1、单元加餐练.完形填空Charlotte Whitehead was born in England in 1843, and moved to Montreal, Canada at the age of five with her family. While _1_ her ill elder sister throughout the years, Charlotte discovered she had a(n) _2_ in medicine. At 18 she married and _3_ a family. Several years later, Charlotte said
2、 she wanted to be a _4_. Her husband supported her decision._5_， Canadian medical schools did not _6_ women students at the time. Therefore, Charlotte went to the United States to study _7_ at the Womens Medical College in Philadelphia. It took her five years to _8_ her medical degree.Upon graduatio
3、n, Charlotte _9_ to Montreal and set up a private _10_. Three years later, she moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, and there she was once again a _11_ doctor. Many of her patients were from the nearby timber and railway camps. Charlotte _12_ herself operating on damaged limbs and setting _13_ bones, in add
4、ition to delivering all the babies in the area.But Charlotte had been practising without a licence. She had _14_ a doctors licence in both Montreal and Winnipeg, but was _15_. The Manitoba College of Physicians and Surgeons, an allmale board, wanted her to _16_ her studies at a Canadian medical coll
5、ege! Charlotte refused to _17_ her patients to spend time studying what she already knew. So in 1887, she appealed to the Manitoba Legislature to _18_ a licence to her but they, too, refused. Charlotte _19_ to practise without a licence until 1912. She died four years later at the age of 73.In 1993,
6、 77 years after her _20_， a medical licence was issued to Charlotte. This decision was made by the Manitoba Legislature to honor “this courageous and pioneering woman”本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了Charlotte Whitehead的生平事迹，尤其是她在行医方面做出的贡献。1A.raisingBteachingCnursingDmissing答案：C解析：联系空后的“her ill elder sister”可知，Charlot
7、te Whitehead在“照料(nursing)”生病的姐姐。2A.habitBinterestCopinionDvoice答案：B解析：联系4空前的关键信息“she wanted to be a.”(她想成为一名)以及后来Charlotte Whitehead从事医学行业可知，此处指Charlotte Whitehead对医学有“兴趣(interest)”。3A.inventedBselectedCofferedDstarted答案：D解析：结婚后自然就“建立(start)”了家庭。4A.doctorBmusicianClawyerDphysicist答案：A解析：全文多次出现medica
8、l和doctor，尤其是联系5空后的“medical schools”可知，Charlotte Whitehead决定做一名“医生(doctor)”。5A.Besides BUnfortunatelyCOtherwiseDEventually答案：B解析：联系6空前的“did not”可知，Charlotte Whitehead那时没有实现自己的愿望，因此这里表达的是“不幸的是(unfortunately)”。6A.hireBentertainCtrustDaccept答案：D解析：7空前后提到Charlotte Whitehead去了美国学医，由此可知，加拿大的医学院不“接受(accept)
9、”女学生。7A.historyBphysicsCmedicineDlaw答案：C解析：联系8空后的“medical degree”可知，Charlotte Whitehead学习的是“医学(medicine)”。8A.improveBsaveCdesignDearn答案：D解析：联系9空前的“Upon graduation”(毕业后)可知，Charlotte Whitehead“获得(earn)”了医学学位。9A.returnedBescapedCspreadDwandered答案：A解析：联系第一段第一句可知Charlotte Whitehead随家人搬到了Montreal，而在这里Char
10、lotte Whitehead因为无法学医才去了美国，所以学业有成后，她应该是“返回(return)”了Montreal。10A.schoolBmuseumCclinicDlab答案：C解析：联系前文Charlotte Whitehead毕业了，再根据11空前后的“once again a.doctor”(再次成为一名医生)可知回到Montreal之后，Charlotte Whitehead开了一家私人“诊所(clinic)”，自己做了医生。11A.busyBwealthyCgreedyDlucky答案：A解析：联系11空后的“Many of her patients”可知，Charlotte
11、 Whitehead非常“繁忙(busy)”。12A.helpedBfoundCtroubledDimagined答案：B解析：因为前文提到了Charlotte Whitehead非常繁忙，所以此处用固定结构find oneself doing sth.来强调“Charlotte Whitehead发觉自己一直忙于”的语境。13A.harmfulBtiredCbrokenDweak答案：C解析：因为Charlotte Whitehead是位医生，所以病人肯定是“骨折(broken)”了需要复位才去找她。14A.put awayBtaken overCturned inDapplied for答
12、案：D解析：联系14空前的“without a licence”可知，Charlotte Whitehead要想合法行医必须“申请(apply for)”医师执照。15A.punishedBrefusedCblamedDfired答案：B解析：联系18空后的“too, refused”可知，此处是指Charlotte Whitehead申请医师执照被“拒绝(refuse)”了。16A.displayBchangeCpreviewDcomplete答案：D解析：联系17空后的“studying what she already knew”可知，此处是the Manitoba College of
13、 Physicians and Surgeons想让她“完成(complete)”她的研究。其余三项不符合语境。17A.leaveBchargeCtestDcure答案：A解析：联系前文提到Charlotte Whitehead非常繁忙可推知，此处她拒绝学习的理由是她不愿意“离开(leave)”她的病人。18A.sellBdonateCissueDshow答案：C解析：联系20空后的“was issued to Charlotte”可推知，此处是Charlotte Whitehead恳请“发给(issue)”她一个执照。19A.continuedBpromisedCpretendedDdrea
14、med答案：A解析：因为申请执照被拒绝了，所以Charlotte Whitehead只能“继续(continue)”无证行医。20A.birthBdeathCweddingDgraduation答案：B解析：根据时间状语In 1993可以推算出，“她被发给医师执照”发生在1916年后的第77年，再联系倒数第二段的最后两句“.until 1912. She died four years later.”可以推算出1916年正是她“去世(death)”的那一年。.阅读理解19yearold Danny Bowman once spent 10 hours a day taking selfies
15、(自拍). Now the British teen is speaking out against the real dangers of selfie addiction.His addiction started at age 15 and quickly went out of control, leading him to attempt to kill himself due to anxiety that he couldnt take the perfect selfie.“I was constantly in search of taking the perfect sel
16、fie and when I realised I couldnt, I wanted to die，” he tells Daily Mirror about his 200 selfiesaday addiction. “The only thing I cared about was having my phone with me so I could satisfy the desire to take a picture of myself at any time of the day.”His mother sought help, which eventually led to
