课时作业(二十八) [选修6 Unit 3 A healthy life]
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Ⅰ.完形填空
In August of 2003, my mother was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer. She was a fighter and a survivor and became stronger and more beautiful than ever. However, in the early morning hours of March 3rd, 2012 I was __1__ that my mother had brain cancer. Surgery was done, however it was __2__ as terminal, because the tumor(肿瘤)had grown into her brain and she had 6 more cancer cells on the back of her head in her brain and her skull(头骨). The doctors __3__ her six weeks, she survived for ten. During that time, I was able to be there for her and __4__ her in her final few months. What a __5__ experience! My mother __6__ me to this website well over a year ago, sending me some quotes that she __7__ suitable for me to read.
As I __8__ the saddening process with my two younger brothers and my son, it helped to read words of encouragement and inspiration from this site and __9__ from the billboards.
My mother was a courageous, beautiful woman, __10__ strength and compassion, living everyday to its __11__. She inspired people on a daily basis and she naturally left a good __12__ on anyone she __13__. She showed these qualities until that day in May when she __14__ in the arms of an angel. I love her and will ever miss her dearly every day for the rest of my life, and I only hope that I can take __15__ of what she had given me for the past 32 years in my future life. I will work my hardest every day so that her life will remain a shining light in the people I meet in the future.
To a dear angel in heaven, I love you mummy… 1．A.asked B．informed C．worried D．shocked 2．A.considered B．taken C．diagnosed D．wished 3．A.allowed B．offered C．gave D．advised
4．A.attend to B．tend to C．call on D．take care
5．A.troublesome B．bittersweet C．tiring D．satisfying 6．A.took B．directed
C．introduced D．connected
7．A.wrote B．met C．thought D．read
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8．A.read through B．put through C．went through D．lived through 9．A.especially B．specially C．exactly D．surely
10．A.filled of B．full of C．lack of D．short of 11．A.fullest B．finest C．best D．most
12．A.imagination B．example C．thought D．impression
13．A.knew about B．came into C．talked about D．lived with 14．A.ran B．flew C．escaped D．took
15．A.control B．charge C．advantage D．possession Ⅱ.阅读理解
A[2012·广东卷]
I have been consistently opposed to feeding a baby regularly. As a doctor, mother and scientist in child development I believe there is nothing to recommend it, from the baby's point of view.
Mothers, doctors and nurses alike have no idea of where a baby's blood sugar level lies. All we know is that a low level is harmful to brain development and makes a baby easily annoyed. In this state, the baby is difficult to calm down and sleep is impossible. The baby asks for attention by crying and searching for food with its mouth.
It is not just unkind but also dangerous to say a four-hourly feeding schedule will make a baby satisfied. The first of the experts to advocate a strict clock-watching schedule was Dr Frederic Truby King who was against feeding in the night. I've never heard anything so ridiculous. Baby feeding shouldn't follow a timetable set by the mum. What is important is feeding a baby in the best way, though it may cause some inconvenience in the first few weeks.
Well, at last we have copper-bottomed research that supports demand feeding and points out the weaknesses of strictly timed feeding. The research finds out that babies who are fed on demand do better at school at age 5, 7, 11 and 14, than babies fed according to the clock. By the age of 8, their IQ (智商) scores are four to five percent higher than babies fed by a rigid timetable. This research comes from Oxford and Essex University using a sample (样本) of 10，419 children born in the early 1990s, taking account of parental education, family income, a child's sex and age, the mother's health and feeding style. These results don't surprise me. Feeding according to schedule runs the risk of harming the rapidly growing brain by taking no account of sinking blood sugar levels.
I hope this research will put an end to advocating strictly timed baby feeding practices.
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16. According to Paragraph 2, one reason why a baby cries is that it feels ________． A．sick B．upset C．sleepy D．hungry 17. What does the author think about Dr King? A．He is strict. B．He is unkind. C．He has the wrong idea.
D．He sets a timetable for mothers.
18. The word copper-bottomed in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to________． A．basic B．reliable C．surprising D．interesting 19. What does the research tell us about feeding a baby on demand? A．The baby will sleep well.
B．The baby will have its brain harmed.
C．The baby will have a low blood sugar level. D．The baby will grow to be wiser by the age of 8. 20. The author supports feeding the baby ________． A．in the night
B．every four hours
C．whenever it wants food
D．according to its blood sugar level
B
If you're a male and you're reading this, congratulations: you're a survivor. According to statistics, you're more than twice as likely to die of skin cancer than a woman, and nine times more likely to die of AIDS. Assuming you make it to the end of your natural term, about 78 years for men in Australia, you'll die on average five years before a woman.
There're many reasons for this—typically, men take more risks than women and are more likely to drink and smoke—but perhaps more importantly, men don't go to the doctor.
“Men aren't seeing doctors as often as they should，” says Dr Gullotta. “This is particularly so for the over-40s, when diseases tend to strike.”
Gullotta says a healthy man should visit the doctor every year or two. For those over 45, it should be at least once a year.
Two months ago Gullotta saw a 50-year-old man who had delayed doing anything about his smoker's cough for a year.
“When I finally saw him it had already spread and he has since died from lung cancer，” he says. “Earlier detection and treatment may not have cured him, but it would have prolonged(延长) his life.”
According to a recent survey, 95%of women aged between 15 and early 40s see a doctor once a year, compared to 70% of men in the same age group.
“A lot of men think they're invincible (不可战胜的)，” Gullotta says. “They only come in when a friend drops dead on the golf course and they think, ‘Geez,_if_it_could_happen_to_him，…’”
Then there's the ostrich approach. “Some men are scared of what might be there
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and would rather not know，” says Dr Ross Cartmill.
“Most men get their cars serviced more regularly than they service their bodies，” Cartmill says. He believes most diseases that commonly affect men could be addressed by preventive check-ups.
Regular check-ups for men would inevitably place strain on the public purse, Cartmill says. “But prevention is cheaper in the long run than having to treat the diseases. Besides, the ultimate cost far greater; it's called premature death.”
21．Why does the author congratulate his male readers at the beginning of the passage?
A．They are more likely to survive serious diseases today. B．Their average life span has been considerably extended. C．They have lived long enough to read this article. D．They are sure to enjoy a longer and happier life.
22．What is the most important reason that men die five years earlier on average than women according to the passage?
A．Men drink and smoke much more than women.
B．Men don't seek medical care as often as women. C．Men aren't as cautious as women in face of danger. D．Men are more likely to suffer from fatal diseases.
23．Which of the following best completes the underlined sentence “Geez, if it could happen to him，…” (Para. 8)?
A．it could happen to me, too B．I should avoid playing golf C．I should consider myself lucky D．it would be a big misfortune
24．What does Dr Ross Cartmill mean by “the ostrich approach” (Para. 9)? A．A casual attitude towards one's health conditions. B．A new therapy for certain psychological problems.
C．Refusal to get medical treatment for fear of the pain involved. D．Unwillingness to find out about one's disease because of fear. 25．What does Cartmill say about regular check-ups for men? A．They may increase public expenses. B．They will save money in the long run.
C．They may cause psychological strains on men. D．They will enable men to live as long as women.
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