An Australian man who has been donating his extremely rare kind of blood for 56 years has saved the lives of more than two million babies.

James Harrison has an antibody in his plasma that stops babies dying from Rhesus disease, a form of severe anaemia. He has enabled countless mothers to give birth to healthy babies, including his own daughter, Tracey, who had a healthy son thanks to her father's blood.

Mr. Harrison has been giving blood every few weeks since he was 18 years old and has now racked up a total of 984 donations. When he started donating, his blood was deemed so special that his life was insured for one million Australian dollars.

He was also nicknamed the “man with the golden arm” or the “man in two million”. He said: “I've never thought about stopping. Never.” He made a pledge to be a donor aged 14 after undergoing major chest surgery in which he needed 13 litres of blood. “I was in hospital for three months,” he said. “The blood I received saved my life so I made a pledge to give blood when I was 18.”

Just after he started donating he was found to have the rare and life-saving antibody in his blood. At the time, thousands of babies in Australia were dying each year of Rhesus disease. Other newborns suffered permanent brain damage because of the condition. The disease creates an incompatibility between the mother's blood and her unborn baby's blood. It stems from one having Rh-positive blood and the other Rh-negative.

His blood has since led to the development of a vaccine called Anti-D. After his blood type was discovered, Mr. Harrison volunteered to undergo a series of tests to help develop the Anti-D vaccine. “They insured me for a million dollars so I knew my wife Barbara would be taken care of,” he said. “I wasn't scared. I was glad to help. I had to sign every form going and basically sign my life away.”

Mr. Harrison is Rh-negative and was given injections of Rh-positive blood. It was found his plasma could treat the condition and since then it has been given to hundreds of thousands of women. It has also been given to babies after they are born to stop them developing the disease.

It is estimated he has helped save 2.2 million babies so far. Mr. Harrison is still donating every few weeks now.

How old is James Harrison?

A. 56           B. 70           C. 74           D. 78

What does the underlined phrase “two million” refer to?

A. babies           B. mothers      C. dollars          D. all of the above

   Why did James decide to donate his blood? Because _____.

    A. his daughter asked him to help her son

    B. he has a golden arm worth a million dollars

    C. a vaccine called Anti-D is to be developed

    D. someone else’s blood saved his life

The sentence “The disease creates an incompatibility between the mother's blood and her unborn baby's blood” (underlined in Paragraph 5) suggests that _____.

    A. babies suffer permanent brain damage before born

    B. the mother and the baby have different types of blood

    C. Rhesus disease contributes to permanent brain damage

    D. all the patients have a rare antibody in their blood

   What can we infer from the sixth paragraph?

    A. Some of the tests to develop the vaccine are dangerous.

    B. His wife Barbara needed to be taken care of badly then.

    C. Mr. Harrison was glad to help develop a new vaccine.

    D. His blood type was accidentally discovered after tests.

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1.Their _________ (behave) towards me shows that they do not like me.

2.He had been under _________ (观察) by the police before he was caught.

3.We’d better take time and money into _________ (consider) when making the plan.

4.We have been told to show r_________ for our elders.

5._________ (inspire) by what the old man said, the boy decided to try again.

6.Look! There is a child _________ (挣扎) in the lake.

7. He made up his mind to r_________ himself of the bad habits.

8. The meeting last week was aimed at _________ (扩张) the company.

9.She r_________ her weight by 5 kilograms because she considered herself too fat.

10.The man, who is _________ (提到,涉及) to at the meeting, is my former classmate.

11.The scientist said that the rocks had changed in both _________ (chemistry) and physical ways.

12.The old man came in, with two young men _________ (支持,支撑) his body.

13.Whenever I come across computer problems, I will consult my uncle because he is a s_________ in that field.

14.More teaching _________ (设备) will be given to the school as a reward.

15.There were strong _________ (argue) for and against the new policy.

16.He felt a great sense of a_________ when he finally succeeded in entering that key university.

17.To my _________ (satisfy), he succeeded in finishing the work ahead of schedule.

18.90% of the products are _________ (出口) to Europe, which earns a lot of money for our country.

19.Researchers in this field have made several important new _________ (discover)

20.The girl is so gossip that she likes to make c_________ on others' clothes.

21.Now more than 60% of the rice produced in China each year _________ (be) from this hybrid strain.

22.Barbara is easy to recognize as she is the only one of the women who _________ (wear) evening dress.

23.Going to bed early and getting up early _________ (be) a good habit.

