题目内容
To become a doctor in the United States, students usually attend four years of medical school after they complete college. Then these young doctors work in hospitals for several years to complete a training program called a residency(住院医生实习期).
These medical residents provide hospitals with needed services in return for not much pay. They work under the supervision(管理) of medical professors and more experienced doctors. Medical residents treat patients . they carry out tests. They perform operations. They complete records. In hospitals with few nurses, residents also do work formerly done by nurses. Some medical residents work one-hundred or more hours in a single week. They often work for more than thirty-six hours at a time before they can rest.
Critics (批评家) of this system say medical residents work too long and do not get enough res. They say these young doctors may be too tired to perform their medical duties effectively. Now, the government will limit the number of hours of work that residents can work. Most doctors in training will be limited to eighty-four hours of work each week. They will have work periods of no more than twenty-four hours at one time. They will have ten hours of rest between work periods.
Medical residents will have one day each week when they do not have to work. Any work they accept outside their hospitals will be limited.Experienced doctors and medical professors will closely supervise the residents to make sure they are not too tired to work.
Many medical residents welcomed the work limits. Others, however, said the new policy may interfere with patient care and their own medical education.
If a first –year college student in America wants to be a doctor, he has to wait for ___.
A.4 years B.8 years C.at least 10 years D.more than 20 years
Medical residents are not responsible for ____.
A.supervising students B.treating patients
C.carrying patients D.doing operations
The underlined sentence in the 2nd paragraph means that they have to ____.
A.work 36 hours every week B.rest for 36 hours before they can go to work
C.work continuously for 36 hours D.take a rest every 36 hours
Why does the government limit the number of hours that residents work?
A.medical residents get too much money.
B.Medical residents should go back to school to study
C.There are not enough work for nurses
D.medical residents may make mistakes if they work too long.
The underlined word “Others” in the last paragraph refers to ___.
A.some critics B.some medical professors
C.some experienced doctors D.some medical students
【小题1】C
【小题2】A
【小题3】C
【小题4】D
【小题5】D
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Researchers questioned nearly 9,800 people over the age of 50 about their lives and found women were happier than men and enjoy life more in old age.
Dr Elizabeth Breeze, one of the researchers, said that women could become happier as they get older as they no longer have to worry about looking after their families.
She said:“There is a difference between the way men and women view their quality of life and they are influenced by slightly different things. Women are affected negatively by caring for someone else or if they are not in employment but if they see their children and family more they are positively affected.”
“A strange thing happens to male actors, especially movie stars, in my experience,” said Helen Mirren, a 62-year-old Hollywood actress.“A young male actor feels that all the girls want him-he’s a star. As actors get older they bad-tempered for they have lost that sense of being in control of their destiny(命运).”
Wealth also helps you live longer with the poorest people more than twice as likely to die earlier than the richest, researchers at University College London discovered. In some age groups. the difference was even greater. The poorest women between 60 and 74 are six times more likely to have died than the richest women of the same age.
According to the study, you have more chances of living longer if you are married, educated to certain degree or a professional. single people are twice as likely to die early as those who are married or living with a partner.
【小题1】What may be the best title of the passage ?
A.Why Women Are Happier Than Men in Old Age . |
B.How to Live Longer. |
C.Women Happier Than Men in Old Age. |
D.The Difference between Women and Men in Old Age |
A.Men should not worry about looking after their family any more in old age |
B.Male actors, especially movie stars are easy to get bad—tempered when they get older and older. |
C.The poorest women about the age of 50 can’t live longer than the richest women at the same age. |
D.Education has nothing to do with happy life in people’s old age. |
A.Things that the old should do to be happier. |
B.The disadvantage of being actors. |
C.We should earn money as much as we can. |
D.How to become a professional. |
Throughout seafaring history, ships and sailors have been lost to storms, accidents and war. Until recently, most of these ships were weak wooden sailing vessel (船只), their skeletons(骨架) quickly eaten away by sea creatures. Now, large vessels made of steel float on the seas. Thousands of these huge ships have been lost in times of war and in times of peace.
