1、同步练习(二十八)选修6Unit 3A healthy life (限时：30分钟).完形填空In August of 2003, my mother was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer. She was a fighter and a survivor and became stronger and more beautiful than ever. However, in the early morning hours of March 3rd, 2012 I was _1_ that my mother had brain cancer. S
2、urgery was done, however it was _2_ as terminal, because the tumor(肿瘤)had grown into her brain and she had 6 more cancer cells on the back of her head in her brain and her skull(头骨). The doctors _3_ her six weeks, she survived for ten. During that time, I was able to be there for her and _4_ her in
3、her final few months. What a _5_ experience! My mother _6_ me to this website well over a year ago, sending me some quotes that she _7_ suitable for me to read. As I _8_ the saddening process with my two younger brothers and my son, it helped to read words of encouragement and inspiration from this
4、site and _9_ from the billboards. My mother was a courageous, beautiful woman, _10_ strength and compassion, living everyday to its _11_. She inspired people on a daily basis and she naturally left a good _12_ on anyone she _13_. She showed these qualities until that day in May when she _14_ in the
5、arms of an angel. I love her and will ever miss her dearly every day for the rest of my life, and I only hope that I can take _15_ of what she had given me for the past 32 years in my future life. I will work my hardest every day so that her life will remain a shining light in the people I meet in t
6、he future. To a dear angel in heaven, I love you mummy1A.asked BinformedCworried Dshocked2A.considered BtakenCdiagnosed Dwished3A.allowed BofferedCgave Dadvised4A.attend to Btend toCcall on Dtake care5A.troublesome BbittersweetCtiring Dsatisfying6A.took BdirectedCintroduced Dconnected7A.wrote Bmet C
7、thought Dread8A.read through Bput throughCwent through Dlived through9A.especially BspeciallyCexactly Dsurely 10A.filled of Bfull ofClack of Dshort of11A.fullest BfinestCbest Dmost12A.imagination BexampleCthought Dimpression13A.knew about Bcame intoCtalked about Dlived with 14A.ran BflewCescaped Dto
8、ok15A.control BchargeCadvantage Dpossession.阅读理解A2012广东卷 I have been consistently opposed to feeding a baby regularly. As a doctor, mother and scientist in child development I believe there is nothing to recommend it, from the babys point of view. Mothers, doctors and nurses alike have no idea of wh
9、ere a babys blood sugar level lies. All we know is that a low level is harmful to brain development and makes a baby easily annoyed. In this state, the baby is difficult to calm down and sleep is impossible. The baby asks for attention by crying and searching for food with its mouth. It is not just
10、unkind but also dangerous to say a fourhourly feeding schedule will make a baby satisfied. The first of the experts to advocate a strict clockwatching schedule was Dr Frederic Truby King who was against feeding in the night. Ive never heard anything so ridiculous. Baby feeding shouldnt follow a time
11、table set by the mum. What is important is feeding a baby in the best way, though it may cause some inconvenience in the first few weeks. Well, at last we have copperbottomed research that supports demand feeding and points out the weaknesses of strictly timed feeding. The research finds out that ba
12、bies who are fed on demand do better at school at age 5, 7, 11 and 14, than babies fed according to the clock. By the age of 8, their IQ (智商) scores are four to five percent higher than babies fed by a rigid timetable. This research comes from Oxford and Essex University using a sample (样本) of 10，41
13、9 children born in the early 1990s, taking account of parental education, family income, a childs sex and age, the mothers health and feeding style. These results dont surprise me. Feeding according to schedule runs the risk of harming the rapidly growing brain by taking no account of sinking blood
