2017届高考英语一轮复习知识梳理练习：必修4 Unit 12 Culture Shock（北师大版）
<p> <span word="Unit">Unit</span> 12 <span word="Culture">Culture</span> <span word="Shock">Shock</span></p><p> (80分钟104分)</p><p> <span word="Part">Part</span> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> 一、阅读理解(共7小题;每小题2分,满分14分)</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="A">A</span> mother left unable to walk or talk after suffering a massive stroke has defied(反抗) the odds(逆境) to complete a university degree—by blinking.</p><p> <span word="Dawn">Dawn</span> <span word="Faizey">Faizey</span> <span word="Webster">Webster</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="locked">locked</span>-<span word="in">in</span> <span word="syndrome">syndrome</span>(综合征) <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2003,<span word="two">two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="Alexander">Alexander</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="patient">patient</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="fully">fully</span>-<span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="awake">awake</span>—<span word="but">but</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="communicate">communicate</span> <span word="verbally">verbally</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="paralysis">paralysis</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="muscles">muscles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span>,<span word="except">except</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>.</p><p> <span word="Incredibly">Incredibly</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span>,<span word="then">then</span> 30,<span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="communicate">communicate</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="movements">movements</span>.</p><p> <span word="She">She</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2∶2 <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ancient">Ancient</span> <span word="History">History</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="autobiography">autobiography</span>(自传)—<span word="all">all</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="specialized">specialized</span> <span word="laptop">laptop</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="translates">translates</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="movements">movements</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="text">text</span>.</p><p> <span word="Ms">Ms</span> <span word="Faizey">Faizey</span> <span word="Webster">Webster</span>,<span word="now">now</span> 42,<span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="degree">degree</span>,<span word="nudging">nudging</span>(轻推) <span word="buttons">buttons</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cursor">cursor</span>(光标) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="screen">screen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="blinking">blinking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="register">register</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="letters">letters</span>.</p><p> <span word="Six">Six</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="on">on</span>,<span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="honors">honors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tackle">tackle</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Master">Master</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="History">History</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Art">Art</span>.</p><p> <span word="Ms">Ms</span> <span word="Faizey">Faizey</span> <span word="Webster">Webster</span> <span word="said">said</span>,“<span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="degree">degree</span>,<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="pleased">pleased</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="proud">proud</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>.<span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="striving">striving</span> <span word="for">for</span>.<span word="No">No</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="obstacles">obstacles</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="way">way</span>,<span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="pneumonia">pneumonia</span>(肺炎) <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="lesser">lesser</span> <span word="illnesses">illnesses</span>,<span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="goal">goal</span>.”</p>
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