Women of achievement
李仕才
***阅读理解。
＂An apple a day keeps the doctor away＂ is a popular saying in the United States. It may be a common saying, but it is not scientifically confirmed. However, a new study adds to evidence that suggests taking a small amount of aspirin can help keep the doctor away.
Peter Elwood is with Cardiff University’s School of Medicine in Britain. Forty years ago, he was involved in the first study to explore the effects of aspirin on the prevention of heart disease. Elwood’s team examined 47 studies for evidence that aspirin helped cancer patients. They found there’s fairly consistent evidence of a 15 to 20 percent reduction in death and a reduction in cancer’s spread, by low dose(剂量) aspirin. By low dose, he means 81 milligrams. The study followed cancer patients for five years. Elwood says the evidence is strong that aspirin delays death among cancer patients.
Elwood’s team are excited to have this evidence from the study. Elwood adds that it is not a cure but a small sign of better things to come, what he calls a little hope and encouragement. ＂If you asked me personally what I would do if doctors told me I had cancer, I would say I would have no hesitation in taking it. But I do not recommend it to people. I want them to have the evidence and make their own decisions.＂ The only major risk is that aspirin can cause stomach bleeding. But Elwood says it usually does not cause death. He adds that the evidence points to big health benefits of taking a daily aspirin. So, for some people, the pros might overweigh the cons. 1. What does the author want to tell us in Paragraph 1? A. Patients should eat apples.
B. Apples are popular with Americans. C. Aspirin can be good for health.
D. Doctors should use aspirin instead of apples. 2. What does Elwood suggest people do? A. The less aspirin, the better.
B. Don’t delay in taking aspirin.
C. Taking aspirin is a better way to cure cancer. D. Make decisions in the best interest of their own.
3.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean? A. Aspirin is the best cure for cancer. B. Taking aspirin won’t kill in the long run. C. Taking aspirin does more good than harm. D. The side effect of taking aspirin is strong.
【语篇解读】文章介绍每天服用少量的阿司匹林对健康有好处，可以延缓癌症病人的死亡。
2.D【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第三段的句子＂Elwood＂可知，Elwood建议人们按照对自己有最大益 处的方式做决定。故选D。
3.C【解析】推理判断题。文章最后一段介绍服用阿司匹林会导致胃部出血，但是结合句子＂He adds that the
evidence points to big health
benefits of taking a daily aspirin.＂每天服用一点阿司匹林对健康有很大好处， 可知，下文的the pros might overweigh the cons意为：服用阿司匹林的好处大于坏处，故选C。 ***语法填空。
Our group Springhill Baptist Church started a food pantry (食品储藏室) to help out members of the community. As part of the program, we buy the food that will __1__(distribute) and make boxes for distribution. We do this on __2__regular basis—the second Monday of every month.
One day, as my friend and I __3__(load) our grocery carts with the necessary items in the store, a gentleman asked us, “__4__do you get so many items？” We explained we were doing our __5__(month) grocery shopping and gave him some details about our program.__6__(say) that it was great, he went on with his business.
After gathering everything on our list, we started unloading the food to check out at the counter, only __7__(inform) by the cashier that our bill had already been paid.
The gentleman who asked about our__8__(intend) had left his credit card number
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to pay __9__our order and then walked off. He had no idea what the cost was before he left. We were __10__(extreme) shocked at the generosity of a stranger.
