All areas of the world face a nurses shortage. But the shortage is most severe in developing countries. Many of their nurses move to the more developed nations for better pay, better working conditions and better chances for career development. For example, nearly 2,000 nurses left the Caribbean between 2002 and 2006.

       The Caribbean nations currently have about 1 nurse for every 1,000 people. The ratio(比例) of nurses to population is about 10 times higher in the United States and countries in the European Union(EU). Now, more than 21,000 nurses who trained in the Caribbean are working in the United States, Canada and Britain.

       Gaetan Lafortune is an official of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development(O.E.C.D) in Paris. He says the nurses shortage also affects industrialized countries. He says, “There is concern in most O.E.C.D.countries that the number of nurses is too small to meet the demand. And what is more worrying is that their concern is sort of growing.” Mr Lafortune says a large number of nurses are expected to retire within the next 10 years. At the same time, the health care needs of aging populations are expected to grow, intensifying the shortage of nurses.

       Gaetan Lafortune said, “In the U.S., for instance, some researchers have found that there may be a shortage of close to a million nurses by 2020.” The United States is 1 of the 21 countries in the O.C.E.D. Gaetan Lafortune says in the recent years many of the countries increased their efforts to hire foreign nurses. As a result of that, O.E.C.D. countries were mainly exporting their shortage problem to countries that may have an even greater need for these nurses.

What will be the main causes of the global nurses shortage in the next 10 years?

       a. The demand for nurses will decrease.                    

b. Many nurses will be too old to work.

       c. Many rich countries will hire more foreign nurses. 

d. Nurses are often looked down upon.

       e. Aging populations will increase rapidly

       A. a and b             B. b and c              C. b and e              D. c and d

The underlined word “intensify” in para. 3 means “________”.

       A. strengthen         B. neglect            C. reduce               D. cause

We know from this text that America and the EU countries ______.

       A. refuse to offer equal pay to foreign nurses

       B. have at least one nurse out of 100 people

       C. don’t like to train nurses of their own countries

       D. have more serious nursing problems than the Caribbean nations

What does the text mainly tell us?

       A. Nursing is no longer a worthwhile profession in most countries.

       B. The different attitudes towards nursing in different countries.

       C. Nurses shortage will result in serious consequences.

       D. The health care industry needs more nurses.

完形填空(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,然后从下面各题所给的四个选项(A,B,C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

The party began shortly after Mr. Wood, who lived in the flat below, sighed to himself as he heard excited voices and the noisy music. Luckily he had  36 some work home from the office,  37  he kept himself busy for a couple of hours, thus managing to pay no attention to the noise 38. But by eleven o’clock he felt 39 and was ready to go to bed, though from his earlier experience he knew it was  40 trying to get to sleep. He undressed and lay for a while on the bed, trying to read, but he  41 himself reading the same page over and over again. He then turned off the light and  42 his head in the pillow. But 43 he could not shut  44 the noise, finally, after 45 seemed hours, his 46 was gone.

He jumped out of bed, 47 some clothing, marched 48 up the stairs, and walked into his neighbor’s flat. The owner of the flat, who 49 him in his dressing gown, came 50 the room and,51 Mr. Wood could say anything, cried, “My dear fellow, come and 52. I know our parties 53 you. I meant to send you 54” Mr. Wood’s anger disappeared then and there. He said, “I’d better go and get 55 . Minutes later, he returned, properly dressed, only to find that the party was nearly over.

1.

A.taken

B.carried

C.brought

D.fetched

 

2.

A.with which

B.from which

C.where

D.when

 

3.

A.outside

B.overhead

C.downstairs

D.nearby

 

4.

A.bad

B.tired

C.sick

D.hopeless

 

5.

A.useless

B.necessary

C.possible

D.helpful

 

6.

A.had

B.found

C.caught

D.felt

 

7.

A.buried

B.rested

C.shook

D.turned

8..

A.till then

B.worse still

C.strange enough

D.even so

9..

A.away

B.off

C.down

D.up

 

10.

A.it

B.what

C.that

D.which

 

11.

A.sleep

B.strength

C.patience

D.anger

 

12.

A.pulled on

B.dressed up

C.selected

D.wore

 

13.

A.sadly

B.proudly

C.quietly

D.firmly

 

14.

A.made fun of

B.stared at

C.was angry with

D.caught sight of

 

15.

A.across

B.around

C.towards

D.by

 

16.

A.as

B.before

C.though

D.until

 

17.

A.meet as

B.sit here

C.join us

D.scold me

 

18.

A.should bother

B.would bother

C.need bother

D.shall bother

19..

A.a notice

B.a message

C.an invitation

D.an apology

 

20.

A.washed

B.changed

C.dressed

D.prepared

 

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