Charles R. Drew was a medical student at Columbia University in New York. Before he graduated, he wrote an article 36 blood bank, that is, the storing of blood. Up till then, a lot of people had died from loss of blood 37 there was no blood bank.
When the United States entered the Second World War, it became 38 to set up blood banks. Dr Drew became _39 of the Red Cross’s first blood bank. When the Red Cross 40 blood banks to collect and store blood for men 41 in battle, black American gave blood along with the whites. At 42 their blood was not accepted. Later blood from the blacks was 43 but was stored in a 44 place from “white” blood. Although the best doctors 45 that there was _46 difference at all between the blood of blacks and whites, the Red Cross, with the support of the government, 47 to separate black blood from white blood.
After the war, Dr Drew was 48 from Washington with three other doctors to attend a medical meeting in a southern state. In northern Carolina their car went 49 a ditch（深沟）and Dr Drew was _50 hurt. He had lost 51 blood by the time a passing car took him to the 52 hospital. But they were stopped at the gate of the hospital. “ 53 him to the hospital for blacks.” No matter 54 they said, they could not get into the hospital. They had to take him to the 55 hospital, but on the way Dr Drew died because he had lost too much blood.
【小题1】A．ofB．onC．forD．in【小题2】A．thoughB．ifC．becauseD．and【小题3】A．possibleB．impossibleC．unimportantD．necessary【小题4】A．visitorB．headC．receiverD．supporter【小题5】A．startedB．expectedC．promisedD．forbade【小题6】A．diedB．killedC．woundedD．fighting【小题7】A．mostB．leastC．firstD．last【小题8】A．receivedB．acceptedC．lostD．found【小题9】A．goodB．coolC．hotD．separate【小题10】A．discoveredB．inventedC．insistedD．regretted【小题11】A．littleB．muchC．someD．no【小题12】A．beganB．refusedC．stoppedD．continued【小题13】A．drivingB．walkingC．arrivingD．running【小题14】A．fromB．intoC．alongD．off【小题15】A．hardlyB．nearlyC．badlyD．not【小题16】A．someB．littleC．allD．much【小题17】A．biggestB．most modernC．nearestD．cheapest【小题18】A．TakeB．BringC．Send forD．Find【小题19】A．howB．whatC．whereD．who【小题20】A．coloredB．betterC．farthestD．sameB
网友回答
(答案→)B
解析：本文介绍了血库从无到有的发展历程，涉及到美国的种族歧视的问题。
【小题1】B。介词辨析。on表示“论述”。
【小题2】C。连词辨析。许多人死于缺血，是“因为”没有血库。
【小题3】D。形容词辨析。由于战争，用血量大增，故建立血库显得“十分必要”。
【小题4】B。上下文串联。凭语感。另根据语境较易排除其余三个选项。
【小题5】A。动词辨析。started“使开始”，余者不合文意。
【小题6】C。考查常识。受伤的人才有可能需要补充血液。
【小题7】C。上下文串联。at first意为“起初”，与下一句中的later形成对比。
【小题8】B。动词辨析。开始对黑人的血并不被接受，只是后来才被接受。
【小题9】D。上下文串联。根据与from一词的搭配和第十二个空格后的内容可知。
【小题10】C。动词辨析。insisted“坚持说，坚持认为”，余者不合语境。
【小题11】D。上下文串联。根据文意和at all选定。
【小题12】D。动词辨析。虽然专家认为两种血并无差别，但红十字会仍“继续”将两者分开。
【小题13】A。上下文串联。从their car went…可知，他们一行是“驾车”去的。余者不合文意。
【小题14】B。上下文串联。车子掉“进”深沟，符合文意。
【小题15】C。副词辨析。从最终死亡这一事实来看，他受伤“严重”。
【小题16】D。上下文串联。根据语境可推断。另文章最后一句再现了much这一词。
【小题17】C。考查常识。抢救应到“最近的”医院，这是常识。
【小题18】A。上下文串联。从They had to take him to …可判断出。
【小题19】B。动词用法辨析。said是及物动词，须接宾语，故应填代词what。
【小题20】A。考查常识。coloured hospital意为“有色人种的医院”，在美国专指黑人的医院。B、C、D不合乎常识和语境。