《2025年高效精练九年级英语上册译林版》

五、阅读理解。
Huang Xuhua, a famous scientist in China, passed away at the age of 99 on February 6th, 2025 in Wuhan, due to illness. Huang was known as the chief designer of China's first nuclear submarines(潜水艇) and had received many high honors.
From the 1950s to the 1980s, Huang played a key role in developing China's first nuclear submarines, the Type 091 and Type 0911. His work was a secret for 30 years. In 1970, he and his team successfully launched China's first nuclear submarine, which performed better than the first US nuclear submarine launched in 1954. As China's navy shared more information, stories about Huang and his team became widely known. People started to call him the ______.
Huang was born in Guangdong Province in 1926. He studied shipbuilding at National Chiao Tung University (now Shanghai Jiao Tong University) from 1945 to 1949. Later, he became one of the first scientists to work on China's nuclear submarine programme. In 1958, because of his excellent skills and qualities, Huang was secretly called to Beijing and worked hard in secret on the programme for the next 30 years. He and his team started from scratch(从头开始) and overcame many difficulties to build the country's first nuclear submarine.
Huang's life was full of achievements. From 2017 to 2020, he was awarded national-level honors three times by President Xi Jinping. In 2019, he was awarded the Medal of the Republic, and in 2020, he got the highest science and technology award in China for 2019.
( )1. Which one is the best to fill in the blank?
A. Teacher of the Year
B. Founder of Shanghai Jiao Tong University
C. Best Scientist in the World
D. Father of China's Nuclear Submarines
( )2. What can we know about Huang's work on nuclear submarines?
A. It was easy and quick. B. It was secret and challenging.
C. It was public and simple. D. It was boring and unimportant.
( )3. How many national-level honors did Huang Xuhua receive from 2017 to 2020?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Six. D. Eight.
( )4. Which of the following is the right order of Huang Xuhua's life?
(1) Received the Medal of the Republic.
(2) Was called to Beijing to work on the nuclear submarine programme.
(3) Studied at National Chiao Tung University.
(4) Launched China's first nuclear submarine.
A. 3-2-4-1 B. 2-3-4-1 C. 1-4-2-3 D. 4-1-3-2

答案： 1. D 2. B 3. B 4. A