1 . Andrew Chilton was diagnosed with autism (自闭症) at age eight. There was a lot to _________. Would he ever have a job? Live _________? Doctors and school officials _________ that Andrew might not even graduate from high school.

Andrew’s family would do anything for him. Christy Chachere, the boy’s personal care attendant, saw the _________ right away. “You have to let him _________,” she told the family. “It’s the _________ way he learns to do things on his own.”

No longer would Andrew’s mother write his papers. His younger brother wouldn’t _________ him to operate the computer. Christy wouldn’t help him with homework either.

Andrew _________ loudly at times. But then what Christy expected began to _________. Andrew would come home from school, get a snack and start on his homework. Christy was ____________ there. She wouldn’t do his papers for him. But she showed him how to get organized. Best of all, Christy offered ____________ once his work was done. She’d ____________ him to a store where he could buy Pokémon cards. To the movies. Or out to eat his favorite food.

Christy has been with Andrew for six years. She has successfully helped ____________ the life of a boy with autism. One ____________ at a time, Andrew gained independence. He graduated from high school and entered community college. “Life has never been ____________,” said Andrew.

1.

A．put off

B．worry about

C．set aside

D．settle down

2.

A．flexibly

B．fortunately

C．creatively

D．independently

3.

A．whispered

B．desired

C．predicted

D．witnessed

4.

A．opinion

B．chance

C．problem

D．ability

5.

A．fail

B．escape

C．protect

D．promise

6.

A．easy

B．normal

C．quick

D．only

7.

A．help

B．inspire

C．allow

D．refuse

8.

A．apologized

B．complained

C．requested

D．argued

9.

A．pass

B．reduce

C．spread

D．happen

10.

A．always

B．sometimes

C．seldom

D．never

11.

A．quality

B．measure

C．freedom

D．strength

12.

A．follow

B．take

C．force

D．introduce

13.

A．ruin

B．change

C．occupy

D．admire

14.

A．discovery

B．competition

C．choice

D．step

15.

A．better

B．busier

C．easier

D．quieter

2 . Margaret Ann Bulkley was born around 1789, in Ireland. She had big dreams. “I want to be a doctor!” But two hundred years ago a girl couldn’t become a doctor. Her uncle, James Barry, was a great painter. And his friend General Miranda had a library with more than 6,000 books. Margaret loved reading there. Her intelligence impressed him. Years later, her uncle James Barry died, leaving her some money. It was enough to study to be a doctor.

“But a girl can’t become a doctor,” said Margaret sadly.

“Yes, you can!” said General Miranda. “All you have to do is to disguise as a boy.” Margaret really wanted to be a doctor. So she cut off her long hair, practiced speaking in a deep voice, and put on boy’s clothes. She also named herself James Barry.

From then on, Margaret Ann Bulkley disappeared. She became James Barry and entered Edinburgh University. He took 13 subjects and worked all through the summer when the other students went on holiday.

Barry graduated in 1812 and decided to join the British Army. In his life, Dr. James Barry travelled all over the world, helping to save many lives. Before retirement, Barry had risen to the second highest medical officer in the British Army. Barry improved the conditions for not only wounded soldiers but also the local people, and performed the first recorded successful caesarean section (剖宫产) in Africa. The secret Dr. James Barry kept for over fifty years was only known after his death in 1865.

1. Who played the most important role in Margaret’s becoming a doctor?

A．General Miranda.	B．Her uncle James Barry.
C．A soldier in the British Army.	D．A professor from Edinburgh University.

2. What does the underlined word disguise in paragraph 3 mean?

A．Change one’s clothes.	B．Dress like a doctor.
C．Change one’s appearance.	D．Dress like a gentleman.

3. Which was Dr. James Barry’s achievement in her job?

A．Becoming the highest officer in the British Army.

B．Graduating from the most famous medical university.

C．Improving medical conditions for the wounded soldiers.

D．Doing the world’s first recorded caesarean section successfully.

4. What was the secret Dr. James Barry kept for over fifty years?

A．James Barry left much money.	B．Dr. James Barry was a woman.
C．Margaret died in her twenties.	D．General Miranda helped Margaret a lot.

3 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

I am a doctor, so I love my job. I always have, but I feel particularly proud to do it at the moment. With COVID-19 sweeping through Wuhan, people are avoiding hospitals as possible they can. However, pregnant women still need to come into the hospital. Babies still need to be born.

Right now, it is even scarier for these women, as they have to come in on their own, often feeling frightened. Their families are separated from them due to safety measures. We’ve always provided physical support, but now we are doing so on a different level — we also have to keep them company and offer emotional support. Unfortunately, some of the women have caught corona-virus, and being at the hospital puts me at risk. Personally, I feel protected because we have full personal protective equipment, which we wear all through our 13-hour shifts. You don’t know if someone is carrying corona-virus or not.

I didn’t want to put my family in danger by bringing the virus home and possibly passing it on to them. As a single parent to my children, Xiaohua, 12 years old, and Xiaoyong, 9, I realized I had to make a very tough decision about my family’s safety when the country went into lockdown. Giving up work wasn’t an option for me. I wanted to be able to look after the women who were feeling poorly and very scared, but I could not leave my little angels behind either.

At this point, my sister suggested that the children stay with her and her husband for the time being and leave me to my hospital duties. I thought it was a great idea, so we set a date for her to pick them up. When I explained the situation to my angels and told them they needed to stay with their aunt for a while, they both seemed upset, but agreed to go. On the day I saw them off, they kept looking back at me until they were too far to be seen.

注意：
1、续写词数应为150左右；
2、请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

After that, my workload increased because some of my coworkers fell ill.

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A week later, it came to Xiaoyong’s birthday.

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