题目内容
10.At one time it was the dream of many little girls to become a nurse.Today,however,America is facing its worst nurse shortage since World War I.Recently about 2,000,000nurses are needed and 60percent of all hospitals in the US have shortages large enough to threaten the quality of care provided.The demand for nurses spreads widely throughout the nursing field.What has become of these women in white?The answer lies in not one but several causes.One possibility is the fact that women have greater career options(职业选择).In the past,women who chose to work outside the home had two basic choices:nursing or teaching.Today,more women than ever are in the work force,but their options have greatly increased.There are women doctors,lawyers,firefighters and police officers.In fact,women today are found in nearly every field of work.Nursing has been left behind,as women move on to jobs with higher pay and greater status(地位).A woman or man in the nursing field is often looked down upon as"merely a nurse".Teachers may be also at fault.Many high school students are actually being persuaded to keep away from nursing,told by teachers that they are"too bright to be a nurse".
Americans are living longer than ever and requiring more medical attention.In fact,the number of elderly patients has almost doubled in the past twenty years.Obviously a larger population requires more nurses.AIDS and other diseases have caused more and more people to need nursing care.Usually fatal diseases mean long drawn-out hospital stay,that is to say,more nurses are needed to care for these patients.It is said that the demand for nurses will be doubled in the coming ten years.
5.What are the main factors that are responsible for the shortage of nurses in America?C
A.Women are better educated and provided with more different jobs than men.
B.More women are clever enough to be doctors,lawyers and police officers.
C.Greater career options are offered for women and more patients require nurse care
D.There are more diseases and nurses are badly paid and looked down upon.
6.The passage tells us that high school teachers are to blame forB.
A.not mentioning the worst nurse shortage in the US
B.advising the students not to choose to be nurses
C.introducing jobs with higher pay and greater status to their students
D.not asking the government to raise the nurses'payment
7.The author wrote this passage in order toC.
A.describe the unequal treatment of women in the US
B.tell us women's free choice of jobs today in America
C.draw people's attention to the nursing shortage problem
D.call on more women to be nurses after graduating from high school
8.Which of the following is true according to the passage?C
A.High school students think themselves too bright to be nurses.
B.Women in the US have greater career choice than in other countries.
C.Nursing used to be an ideal job for women in the US at one time.
D.60percent of hospitals in the world are faced with nurse shortage.
分析 本文是一篇说明文,文章主要介绍第一次世界大战后,美国护士职业率显著降低,其中一个原因是同过去相比,妇女有更多的职业选择,并且护士这一行业在教育领域受到冷落.然而美国无论现在还是将来,为满足医疗领域对护士的大量需求,需要更多的就业者步入护士行业,文章旨在呼吁人们重视护士短缺的问题.
解答 5-8 CBCC
5.C 细节理解题.根据第二段的"The answer lies in not one but several causes.One possibility is the fact that women have greater career options(职业选择)."可知,妇女有越来越多的职业选择,即C项中的妇女被提供许多不同的工作.故选C.
6.B 细节理解题.根据第二段的"Many high school students are actually away from nursing,told by teachers that they are"toobright to be a nurse"可知,许多高中学生实际上之所以远离护理,是因为老师告诉他们"你们太聪明了,当一名护士是不值得的".故选B.
7.C 推理判断题.根据第一段的"Recently about2,000,000 nurses are needed and 60 percent of all hospitals in the US haveshortages,large enough to threaten the quality of care provided"可知,目前,在美国60%的医院护士短缺,将要威胁医疗护理的质量.由此可以看出作者想让人们重视护士缺乏的问题.故选C.
8.C 推理判断题.根据第二段的"told by teachersthat they are"too bright to be a nurse""是老师说的而不是学生说的,排除A;B项文章没提,故排除;第一段的"60 percentof all hospitals in the US have shortages"是说美国60%的医院护士短缺,而不是全世界的医院,故排除D项;第二段的"In thepast,women who chose to work outside the home had two basic choices:nursingor teaching."过去妇女到外面找工作,经常选择护士和教师.故选C.
点评 解答细节理解题时,一个常用的方法就是运用定位法,即根据题干和选项中的关键词从原文中找到相关的句子,与选项进行比较从而确定答案;推理判断题既要求学生透过文章表面文字信息推测文章隐含意思,又要求学生对作者的态度、意图及文章细节的发展作正确的推理判断,力求从作者的角度去考虑,不要固守自己的看法或观点.