1、Week 7WednesdayTask 1：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。(2016全国，C)I am Peter Hodes，a volunteer stem cell courierSince March 2012，Ive done 89 tripsof those，51 have been abroad，I have 42 hours to carry stem cells(干细胞)in my little box because Ive got two ice packs and thats how long they last.In all，f
2、rom the time the stem cells are harvested from a donor(捐献者) to the time they can be implanted in the patient，weve got 72 hours at most.So I am always conscious of time.I had one trip last year where I was caught by a hurricane in America.I picked up the stem cells in Providence，Rhode Island，and was
3、meant to fly to Washington then back to London.But when I arrived at the check-in desk at Providence，the lady on the desk said：“Well，Im really sorry，Ive got some bad news for youthere are no flights from Washington.”So I took my box and put it on the desk and I said：“In this box are some stem cells
4、that are urgently needed for a patientplease，please，youve got to get me back to the United Kingdom.”She just dropped everything.She arranged for a flight on a small plane to be held for me，re-routed(改道)me through Newark and got me back to the UK even earlier than originally scheduled.For this courie
5、r job，youre consciously aware that in that box youve got something that is potentially going to save somebodys life.【语篇解读】这是一篇记叙文。作者Peter Hodes是一名干细胞快递员。他在文中讲述了遭遇飓风之后的一次非同寻常的投递经历。1Which of the following can replace the underlined word“courier” in Paragraph 1?Aprovider Bdelivery manCcollector Dmedica
6、l doctor答案B词义推断题。由下文及作者在机场的经历可知，他是一名志愿者，从事干细胞递送的工作。所以答案为B。2Why does Peter have to complete his trip within 42 hours?AHe cannot stay away from his job too long.BThe donor can only wait for that long.CThe operation needs that much time.DThe ice wont last any longer.答案D事实细节题。根据“.because Ive got two ice
7、 packs and thats how long they last.”一句可知，用于冷藏干细胞的两个冰块42小时之后就会融化，因此正确答案为D。3Which flight did the woman put Peter on first?ATo London. BTo Newark.CTo Providence. DTo Washington.答案B事实细节题。由第二段可知，由于没有飞往华盛顿的航班，航空公司为作者安排了一架小型飞机。根据“.，re-routed me through Newark and got me back to the UK even earlier than or
8、iginally scheduled.”一句可知答案非B莫属。Task 2：词汇积累1implant vt.植，栽进 医学移植2conscious adj.有意识的，有知觉的3urgently adv.紧急地；迫切地4potential adj.潜在的；有潜势的；可能的potentially adv.潜在地，有潜在可能性地Task 3：语法填空So I took my box and put _1_ on the desk and I said：“In this box are some stem cells that are _2_ (urgent) needed for a patient
9、please，please，youve got to get me back to the United Kingdom.”She just dropped everything.She arranged for _3_ flight on a small plane to _4_ (hold) for me，re-routed(改道)me through Newark and got me back to the UK even _5_ (early) than originally scheduled.答案1.it2.urgently3.a4.be held5.earlierTask 4：
10、短文改错(下面文字有五处错误，请改正)I am Peter Hodes， volunteer stem courier.Since March 2012，Ive done 89 trips of those，51 have been abroad，I have 42 hours to carry stem cells(干细胞)in my little box because Ive got two ice packs and thats how long they .In all，from the time the stem cells are harvested from a donor(捐
11、献者) to the time they can be implanted in the patient，weve got 72 hours at most，So I am always conscious time.Task 5：攻克长难句(分析句子结构，尝试翻译成汉语)For this courier job，youre consciously aware that in that box youve got something that is potentially going to save somebodys life.分析：这是一个主从复合句。that in that box youve got something that is potentially going to save somebodys life.是宾语从句，that is potentially going to save somebodys life.是定语从句，修饰先行词something。译文：对于这份传递员的工作而言，你会自觉地意识到你手中的那个箱子装着可能挽救某人生命的东西。