广东省肇庆市高二英语下学期期末考试试题Word格式文档下载.docx

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A

AgirlbecameavolunteerintheactivitiesofDeathbedCare,whichmeantvisitingandtakingcareofapatientsufferingfromanincurablediseasewithdaysnumbered.

Thegirlwasassignedtolookafteranoldmansufferingfromcancerwhosechildrenlivedabroad.Theirlivingconditionswerenotsatisfactorywhiletheoldmanhadalotofsavings.Shewasexpectedtocomforthimandkeepuphisspirits.

EverySaturdaythegirlcameontimetokeephimcompany,tellinghimstories.Whenhewashavinganintravenousdrip（静脉滴注）,shewouldhelpmassagehisarms.Thedoctorfoundthepatientmuchimprovedmentally.Theoldmanbegantoinvolvehimselfactivelyinthemedicaltreatmentandheseldomshoutedatothers.

Butsomethingthathappenedmadethedoctoruneasyandpuzzled.Eachtimethegirlleft,theoldmanwouldgivehersomemoney.Thedoctordidnothingtointerfere,unwillingtooffendtheoldman.Amonthlatertheoldmanshowedevidentsignsofdeclineaftersufferingcoma（昏迷）afewtimes.

Whenrescuedfromthelatestcoma,theoldmantoldthedoctorhislastwish,“Ihavedeepsympathyforthegirl.Willyoubekindenoughtohelpherfinishherstudies？

”

Butthedoctorknewthatherfamilywaswelloffandshehadnodifficultypursuingherstudies.Sometimessheevencametothehospitalinherfather’scar.

Whenthegirlcameattheweekendafterthedeathoftheoldman,thedoctortoldherthebadnews.Shewasverysadandburstintotears.Thenshehanded$500tothedoctor,saying,“TheoldmanhadallalongthoughtIcametodothejobbecauseofpoverty.HegavememoneysothatIcouldcontinuemyschooling.”Nowhegottheanswertothepuzzle.Inthelastperiodofhislife,theoldmanfounditarealpleasuretobeabletohelpagirlbadlyinneed.

1.Ifyou’reavolunteerintheactivitiesofDeathbedCare,whatkindofpeopledoyouhavetoattendto?

A．Patientswithalotofmoney.B．Patientssufferingfromcancer.

C．Patientswithoutmanydaysleft.D．Patientslivingalone.

2.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A．Thedoctortoldtheoldmanthetruth.

B．Theoldman’schildrenwerewealthy.

C．Thegirl’sfatherencouragedhertoacceptthemoney.

D．Thegirldidn’taccompanytheoldmanwhenhedied.

3.Whatistherealreasonresultingintheoldman’smentalimprovement?

A．Thegirl’sloveandgreatcare.B．Thepleasureofhelpingpeopleinneed.

C．Thedoctor’smedicaltreatmentD．Hischildren’sprogressinlife.

B

Weknowthefamousones--theThomasEdisonsandtheAlexanderGrahamBells--butwhataboutthelessfamousinventors?

Whataboutthepeoplewhoinventedthetrafficlightandthewindshieldwiper（雨刮器）?

Shouldn'

tweknowwhotheyare?

JoanMcleanthinksso.Infact,Mclean,aprofessorofphysicsatMountainUniversityinRange,feelssostronglyaboutthismatterthatshe'

sdevelopedacourseonthetopic.Inadditiontolearning"

who"

invented"

what"

however,Mcleanalsolikesherstudentstolearntheanswerstothe"

why"

and"

how"

questions.AccordingtoMclean,"

Whenstudentslearntheanswerstothesequestions,theyarebetterpreparedtorecognizeopportunitiesforinventingandmoremotivatedtogiveinventingatry."

Herstudentsagree.OneyoungmanwithapatentforanunbreakableumbrellaiswalkingproofofMcLean'

sstatement."

IfIhadnotheardthestoryofthewindshieldwiper'

sinvention,"

saidTommyLee,aseniorphysicsmajor."

Ineverwouldhavedreamedofturningmybadexperienceduringarainstormintosomethingsoconstructive."

Leeiscurrentlynegotiatingtosellhispatenttoanumbrellaproducer.

So,justwhatisthestorybehindthewindshieldwiper?

Well,MaryAndersoncameupwiththeideain1902afteravisittoNewYorkCity.Thedaywascoldandstormy,butAndersonstillwantedtoseethesights,soshejumpedaboardastreetcar.Noticingthatthedriverwasstrugglingtoseethroughthesnowcoveringthewindshield,shefoundherselfwonderingwhytherecouldn'

tbeabuilt-indeviceforcleaningthewindow.StillwonderingaboutthiswhenshereturnedhometoBirmingham,Alabama,Andersonstarteddraftingoutsolutions.Oneofherideas,alever（操作杆）ontheinsideofavehiclethatwouldcontrolanarmontheoutside,becamethefirstwindshieldwiper.

Todaywebenefitfromcountlessinventionsandinnovations.It'

shardtoimaginedrivingwithoutGarrettA.Morgan'

strafficlight.It'

sequallyimpossibletopictureawo