2019版高三英语一轮复习 第1部分 基础知识解读 阅读限时练7 unit 21 human biology 北师大版选修7

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1、Unit21　HumanBiologyⅠ.阅读理解A(2017·重庆市重点中学协作体高考适应性考试)Haveyouheardofthefollowingpeople？Maybeyes，maybeno.Buttheymaybeaninspirationforyou.TheTreeLadyKateSessionswasanAmericanbotanistandlandscapearchitectcloselyassociatedwithSanDiego，California.Afterbecomin

2、gthefirstwomantograduatefromtheUniversityofCalifornia，Berkeley，shetookajobasateacherfarsouthinthedrydeserttownofSanDiego.KatedecidedthatSanDiegoneededtreesmorethananythingelse.Thereforethisyoungwomansinglehandedlystartedamovementtransformingthetownin

3、totheleafy，gardenfilledplaceasitistoday.TheSnowflake(雪花)ManWilsonBentleyisoneofthefirstknownphotographersofsnowflakes.Hisenthusiasmfortakingphotosofsnowflakesbeganfromhisboyhoodandwasoftenmisunderstoodinhistime，buthisdeterminationrevealedtwoimportant

4、truths：notwosnowflakesarealike；andeachoneissurprisinglybeautiful.In1931，heworkedwithWilliamJ．HumphreysoftheU．S.WeatherBureautopublishSnowCrystals，abookcontaining2，500photographs.TheFatherofHisCountryBythelate1760s，GeorgeWashingtonhadexperiencedfirsth

5、andtheeffectsofrisingtaxesimposed(征收)onAmericancolonistsbytheBritish，andcametobelievethatitwasinthebestinterestsofthecoloniststodeclareindependencefromEngland.DuringtheAmericanWarofIndependence，heledthecolonialforcestovictory.In1787，hewaselectedpresi

6、dentoftheConventionthatwrotetheU．S.Constitution.Twoyearslater，WashingtonbecameAmerica'sfirstpresident.Hisretirementfromofficeaftertwotermsestablishedatraditionthatlasteduntil1940，whenFreaklinDelanoRooseveltwonathirdterm.The22ndAmendment(1951)nowlimit

7、sthepresidenttotwoelectedterms.【语篇解读】　本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍了三位鼓舞人心的名人。1．Whomadeagreatcontributiontobeautifyinganarea?A．GeorgeWashington.B．WilsonBentley.C．KateSessions.D．WilliamJ．Humphreys.C　[考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“shetookajobasateacherfarsouthinthedrydeserttownofSan

8、Diego”“thisyoungwomansinglehandedlystartedamovementtransformingthetownintotheleafy，gardenfilledplaceasitistoday”可知，KateSessions在将圣地亚哥的一个荒漠小镇变成宜人的地方上面做出了巨大贡献。故选C。]2．WhatisWilsonBentleyfamousfor?A．Hiscreativeideastopublishbooks.B．Hispersistenceinphotog