第二节完型填空(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36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上涂黑。
As a physician who travels quite a lot, I spend a lot of time on planes listening for that dreaded “Is there a doctor on board?” announcement. I’ve been 36 only once-for a woman who had merely fainted. But the 37 made me quite curious about how 38 this kind of thing happens. I wondered what I would do if 39 with a real mid-air medical emergency-without access 40 a hospital staff and the usual emergency equipment. So 41 the New England Journal of Medicine last week 42 a study about in-flight medical events, I 43 it with interest.
The study estimated that there are a(n) 44 of 30 in-flight medical emergencies on U.S. flights every day. Most of them are not 45 ; fainting and dizziness are the most frequent complaints. 46 13% of them-roughly four a day-are serious enough to 47 a pilot to change course. The most common of the serious emergencies 48 heart trouble, strokes, and difficult breathing.
Let’s face it: plane rides are 49 . For starters, cabin pressures at high altitudes are set at roughly 50 they would be if you lived at 5,000 to 8,000 feet above sea level. Most people can tolerate these pressures pretty 51 , but passengers with heart disease 52 experience chest pains as a result of the reduced amount of oxygen flowing through their blood. 53 common in-flight problem is deep venous thrombosis(血栓)-the so-called economy class syndrome(综合症). 54 happens, don’t panic. Things are getting better on the in-flight emergency front. Thanks to more recent legislation(立法), flights with at 55 one attendant are starting to install emergency medical equipments to treat heart attacks.
36. A. called B. informed C. addressed D. surveyed
37. A. accident B. incident C. condition D. disaster
38. A. soon B. many C. long D. often
39. A. met B. identified C. treated D. provided
40. A. for B. by C. to D. through
41. A. before B. when C. since D. while
42. A. collected B. discovered C. conducted D. published
43. A. consulted B. read C. consumed D. considered
44. A. amount B. sum C. average D. number
45. A. significant B. common C. heavy D. serious
46. A. For B. But C. And D. So
47. A. require B. engage C. inspire D. command
48. A. include B. imply C. confine D. contain
49. A. enjoyable B. favorable C. peaceful D. stressful
50. A. who B. which C. what D. that
51. A. mentally B. easily C. neatly D. naturally
52. A. ought to B. used to C. may D. need
53. A. Any B. Other C. One D. Another
54. A. Whatever B. Whenever C. Whichever D. Wherever
55. A. most B. least C. worst D. best
Tracy Wong is a well-known Chinese-American writer. But her writing ____ was something she picked up by herself. After her first____, teaching disabled children, she became a part-time writer for IBM. ____, writing stories was simply a ____ interest. Tracy sent three of her stories to a publisher. ____, they immediately suggested that she put them together to make a single one long ____ and paid Tracy a $ 15,000 advance. “A pretty money,” said the publisher, “for ____ writer.”
____ Tracy’s characters are interesting, her stories sometimes ____ readers uneasy: those about the supernatural. “My mother believed I could ____ the afterlife world,” she told a close friend. “She used to have me speak with my grandmother, who died many years ago.”
“Can I ? I don’t think I can,” Tracy said with a laugh. “But I do have ____ when things come to me ____. “Once, she was wondering how to complete a ____ set in ancient China. ____ the doorbell rang. It was a FedEx delivery man, with a copy of a book on Chinese ____. It came without her having ____ it.
Though she has published 45 books, Tracy has remained ____ by her fame. She lives in the same ____ she lived 27 years ago — although in a more comfortable home. There’s more room for ____ in her life — and it wasn’t just __ __.
A.skill B.experience C.practice D.method
A.duty B.effort C.job D.task
A.Instead B.Normally C.Certainly D.Then
A.general B.deep C.personal D.lively
A.Interested B.Anxiously C.Seriously D.Encouraged
A.film B.story C.program D.article
A.a foreign B.a popular C.an unusual D.an unknown
A.Now that B.Even though C.Just because D.Except that
A.find B.turn C.leave D.hold
A.make up B.connect with C.control D.explain
A.events B.chances C.feelings D.moments
A.for no reason B.from a distance C.by accident D.as gifts
A.description B.condition C.scene D.talk
A.Surprisingly B.Suddenly C.Expectedly D.Fortunately
A.cooking B.history C.play D.medicine
A.known B.sent C.realized D.ordered
A.unchanged B.excited C.determined D.unmoved
A.life B.city C.house D.way
A.success B.work C.joy D.variety
A.writing B.reporting C.luck D.fun
I grew up in a tiny Baltimore row house in a faraway mountain area. My parents the necessities of life they couldn’t give much more. If I asked my father a pair of jeans, he would say, “If you want them, make the money and buy them .” He wasn’t being mean; he just couldn’t them. From age 12 on, I did part-time jobs after school.
