Mercy Baggs is reflecting n her future.“Shuld I live t 95,I wuld d anther parachute jump,”she says.She first jumped when she was 77 in hnr f her achievements as mayr f the Wiltshire twn f Calne.Then she jumped again last March,a day befre her 90th birthday,t raise funds fr Wiltshire air ambulance.“This is the thrill f it,”she says.“Yu g up,and then that dr pens and the wind starts t cme thrugh.Yu experience free-fall fr a lng time.”She has always enjyed risks since she was a child,when peple used t lk dwn n her.But nbdy des nw.
As a child,she lived in pverty and als went thrugh ups and dwns.“I am very sensitive t peple wh are mre unfrtunate,”Baggs says.As a yung adult,she jined the British Transprt Cmmissin plice,but dealing with children wh culdn’t find their parents was t much t bear.“I knew what they were ging thrugh.I like kids.I really d.”Later she left the plice and wrked in Wiltshire cuncil.But n dubt her childhd fed int her actins as a cuncillr,and later mayr in Calne,where she helped t set up a drp-in centre fr yung peple.The drp-in center was ne f the causes she raised mney fr with that first leap ut f the plane.
But why a parachute jump?At the time,her late husband,Jhn,was ill with bwel cancer.He said,“I d wish yu wuldn’t d it.”She said,“Jhn,it’s life.I’ve gt t d smething.”Baggs has never been fazed by ageing.She says that she wanted t shw that yu dn’t have t sit n yur backside knitting r watching televisin all the time.There’s a wrld ut there.There’s a life ut there.She hpes fr at least ne mre skydive,maybe a g n a 100 mph zip wire and “a peaceful end”.【語篇解讀】 本文是記敘文。文章主要講述了Mercy Baggs不畏高齡,不斷挑戰(zhàn)高空跳傘的故事。
1.Why did Mercy Baggs make her first parachute jump?
A.T celebrate her 90th make thers lk up t raise funds fr an air mark her term f ffice as mayr.解析 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的“She first jumped when she was 77 in hnr f her achievements as mayr f the Wiltshire twn f Calne.”可知,Mercy Baggs第一次跳傘是為了紀念她擔任鎮(zhèn)長的任期。
2.What impact did her childhd experiences make n her career?
A.She did parachute jumps as a part-time shwed great cncern fr unlucky fund it very tugh t wrk with yung left the drp-in centre and prepared a run fr mayr.解析 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的“I am very sensitive t peple wh are mre unfrtunate”可知,她的童年經歷對她的職業(yè)生涯的影響是她非常關心不幸的孩子。
3.What des the underlined wrd “fazed” mean in the last paragraph?
A.Disturbed. D.Embarrassed.解析 詞義猜測題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段以及最后一段中的“She hpes fr at least ne mre skydive,maybe a g n a 100 mph zip wire”可知,她的丈夫不建議她繼續(xù)跳傘,但是Baggs的跳傘計劃并沒有因年紀大受到影響。因此最后一段中帶下畫線的單詞“fazed”的意思是“使困窘,使驚慌失措”,即:Baggs從未因年紀大而驚慌失措。
4.What des Baggs intend t cnvey with ne mre jump?
A.It is never t ld t life with her is the mther f brave t face challenges in life.解析 推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“She says that she wanted t ’s a wrld ut there.There’s a life ut there.”可知,Baggs想再跳一次傘想要傳達的是要勇于面對生活中的挑戰(zhàn)。
Elizabeth wuldn’t walk r talk as an infant.Angela’s left leg was s enlarged that it hurt t stand.Emma needed a breathing machine just t sleep.Their suffering may take different frms,but their stries share a cmmn thread:Neither they nr their families knew what was actually causing these issues.Thse cases are precisely where the Undiagnsed Diseases Netwrk (UDN) steps in.Established in 2008,the UDN’s missin is t prvide answers fr patients with diseases that dctrs are unable t diagnse.Anyne can apply t the prgram and the UDN wrks hard t screen every applicatin it receives.
