外研版英语必修4：Module 3 Reading Practice and Cultu

Ⅰ.完形填空
As an intern (实习医生), I grew to understand that nursing home patients was a valuable part of my education—not just from a__1__angle, but for what they could__2__me personally.
Mr Smith was my first introduction to the nursing home.His__3__，regrettably, can probably exist in countless hospitals across our nation.An acute (严重的) illness had brought him to our nursing home years ago, and his family__4__him shortly before he left hospital.Helpless and unable to care for himself, he had no__5__ except for nursing home care，__6__he lay until I met him when I was an intern.
Mr Smith was almost non-communicative.After transferring to the nursing home, he slipped into a tense and__7__state, waiting for his life to__8__.All efforts to bring him back to the mainstream life were__9__.Nurses faithfully tended to his physical needs, while he__10__as a shell of flesh and bone, completely lacking in life.For three years, I saw him every week.Not once did I hear him speak a word.Not once could I__11__his innermost thoughts.
On my last nursing home visit, an idea__12__me.I brought my__13__into Mr Smith's room as part of a(n)__14__in “pet treatment”．Something__15__occurred.All of a sudden, he sat up and started talking, telling me of the days when he was a boy and had a dog__16__to my own.
He told me stories of adventures he and his dog had had.For the first time, I saw the soul__17__from what had been a living corpse (尸体)．That experience taught me not to underestimate the ability of the__18__things in life to touch hearts when carefully－made medicine has failed, and never to forget that within even the weakest of human bodies lies a life that is precious indeed—__19__that needs to be__20__and honored, even if it can't speak for itself.
本文通过作者做实习医生的经历告诉我们，不要低估生活中那些细微的却感动人心的事情，这是非常珍贵的，需要被理解与尊敬。

1．A.mental B．medical
C．personal D．moral
答案：B
解析：A.mental精神上的：B.medical医学上的；C.personal个人的；D.moral道德上的。

本段说疗养院的病人给予“我”教育和启发，这样说并非从纯医学的角度而是指“我”从病人那儿领悟的道理。

因此，这里所需要的形容词应该是“medical(医疗的，医学的)”，其他形容词与此处句意不符。

2．A.guide B．assist
C．teach D．move
答案：C
解析：A.guide指导；B.assist帮助；C.teach教；D.move移动。

上句中education(教育)一词提供了线索，作者的意思是what they could teach me personally(他们所能教给“我”的道理)。

而guide指导，assist帮助，move移动，均不符合。

3．A.condition B．position
C．relation D．situation
答案：A
解析：A.condition条件；B.position位置；C.relation关系；D.situation 情况。

4．A.greeted B．received
C．boycotted D．abandoned
答案：D
解析：A.greeted问候；B.received收到；C.boycotted抵制；
D.abandoned 抛弃。

由下文描述Mr Smith悲观闭锁可知，此处指“Mr Smith出院前不久遭其家人抛弃”，故选D项。

5．A.alternative B．dream C．means D．desire
答案：A
解析：A.alternative选择；B.dream梦想；C.means方法；D.desire 愿望。

无法自理而且孤单无助的Mr Smith“别无选择”，只有依靠疗养院的照料，故选A项。

6．A.which B．what C．unless D．where 答案：D
解析：此处为where引导的非限制性定语从句，where在其引导的从句中作地点状语。

7．A.lonely B．desperate C．calm D．exciting
答案：B
解析：A.lonely孤单的；B.desperate绝望的：C.calm平静的；
D.exciting 令人兴奋的。

slip into表示“逐渐开始进入某种状态”，根据后面的“waiting for his life to __8__”及下文可知，Mr Smith陷入一种紧张绝望的等死状态。

8．A.form B．end C．renew D．develop 答案：B
解析：A.form形成：B.end结束；C.renew更新；D.develop发展。

见上题解析。

故选B项。

9．A.without meaning B．without doubt
C．in vain D．in effect
答案：C
解析：A.without meaning没有意义；B.without doubt毫无疑问；
C.in vain白费；
D.in effect事实上。