When I from high school, I joined the navy. Soon I was in a boot camp(新兵训练营) at Parris Island, S. C., where I learned that life in the navy centered around completing daily . These could be anything from cleaning the camp to conducting mock(模拟的) battles. Completing these tasks successfully discipline, team-work and responsibility. It didn’t whether you were black, white or Asian; everyone worked together for the of the company.
I went to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy and later became an officer in the navy. The part of my job I most was the consulting(咨询) meetings I with the family members of the men and women in my , trying to help them deal with the long periods of . These proved popular and word of them spread. I was being asked to give encouraging to business groups, educators and kids across the country.
But I consider the boot camp my first real , and my life is still guided by the lessons I learned there. It taught me discipline, friendship and the pride related to setting a task every day and working hard to it.
A.provided B.got C.made D.bought
A.while B.but C.so D.or
A.about B.with C.for D.of
A.themselves B.ourselves C.yourself D.myself
A.pay B.find C.produce D.afford
A.came B.returned C.escaped D.graduated
A.drills B.tasks C.exercises D.reports
A.included B.asked C.required D.met
A.matter B.mean C.exist D.work
A.good B.boss C.rest D.right
A.out B.on C.away D.off
A.took B.hated C.enjoyed D.did
A.ended B.began C.continued D.held
A.charge B.situation C.position D.choice
A.lessons B.meetings C.training D.separation
A.Long before B.Before long C.As usual D.Once again
A.performances B.descriptions C.speeches D.gifts
A.vacation B.place C.job D.travel
A.important B.bitter C.normal D.difficult
A.gain B.achieve C.show D.match
It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25. I didn’t think there would be any , sighing about having to work on Christmas. Just then five bodies at my desk, a pale woman and four children.
“Are you all ?” I asked. “Yes,” she said weakly and lowered her head.
But when it came to of their problems, things got a little strange. They all claimed to have headaches, but the headaches weren’t by the normal body language of holding the head or trying to keep it still.
Something was wrong. Our hospital policy, , was not to turn away any patient. I explained it might be a little while a doctor saw her. She responded immediately, even a bit “Take your time,” and then added, “It’s warm in here.”
Then, I checked their registration form out of curiosity. No address—they were .The waiting room was warm. I went back to the nurses’ station and mentioned we had a homeless in the waiting room. The nurses, complaining of on Christmas, turned to sympathy for a family just trying to get on Christmas. The team went into action, much as we do when there’s a emergency. But this was a Christmas emergency.
We were all a free meal on Christmas Day, so we took back that meal and prepared a big dinner for our .We needed presents. We from different departments candies, fruits and other things that could be presents. As seriously as we met the needs of the patients, our team worked to meet the needs of a family who just wanted to be warm on Christmas.
, as the family walked to the door to leave, the mother came back, gave me a hug and whispered, “Thanks for being our angels today.”
A.customers B.patients C.workers D.doctors
A.showed up B.took in C.came out D.looked on
A.tired B.hungry C.sick D.warm
A.descriptions B.comments C.instructions D.results
A.accompanied B.adjusted C.acknowledged D.affected
A.therefore B.otherwise C.however D.moreover
A.after B.since C.before D.when
A.shyly B.happily C.calmly D.politely
A.lonely B.greedy C.clever D.homeless
A.family B.holiday C.woman D.Christmas
A.operating B.interrupting C.managing D.working
A.present B.warm C.relief D.approval
A.beneficial B.friendly C.medical D.different
A.rewarded B.offered C.allowed D.ordered
A.neighbors B.relations C.brothers D.guests
A.borrowed B.received C.collected D.bought
A.expensive B.useful C.convenient D.available
A.healthy B.physical C.tragic D.mental
A.Soon B.Later C.Next D.Gradually
A.to run B.run C.running D.and ran
My daughter performed(表演) on behalf(代表) of her class in the annual(每年的) school concert today. She played so that I could not help cheering her. The very reminded me of her experiences of piano practicing.
