After successfully serving their terms for 4 years, military service men and women are given the choice to stay in the military or return to civilian life.
For some, having to readjust to civilian life is one of the most challenging assignments our returning soldiers and marines(水兵)will ever to undertake. While people may think readjusting should be simple, they must take into consideration all physical and mental stress our servicemen went through.
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder(创伤后应急障碍), or PTSD, is a mental disorder that can occur following the experience or witnessing of life-threatening events such as military combat(打仗).
Most survivors of trauma return to normal given a little time. In the military, the marines are given a two-week course on how to return to civilian life.
Unfortunately, some will have stress reactions that do not go away on their own, or may even get worse over time. These individual may develop PTSD.
People who suffer from PTSD have difficulty sleeping because they are often reliving the experience through nightmares and flashbacks, and feel deserted or often stand off, and these symptoms can be severe enough and last long enough to significantly damage the person’s daily life.
Fullerton College, like most colleges, has its own Veteran’s Office. Ray Bustos has been running the office for 3 years. Bustos acts as a liaison(联络)for the school and the veteran(老兵)students. He makes sure the veterans returning to school get the right benefits. There are various types of financial aid for soldiers and marines. He strongly encourages the use of the Veteran Affairs website.
The website is very informative and extremely helpful for veterans as well as for friends and relatives of veterans who want to learn more.
【小题1】One purpose of the writer in writing the passage is ________________.

A.to introduce some methods to cure PTSD
B.to instruct PTSD patients to return to civilian life
C.to recommend a website to veterans and people concerned
D.to give military service men and women advice on civilian life
【小题2】What problems will some returning soldiers and marines meet with?
A.How to readjust to civilian life.
B.How to get rid of mental diseases.
C.How to get along with PTSD patients.
D.How to return to school for benefits.
【小题3】Which of the following is true about Ray Bustos?
A.He runs Fullerton College with a veteran office.
B.He’s in charge of an office dealing with veteran affairs.
C.He provides a lot of financial aid for soldiers and marines.
D.He’s a veteran who has just come back from a military combat.
【小题4】Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A.PTSD: Killer of A Civilian Life
B.The Last Assignment for All Military Persons
C.How to Overcome PTSD
D.Ready for a Civilian Life?

You’re rushing to work and a man ahead of you collapses on the sidewalk. Do you stop to help? In a study of by-standers, it was found that some people avert their gaze and keep on  walking rather than stop and get involved.

“There is a tendency to decide that no action is needed.” says a psychologist. “The first thoughts that pop into your mind often keep you from offering help. In order to take action, you have to work against them.” Here are some common thoughts that might prevent you from helping.

● Why should I be the one? I’m probably not the most competent(有能力的)person in this crowd. You might think someone older or with more medical knowledge should offer assistance.

● What if he doesn’t really need my help? The fear of embarrassment is powerful; no one wants to risk looking foolish in front of others.

● No one else looks concerned- this must not be a problem. We can follow the people around us, but most people tend to hold back their emotions in public.

“If you spot trouble and find yourself explaining inaction, force yourself to stop and evaluate the situation instead of walking on,” says the psychologist. “Then retry to involve other people; you don’t have to take on the entire responsibility of being helpful. Sometimes it’s just a matter of turning to the person next to you and saying, ‘It looks like we should do something.’ Or asking someone if an ambulance has been called and, if not, to call for one. Once you take action, most people will follow you.”

1.Which is NOT the common thought that stops you from helping others?

A.I’m not the very person capable of setting the problem.

B.It looks like we should do something.

C.It must not be a problem as no one else is concerned.

D.He doesn’t really need my help.

2.According to a study of by-standers, what will some people do when a man ahead falls down on the sidewalk?

A.They will call for help and then walk away.

B.They will stop and offer help.

C.They will turn away their eyes and go on walking.

D.They will laugh at him.

3.We learn from the last paragraph that if we spot trouble,        .

A.we should call the ambulance as soon as we can

B.we should stop and evaluate the situation and try to make other people follow

C.we should take on the whole responsibility and do something alone

D.we should turn to other people and ask them to take on the responsibility

4.In order to offer others your timely help, you need to      .

A.ask others for help and call the police

B.get along well with the passers-by who spot the trouble

C.go directly to the police station

D.work against the first thoughts that prevent you offering help

5.The main purpose of the text is to tell readers      .

A.to give others a hand

B.to be more competent

C.not to risk looking foolish

D.to stop and evaluate the situation

 

Saturday 28 April, 2001: Dennis Tito was setting off on his holiday. Mr. Tito’s journey was  certainly unusual! So was the transport he chose, and the price of his trip.

The 60-year-old multi-millionaire from New York was sitting on board a Russian spaceship.  He was on a journey to the International Space Station. It might have been a routine trip for the  two astronauts who were traveling with him, but for him it was certainly no ordinary journey.  Dennis Tito was the first tourist ever in space, and he had paid the sum of $20 million to go there.  As the spacecraft left the earth’s atmosphere, Tito drank a glass of fruit juice to celebrate and  looked down at the earth’s blue-green surface. Two minutes later, he was sick. Luckily it was  only a minor problem. He soon recovered, and from then on enjoyed a smooth journey. When he  arrived at the space station, there was a big smile on his face. “A great trip!” he commented. “I  love space.”

For a long time space travel was something for heroes. But all this is going to change.  Companies like ProSpace are investing large amounts of money in space travel. They want space  and space travel to belong to the public, not just governments. There are other plans, like voyages  through space from one side of the world to the other. Maybe we will be able to depart from New  York at nine o’clock in the morning, and arrive an hour later-- in Tokyo! Such a schedule would  allow the business traveler to return to New York on the same day, and still have eight hours for a  meeting!

1.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

A.Business Travelers

B.Space Tourists

C.A Space Exploration

D.A Frightening Adventure

2.According to the passage, Dennis Tito   .

A.enjoyed his trip very much

B.was too sick to eat anything in space

C.suffered a lot during the trip

D.didn’t think the trip was worthwhile

3.Which of the following statements is tree according to the passage?

A.Tito was the first American tourist in space.

B.Tito contributed all of his wealth to his space trip.

C.Tito visited the Russian Space Station during his trip.

D.Space travel has become a routine for Tito since then.

4.It can be expected from the passage that   .

A.space travel will belong to the public instead of governments

B.airplanes will some day reach the speed of space vehicles

C.can will be able to circle the earth within less than an hour

D.travel between two places on earth will be made through space

 

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