When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it. But just as I am about to do so I find the article on the   1   side is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to   2   in good health, or   3   about how to behave and conduct oneself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to   4   damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text   5   the title. Therefore, the scissors(剪刀)would

   6   before they start,   7   halfway done when I find out the   8   result.

  Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your   9   . You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be   10   up. But you know the future is unpredictable(不可预料)—the changed situation may not allow you to do what is left   11   . Thus you are   12   in a difficult position and feel sad. How   13   that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life   14   greatly on your preference of one choice to the other.

  In fact that is what   15   is like: we are often   16   with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable like a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that our attention is drawn to one thing only   17   we get into another. The   18   may be more important than the latter and give rise to a divided mind. I   19   remember a philosopher’s remarks: “When one door shuts, another opens in life.” So a casual(不经意)  20   may not be a bad one.

  1Afront              Bsame          Ceither          Dopposite

  2Aget               Bkeep         Clead            Dbring

  3Aadvice            Bnews          Ca theory        Da report

  4Asuffer             Breduce        Cprevent         Dcause

  5Aon                Bfor           Cwithout         Doff

  6Ause              Bhandle        Cprepare         Dstay

  7Aor                Bbut           Cso            Dfor

  8Asatisfying          Bregretful       Csurprising       Dimpossible

  9Acourage            Bstrength        Cattention         Dpatience

  10Agiven            Bheld         Cmade          Dpicked

  11Anear              Balone          Cabout          Dbehind

  12Afilled             Battracted       Ccaught          Dstruck

  13Adares            Bcome         Cdeals          Ddoes

  14Aimproves          Bchanges        Cprogresses      Dgoes

  15Astudy            Bsociety       Cnature           Dlife

  16Afaced            Bsupplied        Cconnected       Dfixed

  17Abefore            Bafter         Cuntil           Das

  18Afollowing          Bnext         Cabove           Dformer

  19Astill             Balso          Conce           Dalmost

  20Atreatment          Baction         Cchoice          Dremark

 

  More and more students want to study in “hot” majors.    1  a result, many students want to  2  their interests and study in these   3  such as foreign languages, international business and law, etc.

   Fewer and fewer students choose scientific majors,  4  maths, physics and biology, and art majors,   5   history, Chinese and philosophy.

      6   students can study in these “hot” majors, because the number of these “hot” majors   7  limited.

   If one   8  interest in his work or study,    9  can he do well? I   10  this from one of my classmates. He is  11  the countryside. His parents are farmers. Though he   12  biology, he chose “international business” He   13  to live a life which is different   14  of his parents.

   In the end, he found he   15  in doing business. He found all the subjects to be   16     17  this wouldn't have happened if he had chosen his major according to his own interests.

   Choosing a major in university   18  decide one's whole life. Majors   19  are not “hot” today may become the “hot” major of tomorrow.

   Choosing your major according to your own   20  is the best way to succeed.

1. A. Being           B. For          C. Having           D. As

2. A. give up           B. appear       C. give         D. master

3. A. place            B. room           C. areas        D. space

4. A. for example         B. such as         C. and so on         D. as a result

5. A. even              B. like          C. just           D. or

6. A. Only a few          B. Quite a few     C. Perhaps           D. Many

7. A. is              B. are           C. would be            D. have been

8. A. had no              B. had          C. has no           D. has

9. A. why            B. and what         C. how           D. and how

10. A. suggested       B. guessed         C. searched           D. learned

11. A. out of       B. off               C. in         D. from

12. A. studied            B. likes             C. learns           D. succeeds to study

13. A. wants           B. doesn't want       C. enjoys         D. doesn't like

14. A. from which      B. from that       C. for which     D. for that

15. A. was interested      B. was clever        C. was not interested   D. was not clever

16. A. lovely              B. rare              C. obvious           D. tiresome

17. A. So            B. Then          C. Just then          D. Maybe

18. A. can          B. does not         C. probably       D. perhaps not to

19. A. on which            B. in which        C. which          D. /

20. A. interests        B. experience     C. mind       D. heart

 

Why are medical dramas so popular?

  Why are we so fascinated by medical dramas? From the high drama of Casualty and ER to the squeamish reality of Embarrassing Bodies and One Born Every Minute, it is hard to look away. Books with a medical or health theme are equally popular on best-selling lists.

  When it comes to how our bodies function and malfunction, we are hooked. Without doubt, medical science is a rich source of stories. The popularity of all forms of medical-based drama suggests that we love to watch and read about people dealing with pain and discomfort, facing problems we fear we might face too at some point in our lives. Prof George Ikkos, president of the Royal Society of Medicine’s psychiatry section, says it is more to do with learning about ourselves from other people. The integrity of our body is extremely important. We should be concerned about our own body and that lies at the heart of it. Programmes like Casualty are dramatic and exciting—they involve a lot of ordinary people we can relate to directly. "It’s not like watching something about nuclear physics or stamp collecting."

  Prof Ikkos says: "Well-informed programmes can be helpful but people engage at different levels, from the highbrow to the lowbrow, depending on how people relate to what they are watching." There is, of course, no research to confirm whether these dramas improve our understanding of medical matters or change our knowledge of health issues. Some fly-on-the-wall medical shows may simply be a popular form of voyeurism(窥探者). "But they do give information that is helpful. I would not want to discourage them," Prof Ikkos adds.

  The themes of health, medicine and science are also at the heart of many works of popular fiction and non-fiction. Best-selling novels such as Before I Go To Sleep by SJ Watson and Me Before You by Jojo Moyes tackle the subjects of long-term memory loss and life as a paraplegic(高位截瘫的人). Thomas Wright, whose new book Circulation—a biography of the 17th Century physician William Harvey—won the Wellcome Trust Book Prize this week, does not need to be convinced about the power of medical history. He was attracted to the story behind Harvey’s discovery that the heart was the principal organ of the body, pumping blood through veins and arteries with an incredible force. During an experiment, Wright says, Harvey cut the aorta(主动脉) of an animal and the blood dashed out with such force and quantity that it splattered the room. "It was so shocking to people who thought blood flowed slowly around the body. It’s an image that stayed in my mind."That dramatic scene opens Wright’s book and he returns to it at the end too. Back then, people did not have much faith in physicians and many did not believe that medicine would be able to help or cure them, if they could afford to go to them in the first place. As a result, Harvey had a tough time convincing people of his theories.

Wright says how we view doctors and their methods has changed greatly since then and that could explain the popularity of medical dramas."Now we look to doctors and scientists for answers—we hope that they can overcome illness and death. We put them on a pedestal. Just the act of going to a doctor makes me feel better, but that builds expectations and pressure too."Wright hopes his book will appeal to the same audience who watch the blood-stained medical dramas on TV.

63. People like to watch and read medical drama because________.

A. they want to form of medical-based drama

B. they want to read a rich source of stories.

C. they want to deal with pain and discomfort

D. they might face the similar situation in their life

64. According to prof Ikkos, which statement is right?

A. We can cure ourselves from dramas.

B. Pro Ikkos will improve medical drama show.

C. Different people can learn from the medical dramas.

D. There is no specific research to confirm medical matters.

65. Harvey’s experiment of cutting the aorta tells us_________.

A. the heart was the principal organ of the body

B. the heart in the animal can press the blood dash

C. in the 17th century, medical knowledge was convinced

D. in the 17th century, animal was used in medical operation

66. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

A.       B.

C.           D.

CP: central Point     P: Point      SP: Sun-point (次要点)     C: Conslusion

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