14、sugar levels. I hope this research will put an end to advocating strictly timed baby feeding practices. 16. According to Paragraph 2, one reason why a baby cries is that it feels _ Asick Bupset Csleepy Dhungry17. What does the author think about Dr King? AHe is strict. BHe is unkind.CHe has the wron
15、g idea. DHe sets a timetable for mothers.18. The word copperbottomed in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to_ Abasic Breliable Csurprising Dinteresting19. What does the research tell us about feeding a baby on demand? AThe baby will sleep well. BThe baby will have its brain harmed. CThe baby will ha
16、ve a low blood sugar level. DThe baby will grow to be wiser by the age of 8.20. The author supports feeding the baby _ Ain the night Bevery four hours Cwhenever it wants food Daccording to its blood sugar levelBIf youre a male and youre reading this, congratulations: youre a survivor. According to s
17、tatistics, youre more than twice as likely to die of skin cancer than a woman, and nine times more likely to die of AIDS. Assuming you make it to the end of your natural term, about 78 years for men in Australia, youll die on average five years before a woman.Therere many reasons for thistypically,
18、men take more risks than women and are more likely to drink and smokebut perhaps more importantly, men dont go to the doctor.“Men arent seeing doctors as often as they should，” says Dr Gullotta. “This is particularly so for the over40s, when diseases tend to strike.”Gullotta says a healthy man shoul
19、d visit the doctor every year or two. For those over 45, it should be at least once a year.Two months ago Gullotta saw a 50yearold man who had delayed doing anything about his smokers cough for a year.“When I finally saw him it had already spread and he has since died from lung cancer，” he says. “Ea
20、rlier detection and treatment may not have cured him, but it would have prolonged(延长) his life.”According to a recent survey, 95%of women aged between 15 and early 40s see a doctor once a year, compared to 70% of men in the same age group.“A lot of men think theyre invincible (不可战胜的)，” Gullotta says
21、. “They only come in when a friend drops dead on the golf course and they think, Geez,_if_it_could_happen_to_him，”Then theres the ostrich approach. “Some men are scared of what might be there and would rather not know，” says Dr Ross Cartmill.“Most men get their cars serviced more regularly than they
22、 service their bodies，” Cartmill says. He believes most diseases that commonly affect men could be addressed by preventive checkups.Regular checkups for men would inevitably place strain on the public purse, Cartmill says. “But prevention is cheaper in the long run than having to treat the diseases.
23、 Besides, the ultimate cost far greater; its called premature death.”21Why does the author congratulate his male readers at the beginning of the passage?AThey are more likely to survive serious diseases today.BTheir average life span has been considerably extended.CThey have lived long enough to rea
24、d this article.DThey are sure to enjoy a longer and happier life.22What is the most important reason that men die five years earlier on average than women according to the passage?AMen drink and smoke much more than women.BMen dont seek medical care as often as women.CMen arent as cautious as women
25、in face of danger.DMen are more likely to suffer from fatal diseases.23Which of the following best completes the underlined sentence “Geez, if it could happen to him，” (Para. 8)?Ait could happen to me, tooBI should avoid playing golfCI should consider myself luckyDit would be a big misfortune24What
