2014届高考英语基础知识总复习每日一练：54（北师大版）.docVIP

高三英语每日一练(54) Perhaps I am courageous，but thats because Ive had some inspiring teachers.Ill tell you about one of them.Many years ago，when I worked 1.________a volunteer at Stanford Hospital，I got to know a little girl named Liza 2.________was suffering from a rare serious disease.Her only chance of 3.________(recover) appeared to be a blood transfusion (输血) from 4.________five-year-old brother，who 5.________(survive) the same disease and developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness.The doctor explained the situation to her little brother，and asked the boy 6.________he would be willing to give his blood to his sister.I saw him hesitate for a moment 7.________taking a deep breath and saying，“Yes，Ill do it if it will save LizA．” As the transfusion progressed，he lay in a bed next to his sister，8.________(smile)．But then his face grew pale and his smile faded.He looked at the doctor and asked in 9.________trembling voice，“Will I start to die right away？” Being young，the boy had misunderstood the doctor.He thought he was going to have to give her 10.________his blood. 答案： 1．as　“作为……身份”，用as。 2．who　who引导定语从句，指人。 3．recovery　介词后用名词。 4．her　“从她弟弟身上输血”，故用from。 5．had survived　表示“过去的过去”，用过去完成时。 6．if/whether　whether引导宾语从句，表“是否”。 7．before　介词，“在……之前”。 8．smiling　伴随状语，用-ing形式。 9．a　“一个颤抖的声音”，填a。 10．all　根据句意，填all。 Why should mankind explore space? Why should money，time and effort be spent exploring and researching something with so few apparent benefits? Why should resources be spent on space rather than on conditions and people on Earth? These are questions that，understandably，are very often asked. Perhaps the best answer lies in our genetic makeup(基因构成) as human beings.What drove our ancestors to move from the trees into the plains，and on into all possible areas and environments? The wider the spread of a species，the better its chance of survival.Perhaps the best reason for exploring space is this genetic tendency to expand wherever possible.Nearly every successful civilizat