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【题目】 Why do we use the phrase “杏林高手” (expert in the apricot grove) to describe a highly-skilled doctor. Here is a great story about it.

It’s【1】(say) that the phrase was first used to describe Dong Feng, a talented doctor who lived during the Three Kingdoms period (220-280). Dong was so skillful that he could bring【2】 (die) people back to life. In addition to his amazing skills, Dong also had a kind【3】[hɑt]. He never asked for payment from his 【4】(patient). Instead, he asked them to plant apricot( 杏 ) trees in his orchard( 果园 ) 【5】 they recovered from their illness - five trees if they were seriously ill, or just one tree if the illness was mild(轻微的).

As Dong saved more people’s lives, 【6】 number of apricot trees in his orchard grew. Over time, it became a large and beautiful grove( 树 林 ). Dong decided that people could come to the grove with grain and exchange it for【7】[fre] apricots. Very soon his barn( 谷仓 ) was filled

【8】grain, which Dong then gave away to poor people.

Dong’s story became 【9】(wide) known after he passed away. Doctors in later dynasties( 朝代 ) did the same things Dong did in order to show their【10】[rspekt] for him. Gradually, people started to use “expert in the apricot grove” to describe doctors who were talented and had strong morals(品行).

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】said

【2】dead

【3】heart

【4】patients

【5】after

【6】a

【7】fresh

【8】with

【9】widely

【10】respect

【解析】

文章介绍了“杏林高手”这个词的来历。据说在三国时期一个叫董奉的医生，他在行医过程中不索取酬金，只是让他们在他的园子里种杏树，几年后就成立一片杏林，然后他让人们带着谷物来换取他的杏，然后他把谷物分给穷人，后来人们为了纪念他用“杏林高手”这个词来赞美医术高超的人。

【1】句意：据说这个词是用来描述三国时期的一个高超医术的医生董奉的。

根据句意可知是it’s said据说；故填said。

【2】句意：他的技术如此高超以至于能让人起死回生。

根据形容词修饰名词people作定语；dead死的，形容词；故填dead。

【3】句意：董奉也有一颗善良的心。

根据He never asked for payment from his ____4____(patient).以及音标，可知是heart心脏；故填heart。

【4】句意：他从来不从病人那里要报酬。

根据Instead, he asked them to plant apricot( 杏 ) trees in his orchard( 果园 )可知病人是复数；故填patients。

【5】句意：当他们病好了以后，他要求他们在他的果园里种杏树。

根据he asked them to plant apricot( 杏 ) trees in his orchard( 果园 ) 和 they recovered from their illness之间的关系，可知是病恢复以后再种树；故填after。

【6】句意：许多杏树在他的园子里生长。

根据上文他让病人病好了以后在他的果园里种杏树，以及As Dong saved more people’s lives因为救了更多的人的性命，所以有大量的杏树；a number of大量、许多；故填a。

【7】句意：董奉让人们带着谷物来园子里换取新鲜的杏。

根据句意和音标，可知是fresh新鲜的；故填fresh。

【8】句意：很快他的谷仓就装满了谷物。

根据Dong decided that people could come to the grove with grain and exchange it for___7___[fre] apricots.和which Dong then gave away to poor people可知是装满谷物；be filled with装满；故填with。

【9】句意：董奉去世以后，他的故事被广泛流传。

根据副词修饰动词known ，widely广泛地，是副词；故填widely。

【10】句意：后来医生也像董奉那样来做，以表示他们对他的尊重。

根据句意和音标，可知是respect尊重，名词；故填respect。

短文填空题，注意对于文章内容的把握，主要讲“杏林高手”这个词的来历。读懂这个故事的大意后，注意上下句的联系，特别要注意的是找到关键词，然后再通读短文，看是否上下文语境合适，还要注意一些语法的正确应用，注意单词的正确形式。例如：小题4 句意：他从来不从病人那里要报酬。根据Instead, he asked them to plant apricot( 杏 ) trees in his orchard( 果园 )可知病人是复数；故填patients。