話題35安全常識與自我保護

Ⅰ.閱讀理解

MercyBaggsisreflectingonherfuture.“ShouldIliveto95，Iwoulddoanother

parachutejump，”shesays.Shefirstjumpedwhenshewas77inhonorofher

achievementsasmayoroftheWiltshiretownofCalne.Thenshejumpedagainlast

March，adaybeforeher90thbirthday，toraisefundsforWiltshireairambulance.

“Thisisthethrillofit，”shesays.“Yougoup，andthenthatdooropensandthe

windstartstocomethrough.Youexperiencefree－fallforalongtime.”Shehas

alwaysenjoyedriskssinceshewasachild，whenpeopleusedtolookdownonher.But

nobodydoesnow.

Asachild，shelivedinpovertyandalsowentthroughupsanddowns.“Iamvery

sensitivetopeoplewhoaremoreunfortunate，”Baggssays.Asayoungadult，she

joinedtheBritishTransportCommissionpolice，butdealingwithchildrenwho

couldn’tfindtheirparentswastoomuchtobear.“Iknewwhattheyweregoing

through.Ilikekids.Ireallydo.”LatersheleftthepoliceandworkedinWiltshire

council.Butnodoubtherchildhoodfedintoheractionsasacouncillor，andlatermayor

inCalne，whereshehelpedtosetupadrop－incentreforyoungpeople.Thedrop－in

centerwasoneofthecausessheraisedmoneyforwiththatfirstleapoutoftheplane.

Butwhyaparachutejump？Atthetime，herlatehusband，John，wasillwithbowel

cancer.Hesaid，“Idowishyouwouldn’tdoit.”Shesaid，“John，it’slife.I’vegotto

dosomething.”

Baggshasneverbeenfazedbyageing.Shesaysthatshewantedtoshowthatyoudon’t

havetositonyourbacksideknittingorwatchingtelevisionallthetime.There’saworld

outthere.There’salifeoutthere.Shehopesforatleastonemoreskydive，maybeago

ona100mphzipwireand“apeacefulend”.

1.WhydidMercyBaggsmakeherfirstparachutejump?

A.Tocelebrateher90thbirthday.

B.Tomakeotherslookuptoher.

C.Toraisefundsforanairambulance.

D.Tomarkhertermofofficeasmayor.

2.Whatimpactdidherchildhoodexperiencesmakeonhercareer?

A.Shedidparachutejumpsasapart－timejob.

B.Sheshowedgreatconcernforunluckychildren.

C.Shefounditverytoughtoworkwithyoungpeople.

D.Sheleftthedrop－incentreandpreparedarunformayor.

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fazed”meaninthelastparagraph?

A.Disturbed.B.Abandoned.

C.Witnessed.D.Embarrassed.

4.WhatdoesBaggsintendtoconveywithonemorejump?

A.Itisnevertoooldtolearn.

B.Enjoylifewithherfamily.

C.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.

D.Bebravetofacechallengesinlife.

Elizabethwouldn’twalkortalkasaninfant.Angela’sleftlegwassoenlargedthatit

hurttostand.Emmaneededabreathingmachinejusttosleep.Theirsufferingmaytake

differentforms，buttheirstoriesshareacommonthread：Neithertheynortheirfamilies

knewwhatwasactuallycausingtheseissues.

ThosecasesarepreciselywheretheUndiagnosedDiseasesNetwork(UDN)steps

in.Establishedin2008，theUDN’smissionistoprovideanswersforpatientswith

diseasesthatdoctorsareunabletodiagnose.Anyonecanapplytotheprogramandthe

UDNworkshardtoscreeneveryapplicationitreceives.

Today，theUDNcovers12clinicalsitesaroundthecountry，andhasevaluatedover1，

400patients.Morethan400ofthosepatientshavereceivedadiagnosisthankstothe

UDN.Insomeofthesecases，thenetworkisabletomatchapatientwithanalready

knowncondition.Inothers，UDNresearchersmustworktodescribeanentirelynew

diseaseandenteritintothemedicaldictionary.Theprogramhasaddedatleast25

entirelynewdiseasesinthisway.Additionally，theUDNcoversthecostofthetests，

meaningpatientsaren’tburdenedwithcrushingmedicaldebt.

“Ithinkthey’vereallyadvancedandchangedthewholemodelforhowweapproach

manyoftheseillnesses，”saysAnnePariser，directoroftheOfficeofRareDiseases

Research.ShesaystheUDN’smultidisciplinaryapproach—bringingdifferent

specialiststogethertotalkaboutchallengingcases—hashelpedadvancethefieldof

rarediseaseresearch，especiallywhenitcomestogeneticdiseases.

