Bringing Art into HospitalsThe medical world is gradually realizing that the qua
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Bringing Art into Hospitals The medical world is gradually realizing that the quality of the environment in hospitals may play an important role in helping patients to get better. As part of nationwide effort in Britain to bring art out of the museums and into public places, some of the country’s best artists have been called in to change older hospitals and to soften the hard edges of modern buildings. Of the 2500 national health service hospitals in Britain, almost 100 now have very valuable collections of present art in passages, waiting areas and treatment rooms. These recent movements first started by one artist, Peter Senior, who set up his studio at a Manchester hospital in northeastern England during the early 1970s.He felt the artist had lost his place in modern society, and that art should be enjoyed by a wider audience(观众). A common hospital waiting room might have as many as 5 000 visitors each week. What a better place to hold regular exhibitions of art! Senior held the first exhibition of his own paintings in the out—patient’s waiting area of the Manchester Royal Hospital in 1975.Believed to be Britain’s first hospital artist. Senior was so much in demand that he was soon joined by a team of six young art school graduates. The effect is striking. Now in the passages and waiting rooms the visitor experiences a full view of fresh colours, playful images(形象)and restful courtyards. The quality of the environment may reduce the need for expensive drugs when a patient is recovering from an illness. A study has shown that patients who had a view onto gardens needed half the number of strong pain killers compared with patients who had no view at all or only a brick wall to look at. 小题1: Some best artists of Britain have been called in to__________.A.set up new hospitals | B.make the corners of the hospital collect paintings | C.bring art into hospitals | D.help patients recover from serious illnesses | 小题2:After the improvement of the hospital environment,__________.A.patients no longer take drugs to kill their pains | B.patients don’t have to stay long in hospital | C.patients need fewer pain killers when they suffer from an illness | D.patients feel happy in hospital | 小题3:It can inferred from the passage that__________.A.the role of hospital environment is important. | B.hospital artists have done more than doctors | C.exhibitions attract more audience in hospitals than in museums | D.the hospital is a better place for people. |
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小题1:C 小题2:C 小题3:A |
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试题分析: 小题1:C 推理题。根据第二段As part of nationwide effort in Britain to bring art out of the museums and into public places, some of the country’s best artists have been called in to change older hospitals and to soften the hard edges of modern buildings说明他们被召集是让他们把艺术作品带进医院。故C正确。 小题2:C 细节题。根据最后一段后三行A study has shown that patients who had a view onto gardens needed half the number of strong pain killers compared with patients who had no view at all or only a brick wall to look at.说明C正确。 小题3:A 推理题。根据文章最后一段1,2行The quality of the environment may reduce the need for expensive drugs when a patient is recovering from an illness.说明医院的环境在治疗病人方面是有很大的作用的,故A正确。 点评:文章介绍了英国的一项艺术作品进医院的活动。考查细节题为主,在解答这类问题时要求学生抓住题干文字信息,采用针对性方法进行阅读,因为这类题的答案在文章中可以直接找到。 |
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Americans like to travel on their yearly holiday. Today, more and more travelers in the United States are spending nights at small houses or inns(客栈)instead of hotels. They get a room for the night and the breakfast the next morning. Rooms for the night in private(私人的)homes with breakfast have been popular with travelers in Europe for many years. In the past five to ten years, these bed-and-breakfast places have become popular in the United States. Many of these America’s bed-and-breakfast inns have only a few rooms; others are much larger. Some inns do not provide telephones or televisions in the rooms, others do. Staying at a bed-and-breakfast inn is much different from staying at a hotel. Usually the cost is much less. Staying at an inn is almost like visiting someone’s home. The owners are glad to tell about the areas and the interesting places to visit. Many vacationers say that they enjoy the chance to meet local families. 小题1:Americans take a holiday trip_________.A.all the year round | B.for years | C.every year | D.every other year | 小题2:According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?A.Some Americans like to stay at bed-and-breakfast homes instead of at hotels. | B.The bed-and-breakfast inns are private homes open to vacationers. | C.The bed-and-breakfast inns have been popular in America for a long time. | D.The bed-and-breakfast inn owners provide a morning meal for their visitors and a room for the night. | 小题3:Staying at the bed-and-breakfast inns, __________.A.the travelers needn’t pay anything | B.the travelers don’t have to pay for the telephone or television | C.the travelers can meet and talk with the local people | D.the owners will show the travelers around the area | 小题4:Which is TRUE according to the passage?A.European and American vacationers like staying at bed-and-breakfast inns. | B.All Americans enjoy traveling. | C.These bed-and-breakfast inns are all old historic buildings. | D.Staying at a bed-and-breakfast inn is just like at the traveler’s home. |
