“How lucky you are to be a doctor…” Anyone who’s a doctor is right out of luck,
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“How lucky you are to be a doctor…” Anyone who’s a doctor is right out of luck, I thought. Anyone who’s studying medicine should have his head examined.
You may think I want to change my job. Well, at the moment I do. As one of my friends says－even doctors have a few friends－it’s all experience. Experience! I don’t need such experience. I need a warm, comfortable, undisturbed bed of my own. I need it badly. I need all telephones to be thrown down the nearest well, that’s what I need.
All these thoughts fly round my head as I drive my Mini(微型汽车) through the foggy streets of East London at 3:45 a.m. on a December morning. I am a ministering angel in a Mini with a heavy coat and a bag of medicines. As I speed down Lea Bridge in the dark at this horrible morning hour, the heater first blowing hot then cold, my back aching from the car-seat, I do not feel like a ministering angel. I wish I were on the beach in southern France. Call me a bad doctor if you like. Call me what you will. But don’t call me at half past three on a December morning for an ear-ache that you have had for two weeks.
Of course, being a doctor isn’t really all bad. We do have our moments. Once in a while people are ill, once in a while you can help, once in a while you get given a cup of tea and rock-hard cake at two o’clock in the morning－then you worry if you have done everything. But all too often ‘everything’ is a repetitious rule: look, listen, feel, tap, pills, injection, phone, ambulance, away to the next.
And then there is always the cool, warm voice of the girl on the switchboard of the emergency bed service who will get your patient into hospital for you－the pleasant voice that comes to you as you stand in the cold, dark, smelly, dirty telephone box somewhere in a dangerous section of town. Oh, it has its moments, this life does.
小题1:According to the sentence “Anyone who’s studying medicine should have his head examined,” we know that ___________.| A．a medical student should have a very good memory | | B．a doctor must be mentally strong so that he can meet any difficult situation | | C．the writer thinks that those who want to be doctors are crazy | | D．to be a doctor is a challenge for people’s mental health |
小题2:Which of the following statements is NOT true?| A．The writer wishes he could have a quiet, undisturbed night in bed at home. | | B．One of his friends says that being a doctor helps one gain all sorts of experience. | | C．He hates the telephone as a modern means of communication. | | D．He is not happy with the small and uncomfortable car he is driving. |
小题3:The statement “We do have our moments” could best be replaced by “___________”.| A．we doctors are called at a moment’s notice to see people who need medical treatment | | B．usually we are glad that we can do something to help the sick | | C．sometimes we find people are thankful for our help | | D．there are chances that doctors find their work rewarding and satisfying |
小题4:From the whole passage we know that the writer _____________.| A．is a bad doctor, unwilling to make a house call during the night-time | | B．is so dissatisfied with his job that he wishes to find a new one | | C．is satisfied with his job but he hates to be called out unnecessarily | | D．thinks a doctor can enjoy certain special rights whether he felt lucky or not |
小题5:We can conclude that .| A．the author is worried about his patient when he is driving through the foggy streets of East London | | B．the author is annoyed to be called out at such an horrible morning hour for an ear – ache patient | | C．the author is now heading for the beach in Southern France for his holidays | | D．as the author speeds down Lea Bridge in the dark on a December morning, his Mini breaks down half way |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:B |
解析
试题分析：作者表达了对医生这个职业的一些不满意的地方。作者想有一张属于自己的床铺，并且能够睡个安稳觉。不过，医生这个职业并非一无是处，在他人需要帮助时，医生就有了用武之地。
小题1:根据第一、二段“Anyone who’s a doctor is right out of luck, ...I need a warm, comfortable, undisturbed bed of my own. I need it badly. I need all telephones to be thrown down the nearest well, that’s what I need.”可知，作者不喜欢医生这个职业，认为学医的人应该好好检查一下他们的大脑，故选C。
小题2:根据第二、三段“As one of my friends says－even doctors have a few friends－it’s all experience. Experience! ...I need a warm, comfortable, undisturbed bed of my own. ...I need all telephones to be thrown down the nearest well, that’s what I need. ...the heater first blowing hot then cold, my back aching from the car-seat, I do not feel like a ministering angel.”可知，A、B、D正确，故选C。
小题3:根据第四段“Of course, being a doctor isn’t really all bad. ...Once in a while people are ill, once in a while you can help, once in a while you get given a cup of tea and rock-hard cake”可知，当医生并非一直是一件坏事，故选D。
小题4:根据第三段“But don’t call me at half past three on a December morning for an ear-ache that you have had for two weeks.”可知，作者只是不想睡觉时候被打扰，排除A；根据第四段“Of course, being a doctor isn’t really all bad.”可知，作者并非完全否定医生这个职业，排除B；D项文中未提到，故选C。
小题5:根据第三段“I drive my Mini(微型汽车) through the foggy streets of East London at 3:45 a.m. ...But don’t call me at half past three on a December morning for an ear-ache that you have had for two weeks.”可知，在一个天气状况不好的早晨，作者不想凌晨三点半被叫起来，仅仅是因为耳朵疼，故选B。 |
举一反三
Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another was on the way, she did what she could to help her three-year-old son, Michael, for a new life. They found out that the new baby was going to be a girl, and every day Michael sang to his in Mommy’s tummy.
