1、必修Module 2 A Job Worth Doing课下主题训练未来职业发展趋势,个人职业倾向、未来规划等.阅读理解School had just started in August when Conner began throwing up for no reason.It wasnt long before the boy also began suffering terrible headaches.In February a 1.7inch tumor was found in his brain and Conner was set to begin to receive rad
2、iation (放射疗法) treatments.Before treatments start, technicians make a white plastic mask (面罩) to keep patients immoveable and protect unaffected parts of the brain while radiation is directed at the tumor.Its an unpleasant experience and a frightening time.The doctor Cook decided that the masks could
3、 at least be made to look like something fun maybe Batman or Mickey Mouse.“I started thinking these masks are white and not fun at all for kids,” she told The Greenville News.“I felt like if we could make it a little more fun for them, they might be a little more excited about coming in for the trea
4、tment.Because the kids are afraid.While the treatment itself isnt physically painful, it can cause a lot of anxiety.And the treatment is required daily for up to six weeks.”And the masks really make a difference.“The kids really like them,”Cook said.“It makes what is, lets face it, a terrible experi
5、ence, a nice experience because they get to choose something themselves.”When new children come in for the treatment, Cook finds out what their favorite movies or cartoon characters are.Then she sets about creating the mask by drawing the image she wants onto paper, sticking it with glue, and once i
6、ts dry, she applies the colors using paints.Each child can take the mask home once the treatment ends.“Coming to the doctor always means fear and pain.I wanted to make it fun,” she said.“The kids really love it.Its something they enjoy and can relate to.And it fills an interest I have. I get great p
7、leasure from it.”语篇解读:儿童脑瘤病人在接受放射性治疗时会感到害怕,Cook医生把病人治疗时戴的面罩用孩子们喜欢的人物形象装饰,从而帮助这些小病人克服恐惧心理,顺利接受治疗。1Why was the plastic mask used according to Paragraph 1?ATo check the patients brain.BTo reduce the patients headache.CTo prevent the patient from throwing up.DTo protect the patients brain during the tre
8、atment.解析:选D细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知,面罩是用来保持病人不动的,并且在放射治疗的时候,可以保护大脑中不受肿瘤影响的部分。故选D项。2What can we know about the radiation treatment?AIt can be received at home.BIt has to be finished in a month.CIt may make the patients feel worried.DIt will cause huge physical pain for patients.解析:选C细节理解题。根据第二段中的“While the
9、 treatment itself isnt physically painful, it can cause a lot of anxiety.”可知,治疗不会引起身体上的疼痛,但会引起焦虑。故选C项。3What does Cook do to help the children being treated?AOffer them some free masks as gifts.BShow them their favorite movies or TV shows.CDress them up as cartoon characters.DMake the masks more inte
10、resting to kids.解析:选D细节理解题。根据第三段中的“And the masks really make a difference.The kids really like them,Cook said.”和最后一段中的“The kids really love it.Its something they enjoy and can relate to.”可知,Cook通过装饰面罩,让面罩变得更加有趣,从而让孩子们不那么害怕治疗。故选D项。4What does the author want to show by telling this story?ALove can tre
11、at the terrible sickness.BKindness can bring warmth and joy.CHealth matters to everyone.DCreativity leads to success.解析:选B推理判断题。根据最后一段可知,在Cook医生的热心帮助下,孩子们不再害怕治疗,看病也不再是痛苦和冰冷的,而是快乐的、温暖的,并且Cook医生也通过帮助这些孩子获得了快乐。故选B项。.完形填空My son has been in hospital again, this time with an emergency admission. He was _1
