1 . 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.

2. The underlined word "it” in Paragraph 2 refers to _______.

A．the insider's view of the care	B．the care her brother received
C．the author's medical profession	D．the author's long stay in hospital

3. The author changed her opinion after she_______.

A．suffered a serious illness

B．met Stanley's doctors again

C．communicated with her classmates

D．experienced caring for cancer patients directly

4. What did the author do after he brother died?

A．She put in efforts o 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.

5. The author wrote this passage in order to______.

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

2 . 阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。
Work is a very important part of life in the United States. When the early immigrants came to this country, they brought the idea that work was the way to God and heaven. This attitude still influences America today. Work is not only important for the salary, but also for social and psychological working, being productive. For most Americans, they are what they do. What happens, then, when a person retires at the age of sixty-five or seventy? It’s easy to imagine that retirement is no easy thing. Retirees often feel they are unproductive and no longer needed by others.
Once people retire, they may also get into financial trouble. Many people rely on Social Security checks every month. During their working years, employees contribute a certain percentage of their salaries to the government. When people retire, they receive this money as income. These checks do not provide enough money to live on, however, because prices are increasing very rapidly. After retirement, they have to change their lifestyles. They have to spend carefully to be sure that they can afford to buy food, fuel, and other necessities.
Of course, not all senior citizens feel sad when they are in face of retirement. Working for so many years, they eventually have time to spend with their families or to enjoy their hobbies such as reading, traveling or joining some senior citizen clubs. Some continue to work part time; others choose to do volunteer work like helping young people to get started in new business.
American government is taking steps to ease the problems of retired people. They are building new housing, offering discounts in stores and museums and on buses, and providing other services, such as free courses, food service, and help with housework. It is wise to do so. Retired citizens are an important part of the population and their special needs must be concerned about. After all, everyone will be a senior citizen someday.
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3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What kind of people did the woman write about at first?

A．People who were famous.

B．People who had original ideas.

C．People who lived meaningful lives.

2. What made the woman take up journalism?

A．Her love for books.

B．Her teacher's support.

C．Her family background.

3. What happened to the magazine Female Focus under the woman's management?

A．It made much money.

B．It changed its cover.

C．It reduced its loss.

4. What does the woman think is the real challenge?

A．Draw readers' attention to the articles.

B．Design good covers of the magazine.

C．Find serious topics to write about.

4 . Job sharing refers to the situation in which two people divide the responsibility of one full-time job．The two people willingly act as part-time workers, enough hours between them to fulfill the duties of a full-time worker．If they each work half the job, for example, they each receive 50 per cent of the job's wages, its holidays and its other benefits．
Job sharing differs from conventional （常规的） part-time work in that it occurs mainly in the more highly skilled and professional areas, which require higher levels of responsibility and employee commitment．
Job sharing should not be confused with the term work sharing, which refers to increasing the number of jobs by reducing the number of hours of each existing job, thus offering more positions to the growing number of unemployed people．Job sharing, by contrast, is not designed to address unemployment problems; its focus, rather, is to provide well-paid work for skilled workers and professionals who want more free time for other activities．
As would be expected, most job sharers are women．A survey carried out in 1988 by Britain's Equal Opportunities Commission showed that 78 per cent of sharers were female, the majority of whom were between 20 and 40 years of age．Subsequent studies have come up with similar results．Many of these women were re-entering the job market after having had children, but they chose not to seek part-time work because it would have meant lower status．Job sharing also offered an acceptable shift back into full-time work after a long absence．
The necessity of close cooperation when sharing a job with another person makes the actual work quite different from conventional one-position jobs．However, to ensure a greater chance that the partnership will succeed, each person needs to know the strengths, weaknesses and preferences of his or her partner before applying for a position．Moreover, there must be a fair division of both routine tasks and interesting ones．In sum, for a position to be job-shared well, the two individuals must be well matched and must treat each other as equals．
1. In what way is work sharing different from job sharing?

A．Work sharing requires more working hours．

B．Work sharing is aimed at creating more jobs．

C．Work sharing provides a more satisfactory salary．

D．Work sharing depends on the employer's decision．

2. According to Paragraph 4, young mothers preferred job sharing to conventional part-time work mainly because ________．

A．they sought higher social status

B．they were over ideal working ages

C．they had difficulty finding full-time jobs

D．they had to take care of both work and family

3. In job sharing the partners should ________．

A．enjoy equal social status

B．have similar work experience

C．keep in touch with each other

D．know each other very well

4. The main purpose of the passage is to ________．

A．describe job sharing in general

B．discuss how to provide more jobs

C．recommend job sharing to women

D．compare job sharing with work sharing

5 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How did the man learn about the job?

A．From an agency.

B．From the Internet.

C．From the newspaper.

2. What will the man probably do next?

A．Learn to type faster.

B．Start working right away.

C．Pick up an application from the woman.

6 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What's the probable relationship between the speakers?

A．Boss and secretary.

B．Teacher and student.

C．Interviewer and interviewee.

2. Which language does the woman speak well?

A．English.

B．Spanish.

C．Italian.

3. What does the woman want to be?

A．A Spanish teacher.

B．A manager assistant.

C．A company secretary.

4. What do we know about the woman?

A．She does well in typing.

B．She works in a company now.

C．She expects to get a driving license.

7 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What made the man decide to study medicine finally?

A．His own experience.

B．His teachers’ advice.

C．His parents’ influence.

2. What did the man do when he saw a woman on the ground?

A．Took her to the hospital.

B．Walked back to his dormitory.

C．Gave her mouth-to-mouth breathing.

3. Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A．In a university.

B．In a television studio.

C．In an emergency room.

4. What is Dr. Joseph going to talk about?

A．First aid methods.

B．Some happier moments.

C．His work in the hospital.

8 . What is the woman now?

A．A shop assistant.

B．A tour guide.

C．A saleswoman.

9 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What is the woman speaker?

A．A computer programmer.

B．A computer major in college.

C．A high school student of Senior 3.

2. What does the man plan to do?

A．Change his current career.

B．Teach his daughter computer.

C．Enjoy his vacation.

3. What is the woman’s attitude towards her father’s plan?

A．Positive.

B．Negative.

C．Sympathetic.

10 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How long has the woman worked in the present company?

A．3 years.

B．4 years.

C．7 years.

2. Why does the woman want to leave?

A．She wants to make a change.

B．She can’t get along well with others.

C．She is dissatisfied with the present wages.