(练习)课时分层作业1 UNIT 1 Section Ⅰ Reading and Thinking-【提分教练】2023-2024学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第四册(人教版2019)

UNIT 1　SCIENCE FICTION 课时分层作业(一) Ⅰ．单句语法填空 1．It cannot be questioned that the new method is superior ________ the old one． 2．The officers had run the risk of ________(dismiss)． 3．These ________(bonus) will be paid when your savings plan matures in ten years' time． 4．The second blind man grasped one of the elephant's tusks and said，“He's more like a spear ________ anything else．” 5．They could accept this suggestion ________ dignity． 6．May I make ________ appointment with you early this afternoon? 7．I can't get this lid off—it seems to ________(nail)down． 8．The two ________(saleswoman) were busily trying to keep up with the demand． 9．These processes cannot contain any activity that causes them ________(suspend)． 10．We need to cover all of these situations before ________(declare) our work finished． Ⅱ．阅读理解 A (2023·全国乙卷) PRACTITIONERS Jacqueline Felice de Almania(c.1322)highlights the suspicion that women practicing medicine faced．Born to a Jewish family in Florence，she moved to Paris where she worked as a physician and performed surgery．In 1322 she was tried for practicing unlawfully．In spite of the court hearing testimonials(证明)of her ability as a doctor，she was banned from medicine． Tan Yunxian(1461－1554)was a Chinese physician who learned her skills from her grandparents．Chinese women at the time could not serve apprenticeships (学徒期)with doctors．However，Tan passed the official exam．Tan treated women from all walks of life．In 1511，Tan wrote a book，Sayings of a Female Doctor，describing her life as a physician． James Barry(c.1789－1865)was born Margaret Bulkley in Ireland but，dressed as a man，she was accepted by Edinburgh University to study medicine．She qualified as a surgeon in 1813，then joined the British Army，serving overseas．Barry retired in 1859，having practiced her entire medical profession living and working as a man． Rebecca Lee Crumpler(1831－1895)worked as a nurse for eight years before studying in medical college in Boston in 1860．Four years later，she was t