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All areas of the world face a nurses shortage. But the shortage is most severe in developing countries. Many of their nurses move to the more developed nations for better pay, better working conditions and better chances for career development. For example, nearly 2,000 nurses left the Caribbean between 2002 and 2006.
The Caribbean nations currently have about 1 nurse for every 1,000 people. The ratio(比例) of nurses to population is about 10 times higher in the United States and countries in the European Union(EU). Now, more than 21,000 nurses who trained in the Caribbean are working in the United States, Canada and Britain.
Gaetan Lafortune is an official of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development(O.E.C.D) in Paris. He says the nurses shortage also affects industrialized countries. He says, “There is concern in most O.E.C.D.countries that the number of nurses is too small to meet the demand. And what is more worrying is that their concern is sort of growing.” Mr Lafortune says a large number of nurses are expected to retire within the next 10 years. At the same time, the health care needs of aging populations are expected to grow, intensifying the shortage of nurses.
Gaetan Lafortune said, “In the U.S., for instance, some researchers have found that there may be a shortage of close to a million nurses by 2020.” The United States is 1 of the 21 countries in the O.C.E.D. Gaetan Lafortune says in the recent years many of the countries increased their efforts to hire foreign nurses. As a result of that, O.E.C.D. countries were mainly exporting their shortage problem to countries that may have an even greater need for these nurses.
小题1:What will be the main causes of the global nurses shortage in the next 10 years?
a. The demand for nurses will decrease.                    
b. Many nurses will be too old to work.
c. Many rich countries will hire more foreign nurses. 
d. Nurses are often looked down upon.
e. Aging populations will increase rapidly
A.a and bB.b and cC.b and eD.c and d
小题2:The underlined word “intensify” in para. 3 means “________”.
A.strengthenB.neglectC.reduceD.cause
小题3:We know from this text that America and the EU countries ______.
A.refuse to offer equal pay to foreign nurses
B.have at least one nurse out of 100 people
C.don’t like to train nurses of their own countries
D.have more serious nursing problems than the Caribbean nations
小题4:What does the text mainly tell us?
A.Nursing is no longer a worthwhile profession in most countries.
B.The different attitudes towards nursing in different countries.
C.Nurses shortage will result in serious consequences.
D.The health care industry needs more nurses.

答案

小题1:C
小题1:A
小题1:B
小题1:D
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“You"ll have to take care of the baby today,” a woman told her husband . “ I"m not feeling well.”
“Then you must stay in bed and rest, dear. “ her husband said. “I"ll be pleased to look after our baby. “
“Thank you. I"ll have a quiet day and I"ll soon get better. “ his wife told him.
“Shall I do the shopping for you as well?” her husband asked.
She was very pleased and said, “That will help me very much. I"ll give you a list of things to buy. “
She wrote out the list and gave it to him.
“You can get all these things at the supermarket,” she said.
“You can put the baby in the shopping cart, then you won"t have to leave him outside.”
The man took the baby to the supermarket and put him in the shopping cart. Then he pushed the shopping cart along the rows of things to buy and looked for those that were on his list.
At first all was well, but then the baby began to cry.
Then he started to scream.
And scream!
And SCREAM!
“Keep calm ,George, ” the man said. “Don"t get excited. Don"t shout, George. Don"t lose your temper, George.”
A woman in the supermarket heard him saying these things. She walked up to him.
“I think you are wonderful ,”she said. “You are so patient with your little George. ”
  “Madam, ”" the man said, “I"m George. He"s Edward.”
小题1: Why did the man take care of the baby?
A.it was his turn.B.His wife was not well.
C.His wife was not at home.D.He always looked after it.
小题2:Why did the man take the baby to the supermarket?
A.He had to go shopping.
B.He wanted to show the baby to his friend.
C.He wanted to give the baby a ride in a shopping cart.
D.The baby liked going to the supermarket.
小题3:What did the baby do in the supermarket?
A.pushed the shopping cartB.lost its temper
C.made a lot of noiseD.helped his father
小题4:Finally we can infer from the story that_____ .
A.the man was very calm when the baby was crying
B.the woman was very pleased to see the man
C.the woman mistook George for the baby, while in fact the man was named George
D.the man was very busy in shopping, but he couldn"t find all the goods on the list

