文章大意:本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了在田里劳作的Fleming救了一个陷入沼泽的贵族男孩的命,作为回报,男孩的父亲给Fleming的儿子提供了最好的教育。Fleming的儿子最终成为了闻名于世的亚历山大·弗莱明爵士——青霉素的发现者。
1 . His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while ploughing in field, he heard a cry for _________ coming from a nearby bog (沼泽). He _________ his tools and ran to the bog. There, with his waist _________ in mud, was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling to _________himself. Farmer Fleming saved the boy from what could have been a _________ and terrifying death.
The next day, a fancy carriage _________ to the Scotsman’s poor surroundings. A(n) _________dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the _________ of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved. “I want to _________ you,” said the nobleman. “You saved my son’s life.”
“No, I can’t accept the __________ for what I did,” the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the __________. At that moment, the farmer’s own __________ came there.
“Is that your son?” the nobleman __________.
“Yes!” the farmer replied __________.
“I’ll make you a __________. Let me provide him with the level of education my own son will enjoy. If the boy is anything like his father, he’ll no doubt __________ to be a man we both will be proud of.” And that the nobleman did.
Farmer Fleming’s son attended the __________ schools and in time, graduated from St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become __________ throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the __________ of Penicillin.
Years afterward, the same nobleman’s son who was saved from the bog was __________ with pneumonia (肺炎).What saved his life this time? Penicillin!
1. A.support | B.comfort | C.help | D.relief |
2. A.picked | B.dropped | C.carried | D.fixed |
3. A.stuck | B.spoilt | C.involved | D.lost |
4. A.prevent | B.remove | C.protect | D.free |
5. A.sudden | B.slow | C.violent | D.peaceful |
6. A.pulled up | B.paid attention | C.looked forward | D.got down |
7. A.casually | B.elegantly | C.warmly | D.poorly |
8. A.instructor | B.teacher | C.rescuer | D.father |
9. A.reward | B.praise | C.encourage | D.forgive |
10. A.education | B.instruction | C.payment | D.invitation |
11. A.promise | B.sacrifice | C.offer | D.request |
12. A.wife | B.son | C.father | D.brother |
13. A.doubted | B.responded | C.asked | D.insisted |
14. A.unwillingly | B.desperately | C.gently | D.proudly |
15. A.deal | B.success | C.loser | D.try |
16. A.grow | B.hope | C.determine | D.afford |
17. A.important | B.shabby | C.ordinary | D.best |
18. A.productive | B.familiar | C.energetic | D.known |
19. A.medicine | B.discoverer | C.founder | D.treatment |
20. A.associated | B.connected | C.stricken | D.satisfied |