Once Dr. Mellinkoff invited me to join him at the hospital to discuss interesting cases with his students. The case at hand was a Guatemalan man, aged 34, who had a fever and many other medical problems. His condition was not improving, and there was not much hope he would live.

Dr. Mellinkoff asked to see the patient. He introduced himself in Spanish and, in a very gentle voice, asked how he felt. The patient smiled and said everything was all right. Then the doctor asked if he was able to eat. The patient said that he had no desire to eat.

“Are you getting food you like?”

The patient said nothing.

“Do you get the kind of food you have at home?”

The answer was no.

The doctor put his hand on the man’s shoulder and his voice was very soft.

“If, you had food that you liked, would you eat it?”

“Yes, yes.” the patient said.

The change in the patient’s appearance couldn’t have been more obvious. Nothing was said, but it was easy to tell that a message had been sent and had also been received.

Later, the doctor asked why the Guatemalan man wasn’t getting food he could eat. One of the students said, “We all know how difficult it is to get the kitchen to make special meals.”

“Suppose, ” the doctor replied, “you felt a certain medicine was absolutely necessary but that our hospital didn’t carry it, would you accept defeat or would you insist the hospital meet your request?”

“I would probably insist, ” the student said.

“Very well, ” the doctor said. “You might want to try the same method in the kitchen. It won’t be easy, but I can help you. Meanwhile, let’s get some food inside this man as fast as possible, and stay with it. Or he’ll be killed by hunger. By the way, there must be someone among you who can speak Spanish. If we want to make real progress, we need to be able to talk with him.”

Three weeks later, Dr. Mellinkoff told me that the Guatemalan man had left the hospital under his own power. It takes more than medicine to help sick people; you also have to talk to them and make them comfortable.

1.The patient had no desire to eat because ________.

A. he was not hungry

B. he was seriously ill

C. he was given special meals

D. he was not satisfied with the food

2.According to the passage, we can conclude that ________.

A. the patient was from another country

B. the patient’s illness was caused by hunger

C. Dr. Mellinkoff performed an operation on the patient

D. the hospital failed to provide the right medicine for the patient

3.Which of the following words can be used to describe Dr. Mellinkoff?

A. Cold. B. Considerate. C. Curious. D. Confident.

4.What do you think Dr. Mellinkoff wanted to tell his students in this case?

A. Doctors should know their patients’ real problems.

B. Doctors should be able to speak foreign languages.

C. Doctors should try to improve their medical skills.

D. Doctors should give more medicine to patients.

Plants are very important living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. Therefore animals and man need plants in order to live. This is why we find that there are so many plants around us.

If you look carefully at the plants around you, you will find that there are two kinds of plants: flowering plants and non-flowering plants. Flowering plants can make seed. The seeds are protected by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed, some have two, three or four, and some have many seeds. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. An example of a fruit without seeds is the banana fruit. Most non-flowering plants do not grow from seeds. They grow from spores (胚芽). Spores are very small. Some spores are so small and light that they can float in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same as seeds. When these spores are all on wet and shady places, they usually grow into new plants.

1.The main idea of the first paragraph is that ______.

A. plants are important for life

B. plants cannot grow without air

C. there are many plants in the world

D. we can’t live without water

2.Plants can make food from _______.

A. flower, water and air B. water, sunlight and air

C. air, water and soil D. air, sun and light

3.What can we infer from the passage?

A. Of all living things animals are most important.

B. Spores are seeds.

C. All fruits of flowering plants have seeds.

D. Without plants, man will die out.

4.This passage may be taken from ______.

A. a medicine book B. a novel

C. a science magazine D. an experiment report

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阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It’s a small gas station that has snacks, drinks, cigarettes, and candies. The young man behind the counter knows his _________ by name and what they usually want to buy. He treats children and adults with equal _________ . He reads science fiction behind the counter when business is _________.

One day, three people rushed in and grabbed food off the shelves as fast as they could, _________ not planning to pay for it. He hit the “panic button”, then went over the counter and _________ the front door. It was obvious they were homeless, and equally obvious that they weren’t going _________ with the food. They _________ the food and simply crowded together in panic— knowing the police were _________ the way.

Imagine what they must have felt like when they were told they didn’t have to steal if they were that _________ . “We have food in the back, expired (到期) but still _________ to eat. If you need food, you _________ have some.”

They were told to _________ what they had dropped and put it back, and then asked to sort out the mess. They were doing just that _________ the police arrived. The officers were told the situation was under control and the police were no longer _________ .

This wasn’t what they had _________ . They were being treated as human beings who could right the wrong they’d done. Shocked, they quickly followed orders to take turns and use the restroom to clean up themselves.

Soon three _________ people walked out with all the _________ their arms could hold. They were _________ that, if they needed to come back again, they were to ask and not just grab.

