I watch sports the way a dog will watch TV: I’ m attracted by the motion and color, but no actual comprehension . A.take place B.took place C.had taken palce D.is taking place 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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I watch sports the way a dog will watch TV: I’ m attracted by the motion and color, but no actual comprehension _____.

A.take place B.took place C.had taken palce D.is taking place

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When Tim Becker gets in his car to go shopping, he doesn’t 1　　　　 drive to a store and back home. He always looks carefully up and down the streets of his neighborhood. He looks for anything 2　　　　 such as strange cars, loud noises, broken windows, or people gathering on street corners.

Tim 3　　 to a neighborhood watch group in Stoneville, Indians, USA. The neighborhood watch group 4　　 on the third Wednesday of every month. That’s when Tim gets together with about ten of his neighbors to discuss community safety. Members of the neighborhood watch group want to help the police 5　　 their homes, streets, and families safe.

Mrs. Stedman, president of 6　　 _____ neighborhood watch group, agrees with Tim. “People seem to think that crime (犯罪) happens to other people but not 7　　 them. Well, it’s never happened to me.” She said, “but I don’t think anyone has the 8　　 to steal from other people or to make them feel 9　　 sitting in their own homes.”

Alex, a member of the group, said that all the neighbors look out for one another. “We 10　　 each other’s homes. We keep watch on the neighborhood at night and on weekends. Usually a 11　　 of four or five of us goes out together. If something doesn’t look right, then we call the 12　　 .For example, if we notice a group of teenagers who seem to be looking for 13　　 , or someone destroying property (财产), we report to the police.”

Alex feels the neighborhood watch groups 14　　 a lot in keeping crime down. Her husband Jim agrees, “Police are good people, but they can’t do 15　　 .”

1. A. hardly　　　　　　　　 B. still　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. simply 　　　　　　　　　　 D. rather

2. A familiar 　　　　　　 B. unusual　　　　　　 C. expensive　　　　　　　　 D. interesting

3. A. attends 　　　　　　 B. belongs　　　　　　 C. goes 　　　　　　　　　　 D. turns

4. A. meets　　　　　　　　 B. quarrels　　　　　　 C. sings 　　　　　　　　　　 D. searches

5. A. keep　　　　　　　　 B. hold　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. let　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. protect

6. A. its　　　　　　　　　　 B. his　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. their 　　　　　　　　　　 D. your

7. A. round　　　　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. about 　　　　　　　　　　 D. to

8. A. right　　　　　　　　 B. chance　　　　　　　　　　 C. courage　　　　　　 D. mind

9.A. unlucky 　　　　　　t&n癰sp; B. unsafe　　　　　　　　　　 C. disappointed 　　 D. discouraged

10. A. care　　　　　　　　 B enter　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. watch 　　　　　　　　　　 D manage

11. A. group 　　　　　　 B. set　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. number　　　　　　　　　　 D. crowd

12. A. judges　　　　 B. police 　　　　　　　　　　 C. firemen　　　　　　 D. doctors

13. A work　　　　　　　　 B. burden　　　　　　　　　　 C. service　　　　　　　　　　 D. trouble

14. A. produce　　　　　　　　　　 B. find　　　　　　　　 C. get　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. help

15. A. anything　　　　　　 B. everything　　　　　　　　 C. harm　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. wrong

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