12、_ by ambulance from our local health center to the childrens hospital.In this country, all ambulances are _2_ and manned by firemen and it was no _3_ this time. While one fireman drove, the other was in the _4_ with me and my son. He started _5_ my son as soon as he was carried in, _6_ him whether h
13、ed prefer English or Portuguese.When my son _7_ either of them, the fireman suggested speaking English so that my son could _8_ it with him. Of course, that gave him plenty of _9_ to draw my sons attention to offering “tuition(学费)” It was just a joke. The _10_ of them chatted for the full hour. _11_
14、, he had been assigned the task of keeping my boy _12_. He did this so skillfully that my son didnt _13_ that I was crying all the way with lights flashing. Actually, the back of an ambulance is a _14_ place for me. And then I got sick and had to _15_ the window a little. It was cold, so this absolu
15、tely wonderful guy took his own jacket off and _16_ it around my sons head and neck.These excellent guys _17_ with us during the checkin procedure, and finally _18_ when I made sure that my husband was on his way in the car.I cant be _19_ enough to the firemen. Theyre our firemen, and they are all _
16、20_, of course.语篇解读:本文讲述的是作者的儿子有一天突然需要急救,在消防员驾驶的救护车里,消防员用耐心和专业的救护技能帮助作者的儿子度过难关,并陪伴他们直到作者确定自己的丈夫在赶来的路上。作者对消防员充满感激,认为他们是英雄。1A.treatedBlimitedCprotected Dsent解析:选D根据设空处后的“by ambulance from our local health center to the childrens hospital”可知,作者的儿子是被救护车从当地的健康中心送到儿童医院的。send意为“送”,符合语境。treat“对待;治疗”;limit“限
17、制”;protect“保护”。2A.repaired BdrivenCinspected Drejected解析:选B根据下文中的“While one fireman drove”可知,在这个国家都是由消防员驾驶和操控救护车,drive意为“驾驶”,符合语境。repair“修理”;inspect“视察;检查”;reject“拒绝”。3A.exception BpityCexcuse Dproblem解析:选A根据设空处前的内容可知,在这个国家都是由消防员驾驶和操控救护车,and表示语义的承接,此处应表示这次也没有例外。exception意为“例外”,符合语境。pity“同情”;excuse“借
18、口”;problem“问题”。4A.front BbusCback Dhospital解析:选C根据第三段中的“the back of an ambulance”可推知,此处表示作者及儿子和另外一名消防员在救护车的后排。back意为“后部;后面”,符合语境。5A.chatting with Bcatching up withCspying on Dlooking down upon解析:选A根据第三段中的“The _10_ of them chatted for the full hour.”以及消防员对作者的儿子的询问“whether hed prefer English or Portug
19、uese”可知,消防员一上车就开始和作者的儿子聊天了,chat with意为“和聊天”,符合语境。catch up with “赶上”;spy on“监视”;look down upon“瞧不起”。6A.informing BdoubtingCasking Dtesting解析:选C根据设空处后的“whether hed prefer English or Portuguese”可知,消防员是在询问作者的儿子更喜欢用哪种语言交谈。ask意为“询问”,符合语境。inform“通知”;doubt“怀疑”;test“测试”。7A.refused BsaidCabandoned Dappreciate
20、d解析:选B根据设空处后的“the fireman suggested speaking English”可知,消防员提议说英语,由此推断,作者的儿子是说两种语言都可以。say意为“说”,符合语境。refuse“拒绝”;abandon“遗弃”;appreciate“欣赏;感激”。8A.practice BrememberCwrite Dforget解析:选A根据设空处前的“the fireman suggested speaking English”可知,消防员提议说英语,又根据当时的情景是在救护车里可以判断,儿子和消防员说英语进行练习。practice意为“练习”,符合语境。9A.feeli
21、ngs BcourageCloss Dopportunities解析:选D根据空后的“to draw my sons attention”可知,作者的儿子和消防员用英语交谈给了消防员机会去吸引作者的儿子的注意力。opportunity意为“机会”,符合语境。feelings“情感,感情”;courage“勇气”;loss“损失”。10A.minority BpairClot Dmajority解析:选B根据上下文可知,救护车后排只有作者和儿子及消防员三个人,再根据空后的“chatted for the full hour”可知,设空处后的them指的是消防员和作者的儿子两个人,pair意为“一
22、对,两个(人)”,符合语境。minority“少数”;lot“一批人/东西”,the lot意为“全部”;majority“大多数”。11A.Frequently BAbruptlyCObviously DSelfishly解析:选C根据上文中的“to draw my sons attention”和“chatted for the full hour”可知,很显然,这名消防员是被指派了这样的任务。obviously意为“显然地”,符合语境。frequently“频繁地”;abruptly“突然地”;selfishly“自私地”。12A.awake BupsetCasleep Dreliabl
