同步练习(二十八)　[选修6　Unit 3　A healthy life]

(限时：30分钟)

Ⅰ.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. Surgery 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 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 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 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 the future.

To a dear angel in heaven, I love you mummy…

1．A.asked B．informed

C．worried D．shocked

2．A.considered B．taken

C．diagnosed D．wished

3．A.allowed B．offered

C．gave D．advised

4．A.attend to B．tend to

C．call on D．take care

5．A.troublesome B．bittersweet

C．tiring D．satisfying

6．A.took B．directed

C．introduced D．connected

7．A.wrote B．met C．thought D．read

8．A.read through B．put through

C．went through D．lived through

9．A.especially B．specially

C．exactly D．surely

10．A.filled of B．full of

C．lack of D．short of

11．A.fullest B．finest

C．best D．most

12．A.imagination B．example

C．thought D．impression

13．A.knew about B．came into

C．talked about D．lived with

14．A.ran B．flew

C．escaped D．took

15．A.control B．charge

C．advantage D．possession

Ⅱ.阅读理解

A[2012·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 baby's point of view.

Mothers, doctors and nurses alike have no idea of where a baby's 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 unkind but also dangerous to say a four-hourly feeding schedule will make a baby satisfied. The first of the experts to advocate a strict clock-watching schedule was Dr Frederic Truby King who was against feeding in the night. I've never heard anything so ridiculous. Baby feeding shouldn't follow a timetable 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 copper-bottomed research that supports demand feeding and points out the weaknesses of strictly timed feeding. The research finds out that babies 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 10，419 children born in the early 1990s, taking account of parental education, family income, a child's sex and age, the mother's health and feeding style. These results don't surprise me. Feeding according to schedule runs the risk of harming the rapidly growing brain by taking no account of sinking blood 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 ________．

A．sick B．upset C．sleepy D．hungry

17. What does the author think about Dr King?

A．He is strict.

B．He is unkind.

C．He has the wrong idea.

D．He sets a timetable for mothers.

18. The word copper-bottomed in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to________．

A．basic B．reliable C．surprising D．interesting

19. What does the research tell us about feeding a baby on demand?

A．The baby will sleep well.

B．The baby will have its brain harmed.

C．The baby will have a low blood sugar level.

D．The baby will grow to be wiser by the age of 8.

20. The author supports feeding the baby ________．

A．in the night

B．every four hours

C．whenever it wants food

D．according to its blood sugar level

B

If you're a male and you're reading this, congratulations: you're a survivor. According to statistics, you're 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, you'll die on average five years before a woman.

There're many reasons for this—typically, men take more risks than women and are more likely to drink and smoke—but perhaps more importantly, men don't go to the doctor.

“Men aren't seeing doctors as often as they should，” says Dr Gullotta. “This is particularly so for the over-40s, when diseases tend to strike.”

Gullotta says a healthy man should 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 50-year-old man who had delayed doing anything about his smoker's cough for a year.

“When I finally saw him it had already spread and he has since died from lung cancer，” he says. “Earlier 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 they're invincible (不可战胜的)，” Gullotta says. “They only come in when a friend drops dead on the golf course and they think, ‘Geez,_if_it_could_happen_to_him，…’”

Then there's 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 service their bodies，” Cartmill says. He believes most diseases that commonly affect men could be addressed by preventive check-ups.

Regular check-ups 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. Besides, the ultimate cost far greater; it's called premature death.”

21．Why does the author congratulate his male readers at the beginning of the passage?

A．They are more likely to survive serious diseases today.

B．Their average life span has been considerably extended.

C．They have lived long enough to read this article.

D．They are sure to enjoy a longer and happier life.

22．What is the most important reason that men die five years earlier on average than women according to the passage?

A．Men drink and smoke much more than women.

B．Men don't seek medical care as often as women.

C．Men aren't as cautious as women in face of danger.

D．Men are more likely to suffer from fatal diseases.

23．Which of the following best completes the underlined sentence “Geez, if it could happen to him，…” (Para. 8)?

A．it could happen to me, too

B．I should avoid playing golf

C．I should consider myself lucky

D．it would be a big misfortune

24．What does Dr Ross Cartmill mean by “the ostrich approach” (Para. 9)?

A．A casual attitude towards one's health conditions.

B．A new therapy for certain psychological problems.

C．Refusal to get medical treatment for fear of the pain involved.

D．Unwillingness to find out about one's disease because of fear.

25．What does Cartmill say about regular check-ups for men?

A．They may increase public expenses.

B．They will save money in the long run.

C．They may cause psychological strains on men.

D．They will enable men to live as long as women.

课时作业(二十八)

Ⅰ.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。

1．B　考查动词辨析。我得知母亲患脑癌。因为作者是患者的家属，只能是由医生告诉母亲的病况。be informed that ＝be told that 表示“得悉；听说”。

2．C　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。

3．C　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。

4．A　考查动词短语辨析。 在此期间，我照顾她度过了人生的最后几个月。attend to＝take care of表示“照顾”。tend to倾向于；call on拜访。

5．B　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。

6．C　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”。

7．C　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”。

8．C　考查动词短语辨析。当我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。

9．A　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。

10．B　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 of＝fill with表示“充满”。

11．A　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”。

12．D　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”。

13．B　考查动词短语辨析。come into sb表示“偶然见到了，结识某人”。

14．B　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”。

15．C　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 of占有。

Ⅱ.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。

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