My brother Stanley died last January from cancer, and I spent a lot of time with him in hospital over his last few months. I witnessed the care he received and, at the time, I thought it was poor. It shocked and hurt me.
While Stanley was sick, I was a medical student. I therefore put a lot of time and energy in the medical profession. It gave me an insider’s view of the care Stanley received, when most people spending time with a very sick loved one only have an outside view. However, as I see now it made me judge the care that his doctors and nurses gave him too harshly (严厉的).
We experienced long waits in emergency departments, and doctors were unsure of the details of Stanley’s case. We waited around for doctors to arrive, but they seldom turned up. But worst of all was Stanley’s senior doctor. Near the end, he announced coldly that there was nothing left to try. “All the choices have been used,” he said. And with that, he left, never to be seen again.
All this affected the way I thought about my studies. Did I want to work in a field where people treated patients as if they were numbers on a chart? After Stanley died, I finished my studies and graduated with all the rest of students in my year. They went on to get jobs in hospitals, while I took a year out. I simply couldn’t face working in medicine.
Finally, I applied for and got a position as a cancer doctor in a busy clinic in a big city. Now I was a cancer doctor myself, and I often had to tell patients bad news. It is a terribly difficult thing to inform someone that they have a serious illness. I also found that I couldn’t always answer patients’ questions. They would want to know whether they could be cured, or how long they would live, but it wasn’t always possible to say.
It was then that I understood what difficult job health providers do. It made me think back to my experiences with doctors and nurses when Stanley was sick. Perhaps what I had thought was unprofessionalism (不专业) or coldness was just a reflection of the demanding nature of the work.
I began to see my patients as Stanley, and myself no longer as his sister, but one of his caregivers.
Now I was in their shoes—the people who spend every day caring for others.
I still miss Stanley horribly, but at least now the anger has gone.
1. Why did the author feel upset in hospital?| A．Because it was too late to cure her brother. |
| B．Because the treatment was too painful for the author to bear. |
| C．Because she couldn’t help the doctors with her medical knowledge. |
| D．Because the care given to her brother was far below her expectations. |
| A．suffered a serious illness |
| B．met Stanley’s doctors again |
| C．communicated with her classmates |
| D．experienced caring for cancer patients directly |
| A．She put in efforts to save patients. |
| B．She gave up her study in medicine. |
| C．She applied for a job in a big city immediately. |
| D．She took a year out and then got a job in a clinic. |
| A．give advice on how to be a professional doctor |
| B．explain how her attitude to being a caregiver changed |
| C．tell the young people the importance of being a doctor |
| D．share how she became a doctor after her brother’s death |
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【推荐1】Many studies have been conducted to discover the benefits of volunteering. Volunteer work means to carry out a duty or a job without expecting repayment or reward. The concept is very popular in advanced or rich countries. But in some countries, many people look at volunteering as a waste of time and effort.
One person is immediately seen as selfless and helpful when one volunteers to help out someone such as a friend, teacher or parent.
Besides, volunteering with an organization such as orphanages, community centers and other non-profit organizations allows you to interact with society at large. In addition to helping these organizations carry out their duties, you not only gain experience but can learn a variety of skills.
Thus, with so many benefits, students, in particular, should be allowed to participate volunteer activities.
| A．You will feel you are proud |
| B．Your will feel you are respected |
| C．This is especially beneficial to students |
| D．One should actively be involved in volunteering |
| E．However, one can get many benefits from volunteering |
| F．They can learn some useful interpersonal and organizational skills |
| G．Volunteering also exposes one to many interesting ideas and issues |
【推荐2】Putting together a career development plan can be a difficult experience.
Set your objectives
In order to move towards to achieving your objective, it’s important to have a good understanding of where you are now, as well as what skills and knowledge you’ve already attained. By having a clear idea of what you want to achieve and where you are now, you’ll find it much easier to map a path between the two.
Review your options
Once you are clear about where you want to go and where you are now, it’s time to review all the possible options to help you bridge the gap.
Create your action plan
The final stage is about committing to what action you are actually going to take. It’s important to decide the steps you need to take to achieve each objective and create the actions. As a student, you will constantly be adding to and changing the path of your career plan.
| A．Assess your current situation. |
| B．Try to achieve your objectives. |
| C．Keep in mind that it should be detailed enough. |
| D．The best way to generate ideas is with an open mind. |
| E．Knowing what you want to achieve is an essential step. |
| F．Keeping track of all these adjustments will help you stick to the plan. |
| G．However, you can work through the process successfully with some help. |
【推荐3】Brian arrived at the San Francisco airport two hours before the flight to Paris.He was wearing three shirts, a jacket, two pairs of socks, a pair of shorts, and two pairs of jeans. He was carrying one small backpack, which was very full, but he didn’t have any other luggage. Brian needed to meet a man named Tony before he checked in for his flight. He found Tony near the Air France counter. Tony gave him a roundtrip ticket and a small package.
