[冲刺中考]英语阅读与填空：20-Wednesday 医疗故事 245词

20-Wednesday 医疗故事 245词

题材： 医疗故事　 词数： 245　 建议阅读时间： 5分钟

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In 1997，a dead author of detective stories saved the life of a 19-month-old baby in a most unusual way．The author was Agatha Christie，one of the most successful writer of detective stories in the world．

In June 1997，a baby girl became seriously ill in Qatar，near Saudi Arabia．Doctors were unable to find out the cause of her illness with confidence，so she was sent to Hammersmith Hospital in London．She was then only semi-conscious and on the“Dangerously Ill”list．A team of doctors hurried to examine the baby only to discover that they，too，were confused by the very unusual symptoms．While they were discussing the baby's case，a nurse asked to speak to them．

“Excuse me，”said nurse Marsha Maitlan，“but I think the baby is suffering from thallium poisoning.”

“What makes you think that？”Dr．Brown asked．“Thallium poisoning is extremely rare.”

“A few days ago，I was reading a novel called A Pale Horse by Agatha Christie，”nurse Maitlan explained．“In the book，somebody uses thallium poison，and all the symptoms are described．They're exactly the same as the baby's.”

“You're thoughtful and you may be right，”another doctor said．“We'll carry out some tests and find out whether it's thallium or not.”

Tests showed that the baby had indeed been poisoned by thallium，a rare metallic substance used in making special glass．Once they knew the cause of the illness，the doctors were able to give the baby the correct treatment．She soon recovered and was sent back to Qatar．Later it was reported that the poison might have come from an insecticide used in Qatar．

生词

symptom　n． 症状；征兆：What are the symptoms of flu？流感有什么症状？/The strikes are a symptom of a deeper problem．罢工反映出更深层的问题。

semi-conscious　adj． 半清醒的，半有意识的：He fell into a ditch and lay there，semi-conscious，for a few minutes．他跌进一条沟里，半清醒半昏迷地躺在那儿有几分钟。

confused　adj． 困惑的，弄糊涂的：I am totally confused by this problem．我给这一问题弄得完全糊涂了。/I was confused to learn of his latest decision．得知他的最新决定我感到很困惑。

thoughtful　adj． 善于思考的，考虑周到的：It was very thoughtful of you to stop and give me a lift．你停下来给我搭便车，真是想得十分周到。

insecticide　n． 杀虫剂：They are spraying insecticide on vegetables．他们正在对蔬菜喷洒杀虫剂。

1．Why was the baby sent to London？

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2．What was her case considered to be when the baby was sent to the hospital in London？

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3．Who was the one that first suggested the correct cause of the baby's illness？

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4．How did she know the possible cause of the illness？

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5．What did the baby's illness have something to do with？

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参考译文

1997年，一位已经去世的侦探小说作家以最离奇的方式挽救了一名19个月大婴儿的生命。这位作家就是阿加莎·克里斯蒂，她是世界上最成功的侦探小说作家之一。

1997年6月，沙特阿拉伯的邻国卡塔尔有一名婴儿患了严重的疾病。医生无法确诊她的病因，于是，她被送往伦敦的哈曼斯密思医院。当时，她已处于半昏迷状态，而且上了“病危”名单。一支医生小组迅速对她进行了检查，但他们也被这种罕见的症状给搞糊涂了。当他们正在讨论婴儿的病情时，一位护士要求和他们说话。

“对不起，”玛莎·梅特兰护士说，“但我觉得这名婴儿是铊中毒”。

“为什么你会这样想？”布朗医生问，“铊中毒是极其罕见的”。

“几天前，我读了阿加莎·克里斯蒂写的《白马酒店》一书，”梅特兰护士解释道，“在这本书中，有人用铊做毒药，所有的症状都有描述。它们和婴儿的症状完全一样”。

“你很爱动脑筋，也许你说得对，”另一位医生说，“我们要做一些化验，看是不是铊中毒”。

化验结果表明，婴儿确实是铊中毒，铊是一种用于制作特种玻璃的稀有金属元素。一旦找到了病因，医生们就可以对症治疗了。婴儿很快康复，并被送回了卡塔尔。后来，据报道，这种毒药可能来自卡塔尔使用的杀虫剂。

参考答案

Wednesday 1．Because the doctors in Qatar were unable to find out the cause of her illness．　2．It was considered to be dangerous.　3．It was nurse Marsha Maitlan．　4．She learned it by reading a novel．　5．It had something to do with a harmful substance used to kill insects.