Unit 1 Reading课文语法填空 John Snow Defeats “King Cholera”
一、语法填空(根据课文内容、依据语法规则完成下面短文）
John Snow was a well-known physician in London in the 19th century and wanted to help ordinary people 1________ (expose) to cholera which was the deadly disease of its day. It was 2________ (believe) that cholera was commonly caused by the bacteria in the air or people absorbed this disease into their bodies with their meals. 3________ (suspect) that the second theory was correct, he made further investigations and discovered that it was the water that was 4________ (blame). Next, John Snow looked into the source of the water for these two streets 5________ all the dead people had lived. Fortunately 6________ he found that it came from the river polluted by the dirty water from London, he immediately told the 7________ (astonish) people in Broad Street to remove the handle from the pump so that 8________ could not be used. In another part of London, supporting evidence from two other 9________ (die) that were linked to the Broad Street outbreak was found by him, too.
With this extra evidence John Snow was able to announce with 10________ (certain) that polluted water carried the germs. Finally “King Cholera” was defeated.
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参考答案： 一、 1. exposed 2. believed 3. Suspecting
4. to blame 5. where 6. when 7. astonished 8. it 9. deaths
10. certainly
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人教版高中英语必修五 Unit1_Reading课文语法填空 Word版含答案