26、does Dr Ross Cartmill mean by “the ostrich approach” (Para. 9)?AA casual attitude towards ones health conditions.BA new therapy for certain psychological problems.CRefusal to get medical treatment for fear of the pain involved.DUnwillingness to find out about ones disease because of fear.25What does
27、 Cartmill say about regular checkups for men?AThey may increase public expenses.BThey will save money in the long run.CThey may cause psychological strains on men.DThey will enable men to live as long as women.课时作业(二十八).母亲因癌症晚期不幸去世使作者感到无比悲伤，在文中作者追忆母亲的伟大和母亲对自己的影响。1B考查动词辨析。我得知母亲患脑癌。因为作者是患者的家属，只能是由医生告诉
28、母亲的病况。be informed that be told that 表示“得悉；听说”。2C考查动词辨析。做完手术之后，母亲的病被确诊为晚期。因为住院治疗只能是由医生确诊。be diagnosed as 意为“病被诊断为”。be diagnosed with被诊断为患上病。be considered as被认为是。3C考查动词辨析。医生说她能再活六周。根据病人的病情，医生依据以往的经验做出的判断。give sb some time在该句中，表示“给某人断定(活的)时间”；allow表示主观的允许；offer主动提供；advise建议。4A考查动词短语辨析。 在此期间，我照顾她度过了人生的最
29、后几个月。attend totake care of表示“照顾”。tend to倾向于；call on拜访。5B考查形容词辨析。这是一段苦乐参半的经历。母亲的病情和下文中母亲给自己介绍了一个好的网站，教给自己做人的道理形成了苦乐参半的经历。bittersweet又苦又甜的，苦乐参半的；troublesome令人烦恼的，困难的；tiring令人疲倦的；satisfying令人满意的，圆满的。6C考查动词辨析。一年以前，母亲把这个网站介绍给我。introduce A to B表示“介绍；引见”。7C考查动词辨析。给了我一些她认为适合我的文章让我读。think表示“认为”。8C考查动词短语辨析。当我
30、与两个弟弟和儿子经历这段伤感历程时。 go through表示“通过，经历”；read through读完，通读；put through完成，接通；live through度过，经受住。 9A考查副词辨析。阅读本网站的鼓励和激励的话很有用，尤其那些广告牌上的语。especially表示“尤其是”。specially特别地，专门地；exactly确切地；surely一定。10B考查短语辨析。我母亲是一个勇敢、美丽、充满力量和同情心的人。be full offill with表示“充满”。11A考查固定短语。母亲每天的生活过得很充实。to the fullest是固定短语，表示“最充分地”。12D
31、考查名词辨析。她自然给她见过的人留下了良好的印象。leave sb an impression/leave an impression on sb表示“给留印象”。13B考查动词短语辨析。come into sb表示“偶然见到了，结识某人”。14B考查动词短语辨析。当她在天使的臂弯中离我而去。句中的angel暗示着这里的答案，fly away用于引申用法，表示“去世”。15C考查短语辨析。我希望我能将母亲在过去32年教给我的东西用于我今后的生活。take advantage of表示“利用”。take control of 控制；take charge of负责；take possession
32、 of占有。.A这是一篇议论文。主要介绍了怎样喂婴儿，是根据婴儿的需求还是按照时间表。根据调查研究发现，按照婴儿的需求喂婴儿要比按照时间规定喂婴儿要好很多。16. D细节理解题。从第二段The baby asks for attention by crying and searching for food with its mouth.看出婴儿哭是因为饿了。故选D。17. C推理判断题。根据第三段Ive never heard anything so ridiculous. Baby feeding shouldnt follow a timetable set by the mum. Wha
33、t is important is feeding a baby in the best way, though it may cause some inconvenience in the first few weeks.看出作者认为Dr Frederic Truby King的观点是不正确的。故选C。18. B词义猜测题。根据本段的research that supports demand feeding and points out the weaknesses of strictly timed feeding. The research finds out that babies w
34、ho are fed on demand do better at school at age 5, 7 , 11 and 14, than babies fed according to the clock. By the age of 8, their IQ scores are four to five percent higher than babies fed by a rigid timetable.看出这个研究是非常可靠的。basic“基础的，基本的”；reliable“可依赖的，可靠的”；surprising“令人吃惊的”；interesting“有趣的”。故选B。19. D细
35、节理解题。根据第四段By the age of 8, their IQ scores are four to five percent higher than babies fed by a rigid timetable.看出答案。故选D。20. C细节理解题。本文的第一句(I have been consistently opposed to feeding a baby regularly)就提出观点，“反对定时喂婴儿”，最后一句(I hope this research will put an end to advocating strictly timed baby feeding
36、practices)希望结束严格按时喂养的习惯。既然是“不定时”，也就是按婴儿需要喂养，故选C。B男性的寿命比女性短，究其原因，这是因为男性看医生的次数少于女性。当疾病来临的时候，男人往往会不愿意就医。本文探讨为什么男性不愿意就医，并提出建议。21C推理判断题。文章后面接着说，男性比女性更容易死于像皮肤癌和艾滋病这样的疾病，比女性寿命短。结合选项看，这句话的含义是C，能活到现在读这篇文章，实属不易，值得庆贺。A项“他们更可能从重病中幸存下来”；B项“他们的平均寿命大大地延长了”；D项“他们一定会更长寿，更快乐”，这些叙述都与文章内容相反，或者不符合文章的叙述。22B细节理解题。第二段说，男人比
37、女人冒的险更多，更容易抽烟喝酒，但是最重要的是，男人不喜欢去看病。由此判断选B：男性不像女性经常寻求医疗救治。23A句意理解题。从语境的连贯看，前面说很多男人觉得自己是不可战胜的，只有当朋友在高尔夫球场上猝死的时候他们才会感到警觉，才会想，“假如这样的事会发生在他身上，那也可能发生在我的身上。”从语境的连贯判断选A。24D推理判断题。前面提到有些男性觉得自己打不垮，这里说还有些人采取鸵鸟政策，因为害怕知道实际情况，就宁愿不知晓。显然这里的“鸵鸟政策”的含义是D，因为害怕而不愿意了解实际病情。A项是对健康状况的随意态度；B项是某些心理问题的新的治疗方法；C项指因害怕痛苦而拒绝接受医治；都不是该比喻的含义。25B细节理解题。从最后一段他的话可知，经常体检，这会加重公共开支的压力，但是从长远看，经常体检预防疾病比最后病情恶化之后不得不去接受治疗更便宜，而且，因为耽误治疗而死亡，这个代价就更大了。从该段的叙述可知，他觉得，如果不经常体检，对公众开支的压力会更大，而B项是他要阐述的观点：从长远看，体检会节约支出。