Tday,the UDN cvers 12 clinical sites arund the cuntry,and has evaluated ver 1,400 patients.Mre than 400 f thse patients have received a diagnsis thanks t the UDN.In sme f these cases,the netwrk is able t match a patient with an already knwn cnditin.In thers,UDN researchers must wrk t describe an entirely new disease and enter it int the medical dictinary.The prgram has added at least 25 entirely new diseases in this way.Additinally,the UDN cvers the cst f the tests,meaning patients aren’t burdened with crushing medical debt.“I think they’ve really advanced and changed the whle mdel fr hw we apprach many f these illnesses,” says Anne Pariser,directr f the Office f Rare Diseases Research.She says the UDN’s multidisciplinary apprach—bringing different specialists tgether t talk abut challenging cases—has helped advance the field f rare disease research,especially when it cmes t genetic diseases.
Living with a disease withut a name can be its wn kind f suffering.“Yu grw up feeling like,I’m in this,crazy,all by myself,and n ne really understands me,” says Angela Mn,a UDN participant.Fr patients like her,the UDN ffers hpe fr treatment,but als fr finally being seen.【語篇解讀】 本文是說明文。文章主要介紹了未診斷疾病網絡(UDN)的成立背景和它取得的進展。
5.The purpse f the first paragraph is t .
A.aruse the readers’ interest in the UDNB.give a vivid descriptin f rare diseasesC.intrduce the backgrund fr the UDN’s fundingD.raise a cmplicated prblem that will be slved later解析 寫作意圖題。根據(jù)第一段和第二段中的“Thse cases are precisely where the Undiagnsed Diseases Netwrk (UDN) steps in.”可知,文章第一段主要介紹了一些醫(yī)生未能診斷病因的病例,而UDN的成立,正是為了確診這些未能診斷病因的病例,由此可推斷出,第一段的目的是介紹UDN成立的背景。
6.The third paragraph mainly talks abut .
A.the way the UDN is perated natinwideB.the prgress the UDN has made s farC.the reasns why the UDN is s ppularD.the develpment stages the UDN has gne thrugh解析 段落大意題。根據(jù)第三段中的“Tday,the UDN cvers 12 clinical received a diagnsis thanks t the UDN.”和“The prgram has added at least 25 entirely new diseases in this way.”可知,文章第三段主要介紹了到目前為止UDN所取得的進展,它評估了1 400多名患者,其中400多名患者得到了診斷,幫助醫(yī)學領域確診了25種全新的疾病,由此可知,第三段主要講的是UDN迄今為止取得的進展。
7.What can be learned abut Angela Mn?
A.She used t live in failed t identify with is receiving treatment will be a cure fr her cnditin.解析 推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段可知,對安吉拉·穆恩來說,因為疾病,她過去生活在絕望之中,沒有人真正理解她,全靠她自己面對疾病,由此可推斷出,關于安吉拉·穆恩,我們可以了解到她過去生活在絕望中。
8.What can be inferred abut the UDN’s wrk mdel?
A.It has helped spread the knwledge f undiagnsed priritizes participants’ privacy ver slving medical is specifically designed t deal with challenging genetic emphasizes clse cperatin between specialists in separate fields.解析 推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“She says the UDN’s multidisciplinary when it cmes t genetic diseases.”可知,UDN的工作模式是多學科方法,它將不同領域的專家聚集在一起討論具有挑戰(zhàn)性的病例,由此可知,UDN的工作模式強調不同領域的專家之間的密切合作。
(2024·河北省張家口市高三一模)Mst peple will d anything fr family,but nt many are ffered a cncrete pprtunity t save a family member’s life. Jse Ramirez’s family had that pprtunity,and they 1 it.Tw years ag,Jse was discvered t be 2 frm kidney (腎臟) failure.When Jse talked t his 3 abut it,his yunger sister,19-year-ld Kelsey,said she wuld dnate a kidney t him—even befre knwing whether a kidney transplant (移植) was a(n) 4 .
