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I work in a busy Emergency Room( E. R. ) . This weekend, I had a patient who was very nervousand paranoid. After looking at his chart, I saw that he was seeking treatment for alcoholism. There is an immediate prejudice against substance abuse in my E. R. One -we do not have a detox(戒酒) facility.The people seeking treatment for addiction are sometimes looked down on as being less worthy of treatment than other serious physical " ailments" . At first glance, I found out that the man was now somewhere in his mid-thirties, was very weak and had a generally aggressive character. He could not sit still and had a cough. He had not had a drink in four days. His hands were shaking and there was a scared look in his eyes. He told me that he began drinking about age 11 when his mother supplied him with it. He had tried to quit many times before but had not been able to." So . what"s different this time ?"I asked. "Because I"m starting to be mean to the people I love, but now I don"t want to be. I ca:n see that I"m changing into something else. " That answer helped change my attitude toward him. I could see the pain behind his eyes. Behind the appearance, there was a terrified person whose goodness was being claimed by the alcohol. He was desperate for help, but not so sure that his condition could be changed. I, thank this man for showing me that the goodness is dressed in all sorts of disguises(伪装) . Sometimes we have to undress it. It"s worth doing. My patient was admitted to the hospital for help ,despite us not having a detox facility. 小题1: What does the underlined word " ailments" meA. build | B. energy | C.illness | D. ability | 小题2: How long has the man been drinking?A.20 years | B. 11 years | C. Over 30 years | D. Over 20 years | 小题3:From the passage we know that___ .A.The patient was refused mainly for the hospital"s lack of equipment | B.The patient once didn"t want to treat the people he loved kindly | C.The patient was strong and brave at first glance | D.The patient once succeeded in giving up drinking alcohol | 小题4:What conclusion can we draw from the passage?A.Where there is a will, there"s a way. | B.A friend in need is a friend indeed. | C. Never judge a book by its cover. | D.Good is rewarded with good. |
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小题1:C 小题2:D 小题3:B 小题4:C |
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在本文中作者描述了自己遇见的一位因为酗酒来接受治疗的病人让自己认识到很多人都是带着伪装的,要想真正认识一个人,很多时候是要卸掉伪装。也就是告诉我们不要以貌取人。 小题1:C 【试题解析】推理题。根据第2段最后2行The people seeking treatment for addiction are sometimes looked down on as being less worthy of treatment than other serious physical " ailments" .可知那些因为酗酒来寻求治疗的病人经常会被认为看不起,认为他们不如患其他疾病的人值得治疗。本句中的 " ailments"是指和酗酒相似的疾病。故C项正确。 小题2:D 【试题解析】计算题。根据3,4段第一句At first glance, I found out that the man was now somewhere in his mid-thirties和He told me that he began drinking about age 11。可知这个人选择30多岁,而他是在11岁的时候就开始喝酒了,所以他喝了20多年的酒。故D正确。 小题3:B 【试题解析】推理题。根据文章倒数第3行 "Because I"m starting to be mean to the people I love, but now I don"t want to be. I ca:n see that I"m changing into something else. "可知这个人开始对自己所爱的人不好了,这是因为酒精让他变成来了另外一个人。故B正确。 小题4:C 【试题解析】推理题。根据文章最后一段I, thank this man for showing me that the goodness is dressed in all sorts of disguises(伪装) . Sometimes we have to undress it. It"s worth doing. My patient was admitted to the hospital for help ,despite us not having a detox facility.可知很多时候人们都穿着伪装的外衣,要想真正了解一个人,我们要卸掉伪装。也就是不要根据外表来判断一个人。故C项说法正确。 【长难句解析】 1.After looking at his chart, I saw that he was seeking treatment for alcoholism. 【翻译】看了他的病历以后,我知道他是为了寻求酗酒的治疗的。 【分析】本句中的after作为介词,其宾语是动名词短语looking at his chart;该词还可以作为连词,后面接时间状语从句。后面的句中含有that引导的宾语从句,that在句中不充当任何成分,可以省略。 2. Behind the appearance, there was a terrified person whose goodness was being claimed by the alcohol. 【翻译】在表面的东西下面,有一个可怕的人,他的灵魂已经被酒精夺走了。 【分析】本句中有一个定语从句whose goodness was being claimed by the alcohol,修饰先行词person,在这个定语从句whose指代先行词,在定语从句中做定语。Whose的先行词可以是人也可以是物,相当于of which/whom。 |
