题目内容

he field research will take Joan and Paul about five months; it will be a long time _______ we meet them again.

A.after   B.before   C.since    D.when

B。


解析:

该空表示在我们再见面之前要过很长时间,因此应填before引导时间状语从句。

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第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分 40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
A university math tutor has discovered the science behind “singledom”, finding that our chances of finding the perfect partner are just 1 in 285,000. Peter Backus, a tutor at the University of Warwick, published his “Why I Don’t Have a Girlfriend” paper after a three-year love drought.
His unconventional study uses a famous math formula called The Drake Equation(德雷克等式), which was first used to estimate the existence of extra-terrestrial(地球以外) life.
The results don't look promising for British singles. 30-year-old Mr. Backus found that out of the 30 million women in the UK, only 26 would be suitable girlfriends for him.
The dull equation takes into account the number of women aged 24 to 34, living in his home city of London, and who are single, meaning his chances of meeting his dream woman on a night out are slim.
The economics expert said: “There are 26 women in London with whom I might have a wonderful relationship. So, on a given night out in London there is a 0.0000034% chance of meeting one of these special people. That’s a 1 in 285,000 chance, so it’s not great.”
The puzzling Drake equation reads: N =" R*" x Fp x Ne x Fi x Fc x L, and helped pioneering scientist Professor Drake to predict that there could be 10,000 civilizations in our galaxy.
Mr. Backus simply replaced the original equation with his own criteria for a dream date, which included the percentage of women likely to find him attractive, and the number of girls aged 24-34 in London. He said: “The research may sound depressing to people looking for love, but the good news for singles is, it’s probably not your fault!”
56. Mr. Backus’ discovery in this passage is mainly concerned about ______.
A. whether there exists life out of our planet
B. the possibility of his being able to find love
C. how to get rid of singledom
D. what math can do to serve our daily life
57. What does Mr. Backus think of the result of his research?
A. Optimistic.     B. Depressing.      C. Unrealistic.     D. Exciting.
58. What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A. Mr. Backus’ major research field is “singledom”.
B. Mr. Backus found a girlfriend three years ago.
C. Mr. Backus’ new thesis will surely be well received.
D. Mr. Backus has been searching for love for long.
59. By “the good news for singles” in the last sentence, Mr. Backus probably mean _____.
A. you don’t have to blame yourself for remaining single
B. maybe the discovery is not reliable at all
C. the result was based on his own criteria
D. there might be more dream date out of London
60. Which of the following statements is true?
A. This passage could be published in a scientific magazine.
B. The passage intends to prove there are other civilizations.
C. The passage writer doesn’t really understand the Drake equation.
D. Most women in London are not suitable for university teachers.

请根据字面提示与句意,用必修4Unit1-2中所学新词、短语或句型的适当形式补充句子。

1.Their _________ (behave) towards me shows that they do not like me.

2.He had been under _________ (观察) by the police before he was caught.

3.We’d better take time and money into _________ (consider) when making the plan.

4.We have been told to show r_________ for our elders.

5._________ (inspire) by what the old man said, the boy decided to try again.

6.Look! There is a child _________ (挣扎) in the lake.

7. He made up his mind to r_________ himself of the bad habits.

8. The meeting last week was aimed at _________ (扩张) the company.

9.She r_________ her weight by 5 kilograms because she considered herself too fat.

10.The man, who is _________ (提到,涉及) to at the meeting, is my former classmate.

11.The scientist said that the rocks had changed in both _________ (chemistry) and physical ways.

12.The old man came in, with two young men _________ (支持,支撑) his body.

13.Whenever I come across computer problems, I will consult my uncle because he is a s_________ in that field.

14.More teaching _________ (设备) will be given to the school as a reward.

15.There were strong _________ (argue) for and against the new policy.

16.He felt a great sense of a_________ when he finally succeeded in entering that key university.

17.To my _________ (satisfy), he succeeded in finishing the work ahead of schedule.

18.90% of the products are _________ (出口) to Europe, which earns a lot of money for our country.

19.Researchers in this field have made several important new _________ (discover)

20.The girl is so gossip that she likes to make c_________ on others' clothes.

21.Now more than 60% of the rice produced in China each year _________ (be) from this hybrid strain.

22.Barbara is easy to recognize as she is the only one of the women who _________ (wear) evening dress.

23.Going to bed early and getting up early _________ (be) a good habit.

24.No one can avoid _________ (influence) by advertisements.

25. He attached great importance to _________ (build) up our country.

 

Psychology(心理学) has a new application in the field of medicine. Many doctors, together with their patients, are looking for alternative methods of treatment of physical problems. In large hospitals, modern therapy(疗法) seems to focus on the physical disease. Patients may feel they are treated like broken machines. Some doctors have recognized this as a problem. They are now using psychological therapy, in which the patient is working with the doctors against the disease with the help of medicine. The patient does not wait for the medicine and treatment to cure him or her, but instead the patient joins in the fight.