The bones of great metal ships, unlike the wooden vessels of old, survive the destruction of the sea long enough to become home and harbor for underwater life of all kinds. Shipwrecks(残骸) often provide the only hard surface and structure at the sandy bottom of the sea, something many sea creatures need.
The ship has been underwater for only five days. Its surface is still clean. Six weeks later, the wreck is covered with a slimy layer of algae(海藻), but it is still recognizable as a ship. Soon, animals that need to attach themselves to a hard surface, like the feather duster worms, make the wreck their home.
In warm waters, coral polyps(珊瑚虫) settle on the wreck and begin the process of building a rock-like crust on the ship. Small fish are attracted on all of these creatures. Larger fish come to feed on these small fish that hide in the wreckage. Eventually, the largest animals are attracted to the rich life on the shipwreck.
Shipwrecks give us valuable information about how sea plants and animals develop. We know exactly how long this wreck has been under water and how long sea life has been growing on it. Yet even the strongest steel shipwreck will finally be destroyed by the flows of water. But long after this wreck has been broken apart, it will still act as a reef (礁石). Layer upon layer of sea life has formed a structure that is now more natural than artificial, and will remain an island of life under the sea.
【小题1】Which of the following is NOT TRUE about shipwrecks?
A.Most ships in ancient times sank easily and become shipwrecks. |
B.Shipwrecks, for scientists, are worth researching to get valuable information. |
C.The skeletons of old wooden shipwrecks will exist for quite a long time. |
D.Some sea animals tend to seek food on the shipwrecks. |
A.the differences between the ancient vessels and the modern ones |
B.how the ships become shipwrecks at sea |
C.how coral polyps live on the wreck in warm waters |
D.the value of studying shipwrecks at the bottom of the sea |
A.a hard outer covering | B.the skin of a rock |
C.a hole in a ship | D.a small house |
A.They will be pulled out of the sea for research. |
B.They are likely to disappear and form reefs. |
C.They will become an island under the sea. |
D.They will be like works of art. |
A new study of 8,000 young people in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior shows that although love can make adults live healthily and happily,it is a bad thing for young people.Puppy love(早恋)may bring stress for young people and can lead to depression(忧郁症).The study shows that girls become more depressed than boys,and younger girls are the worst of all.
The possible reason for the connection between love and higher risk of depression for girls is “loss of self”.According to the study,even though boys would say “lose themselves in a romantic relationship”,this “loss of self” is much more likely to lead to depression when it happens to girls.Young girls who have romantic relationships usually like hiding their feelings and opinions.They won’t tell that to their parents.
Dr Marianm Kaufman,an expert on young people problems, says 15% to 20% young people will have depression during their growing. Trying romance often causes the depression. She advises kids not to jump into romance too early. During growing up, it is important for young people to build strong friendships and a strong sense of self. She also suggests the parents should encourage their kids to keep close to their friends, attend more interesting school activities and spend enough time with family.
Parents should watch for signs of depression—eating or mood changes—and if they see signs from their daughters or sons, they need to give help. The good news is that the connection between romance and depression seems to become weak with age. Love will always make us feel young, but only maturity(成熟)gives us a chance to avoid its bad side effects.
【小题1】What’s the main idea of the passage?
A.Puppy love may bring young people depression. |
B.Parents should forbid their children’s love. |
C.Romance is a twoedged sword for adults. |
D.Romance is good for young people. |
A.Young people who have a strong sense of selfishness. |
B.Young boys whose parents watch for their behavior. |
C.Young girls who always hide their feelings and opinions. |
D.Careless parents whose children are deep in love. |
A.Lacking love can lead young people to grow up more quickly. |
B.Early love makes young people keep close to their friends and parents. |
C.Parents should help their children to be aware of the signs of depression. |
D.The older a woman is,the less likely she seems to lose herself in romance. |
A.Confused | B.Disapproving | C.Disinterested | D.Scared |
A.There is a direct link between puppy love and high risk of depression. |
B.Parents should encourage their kids’ behaviour when they are informed of their kids’ puppy love. |
C.There is no direct connection between puppy love and high risk of depression. |
D.During growing up, it is not important for young people to build strong friendships and a strong sense of self. |
1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business .But he was not a good artist.So he invented a very simple camera (照相机).He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden .That was the first photo.
