1、2019新人教版高一英语必修三Unit2 Morals and VirtuesReading and Thinking (P16)MOTHER OF TEN THOUSAND BABIES万婴之母“Life is precious. . To a person nothing is _1_(precious) than their life, and if they entrust me with that life, how could I refuse that trust, _2_(say) Im cold, hungry, or tired? ” These words of Dr L
2、in Qiaozhi give us a look into the heart of this _3_(amaze) woman, and what carried her _4_ a life of hard choices.As a five-year-old girl, Lin Qiaozhi was deeply affected by her mothers death. At age 18, instead of following the traditional path of marriage like the majority of girls, she chose to
3、study medicine. “Why should girls learn so much? _5_(find) a good husband should be their final goal!” her brother complained, thinking of the high tuition fees. She responded, “Id rather stay single to study all my life!”Eight years later, Lin graduated from Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) with
4、 the Wehai Scholarship, the highest prize _6_(give) to graduates. She immediately became the first woman ever to be hired _7_ a resident physician in the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital. Within six months, she was named a chief resident physician, a position _8_ usually took four years to ach
5、ieve. After working for a few years, she was sent to study in Europe and then, in 1939, in the US. She greatly impressed her American colleagues, who invited her to stay. Dr Lin, however, rejected the offer. She wanted _9_(serve) the women and children at home.In 1941, Dr Lin became the first Chines
6、e woman ever _10_(appoint) director of the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital, but just a few months later, the department was closed because of the war. Thinking of all the people still in need of help, Dr Lin opened a private clinic. She _11_(charge) very low fees to treat patients and often r
7、educed costs for poor patients. At times she was even seen riding a donkey to faraway villages to provide medical care.The new Peoples Republic of China saw Dr Lin Qiaozhi playing a key role. In 1954, she _12_(elect) to the first National Peoples Congress and, over the next several decades, she held
8、 many important positions. Her heart, however, was elsewhere. She was more interested in tending patients, publishing medical research on care for women and children, _13_ training the next generation of doctors. “The OB-GYN department cares for two lives,” She told new staff in her department. “As
9、doctors, we should be responsible _14_ the patients and treat them as our sisters.”Though Lin Qiaozhi never married, she was known as the “mother of ten thousand babies”, having delivered over 50,000 babies in her lifetime. Dr Lin did not retire _15_ the day she died, 22 April 1983. Since she had no
10、 children of her own, she left her savings to a kindergarten and a fund for new doctors. And even as she lay dying, her final thoughts were for others: “Im ready to go,” she said. “Dont try to rescue me any more. Dont waste the medicine any more.”答案：1. more precious 2. saying 3. amazing 4. through 5
11、.Finding6. given 7. as 8. that/which 9. to serve 10. to be appointed 11. charged 12. was elected 13. and 14. for 15.untilUnit2 Reading for Writing (P20)THE STONE IN THE ROAD挡道的石头Once upon a time there was a king who often thought, “Nothing good can come to a nation_1_ people only complain and expect
12、 others to solve their problems.” One day, he had an idea.Early one morning, the king disguised _2_(he) and went to a local village. He placed a large stone in _3_ middle of the main street and hid gold coins under the stone. Then he hid behind a huge maple tree and watched.The first person down the
13、 street was _4_ milkman with his cart. He crashed into the stone, spilling the milk everywhere, “What fool put this stone here?” he shouted. He picked himself up and angrily went away.After a while, a group of women came along, each balancing a pot _5_ water on her head. One woman tripped over the s
14、tone and her water pot went crashing to the ground. She picked herself up and limped away in tears. Neither she nor her friends thought about _6_(move) the stone out of the road.The king watched all day as many people complained about the stone, but he found nobody making an attempt _7_(move) it. Th
15、e king was in despair. “Is there no one in this village who feels any _8_(responsible) to keep their neighbours from harm?”Just then, the king saw a young girl _9_(come) along. She was the daughter of a local farmer. She had been working all day and was very tired. But when she saw the stone, she sa
16、id to herself, “This stone is a danger to anyone_10_ comes down the street after dark. Ill move it out of the way.”The girl pushed the stone _11_ all her might. After a great deal of effort, she finally succeeded in moving _12_ to the side of the street. Imagine her surprise when she saw the gold co
17、ins where the stone had been!Just then, the king stepped out from behind the tree. “Oh sir,” the girl said, “does this gold belong to you? If not, we surely must find the owner, for he will _13_(certain)miss it.”The king said, “My dear, the gold is mine. I put it in the road and moved the stone over it. Now the gold is _14_(you), because you are the only person who has learnt the lesson I wanted to teach my people.”1. whose 2. himself 3. the 4.a 5. of 6.moving7. to move 8.responsibility ing 10. who 11. with12. it 13. certainly 14. yours