23、e解析:选A根据上文中的“The _10_ of them chatted for the full hour.”可知,消防员不断地和作者的儿子用英语聊天就是为了让作者的儿子保持清醒。awake意为“醒着的”,符合语境。upset“烦恼的”;asleep“睡着的”;reliable“可信赖的”。13A.fear BregretCignore Drealize解析:选D根据“The _10_ of them chatted for the full hour.”可知,消防员和作者的儿子一直在聊天,以至于作者的儿子并没有意识到作者一路上都在流泪。realize意为“意识到”,符合语境。fear“害
24、怕”;regret“后悔;遗憾”;ignore“忽视,不理睬”。14A.pleasant BhorribleCsafe Dprivate解析:选B根据下文中的“I got sick (我感觉到恶心)”可知,救护车的后排对于作者来说是个糟糕的地方,horrible意为“糟糕的;极讨厌的”,符合语境。pleasant“令人愉快的”;safe“安全的”;private“私人的”。15A.occupy BimproveCopen Ddecorate解析:选C根据设空处前的“I got sick”可推知,作者必须要打开点窗户透透气。open意为“打开”,符合语境。occupy“占据”;improve“改
25、善,改进”;decorate“装饰”。16A.threw BwipedCwrapped Ddelivered解析:选C根据设空处前的“It was cold, so this absolutely wonderful guy took his own jacket off”可知,开窗后很冷,这名很棒的消防员就把他自己的夹克脱下来裹在作者的儿子的头部和脖子处来保暖。wrap意为“包,裹”,符合语境。throw“扔”;wipe“擦”;deliver“递送”。17A.stayed BdebatedCparted Dagreed解析:选A根据设空处后的“with us during the check
26、in procedure”可知。这些消防员在作者和儿子办理入院手续的过程中一直和他们在一起,stay意为“逗留,停留”,符合语境。debate“辩论”;part“分开”;agree“赞同”。18A.remained BrecoveredCburst Dleft解析:选D根据设空处后的“when I made sure that my husband was on his way(当我确定我的丈夫在来的路上的时候)”可推知,消防员们最后才离开。leave意为“离开”,符合语境。remain“留下”;recover“康复”;burst“(使)破裂”。19A.beneficial BcalmCrud
27、e Dgrateful解析:选D根据上文中消防员为作者的儿子所做的一切可推知,设空处是要表达作者对消防员的感激之情。grateful意为“感激的”,符合语境。beneficial“有益的”;calm“冷静的”;rude“粗鲁的”。20A.enemies BheroesCemployers Dengineers解析:选B根据设空处前一句表达作者对消防员的感激之情可知,设空处是要表达他们不仅是消防员,他们还是英雄。hero意为“英雄”,符合语境。enemy“敌人”;employer“雇主”;engineer“工程师”。.语法填空Elizabeth Blackwell was born in Eng
28、land in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was 11 years old.She decided that she wanted to become a doctor.There was nearly no _1_ (possible) for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century.After _2_ (write)many letters asking for admission (允许进入)to medical schools, finally she _3_ (accep
29、t)by a college in New York.She was so _4_ (determine) that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.In 1849, after graduation from _5_ medical school, she decided to further her education in Paris.She wanted to be a surgeon (外科医生), but a serious eye problem for
30、ced her to give up the idea.Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice _6_ she was a woman.By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along _7_ another woman doctor, managed _8_ (open)a new hospital, the first one for women and children.Besides being
31、the first woman physician and founding her own hospital, she also _9_ (successful) set up the first medical school for women.If you know a woman doctor, ask her if she _10_ (know)about Elizabeth Blackwell.语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文,主要讲述了著名的女医生伊丽莎白布莱克威尔的故事。1possibility考查名词。这里为there be句型,所以应用名词作主语。2writing考查非谓语动词。
32、空处作介词After的宾语,故用动名词形式。3was accepted考查动词的时态和语态。根据上下文内容可知,这里描述的是发生在过去的事情,故用一般过去时,且she与accept之间是被动关系,因此应用一般过去时的被动语态。4determined考查形容词。空处作表语,修饰人,故用determined,意为“意志坚定的”。5the考查冠词。这里特指上文提到的“a college in New York”,故填the。6because考查连词。根据语境可知,空处引导原因状语从句,故填because。7with考查介词。根据上下文的内容可知,这里应用along with,表示“与一起”。8to open考查非谓语动词。manage to do sth.“设法完成某事”,为固定用法。9successfully考查副词。分析句子结构可知,空处修饰动词短语set up,所以要用副词形式。10knows考查动词的时态和主谓一致。此处描述一般的情况,应用一般现在时;主语为she,故填knows。