E-mail can be a powerful new tool in improving communication between patients and doctors, according to one expert.

“Using the Internet, doctors can answer more questions from more patients in a shorter time,” writes Dr. Dada Pal, a famous doctor in Manchester, UK.

  According to Pal, nearly forty percent of American patients say they have used e-mail to communicate with a doctor.

  He notes, however, that although patients have such interest, only up to two percent of doctors in the united States offer e-mail service.

  Using e-mail, doctors can make sure of their advice and point, patient to patient information materials and other resources on the Internet. It's said that more than ten thousand healthoriented websites already exist now.

  However, some people worry that widespread use of medical e-mail might set up two kinds of care—one for Internet“haves” and another for the “have-nots”

  But Pal points out that“ by the year 2000 nearly every library will offer (Internet and e-mail) services in the United States, allowing even low-income patients to use such means.” Pal also talks about other possible barriers to the acceptance of medical e-mail.

  “Doctors may be unwilling to offer e-mail services for fear of increasing workload and uncertainty about payment for the time they spent,” he explains, and patients may worry that their medical information might be read by others.“But these problems can all be solved,” he adds.

  E-mail may well help us a lot in health care, Pal concludes. “Patients can get in normal clinics,” he points out, “and they might find communication on the information superhighway less fearful, than face-to-face dialogues with their doctors.”

(  )(1). The article introduces a new way of patient-doctor communication __________.

A. by e-mail               B. by visiting

C. by searching the Internet         D. by using the computer

(  ) (2). According to the passage, some people worry that __________.

A. it might have to serve both who have access to the Internet and those who don't

B. it might meet double doubts from those who have access to the Internet and those who don't

C. it might make trouble between those who can use the Internet and those who can't

D. it might make trouble between those who have Internet experiences and those who haven't

(  ) (3). All the following points are advantages of using medical e-mail except __________.

A. it is more reliable

B. it is less frightening

C. it troubles patients and doctors to understand each other better

D. it provides patients more choices of treatment

(  )(4). What does the word “barriers” mean?

A.可能   B. 危险     C. 障碍    D.秘密

(  ) (5). Which of the following is true about e-mail in the United States?

A. Every patient cannot use it.

B. Only doctors can use it.

C. Patients needn't pay for their treatment by using e-mail.

D. No others can read the information sent by e-mail.

Robert is eleven years old. He loves to watch TV. But for one full year, he did not watch TV at all. What was the reason? Robert’s parents said they would give him $500 if he didn’t watch TV for a year.
Robert’s parents thought he watched too much TV. One day his mother saw a newspaper story about a boy who didn’t watch TV for a year. She showed the story to Robert. “It was a joke,” his mother said, “I didn’t think he would do it.” But Robert liked the idea. He turned off the TV right away. He said, “It doesn’t matter to me whether to watch TV or not. I just want the money.”
At first, Robert’s parents were very happy. Robert read the newspaper, played outside, played computer games, and played cards with his mother. But after a while, he got bored. Every evening, he asked his parents, “What are we doing tonight?” Sometimes his mother and father wished he would watch TV, just for one evening. Robert always said, “No, it would cost me money!”
Finally the year was over. Then Robert started watching his favourite TV shows all day long again. Robert got the money from his parents. What does he plan to do with the $500? “I want to buy myself a TV set!” he said.
【小题1】What is Robert’s hobby?

A.Playing games.
B.Reading newspapers.
C.Talking with his parents.
D.Watching TV.
【小题2】Robert stopped watching TV because he wanted to _________.
A.play computer games
B.play outside
C.get the money
D.read newspapers
【小题3】Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A.Robert’s mother showed him the story in the newspaper.
B.Robert’s mother didn’t believe the story in the newspaper.
C.After Robert got the money, he went on watching TV again.
D.During the whole year, Robert watched TV for just one evening.
【小题4】Robert felt _______ after he stopped watching TV.
A.sadB.happyC.boredD.angry
【小题5】The best title for the passage would be _________.
A.A year without TV
B.Don’t watch TV
C.A big joke
D.A way to make money



Dear Reader,
Imagine an 11-year old girl whose days are often spent washing clothes, looking after a baby, working hard in the field.
Imagine a little girl who knows there will not be enough food for dinner, who can’t fill her stomach with water because it’s polluted, and who has watched life slip away from her father, little brother and sister because the family is too poor to see a doctor.
Is it hard to believe? For Maria Pastora, these are the real life.
Maria would gladly walk miles to school, but her mother, now alone, needs her badly at home. If Maria grows up without any schooling, what will be her future?
But for just 52 pennies a day, you can sponsor a child like Maria. Through “Save the Children”, you can help Maria’s mother get the tools and ways she needs to turn their poor food into a good dinner and the money she needs to buy clothes and school things for Maria.
To help Maria most, your money is put together with that of other sponsors, so hard-working people can help themselves. Build a school, a hospital…bring in clean water. This is what “Save the Children” has been about since 1932.
For you there are many rewards. Have the chance to write to or hear from your sponsored child. Receive photos or progress reports. Know you are reaching out to another person. Not with a handout(施舍物), but a “handup”. That’s how “Save the Children” works. But without you, it can’t work. Please take a moment now to fill in and post the form below to help a child like Maria and her village.
It can make such a difference in her life and yours.
【小题1】We can most probably read the letter in __________.

