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Module 4 Great Scientists

Ⅰ.阅读理解

[2019·郑州市高三第三次质量预测]For as long as we've known about it, humans have searched for a cure for cancer. Across the world, countless amounts of time and money have been spent on researching a way to stop this terrible disease. But now, it seems like the answer could have been inside our own bodies the whole time.

Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the US, a government agency that's responsible for health care, approved a new form of gene therapy that could mean the end of a certain type of cancer.

The therapy allows scientists to “train” the immune(有免疫力的) cells of sick patients to fight leukemia — a form of blood cancer that mostly affects young people.

The exciting new treatment works by removing healthy immune cells from the patient, known as T-cells, which are then changed to be able to “hunt down” cancer cells.

The cells are then put back into the patient before they begin to get rid of the patient's leukemia over time, similar to how the body fights off other illnesses.

“This is truly an exciting new day for cancer patients，” Louis J. DeGennaro, president of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, said in a news release.

Up until now, a long and painful marrow transplant(骨髓移植) was the only option for many leukemia patients.

In this procedure, healthy blood cells are taken from a donor and placed into the sick patient, who also has to go through chemotherapy (化疗) to allow their body to adjust to the new cells.

But with a recovery rate of around 83% — according to a news release published by the FDA — it's hoped that the days of painful trips to the hospital, or even death, are over for leukemia sufferers.

“We're entering a new frontier in medical innovation with the ability to reprogram a patient's own cells to attack a deadly cancer，” FDA representative Scott Gottlieb said in the release. “New technologies such as gene and cell therapies hold the potential to transform medicine and our ability to treat and even cure many incurable illnesses.”

1．What is the author's main purpose in writing the passage? A．To compare different ways of curing leukemia. B．To report on a breakthrough in cancer treatment. C．To explore the potential of gene and cell therapies. D．To show scientists' efforts in search of a cure for cancer. 2．How does the new treatment for leukemia work? A．By using changed T-cells to destroy cancer cells. B．By replacing sick blood cells with healthy ones. C．By removing sick blood cells during a marrow transplant. D．By using chemotherapy to improve the patient's immune system. 3．What can be inferred about the new therapy for leukemia sufferers? A．It can save them many more trips to the hospital.

B．It can improve their ability to fight off all kinds of cancer. C．It can give them a better chance of survival and recovery. D．It can reduce their pain in the process of the marrow transplant. 4．What is Scott Gottlieb's attitude toward gene and cell therapies? A．Doubtful. B．Optimistic. C．Worried. D．Casual. Ⅱ.完形填空

[2020·长春市质量监测一]I discovered the power of fear when I became stuck on my driveway. As much as I tried, I could not move my feet, __1__ they were crazy—glued to the ground. The realization that my daughters were playing in Nancy's house, just one-half block away, paralyzed(使麻痹) my __2__， making me unable to move, Black __3__ was rising from behind the trees on the other side of the street and was enveloping three houses, making them barely __4__. Nancy's house was one of them.

I tried to __5__ to my daughters, hoping to see them run safely to my arms, but my voice was __6__ stuck — stuck in my throat with no __7__ of coming out. There I stood, __8__， paralyzed and silenced by __9__， unable to protect the two little girls I loved __10__ even I had realized.

Although __11__ in a body that couldn't move or speak, I could still hear. I could hear other mothers __12__ calling their children. I could hear a __13__ silence that covered the neighborhood instead of the usual happy voices of children. And, finally, I could hear the alarm of the fire engine. As the alarm __14__， “We're on our way，” it instantly __15__ the crazy glue that had __16__ my feet to the ground

and it __17__ the soundproof(隔音的) box that had silenced my voice.

As I continued down the driveway, two little girls, my two little girls, ran toward me from __18__ the street. They had come home to tell me about the fire in the garage next to Nancy's house.Not only did my feet and voice __19__ now, but my eyes were also in good working order and had no trouble producing __20__.

1．A.even if B．as if C．though D．as 2．A.legs B．arms C．ears D．eyes 3．A.fog B．water C．smoke D．cloud

4．A.visible B．possible C．responsible D．comfortable 5．A.call on B．call off C．call in D．call out 6．A.yet B．seldom C．also D．still

7．A.trouble B．intention C．patience D．pleasure 8．A.selfless B．careless C．homeless D．helpless 9．A.disease B．envy C．fear D．life

10．A.more than B．rather than C．less than D．other than 11．A.absorbed B．trapped C．involved D．included 12．A.angrily B．confidently C．calmly D．anxiously 13．A.tiring B．boring C．frightening D．relaxing 14．A.sang B．announced C．told D．whispered 15．A.removed B．brushed

C．put D．raised 16．A.adapted B．painted C．exposed D．held 17．A.lifted B．unlocked C．filled D．carried 18．A.across B．behind C．over D．above 19．A.speak B．move C．work D．hear 20．A.voices B．steps C．thoughts D．tears Ⅲ.语法填空

[2019·成都第三次诊断]Who built the first canal? Perhaps some people long ago, living in 1.________ dry country, discovered that they could dig ditches (沟) 2.________ (irrigate) their fields with the river water. And naturally in the days 3.________ boats were the most important means of transport, canals were the easiest means of reaching a place. Furthermore, a ditch 4.________ (join) two rivers proved efficient for boat travel.

Today, most countries in the world have canals. Even in the 21st century, goods can be moved more 5.________ (convenient) by boat than by some other means of transport. Some canals, such as the Suez or the Panama, 6.________(save) ships weeks of time by making their voyage a thousand miles 7.________(short). Other canals permit boats to reach cities that 8.________(situate) inland. Still other canals drain lands where there is too much water, help farmers irrigate fields without enough water, and provide water power for 9.________ (factory) as well.

Most of the canals have a long history. Canals existed in Egypt thousands of years ago. And the Grand Canal of China was begun about 2,500 years ago, and took centuries to finish. During the seventeenth century, France built many canals that are still 10.________ use today.

Ⅳ.短文改错

[石家庄市2019届高三模拟考试(二)]I went to buy some traditional Chinese medicine on last Sunday. Just before leaving the drugstore, I noticed that some foreigners seems to have difficulty communicate with the assistant. I went over to ask if I needed. The assistant told me that she couldn't make herself understand about