题目内容
9.All over the world,children in hospital are being treated with a new kind of medicine:laughter.Lucy is 23and works for Theodora Children's Trust.She is one of many clown (小丑) doctors who bring a smile to the faces of sick children."I'm a Theodora clown doctor.I call myself Dr Looloo.I spend two days a week in children's hospitals,making funny faces,telling jokes,and doing magic tricks.As I walk into the wards I blow bubbles,shake hands with the kids,and make up nonsense songs for those children well enough to sing.I take special balloons to make‘balloon animals'and tell funny stories about them.
I'm naturally a very cheerful person.I've always been a clown.In fact my father's a clown and I started working with him when I was eight years old.I knew it was just the job for me and I became a clown doctor because I think it is a great way to cheer up sick,frightened children in hospital.
Being a clown in hospital is very tiring both physically and emotionally.We have to learn not to show our feelings,otherwise we'd be useless.Clown doctors are sensitive but this is not a side most people see.To the children we're happy all the time.I'm still learning to allow myself to feel sad occasionally.There are special kids you get really close to.At the moment I'm working with a very sick little girl from Bosnia who speaks no English,so our only common language is laughter.
At weekends I participate in events to raise money for Theodora Children's Trust.It's a charity so we are paid with the money people give.Being a clown doctor makes the worries of everyday life seem small.All in all,I feel honoured to do this job."
32.Lucy works as a clown doctor becauseC.
A.her father is a clown
B.she has been a clown since she was eight
C.laughter is a great help to sick children
D.working in hospital brings her extra money
33.What do clown doctors usually do in hospital?B
A.Teach kids how to speak English.
B.Cheer kids up with funny stories.
C.Join in activities to raise money.
D.Develop kids'sense of humour.
34.Lucy thinks that being a clown doctor isA.
A.an honourable and meaningful practice
B.an interesting job to make a living
C.a good way of getting rid of her worries
D.an experience of great fun
35.The best of the passage may beC.
A.How to be a clown
B.Patient and clown
C.Clown doctor
D.Raise money for charity.
分析 本文讲述了儿童医院通过一种新型的治疗手段--大笑疗法,来治疗孩子的疾病.小丑医生通过一些滑稽表演给生病的孩子带去快乐,从而让他们振作起来,最终战胜疾病.
解答 32---35 CBAC
32:C 细节理解题.从文章第三段中的"I became a clown doctor because I think it's a great way to cheer up sick,frightened children in hospital"可知,Lucy做小丑医生是因为小丑医生能够使小病人振作起来,结合文章首句可知答案选C项.
33:B 推理判断题.从全文,特别是文章第一段中的"bring a smile to the faces of sick children",第二段中的"making funny faces,telling jokes,and doing magic tricks"等可知,小丑医生通过一些滑稽表演给生病的孩子带去快乐,从而让他们振作起来,因此答案选B项.
34:A 细节理解题.由文章最后一句"All in all I feel honoured to do this job"可以知道Lucy对自己的工作很满意,觉得很有意义,很光荣,故选A项.
35.C 主旨大意题 本文讲述了儿童医院通过一种新型的治疗手段--大笑疗法,来治疗孩子的疾病.小丑医生通过一些滑稽表演给生病的孩子带去快乐,从而让他们振作起来,最终战胜疾病,故答案为C
点评 阅读理解题测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力,要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系,对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断;或根据作者所阐述的观点理论,对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释.考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点.
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While (56)A can have a negative impact on ecosystems,the same areas might have been (57)B by industries such as farming,logging,or mining if there were no ecotourism industry.Shelters (庇护所) have been created (58)C,keeping the ecosystem protected.And,by visiting beautiful rainforests and seeing rare animals,visitors get a sense of their (59)D,and of gratitude for them.Tour guides can also be educators who train people to love and care for the environment.Visitors can take these (60)B with them to their home countries.
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| 52.A.attractive | B.natural | C.different | D.responsible |
| 53.A.effects | B.nature | C.profits | D.economy |
| 54.A.lost | B.created | C.abandoned | D.shifted |
| 55.A.mainly | B.comparatively | C.unfortunately | D.barely |
| 56.A.tourists | B.environment | C.manufacturers | D.politics |
| 57.A.fertilized | B.destroyed | C.reserved | D.stimulated |
| 58.A.equally | B.regularly | C.instead | D.though |
| 59.A.freedom | B.hardness | C.welfare | D.value |
| 60.A.ecosystems | B.lessons | C.animals | D.trainers |
| 61.A.uncertain | B.noticeable | C.healthy | D.special |
| 62.A.For instance | B.On the contrary | C.In addition | D.As a whole |
| 63.A.appreciating | B.discovering | C.sheltering | D.pressuring |
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| 65.A.feasible | B.reasonable | C.unrealistic | D.inevitable |
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