Livingwithadiseasewithoutanamecanbeitsownkindofsuffering.“Yougrowup

feelinglike，I’minthis，crazy，allbymyself，andnoonereallyunderstandsme，”

saysAngelaMoon，aUDNparticipant.Forpatientslikeher，theUDNoffershopefor

treatment，butalsoforfinallybeingseen.

5.Thepurposeofthefirstparagraphisto____________.

A.arousethereaders’interestintheUDN

B.giveavividdescriptionofrarediseases

C.introducethebackgroundfortheUDN’sfounding

D.raiseacomplicatedproblemthatwillbesolvedlater

6.Thethirdparagraphmainlytalksabout___________.

A.thewaytheUDNisoperatednationwide

B.theprogresstheUDNhasmadesofar

C.thereasonswhytheUDNissopopular

D.thedevelopmentstagestheUDNhasgonethrough

7.WhatcanbelearnedaboutAngelaMoon?

A.Sheusedtoliveindespair.

B.Shefailedtoidentifywithothers.

C.Sheisreceivingtreatmentnow.

D.Therewillbeacureforhercondition.

8.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheUDN’sworkmodel?

A.Ithashelpedspreadtheknowledgeofundiagnoseddiseases.

B.Itprioritizesparticipants’privacyoversolvingmedicalmysteries.

C.Itisspecificallydesignedtodealwithchallenginggeneticdiseases.

D.Itemphasizesclosecooperationbetweenspecialistsinseparatefields.

Ⅱ.完形填空

(2024·河北省張家口市高三一模)

Mostpeoplewilldoanythingforfamily，butnotmanyareofferedaconcrete

opportunitytosaveafamilymember’slife.JoseRamirez’sfamilyhadthatopportunity，

andthey__1__it.

Twoyearsago，Josewasdiscoveredtobe__2__fromkidney(腎臟)failure.WhenJose

talkedtohis__3__aboutit，hisyoungersister，19－year－oldKelsey，saidshewould

donateakidneytohim—evenbeforeknowingwhetherakidneytransplant(移植)was

a(n)__4__.

__5__，JoseandhisfamilydiscoveredtheMayoClinicKidneyTransplant

Program.ForJose，theprogramwasespeciallyhelpfulinexplainingand__6__his

parentsofthebenefitsofliving－donorkidneytransplants.“Forthem，it’stwooftheir

kids，”Josesays.“Myparentsweremore__7__thananyofus，soitwasreally

__8__forthemtogototheprogram’scourses.”

Throughouttheprocess，Kelseyremained__9__toherinitialwishtobecomeJose’s

kidneydonor.“Whenhewasqualifiedtobeatransplantrecipient，I__10__，”she

says.Afterseveralexaminationsandtests，Kelseygotherwish.Shewas__11__tobe

Jose’sdonor.Thetransplantwentsmoothly，andnowthetwohave__12__theirnormal

lives.

Asforhissister’sgift，“Youcan’tjustsaythankyou，”Josesays.“Idon’tknow

howtoexplainit.She__13__asurgerythatshedidn’thavetogothrough.”Kelsey

__14__thatthegreatestthanksshecouldreceiveareseeingthatherbrotherhas

__15__.

1.A.createdB.took

C.affordedD.lost

2.A.learningB.separating

C.survivingD.suffering

3.A.doctorB.donor

C.familyD.nurse

4.A.optionB.aim

C.causeD.problem

5.A.ObviouslyB.Fortunately

C.SuddenlyD.Undoubtedly

6.A.warningB.accusing

C.remindingD.convincing

7.A.stressedB.excited

C.amazedD.disappointed

8.A.unwiseB.possible

C.beneficialD.incredible

9.A.committedB.honest

C.usedD.equal

10.A.turnedupB.signedup

C.spedupD.gaveup

11.A.encouragedB.challenged

C.expectedD.approved

12.A.dreamtofB.thoughtof

C.returnedtoD.adaptedto

13.A.performedB.experienced

C.requiredD.refused

14.A.insistsB.predicts

C.suspectsD.determines

15.A.proceededB.quitted

C.respondedD.recovered

Ⅲ.語法填空

(2024·山東省濟寧市高三二模)

Chineseacupuncture，alsoknownastheartof“magicneedles”，is

1.____________branchoftraditionalChinesemedicine.Ithasalonghistory

2.____________(date)backtotheStoneAge.Ithasbeenusedtotreatawide

3.____________(vary)ofhealthproblems，likeseverepains，sportsinjuries，

depression，etc.TheWorldHealthOrganization