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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 en9 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 ‘oeen 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:”l’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 hree months:”1e said. “The blood I received saved my lite so I made a pledge to give blood when I was 18.”
Just a:Rer 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 ‘oetween the motherls blood and her unborn baby’s blood. It stems fiom one having, Rh-positivc blood and the othcr Rh-negative.
His blood has since led to the development ofa 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.
45. How oldisnes Harrison?
A. 56 B. 70 C. 74 D. 78
46. What does the underlined phrase “two million” refer to?
A. babies B. mothers C. dollars D. all of the above
47. 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 ‘oe developed
D. someone else’s blood saved his life
48.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 ‘orain 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
49. 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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thus searched the country within a dozen miles of where I live. In imagination I have bought all the farms,
one after another, and I knew their prices.
The nearest thing that I came to actual ownership was when l bought the Hollowell place. But before
the owner completed the sale with me. his wife changed her mind and wished to keep it, and he offered
me additional dollars to return the farm to him. However,l let him keep the additional dollars and sold him
the farm for just what I gave for it.
The real attractions of the Hollowell farm to me were its position,being about two miles from the
village, half a mile from the nearest neighbor , bounded(相邻) on one side by the river , and separated
from the highway by a wide field. The poor condition of the house and fences showed that it hadn't been
used for some time. I remembered from my earliest trip up the river that the house used to be hidden
behind a forest area, and I was in a hurry to buy it before the owner finished getting out some rocks,
cutting down the apple trees, and clearing away some young trees which had grown up in the fields. I
wanted to buy it before he made any more of his improvements. But it turned out as I have said.
I was not really troubled by the loss. I had always had a garden,but I don't think I was ready for a
large farm. I believe that as long as possible it is better to live free and uncommitted (无牵挂的) . It
makes but little difference whether you own a farm or not.
B. He made a study of many farms before buying.
C. He made money by buying and selling farms.
D. He had the money to buy the best farm in the country.
B. It was next to the highway.
C. It was in a good position.
D. It was behind a nice garden.
B. He hoped to enlarge the forest on the farm.
C. He wanted to keep the farm as it was.
D. He was eager to become a farm owner.
B. the sale of the garden in the Hollowell place
C. the removal of the trees around the house
D. the failure to possess the Hollowell place
A businessman must keep records of the money he takes in and the money he spends. The work of keeping such records is called bookkeeping. The work of deciding how the records should be set up is called accounting. An accountant also finds out, by studying the records, whether or not a business is doing well. The accountant must know many things about the business.
Suppose a man owns a small clothing store, he keeps records that show that he spent money for newspaper advertising and for suits, shirts, shoes, and neckties to sell to his customers. He had to pay a young man to help him in the store. He also paid rent and had other expenses.
At the end of the year, he must take an inventory. That is, he counts how many pieces of clothing he has on hand. Then he must find out exactly how many he sold, how much money he took in, and how much money he spent in running the business. If he took in more than he spent, he made a profit for the year. If he spent more than he took in, he suffered a loss. He depends on his store accounting records to get all this information.
The owner of a small clothing store can keep records without much trouble. But a big oil company or a big bank has many difficult accounting problems. The company must know how much money is to be paid by its debtors and how much it owes other companies for supplies. It must know how much it has lost in depreciation, or wear and tear of its equipment. All of this information must be kept in the company’s accounts. Big companies employ many accountants.
After a company’s accountants finish their yearly count, their work must be officially examined. Experts from outside company double-check the records to be sure the accounts are correct.
1. According to the passage, a clothing store owner needs to keep records of the money he spends for ______.
A. clothing only B. newspaper advertising
C. all necessary expenses D. housing
2. After taking an inventory, if the owner found that he had got more money than he had spent, he made _______.
A. a profit B. a loss C. an income D. an interest
3. A small store owner can usually keep records _______.
A. with difficulty B. easily
C. without any help D. without working
4. In big companies, after the accountants finish the yearly count, _______.
A. the work will be well done B. no one will check it
C. the records will be finished D. experts will check the records
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The 2 was that the landlord would squeeze（压榨）a lemon until all the 3 ran out into a beer glass, then hand the lemon to the customer. Anyone who could squeeze even one more __ 4 out of the lemon would win the money.
Over the years many people had tried this, truck drivers, weightlifters, karate masters, and __ 5 had failed. Then one day a geeky little fellow with heavy black rimmed glasses 6 the bar and asked if he could try the challenge.
After the laughter had quieted down the landlord said that it was only fair that the man should be given a 7 at the bet, so he picked up a lemon and started squeezing. Once he had done, he handed the 8 to the little man. Immediately, the little man promptly squeezed out 4 more drops of juice onto the bar!
Everyone looked at the little man in 9 as the landlord handed over the prize and asked
"What do you do for a living that has given you such 10 ? Are you a lumberjack, weightlifter?"
"No." the man replied, "I work for the IRS.( 美国国税局)"
A. anyone B. someone C. every one D. no one
A. fact B. trap C. challenge D. match
A. flesh B. juice C. seeds D. peel
A. water B. lemon C. beer glass D. drop
A. none B. neither C. either D. all
A. rushed into B. came into C. put into D. looked into
A. then B. likely C. fair D. chance
A. container B. money C. remains D. other
A. tears B. amazement C. trouble D. time
A. strength B. bravery C. skill D. bet
查看习题详情和答案>>If he that he made a mistake, we will forgive him.
| A．inspects | B．confirms | C．guarantees | D．acknowledges |