The next important date in the history of photography was 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his studio. He used a new kind of camera and a different processs. In his pictures, you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest details. This kind of photograph was called a daguerreotype.
Soon, other people began to use Daguerre's process. Travellers brought back daguerreotypes from all around the world. People photographed famous buildings, cities and mountains.
In about 1840, the process was improved. Now photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. The process was not simple. The photographers had to carry lots of film and processing equipment. But this did not stop the photographers, especially in the United States, where from the 1840s daguerreotype artists were popular in most cities.
Mathew Brady was a well-known American photographer. He took many pictures of famous people. The pictures were unusual because they were very life-like and full of personality.
Brady was also the first person to take pictures of war. His 1862 Civil War pictures showed dead soldiers and ruined cities. They made the war seem more real and more terrible
In the 1880s, new inventions began to change photography. Photographers could buy film readymade in rolls. So they did not have to make the film immediately. They could bring it back to their studios and develop it later, meaning that they did not have to carry lots of equipment. And finally, the invention of the small handheld camera made photography less expensive.
With the small camera, anyone could be a photographer. People began to use cameras just for fun. They took pictures of their families, friends and favourite places. They called these pictures "snapshots".
Photographs became very popular in newspapers in the 1890s. Soon magazines and books also used documentary photographs. These pictures showed true events and people. They were much more real than drawings.
Photography had turned into a form of art by the beginning of the 20th century. Some photographs were not just copies of the real world. They showed ideas and feelings, like other art forms.
【小题1】The passage is mainly about______________.
A.the invention of cameras |
B.a kind of new art -- photography |
C.the development of photography |
D.the different uses of cameras in history |
A.a French photographer in the 1840s |
B.an American photographer in the 1860s |
C.a German reporter in the 1880s |
D.a French artist in the 1890s |
A.It was mainly based on the invention of the first photograph. |
B.Photographers were popular in the United States because they carried lots of equipment. |
C.Photographers used to make film themselves and developed it immediately after taking a photo. |
D.Small handheld cameras made it possible for anyone to become a gifted photographer. |
a. Photographs became popular in newspapers.
b. Photographers carried processing equipment when taking pictures.
c. The invention of small handheld cameras made photography easier.
d. Daguerre invented a kind of photograph called daguerreotype.
e. Brady took pictures of famous people.
A.e,a, d, b, c | B.d, b, e, c, a |
C.b, e, c, a, d | D.d, c, e, a , b |
A.take anything they like |
B.keep a record of real life |
C.take photos of the famous |
D.show ideas and feelings in pictures |
Not many years ago, a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village in the south of England. He had made a lot of money in trading with foreign countries. When he was seventy—five, he gave £ 12,000 to the village school to buy land and equipment (设备) for a children’s playground.
As a result of his kindness, many people came to visit him. Among them was a newspaperman. During their talk, Johnson remarked that he was seventy-five and expected to live to be a hundred. The newspaperman asked him how he managed to be healthy at seventy—five. Johnson had a sense of humour (幽默). He liked whisky (威士忌酒) and drank some each day. “I have an injection (注射) in my neck each evening.”he told the newspaperman, thinking of his evening glass of whisky.
The newspaperman did not understand what Johnson meant. In his newspaper he reported that Johnson was seventy—five and had a daily injection in his neck. Within a week Johnson received thousands of letters from all over Britain, asking him for the secret of his daily injection.
【小题1】Johnson became a rich man through
A.doing business. | B.making whisky. | C.cheating. | D.buying and selling land. |
A.had no children. | B.was a strange man. |
C.was very fond of children. | D.wanted people to know how rich he was. |
A.why he gave so much money to the school. | B.how to live longer. |
C.how to become wealthy. | D.in which part of the neck to have an injection. |
A.should have reported what Johnson had told him. |
B.shouldn’t have asked Johnson what injection he had. |
C.was eager to live a long life. |
D.should have found out what Johnson really meant. |