1高二英语限时阅读训练(六)一完形填空Thedayfinallycame,whenIhadtoleavethewarmhomewhereI’dgrownup.Irantothebackyard,astearscameupfrommyheart.SuddenlyI36ahandrestonmyshoulder.Ilookedupto37mygrandfather.“Itisn’t38,isit,Billy?”hesaidsoftly.Hegently39myhandinhis,andthenwewalked,handinhand,tothefrontyard,40ahugeredrose-bushsatalone.“Whatdoyouseehere,Billy?”heasked.Ilookedattheflowers,notknowing41tosay,andthenanswered,“Iseesomethingsoftand42,grandpa.”Hepulledme43.“Itisn'tjusttherosesthatarebeautiful,Billy.It’sthatspecialplaceinyourheartthatmakesthemso.”“Billy,I44theseroseswhenmyfirstsonwasborn.Itwasmy45ofsaying‘thankyou’toGod.I46towatchhimpickrosesforhismother.Then,asayoungmanofonly20,aterriblewarrobbedhimofhislife.”Grandpaslowlystoodup.“Neversaygood-bye,Billy.Never47tothesadnessandtheloneliness.Instead,Iwantyoutorememberthejoyandthe48whenyoufirstsaidhellotoafriend.”Ayearlater,mygrandpabecamevery49.Thenallmembersofthefamilywere50back,andIreturnedtotheoldhouse.Whenitcametomy51,Itookhishandas52ashehadoncetakenmine.“Hello,grandpa,”I53.Hiseyesslowlyopenedandsaid,“Hello,myfriend.”Withabrief54hedied.Suddenly,andtruly,Iknewwhathehad55aboutneversayinggood-bye—aboutrefusingtogiveintosadness.36.A.feltB.fixedC.watchedD.heard37.A.watchB.interviewC.seeD.discover38.A.difficultB.hardC.easyD.comfortable39.A.madeB.tookC.ledD.carried40.A.whereB.whenC.whichD.while41.A.whatB.howC.whoD.whether42.A.redB.tastyC.funnyD.beautiful43.A.closeB.hardC.farD.around44.A.boughtB.plantedC.treatedD.discovered45.A.approachB.methodC.wayD.solution46.A.preferredB.wantedC.referredD.used47.A.giveupB.giveoffC.giveinD.giveaway48.A.wordB.happinessC.sightD.memory49.A.illB.weakC.oldD.serious50.A.orderedB.calledC.deliveredD.sent51.A.pleasureB.dutyC.turnD.wish52.A.happilyB.sadlyC.carefullyD.gently53.A.laughedB.shoutedC.addedD.whispered54.A.signB.sighC.smileD.wave55.A.thoughtB.meantC.worriedD.cared二任务型阅读2AspirinAspirin(acetylsalicylicacid)hasbeenusedformanyyearsasapainkiller.Italsohasananti-inflammatory(消炎)actionandcanbeusedtoreducefever.Aspirinisalreadyrecommendedforpeopletopreventstroke（中风）andheartattackbecauseitimprovesone’sbloodcirculation（血液循环）.Somanypeoplealreadytakedailyaspirinasaheartdrug.Althoughaspirincancausedeadlyinternalbleeding,whichisrelativelyrare,itsbenefitsforpeoplearegreat,notonlytohelpincreasethelengthofpeople’slives,buttopreventandtreatcancer,ortostopcancerspreadaccordingtothelatestresearch.Takingalowdose(剂量)ofaspirineverydaycanpreventandpossiblyeventreatcancer,freshevidencesuggests.Prof.PeterRothwell,fromOxfordUniversity,andhiscolleagues,whocarriedoutthelatestwork,hadalreadylinkedaspirinwithalowerriskofcertaincancers,particularlybowel（肠）cancer.Buttheirpreviousworksuggestedpeopleneededtotakethedrugforabout10yearstogetanyprotection.Nowtheprotectiveeffectoccursmuchsooner—withinthreetofiveyears—basedonanewanalysisofdatafrom51trialsinvolvingmorethan77,000patients.Andaspirinappearsnotonlytoreducetheriskofdevelopingmanydifferentcancersinthefirstplace,butmayalsostopcancersspreadingaroundthebody.Takingalow(75—300mg)dailydoseofaspirinappearedtocutthetotalnumberofcancercasesby25%afteronlythreeyears—therewereninecancercasesper1,000eachyearintheaspirin-takinggroup,comparedwith12per1,000forthosetakingdummypills.Italsoreducedtheriskofacancerdeathby15%withinfiveyears(andsoonerifthedosewashigherthan300mg).Andifpatientsstayedonaspirinforlonger,theircancerdeathriskwentdownevenfurther—by37%afterfiveyears.Low-doseaspirinalsoappearedtoreducethepossibilitythatcancers,particularlybowel,wouldspreadtootherpartsofthebody,andbyasmuchashalfinsomecases.However,Prof.Rothwellsaysformostfitandhealthypeople,themostimportantthingstheycandotoreducetheirlifetimecancerriskistogiveupsmoking,takeexerciseandhaveahealthydiet.Butexpertswarnthatthereisstillnotenoughprooftorecommendittopreventcancercasesanddeathsandwarnthatthedrugcancausedangeroussideeffectslikestomachbleeding.Prof.PeterJohnsonofCancerResearchUK,alongwithotherexperts,saiditwasstillagoodideathatpeoplethinkingoftakingaspirinshouldfirstconsulttheirdoctorsbecauseofthepossiblesideeffect.Andpeopleshouldgetsomedecisiveadvicefromthegovernmentastowhetheraspirinshouldberecommendedmorewidelyandthegovernmentshouldalsoadvisethepublicaboutthebenefitsandrisksofaspirin.34高二英语限时阅读训练(六)完形36-40ACCBA41-45ADABC46-50DCBAB51-55CDDCB任务型阅读71.kill/relieve/release/reduce/remove;72heart;73.Side;74.bleeding;75.quarter/fourth;76.reduce/lower/decrease/prevent;77.possible/probable;78.Experts’/Researchers’;79.before;80.advised
