courage
What makes someone truly 1. ? In my view, it is the courage, creativity, and 2. that turn an ordinary person into a lasting inspiration.
Take Wang Yaping as an example. She’s China’s 3. female astronaut to walk in space. It was so 4. of her to go through all the hard training before she achieved her space dream. When faced with the crushing pressure of the centrifuge(离心机), she never 5. . It is this spirit of persistence(坚持) that makes her so inspiring.
Similarly, the architect I. M. Pei showed us that creativity knows no age. Even in his eighties, he was able 6. the Eastern and Western styles and then designed the Suzhou Museum. He proved that a 7. mind never stops.
These people remind us that to be inspiring, one must be 8. when facing fears. And creativity and wisdom are also necessary to help us see what others can’t and then solve the problems.

1. admirable 2. wisdom 3. first 4. brave 5. gave up 6. to balance 7. creative 8. full of courage

【分析】
本题为选词填空的语篇填空题，解题思路是先通读全文把握主旨（探讨让人成为榜样的品质，以王亚平、贝聿铭为例），再逐个分析每个空格的语境、词性要求，结合方框内词汇调整为正确形式，确保语义通顺、语法正确。
【解析】
1. 空格1：需形容词作表语，方框中admire的形容词形式admirable（值得钦佩的）符合“什么让一个人真正值得钦佩”的语境。
2. 空格2：需名词与courage、creativity并列，方框中wise的名词形式wisdom（智慧）符合要求。
3. 空格3：需序数词修饰female astronaut，方框中one的序数词first（第一）符合“中国首位太空行走女宇航员”的语境。
4. 空格4：需形容词构成固定句型“It is + adj. + of sb. to do sth.”，方框中brave（勇敢的）符合“她经历艰苦训练很勇敢”的语境。
5. 空格5：需动词短语过去式，结合上下文时态，方框中give up的过去式gave up符合“从未放弃”的语境。
6. 空格6：需动词原形构成固定搭配be able to do sth.，方框中balance（平衡）用原形符合要求。
7. 空格7：需形容词修饰mind，方框中create的形容词形式creative（有创造力的）符合“有创造力的头脑”的语境。
8. 空格8：需短语构成固定搭配be full of courage，方框中full of courage（充满勇气）符合“面对恐惧时充满勇气”的语境。
【答案】
1. admirable 2. wisdom 3. first 4. brave 5. gave up 6. to balance 7. creative 8. full of courage
【知识点】
词汇的正确形式转换；固定句型搭配；语篇语义理解
【点评】
本题围绕人物品质展开选词填空，考察学生对词汇变形、固定搭配及语境的理解，难度适中，需结合上下文准确判断词汇形式。
【难度系数】
0.5

Ⅲ. Read and answer the questions.
Using two fans he found at a market, the 15-year-old boy Hussam created electricity to light up his family’s tent. Hussam and his family live in a tent in Gaza. Because of his talent, his neighbours in the tent camp called him “Gaza’s Newton”.
“Newton was sitting under an apple tree when an apple fell on his head. And we here are living in darkness, so I thought of creating light, and did so,” Hussam said.
Hussam set up his two fans on the roof of a neighbour’s house so that the wind could turn the fans to produce small amounts of electricity. He then connected the fans to wires(电线) and built a charging station. He also built switches to control a lighting system made out of wood.
He said he failed several times at first but he didn’t give up. He started developing it, bit by bit, until he was able to get all the wires run down through the room to the tent that they’re living in, so that the tent would have light.
Hussam is still holding on to his dreams and hopes. “I am very happy that people in this camp call me ‘Gaza’s Newton’, because I hope to achieve my dream of becoming a scientist like Newton and creating an invention that will benefit not only the people of the Gaza Strip but also the whole world,” he added.
()1. Why did Hussam create electricity?
A. To learn more skills.
B. To try something exciting.
C. To finish a science project.
D. To bring light to the family.
()2. What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?
A. Why Hussam set up fans.
B. Where Hussam found fans.
C. How Hussam made lighting.
D. What Hussam used for lighting.
()3. Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?
A. Gaza’s Newton
B. To Be a Scientist
B. A Creative Invention
D. Light Up the Camp
4. What do you think of Hussam? Why?

1. D 2. C 3. A
4. One possible version: Creative. He could use two fans to create electricity.

【分析】做这类英语阅读理解题，需先通读全文把握大意，再针对各题目定位原文对应信息：第1题是细节理解题，需查找发电的目的；第2题是段落主旨题，需分析第三段的核心内容；第3题是标题归纳题，需确定文章核心标识；第4题是人物评价题，需结合原文人物行为提炼品质。
【解析】1. 细节理解题：根据原文第一段“created electricity to light up his family’s tent”，可知Hussam发电是为了给家里带来光明，对应选项D；2. 段落主旨题：第三段详细描述了Hussam安装风扇、连接电线、搭建充电站和开关的过程，即他制作照明的具体方法，对应选项C；3. 标题归纳题：全文围绕Hussam被邻居称为“Gaza’s Newton”展开，这是文章的核心标识，对应选项A；4. 人物评价题：从原文中Hussam用两个市场找到的风扇创造电力照明的行为，可评价他是有创造力的（Creative），因为他能利用现有物品实现照明。
【答案】1. D 2. C 3. A；4. One possible version: Creative. He could use two fans to create electricity.
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】本题是英语阅读理解综合题，考查学生对文章细节、段落主旨、标题归纳及人物评价的能力，需学生精准定位原文信息，准确提炼核心内容，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.5