2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

For almost a month, Li Man has been working tirelessly at an altitude of over 2, 000 meters, a heavy medical rescue kit about 15 kilos     1     (carry) on her back.

As one of the 38 Chinese rescue staff     2     duty is to protect the Paralympic athletes, Li calls     3     (she) the “ski doctor”. “We come from different hospitals     4     (ensure) rescue work is as comprehensive as possible,” said Li, from Beijing Health Research Center.

    5     competitors hitting top speeds of up to 100 kilometers per hour, Para-Alpine skiing is so dangerous that the athlete needs ski doctors immediately once emergency happens. It is required that the injured person     6     (reach) within four minutes.

Li alongside her fellow doctors     7     (train) extremely hard in the past few weeks in skiing besides the     8     (profession) knowledge of first aid. Online and offline English training is also very tough as fluent English is     9     essential and effective means in communicating with foreign athletes and staff in such international     10     (event). She said she took pride in China’s ski medical rescue team.

5 . In the fight against COVID-19, many national heroes have become well-known to the public.   On August 11, 2020, Chinese President Xi Jinping commended(表彰)four of them for their outstanding contribution(杰出的贡献).

Zhong Nanshan	Zhong Nanshan was given the Medal of the Republic. He has been leading the Chinese government’s efforts in the fight against COVID-19. The old expert got a result that COVID-19 could be spread between humans.
“The People’s Hero” was given to three others. They are Zhang Boli, Zhang Dingyu and Chen Wei.
Zhang Boli	Zhang Boli is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) expert. He has been in charge of the research of COVID-19 treatments connecting TCM with Western medicine.
Zhang Dingyu	Zhang Dingyu was the head of Wuhan’s Jinyintan Hospital in 2020. He got an illness in 2018. However, he chose to stay with his partners in Wuhan to save lives.
Chen Wei	Chen Wei is a professor. She has made great achievements in the research on COVID-19. She is also one of the key leaders in China’s Ebola vaccine(埃博拉疫苗)research.

The purpose of giving the nation’s top honors to these people was to show the great courage and the spirit of working together of the Chinese people.

1. How many people was given “the People’s Hero” by Chinese President Xi Jinping?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

2. Who suffered from a disease in 2018 according to the passage?

A．Zhong Nanshan.

B．Zhang Dingyu.

C．Zhang Boli.

D．Chen Wei.

3. Which of the following is right in the passage?

A．Chen Wei is the head of Wuhan’s Jinyintan Hospital.

B．Zhang Dingyu is a traditional Chinese medicine expert.

C．Zhong Nanshan got a result that COVID-19 could be spread between humans.

D．Chen Wei has been in charge of the research connecting TCM with Western medicine.

6 . Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.

In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.

Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children. Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital, she also set up the first medical school for women.

1. Why was it difficult for Elizabeth to become a doctor?

A．Because she wrote too many letters.

B．Because she couldn't set up her hospital.

C．Because she couldn't graduate from medical school.

D．Because seldom women worked as doctors at the time.

2. What prevented Elizabeth Blackwell's dream of becoming a surgeon?

A．It was difficult for her to start a practice.	B．There was a serious eye problem with her.
C．She couldn't get admitted to medical school.	D．She decided to further her education in Paris.

3. Which of the following is the right order?
a. She founded her own hospital.
b. She went to Paris to further her education.
c. She got her admission to a medical school.
d. She taught school to pay for her cost of learning doctor.

A．b — c — d — a.	B．c — a — b — d.
C．c — d — b — a.	D．b — d — c — a.

4. According to the passage, all of the following are "firsts" in the life of Elizabeth Blackwell, except that she ________.

A．was the first woman doctor

B．became the first woman physician

C．set up the first medical school for women

D．and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children

7 . Dr. Juan Lambert is one of many healthcare professionals on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19 in Brazil, He _______ in a first aid unit in the city of So Sebastio, on the coast of the State of So Paulo in southern Brazil,

Due to the _______ of catching and spreading the virus, the doctor had been in isolation (隔离), and had not _______ his four-year-old son Lucca and his wife Maryane, who was five months pregnant and in _______ of care. Maryane and Lucca went to _______ Maryane's parents, while Juan remained alone at home.

He_______his family so much that he tried to find a safe _______ to see his loved ones again, and finally he came up with a (n)_______ idea. He bought an adult-size dinosaur costume, _______ sterilized (消毒)it, and put on a face mask, With a lot of alcohol-based hand sanitizer (洗手液), he went to __________ his family in the heat.

Only then was it __________ for him to give everyone a loving and safe __________.

“My son's hug was the __________ I needed to continue fighting the virus,” the doctor said.

At first, little Lucca was __________, when he saw the huge dinosaur coming in the gate, but he then realized that his beloved father was inside. Although he was small, he understood why they were temporarily __________.

“My daddy is there to kill the virus and he can't __________ here with us. Kill that virus now and come to my mum and me, Daddy!” Lucca said and raised his fist to give his father __________ .

On social media, Dr. Lambert summarized the __________, saying, “An indescribable feeling!”

The __________ spent only 40 minutes together so as not to __________ a crowd in the neighborhood.

1.