And then the young man went back to read until the next customer came in. He would be the _________ person in the world to say he was a hero. But he gave three people something they were badly in need of —--- a _________ amount of self-respect and a little bit of hope.

1.A. friends B. neighbors C. customers D. passengers

2.A. respect B. pride C. wisdom D. patience

3.A. slow B. busy C. heavy D. crowded

4.A. bravely B. reasonably C. hardly D. obviously

5.A. opened B. locked C. closed D. broke

6.A. nowhere B. somewhere C. anywhere D. everywhere

7.A. hid B. lifted C. swallowed D. dropped

8.A. in B. on C. off D. by

9.A. frightened B. curious C. angry D. hungry

10.A. safe B. easy C. sweet D. able

11.A. must B. can C. should D. need

12.A. bring up B. hand out C. pick up D. hand in

13.A. when B. after C. until D. since

14.A. popular B. necessary C. reliable D. important

15.A. wanted B. planned C. expected D. admired

16.A. dirtier B. cleaner C. cleverer D. quicker

17.A. money B. cigarettes C. drinks D. food

18.A. reminded B. warned C. ordered D. persuaded

19.A. first B. last C. best D. worst

20.A. large B. fair C. small D. full

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

Long, long ago, there were a lot of donkeys. The donkeys worked hard every day. They had no time to play or to relax, but they never felt appreciated for the work they did.

One day two donkeys got bored. They wanted to live a comfortable life. So the donkeys went to see a wise old man. They told him their problem. The wise old man agreed that they worked too hard, and he wanted to help the donkeys. “I have an idea,” he said.

“What is your idea?” asked the donkeys.

“I will paint you and no one will know you are donkeys,” said the man.

The man went off to find some paint and he returned in just a few minutes. He had two pots of paint. One pot was filled with white paint, and the other black paint.

The old man first painted them white, and then painted black stripes (条纹) over the white paint. When he finished, the donkeys did not look at all like donkeys. “You no longer look like donkeys,” the old man said. “Everyone will be fooled. I will call you something else, zebras.”

The zebras went to a field to eat grass. Now they did not have to work.

Soon, other donkeys saw the zebras. They asked the zebras where they came from. When the zebras told the donkeys their secret, the donkeys all rushed to see the old man.

“Make us into zebras, too,” they pleaded. So the wise old man painted more donkeys. As he did, more and more donkeys came.

The old man could not paint fast enough. Soon the donkeys became impatient. They began to kick about, and they knocked over the paint pots.

There was no more paint. The painted donkeys ran off to become zebras. The unpainted donkeys, because of their impatience, had to return to work.

This is why it is important to be patient.

1.The two donkeys went to see a wise old man in order to ________.

A. tell him their problem B. ask him for help

C. change into zebras D. get some grass

2.When the two donkeys returned, why didn't they have to work?

A. Because they didn't eat enough grass.

B. Because they didn't want to work.

C. Because no one knew they were donkeys.

D. Because they were no longer donkeys.

3.What does the underlined word “pleaded” mean?

A. Advised. B. Ordered.

C. Agreed. D. Begged.

4.Many donkeys were not painted by the old man because ________.

A. no more paint was left

B. all the paint was used up

C. they couldn't wait any longer

D. he was too tired to paint

阅读下列短文 ,从每题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C、和D)中 ,选出最佳选项。

To extinguish (熄灭) different kinds of fires, several types of fire extinguishers have been invented. They must be ready for immediate use when fire breaks out. Most portable (手提式的) kinds operate for less than a minute, so they are useful only on small fires. The law requires ships, trains, buses and planes to carry extinguishers.

Since fuel, oxygen and heat must be present in order for fire to exist, one or more of these things must be removed or reduced to extinguish a fire. If the heat is reduced by cooling the material below a certain temperature, the fire goes out. The cooling method is the most common way to put out a fire. Water is the best cooling material because it is low in cost and easy to get.

Another method of extinguishing fire is by cutting off the oxygen. This is usually done by covering the fire with sand, steam or some other things. A blanket may be used to cover a small fire.

A third method is called separation, which includes removing the fuel, or material easy to burn, from a fire, so that it can find no fuel.

The method that is used to put out a fire depends upon the type of fire. Fires have been grouped in three classes. Fires in wood, paper, cloth and the like are called Class A fires. These materials usually help keep the fire on. Such fires can be stopped most readily by cooling with water.

1.If a fire breaks out on a bus, which of the follow should be ready there for you to use?

A. Sand. B. Water.

C. A blanket. D. An extinguisher.

2.To cover a small piece of burning wood with a basin(盆) in order to stop the fire is an example of ________.

A. cutting off the oxygen B. reducing the heat

C. removing the fuel D. separating the fire

3.In choosing how to put out a fire, we should first be clear about ________.

A. when it breaks out B. what kind it is

C. how it comes about D. where it takes place

4.What would the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?

A. Another type of extinguishers B. Another class of fires

C. How fires break out. D. How fires can be prevented.

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