5 ,Jse and his family discvered the May Clinic Kidney Transplant Prgram.Fr Jse,the prgram was especially helpful in explaining and 6 his parents f the benefits f living-dnr kidney transplants.“Fr them,it’s tw f their kids,” Jse says.“My parents were mre 7 than any f us,s it was really 8 fr them t g t the prgram’s curses.”Thrughut the prcess,Kelsey remained 9 t her initial wish t becme Jse’s kidney dnr.“When he was qualified t be a transplant recipient,I 10 ,” she says.After several examinatins and tests,Kelsey gt her wish.She was 11 t be Jse’s dnr.The transplant went smthly,and nw the tw have 12 their nrmal lives.
As fr his sister’s gift,“Yu can’t just say thank yu,” Jse says.“I dn’t knw hw t explain it.She 13 a surgery that she didn’t have t g thrugh.” Kelsey 14 that the greatest thanks she culd receive are seeing that her brther has 15 .【語篇解讀】 本文是記敘文。文章主要講的是Jse Ramirez的妹妹Kelsey給Jse捐腎的故事,展現(xiàn)了血濃于水的手足親情。
B.tk C.affrded D.lst解析 根據(jù)下文“his yunger sister,19-year-ld Kelsey,said she wuld dnate a kidney t him”可知,Jse Ramirez的家人抓住了機會,take the pprtunity意為“抓住機會”。 B.separatingC.surviving D.suffering解析根據(jù)下文“kidney (腎臟) failure”可知,Jse被發(fā)現(xiàn)患有腎衰竭,suffer frm意為“患有”。
B.dnr C.family D.nurse解析 根據(jù)下文“his yunger sister,19-year-ld Kelsey,said she wuld dnate a kidney t him”可知,此處表示“當Jse和他的家人談起這件事”。 B.aim C.cause D.prblem解析 根據(jù)上文“befre knwing whether a kidney transplant (移植) was”可知,句子表示“他19歲的妹妹Kelsey說她愿意給他捐一個腎——甚至在不知道是否可以進行腎臟移植之前”,空格處意為“可選擇的事物”。
B.FrtunatelyC.Suddenly D.Undubtedly解析 根據(jù)“Jse and his family especially helpful”可知,Jse和他的家人發(fā)現(xiàn)了May診所的腎臟移植項目,這是幸運的。 B.accusingC.reminding D.cnvincing解析 根據(jù)“his parents f the benefits f living-dnr kidney transplants”可知,句子表示“這個項目在向他的父母解釋和說服活體腎臟移植的好處方面特別有幫助”。
B.excitedC.amazed D.disappinted解析 根據(jù)下文“than any f us”可知,句子表示“我父母的壓力比我們任何人都大”。 B.pssibleC.beneficial D.incredible解析 根據(jù)上文“the prgram was especially -dnr kidney transplants”可知,句子表示“我父母的壓力比我們任何人都大,所以參加這個項目的課程對他們來說真的很有好處”。
B.hnestC.used D.equal解析 根據(jù)下文“After several examinatins and tests,Kelsey gt her wish”可知,在整個過程中,Kelsey一直堅持她最初的愿望,remain cmmitted t意為“堅持”。 up B.signed upC.sped up D.gave up解析 根據(jù)下文“After several examinatins and tests,Kelsey gt her wish”可知,句子表示“當他有資格成為移植接受者時,我就報名了”。
B.challengedC.expected D.apprved解析 根據(jù)下文“The transplant went smthly”可知,她被批準成為Jse腎臟移植的捐贈者。 f B.thught fC.returned t D.adapted t解析 dream f夢想;think f想起;return t回到;重新開始做;adapt t適應。根據(jù)上文“The transplant went smthly”可知,句子表示“移植手術進行得很順利,現(xiàn)在兩人已經恢復了正常的生活”。
B.experiencedC.required D.refused解析 根據(jù)下文“a surgery that she didn’t have t g thrugh”可知,句子表示“她經歷了一個她本不必經歷的手術”。 B.predictsC.suspects D.determines解析 insist堅決要求;堅持;predict預測;suspect懷疑。根據(jù)下文“the greatest thanks she culd receive are seeing that her brther has ”可知,句子表示“Kelsey堅持說,她能得到的最大的感謝就是看到她的哥哥康復了”。
B.quittedC.respnded D.recvered解析 prceed繼續(xù)做;quit停止;recver康復。根據(jù)上文“The transplant went smthly,and nw the tw have their nrmal lives”可知,句子表示“她能得到的最大的感謝就是看到她的哥哥康復了”。
(2024·山東省濟寧市高三二模)Chinese acupuncture,als knwn as the art f “magic needles”,is 1. branch f traditinal Chinese medicine.It has a lng histry 2. (date) back t the Stne Age.It has been used t treat a wide 3. (vary) f health prblems,like severe pains,sprts injuries,depressin,etc.The Wrld Health Organizatin recmmends it 4. a gd treatment fr ver 100 medical prblems.
