Question

第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

As a physician who travels quite a lot, I spend a lot of time on planes listening for that dreaded “Is there a doctor on board?” announcement. I’ve been  36  only once-for a woman who had merely fainted. But the   37  made me quite curious about how  38  this kind of thing happens. I wondered what I would do if  39  with a real mid-air medical emergency-without access  40  a hospital staff and the usual emergency equipment. So   41  the New England Journal of Medicine last week   42  a study about in-flight medical events, I   43  it with interest.

The study estimated that there are a(n)  44  of 30 in-flight medical emergencies on U.S. flights every day. Most of them are not   45  ; fainting and dizziness are the most frequent complaints.  46  13% of them-roughly four a day-are serious enough to   47  a pilot to change course. The most common of the serious emergencies   48  heart trouble, strokes, and  difficult breathing.

Let’s face it: plane rides are   49  . For starters, cabin pressures at high altitudes are set at roughly   50  they would be if you lived at 5,000 to 8,000 feet above sea level. Most people can tolerate these pressures pretty   51  , but passengers with heart disease   52  experience chest pains as a result of the reduced amount of oxygen flowing through their blood.  53  common in-flight problem is deep venous thrombosis（血栓）-the so-called economy class syndrome（综合症）.  54  happens, don’t panic. Things are getting better on the in-flight emergency front. Thanks to more recent legislation（立法）, flights with at   55  one attendant are starting to install emergency medical equipments to treat heart attacks.

36. A. called   B. informed    C. addressed   D. surveyed

37. A. accident       B. incident      C. condition    D. disaster

38. A. soon     B. many  C. long    D. often

39. A. met      B. identified   C. treated       D. provided

40. A. for       B. by      C. to       D. through

41. A. before  B. when  C. since   D. while

42. A. collected      B. discovered  C. conducted   D. published

43. A. consulted     B. read    C. consumed   D. considered

44. A. amount B. sum    C. average      D. number

45. A. significant    B. common     C. heavy  D. serious

46. A. For      B. But     C. And    D. So

47. A. require B. engage       C. inspire       D. command

48. A. include B. imply  C. confine      D. contain

49. A. enjoyable     B. favorable    C. peaceful     D. stressful

50. A. who     B. which C. what   D. that

51. A. mentally      B. easily  C. neatly D. naturally

52. A. ought to       B. used to       C. may    D. need

53. A. Any      B. Other  C. One    D. Another

54. A. Whatever     B. Whenever   C. Whichever  D. Wherever

55. A. most     B. least    C. worst  D. best

Answer 1

36—55 AADAC  BDBCD  BAADC  BCDAB