“Give this package to JeanPaul at the airport in Paris. He will have a sign with your name on it.I think you can find him easily,” Tony said. “You don’t have any luggage, right?”
“Only this backpack,” Brian answered. “You said I could bring one carryon bag.”
“That’s right.One carryon bag is fine. Have a good trip.”
“Thanks.”
Is Brian a criminal(犯罪)? Not at all. He is an aircourier. And he paid only $110 for the roundtrip ticket to Paris. Aircouriers get cheap airline tickets because they take important packages and papers to foreign countries. Businesses sometimes need to get packages and papers to people in foreign countries by the next day. Often, the only way they can do this is to use an aircourier company. It is not cheap for a business to send a package with an aircourier, but it is quick.
Every year about 80,000 people worldwide travel as aircouriers. The number of tickets for the aircourier travel is growing by about 10 percent a year. However, aircourier travel isn’t for everyone. But if you have very little money, can be flexible(灵活的) about your travel plans, and don’t mind wearing the same clothes for a week, it can be a great way to take a vacation!
1. Why was Brian wearing so many clothes for his travel?| A．Because they were the uniforms for aircouriers. |
| B．Because that made him easier to be recognized. |
| C．Because his backpack had no room for his clothes. |
| D．Because he did not have any luggage with him. |
| A．manages a business company in foreign countries |
| B．organizes international flights for tourists |
| C．travels around the world with cheap tickets |
| D．delivers papers and packages to foreign countries |
| A．cannot decide when and where to travel |
| B．cannot take any luggage with him |
| C．has to wear two pairs of jeans |
| D．saves little money from the travel |
| A．describes the activities of a lawbreaker |
| B．suggests an ideal way to travel |
| C．argues against the aircourier travel |
| D．tells us about a developing business |
【推荐1】The Chinese Doctor Who Beat the Plague (瘟疫)
In the winter of 1910, Dr. Wu Lien-teh stepped off a train in the northern Chinese city of Harbin.He was there to solve a medical mystery, at great personal risk. Over the past few months,an unknown disease had swept along the railways of northeast China, killing 99.9% of its victims. The Qing Imperial court had sent the Cambridge-educated Dr.Wu north to stop the epidemic(流行病).
When Dr. Wu arrived in Harbin on Christmas Eve, 1910, he carried little in the way of medical instruments and had only one assistant. One of Wu's first acts upon arrival was to set up special quarantine(隔离) units and to order lockdowns to stop infected persons from traveling and spreading the disease. He had teams check households for possible cases, and even managed to convince authorities to completely close the railways in the early weeks of 1911. Of particular concern was the upcoming Chinese New Year holiday, which had become a great annual migration of people traveling across the country to see their families.
Thanks to Dr. Wu's efforts, the number of plague victims began to die down, and by March 1,1911, the epidemic was fully contained. The pneumonic (肺炎的) plague outbreak of 1910-1911 lasted nearly four months, affected five provinces and six major cities, and accounted for over 60,000 deaths. It is clear that without the brave and decisive actions taken by Dr. Wu it could have been much worse. Had the epidemic gone unchecked, allowing holiday rail passengers to spread the disease to the rest of China could have meant a catastrophic loss of life and possibly a global health crisis.
In April 1911, Dr. Wu chaired an International Plague Conference in Shenyang, attended by scientists from 11 countries including the United States, Great Britain, Russia, Japan and France. They praised Dr. Wu for his handling of the 1910-1911 outbreak. For a time, Dr. Wu was the world's most famous plague fighter, a title he defended in a malaria epidemic in China in 1919, and a return of plague in 1921.
1. What was Dr. Wu's mission in 1910?| A．To take personal risks. | B．To end an epidemic. |
| C．To provide medical education. | D．To investigate the number of victims. |
| A．Setting up special quarantine units. |
| B．Carrying with him medical instruments. |
| C．Checking households for possible cases. |
| D．Convincing authorities to close the railways. |
| A．The disease worsened after March 1, 1911. |
| B．60,000 would have died without Dr. Wu's efforts. |
| C．The world was saved from a major epidemic in 1911. |
| D．A global health crisis followed the 1910-1911 outbreak. |
| A．He continued to fight plagues after 1911. |
| B．He was infected with malaria in 1919. |
| C．He travelled worldwide hosting conferences. |
| D．He claimed plagues would never happen again. |
【推荐2】In January 2020, as I watched the news about the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, I kept thinking, “This is not good.” As the situation stepped up, I knew it was only a matter of time before it came to my hometown in Cornwall. And, on February 15, it did.