The days went by. The little girl got after the birth. The doctor told the parents, “There is very hope. Be prepared for the worst.” They had fixed up a special in their home for the new baby, but now they a funeral.
Michael kept begging his parents to let him see his sister. “I want to to her,” he said. If he didn’t see sister now, he might never see her . She dressed him in an oversized suit and marched him into ICU, but the head nurse him as a child and shouted. “Get the kid out of here now! No children are .” The mother rose up strong, and the mild-mannered lady glared steel-eyed into the head nurse’s face. “He is not leaving he sings to his sister!” Karen towed Michael to his sister’s bedside. He gazed at the tiny infant the battle to live, and he began to sing. In the pure voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sang:
“You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are gray....”
Instantly the baby girl . The pulse rate became calm and steady.
“You never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don’t take my away.”
“The other night, dear, as I lay sleeping, I I held you in my arms.....”
Michael’s little sister relaxed.
The medical staff just called it a miracle. Karen called it a miracle of God’s !
NEVER GIVE UP ON THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE. LOVE IS SO POWERFUL.
| 小题1: | | A．baby | B．relative | C．boy | D．girl |
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| 小题2: | | A．delight | B．play | C．prepare | D．study |
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| 小题3: | | A．mother | B．sister | C．parents | D．father |
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| 小题4: | | A．worse | B．well | C．better | D．terrible |
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| 小题5: | | A．much | B．big | C．some | D．little |
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| 小题7: | | A．planned | B．attended | C．held | D．expected |
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| 小题8: | | A．talk | B．smile | C．sing | D．dance |
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| 小题9: | | A．afraid | B．asleep | C．awake | D．alive |
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| 小题10: | | A．treated | B．viewed | C．promised | D．recognized |
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| 小题11: | | A．refused | B．allowed | C．attended | D．forbidden |
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| 小题12: | | A．seldom | B．usually | C．rarely | D．constantly |
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| 小题14: | | A．winning | B．getting | C．losing | D．fighting |
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| 小题15: | | A．hearted | B．broken | C．wonderful | D．frightened |
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| 小题16: | | A．cried | B．laughed | C．responded | D．answered |
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| 小题17: | | A．sunshine | B．sister | C．happiness | D．gift |
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| 小题18: | | A．knew | B．saw | C．hoped | D．dreamed |
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| 小题19: | | A．song | B．voice | C．love | D．smile |
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| 小题20: | | A．SIMPLY | B．UNBELIEVABLY | C．STRANGELY | D．EASILY |
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The Albinas married when Mr. Albina was 30, and they spent the early marriage in Argentina. Then they decided to move to Chile, which meant they had to cross the Andes Mountains. They and their 20s sons made the difficult two-week journey on horses. One night there was a terrible snow storm in the mountains, during which Mrs Albina gave birth to triplets (三胞胎), a boy and two girls.
Mrs Albina now has 30 more girls, including the twins who are 15 months old. The oldest Albina children are in their 30s and 40s. They are on their own now, but 18 of the kids still live with their parents in a two-room house. The house has electricity but no toilet or running water. Clearly, the Albinas don’t have enough money and food for the big family. Why, then, do they continue to have children?
The Albinas do not use birth control because it is against their religion. They can let other people take care of their kids, but Mrs Albina doesn’t allow it. “When we were babies,” she said, “our mother left us at an orphanage and never returned. Then a couple adopted my brothers, and I was left behind. I was heartbroken. I promised that when I became a mother I would never give my children away.”
So the Albina family continues to grow. They have so many kids that they run out of names and have to give some children the same name. There are three Susannas, three Miriams, two Estrellas, and two Soledades.
Will the family stop at 53 kids? Mr Albina is 77, and Mrs Albina is 59. “I am getting old,” she said with a smile, “and I would like God to think of me and consider my age. But if God sends more children to me, yes, there will be more.”