A.somebody’s diary B.a newspaper
C.a progress reportD.a storybook
【小题2】From the passage, we can infer (推断)that _________
A.Maria is an 11-year-old girl.
B.Maria’s family is very poor.
C.Maria has to do a lot of hard work.
D.Maria is hoping to get schooling.
【小题3】What is “Save the Children”?
A.An organization to help poor children go to school.
B.An office of the government to collect money.
C.A program shown at theatres to help the poor.
D.A group who works for children in poor places.
【小题4】The underlined word “sponsor” means “__________” in Chinese.
A.回报B.资助     C.感恩    D.抢救
【小题5】What does the last sentence in the letter mean?
A.If Maria goes to school, you will be rewarded.
B.What you give is more than what you take.
C.Both Maria’s life and yours will change a lot.
D.Marie and you can help each other at school.

Singles’ Day (光棍节)falls on every November 11th, and as the name suggests, this holiday is one specially for people who are still living the single life. It’s surprising that China is the only country in the world that has set up a special day for singles to celebrate(庆祝) their lives. To find out more about this celebration, read on.

An old story goes that once there were four single men, leading very boring lives. None of them were married, or had lovers, or did anything exciting. They just sat around all day and played Mahjong(麻将).

One day they played Mahjong from 11 in the morning until 11 at night. During the game, no matter who won, the winning card was always the 'Sitiao' card. And that day happened to be November 11th. In order to remember the day, they called it Singles’ Day.

For breakfast on Singles’ Day, singles often eat four youtiao, which means the four "ones" in "11.11". Many singles also choose to say goodbye to their single lives on this day. So they take part in 'blind date' parties , trying to find someone they love and many people choose to marry on this day. Besides the meaning 'single', the four 'ones' of the date can also mean 'only one' as in 'the only one for me.' Some people will use this date and this meaning to tell their special someone that they are the only 'one' in their heart.

1.__________ first called November 11th Singles’ Day.

A.The Chinese government                 B.People who have been married

C.Four people playing Mahjong              D.People who don’t want to get married

2.The Chinese meaning of the word “'blind date' parties” in this passage is “________”.

A.盲人聚会         B.相亲会           C.化妆舞会         D.盲人党派

3.Singles often have ________ for breakfast on Singles’ Day.

A.some bread        B.noodles           C.4 youtiao          D.nothing

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Singles’ Day is on November 11th.

B.Singles’ Day is celebrated by no countries but China.

C.Singles’ Day is for people who don’t have lovers.

D.To celebrate Singles’ Day, people play Mahjong from from 11 in the morning until 11 at night.

 

Dear Reader,

Imagine an 11-year old girl whose days are often spent washing clothes, looking after a baby, working hard in the field.

Imagine a little girl who knows there will not be enough food for dinner, who can’t fill her stomach with water because it’s polluted, and who has watched life slip away from her father, little brother and sister because the family is too poor to see a doctor.

Is it hard to believe? For Maria Pastora, these are the real life.

Maria would gladly walk miles to school, but her mother, now alone, needs her badly at home. If Maria grows up without any schooling, what will be her future?

But for just 52 pennies a day, you can sponsor a child like Maria. Through “Save the Children”, you can help Maria’s mother get the tools and ways she needs to turn their poor food into a good dinner and the money she needs to buy clothes and school things for Maria.

To help Maria most, your money is put together with that of other sponsors, so hard-working people can help themselves. Build a school, a hospital…bring in clean water. This is what “Save the Children” has been about since 1932.

For you there are many rewards. Have the chance to write to or hear from your sponsored child. Receive photos or progress reports. Know you are reaching out to another person. Not with a handout(施舍物), but a “handup”. That’s how “Save the Children” works. But without you, it can’t work. Please take a moment now to fill in and post the form below to help a child like Maria and her village.

It can make such a difference in her life and yours.

1.We can most probably read the letter in __________.

A.somebody’s diary                      B.a newspaper

C.a progress report                       D.a storybook

2.From the passage, we can infer (推断)that _________

A.Maria is an 11-year-old girl.

B.Maria’s family is very poor.

C.Maria has to do a lot of hard work.

D.Maria is hoping to get schooling.

3.What is “Save the Children”?

A.An organization to help poor children go to school.

B.An office of the government to collect money.

C.A program shown at theatres to help the poor.

D.A group who works for children in poor places.

4.The underlined word “sponsor” means “__________” in Chinese.

A.回报             B.资助         C.感恩          D.抢救

5.What does the last sentence in the letter mean?

A.If Maria goes to school, you will be rewarded.

B.What you give is more than what you take.

C.Both Maria’s life and yours will change a lot.

D.Marie and you can help each other at school.

 

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