24.No one can avoid _________ (influence) by advertisements.

25. He attached great importance to _________ (build) up our country.

 

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第一节:(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项

Until the invention of the steam engine, humans travelled the earth on foot.The slow travel meant explorers frequently returned with stories about distant lands: some of them wild tales, some honest descriptions.

Barbara Klion, who has retired, knows what that’ like.As a walker who has toured Australia ,Kenya and China on foot ,her trips are the modern edition of an ancient tradition for years.Klion and her husband ,now 75 and 80 years old travelled independently.

Walkers know seeing the world on foot gives them a rare experience.Often travelers are attracted by local people and customs.They also get a  beautiful and lasting impression of the scenery.Walking tours can be done in one’s backyard, but there are several destinations around the world that expose travelers to the best of nature and culture

What to look for ? A famous guide says the essential of a quality walk are great scenery, tolerable weather ,suitable level of difficulty and something like ecology ,history or culture.These may seem like unclear instructions , but the fun of walking tours is that many things are determined by the traveler.

Someone who appreciates hot climates ,wildlife and flat areas could choose a walking tour in Zambia’s South Luangwa National Park.Travelers who don’t mind the cold and enjoy adventure could hike Patagonia, an area of southern Argentina  east of the Andes.

In general ,independent travelers can decide how far to go each day, while guests of a tour agency should expect to walk an average of four to eight miles a day.At the Fordland National Park ,for example, there are several easy-to-difficult hikes, giving travelers many choices.

1.Which of the following does NOT make a quality walking ?

A.Great scenery           B.Tolerable weather

C.A helpful companion    D.Suitable level of difficulty

2.According to the passage, compared with guests of a tour agency, independent travelers______.

A.can walk farther         B.have more choices

C.face more difficulties    D.spend less

3.What is the author’s attitude to walking tours?

A.Indifferent         B.Negative      C.Worried       D.Supportive

4.The best title of the passage might be _____

A.See the World on Foot    B.Barbara Klion ,a great Traveler

C.What to Look for        D.The Fun of Walking

 

The Barbie doll first appeared at the toy fair in New York in 1959. Its creator was Ruth Handler, an American businesswoman. She and her husband Elliott along with Harold Matt Matson started the toy company Mattel. She based the design of the new doll on a German doll named Bild Lilli and named her after their daughter Barbara.

  The first Barbie wore a black and white swimsuit and had her hair in a ponytail(马尾辫). She looked very grown-up. But any concerns that parents would not want to buy it for little girls were soon proved wrong.

  Mattel sold 300,000 Barbie dolls in the first year at a price of three dollars. Today, a fifty-year-old Barbie in good condition might cost more than 27,000 dollars.

  Barbie dolls have represented 50 different nationalities and are sold in 150 countries. Mattel says 90% of girls in the United States between the ages of three and ten own at least one Barbie doll. It says girls between the ages of three and six own an average of about 12.

  Barbie also faced her share of critics. A well-known example was when women’s education groups objected to a talking Barbie doll that declared, among other things, “Math class is tough!” Mattel agreed to change it. Saudi Arabia has banned Barbie dolls. And a lawmaker in the American state of West Virginia would like to do the same. Last month, he proposed banning sales of Barbie and other dolls that influence girls to put too much importance on physical beauty.

  Some people say Barbie is an unhealthy role model for young girls. Robin Gerber disagrees. She wrote a book about Barbie. She points out dolls like scientist Barbie and race car driver Barbie. She says people who criticize Barbie should tell girls the story of the businesswoman who created her. She says Ruth Handler wanted the dolls to help girls think about what they wanted to do with their lives.

1.The first Barbie doll might not be popular among little girls because _______.

A.her hairstyle was out of fashion

B.her appearance looked much too mature

C.her way of dressing was against the tradition

D.physical beauty wasn’t thought to be important

2.From the passage we know that Mattel ________.

A. is one of the world’s largest toy companies

B. is the director of an American toy company

C. was the woman who originally created Barbie

D. was a salesman who was good at selling Barbie dolls

3.Barbie dolls are criticized partly because they make girls ________.

A. pay too much attention to their physical beauty

B. neglect their schoolwork and inner beauty

C. prefer physical beauty to inner beauty

D. waste too much time and money on clothes

4.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that in her book Robin Gerber ________.

A. shows Barbie dolls have a negative influence on girls

B. praises a successful person who sells Barbie dolls

C. expresses her own favorable opinion about Barbie

D. argues for banning the sales of Barbie dolls

 

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