课前自学导引演练通关提升课堂合作探究特色重组练特色重组练四Ⅰ.阅读理解AVitaminDpillscanhelpspeedupthetimetakenforburnstoheal,andpreventscarring,anewstudysuggests.Thevitamin,producednaturallyinthebodywhentheskincomesintocontactwithsunshine,isbelievedtohelpprotectagainstburning.PreviousstudieshaveshownthatvitaminDpillshelpdecreaseinflammation,rednessandswellingaftersunburn,andmaybeoneofthereasonsthebodyproducesthechemical.NownewresearchfromBirminghamUniversityhasfounditmayalsohelpcombat(斗争)othertypesofburn.Researchersmonitored38patientswhohadsufferedseriousburnsforayearandrecordedtheirlevelsofvitaminD.TheyfoundthatthosewiththehighestlevelsofvitaminDhadbetterwoundhealingandlessscarring.VitaminDhasbeenfoundtohelpsunburnbutdecreasesrapidlyinthebodywhenpeoplehaveseriousburns.ProfessorJanetLordoftheInstituteofInflammation&AginginBirmingham,atBirminghamUniversity,said:“LowvitaminDlevelswereassociatedwithworseoutcomesinburnpatientsincludinglifethreateninginfections,anddelayedwoundhealing.MajorburninjuryseverelyreducesvitaminDlevelsandaddingthisvitaminbackmaybeasimple,safeandcosteffectivewaytoimproveoutcomesforburnpatients.”Patientswithsevereburnsareathighriskofinfection.Thatmayleadtolifethreateningsepsis(脓毒症).VitaminDisknowntohaveantibacterialactionsthatmayhelpcombatinfectionandthereforeaidinwoundhealingofburnpatients.TheresearcherssaycliniciansoftenoverlooklevelsofvitaminDinburnsvictims.ProfLordandherteamnowfocusonfindingoutwhythereisarapidlossofvitaminDinpatientsimmediatelyfollowingburninjuryandhopethattheymaybeabletopreventthisinfuture.Theamountofreductioninpatients'vitaminDlevelswasnotrelatedtotheseverityoftheburn,solevelsmayalsobedecreasedinmoreminorburninjuries.PublicHealthEnglandnowrecommendsthatallBritonstakevitaminDpillsinthewinterbecauseitisimpossibletomakesufficientquantitiesinthedarkermonths.篇章导读:本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了维生素D药片可以帮助人们治疗烧伤而且不容易留下疤痕。1.HowisvitaminDnaturallygainedinthebodyaccordingtothepassage?A.Bypreventingscarring.B.Byproducingthechemical.C.Byhelpingprotectagainstburning.D.Bybeingexposedtoenoughsunshine.答案:D细节理解题。由第二段中的“Thevitamin,producednaturallyinthebodywhentheskincomesintocontactwithsunshine”可知,维生素D的自然获取是通过与阳光接触,即晒太阳。2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“That”inParagraph7referto?A.Severeburns.B.Burnedpatients.C.Possibleinfection.D.Antibacterialactions.答案:C指代判断题。由本段第一句“Patientswithsevereburnsareathighriskofinfection.”可知,严重烧伤的病人会有感染的风险。故第二句意为感染会导致致命的脓毒症。3.WhatcanweinferaboutProfessorJanetLord'sfindings?A.HighvitaminDlevelscanspeedwoundhealing.B.AddingvitaminDbackisreallysimpleandsecure.C.TheycanpreventtherapidlossofvitaminDinpatients.D.Theworsetheburnsare,thelowerthepatients'vitaminDlevelis.答案:A推理判断题。由第六段最后一句可推知,如果维生素D较高的情况下,烧伤应该愈合较快。4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.TheCauseandEffectofVitaminDPillsB.ExploringtheFunctionofVitaminDPillsC.TheResearchofVitaminDPillsforBurnsD.VitaminDPills:HealBurns&PreventScarring答案:D标题判断题。文章主要介绍了维生素D药片可以帮助人们治疗烧伤而且不容易留下疤痕。previousadj.以前的,先前的monitorvt.监测,检测;监督healv.长好,愈合;治愈第八段第二句:ProfLordandherteamnowfocusonfindingoutwhythereisarapidlossofvitaminDinpatientsimmediatelyfollowingburninjuryandhopethattheymaybeabletopreventthisinfuture.译文:Lord教授和他的团队现在集中研究为什么病人烧伤后维生素D会迅速下降,希望他们将来能防止这种情况的发生。分析:这是一个并列复合句,and连接两个并列分句。第一个分句中,why引导宾语从句,作findout的宾语;第二个分句中,that引导宾语从句,作动词hope的宾语。BWhat'stheonethingeverychildwantsatschool?Morerecesses!Andthatisexactlywhatsomeschoolsaregivingstudents,whichturnsouttobebeneficialforeveryone.EagleMountainElementarySchoolinFortWorth,Texas,isoneoffourpublicschoolscarryingouttheLiiNKprogram,aprojectthatincreasesrecessesperdaytoencouragecreativity,developcharacterandpromoteacademicsuccess.LiiNkwasinspiredbyScandinavianapproachestolearningbasedonthesimpleconceptofgivingchildrenmoreoutsideplaytimeandlesstimespentindoors.InFinland,wherethesystemhasbeeninplacefordecades,studentshavesomeofthehighestscoresonglobalassessmenttests.Insteadofspendingincreasingamountsoftimeinsidetheclassroom,theyareputtingmoreandmorefocusonphysicalactivity.Finnishkidsgettoenjoy15minutesofplaytimeforeveryhourofclass.AfterspendingsixweeksinFinlandin2012,DebbieRhea,thecreatoroftheLiiNkandprofessoratTexasChristianUniversity,discoveredthattheadditionalbreaksof“unstructured(松散的)outdoorplay”actuallyhelpedstudentsimprovetheirperformanceinsidetheclassroom.“Youstartputting15minutesofplaytimeintothesekidsfrequentlyanditgivestheplatformforthemtobeabletofunctionattheirbestlevel,”shesays.Otherstudieshaveshownthatoutdoorplaytimedecreasesrestlessness,tirednessandhasanumberofbenefitssuchasimprovedmotorskills,physicalfitness,andsocialdevelopment.DebbieRheastartedadoptingtheprograminprivateschoolsin2014,andhassinceexpandedherprogramtodistrictsinTexas,Oklahoma,MinnesotaandUtah.Allthechildrenintheseschoolsareallhappierforit.Itjustgoestoshowthatthebestwaytoraisehappyandsuccessfulchildrenistosimplyletthembekidseveryonceinawhile.篇章导读:本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了LiiNK项目,该项目提倡给孩子更多的课外休息和娱乐时间,从而使他们在学业上表现得更好。5.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“recesses”inParagraph1?A.breaksB.burdensC.performanceD.tasks答案:A词义猜测题。通览全文可知,作者在文中主要讨论给孩子更多的课外休息时间