1、1Module 2 Developing and Developed Countries.阅读理解阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AA team of British surgeons has carried out Gazas (加沙) first organ transplant for a long-term plan to train local medical staff to perform the operations.Two patients underwent kidney (肾脏) transplants at the Shifa,
2、 Gazas biggest public hospital. The operations were conducted a fortnight ago by a volunteer medical team from the Royal Liverpool hospital.Ziad Matouk, 42, was born with one kidney and was diagnosed with renal failure (肾衰竭) several years ago. Matouk, whose wife donated one of her kidneys, hopes to
3、return to his job within six months. The couple had sought a transplant in Cairo, but were rejected as unsuitable at a state hospital and could not afford the fee at a private hospital.“We were desperate,”said Matouk.The UK-Gaza link-up began about a year ago after Abdelkader Hammad, a doctor at the
4、 Royal Liverpool hospital, was contacted by an anaesthetist (麻醉师) at the Shifa, who outlined the difficulties the Gaza hospital was facing with dialysis (透析). The Shifa is forced to rely on generators because of power cuts; spare parts for its aging dialysis machines have been difficult to import an
5、d supplies of consumables are often scarce. After an exploratory trip last April, Hammad, whose family is Palestinian, and three colleagues from Liverpool arrived in Gaza via Egypt last month, bringing specialist equipment. Two patients were selected for surgeries. The first, Mohammed Duhair, 42, re
6、ceived a kidney donated by his younger brother in a six-hour 2operation. Two days later, Matouk received a transplant after his wife, Nadia, 36, was found to be a good match. The surgery was carried out by the British team, assisted by doctors and nurses from the Shifa.“We are very satisfied with th
7、e results,”said Sobbi Skaik, head of the Gaza hospital.Skaik hopes that Gazas medical teams will eventually carry out kidney transplants independently, and that other organ transplants may follow. The Shifa is working with the Gaza ministry of health on a plan to train its doctors, surgeons, nursing
8、 staff and laboratory technicians in transplant surgery at the Royal Liverpool hospital.“Funding is a problem,”said Hammad.“In the meantime well go back as volunteers to Gaza for the next couple of years to do more transplants.”The Liverpool teams next visit is scheduled for May.1.What effect does G
9、azas first organ transplant hope to get?A.Helping poor Gaza people to regain health to make more money.B.Releasing Gaza hospitals pressure of lack of professional doctors.C.Assisting the Royal Liverpool hospital in perfecting their operations.D.Calling for international attention at Gazas poor medic
10、al service.2.Why did the state hospital refuse to practice surgery for Ziad Matouk?A.Because he couldnt afford the fee at a public hospital.B.Because the hospital didnt accept dangerous patients.C.Because they couldnt find a matched organ.D.Because his condition was untreatable.3.What is the beginni
11、ng of the cooperation between the Royal Liverpool hospital and Gaza?A.A UK doctor contacted Gaza hospital.B.The Shifa imported medical machines from the UK.C.Ziad Matouks condition seemed to get worse.D.A Shifa doctor turned to the Royal Liverpool hospital for help.4.What did Dr. Hammad and his team
12、 do recently?A.They had an exploratory trip in Egypt last April.B.They carried out surgeries to test Gazas medical equipment.C.They carried out two transplant surgeries in Gaza.D.They sought assistance from the hospital of the Shifa.3B(2016 四川,C)In the depths of the French Guianese rainforest, there
13、 still remain unusual groups of indigenous(土著的)people. Surprisingly, these people live largely by their own laws and their own social customs. And yet, people in this area are in fact French citizens because it has been a colony(殖民地)of the French Republic since 1946. In theory, they should live by t
14、he French law. However, their remote locations mean that the French law is often ignored or unknown, thus making them into an interesting area of “lawlessness”in the world.The lives of these people have finally been recorded thanks to the efforts of a Frenchman from Paris called Gin. Gin spent five
15、months in early 2015 exploring the most remote corners of this area, which sits on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, with half its population of only 250,000 living in its capital, Cayenne.“I have a special love for the French Guianese people. I have worked there on and off for almost ten years,”sa
