题目内容
‘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 all 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, infection(注射), phone, ambulance(救护车), 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.
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
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.
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
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
CCDC
A newspaper reporter’s job can be very interesting. He meets all types of people and lives quite a busy life. He is on the rush for news all the time, then after several years he may get a desk job, and life becomes a bit more settled. Let’s look at his work a little more closely. In a day he may have to interview the prime minister of a foreign country, and the next day he may be writing about a football match. Sometimes he may be so busy that he has hardly any time to sleep. And at other times he may go on for days looking out for news materials yet return empty-handed.
In the beginning, a reporter has to cover a very wide field. After the early years he becomes more specialized in his work. For example, he may finally be asked to write only on court cases or politics or sports. Some reporters may become so specialized that they are asked only to write on a special thing: horse racing, for example. In most newspaper houses there is at least one special racing correspondent. Some newspapers have book reviews. Their job is delightful. They read the latest book and then write reviews on the ones they like. Then there are those who write on films, so they get to see them even before they are shown in the cinema. How lucky, you would say!
A reporter’s job can also be very dangerous. A number of them have died rushing from one assignment to another, and if there is a flood or a riot(暴乱) they may get hurt or even be killed. Three years ago there was a reporter whose camera was smashed by a group of men, because they were angry with him for taking their picture. Dangerous or not, one thing is certain, and that is, their job is never dull!
【小题1】What does the underlined phrase “on the rush” mean in the passage?
A.on the beach | B.on the spot | C.in a hurry | D.in no time |
A.can see more film stars |
B.can see the films before most people see them in the cinema |
C.can pay less than other people |
D.can write anything they like |
A.there is an interview with the prime minister | B.there is a football match |
C.he is seeing a horror film | D.there is a flood or a riot |
A.brave | B.quick in mind | C.strong | D.well-informed |