选必二U1 Science and Scientists 早读练习（1） 一、语境填词 The Story of Dr. Snow and the Cholera Outbreak In 1854, London faced a terrible (1) cholera ( ) outbreak. Many people had (2) severe ( ) symptoms like (3) diarrhoea ( ), which often led to (4) dehydration ( ). Doctors felt (5) frustrated ( ) because they couldn’t (6) attend to ( ) all the sick effectively. Dr. John Snow wanted to stop the outbreak (7) once and for all ( ). Back then, ideas about the cause were (8) contradictory ( ): some thought it was an (9) infection ( ) spread through air, but Snow (10) suspected ( ) dirty water was the problem. He studied the cases and found a (11) link ( ) to a public (12) water pump ( ). When officials removed the pump’s (13) handle ( ), the number of new patients started to (14) decrease ( ). This was (15) proof ( ) that cholera spread through contaminated water, not air. (16) Thanks to ( ) Snow’s work, we now use (17) epidemiology ( ) to study diseases. We also have (18) vaccines ( ) and clean water systems — changes that (19) transformed ( ) public health. Today, when we see a (20) rainbow ( ) after rain, we can feel safe knowing such outbreaks are far less common! 二、重点词汇翻译练习 请将括号内的英文词汇翻译成中文，并将其填入例句的横线上： severe ( ) 例句：The storm caused _____ damage to the village.（这场风暴对村庄造成了极为恶劣的破坏。） attend to ( ) 例句：Nurses need to _____ patients carefully in the hospital.（护士需要在医院里细心照料病人。） proof ( ) 例句：The police found _____ that he was at the crime scene.（警方找到了他在犯罪现场的证据。） transform ( ) 例句：The new park has _____ the old, dirty neighborhood.（新公园让这个老旧脏乱的街区彻底改观了。） substantial ( ) 例句：We received _____ support from local businesses.（我们得到了当地企业大量的支持。） 三、课文重点短语背诵与练习 attend to 释义：照料；处理 文中例句：...he even attended to Queen Victoria when she gave birth. once and for all 释义：彻底地；一劳永逸地 文中例句：he never lost his desire to destroy cholera once and for all. subscribe to 释义：认同（观点）；订阅 文中例句：Snow subscribed to the second theory. be to blame 释义：应负责任；是问题的起因 文中例句：Snow suspected that the water pump was to blame. as a result of 释义：由于；因为 文中例句：As a result of this evidence, John Snow was able to announce that the pump water carried cholera germs. stop...in its tracks 释义：使……立刻停止；阻止……发展 文中例句：Through this intervention, the disease was stopped in its tracks. 重点短语填空练习 请从方框中选择合适的短语，填入下列句子的横线上（短语可重复使用）： attend to / once and for all / subscribe to / be to blame / as a result of / stop...in its tracks 1.When Queen Victoria gave birth, Dr. John Snow was the doctor who _____ her. 2.Snow wanted to destroy cholera _____, so he started his investigation. 3.Most doctors thought bad air caused cholera, but Snow _____ the “germs in water” theory. 4. After finding the link between the pump and deaths, Snow believed ... ...
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