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A 37-year-old man in Australia’s Northern city Darwin ,Norm Pethrick, was praised for jumping onto a crocodile’s back to save his wife Wendy at Litchfield National Park, a popular tourist spot southwest of Darwin, a local newspaper reported. Ms Pethrick was standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged (扑), locking its jaws on both her legs as it tried to drag her underwater. Norm Pethrick, who with his wife had been collecting water, immediately went to help her. He jumped onto the back, poked (戳) the eyes of the crocodile and finally got his wife free. Ms Pethrick was later taken to Hospital for a medical treatment. The doctors said she was suffering eight puncture wounds (伤口) in her right leg, a puncture wound in her left leg and a serious cut to one of her fingers. “This could have been a fatal and tragic situation,” said Dr Len Notaras, according to a local report. He said Ms Pethrick was saved by her husband’s “quick and diligent actions”. Dr Notaras also said she would remain in hospital for three more days and have an operation to clean the wounds, which are easy to get infected because of bacteria (细菌) on the teeth of the crocodile. 小题1: This passage is most likely to be found in _____.A.a newspaper | B.a travel guide | C.a textbook | D.a novel | 小题2:The crocodile attacked Ms Pethrick when she was ______.A.swimming in the river | B.watching the crocodile | C.standing on the river bank | D.fishing in the water | 小题3:According to the passage, Norm Pethrick can be described as following EXCEPT ______.A.brave | B.diligent(勤勉的) | C.quick | D.humorous | 小题4:Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?A.The husband should save the wife | B.A man saves wife’s life from crocodile’s jaws | C.A crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagine | D.Human beings can beat crocodiles sometimes |
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As prices and building costs keep rising, the “do-it-yourself” (DIY) trend (趋势) in the U.S. continues to grow. “We needed furniture(家具) for our living room.” Says John Ross, “and we just didn’t have enough money to afford it. So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs.” John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Rosses took a 2-week course for $ 280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house. Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $ 420. “I was deeply upset about it. Now I’ve finished a car repair course, I should be able to fix the car by myself.” John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it-yourself”, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don’t have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself. 小题1:We can learn from the text that many newly married people _______.A.find it hard to pay for what they need | B.have to learn to make their own furniture. | C.take DIY courses run by the government. | D.seldom go to a department store to buy things | 小题2:John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _____A.run a DIY shop | B.make or repair things | C.save time and money | D.improve the quality of life. | 小题3: When the writer says Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim ____A.makes shoes in his home | B.does extra work at night | C.does his own car and home repairs | D.keeps house and looks after his children |
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Thanksgiving is an important festival in North America. We interviewed several students from the US and Canada. Here is what they have told us about their Thanksgiving experiences. Josie from New York, USA “In America, Thanksgiving is celebrated every year at the end of November. It is to remember the first group of people from Europe to live in America. When they first arrived, they found the environment strange. But they learned to survive after some native American friends showed them how to grow and find food. Thanksgiving is meant to be a traditional celebration.” Todd from California, USA “Thanksgiving is the first day of Christmas shopping. That means we have four weeks to buy Christmas presents for our families and friends. For me and my friends, the most important part of the festival is the big football game on TV. The match is watched by millions of people all over America. Thanksgiving is seen as