题目内容
For almost two months Dominic York, a 23-year-old hairdresser, wandered about hospitals all night, wearing a white coat and pretending he was a doctor. Yesterday he proudly claimed in1that despite his complete2of medical experience or qualifications, he had saved several people’s lives. He had even been allowed to assist a surgeon during an emergency operation on a patient who was3to die on something she had swallowed.
“I watched one of those TV dramas about a hospital and suddenly I4playing one of the roles myself. So I put on a white jacket and a stethoscope(听诊器)and walked around one of the biggest hospitals in London. “At first, I just 5 . Once you learn how doctors talk to patients, nurses and other doctors, it’s easy to6people in,” he said.
One of the patients he treated was Laura Kennan. She had been7by a car and fainted. When she 8in hospital, York was standing over her.
“He looked very professional. He told me his name was Doctor Simon. Then he gave me some sort of injection,” she said. And then he suddenly cleared off when a nurse asked who he was. She didn’t think there was anything wrong. “I would never have9he was a fake(冒牌货)if a policewoman hadn’t showed me his 10a week later. When the policewoman told me who he really was, I could hardly believe my ears.”
Judge Raymond Adams told York that he was “shocked and horrified” that he11with his cheating for so long and then12him to eighteen months in a special prison for criminals with mental disorders.
“I can only hope that this will not lead to13problems. After all, you will have considerable opportunity to study the14of the psychiatrists who will look after you while you are there. If you try to persuade people that you yourself are a15after you are set free, I shall make sure that you are given a much longer sentence.” Judge Adams warned York.
- 1.
- A.court
- B.hospital
- C.bed
- D.prison
- A.
- 2.
- A.knowledge
- B.need
- C.lack
- D.loss
- A.
- 3.
- A.certain
- B.about
- C.free
- D.quick
- A.
- 4.
- A.enjoyed
- B.suggested
- C.felt like
- D.avoided
- A.
- 5.
- A.looked
- B.saw
- C.glanced
- D.watched
- A.
- 6.
- A.invite
- B.follow
- C.bring
- D.take
- A.
- 7.
- A.knocked down
- B.taken away
- C.picked up
- D.dropped off
- A.
- 8.
- A.came to
- B.arrived
- C.hurried
- D.got
- A.
- 9.
- A.recognized
- B.reported
- C.realized
- D.suggested
- A.
- 10.
- A.address
- B.jacket
- C.car
- D.photograph
- A.
- 11.
- A.got away
- B.got up
- C.got down
- D.got in
- A.
- 12.
- A.put
- B.gave
- C.sentenced
- D.sent
- A.
- 13.
- A.physical
- B.mental
- C.serious
- D.further
- A.
- 14.
- A.behavior
- B.appearances
- C.medicine
- D.expressions
- A.
- 15.
- A.policeman
- B.psychiatrist
- C.doctor
- D.professor
- A.
Adults usually do not remember most of the things that are taught by their teachers at school. But this story is one such lesson that I will never forget. Every time I drift off course, I think of this story.
It was a normal Monday morning, and my teacher was teaching us on important things in life and about devoting ourselves to what is important to us. This is how the story went:
An old man lived in a certain part of London, and he would wake up every morning and go to the subway. He would get onto the train right to Central London, and then sit at the street corner and beg. He would do this every single day of his life. He sat at the same street corner and begged for almost 20 years.
His house was dirty, and a stench (恶臭) came out of the house and it smelled terrible. The neighbors could not stand the smell any more, so they called for the police officers to clear the place. The officers knocked down the door and cleaned the house. There were small bags of money all over the house that he had collected over the years.
The police counted the money, and they soon realized that the old man was a millionaire (百万富翁). They waited outside his house expecting to share the good news with him. When the old man arrived home that evening, one of the officers told him that there was no need for him to beg any more as he was a rich man now, a millionaire.
But the old man said nothing at all; he went into his house and locked the door. The next morning he woke up as usual, went to the subway, sat at the street corner and continued to beg.
Clearly, this old man had no great plans, dreams or anything significant (有意义的) for his life. We learn nothing from this story other than staying focused on the things we enjoy doing.
【小题1】The neighbor called the police because ______.
A.the old man kept begging money from them every day |
B.there was something dangerous in the old man’s house |
C.the old man wouldn’t buy tickets for the train |
D.they couldn’t bear the smell from the old man’s house |
A.remained calm | B.became excited |
C.felt worried | D.became nervous |
A.Make great plans for your life. |
B.Keep on doing what you like. |
C.Do something that is good to society. |
D.Depend on yourself rather than others. |
Rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are a major cause of climate change, and now a new study has confirmed that atmospheric CO2 is also affecting the ocean chemistry and potentially harming sea life.
Montana State University scientist Robert Dore has been researching the water in the Pacific Ocean for almost two decades.
"We've been going to the same spot in the Pacific Ocean, and we try and characterize long-term change in the open ocean environment. And one of the key things that we measure is CO2 levels. And we've been able to record this increasing quantity of atmospheric CO2 into the ocean."
Scientists expected that as atmospheric CO2 increased, more and more of the carbon dioxide would be absorbed into the ocean, affecting the chemical balance of the sea water, with a potentially harmful impact on shellfish and coral in particular.
"As carbon dioxide dissolves(溶解) in the water, or seawater in this case, it forms a weak acid, carbonic acid," Dore explains. "And therefore, as the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere goes up and that exchanges with the surface seawater, it drives the pH down, and makes it more acidic."
The seawater Dore and his colleagues have analyzed confirms what the theory predicts.
The effect was particular striking at about 250 meters down, and again at 500 meters. Dore and his colleagues came up with two possible explanations. It could be that surface water picked up CO2 and then moved to those depths. Or there could be a biological explanation.
"It's important to realize that the oceans are really becoming acidic. And it can have negative impacts on a whole variety of sea life from fish to coral. It's potentially catastrophic."
53.What can be the best title of the passage?
A.Sea Life Facing Danger B.Scientist Researching Seawater
C.Oceans Becoming More Acidic D.Climate Change Affecting Seawater
54.Which of the following shows the process of the impact of atmospheric CO2 on sea life?
a.Sea life is endangered.
b.CO2 goes into the surface water.
c.The ocean chemistry is affected.
d.CO2decreases the PH and makes the seawater more acidic.
55.Scientist Robert Dore came to the conclusion based on .
A.his research and analysis
B.the expectation of other scientists
C.some former theory
D.a major cause of climate change
56.What does the passage want to tell us most?
A.It takes time to make a scientific study.
B.Atmospheric CO2 is doing harm to sea life.
C.Robert Dore is a committed and serious scientist.
D.Measures should be taken to prevent the potential catastrophe.