That day, we found out the government was sending over 100 Canadians citizens who were aboard the Diamond Princess, an infected cruise ship, to a hotel here for a 14-day quarantine. Suddenly, things got very real. As a nurse in the emergency department at Cornwall Community Hospital, I’d be treating any passengers with the virus. I didn't even have time to fully absorb the news—I just grabbed my scrubs (手术衣)and sprang into action.
There are times when it feels like the whole department is on fire. There are moments when we have multiple critical patients hanging in the balance, incoming trauma (创伤)patients, and an overflowing waiting room. After all, in the ER (emergency room), we're still treating car accident injuries, heart attacks, strokes—anything you can think of, and a dozen things you can't. And it's all complicated by this virus.
I’ve been a nurse since 1994, so I’ve helped prepare for my fair share of outbreaks. I've worked through the rise of Ebola, H1N1, and SARS. But COVID-19 is a sneaky virus. This outbreak is scarier because patients can spread the virus while symptom-free. With SARS, it was clearer who was infected. With COVID-19, we have fewer clues that someone might be a carrier.
I felt so bad for the first cruise ship patients we treated—we were the first people they'd seen in a while, and our equipment made us look like aliens? But they were very kind and patient. They were just eager to get home. Luckily, they didn't have the virus. In the end, we prevented disaster.
I don't think we've yet seen the full extent of this situation. However, I believe my hospital will get through this and we will eventually win the battle.
1. Which of the following is TRUE?| A．The author thought the coronavirus would not break out in the hometown. |
| B．The author managed to put out the fire of her department. |
| C．Only patients with coronavirus were dealt with in the ER. |
| D．The author was busier because of the outbreak of the coronavirus. |
| A．The prediction of COVID-19. | B．The seriousness of COVID-19. |
| C．The influence of COVID-19. | D．The symptoms of some deadly diseases. |
| A．Positive and determined. | B．Emotional and bad-tempered. |
| C．Pessimistic and warm-hearted. | D．Overcautious and aggressive. |
| A．News | B．Blog |
| C．Arts & Culture | D．Science &Tech |
【推荐3】Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling.
In 1849, after graduation from medical school, she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon, but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea.
Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children. Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital, she also set up the first medical school for women.
1. Why was it difficult for Elizabeth to become a doctor?| A．Because she wrote too many letters. |
| B．Because she couldn't set up her hospital. |
| C．Because she couldn't graduate from medical school. |
| D．Because seldom women worked as doctors at the time. |
| A．It was difficult for her to start a practice. | B．There was a serious eye problem with her. |
| C．She couldn't get admitted to medical school. | D．She decided to further her education in Paris. |
a. She founded her own hospital.
b. She went to Paris to further her education.
c. She got her admission to a medical school.
d. She taught school to pay for her cost of learning doctor.
| A．b — c — d — a. | B．c — a — b — d. |
| C．c — d — b — a. | D．b — d — c — a. |
| A．was the first woman doctor |
| B．became the first woman physician |
| C．set up the first medical school for women |
| D．and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children |
【推荐1】Since moving to New Zealand from Australia to raise our new family, my husband Mike and I have been living on a small income, as he is the only one who is working full time. Neither of us have debt, nor do we use credit cards to buy things. In doing so, we are doing fairly well. We have savings(存款), but this could change very quickly if we’re not careful.
So how do we manage?
We sat down and really looked at what we could afford to spend each month on rent, food, baby things, and anything extra. We were pretty astonished at how little we would have left at the end of each month.
Mike suggested we eat only vegetable meals at home, so for the past four months we’ve been on a vegetable diet. I was really impressed when he suggested this, as it also betters our health and helps the environment.
We’re active gardeners and we recently start to grow our own vegetables. The growing season is long here, so we’re pretty excited when imagining eating good home-grown vegetables all the year round.
We hardly ever eat out now and on most weekends we can be found picking up fresh vegetables from the local farmers’ market. Except getting some fried fish, we’re really turning into home cooking—and this is a huge difference from our time in Perth.
Thankfully, our life on a small income has been an eye opener in such a positive way. We’re really pleased we’ve managed to get through our first year without turning to our savings. We are really looking forward to what the future holds for us here in New Zealand.
