语境故事记单词语法填空-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第二册

选择性必修二UNIT 1 SCIENCE AND SCIENTISTS 1 Cholera is an infectious disease caused by germs/bacteria. People who (1)_________________(infect)with this disease will suffer from severe diarrhoea,dehydration and even death. As a young doctor,John Snow felt a little (2)_________________(frustrate) at first,but he was determined to defeat “ King Cholera” once and for all. There were then two contradictory theories to explain how cholera spread. Snow subscribed to the correct theory that cholera was caused by an (3)_________________(infect) from germs in food or water. But Snow needed (4)_________________(prove) and findings. It happened that cholera (5)_________________(break) out in London in 1854,and Snow began to investigate. He discovered that there were multiple (6)_________________(die) in some households near the water pump in Broad Street. This showed there was a link between the cases of cholera and the water. Snow suspected that the water pump was (7)_________________(blame),so he had the handle of the water pump removed. Thanks to Snow’s intervention,people began to drink pure water instead of raw water. Thus,there was (8)_______ substantial decrease in the threat of cholera. Furthermore,in his use of maps and statistics,Snow (9)_________________(transform)the way scientists study diseases. His thinking and concept on disease (10)____________(be) quite novel at that time. Therefore,Snow is considered the father of modern epidemiology. 1 考点： (1)： (2)： (3)： (4)： (5)： (6)： (7)： (8)： (9)： (10)： 2 Doctors use microscopes(1)________________(observe) cells,germs, viruses and proteins in cells,while astronomers look at stars and study astronomy through telescopes. A theory may be abstract,but research work needs to have (2)____ solid,concrete or vivid theoretical framework. Besides John Snow,it is worth (3)________________(mention) Qian Xuesen,the father of China’s aerospace industry. He was an outstanding, (4)________________ (gift) and patriotic scientist. At first,he s