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During my second year of college I had to look for another place to live in. One Sunday after church the pastor(牧师)   36   me to stay in his daughter’s room because she was studying abroad for one year.
To be honest, I really didn’t want to stay with the pastor’s family.   37   then he old me how much rent would be—a very   38__ figure that included one home-cooked meal a day. I thought about it and    39   to move in.
At the end of the term I had planned to make   40   living arrangements, since the daughter was to   41   home. But they suggested I   42   a room with their son. By this time I seemed to have been adopted(收养)into their  43  -- her people became my people. I   44   accepted the offer.
As I emptied the daughter’s bedroom, I thought it might be   45   to have a little sister. But when I later met her, I   46   that this idea of looking after her might be more interesting than I first   47   .
We finally fell in love, married, and have been   48   one another for many years. There have been times that life turned out to be   49   than either of us could have known. But we have always been able to go   50 _  largely because we knew that somebody deeply cared.
It isn’t about marriage—it’s about   51 _  . It’s about mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers and special friends who are as   52 _ as family. It’s about anybody who can say, “I’ll be   53   -- you can count on me. I’ll try to look after you and   54   I will need you to look after me.”
Is there somebody you can   55  ? And is someone counting on you? We travel the path of life best when there is someone to look after, and when someone is looking after us.
小题1:
A.requiredB.toldC.warnedD.reminded
小题2:
A.ButB.AndC.SoD.Or
小题3:
A.highB.lowC.familiarD.fair
小题4:
A.helpedB.refusedC.admittedD.decided
小题5:
A.otherB.extraC.differentD.similar
小题6:
A.reachB.sellC.returnD.leave
小题7:
A.spareB.shareC.separateD.divide
小题8:
A.houseB.familyC.lifeD.group
小题9:
A.happilyB.sadlyC.curiouslyD.nervously
小题10:
A.strangeB.uneasyC.niceD.boring
小题11:
A.predictedB.doubtedC.provedD.realized
小题12:
A.knewB.imaginedC.plannedD.promised
小题13:
A.watching overB.taking overC.looking afterD.looking for
小题14:
A.smootherB.more challengingC.flatterD.more interesting
小题15:
A.forwardB.backwardC.upD.down
小题16:
A.friendshipB.relationC.loveD.couple
小题17:
A.perfectB.luckyC.distantD.close
小题18:
A.awayB.outC.inD.around
小题19:
A.alwaysB.sometimesC.neverD.ever
小题20:
A.believe inB.depend onC.take care ofD.watch out for

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Volunteering can help you deal with stress and problems, have more confidence, and introduce you to exciting new ideas and people. But what kind of volunteering should you do?
Firstly, think about what you enjoy. What are you interested in? What do you want to be when you grow up? For example, if you love animals, you can volunteer to care for abandoned(被遗弃的) pets or injured wildlife. If you want to grow up to be a doctor or a nurse, you can look for a youth volunteer program at a local hospital.
Secondly, think about what you’re good at. What skills do you have? What kinds of jobs do you do best? Try to find a volunteer position that will let you make the most of your strengths and talents. For example, if you’re a great speaker, then you could try educating others about a problem you care about. If you’re a cook, you might find a way to help feed hungry people in your area.
Thirdly, look for what your own community needs. What should be improved in your town, city, or school? What types of volunteer projects would do the most good? For example, if there are a lot of homeless people in your area, you could raise money to help them. If your town has empty areas filled with dirt or rubbish, you could organize or join a group to plant trees and flowers to make these areas more attractive.
The problems of the world, or even just of your community, might seem gigantic. Some people might even feel like there’s no point trying to do anything, since what they can contribute seems so small. But every person is important, and can do some good and make a difference. Like you!
小题1:What is the text mainly about?
A.How to be a good volunteer.
B.What we can do when we grow up.
C.What kind of volunteering one can do.
D.How to improve society by volunteering.
小题2:The text does NOT mention _____ as a basis for volunteering. 
A.interestsB.abilitiesC.people’s needsD.what one gets in return
小题3:The word “gigantic” in the last paragraph can be replaced by “_____”.
A. huge     B. serious    C. meaningless   d. different
小题4:How is the text mainly developed?
A.Through reasoning.B.Through similarities.
C.Through examples.D.Through explanations.

