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Inspiring people are those who shine with excellent qualities and set good examples for us. They can be great famous people or common people around us, but they all have admirable spirits that touch and encourage us deeply.
Yuan Longping is one of the most inspiring role models in China. Devoting his whole life to agricultural(农业的) research, he worked tirelessly in the fields to develop hybrid rice(杂交水稻). His great achievement helped feed billions of people worldwide and reduced hunger greatly. He was modest and selfless, never seeking fame or wealth. His strong will and hard work always encourage young people to hold on to their dreams.
Besides great scientists, many common people are also inspiring. Responsible doctors save lives day and night. Patient teachers devote(奉献) themselves to educating students. Warm-hearted volunteers always give a hand to people in need without asking for a reward. They are brave, hard-working and full of love.
These inspiring people teach us valuable lessons. We should learn from their fine qualities, hold on to our goals and face difficulties bravely. With kindness, responsibility and perseverance(毅力), each of us can become an inspiring person and make our lives more meaningful.
Questions:
1. What good qualities do inspiring people usually have according to the passage?
2. What can we learn from inspiring people like Yuan Longping?

1. According to the passage, inspiring people usually have excellent admirable qualities including being modest, selfless, responsible, patient, warm-hearted, brave, hard-working, full of love, as well as possessing strong will, kindness and perseverance.
2. We can learn their fine qualities from inspiring people like Yuan Longping: we should hold on to our own goals, face difficulties bravely, and with kindness, responsibility and perseverance, we can make our lives more meaningful, and also we should learn to stick to our dreams and work tirelessly to realize our value.

【分析】本题为英语阅读理解主观题，需从原文中定位与问题相关的关键信息，通过归纳整合原文内容作答。第1题需梳理原文中描述鼓舞人心的人的各类优秀品质；第2题需提取原文中关于从袁隆平这类榜样身上获得的启示，结合原文对应段落的内容整理答案。
【解析】第1题：先定位原文第二段袁隆平的品质（modest、selfless、strong will、hard work），第三段普通榜样的品质（responsible、patient、warm-hearted、brave、full of love、hard-working），以及最后一段提到的kindness、responsibility、perseverance，汇总这些品质即为答案。第2题：定位原文第二段最后一句（袁隆平的坚强意志和努力鼓励年轻人坚持梦想）和最后一段内容（学习榜样的优秀品质、坚持目标、勇敢面对困难、用善良/责任/毅力让生活更有意义），整合这些启示作答。
【答案】1. According to the passage, inspiring people usually have excellent admirable qualities including being modest, selfless, responsible, patient, warm-hearted, brave, hard-working, full of love, as well as possessing strong will, kindness and perseverance.
2. We can learn their fine qualities from inspiring people like Yuan Longping: we should hold on to our own goals, face difficulties bravely, and with kindness, responsibility and perseverance, we can make our lives more meaningful, and also we should learn to stick to our dreams and work tirelessly to realize our value.
【知识点】英语阅读理解、信息归纳
【点评】本题考查学生对英语阅读理解文本关键信息的提取与归纳能力，要求学生准确定位问题对应的原文段落，梳理整合相关内容作答，是英语阅读常见的基础题型。
【难度系数】0.5

1. Who inspires us? 谁激励着我们?
【感知】（1）The teachers inspired the kids with their warmth. 老师们用他们的温暖鼓舞了孩子们。
（2）I hope my effort will inspire others to challenge themselves. 我希望我的努力能激励他人挑战自我。
【思考】inspire 是及物动词，意为“激励；鼓舞”，同义词为。
inspire sb with sth 用某事激励某人
inspire sb to do sth 激励某人做某事
inspiring 是形容词，意为“鼓舞人心的；激励的”。
inspiration 是名词，意为“启发，鼓舞人心的人/事物”。
【运用】
（1）His words (inspire) me to study harder last term.
（2）Yuan Longping is an (inspire) to us all.

1. 思考:encourage
运用:(1) inspired (2) inspiration

【分析】首先，“思考”部分要求写出inspire（激励）的同义词，需回忆常用同义动词；“运用”部分，（1）句有时间状语last term，需用一般过去时，动词用过去式；（2）句前有不定冠词an，需用名词形式，结合词汇变形规则作答。
【解析】“思考”：inspire意为“激励”，常用同义词为encourage；“运用（1）”：由last term可知时态为一般过去时，inspire的过去式是inspired；“运用（2）”：an后接名词，inspire的名词形式是inspiration。
【答案】思考：encourage；运用：(1) inspired (2) inspiration
【知识点】动词同义词、动词时态、名词形式
【点评】本题围绕inspire的同义词、时态及词性变形展开，考查基础词汇运用，难度较低，需掌握词汇的不同形式和用法。
【难度系数】0.8

2. Who do you look up to? 你钦佩谁?
【感知】look up to sb 钦佩;仰慕,相当于 admire sb
Many students look up to their teachers.
=Many students admire their teachers.
许多学生仰慕他们的老师。
【思考】辨析相关短语:寻找;照顾,照看;(在词典、电脑里)查阅;瞧不起,轻视某人;期待(做)某事。
【运用】
The old scientist is respected by every-
one, and many young people him.

A.look up to
B.look down on
C.look forward to
D.look after

2. 思考:look for; look after; look up; look down on/upon; look forward to (doing)
运用:A

【分析】
本题考查look相关动词短语的辨析，分为短语匹配和语境选择两部分。首先需牢记不同look构成的短语含义，再结合句子语境分析选项，选出符合逻辑的答案。
【解析】
1. 短语匹配：根据固定搭配，寻找对应look for；照顾、照看对应look after；（在词典、电脑里）查阅对应look up；瞧不起、轻视某人为look down on/upon；期待（做）某事对应look forward to (doing)。
2. 语境选择：分析句子“The old scientist is respected by everyone, and many young people ______ him.”，句子意为“这位老科学家受所有人尊敬，许多年轻人________他”。选项中，A.look up to意为“钦佩、仰慕”；B.look down on意为“瞧不起、轻视”；C.look forward to意为“期待（做）某事”；D.look after意为“照顾、照看”。结合语境，应选表示“钦佩”的短语，故答案为A。
【答案】
思考：look for；look after；look up；look down on/upon；look forward to (doing)；运用：A
【知识点】
动词短语辨析；look相关短语；词汇运用
【点评】
本题考查英语中look构成的常用动词短语，属于基础词汇考点，需准确记忆各短语含义，结合语境即可作答，难度较低。
【难度系数】
0.6