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1、课时练1阅读理解提速练学生用书P268(单独成册) 阅读理解A(2019福州毕业班适应性练习)Known as “The Man with the Golden Arm”，nearly every week for the past 60 years，James Harrison has donated blood plasma(血浆) from his right arm. The reasons can date back to a serious medical procedure.“When I was 14，I had a chest operation，”recalls Harri
2、son，who is now aged 80.“My father said I had received 13 units of blood and my life had been saved by unknown people. So I said when Im old enough，Ill become a blood donor.”Soon after Harrison became a donor，doctors called him in. His blood，they said，could be the answer to a deadly problem.“In Austr
3、alia，up until about 1967，there were about thousands of babies dying each year because of the rhesus disease(恒河猴溶血病)，”explains Jemma Falkenmire，of the Australian Red Cross Blood Service.Harrison was discovered to have an unusual antibody(抗体) in his blood and in the 1960s he worked with doctors to use
4、 the antibodies to develop an injection(注射)called AntiD which can prevent this disease.Harrisons blood is precious. Every batch of AntiD that has ever been made in Australia has come from Harrisons blood. He and AntiD are credited with saving the lives of more than 2 million babies，according to the
5、Australian Red Cross Blood Service：Thats about 2 million lives saved by one mans blood.Harrison is considered a national hero，and has won numerous awards. He has now donated his plasma more than 1，000 times，but no matter how many times hes given blood theres one thing that will never change：“I look
6、at the ceiling or the nurses，maybe talk to them a bit, but never once have I watched the needle go in my arm. I cant stand the sight of blood，and I cant stand pain，”he says.【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了James Harrison用自己的血液挽救了超过两百万名婴儿生命的故事。1What was the main reason for Harrisons becoming a blood donor?AHe has
7、 a golden arm.BHe has precious blood plasma.CHis father encouraged him to help others.DDonated blood once made him survive.D解析：细节理解题。根据第二段的“My father said I had received 13 units of blood and my life had been saved by unknown people. So I said when Im old enough，Ill become a blood donor.”可知，Harrison
8、知道他的生命是被不相识的人救的，所以长大后要做一个献血者。故D项正确。2Why is James blood precious?AJames has the AntiD in his blood.BHis blood is more useful in treating the rhesus disease.CJames blood is the main source of AntiD in Australia.DJames has donated more plasma than other donators.C解析：细节理解题。根据第六段第一、二句可知，Harrison的血液宝贵的原因是
9、他的血液是澳大利亚AntiD的主要来源，故C项正确。3How does Harrison feel when donating his plasma?ANervous. BRelaxed.CAnxious. DExcited.A解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“I look at the ceiling or the nurses，maybe talk to them a bit, but never once have I watched the needle go in my arm.”可知，在献血时他看着天花板或者护士，也许跟护士聊一聊，但从来不看针扎进手臂。据此可以判断，他在献血时很
10、紧张，故A项正确。B(2019广州调研测试)Petrol and diesel cars may still dominate our roads，but their days are numbered. A recent university study found that current electric cars could be used for 87 per cent of daily car journeys in the US. That figure could rise to 98 per cent by 2020.One hurdle to the widespread
11、adoption of electric cars has been “range anxiety”drivers concerns about running out of juice on a journey. While petrol stations are conveniently located across national road systems，the necessary network of electric charging stations is still being developed. That said，charging points are becoming
12、 increasingly common throughout the US.A.Attitudes towards electric vehicles have changed quite considerably over the last few years. Not that long ago，electric cars were met with distrust，and their large price tags drove customers away. Thanks to improvements in battery capacity，recharging times，pe
13、rformance and price，the current generation of electric cars is starting to persuade critics. Plugin cars will soon give internal combustion engine models a run for their money.As well as advancements on the road，electric vehicles are taking to the seas and skies. Electric boats are among the oldest
14、methods of electric travel，having enjoyed several decades of popularity from the late 19th to the early 20th century before petrolpowered outboard motors took over. Now，the global drive for renewable energy sources is bringing electric boats back. Steps towards electric air travel are also being mad
15、e，with Airbus and NASA among the organizations developing and testing battery powered planes. The experiments could soon make commercial electric flight a reality.Electric vehicles do not produce any emissions. Were the US. to act on the studys findings and replace 87 per cent of its cars with elect
16、ric vehicles，it would reduce the national demand for petrol by 61 per cent. However，because of the production processes and the generation of electricity required to charge these vehicles，they cannot claim to be completely emissionfree. That said，as many countries continue to increase their use of renewable energy sources，electric vehicles will become even cleaner.【解题