1. What can we learn about the author’s family according to the first paragraph?| A．They move from New Zealand to Australia. |
| B．They are enjoying a rich life happily. |
| C．They have to be very careful with money. |
| D．They pay their debt with credit cards. |
| A．Because they could afford to spend on rent each month. |
| B．Because they didn’t have much money left then. |
| C．Because they sat down and really looked at each other. |
| D．Because Mike was the only one who was working full time. |
| A．It can make people healthier. |
| B．It might pollute the environment. |
| C．It can make others really impressed. |
| D．It can help people go on a diet. |
| A．Living On A Small Income. | B．Eating Vegetables. |
| C．Eating At Home. | D．Active Gardeners. |
【推荐2】Joe and his wife moved to a new farm with their three sons. A nearby farmer told Joe that there was gold in the soil of his new land. Joe believed and told his sons about it.
His sons actually began digging for gold in the land. Once they finished one piece they would start another. They began to realize that digging for gold was fun! Seeing that, Joe thought he would plant some crops where the dirt had been turned thoroughly. He planted com, tomatoes, and potatoes. His sons continued to dig through the soil, determined to find gold.
As each different crop became ready to be harvested, Joe started to realize that there was more than he and his family could ever eat. One of Joe 's neighbors suggested that he set up a vegetable stand. Joe and his wife did that very thing. This process went on for three years and Joe and his wife became quite rich from it. They were even able to send their sons off to college.
Remember at the beginning of the story Joe was told by his new neighbor that there was gold in the land? Well, the truth is, Joe' s understanding of the English language was less than perfect. His new neighbor friend actually told him that his land had rich soil.
Go out and believe that there is gold in all your challenges so that you can be inspired to pursue(追求)all that you need. The fate will never give up on you, if you never give up on yourself.
1. What made Joe believe that there was actual gold in his land?| A．His desire to send his sons to college. | B．His dream to become wealthy. |
| C．His poor understanding of English. | D．His trust in his neighbor. |
| A．a pleasure | B．a challenge |
| C．a lie | D．a dream |
| A．By leaving them in the land |
| B．By selling them to others. |
| C．By giving them away to neighbors. |
| D．By exchanging them for gold. |
| A．Telling a white lie |
| B．Achieving wealth from land |
| C．Digging for gold |
| D．Accepting challenges in life |
“Go fight somewhere else!” she shouted, worried her plants would get damaged. At the sound of her voice, the face of a boy appeared from beneath the two men. He looked 13 or 14 or so. “They’re trying to kill me!” the boy screamed. Lone ran toward them and, without hesitation, caught the boy’s arm, pulling him out.
“Leave him alone!” she shouted. When the men stood up, Lone saw what looked like a sharp object in one man’s hand. When she turned back toward the boy, he was moaning in pain and holding his stomach. The attackers began to move in on the boy again when Lone’s husband shouted: “Get lost!” The two men walked quickly and quietly across the street and drove off in a dark car.
“I have to get to the hospital!” the boy cried. He lifted his shirt, and Lone could see a bloody wound on his stomach. Oliver hugged the trembling boy while Lone caught her cell phone and car keys inside the house. She handed the phone to Oliver. “Call 911,” she told him. “I’m going after them.” Lone took off but was unable to find the car.
The Klevens then learned what had happened. Earlier that night, as the boy waited for his parents to pick him up from the high school across the street from the Klevens’ house, two men approached and demanded his wallet. When he refused, one of the men hit him in the face. The boy ran across the street. The men caught up with him, and one hurt him in the back and stomach with a sharp knife. That’s when Lone stepped in.
The boy’s wounds required operations, but he has fully recovered.
“He was alone and outnumbered,” says Lone. “There was no time to do anything except what I did.”
1. Why did Lone shout at the man at the beginning of the story?
| A．To stop them fighting with each other. |
| B．To prevent her flowers being ruined. |
| C．To stop them stealing in the flower bed. |
| D．To keep the boy from being wounded. |
| A．She kept them separate. |
| B．She was shocked at the boy’s wounds. |
| C．She pulled the boy out. |
| D．She called her husband for help. |
| A．An old couple rescued a boy by fighting against two robbers. |
| B．A boy was saved. |
| C．Two robbers were driven away. |
| D．An old lady didn’t track the two robbers. |
a. Lone stepped in the fight.
b. The two men drove off in a dark car.
c. The boy waited for his parents to pick him up.
d. Lone’s husband boomed from the porch.
e. Two men approached and demanded the boy’s wallet.
f. The boy ran across the street to a flower bed.
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