新版译林高中英语课件教案练习2020-2021学年江苏省常州市钟楼区第五中学高一上学期第一单元英语试卷（原卷版）.docx

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高一英语单元测试（B1U1）

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。满分100分，考试时间70分钟。

一、阅读理解(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)

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Nearlyeachcountryintheworldhasitsofficialhonorsreserved(保留)foroutstandingpeople.Forinstance,intheUnitedState,thehighestcivilianhonoristhePresidentialMedalofFreedom.

InChina,therearealsosuchofficialhonorsgiventopeoplewhohavemadeoutstandingcontributions(贡献)tothenation’sconstructionanddevelopment.

OnSept17,2019,PresidentXiJinpingsignedapresidentialdecree(主席法令)toaward

42individualstheMedaloftheRepublic,theFriendshipMedalandvarioushonorarytitles.

ShenJilan,an89yearoldfarmer,isoneoftheeightpeoplewhowereawardedtheMedal

oftheRepublic.SheistheonlypersoninChinawhohasservedatall13NationalPeople’s

Congresses(人民代表大会)since1954.Sheistheverywitnesstothedevelopmentofthe

PeoplesCongresssystem.Itwasshewhoputforwardtheclauseonequalpayforequalwork

betweenmenandwomen,whichwaswrittenintothefirstConstitutionofPRCin1954.

TuYouyou,whohadreceivedtheNobelMedicinePrizein2015,wasalsoawardedthe

MedaloftheRepublic.SheisfamousforfindingoutQinghaosu,whichhashelpedtosave

millionsoflives.Beforethediscovery,malariaisadeadlydiseasetopeopleoftropical

developingcountriesinSouthAsia,AfricaandSouthAmerica.Therefore,herdiscoveryof

Qinghaosuanditstreatmentofthisdiseaseisconsideredasanimportantbreakthroughinthe

20thcentury.

YuanLongping，thefatherofhybridrice(杂交水稻)，receivedtheMedaloftheRepublic

aswell.Heisknownforhisgreatcontributionstohybridriceresearchandthewonderfulwork

hehasdonetoimprovericeproductioninmanydevelopingcountries.Judgingfromhisappearance,helookslikeafarmerratherthanascientist,withhissunburntfaceandslim,strong

body.Thatisbecausehealwaysworksunderthesunforalongtimeandthatishowhedevelopedhyb