课时作业21Ⅰ.阅读理解(2019·康杰中学高三模拟)Theyear2018willmarkthe100thanniversaryofthedeadliestinfluenzaoutbreakinhistory.Itisestimatedthattheinfluenzapandemic(瘟疫)of1918killedmorethan50millionpeoplearoundtheworld.Otherestimatesgomuchhigher.Becauseofalackofmedicalrecordkeeping,wemayneverknowtheexactnumber.Theinfluenzawasafastkiller.Somevictimsdiedwithinhoursoftheirfirstsymptoms.Othersdiedafterafewdays.“Theirlungsfilledwithliquidandtheychokedtodeath.”The1918flupandemicwasalsodifferentfromotheroutbreaks.Itstruckmanyyoung,healthypeople.Virusesusuallyaffectsickoroldpeople.Althoughmodernmedicineeffectivelycontrolsmanydiseases,influenzaremainsdifficulttoprotectagainst.TheWorldHealthOrganizationestimatesthateveryyearinfluenzakills250,000to500,000peoplearoundtheworld.Eachyear,medicalscientistsdevelopfluvaccines(疫苗)whichofferimmunity(免疫)fromsomeinfluenzaviruses.Buttheycanonlyguesswhichformoftheviruswillspread.Healthofficialsremainconcernedaboutanotherflupandemic.Newformsofthefluvirusappearregularly.Oneexamplewasthe“swineflu”orH1N1outbreakin2009.AnthonyFauci,DirectoroftheNationalInstituteofInfectiousDiseasesintheUnitedStatessaysthatviruscausedatruepandemic.Tostopthenextpandemic,scientistsarenowresearchinghowtocreateauniversalinfluenzavaccine.InOctober2017,VanderbiltUniversityMedicalCenterintheUSannouncedtheUniversalInfluenzaVaccineInitiative.Theuniversitysaidresearchersareleadinganinternationalefforttodevelopauniversalinfluenzavaccinethatwillprotecteveryoneagainstallformsofthefluanywhereintheworld.Theuniversityaddedthatresearcherswillbegintestsinearly2018,andtheHumanVaccinesProject,apublicprivatepartnership,isfundingtheproject.However,untilauniversalinfluenzavaccineisavailable,today'sseasonalfluvaccineremainsimportant.2018将是历史上最致命的流感爆发的第100周年纪念。1918年的流感大流行导致全世界超过5000万人死亡。可见流感病毒比战争更致命。为了阻止下一次大流行,科学家们正在研究如何制造一种通用流感疫苗。1.Whatdoweknowabouttheinfluenzain1918?A.ItsweptacrossthewholeEurope.B.Noonesurvivedthefirstfewdays.C.Itkilledthelargestnumberofpeople.D.Itstruckonlyyoungandhealthypeople.答案:C解析:细节理解题。根据Theyear2018willmarkthe100thanniversaryofthedeadliestinfluenzaoutbreakinhistory.Itisestimatedthattheinfluenzapandemic(瘟疫)of1918killedmorethan50millionpeoplearoundtheworld.得知2018将是历史上最致命的流感爆发的第100周年纪念。科学家估计,1918年的流感大流行导致全世界超过5000万人死亡。故选C。2.Whyisinfluenzadifficulttoprotectagainst?A.Itspreadstoorapidly.B.Itisquiteeasytocatch.C.Novaccineisavailable.D.It'shardtojudgetheformofvirus.答案:D解析:细节理解题。根据Eachyear,medicalscientistsdevelopfluvaccines...Buttheycanonlyguesswhichformoftheviruswillspread.得知每年,医学科学家都在研制流感疫苗。但他们只能猜测病毒的哪种菌株会传播。可以推断出流感仍然难以抵御是因为专家不能确定病毒的形式,故选D。3.WhatdoestheauthorwanttotellbymentioningH1N1in2009?A.Newformsoffluviruskeepsappearing.B.Itwasthemostseriousinrecentyears.C.Itwascausedbythesamefluvirusof1918.D.TheH1N1viruswasdeadlyaswell.答案:A解析:推理判断题。根据Healthofficialsremainconcernedaboutanotherflupandemic.Newformsofthefluvirusappearregularly.Oneexamplewasthe“swineflu”orH1N1outbreakin2009.得知卫生官员仍对另一场流感大流行感到担忧。新的流感病毒菌株定期出现。其中一个例子是2009年的“猪流感”或甲型H1N1流感疫情。得知举例是为了说明新的流感病毒还在不断出现,故选A。4.Whatcanwelearnabouttheuniversalinfluenzavaccine?A.Thedevelopmentisquitecostly.B.Itwillbeusedallovertheworld.C.Itcanprotectagainstallformsofflu.D.Itwillsooncomeintousein2018.答案:C解析:推理判断题。根据Theuniversitysaidresearchersareleadinganinternationalefforttodevelopauniversalinfluenzavaccinethatwillprotecteveryoneagainstallformsofthefluanywhereintheworld...得知研究人员正在“领导国际社会努力研制一种通用流感疫苗,以保护每个人抵御世界上任何地方的流感病毒”,故选C。Ⅱ.完形填空(2019·云南省昆明市高三摸底调研)Youmayalwayshearaboutpeoplewhoknewexactlywhattheywantedtodowiththeirlifefromthetimetheywereinkindergarten.Ihadn'tconsideredlotsofcareer__1__whenIgraduatedfromhighschool.Likemoststudentswhoearngoodgradesinmathandscienceclasses,Ifoundpeople__2__metobeanengineer.ButallofthatchangedwhenIwenttomy__3__.IwillneverforgetthefeelingofwalkingintomyveryfirstBiology__4__.Inervouslyfoundaseatandwaitedforthetypeof__5__youseeinTVshows,oldandstrict.WhatIgotwasexactly__6__.DrEspinozawasacaringand__7__teacher,andtwotermsofherclassesmademefallinlovewithBiology.Herexcitingclassesmademe__8__thatIhadotherchoicesbesidesbeinga(n)__9__.ItmeantIwasheadedforacareerinbiologicalresearch.__10__DrEspinozaandmanyotherprofessorslikeher,Ifoundthatscientistsaren'tjustwhatyou__11__ontheNationalGeographicchannel.Theyarerealpeoplewhoanswerrealquestionsand__12__realproblems.Thisledmetoseekout__13__todorealscienceprojectsandseeifI__14__it.WhileIwasatuniversity,Ilearnedhowtoaskgoodquestions,howto__15__experimentsandcollectdata,andhowtosharewhatIlearnedwithpeople.Asit__16__Ilovedeveryminuteofit.Fallinginlovewith__17__wasalongprocessforme,butitledmetoajobIlove.Likethescienceitself,myjourneytowardbeingascientistwas__18__,buthelpedalongbymanyteachersandprofessorswho__19__metheway.Now,Itrymybesttolearnnewthingsand__20__newknowledge.本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者是怎样爱上生物学,成为一名科学家的。就像科学本身一样,作者成为一名科学家的旅程也很缓慢,但许多老师和教授向作者展示了这条路。现在,作者尽最大的努力去学习新的东西,创造新的知识。1.A.developmentB.difficultyC.choicesD.requirements答案:C解析:考查名词。A.development发展;B.difficulty困难;C.choices选择;D.requirements需要。根据Ihadn'tconsideredlotsofcareer__1__when