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Who the company, Mr. Wang or Mr. Li?
A. in the charge of B. in charge of C. is in the charge of D. is in charge of
D
___ against cancer for many years, Steve Jobs, the co-founder of Apple, who died at the age of fifty-six, made technology fun.
| A.Fighting | B.To fight | C.Fought | D.Having fought |
When JetBlue captain Clayton Osbon became unpredictable, his co-pilot invented a reason for him to go back into the cabin.Once the captain was out of the cockpit (驾驶舱) , the co-pilot locked the door to keep the captain from returning.Passengers, some with law enforcement experience, calmed the captain.The flight changed course to Amarillo, Texas where the captain was hospitalized.
Incidents in which a pilot has had an in-flight psychological breakdown are rare.But how could it happen at all? Though pilots are required to have an examination at least once a year by a physician approved by the FAA, there are no formal procedures in place to test pilots for signs of psychological problems.
At most airlines, pilots are members of a union.A pilot who appears to have a psychological or an alcohol problem can be reported to a union member whose job it is to investigate.If there is a problem, the pilot is given the choice of getting treatment or being reported to management.But at airlines, such as Allegiant, JetBlue, and Virgin American where there is no union, pilots are – to say the least - unwilling to report a fellow pilot to management.
In most professions, a person experiencing emotional difficulties is free to consult a doctor.Rut an airline pilot in therapy is viewed with suspicion both by the airline and by the FAA.No pilot wants to be put under extra examination by an agency that has the power to revoke their license or end their employment.That being the case, pilots are less likely than people in other professions to seek help.
There may be no way to make sure this never happens again, but its possibility can be reduced. Tests such as the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory ( MMPI) can reliably detect depression, paranoia, schizophrenia, and other problems.The FAA could require pilots to take the MMPI or a similar test on a periodic basis.Whether such testing becomes required will depend upon the public's response to this incident and whether additional incidents take place.
Flying is remarkably safe.But incidents such as this cause concern.
【小题1】What does the underlined word "revoke" most probably mean?
| A.delay | B.cancel | C.interrupt | D.renew |
| A.Because they are tested for signs of psychological problems every year. |
| B.Because they are likely to be treated by physicians. |
| C.Because they are supported by the airlines. |
| D.Because they might be fired. |
| A.satisfied | B.indifferent | C.concerned | D.disapproving |
| A.Entertainment | B.Sports | C.Business | D.Society |
(Reuters)--- A Michigan man credited his dog with saving his life by chewing off his diseased big toe as he lay passed out in a drunken stupor(昏迷)
Jerry Douthett, 48, who woke up on a Saturday night in late July in his Rockford, Michigan home to find his Jack Russell Terrier, Kiko, had gnawed off his right big toe.
“The dog always lies with me on the bed”, said Douthett. “That night, I woke up and looked down at my foot, and it was wet. When I looked, it was blood and there was the dog looking at me with a blood moustache.”
Douthett’s wife, Rosee, rushed him to a hospital where doctors found he was suffering from Type 2 diabetes. His toe was badly infected and surgeons amputated(截)the remainder of the toe.
Douthett’s wife, a registered nurse, had been urging him for weeks to have his infected toe examined by a doctor.
On the night Kiko ate his toe, Douthett said he had been out with his wife and drank about six or seven beers and a pair of giant margaritas—big enough to put goldfish in.
“I was self-medicating at this point,” he said. “The moral of the story is that the dog saved my life, because otherwise I would never have gone to see a doctor.”
The couple said they were amazed that Kiko appeared to know Douthett had an infection that needed treatment.
“He kind of chewed off the infected part and stopped at the good bone,” said Rosee. “We joked that we shouldn’t have had to pay the co-pay because he did half the job by chewing off half of the toe.”
【小题1】What does the underlined phrase “gnawed off” probably mean?
| A.bit away | B.cared for | C.sucked on | D.smelt out |
| A.Douthett’s wife was a doctor | B.Douthett’s wife felt something about his disease |
| C.Douthett never got that drunk | D.Douthett had seen a doctor for his disease |
| A.is in top physical condition | B.was trained at an early age |
| C.nearly cost Douthett his life | D.saved his master’s life |
| A.It is hard for the couple to explain the dog’s behaviour |
| B.Jerry Douthett went to see a doctor because of Kiko’s chewing his big toe.. |
| C.The couple shouldn’t have to pay the co-pay because Kiko did half the job. |
| D.Kiko didn’t hurt the good bone of its master. |