根据下句Nurses faithfully tended to his physical needs，while he__10__as a shell of flesh and bone，completely lacking in life.可知，所有努力都白费了。

10．A.looked B．left
C．remained D．showed
答案：C
解析：A.looked看；B.left离开；C.remained仍然；D.showed展示。

remain在此处为系动词，表示“仍然是，保持不变，句意：而他仍然没有生机。

故选C项。

11．A.get out B．pick out
C．seek out D．figure out
答案：D
解析：A.get out从……出去；(秘密)泄露；使某人出局；出版；
B.pick out挑选出，分辨出；
C.seek out找到或找出某人/物；
D.figure out 理解某人，弄明白。

故选D项。

12．A.struck B．occurred
C．happened D．belonged
答案：A
解析：A.struck突然想到；B.occurred发生；C.happened发生；
D.belonged属于。

句意：在我最后护理的时间，一个想法映入我的脑海。

An idea struck sb.，某人突然想起，故选A项。

13．A.dog B．equipment
C．medicine D．teacher
答案：A
解析：A.dog狗；B.equipment设备；C.medicine药；D.teacher 老师。

根据下文中的“pet treatment”及“when he was a boy and had a dog...to my own”可推出，作者抱进去的应为一条狗，故选A项。

14．A.cure B．drug
C．test D．experiment
答案：D
解析：A.cure治疗；B.drug药；C.test检测；D.experiment实验。

根据上文可知，很多方法对Mr Smith都没有效果，作者是想用“宠物疗法”做一下试验，故选D项。

15．A.puzzling B．amazing
C．bothering D．disappointing
答案：B
解析：A.puzzling令人困惑的；B.amazing令人吃惊的；C.bothering 令人困扰的；D.disappointing令人失望的。

根据下文可知，Mr Smith 看到狗后突然坐起来并开始讲话，还跟作者谈他孩提时的事。

这显然是让人感到吃惊的变化，故选B项。

16．A.strange B．related C．similar D．familiar 答案：C
解析：A.strange奇怪的；B.related有关的；C.similar类似的；
D.familiar熟悉的。

句意：突然，他开始说话，告诉我他有条跟我的狗类似的狗。

be similar to与……相似，故选C项。

17．A.renew B．awake C．appear D．step 答案：B
解析：A.renew更新；B.awake醒来；C.appear出现；D.step迈入。

句意：第一次，我看见那灵魂从一具鲜活的尸体中苏醒过来。

根据句意选B项。

18．A.simple B．hard C．strange D．difficult 答案：A
解析：A.simple简单的；B.hard困难的；C.strange奇怪的；
D.difficult 困难的。

句意：这次经历告诉我不要低估生活中简单的感动心灵的事情，这是药物所不能治疗的。

根据句意选A项。

19．A.something B．one C．anything D．the one
答案：B
解析：A.something一些东西；B.one某一个；C.anything任何东西；D.the one这一个。

句意：生活需要被尊敬，即使生活本身不会辩解。

one代指a life，故选B项。

20．A.treated B．ignored C．respected D．cared 答案：C
解析：A.treated对待；B.ignored忽视；C.respected尊敬；D.cared
关心。

句意：生活需要被尊敬，即使生活本身不会辩解。

根据honored 可知选C项。

Ⅱ.短文改错
下面短文共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Trying to come to a decision complete on your own can be risky.Some decisions are so important that they shouldn't made without talking to others first.There have several advantages if you consult the persons you trust.For one thing, they can give you valuable advice and they may point out some things you may have been overlooked.For another, friends may stop you from make big mistakes.
When consulting others about importance decisions, you should keep two things in mind.The first one is that you need to find someone whom you respected enough to trust their judgment.The second thing to consider is how to do if you disagree with this person.Maybe turning to a third or fourth person for help is the best option.In a word, making any big decision alone can lead in problems.Talking to friends or family members first are always a good idea.
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