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四川省绵阳市2024届高三上学期第一次诊断性模拟测试英语试卷

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一、阅读理解

Womenareequallyresponsibleforthegrowthofafree,modernsociety.Here’salookat

someoutstandingwomenwhomadegreatcontributionstoworldhistory.

MariaSibyllaMerian

Today,childrencanexplainhowacaterpillar(毛毛虫)turnsintoabutterfly(蝴蝶).But

therewasatimewhennooneknewthis--notevenscientists.ThankstoMariaSibyllaMerian,

weknowthetruthaboutthesebeautifulwingedinsects.Merianwasfascinatedbyinsects,

andshebegancollecting,studying,anddrawingthemwhenshewasasyoungas13.Itwas

throughherstudyofcaterpillarsthatshediscoveredthetruthabouttheirlifecycles.

BerylMarkham

BerylMarkhamwasquiteincredibleinnotjustaviation(航空)butseveralother

industries,includinghorseracing.In1936,atage33,Markhambecamethefirstwomanto

flyacrosstheAtlanticalonefromtheeasttothewest,nonstop.Thepilotplayedaroleinthe

classicbest-sellingnovelandfilm,OutofAfrica,andhadmanybiographiespennedabouther

talentsandlife.

MadamC.J.Walker

MadamCJ.Walkerdevelopedaconditionthatcausedhertoloseherhair,andwithit,

aninterestinhaircare.Shebeganworkingforblackhaircareentrepreneur(企业家)Annie

TurnboMalone.Eventually,Walkerbeganmakingandmarketingherownhaircareproducts

designedforAfrican-Americanwomen.HercompanydevelopedintothesuccessfulMadam

C.J.WalkerManufacturingCompany.SheiswidelyrecognizedasAmerica’sfirstblack

femaleself-mademillionaire.

HedyLamarr

YoumightknowHedyLamarrfromthesilverscreen;shestarredinmanyfilms.Buther

filmcareerisfarfromheronlyachievement;shewasalsoabrilliantinventor.In1942,she

receivedapatentforaninventionthatcouldchangeradiosignalfrequencies.Itpavedthe

wayform