17、him being diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder (强迫症)“I lost my friends, my education, my health and almost my life，” Bowman explains.At Bowmans worst, he would cut class three times an hour to take a selfie, and eventually dropped out of school at age 16, at which point his health started to
18、 fall apart. “I would limit myself to an apple and a bowl of rice a day in a bid to be thinner and improve my skin，” he says.He didnt leave his house for six months due to anxiety about how he looked.Selfie addiction is a phenomenon that increasing numbers of mental health professionals are recogniz
19、ing. “Dannys case is particularly extreme，” says Dr David Veal. “Its a mental health one which can lead to serious problems.”Bowman is believed to be Britains first case and now receives regular treatment to help him deal with his technology addiction. “I think this kind of thing can happen to anyon
20、e, for me it showed itself in selfies; it could be something different for someone else，” he says.英国的Danny Bowman因为过度玩自拍，一度精神抑郁，有自杀倾向。1What caused Danny Bowmans anxiety?AHis selfie addiction.BHis dropping out of school.CHis staying indoors too long.DHis lack of interest in study.答案：A解析：推理判断题。分析文章第二段
21、可知，Bowman的一切问题，包括焦虑和有自杀倾向都是由迷恋自拍而引起的。2What happened at Bowmans worst?AHis schooling was badly affected.BHe took his phone wherever he went.CHe had no interest in food.DHe asked friends for advice.答案：A解析：推理判断题。根据文章倒数第四段的第一句可知，在最糟糕的时候，Bowman会一小时逃课三次去玩自拍，最后16岁的时候他辍学了。由此可推知，他的学校教育受到了严重的影响。故选A。3What does
22、 Dr David Veal think of selfie addiction?AIt has no real dangers.BIt can be easily controlled.CIt can cause serious problems.DIt will disappear itself.答案：C解析：细节理解题。分析文章倒数第二段的最后一句可知，这位医生认为，迷恋自拍是一种精神问题，会导致严重的后果。4What Bowman says in the last paragraph suggests that _.Atechnology addiction rarely happen
23、sBtechnology addiction cannot affect everyoneCone can easily get rid of technology addictionDtechnology addiction appears in different forms答案：D解析：推理判断题。分析文章最后一段的最后一句可知，Bowman认为，科技上瘾可能发生在任何人身上，但表现形式不尽相同。故选D项。.读后续写阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。I hit the back window of a new car wi
24、th a hammer. In a flash I was in the car. I started the car, just like my elder brother had taught me. I was 12 years old then. It seems crazy now. Today, everyone knows me as Donald Driver, a famous football player. Ive dedicated my life after football to helping disadvantaged kids around the count
25、ry.Mom would have killed me if shed known what I was up to. My dad had gone to prison while she was pregnant with me. Mom wanted a better life for my two brothers, two sisters and me. She worked long hours to support us. But she often fell behind with the rent and then wed have to move. When we move
26、d next door to a man named JR, trouble really started. Mom trusted him to take care of us while she was at work, and he did. What she didnt know was that JR. and his friends were dealing in drugs.My elder brother Moses and I served as lookouts(放哨人). We knew it was wrong, but the money was too good$1
27、00 a night. We broke it into smaller bills, and regularly slipped some into my moms purse. We knew we were helping the family. Then Moses discovered we could bring in even more cash by stealing cars. We practiced giving the same smile, hug and kiss to our mom when we came home, no matter what wed do
28、ne on the streets. And she never suspected a thing.One day, when I was stealing a car, the alarm rang, and I thought I was about to get caught. The police got closer. I turned into a back alley. Suddenly, up ahead, a car backed out of a driveway. I saw a little old lady sitting in the drivers seat.
29、But it was too late. I stopped and jumped out to see if the old lady was hurt. The woman, Evelyn Johnson, looked angry, but unhurt. “Go sit in my house right now，” she said. It was the tone of voice no kid can disobey. The police arrived and began to question the old woman.“The man who did this ran
30、that way，” she said, pointing down the alley.答案Paragraph 1：When the police drove off, Evelyn Johnson pushed some cookies in front of me. “Youve been given an opportunity，” she said. “Dont waste it. There arent any second chances.” I went back to Ms Johnsons house a few days later, trying to do somet
31、hing for damaging her car. I went again the next week, and I kept going back. “How are your grades？” shed ask. “Did you win the game？” I liked that she cared. Sure, my mom cared a lot, but she worked so much. Ms Johnson always had the time. Over the years, Ms Johnson had become like a real mother to
32、 me.Paragraph 2：I spent more time studying and football kept me busy too. All throughout the difficulties, I thought about Ms Johnson and the chance shed given me. I worked hard on the football field and became a famous football player. I turned down an alley to escape the police. Little did I know Id find a way to a better life than I could ever have imagined.