1．________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________ 6.________ 7.________ 8.________ 9.________ 10.________
篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者和朋友去为食品储藏室购买食物时遇到了一位绅士，他在得知作者他们的意图后悄悄地为他们支付了账单。作者在文中对这位绅士的慷慨表达了感激之情。
1．be distributed 考查动词的语态。作为计划的一部分，我们购买食物并将其进行分配。distribute与food之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，应用被动语态。空前是情态动词will，故填be distributed。
2．a 考查冠词。我们定期这样做——每个月的第二个星期一。on a regular basis “定期地”。
3．were loading 考查动词的时态和主谓一致。根据下文中的“we were doing our ...”可知，此处表示过去某个时间点正在进行的动作，应用过去进行时；句子的主语是my friend and I，是复数概念，谓语动词应用复数。故填were loading。
4．Why 考查疑问词。根据下文的“We explained we were doing our ...”可知，这位绅士是在问“你们为什么买这么多物品”，故填疑问词Why表示“为什么”。
5．monthly 考查词性转换。根据空前的“our”及空后的“grocery shopping”可知，此处应填形容词作定语。上文的“every month”暗示这里填monthly “每月的”。
6．Saying 考查非谓语动词。逗号后面的句子与前面的部分之间没有连词，故空处所在部分应填非谓语动词，此处表示伴随状况，he和say之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，故用现在分词作状语。
7．to be informed 考查非谓语动词及其被动结构。only后接不定式表示出乎意料的结果，inform与其逻辑主语之间是动宾关系，故应用不定式的被动式。
8．intention 考查词性转换。根据空前的“about our”可知，此处要填名词，intention “意图，目的”。
9．for 考查介词。pay for sth.是固定搭配，“为……而付钱，负担……的费用”。故填for。
10．extremely 考查词性转换。此处应用副词修饰were shocked，表示程度，故填extremely。
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I was looking through some old photo albums the other day.I had __1__ done that many times before but I felt a sudden __2__ to see them again.I found myself __3__
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so many beautiful memories from my childhood.There was my dear Nana giving me a thorough __4__ when I was a newborn baby.There was me and my brother standing in front of the world's ugliest __5__ our favorite Christmas tree.There was my beautiful Mom __6__ me on her lap.Then the pictures seemed __7__ all of a sudden because my eyes were wet.I just couldn't __8__ the tears.“What is going on？” I __9__.I hadn't cried the last time.But what was __10__ now?
I soon saw that it was I who changed.I had __11__.My spirit had walked a little further down the __12__ of love.I realized as long as they came with a warm heart，wet eyes were __13__ to be ashamed of.I smiled and I felt Mom and Nana smiling __14__ on me from Heaven.
Leo Buscaglia said：“I'm not afraid of __15__.They clean out my eyeballs.” I think they clean out our __16__ as well.They help us to wash away our pain, fear and grief(悲伤)．They help us to __17__ our love and goodness.They help us to become who we are __18__ to be.The next time you feel your tears starting，just let them __19__.
Life is full of smiles and tears.Only by allowing them both can we __20__ live. 1．A.never B．ever C．already D．nearly 2．A.appeal B．sadness C．fear D．urge 3．A.shaping B．reliving C．escaping D．building 4．A.bath B．speech C．hug D．survey 5．A.and B．but C．or D．as
6．A.spinning B．possessing C．holding D．walking 7．A.beautiful B．blank C．abnormal D．vague 8．A.fight back B．fight with C．fight for D．fight against 9．A.found B．wondered C．hesitated D．discussed
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10．A.heartbreaking B．wrong
C．different D．disturbing 11．A.grown B．misunderstood
C．insisted D．struggled 12．A.feast B．path
C．expectation D．circle 13．A.everything B．something
C．anything D．nothing 14．A.forward B．upwards
C．down D．behind 15．A.tears B．failures
C．deaths D．illnesses 16．A.competence B．inside
C．identification D．development 17．A.look through B．clean out
C．learn from D．reconnect to 18．A.used B．reminded
C．forced D．meant 19．A.separate B．stay
C．flow D．disappear 20．A.truly B．roughly
C．generally D．tentatively
【解题导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。再次看老相册时，作者重温了童年的一些美好回忆，并流下了眼泪。作者从而感悟到生活中充满欢笑和眼泪，只有允许它们两者存在，我们才能真正地生活。