小题1:What is said about the children in the Albinas in the passage?| A．Some children are raised by others. | | B．God sent the children to the Albinas. | | C．The children are all twins or triplets. | | D．Most of the children are independent now. |
小题2: It can be inferred from the passage that______.| A．Mrs Albina experienced a hard childhood | | B．the Albinas would like to use birth control | | C．ten kids in the family share the same name | | D．the Albina family has lived in three countries |
小题3:How old was Mrs Albina when the Albinas got married?小题4:What is the attitude of Mrs. Albina to continuing to have babies?| A．He is very positive. | | B．He doesn’t want to have more. | | C．He hopes God will give them more. | | D．He lets nature take its course. |
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“Look，it"s Baldy！”A boy shouted in my direction across the playground.Even though I was used to regular insults(侮辱)because of the____on my head，it was____ horrible to hear.I sighed as I headed back to the class.
When I was just 20 months old，I suffered serious____ after a bowl full of hot oil fell on my head.I was____ to hospital and had to stay there for weeks，while the doctors___ to save my life.“Holly"s very____to be alive，” they told Mum and Dad.“But she"ll be____ with scars on her head，and of course her hair won"t grow there.”
As a child，I cared much about my scars ，so I____wore a scarf to cover them up when I left home.____I didn"t，people would call me horrible names like Baldy.Although my friends were always comforting me， they never____understood how it felt.
Then through the hospital I was____ to a children"s burns camp，where children like me can get any help.There，I____14－year－old Stephanie，whose burns are a lot more serious than mine.But she is so __ that she never lets anyone put her down.“You shouldn"t____what people say about what you look like because we"re not different from anyone else，Holly，”she____me.“And you don"t need to wear a scarf because you look great ____ it！”For the first time in my life I could speak to someone who"d been through something____.So weeks later，at my 13th birthday party，____by her bravery，I gave up my scarf and showed off my scars.It felt amazing not having to____away behind my scarf.
Now，I am____ of what I look like and much happier，because I have realized it is your personality(个性)that decides who you truly are.
| 小题1: | | A．hat | B．scarf | C．scars | D．cuts |
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| 小题2: | | A．still | B．just | C．never | D．seldom |
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| 小题3: | | A．hunger | B．cold | C．defeats | D．burns |
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| 小题4: | | A．rushed | B．led | C．invited | D．forced |
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| 小题5: | | A．learned | B．fought | C．returned | D．decided |
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| 小题6: | | A．happy | B．lucky | C．lonely | D．poor |
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| 小题7: | | A．pressed | B．occupied | C．left | D．painted |
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| 小题8: | | A．possibly | B．usually | C．finally | D．nearly |
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| 小题9: | | A．Although | B．Since | C．If | D．Before |
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| 小题10: | | A．correctly | B．roughly | C．easily | D．really |
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| 小题11: | | A．promoted | B．introduced | C．reported | D．carried |
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| 小题12: | | A．met | B．recognized | | C．remembered | D．caught |
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| 小题13: | | A．honest | B．strong | | C．active | D．young |
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| 小题14: | | A．write down | B．agree with | | C．pass on | D．listen to |
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| 小题15: | | A．promised | B．encouraged | | C．ordered | D．calmed |
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| 小题16: | | A．in | B．for | C．without | D．beyond |
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| 小题17: | | A．similar | B．strange | | C．hard | D．important |
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| 小题18: | | A．allowed | B．required | C．guided | D．inspired |
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| 小题20: | | A．sick | B．away | C．tired | D．proud |
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When 19－year－old Sophia Giorgi said she was thinking of volunteering to help the Make－A－Wish Foundation (基金会)，nobody understood what she was talking about.But Sophia knew just how important Make－A－Wish could be because this special organization had helped to make a dream come true for one of her best friends .We were interested in finding out more，so we went along to meet Sophia and listen to what she had to say.
Sophia told us that Make－A －Wish is a worldwide organization that started in the United States in 1980.“It"s a charity(慈善机构)that helps children who have got very serious illnesses.Make－A－Wish helps children feel happy even though they are sick, by making their wishes and dreams come true ，” Sophia explained .
We asked Sophia how Make－A－Wish had first started.She said it had all begun with a very sick young boy called Chris ，who had been dreaming for a long time of becoming a policeman .Sophia said lots of people had wanted to find a way to make Chris"s dream come true—so, with everybody"s help, Chris, only seven years old at the time，had been a “policeman” for a day.” When people saw how delighted Chris was when his dream came true, they decided to try and help other sick children too，and that was the beginning of Make－A－Wish，” explained Sophia.
Sophia also told us the Foundation tries to give children and their families a special, happy time.A Make－A－Wish volunteer visits the families and asks the children what they would wish for if they could have anything in the world.Sophia said the volunteers were important because they were the ones who helped to make the wishes come true. They do this either by providing things that are necessary，or by raising money or helping out in whatever way they can.