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Fortunately, I"ve been able to avoid the traffic jam brought by presidential visits because ! don"t have to commute anywhere. Barack Obama visited Los Angeles recently which paralyzed large sections of a city and you could almost hear the collective pain of unhappy commuters. I am among the l0 percent of people in the US that regularly work from home. You could include Obama among them, although I suspect his working area in the White House is better-equipped than my small space on to the back of the garage. He also probably doesn"t have a problem with three little kids interrupting his phone calls or bursting into his office at inappropriate moments. Every day there they are, knocking on my window and peering inside, as if looking at an animal in a zoo. Once, a telephone interview I was doing with the former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was interrupted by my older son, then three years old, and completely naked "Ahaaar!" he shouted to my face. "What was that?" said Schwarzenegger. I stammered(结巴地说出) something about the joys of children and silently managed to shoo the boy out of the room without putting down the phone. I shouldn"t complain. I no longer have to stand having someone"s armpit(腋窝) being pressed into my face on a crowded train and home status means ! should be a more productive worker although working from home could also lead to "avoiding duties from home". I would argue that a bigger problem is going nuts: Staring at the same walls every day and not going anywhere can do strange things to a person. I realized I had to get out of the house at least once a day to avoid turning into an unshaven and unshoweredrecluse(隐士) who was still in his pyjamas at dinner time. I would work for an hour or so in a local coffee shop but, like most routine, this became boring because I would constantly see the same faces: Screenwriters poring over screenplays, elderly women heading to the yoga studio next door and hordes of overweight middle-aged male cycling by. And yet here I am several years later, still working from home consciously and, I"m happy to report, not sitting at my desk in my pyjamas. Not since last Tuesday, anyway. 小题1:The author may agree that __A.it"s a bad decision to work from home | B.presidential visits bring inconvenience to the locals | C.if a person wants to be more productive, he must work from home | D.the former California governor was angry at the interruption during the interview | 小题2:The incident of three-year-old son is described to prove that___A.working from home has some drawbacks | B.working from home is a pleasant experience | C.Barack Obama has better working conditions than the author | D.it"s unfortunate for the author to have a naughty boy | 小题3: The reason why the author goes to the coffee shop is that __A.he wants to get familiar with the people around | B.he doesn"t like working in his pyjamas at home | C.he becomes bored with being a commuter | D.he needs some changes to get relaxation | 小题4:The whole passage suggests that __A.the author has to work from home | B.any routine definitely means boredom | C.the author is a humorous person | D.working from home contributes to avoiding duties |
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I had an experience once which taught me something about the ways people made a bad situation worse by blaming themselves. One January, I officiated(主持) at two funerals for two elderly women. Both died a natural death. At the first home, the son of the deceased(已故) woman said, “If only I had sent my mother to Florida and gotten her out of this cold and snow, she would be alive today. It’s my fault that she died.” At the second home, the son said, “If only I had not insisted her going to Florida, she would be alive today. That long airplane ride was more than she could take. It is my fault.” When things don’t turn out as we would like them to, we tend to assume that had we done things differently, the story would have had a happier ending. Any time there is a death, the survivors will feel guilty. Because the course of action they took turned out bad, they believe that the opposite course, for example, keeping mother at home, would have turned out better. After all, how could it have turned out any worse? There seem to be elements involved in our readiness to feel guilty. The first lies in our belief that the world makes sense——there is a reason for everything that happens. The second is the thought that we are the cause of what happens, especially the bad things that happen. The roots of this feeling may lie in our childhood. A baby comes to think that the world exists to meet his needs, and that he makes everything happen in it. He wakes up in the morning and calls the rest of the world to its tasks. He cries, and someone comes to attend to him. When he is hungry, people feed him, and when he is wet, people change him. Very often, we do not completely abandon that childish thought that our wishes cause things to happen. 