16、ys Gin.“Ive been able to keep firm friendships with them. Thus I have been allowed to gain access to their living environment. I dont see it as a lawless land. But rather I see it as an area of freedom.”“I wanted to show the audience a photographic record touching upon the uncivilized life,”continue
17、s Gin.“I prefer to work in black and white, which allows me to show different specific worlds more clearly.”His black-and-white pictures present a world almost lost in time. These pictures show people seemingly pushed into a world that they were unprepared for. These local citizens now have to balan
18、ce their traditional self-supporting hunting lifestyle with the lifestyle offered by the modern French Republic, which brings with it not only necessary state welfare, but also alcoholism, betrayal and even suicide.5.Why does the author feel surprised about the indigenous people in French Guiana?A.T
19、hey seldom follow the French law.B.They often ignore the Guianese law.C.They are separated from the modern world.D.They are both Guianese and French citizens.6.Gin introduces the special world of the indigenous Guianese as . 4A.a tour guide B.a geographerC.a film director D.a photographer7.What is G
20、ins attitude towards the lives of the indigenous Guianese?A.Cautious. B.Doubtful.C.Uninterested. D.Appreciative.8.What does the underlined word“it”in the last paragraph refer to?A.The modern French lifestyle.B.The self-supporting hunting.C.The uncivilized world.D.The French Republic.语法填空阅读下面短文,在空白处填
21、入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。(2017 辽宁沈阳二模)Flying cars may soon become a 1 (real). The rideshare service Uber has asked 2 expert from NASA, the American space agency, 3 (help) the company develop cars that can fly. Uber plans to use flying vehicles 4 the future to avoid traffic in and around cities. The com
22、pany wants to use small, totally electric aircraft, 5 could take off and land like a helicopter on top of parking garages. Uber said its flying vehicles would be much 6 (quiet), cost less to operate and produce less pollution than helicopters. One person in San Francisco 7 (write) on Twitter, “I use
23、d to think that flying cars was a ridiculous idea. 8 I changed my mind this morning when I sat in a heavy traffic.” Another person added from Mumbai, India, “Im reading about Uber 9 (hire) a NASA engineer to build flying cars, while Im stuck in traffic. There is hope.” The expert predicts there will
24、 be several early models of cars that cant fly 10 (they) but with human pilots within one to three years. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 5答案精解精析.阅读理解A语篇解读 本文是一篇新闻报道,报道了加沙因为缺乏专业的外科手术医生而和英国的 Royal Liverpool 医院合作,通过做第一个器官移植手术,培训当地的医生。1.B 细节理解题。根据文章的第一段 A team of British surgeons has carried out Gazas(加
25、沙)first organ transplant for a long-term plan to train local medical staff to perform the operations.可以得知,加沙的第一个器官移植希望得到的效果是培训当地的医生。2.C 细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的 The couple had sought a transplant in Cairo, but were rejected as unsuitable at a state hospital and could not afford the fee at a private hospital.
26、可知,州医院拒绝为 Ziad Matouk 做手术是因为他们无法找到与之匹配的器官,故 C 项正确。3.D 推理判断题。根据第四段中首句可知,the Royal Liverpool hospital 和 Gaza 的合作始于 Shifa 的一个医生向 the Royal Liverpool hospital 的求助。4.C 细节理解题。根据文章第四段可知,Dr.Hammad 和其团队最近在加沙实施了两个移植手术, 故 C 项正确。B语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文,题材为社会生活类。在远离法国本土的圭亚那的热带雨林深处还有一些法属土著居民。一个巴黎人用自己的黑白镜头记录下了这个部落的人们的自由生活。
27、5.A 细节理解题。根据第一段中“Surprisingly, these people live largely by their own laws and their own social customs.(让人惊讶的是,这些人很大程度上根据他们自己的法律和社会习俗生活。)”可推知,他们很少遵守法国法律,故答案为 A 项。6.D 细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段中的 a photographic record 可知 Gin 是以一个摄影师的身份来向人们介绍这些土著居民的,故答案为 D 项。A 项:一个导游;B 项:一个地理学家;C 项:一位电影导演。7.D 推理判断题。根据第三段中的描述“我看
28、到的不是一个目无法律的世界,而是一片自由的乐土。”可推断出摄影师 Gin 是非常喜欢这个部落的生活的。所以答案为 D 项。 cautious 小心的,谨慎的;doubtful 怀疑的,不确定的;uninterested 不感兴趣的;appreciative 欣赏的,感激的。8.A 词义猜测题。which 引导的是非限制性定语从句,该从句的意思是:伴随着这种生活方式不但带来了必要的国家福利,而且也带来了酗酒、背叛甚至还带来了自杀。由此推断出画线的 it 指的是现代的法国生活方式,所以答案为 A 项。B 项:自给自足的狩猎方式;C 项:未开化的世界;D 项:法兰西共和国。.语法填空语篇解读 能飞的
29、汽车会成为现实吗?美国优步计划推出这种汽车来避开交通拥挤。61.reality 考查词性转换。句意:能飞的汽车可能不久就会成为现实。根据语境和设空前的冠词 a 可知,设空处要用其名词形式。2.an 考查冠词用法。一位来自美国航空航天局的专家。不定冠词表示泛指意思。3.to help 考查固定搭配。ask sb. to do sth.让/请求某人做某事。4.in 考查固定搭配。in the future 在将来,在未来。5.which 考查定语从句。设空处引导非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词 electric aircraft,从句中缺少主语,要用关系代词 which 引导。6.quieter 考查形容词比较级。根据语境和句中的 much 和 less 可知,此处要用比较级形式。7.wrote 考查动词时态。设空处是句子的谓语动词,根据本段后面的动词时态 added 可知此处也要用一般过去时。8.But 考查连词用法。根据语境可知前后两句话在意思上是转折关系,应该用 but 连接,注意要大写。9.hiring 考查非谓语动词。设空处与其所修饰的名词 Uber 之间是主动关系,应该用 v.-ing 形式。10.themselves 考查反身代词。此处指自己本身不能飞翔的交通工具。设空处应该用 they 的反身代词themselves。