【核心词汇】urge n．强烈的欲望；冲动 v．催促，力劝；强烈要求 I had a sudden urge to call him.我突然很想给他打电话。
We should constantly urge ourselves on to study hard.我们应该不断地鞭策自己努力学习。
1．C 根据下文的“many times before”以及“I hadn't cried the last time”可知，作者应该不止一次看这些老相册，故此处表示作者之前已经(already)多次看过这些老相册。
2．D 此处表示作者突然有再次看老相册的冲动(urge)。appeal“恳求”；fear“害怕”。
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3．B 此处表示作者重温(reliving)了许多来自童年时期的美好回忆。shape“塑造”；escape“逃避”；build“建造”。
4．A 根据下文的“when I was a newborn baby”可知，此处表示作者还是个新生儿时，奶奶给她彻底洗澡，故选A项。
5．B 空前的“the world's ugliest”和空后的“our favorite”之间为转折关系，故用并列连词but。
6．C 根据下文的“on her lap”可知，此处应表示“我漂亮的妈妈把我抱着放在她的腿上”。hold意为“抱着，托着”，符合语境。spin“快速旋转”；possess“拥有”；walk“遛”。
7．D 上文提到了作者正在看老照片，根据下文的“because my eyes were wet...the tears”可知作者流泪了，根据常识可知，此处表示这些老照片变得模糊(vague)了。blank“空白的”；abnormal“不正常的”。
8．A 根据上文的“because my eyes were wet”和下文的“I hadn't cried the last time.But...”可知，作者这次看老照片的时候哭了，此处表示作者遏制不住眼泪。fight back“忍住，抑制住”，符合语境。fight with“与……争辩”；fight for“努力争取”；fight against“对抗”。
9．B 作者以前看老照片没有哭，而这次看老照片却哭了。所以作者想知道(wondered)发生了什么。find“发现，找到”；hesitate“犹豫，迟疑”；discuss“讨论”。
10．C 根据下文的“I soon saw that it was I who changed”可知，作者很快明白，是她自己和以前不一样了。故之前作者想知道的问题是“现在有什么是不同的呢”。故选C项。
11．A 根据下文的“My spirit had walked a little further”可知，此处应表示作者的心灵已经在爱的道路(path)上走得更远了一点了，即作者已经成长(grown)了。
12．B 参见上题解析。feast“宴会”；expectation“期望”； circle“圈子”。 13．D 根据上文的“as long as they came with a warm heart”以及下文的“I smiled”可知，该句表示含泪的眼睛没有什么(nothing)可羞愧的，只要它们伴随着一颗温暖的心而来。
14．C 根据下文的“on me from Heaven”可知，此处表示作者感到妈妈和奶奶从天堂向下(down)冲着自己微笑。
15．A 根据语境尤其是下文的“They clean out my eyeballs”可知，此处表示“眼泪清洗了我的眼球”，故选tears。
16．B 根据下文的“They help us to wash away our pain，fear and grief(悲伤)．They help us to...to be”可知，此处表示眼泪不仅清洗了我们的眼球，也清洗了我们的内心(inside)。competence“能力”；identification“辨认”；development“发展”。
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17．D 第一段提到老照片让作者的美好回忆重现，故这里应该是表示“眼泪帮助我们重新找回我们的爱和善良”。reconnect to“重新连接”，在这里引申为“重新找回”。look through“浏览”；clean out“把……清洗干净”。
18．D 此处表示眼泪可以帮助我们成为我们想成为的人。be meant to do“打算，想要”。
19．C 根据上文提到的眼泪的好处可知，此处表示下次你感觉到眼泪开始流的时候，那么就让它们流下来吧。故选C项。
20．A 生活中充满笑和泪，只有允许它们都存在，我们才能真正地(truly)生活。roughly“粗略地”；generally“大体上”；tentatively“试探性地”。
***短文改错。
It is known that some students cheat in exams. There are three reason for it. First of all, there are so many exams. Beside, the exams given are difficulty in some way. Secondly, some students have to cheat in exams because of they are too lazy. The last reason is to please our parents and teachers. For some students, low marks brought them great pressure and make them depressing.
In my opinion, cheating in exams are wrong. We should take positive attitude to our studies, and try to get a mark what is true as well as good.
答案：
It is known that some students cheat in exams. There are three reason for it.
①reasons
First of all, there are so many exams. Beside， the exams given are difficulty in
②Besides
③difficult
some way. Secondly, some students have to cheat in exams because of＼ they are too
④
lazy. The last reason is to please our parents and teachers. For some students,
⑤their
low marks brought them great pressure and make them depressing.
⑥bring
⑦depressed
In my opinion, cheating in exams are wrong. We should take ∧ positive attitude
⑧is
⑨a
to our studies, and try to get a mark what is true as well as good.
⑩that/which
难项分析：
第五处：our→their 考查代词。根据上文中的“they are too lazy”可知，此处应该用their。
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第七处：depressing→depressed 考查非谓语动词。此处depressed是描述人的主观心理的形容词，作宾语补足语。
第八处：are→is 考查主谓一致。动名词短语(cheating in exams)作主语，谓语动词应用单数，故用is。 ***
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