2.An Australian man who has been donating his extremely rare kind of blood for 56years has saved the lives of more than two million babies.
James Harrison has an antibody in his plasma that stops babies dying from Rhesus disease,a form of severe anaemia.He has enabled countless mothers to give birth to healthy babies,including his own daughter,Tracey,who had a healthy son thanks to her father's blood.
Mr.Harrison has been giving blood every few weeks since he was 18years old and has now racked up a total of 984donations.When he started donating,his blood was deemed so special that his life was insured for one million Australian dollars.
He was also nicknamed the"man with the golden arm"or the"man in  two million".He said:"I've never thought about stopping.Never."He made a pledge to be a donor aged 14after undergoing major chest surgery in which he needed 13litres of blood."I was in hospital for three months,"he said."The blood I received saved my life so I made a pledge to give blood when I was 18."
Just after he started donating he was found to have the rare and life-saving antibody in his blood.At the time,thousands of babies in Australia were dying each year of Rhesus disease.Other newborns suffered permanent brain damage because of the condition.The disease creates an incompatibility between the mother's blood and her unborn baby's blood.It stems from one having Rh-positive blood and the other Rh-negative.
His blood has since led to the development of a vaccine called Anti-D.After his blood type was discovered,Mr.Harrison volunteered to undergo a series of tests to help develop the Anti-D vaccine."They insured me for a million dollars so I knew my wife Barbara would be taken care of,"he said."I wasn't scared.I was glad to help.I had to sign every form going and basically sign my life away."
Mr.Harrison is Rh-negative and was given injections of Rh-positive blood.It was found his plasma could treat the condition and since then it has been given to hundreds of thousands of women.It has also been given to babies after they are born to stop them developing the disease.
It is estimated he has helped save 2.2million babies so far.Mr.Harrison is still donating every few weeks now.

45.How old is James Harrison?C
A.56  B.70  C.74  D.78
46.What does the underlined phrase"two million"refer to?A
A.babies  B.mothers  C.dollars  D.a(chǎn)ll of the above
47.Why did James decide to donate his blood?BecauseD.
A.his daughter asked him to help her son
B.he has a golden arm worth a million dollars
C.a(chǎn) vaccine called Anti-D is to be developed
D.someone else's blood saved his life
48.The sentence"The disease creates an incompatibility between the mother's blood and her unborn baby's blood"(underlined in Paragraph 5)suggests thatB.
A.babies suffer permanent brain damage before born
B.the mother and the baby have different types of blood
C.Rhesus disease contributes to permanent brain damage
D.a(chǎn)ll the patients have a rare antibody in their blood
49.What can we infer from the sixth paragraph?A
A.Some of the tests to develop the vaccine are dangerous.
B.His wife Barbara needed to be taken care of badly then.
C.Mr.Harrison was glad to help develop a new vaccine.
D.His blood type was accidentally discovered after tests.

分析 本文是一篇記敘文,記敘了一位澳大利亞男子捐獻(xiàn)自己極其罕見(jiàn)的血液已經(jīng)救了超過(guò)二百萬(wàn)的孩子的故事,在他18歲時(shí),因?yàn)樗牟×,急需要血,別人幫他輸血,救了他的生命,從那時(shí)起他一直捐獻(xiàn)自己的血液來(lái)救別人.

解答 45-49 CADBA
45題答案是C.細(xì)節(jié)題.由第一段第一句話An Australian man who has been donating his extremely rare kind of blood for 56 years has saved the lives of more than two million babies.和第三段第一行Mr.Harrison has been giving blood every few weeks since he was 18 years old and has now racked up a total of 984 donations.可以知道他的年齡,故選C.
46題答案是A.推理判斷題.由第一段第一句話An Australian man who has been donating his extremely rare kind of blood for 56 years has saved the lives of more than two million babies.可以推出答案,故選A.
47題答案是D.細(xì)節(jié)題,由第四段最后一句The blood I received saved my life so I made a pledge to give blood when I was 18.故選D.
48題答案是B.推理題,由后面的句子It stems from one having Rh-positive blood and the other Rh-negative.可以知道媽媽和孩子有不同類型的血型,故選B.
49題答案是A.推理題,由第六段的主要意思"一些開發(fā)的疫苗試驗(yàn)是很危險(xiǎn)的"所以選A.

點(diǎn)評(píng) 這是一篇記敘文.題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題,做題時(shí)需要結(jié)合原文和題目有針對(duì)性的找出相關(guān)語(yǔ)句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析,結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案;考查文章大意的題需要對(duì)文章大意有清晰的理解才能得出正確答案,切記胡亂猜測(cè),一定要做到有理有據(jù).

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Traditionally,doctors in the UK have advised back pain sufferers to stay active,do stretching exercises and take painkillers when necessary.In more serious cases some people are given X-rays treatment or injections with therapeutic substances.
NICE,however,says there is evidence that acupuncture may be more effective than expensive X-rays or injections,to patients who have been suffering for over six weeks should be given acupuncture treatments.
As an alternative to acupuncture,patients will be able to choose either a course of spinal manipulation (脊柱推拿) or a series of special sessions.
In the UK,acupuncture is classified as a complementary (輔助的) therapy,which is the term given to a medical procedure which hasn't been subjected to the strict trials by which scientists prove some treatment work.
While many experts have welcomed the move to make acupuncture available on the NHS,some are still skeptical about its effectiveness.
Research from the US earlier this month found that simulated acupuncture using toothpicks which do not pierce the skin could be as good as using real needles.
So while some are yet to be convinced,back pain sufferers will be hoping that acupuncture helps them feel healthy and mobile again.Employers,on the other hand,will be hoping it gets them back to work.
64.What can be the best title for the passage?A
A.Acupuncture m the UK
B.The largest cause of sick leave.
C.The ancient Chinese medicine
D.Different ways to treat back pain.
65.According to NICE,which of the following ways is more effective to treat back pain?B
A.To take painkillers                                                 
B.To use the Chinese needle therapy
C.To take X-ray treatment or injections
D.To stay active and do stretching exercises
66.Which of the following statements about acupuncture is TRUE?C
A.Doctors can use needles or toothpicks to perform acupuncture.
B.Patients taking acupuncture have to take a course of spinal manipulation.
C.Patients suffering back pain for a long time are more advised to use acupuncture.
D.Acupuncture costs less money and has lower effects than X-rays or injections
67.Why is acupuncture classified as a complementary therapy in the UK?D
A.It is not strict in the treatment
B.Some British don't have trust in it
C.The main British treatment is very effective
D.Its medical procedure hasn't been strictly tested scientifically.

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