When she was five, we gave her a piano as a birthday present. With great , she began learning it. However, when she was no longer , she became sick of (厌烦)it. , it is a tough job to learn the piano, not to mention the daily routine(常规)of .
When her first teacher left, my friend me to an American teacher whose way of teaching was completely American. After practicing, she would give my daughter some comments(评论), and then point out what should be . Every time she came, beginning the lesson right away, she would first play some . She said, “To learn the piano, you should learn not only the of playing, but more importantly, to the music and love it.”
After some time, my daughter became fond of her lessons. Sometimes she would like to a little bit when her skill had reached a certain level.
Surprisingly, my daughter said to me one day, “Mom, I was that you didn’t give up my piano lessons. Learning it is like climbing a mountain. You’ll feel when you are on the way. When you look from where you are, you will realize that you have been making . But if you , you’ll never take one more step.” That was the very thing I wanted to teach her.
A.regularly B.smoothly C.carefully D.happily
A.music B.arrangement C.scene D.praise
A.unwillingness B.pressure C.regret D.excitement
A.young B.free C.anxious D.curious
A.After all B.Above all C.In all D.First of all
A.practice B.cost C.education D.show
A.led B.sent C.introduced D.directed
A.usual B.good C.interesting D.humorous
A.explained B.changed C.stopped D.improved
A.as with B.except for C.instead of D.thanks to
A.jokes B.music C.games D.sports
A.skills B.levels C.training D.secrets
A.feel B.follow C.create D.read
A.once B.even C.still D.then
A.make up B.get back C.show off D.give away
A.nervous B.excited C.afraid D.lucky
A.tired B.easy C.afraid D.excited
A.ahead B.down C.up D.over
A.mistakes B.choices C.progress D.time
A.move B.continue C.do D.stop
I will never forget the year I was about twelve years old. My mother told us that we would not be Christmas gifts because there was not enough money. I felt sad and thought,“What would I say when the other kids asked what I'd ?” Just when I started to that there would not be a Christmas that year,three women at our house with gifts for all of us. For me they brought a doll. I felt such a sense of that I would no longer have to be embarrassed when I returned to school. I wasn't .Somebody had thought of me to bring me a gift. Years later, when I stood in the kitchen of my new house, thinking how I wanted to make my . Christmas there special and memorable, I _ remembered the woman’s visit. I decided that I wanted to create that same feeling of for as many children as I could possibly.
So I a plan and gathered forty people from my company to help. We gathered about 125 orphans (孤儿)at the Christmas party. For every child,we wrapped colorful packages filled with toys,clothes,and school supplies, with a child's name. We wanted all of them to know they were .Before I called out their names and handed them their gifts,I them that they couldn't open their presents every child had come forward. Finally the they had been waiting for came as I called out,“One,two,three. Open your presents!” As the children opened their packages,their faces beamed and their bright smiles up the room. The in the room was obvious,and wasn't just about toys. It was a feeling —the feeling I knew that Christmas so long ago when the women came to visit. I wasn't forgotten. Somebody thought of me. I matter.
A.sending B.receiving C.making D.exchanging
A.Found B.prepared C.got D.expected
A.doubt B.hope C.suggest D.accept
A.broke in B.settled down C.turned up D.showed off
A.relief B.loss C.achievement D.justice
A.blamed B.loved C.forgotten D.affected
A.highly B.little C.poorly D.enough
A.present B.first C.recent D.previous
A.hardly B.instantly C.regularly D.occasionally
A.strength B.independence C.importance D.safety
A.kept up with B.caught up with C.came up with D.put up with
A.none B.few C.some D.each
A.fine B.special C.helpful D.normal
A.reminded B.guaranteed C.convinced D.promised
A.after B.until C.when D.since
A.chance B.gift C.moment D.reward
A.lit B.took C.burned D.cheered
A.atmosphere B.sympathy C.calmness D.joy
A.it B.such C.something D.everybody
A.by B.till C.for D.From