Hw des it wrk?Special thin needles are placed in the 5. (target) pints f yur bdy.6. (typical),the number f pints range between 1 and 12,depending n yur bdy situatins.The needles are pushed just under the skin,thugh in sme cases,they are pushed slightly 7. (deep) in rder t reach the muscle tissue.The belief behind it is 8. illness and pain ccur because f blcked energy (r Qi) in the bdy.Acupuncture is used t reestablish the flw f energy and stimulate the bdy’s natural healing (治愈) ability.9. (human) are mst happy and healthy when this energy is harmnius and balanced.Fllwing treatment,yu’ll feel incredibly relaxed and calm.
Due t its unique cntributin,Chinese acupuncture 10. (name) a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2010,fully indicating its wrldwide recgnitin.【語篇解讀】 本文是說明文。文章講述了中國針灸的發(fā)源、作用原理,因其獨特的貢獻而被聯(lián)合國教科文組織列為非物質文化遺產。
1.a [考查冠詞。句意:中國針灸,也被稱為“神針”藝術,是中醫(yī)的一個分支。branch“分支”為可數(shù)名詞,結合上文“Chinese acupuncture”可知,這里指單數(shù)含義,且branch的發(fā)音以輔音音素開頭,所以空處用不定冠詞a,故填a。]2.dating [考查非謂語動詞??仗幵诰渲凶骱笾枚ㄕZ,短語date back t“起源于,追溯到”,無被動語態(tài),所以此處用現(xiàn)在分詞形式。故填dating。]3.variety [考查詞性轉換。形容詞修飾名詞,結合空前“a wide”可知,此處應用單數(shù)名詞variety,故填variety。]
4.as [考查介詞。句意:世界衛(wèi)生組織推薦它作為100多種醫(yī)學問題的良好治療方法。短語“推薦……作為……”,as為介詞,故填as。]5.targeted [考查非謂語動詞。動詞target和名詞pints為邏輯上的動賓關系,所以此處用過去分詞targeted作定語,修飾名詞pints,故填targeted。]6.Typically [考查詞性轉換??仗帪殛愂鲂誀钫Z,處于句首,所以用副詞形式,故填Typically。]7.deeper [考查比較等級。根據(jù)句中“The needles are pushed just under the skin”及“in rder t reach the muscle tissue”可知,這里要使用比較級,表示“為了到達肌肉組織,針要刺得更深”,故填deeper。]
8.that [考查名詞性從句。空處及之后的內容在句中為表語從句,空后的句子結構完整,成分齊全,所以此處使用從屬連詞that來連接,故填that。]9.Humans [考查名詞的數(shù)??仗幵诰渲袨橹髡Z,結合空后的are可知,此處用名詞復數(shù),因處于句首,所以首字母大寫。故填Humans。]10.was named [考查時態(tài)語態(tài)和主謂一致??仗幵诰渲袨橹^語,結合句中“in 2010”可知,時態(tài)為一般過去時;主語“Chinese acupuncture”為單數(shù)含義,與動詞name為被動關系,故填was named。]

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