Question

【题目】In 1977, a dead author of detective stories saved the life of a 19-month-old baby in a most 【1】(usual) way. The author was Agatha Christie, one of the most successful writers of detective stories in the world.

In June that year, a baby girl became 【2】(serious) ill in Qatar, near Saudi Arabia. Doctors were unable to find out the cause of her illness with 【3】(confident), so she was sent to big hospital in London 【4】specialist help was available. A team of doctors hurried to examine the baby only 【5】(discover) that they, too, were confused by the very unusual disease. Just then, a nurse asked to speak to them.

"Excuse me," said the nurse, "【6】 I think the baby is suffering from thallium(铊) poisoning. "

"What makes you think that?" Dr. Brown asked. "Thallium poisoning is extremely rare."

"I read a detective novel 【7】 Agatha Christie a few days ago,” the nurse explained, "and in the book, somebody suffers from thallium poisoning, and all the symptoms 【8】(describe). They’re exactly 【9】 same as the baby's."

The tests showed that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium, a rare metallic substance【10】 (use) in making special glass. Once they knew the cause of the illness, the doctors were able to give the baby the correct treatment. She soon recovered and was sent back home.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】unusual

【2】seriously

【3】confidence

【4】where

【5】to discover

【6】but

【7】by

【8】are described

【9】the

【10】used

【解析】文章讲述了一个19个月的孩子中了铊毒，但没有医生能够从病症中知道是什么原因，后来一个护士说她读过一本侦探小说，作者描述的中毒症状和这个孩子的一模一样，通过已故侦探小说作者对铊毒的描述，使医生知道了病因，孩子很快得救了。

【1】考查形容词。句意：1977，一个去世的侦探小说作者以一种极不寻常的方式拯救了一个19个月大的婴儿的生命。根据题意，故填unusual。

【2】考查副词。句意：那年六月，在沙特阿拉伯附近的卡塔尔，一个女婴患了严重的疾病。修饰动词become应使用副词，故填seriously。

【3】考查名词。句意：医生无法自信地找到她生病的原因。with为介词，其后应加名词，故填confidence。

【4】考查定语从句。句意：于是她被送到伦敦的一家大医院，那里有专家的帮助。先行词为London，关系词在从句中作地点状语，故填where。

【5】考查动词不定式。句意：一组医生急忙去检查婴儿，结果发现他们也被这种不同寻常的疾病弄糊涂了。only to do 表示出乎意料的结果，故填to discover。

【6】考查连词。句意：但我认为宝宝患铊（铊）中毒。根据上下文判断为转折关系，故填but。

【7】考查介词。句意：几天前我读了阿加莎·克里斯蒂的侦探小说。by“通过，经由”，故填by。

【8】考查动词语态。句意：在书中，有人得了铊中毒，所有的症状都被描述了。症状与描述之间属于被动关系，故填are described。

【9】考查定冠词。句意：症状跟婴儿一模一样。the same as“与…一样”，故填the。

【10】考查非谓语动词。句意：铊是一种用于制造特种玻璃的稀有金属物质。过去分词作定语修饰“a rare metallic substance”一种稀有的金属物质，故填used。