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I arrived in the United States on February 6, 1997, but I remember my first day there very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane____26____at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very cold and it was snowing, but I was_____27____
excited to mind. From the airport, my friend and I ______28_____a taxi to my hotel. On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the first time and I stared_____29_____astonishment at the famous skyscrapers and their_____30_____beauty. My friend helped me unpack at the hotel and then_____31____me because he_____32_____go back to work. He_____33_____to return the next day.
______34____ my friend had left, I went to a restaurant near the hotel to get something to eat. Because I_____35____speak a word of English, I couldn’t ____36____the waiter what I wanted. I was very upset and ____37_____to make some gestures, _____38_____the waiter didn’t understand me. Finally, I______39_____the same thing the man_____40_____the next table was eating. After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway______41_____I came to Time Square with its movie theatres, and huge_____42_____people. I didn’t feel tired so I continued to walk_______43_____the city.
When I returned to the hotel, I couldn’t sleep because I ______44______hearing the fire and police sirens(汽笛) during the night. I______45_____awake and thought about New York. I decided that I had to learn to speak English.
小题1:
A.took offB.landedC.got outD.took down
小题2:
A.tooB.soC.veryD.much
小题3:
A.gotB.took upC.got onD.took
小题4:
A.inB.atC.forD.to
小题5:
A.old-makeB.man-madeC.newly-makeD.natural
小题6:
A.had leftB.would leaveC.leftD.was leaving
小题7:
A.mustB.had toC.shouldD.ought
小题8:
A.agreedB.saidC.toldD.promised
小题9:
A.Shortly afterB.Long beforeC.ShortlyD.Soon
小题10:
A.couldn’tB.couldC.didn’tD.did
小题11:
A.askB.sayC.tellD.order
小题12:
A.begunB.startedC.mustD.started to
小题13:
A.andB.soC.thenD.but
小题14:
A.orderedB.bookedC.askedD.got
小题15:
A.onB.forC.atD.to
小题16:
A.whenB.untilC.afterD.before
小题17:
A.crowds ofB.groups ofC.crowd ofD.group of
小题18:
A.aroundB.inC.byD.near
小题19:
A.wasB.wentC.keptD.started
小题20:
A.wasB.layC.laidD.were

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Most young people enjoy some form of physical activity. It may be walking, cycling or swimming, or in winter, skating or skiing. It may be a game of some kind, football, hockey, golf or tennis. It may be mountaineering.
Those who have a passion for climbing high and difficult mountains are often looked upon with astonishment. Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship, and to take risks on high mountains? This astonishment is caused probably by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activity to which men give their leisure.
Mountaineering is a sport and not a game. There are no manmade rules, as there are for such games as golf and football. There are, of course, rules of a different kind which it would be dangerous to ignore, but it is this freedom from man-made rules that makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods.
If we compare mountaineering and other more familiar sports, we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a “team game”. We should be mistaken in this. There are, it is true, no “matches” between teams of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may depend, there is obviously team work. The mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than man. He has to fight the forces of nature. His sport requires high mental and physical qualities.
A mountain climber continues to improve in skill year after year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty, and most international tennis champions are in their early twenties. But it is not unusual for a man of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more time than younger men, but they probably climb with more skill and less waste of effort, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.
小题1:Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A.Differences between Golf and Mountaineering.
B.Sports and Games.
C.Mountaineering.
D.Why are so many people crazy about mountaineering?
小题2: The biggest difference between golf and mountaineering lies in ____.
A.team game
B.enjoyment
C.age
D.rules
小题3:The mountaineering can also be called a team sport because ____.
A.mountain climbers usually compete in groups
B.mountaineers depend on each other while climbing
C.mountaineering climbers are free to use their won rules to climb
D.mountaineering is a sport not a game
小题4: In the author’s opinion, one of the most important reason why so many people enjoy
mountaineering is that ____.
A.there are no man-made rules for mountaineers
B.mountaineering is a sport and not a game
C.it is one of the most dangerous sports
D.mountaineering brings us more enjoyment than other sports

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