     The doctor knows that a disease affects a patient's body physically. The body of the patient changes because of the disease. He is not only physically affected, but also has an emotional response to the disease. Because his mind is affected, his attitude and behavior change. The medical treatment might cure the patient's physical problems, but the patient's mind must fight the emotional ones. For example, the studies of one doctor, Carl Simonton, M. D., have shown that a typical cancer patient has predictable attitudes. She typically feels depressed, upset, and angry. Her constant depression makes her acts unfriendly toward her family, friends, doctors, and nurses. Such attitudes and behaviors prevent recovery. Therefore, a doctor's treatment must help the patient change that. Simonton's method emphasizes treatment of the “whole” patient.

     The attitude of a cancer patient receiving radiation therapy, an X-ray treatment, can become more positive. The physician who is following Simonton's psychological treatment plan suggests that the patient imagine that he or she can see the tumor(肿瘤) in the body. In the mental picture, the patient "sees" a powerful beam of radiation like a million bullets of energy. The patient imagines the beam hitting the tumor cells and causing them to shrink. For another cancer patient, Dr. Simonton asks him to imagine the medicine going from the stomach into the bloodstream and to the cancer cells. The patient imagines that the medicine is like an army fighting the diseased cells and sees the cancer cells gradually dying and his blood carry away the dead cells. Both the medical therapy and the patient's positive attitude fight the disease.

     Doctors are not certain why this mental therapy works. However, this use of psychology does help some patients because their attitudes about themselves change. They become more confident because they use the power within their own minds to help stop the disease.

     Another application of using the mind to help cure disease is the use of suggestion therapy. At first, the doctor helps the patient to concentrate deeply. The patient thinks only about one thing. He becomes so unaware of other things around him that he is asleep, or rather in a trance(催眠状态). Then the physician makes “a suggestion” to the patient about the medical problem. The patient's mind responds to the suggestion even after the patient is no longer in the trance. In this way, the patient uses his mind to help his body respond to treatment.

     Doctors have learned that this use of psychology is helpful for both adults and children. For example, physicians have used suggestion to help adults deal with the strong pain of some disease. Furthermore, sometimes the adult patient worries about her illness so much that the anxiety keeps her from getting well. The right suggestions may help the patient to stop being anxious. Such treatment may help the patient with a chronic(慢性的)diseases. Asthma (哮喘) is an example of a chronic disorder. Asthma is a disease that causes the patient to have difficulty in breathing. The patient starts to cough and sometimes has to fight to get the air that he or she needs. Psychology can help relieve the symptoms of this disorder. After suggestion therapy, the asthma patient breathes more easily.

     Physicians have learned that the psychological method is very useful in treating children. Children respond quickly to the treatment because they are fascinated by it. For example, Dr. Basil R. Collison has worked with 121 asthmatic children in Sydney, Australia, and had good results. Twenty-five of the children had Excellent results. They were able to breathe more easily, and they did not need medication. Another forty-three were also helped. The symptoms of the asthma occurred less frequently, and when they did, they were not as strong. Most of the children also felt better about themselves. Doctors have also used suggestion to change habits like nail-biting, thumb-sucking, and sleep-related problems.

     Many professional medical groups have accepted the medical use of psychology and that psychology has important applications in medicine.

1.What does the passage mainly discuss?

A. How suggestion therapy benefits adults and children.

B. How modern therapy focuses on the disease.

C. Responses from the medical world.

D. How to use the mind against disease.

2.How does psychological therapy work?

  A. The patient waits for the medicine and treatment to cure him.

  B. The doctor uses medical treatment to cure the patient's problems.

  C. The doctor, the medicine, and the patient work together to fight disease.

  D. The patient uses his mind to cure himself.

3.What can we learn from the studies of Carl Simonton, M. D.?

  A. The medical treatment can cure the patient's mental disease.

  B. The treatment of a patient by treating the body and the mind is necessary.

  C. The mental treatment is more important than medical treatment.

  D. Few patients have emotional response to the disease.

4.The use of psychological therapy is helpful to some patients in that             .

  A. the medical effect is better with psychological therapy than without it

  B. the patients can see a powerful beam of radiation hitting their tumor cells

  C. the patients' attitudes towards themselves have changed

  D. the patients are easy to accept the methods the doctors use to treat them

5.It can be learned from the passage that suggestion therapy cannot be used to             .

  A. help adults deal with the strong pain of some diseases

  B. help the patients with chronic diseases

  C. help change some bad habits

  D. help cure patients of insomnia(失眠症)

6.According to the passage, which of the following remains unknown so far?

  A. The value of mental therapy.

  B. The effectiveness of suggestion therapy.

  C. The working principle of suggestion therapy.

  D. The importance of psychology in medical treatment.

 

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