2014-2015学年高中英语同步练习与评测题[6]及答案：Unit1(人教新课标必修4)

scientist with extraordinary successes discovered a hidden power from which the world benefits much. It was this same power, however, that killed her in 1934.

1. Marie and her sister wished to_________. A. study in France B. work at home C. visit Paris

D. travel around the world

2. Pick out the right order for Marie's plan. a. Bronya worked and earned money. b. Marie studied in France. c. Marie worked and earned money. d. Bronya studied in France. A. C.

a, c,

b, b,

c, a,

B. c, d, a, b D. a, d, c, b

3. What made Marie forget and overcome her hardship in Paris? A. Pierre's help.

B. Her love for scientific research.

d

d

C. Six years' hard work. D. Her sister's help.

4. The main character (特点. ) of the element radium is that it_________. A. has a lot of uses B. is a strange element

C. sends out more and greater power than other elements

D. has never existed in the world before 5. Which of the following questions can NOT be answered by the information from the passage?

A. Why couldn’t the sister study in France together?

B. How long did the elder sister study in France?

C. What led the Curies to believe that there was a new element in the world? D. What color is radium?

B

Nellie Melba was Australia' s \Opera (歌剧)\was born in 1861 and her

real name was Helen Porter Mitchell. She grew up in a musical family. When she was 20, Helen Mitchell married the manager of a Queensland sugar farm. But she was not happy and the next year she went back to Melbourne to continue her music and singing lessons. She wanted to make a name for herself as an opera singer.

She stayed in Melbourne for four years then left for London. But no one seemed interested in this young unknown singer from Australia. She went to Paris to have lessons from a well-known teacher. In December the same year she gave a concert in which she used the name \Melba in honour of Melbourne, her home city.

Nellie Melba was soon a star. She sang in London, Europe, Russia and America. She was paid well every time she sang. In 1902 she turned to Melbourne. The city was decorated (装饰) and thousands of people waited in the streets to wave and cheer as she drove by.

From then on she divided her time between London and Australia. During World War I she sang in many concerts to raise money. In 1918 Nellie Melba was made a Dame of the British Empire.

6. Nellie Melba s parents probably were_________.

A. musicians B. engineers

C. fanners D. scientists

7. She went to London because_________. A. no one showed interest in her singing B. she was not happy in Australia C. she wanted to study music D. she wanted to be a great singer 8. She became famous in her_________. A. thirties B. twenties

C. fifties D. forties

9. Which of the following is true?