A．comments

B．negotiates

C．reflects

D．works

2.

A．importance

B．news

C．risk

D．meaning

3.

A．treated

B．seen

C．rescued

D．controlled

4.

A．need

B．memory

C．celebration

D．charge

5.

A．take in

B．dress up

C．live with

D．look after

6.

A．missed

B．respected

C．appreciated

D．supported

7.

A．chance

B．agreement

C．dream

D．way

8.

A．regular

B．unusual

C．illegal

D．simple

9.

A．carefully

B．curiously

C．randomly

D．rarely

10.

A．bring

B．replace

C．visit

D．assist

11.

A．challenging

B．necessary

C．valuable

D．possible

12.

A．mask

B．hug

C．kiss

D．bottle

13.

A．medicine

B．fuel

C．recipe

D．course

14.

A．ashamed

B．disappointed

C．embarrassed

D．frightened

15.

A．teased

B．abandoned

C．separated

D．beaten

16.

A．stay

B．volunteer

C．suffer

D．serve

17.

A．talent

B．power

C．guidance

D．knowledge

18.

A．ceremony

B．vacation

C．discussion

D．meeting

19.

A．family

B．team

C．crowd

D．couple

20.

A．interrupt

B．accept

C．draw

D．examine

8 . Ketaki Kale, who is now 33，started her career as a nurse nine years ago. At that time it was impossible for her to _________ she would be sent off to the front line to _________ against a pandemic(流行病). Kale trembled within, as she broke the news to her_________she had been sent to the COVID-19 ward(病房）at Naidu Hospital，Pune.

Kale's mother-in-law, a retired nurse, who_________Ketaki to take up nursing, reminded her of the spirit of service that nurses must be _________ to. “You go,” she said. “I will look after the kids”. There were 15 COVID special patients under her _________. Kale says with _________,“During their hospital stay, they have formed_________ with us and we become their families away from home.” But the hospital staff are extremely _________when they are able to send the patients home after their recovery.

In fact, an 85-year-old lady__________ about a month ago. This incident has __________ cast a shadow over the ward. To make sure other patients are not __________, Kale cheers them up with jokes __________possible. But there are a variety of duties they need to__________: giving medicines and injections to patients and helping them with __________. Serving the doctors with patients’__________is also an important task.

“I am concerned about my __________ ,” says Kale, who hasn't gone home for two months. Kale’s husband, Ganesh, has to help to do __________and look after their sons though he is busy with his work. “No matter how__________you are, the risk remains," says Kale. However, being on the front line, and __________ the disease, has made her strong and even more committed. "Our patients come first, before anything else," she says.

1.

A．persuade

B．imagine

C．judge

D．forecast

2.

A．compete

B．guard

C．protect

D．fight

3.

A．family

B．friend

C．partner

D．colleague

4.

A．forced

B．informed

C．inspired

D．warned

5.

A．familiar

B．open

C．accustomed

D．committed

6.

A．watch

B．care

C．control

D．leadership

7.

A．pity

B．confidence

C．warmth

D．surprise

8.

A．bonds

B．organizations

C．units

D．teams

9.

A．calm

B．shocked

C．funny

D．happy

10.

A．broke down

B．left off

C．passed away

D．gave out

11.

A．slowly

B．obviously

C．randomly

D．exactly

12.

A．affected

B．involved

C．ignored

D．infected

13.

A．whichever

B．however

C．whatever

D．whenever

14.

A．take off

B．look for

C．focus on

D．jump at

15.

A．fruits

B．meals

C．studies

D．jokes

16.

A．condition

B．appointment

C．experience

D．advice

17.

A．relatives

B．boys

C．patients

D．parents

18.

A．schedules

B．operations

C．research

D．housework

19.

A．powerful

B．intelligent

C．careful

D．determined

20.

A．battling

B．noticing

C．examining

D．following

9 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The following is a typical day in the life of the flight paramedics(护理人员). Early at 7 am, the flight paramedics, Calvin Bridjbal and Soneel Sookoo, were already at the King Shaka International Airport base. The pilot Kevin Donellen had done regular    1    (check). The paramedics were     2    (responsibility) for checking the medical equipment on the helicopter. This time, they would fly     3    (transfer) an ICU patient. After     4    (learn) the patient’s current situation, the paramedics started discussing what equipment they would need while the pilot checked weather reports for the Pietermaritzburg area,     5     the patient was situated.

When the authorization for the flight was given, Kevin     6    (start) the helicopter’s engine. After flying for about half an hour, the plane landed in Pietermaritzburg. Then the aircraft was shut down and secured. The paramedics got     7     report about the patient from the doctors. Then they moved him onto a stretcher(担架), and wheeled him to the ambulance. And the ambulance crew helped the flight paramedics load the patient into the helicopter.

After the permission, the plane took off     8     the direction of Luthuli Central Hospital in Durban. The flight was uneventful, and soon the plane landed safely. They     9    (meet) by the receiving team of doctors, who checked the condition of the patient before helping offload him onto a stretcher. The patient was    10    (eventual) handed over but the flight paramedics’ mission was still not over—another patient was waiting for their help.

10 . Who is the man possibly talking to?

A．A doctor.

B．A teacher.

C．His mother.