小题1:Sophia found out about Make－A－Wish because her best friend had________.| A．benefited from it | B．volunteered to help it | | C．dreamed about it | D．told the author about it |
小题2:According to Sophia，Make－A－Wish________.| A．is an international charity | | B．was understood by nobody at first | | C．raises money for very poor families | | D．started by drawing the interest of the public |
小题3:What is said about Chris in Paragraph 3?| A．He has been a policeman since he was seven. | | B．He gave people the idea of starting Make－A－Wish | | C．He wanted people to help make his dream come true. | | D．He was the first child Make－A－Wish helped after it had been set up. |
小题4:Which of the following is true about Make－A－Wish volunteers?| A．They are important for making wishes come true. | | B．They try to help children get over their illnesses. | | C．They visit sick children to make them feel special. | | D．They provide what is necessary to make Make－A－Wish popular. |
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My mind went blank when I saw the gun pointing against the car window as we pulled out of the garage. This can"t be happening to me. Then I felt the gun, cold, against my head, and I heard my friend Jeremy saying，“What do you want? Take my wallet，” but at the time I thought of nothing.
I remember being a little annoyed when the gunman pulled me from the car by the hair. I remember the walk to the house—Jeremy, me, the two men with two guns. I remember the fear and anger in the gunmen"s voices because Jeremy was being slow, and I remember wondering why he was being slow. I did not realize that Jeremy had thrown the keys into the bush. But I remember that sound of the gun hitting Jeremy"s head and the feeling as the man who had hold of my hair released me. And I remember the split second when I realized he was looking at Jeremy，and I remember wondering how far I could run before he pulled the trigger. But I was already running, and upon reaching the car across the street, I didn"t crouch (蹲伏) behind it but screamed instead.
I remember thinking there was something ridiculous and illogical about screaming “Help, help！” at eight o"clock on a Tuesday evening in December and changing my plea(恳求) to the more specific “Help, let me in, please let me in！” But the houses were cold, closed, unfriendly, and I ran on until I heard Jeremy"s screams behind me announcing that our attackers had fled.
The neighbors who had not opened their doors to us came out with baseball bats and helped Jeremy find his glasses and keys. In a group they were very brave. We waited for the police to come until someone said to someone else that the noodles were getting cold, and I said politely，“Please go and eat. We"re OK.”
I was happy to see them go. They had been talking of stricter sentences for criminals, of bringing back the death penalty(处罚) and how the President is going to clean up the country. I was thinking, they could be saying all of this over my dead body, and I still feel that stiffer sentences wouldn"t change a thing. In a rush all the anger I should have felt for my attackers was directed against these contented people standing in front of their warm, comfortable homes talking about all the guns they were going to buy. What good would guns have been to Jeremy and me?
People all over the neighborhood had called to report our screams, and the police turned out in force twenty minutes later. They were illtempered about what was, to them, much trouble about nothing. After all, Jeremy was hardly hurt, and we were hopeless when it came to describing the gunmen. “Typical，” said one policeman when we couldn"t even agree on how tall the men were. Both of us were able to describe the guns in horrifying detail, but the two policemen who stayed to make the report didn"t think that would be much help.
The policemen were matteroffact about the whole thing. The thin one said，“That was a stupid thing to do, throwing away the keys. When a man has a gun against your head you do what you"re told.” Jeremy looked properly embarrassed.
Then the fat policeman came up and the thin one went to look around the outside of the house. “That was the best thing you could have done, throwing away the keys，” he said. “If you had gone into the house with them...” His voice became weaker. “They would have hurt her” ——he twisted his head toward me——“and killed you both.” Jeremy looked happier. “Look，” said the fat policeman kindly, “ there"s no right or wrong in the situation. There"s just luck.”
All that sleepless night I replayed the moment those black gloves came up to the car window. How long did the whole thing last? Three minutes, five, eight? No matter how many hours of my life I may spend reliving it, I know there is no way to prepare for the next time—no intelligent response to a gun. The fat cop was right. There"s only luck. The next time I might end up dead.
And I’m sure there will be a next time. It can happen anywhere, anytime, to anyone.Security is an illusion(幻觉); there is no safety in locks or in guns. Guns make some people feel safe and some people feel strong, but they"re fooling themselves.
小题1:When the writer saw the gun pointing against the car window，________.| A．she felt very annoyed | | B．she lost consciousness | | C．she felt very much nervous | | D．she lost the power of thinking |
小题2:What most possibly drove the two gunmen away?| A．Jeremy"s fighting. | | B．The author"s screaming. | | C．Their neighbour"s brave action. | | D．The police"s arrival. |
小题3:When the author called for help, the neighbors didn"t come out immediately because________.| A．they were much too frightened | | B．they were busy preparing dinners | | C．they needed time to find baseball bats | | D．they thought someone was playing a trick |
小题4:What the author wants to tell us is that________.| A．neighbors are not helpful in moments of difficulty | | B．the police are not reliable when one is in trouble | | C．security is impossible as long as people can have guns | | D．preventing robbers entering your house is the best choice |
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