小题1: What is true about the two deceased elderly women?A.They died from accidents. | B.They both died of old age. | C.They died due to lack of care by family members. | D.They weren’t accustomed to the change in life. | 小题2: People feel guilty for the death of their loved ones because______.A.they cannot find a better way to express their sorrow | B.they don’t know that natural course of events | C.they believe that it is their fault | D.they don’t know things often turn out in the opposite direction | 小题3:People have believed since early childhood that .A. everybody is at their command | B. life and death is an unsolved mystery | C. every story should have a happy ending | D. their wishes are the cause of everything that happens | 小题4: What is the main idea of this passage?A. Two sons blamed themselves for their mother"s death. | B. Things don"t always go well as we expect. | C. Two factors account for guilty sense. | D.Baby"s wishes lead everything to happen. |
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The cash machine is 47 years old, but where was the birthplace of this world-beating invention? New York? Tokyo? No. The first ever cash machine was born in Enfield Town, north London. It was a Scottish inventor, John shepherd Barron, who realized the concept of a self-service machine that could be used 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to withdraw cash from one’s own bank account. It struck the inventor while he was in the bath. He hit upon the idea of a chocolate bar dispenser, replacing chocolate with cash. On September 2 in 1969, America’s first automatic teller machine (ATM) appeared in public, giving out cash to customers at Chemical Bank, New York. It was only able to give out cash, but in 1971, an ATM that could handle many functions, including depositing(存款) money, was introduced. Today there are over one million ATMs around the world, with a new one added every five minutes. It is reported that Americans over the age of 18 use their ATM card six to eight times a mouth. Not surprisingly, ATMs get their busiest workouts on Fridays. In the 1990s, banks began charging fees to use ATMs, a profitable move for them and an annoying one for consumers. Consumers were also faced with an increase in ATM crimes. Robbers preyed(抢夺) on people using money machines in poorly lit or otherwise unsafe locations, and criminals also thought up ways to steal customers’ PINs (personal identification numbers), even setting up fake money machines to capture the information. In response, city and state governments passed laws such as New York’s ATM Safety Act in 1996, which required banks to install such things as surveillance cameras (监控摄像头), reflective mirrors and locked entryways for their ATMs. 小题1:What does the underlined word, “It”, in the first paragraph, probably refer to?A.The opening time of the bank. | B.The concept of an ATM. | C.Ordinary banking service. | D.The act of withdrawing cash. | 小题2: Which of the following is true about ATM?A.It appeared earlier than the chocolate bar dispenser. | B.It was invented by a Scottish man in 1971. | C.It was at first free of charge for its consumers. | D.It was originally designed to deposit money. | 小题3: What can we learn from the text? "A. Americans under the age of 18 are not allowed to have an ATM card. | B. People are more likely to turn to ATMs for banking service on Fridays. | C. Criminals usually choose unsafe locations to steal customers" PINs. | D. The ATM crime rate in New York is much lower than that in other state | 小题4: Which of the following might be the best title for the text?A. How to Operate on an ATM | B. What is Waiting for ATMs in the Future? | C. The First ATM Opened for Business | D.The Unknown Truth about ATM |
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This the best time and this the worst time;this is the time of great material richness and this is the time of desert of soul.Everyone seems to be rushing around for something but they have never fulfilled they dream.Everyone tries to seek happiness but it seems to be nowhere to be found. When asked“what on earth can make you happy?”,most modern man would give similar replies such as becoming extremely wealthy,or getting promoted in work and then becoming very wealthy.When asked“what will you do with your wealth?”,they would make a long list of things they have been longing for.However haven’t you noticed the multibillionaires are not as happy as we common guys suppose them to be?Haven’t you noticed that the multibillionaire celebrities don’t even enjoy the fundamental freedom of going shopping with their own families without being followed by