2013年高考英语一轮复习课时作业21：Unit 1 Great scientists（新人教版必修5广东专用）.docVIP

PAGE  课时作业(二十一)　[必修5　Unit 1　Great scientists] [限时：30分钟] 　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Ⅰ.完形填空 It was the afternoon of December 24, the day before Christmas, and as the newest doctor in our office, I had to work.The only thing that __1__my day was the beautifully decorated Christmas tree in our waiting room and a __2__ sent to me by a fellow I was dating—a dozen red roses. As I was cleaning my room, our receptionist came and said there was a(n) __3__ in the front office that urgently needed to speak with me.As I stepped out，I noticed a young, tired－looking woman with a baby in her arms.Nervously, she explained that her husband—a prisoner—was my next __4__.The guards were made to bring him to the office that afternoon.She told me she wasnt __5__ to visit her husband in prison and that he had never seen his son.Her request was for me to let the boys father sit in the waiting room with her as long as possible before I called him for his __6__.Since my schedule wasnt full，I agreed.After all, it was Christmas Eve. A short time later, her husband arrived, and two __7__ guards followed him.The womans __8__ face lit up like our little Christmas tree when her husband took a seat beside her.I kept looking out to watch them laugh, cry, and share their child. After almost an hour, I called the prisoner back to my office.While I worked, the guards stood just outside my door.The patient seemed like a __9__ and modest man.I wondered what he possibly could have done to be held under such conditions.I tried to make him as __10__ as possible. At the end of the appointment, I wished him a Merry Christmas—a difficult thing to say to a man __11__ to prison.He smiled and thanked me.He also said he felt __12__ by the fact that he hadnt been able to get his wife anything for Christmas.On hearing this, I was __13__ with a wonderful idea. Ill never forget the look on both their faces as the __14__ gave his wife the beautiful roses.Im not sure who experienced the most joy—the husband in giving, the