an exciting day for football!” Ian from Saskatoon, Canada In Canada, Thanksgiving is held on the 2nd Monday in October. On the Sunday before Thanksgiving Day, many people go to church. Thanks is given for all the good things that happened to them during the year. I always give thanks for the nice big turkey I’m going to have at the family dinner! Like all festivals, Thanksgiving is about food! Katie from Maritimes, Canada On Thanksgiving Day, we have dinner with all our cousins, aunts and uncles. It is always very busy. Sometimes we have two Thanksgiving dinners because we go to both our grandparents’ houses. The dinner is usually attended by more than twenty people at each house! My mother and my aunts do all the cooking but the washing-up is done by me and my cousins. And that’s not an easy job! But I don’t mind because Thanksgiving is meant to be a time to give thanks. 小题1:People in the USA and Canada ____________.A.all have the same opinion of Thanksgiving | B.have different opinions of Thanksgiving | C.feel that Thanksgiving is about food | D.have no interest in Thanksgiving | 小题2:Which of the people interviewed feels that Thanksgiving is all about football?A.Ian | B.Josie | C.Todd | D.Katie | 小题3:Where does the person who thinks that Thanksgiving is a traditional celebration come from?A.New York | B.California | C.Saskatoon | D.Maritimes | 小题4:For what reasons do people give thanks at Thanksgiving?A.All the good things that have happened | B.Presents, a big turkey | C.Grandparents, food | D.Football, traditions |
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WASHINGTON---At least four more U.S. air-traffic controllers are caught nodding off on the job at three separate airports across the nation, the government said Wednesday. The controller working alone in the tower fell asleep and was out of communication for 16 minutes while a medical flight carrying a patient was trying to land at about 2 A.M. Wednesday at Reno-Tahoe International Airport in Nevada, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a statement. The FAA announced that it is also investigating a controller who fell asleep Monday at Boeing King County International Airport in Seattle and two controllers who were unresponsive at McGhee Tyson Airport in Knoxville, Tennessee on Feb.19. “I am sick of this,” Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Chairman Jay Rockefeller, a West Virginia Democrat, said in a statement. “We can’t have a system where some of the people responsible for safety are asleep at the switch.” As the incidents pile up, sleep experts say it demonstrates that the agency faces a systemic issue with the thousands of people expected to work through the night in safety-critical jobs. Scientific research shows that workers on midnight shifts make more errors because it is so difficult for the body to adapt to sleeping during the day, they say. The agency will add an extra controller at the 27 towers staffed with one worker on the midnight shift, the FAA statement said. Representative John Mica, the Florida Republican who chairs the House transportation committee, criticized the decision to add controllers. “Only in the federal government would you double up on workers, averaging $161,000 per year in salary and benefits, that aren’t doing their job,” Mica said in a statement. Mica has pushed legislation that would allow as many as 90 smaller airports to switch from federal to private controllers. “People have known these problems with fatigue(疲劳)have existed for years,” said John Goglia, a Boston-based aviation safety consultant. “They’re now showing up. The FAA is admitting they exist. Now the FAA needs to work on it.” The four controllers in Nevada, Seattle and Texas have been suspended(暂时停职) during the investigations, the FAA said. 小题1:The underlined part “double up on workers” means “______”.A.add two more workers | B.staff two workers at a post | C.settle two workers in a double room | D.give the workers double pay | 小题2:According to John Goglia, fatigue problem ______.A.is a known potential danger | B.has never appeared before | C.is common for day-time shift workers | D.seldom shows up at night | 小题3:Which statement is true?A.A controller fell asleep without communication for 16 minutes in Knoxville, Tennessee. | B.A medical flight carrying a patient failed to land with the controller asleep. | C.Jay Rockefeller pays little attention to sleeping at the switch. | D.Mica refused to support the decision to staff more controllers on the midnight shift. | 小题4:We can infer from the passage that ______.A.All the controllers in the US were working alone while they were on duty | B.The incidents are rooted in fatigue problems and those on midnight shifts need an extra nap | C.In the U.S. , thousands of people expect to work through the night in safety-critical jobs | D.The agency has added an extra controller at the 27 towers |
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