annoying paparazzi? If we hinge our happiness on such big issues,we are bound to be unhappy all through our life, because those big issues might just occur to us once in a blue moon. As Socrates once put it,“He is the richest who is content with the least,for content is the wealth of nature”.But how can we “be content with the least”?If you pay due attention,our life is loaded with little joys,sometime too little to be noticeable.Stop once in a while in your rush to your destination,look around and you will see that there are always little things worth cheering for. You got an“A”in a test.Good!You listened to all inspiring lecture.Great!You offered a helping hand to someone who had a flat tire! Amazing! Your dream girl/boy greeted you with a sweet smile!Fantastic!And so on and so forth!Let’s cheer for the little joys in life! Please keep in mind that never should we wait to be happy! 小题1:What is the best title of the text?A.Money means happiness. | B.Happiness is all around us. | C.Dreams make our life rich. | D.Satisfaction is unacceptable. | 小题2:According to the text,which of the following statements is NOT true?A.Money doesn’t necessarily bring happiness. | B.Desire for wealth makes people unhappy. | C.Great occasions are worth celebrating. | D.We should ignore little joys in our life. | 小题3:What does the underlined phrase in the third paragraph probably mean?A.Rarely. | B.Regularly. | C.Normally. | D.Frequently. | 小题4:According to Socrates,people who are“content with the least”are ___________.A.greedy | B.ambitious | C.optimistic | D.reliable | 小题5:In the fourth paragraph,the author suggests that we should ___________.A.set up great goals in life | B.make full use of opportunities | C.enjoy even moment in life | D.seek significant issues in life |
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Many people cannot start their day without first having a cup of coffee or tea.These drinks help them think clearly and feel more awake.This is because of caffeine,which helps to give a jump start to the nervous system.Now,a report says it may also boost long-term memory. Mike Yassa is a neurobiology professor.He and other researchers wanted to know if caffeine could improve a person’s memory.He explains,“After you learn anything,it takes some time for that memory to strengthen.And over the first 24 hours is actually where most of the forgetting happens.So that is where we wanted to intervene with caffeine and see if we can help reduce this forgetting.” They took 160 caffeine-free people and showed them pictures of everyday objects. These people were asked if the objects could be found inside the house, or outdoors.Then some of the subjects were given a caffeine pill.The others were given a placebo—a pill containing nothing. 24 hours later,the subjects were shown the exact same images from the day before.They were also shown images with slight differences,and some completely new images. Both groups correctly identified the exact same and completely new pictures.But those who took the caffeine pill were better at spottingthe pictures that were slightly different. Professor Yassa says their answers helped to show the effects of caffeine on memory. And we find that if they are on caffeine they are much more likely to make the right decision.” The amount of caffeine the researchers used in the study was similar to one cup of strong coffee.The researchers did not see any improvement to memory from smaller doses of caffeine or when it was given an hour before viewing the images. 小题1:What is the focus of the text? A.Caffeine can make people addicted. | B.Caffeine can make people energetic. | C.Caffeine can improve long—term memory. | D.Caffeine can make people feel comfortable. | 小题2:What does the third paragraph mainly talk about?A.How the experiment was conducted. | B.Who took part in the experiment. | C.Which group of subjects did better. | D.What was used in the experiment. | 小题3:In which section of a magazine can we read this text?A.Culture. | B.Technology. | C.Health. | D.Education. | 小题4:Which of the following statements is NOT true?A.Most forgetting occurs within the first 24 hours. | B.Forgetting can be positively affected by caffeine. | C.The subjects were given different pills. | D.Yassa was disappointed with the result. | 小题5:What can we learn from the last paragraph?A.More caffeine means better memory. | B.Smaller doses of caffeine doesn’t work. | C.The time to take cafieine doesn’t matter. | D.Caffeine is taken before the experiment. |
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