Unit 2 A life’s work

Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas

基础训练

单词拼写 根据首字母或汉语提示，用本部分所学单词的正确形式填空。

1.The situation was u_______and clear. So you were unlikely to misjudge it.

2.The newly opened g_______gives you a variety of goods.

3.Joanna has finally made it to the first rank of c_______after 25 years as an actress.

4.Before going into their meeting, the six foreign ministers p_______for photographs.

5.Through my _______(着迷) with reading, I opened the doors of literature, which had a profound impact on my life.

6.They have just returned from _______(遥远的) places with wonderful stories to tell.

7.I learnt more _______(技能) about adjusting the lens when taking photographs for magazines and newspapers.

8.The young app designer created a program with features on pop music, sport and _______(时尚).

选择填空 用方框中所给短语填空。

(regardless of approach to passion for a wide range of not once)

1. Facing up to your problems rather than running away from them is the best __________working things out.

2. __________did it occur to Michael that he could one day become a top student in his class.

3. My parents are simply going to support my learning to play the piano __________how much it costs.

4. There are __________exquisite decorations for young people to choose from.

5. My righteous roommate shows me that what matters is how I express my own __________music so that I can excite other people.

课文语法填空

Bill Cunningham was one of the most important American photographers of the last 50 years so that every member of New York’s wealthy high society wanted nothing more than_____1_____(pose) for him. Cunningham always used simple,_____2_____(relative) cheap cameras and took all his pictures on the streets of New York. Although he always_____3_____(know) where fashionable parties and events were happening, Cunningham liked to photograph ordinary people. He found_____4_____(inspire) where others could not.

In addition,_____5_____made Cunningham great was his devotion to photography. He would even stay outside in a storm, not_____6_____(come) back until he knew he had the right photos. He hardly ever took a day_____7_____and not once stayed home sick.

Although he was a world-famous fashion photographer, Cunningham’s approach to life was uncomplicated. He never accepted the benefits_____8_____(offer) to him for being a fashion photographer. He was a “　9_____(culture) anthropologist”, who we can thank for recording the life of a whole city_____10_____its people over half a century.

1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5._____　　　　

6. _______ 7. _______ 8. _______ 9. _______ 10. _______

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In 2015, Professor Wang Zhenyi, who specializes in treating acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL), received a letter of thanks from America. The writer of the letter was Mrs Bernadette Giandomenico, who once suffered from APL but was cured with all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA), a treatment developed by Wang and his medical team.

Born in 1924 in Shanghai, Wang was inspired by a family friend’s experience of pursuing a career in medicine. His grandmother’s death caused by typhoid further strengthened his resolve to fight against diseases and rescue patients. With outstanding academic (学术的) performance, Wang became a doctor at Guangci Hospital, today’s Ruijin Hospital.

In 1978, a research paper from Israeli experts gave Wang inspiration on studying how leukemia cells could become normal. His research didn’t progress as expected, though. In 1983, another research paper shed light on his study. As the paper suggested, after being treated with 13-cis-retinoic acid, white blood cells in patients with APL could become normal. Considering the difficulties and high cost of producing a drug made from 13-cis-retinoic acid, Wang’s team decided to replace that ingredient with ATRA, and they finally verified its positive effect after several months’ experiments. In 1986, the drug was first adopted in treating a five-year-old patient. It turned out successful. After eight years of research, Wang’s team eventually made the first breakthrough in the battle against APL.

To make sure every APL patient could afford the medicine, Wang hasn’t patented (获得专利权) his research result to date. “One cannot be a real doctor if one does not have expertise in medicine,” Wang said in an interview. “However, without a kind heart, a skilled doctor may cause harm to patients.”

Having worked in the field of hematopathology (血液病理学) for over 70 years, Wang has been well recognized for his remarkable contribution to saving lives.